Drums of the Desert 1940  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Waggner
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn, Willy Castello, Mantan Moreland, Jean Del Val, Ann Codee, Boyd Irwin, Neyle Morrow, Alberto Morin
On the way to Morocco and the French Foreign Legion, Paul (Ralph Byrd) meets Helene (Lorna Gray), and a romance begins. But Helene is engaged to Paul's best friend Jean (George Lynn), and the battle for her begins. Meanwhile, there are bad arms dealers to deal with.
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The Panther's Claw 1942  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Sidney Blackmer, Byron Foulger, Rick Vallin, Herbert Rawlinson, Gerta Rozan, Lynn Starr, Barry Bernard, John Ince, Martin Ashe, Thornton Edwards, Walter James, Frank Darien, Willy Castello
Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt (Sidney Blackner) investigates a murder in an opera company, and, while wigmaker Everett Digberry (Byron Foulger) is the prime suspect, many are on the list of potential perpetrators.
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Phantom of Chinatown 1940  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Keye Luke, Grant Withers, Lotus Long, Charles F. Miller, Virginia Carpenter, John Dilson, Paul McVey, Huntley Gordon, John Holland, Willy Castello, Richard Terry, Robert Kellard, Lee Tung Foo, Victor(2) Wong, Bruce Mitchell
Boris Karloff left the "Mr. Wong" series and was replaced by a younger Wong–Jimmy (Keye Luke)–in this final entry in the series. An archeologist returns from an expedition where an ancient scroll was found. Before you know it, he is murdered and Jimmy sets out to hunt down the murderer.
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| 1. Drums of the Desert (1940)
2. The Panther's Claw (1942)
3. Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
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