Swamp Woman (1941) ADVENTURE-DRAMA

Stars: Ann Corio, Jack La Rue, Mary Hull Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: George Arthur Durlam (screenplay), Fred McConnell (story) Into the vast swamplands hurry three people; honky tonk dancer Annabelle Tollington (Ann Corio), cheap promoter “Flash” Bland (Jay Novello) trying to catch Annabelle, and escaping convict Jeff Carter (Richard Deane), only a few steps ahead …

Picture Brides (1934) CRIME-ADVENTURE

Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Regis Toomey, Alan Hale Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Charles E. Blaney, Harry Clay Blaney A TALE OF TROPICAL LUST! Two guys on the rlamp take off for the jungles of Brazil. They go to work in a diamond mine, and “order” mail-order brides. When the young women get to their destination, they …

Death From a Distance (1935) DETECTIVE

Stars: Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, George F. Marion Director: Frank R. Strayer Writer: John W. Krafft (story) While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try …

Gambler’s Choice (1944) CRIME-DRAMA

Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden Director: Frank McDonald Writers: Maxwell Shane (screenplay), Irving Reis (screenplay) The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley’s main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon. McGlennon, now a police lieutenant, is determined to stop the …