Accidents Will Happen 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Gloria Blondell, Dick Purcell, Sheila Bromley, Addison Richards, Hugh O'Connell, Janet Shaw, Elliott Sullivan, Anderson Lawler, Milton Kibbee
Eric Gregg (Ronald Reagan) is a claims adjuster for an insurance company, and he is on the trail of insurance fraud.
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Calling Philo Vance 1940  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Ralph Forbes, Donald Douglas, Martin Kosleck, Sheila Bromley, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Requello, Creighton Hale, Harry Strang
This updated remake of the successful "The Kennel Murder Case" brought this series of Philo Vance films to an end, with a new Vance (James Stephenson). Another, shorter series would follow in 1947. A designer of warplane equipment is murdered and Vance, who is now a government investigator, is on the trail of the killer.
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel, Linda Perry, Craig Reynolds, Gordon Oliver, Joseph Crehan, Helen MacKellar, Edward McWade, Mira McKinney
Donald Woods takes on the role of Perry Mason in this final, and weakest, entry in the series. A bishop asks Perry to take the case of finding the real heir to a rich man's estate, contending that the current heir may be an impostor. After the rich man is murdered, Perry's job grows more difficult.
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The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Warren William, Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw, Bill Elliott, Joe King, Addison Richards, Eddie Acuff, Olin Howland, Kenneth Harlan, Clara Blandick
Well, what-do-you-know, Perry Mason (Warren William) marries his faithful secretary, Della Street (Claire Dodd). But before they can take off on their honeymoon, Perry is hired (at gunpoint) to stop an article from being printed in a scandal sheet. It turns out that the woman behind the gun is the wife of the publisher of the paper, and she will do anything to ensure that her affair with another is not made public. Fast-paced, fun mystery.
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Devil's Island 1940  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Boris Karloff, Nedda Harrigan, James Stephenson, Adia Kuznetzoff, Rolla Gourvitch, Will Stanton, Edward Keane, Pedro de Cordoba, Al Bridge, Earl Dwire
A French doctor, Charles Gaudet (Boris Karloff), treats a treasonous soldier and is punished with imprisonment on Devil's Island where his presence provides the means to save a young girl's life.
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The Falcon and the Co-eds 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday, Lita Ward, Dorothy Malone, Isabel Jewell, Ian Wolfe, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Olin Howland
A professor is murdered at his girls' school, and the Falcon (Tom Conway) is called in to solve the mystery. Look for Dorothy Malone amongst the students.
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The Falcon in Danger 1943 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Tom Conway, Elaine Shepard, Cliff Clark, Clarence Kolb, Jean Brooks, Lita Ward, Edward Gargan, Richard Martin
This plot involves the disappearance of two industrialists, $100,000, and an airplane!
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Knockout 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field, Anthony Quinn, Cornel Wilde, John Ridgely, Cliff Edwards, William Edmunds, Frank Wilcox, Ben Welden
Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) is a young boxer who runs into trouble both in and out of the ring.
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Man Hunt 1936 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Marguerite Churchill, Ricardo Cortez, Charles "Chic" Sale, William Gargan, Dick Purcell, Olin Howland, Addison Richards, George E. Stone, Maude Eburne, Milton Kibbee, Russell Simpson, Eddie Shubert, Anita Kerry, Nick Copeland, Kenneth Harlan
Schoolteacher Jane Carpenter (Marguerite Churchill) is bored with her dull, small town, so she tries to spice up the classroom with tales of Old West outlaws. When bank robber Frank Kingman (Ricardo Cortez) escapes and hides in the school, Jane helps him. As the town's newspaper and citizens become interested in the case, Jane discovers that outlaw life is not so glamorous.
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Nancy Drew - Detective 1938 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, James Stephenson, Frank Orth, Helena Phillips Evans, Edward Keane, Charles Trowbridge, Mae Busch, Dick Purcell
This is the first of a short series of Nancy Drew stories based on Carolyn Keene's teen sleuth books that were popular in the 1930s. This entry is taken from "The Password to Larkspur Lane" with Nancy (Bonita Granville) and her boyfriend Ted (Frankie Thomas) investigating the disappearance of a wealthy woman. The trail leads to a nursing home. Enjoyable fare, especially for the young set.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Frank Orth, Renie Riano, Vera Lewis, Louise Carter, William Gould, John Ridgely, Creighton Hale
Teen sleuth Nancy Drew (Bonita Granville) and boyfriend Ted (Frankie Thomas) are back to help two old sisters who have inherited a house. The problem is that at least one of the sisters must stay in the house all night for 20 years or the property will revert to the city. Others have plans for the property, and one murder has already been committed.
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Nancy Drew, Reporter 1939 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones, Larry Williams, Betty Amann, Thomas E. Jackson, Olin Howland, Sheila Bromley
This likeable entry in the series features Nancy Drew (Bonita Granville) entering a newspaper contest that requires a news story be submitted. She stumbles onto a real story–MURDER–and is off with friend Ted (Frankie Thomas) to prove that the accused girl is innocent. There's even a song by the four young stars.
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Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Aldrich Bowker, Charlotte Wynters, Edgar Edwards, Renie Riano, Roger Imhof, John Harron, Willie Best
Nancy Drew's (Bonita Granville) dad's (John Litel) friend is accused of murder. Despite her dad's warnings not to get involved, Nancy, along with friend Ted (Frankie Thomas), set out to solve the murder. More of a comedy than a mystery this time around for our teenage sleuth.
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| 1. Accidents Will Happen (1938)
2. Calling Philo Vance (1940)
3. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
4. The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
5. Devil's Island (1940)
6. The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
7. The Falcon in Danger (1943)
8. The Falcon Out West (1944)
9. Knockout (1941)
10. Man Hunt (1936)
11. Nancy Drew - Detective (1938)
12. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
13. Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939)
14. Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter (1939)
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