Telephone Operator (1937 Drama) Alice White Judith Allen
The 1937 drama Telephone Operatpr starring Alice White, Judith Allen, and Grant Withers (this movie is public domain) Learn more about Alice at http://www.alicewhite.org source
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) JUNGLE ADVENTURE
Stars: Bruce Bennett, Ula Holt, Ashton Dearholt Directors: Edward A. Kull, Wilbur McGaugh Writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel) Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D’Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and an idol containing the formula for a powerful explosive. D’Arnot and the idol …
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Motive For Revenge (1935) CRIME-THRILLER
Stars: Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, Doris Lloyd Director: Burt P. Lynwood Writer: Stuart Anthony Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to prison and, while there, the mother forces Muriel to …
Island Captives (1937) JUNGLE ADVENTURE
Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Joan Barclay, Henry Brandon Director: Glenn Kershner Writer: Al Martin (story) A murdered businessman’s daughter is shipwrecked on a jungle island with the son of the man who killed her father. Both are threatened by a smuggling ring that uses the island as its headquarters! source
Captain Kidd (1945) CHARLES LAUGHTON
Stars: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Gilbert Roland, John Carradine, and Sheldon Leonard Director: Rowland V. Lee Writers: Norman Reilly Raine (screenplay) The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery. source
Eyes in the Night (1942) [Crime] [Mystery]
Captain Duncan “Mac” Maclain is a formidable private detective who happens to be blind; but his other senses are sharper than average. He copes with his sight deficiency by being accompanied by a dog named Friday and a human assistant named Marty. Mac is asked by his friend Norma to break up a romantic relationship …
A Life at Stake (1954) [Film Noir] [Drama]
“A Life at Stake” is an American Film Noir directed by Paul Guilfoyle. The film is also known as “Key Man”. Down-on-his-luck Los Angeles architect and builder Edward Shaw (Keith Andes) is approached by Doris Hillman (Angela Lansbury) with a business proposal: buying land together, on which he would build houses that she would then …
The Bat (1959) [Horror] [Thriller] [Mystery]
“The Bat” is a mystery film directed by Crane Wilbur. The film’s tagline was “When it flies, someone dies!” The film was based on the 1920 Broadway play “The Bat by Avery Hopwood” and Mary Roberts “Rinehart”, which was previously filmed as “The Bat” (1926) and as “The Bat Whispers” (1930), both directed by Roland …
The Sadist (1963) [Thriller] [Horror]
The Sadist (also known as Profile of Terror and Sweet Baby Charlie) is an black-and-white exploitation film. The film is loosely based on the killings of Charles Starkweather, upon which the films “Badlands” and “Natural Born Killers” were also based. Three high school teachers, Ed, Doris, and Carl, are driving through rural Southern California on …
Drums of Africa (1963) BUSTER CRABBE
Stars: Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Sheila Darcy Director: Harry L. Fraser Writers: Rita Douglas (original story), Rita Douglas (screenplay) An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick jungle, hostile natives, wild animals and a deadly epidemic. Also Known as JUNGLE MAN. source