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1966
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Sombra, the Spider Woman is the feature-film abridgement of the 1947 Republic serial The Black Widow (which explains why a...
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1966
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In this western, a gunfighter finds himself mistaken for a judge when he journeys to a beleaguered town that is under the...
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1965
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Dan Duryea plays a Western bounty hunter, expert in his job, but ill at ease with his conscience. He is shunned by the "good"...
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1965
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Seasoned serial director Spencer Gordon Bennett helmed this story of a one-eyed, octopoidal space alien, wreaking havoc upon...
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1959
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In this WW II actioner, the crew of the Seahawk nearly mutinies when they discover that their new commander is a tactical...
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1959
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With this film, the final American-produced motion picture serial, the once so powerful genre went out with a whimper....
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1956
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The second-to-last American serial ever made, this film series very uneasily combined two popular genres: The Northwest...
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1956
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A long-awaited sequel to Columbia Pictures' popular The Phantom (1943), this film was produced by legendary Hollywood...
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1955
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In this adventure, set in the dark African jungles, visiting American scientists inadvertently enrage the local natives when...
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1955
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Devil Goddess was the sixteenth and last of Columbia's "Jungle Jim" series. Johnny Weissmuller, playing "himself" (as he had...
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1955
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Columbia Pictures elevated a run-of-the-mill B-western supporting player, Marshall Reed, to the title role in this equally...
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1954
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Yet another serial from penny-pinching producer Sam Katzman, the fifteen chapter Gunfighters of the Northwest suffered from...
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1954
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Killer Ape is one of the most violent entries in Columbia's "Jungle Jim" series. In this outing, Jim (Johnny Weissmuller)...
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1953
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The tenth of Columbia's "Jungle Jim" series, Savage Mutiny finds Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) working on behalf of the US...
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1953
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In this comical sci-fi adventure, two brave heroes take on a mad scientist and his legion of wicked aliens from the planet...
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1953
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The 15-episode Columbia serial Blackhawk was based on the comic book created by Reed Crandall and Charles Cuidera. The title...
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1952
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The self-styled son of Indian chief Geronimo gets himself involved with a gang of nasty whites in this typical low-budget 15...
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1952
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In this convoluted adventure serial, a U.S. Air force captain begins searching for some stolen microfilm that contains vital...
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1952
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1952
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Voodoo Tiger was the ninth of Columbia's "Jungle Jim" "B"-pictures, with seven more on the docket before the series expired...
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1952
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This serial is set during the American Civil War and is based on the Jules Verne story. A Union Army captain is captured by...
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1951
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Columbia Pictures elevated stunt man Jock O'Mahoney to stardom in this 15 chapter western serial about the building of the...
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1951
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1951
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Buster Crabbe stars in this Columbia serial about a modern-day "Flying Dutchman" ghost ship. Costarring are Tristram Coffin,...
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1950
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Juvenile actor Dickie Moore starred in the title role of this 15 chapter serial as a teen-aged Buffalo Bill Cody, who with an...
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1950
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The second of Columbia's Superman serials, the 15-episode Atom Man Vs. Superman stars Kirk Alyn in the dual role of Clark...
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1950
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Following up on the popular 1943 film serial The Batman, this 15-part serial is about a nefarious masked figure called the...
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1949
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The legendary Knights of the Round Table came to the screen in 1949 courtesy of penny-pinching serial producer Sam Katzman. A...
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1949
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Yet another comic strip character -- Whitney Ellsworth's Congo Bill -- reached the screens in serial form courtesy of...
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1948
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This adventure is the first live-action Superman serial and was one of the most successful multi-chapter films ever made....
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1948
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Although benefitting from the "Zorro" trademark, the title character of this Western serial is not the direct offspring of...
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1947
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The Black Widow is a low-budget, surprisingly entertaining adventure, science-fiction serial produced by Republic Pictures....
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1947
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Based on a popular comic strip, this 15 episode Columbia chapterplay produced by legendary cheapskate Sam Katzman (aka...
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1947
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Steve King stars in this serial as a forest ranger who must prevent a mad scientist from discovering a buried treasure. ~...
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1946
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Adhering to the long tradition of casting non-action leads in their serials, Republic Pictures hired former 20th Century-Fox...
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1946
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Republic Pictures attempted to mix the popular Zorro sub-genre with a modern crime story in this action serial directed by...
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1946
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Also released in a feature version -- retitled FBI 99 -- this 12 chapter Republic Pictures serial benefitted from fine...
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1945
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Comprised of 15 episodes from one of Republic Studio's favorite sci-fi serials, this chiller follows the terrifying exploits...
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1945
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The luscious Linda Stirling starred in this 15-chapter action serial from genre specialist Republic Pictures as Claire...
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1945
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Red Ryder rounds up a crooked sheriff in this western adventure. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
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1945
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In this western, a crusty old sourdough finally finds the silver mine of his dreams only to find his mine threatened by...
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1944
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Code of the Prairie was among the first of cowboy star Sunset Carson's vehicles for Republic Pictures. There is nothing...
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1944
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1944
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The most obvious discrepancies concerning this otherwise well-remembered cliffhanger from genre specialist Republic Pictures...
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1944
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In this western, Red Ryder, his youthful sidekick, and another pal take on a wicked governor. This was the first in a new...
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1944
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In this off-beat western, a cowboy is struck on the head and loses his memory. Opportunistic outlaws then assure him that he...
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1944
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Popular latter-day serial queen Linda Stirling starred in the title role in this well-made 12 chapter serial produced by...
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1944
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In this western a pugnacious cowboy tries to prevent a city-slicker from conning the local ranchers and the utility company....
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1943
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This 15-episode serial traces the activity of two undercover agents (Rod Cameron and Joan Marsh) who infiltrate the German...
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1943
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In this flag-waving adventure, the Masked Marvel helps keep the world safe for capitalism by taking on the evil Japanese...
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1943
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Don "Red" Barry plays Lt. "California Joe" Weldon in this Civil War-era western. Joe is a Union undercover agent, whose job...
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1943
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Wild Bill comes to the rescue when his friend needs him to take care of a crook in this western. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi...
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1943
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Rod Cameron is the virile hero, and Joan Marsh the dauntless heroine; both are Allied secret agents working to outwit the...
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1943
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Directed by serial specialist Spencer Gordon Bennet, They Raid by Night is a PRC "special" dealing with the activities of the...
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1942
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Tough-guy actor (on-screen and off) Paul Kelly starred in this typical war-time serial about a police officer going...
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1942
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1942
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Veteran action and western director Spencer G. Bennet certainly opens this the second of Monogram's eight "Rough Riders"...
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1941
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Tex Ritter's penultimate Western for Monogram -- and his second-to-last as a solo star -- Ridin' the Cherokee Trail featured...
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1941
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Monogram Pictures launched its lucrative "Rough Riders" western series with 1941's Arizona Bound. Producer Scott Dunlap hoped...
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1941
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Filmed back-to-back with Roll, Wagons, Roll (1939), this minor Tex Ritter Western once again teamed Ritter with the rangy,...
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1940
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Hoof and mouth disease reared its ugly head in this unusual Tex Ritter singing Western from Monogram. Ritter played Tex...
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1940
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The Tex Ritter Monogram Westerns had a change of directors with Riders of the Frontier, Spencer Gordon Bennet having replaced...
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1939
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Having explored the old wheeze about the young man searching for his brother's killer and the one about the cowboy...
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1939
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Monogram's low-budget Jack Randall Western series went through a change of supervisor/writer with this entry -- Lindsley...
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1939
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Ranger Courage was part of Columbia's short-lived western series starring utility actor Bob Allen. Allen plays the ranger of...
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1937
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Inheriting the props, costumes and much of the stock footage from Columbia's previous Ken Maynard series, Bob Allen rides...
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1937
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A courageous Texas Ranger leaves his job to mediate a violent, long-standing dispute between his family and that of his...
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1937
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Robert Allen isn't particularly "reckless" in this rather pedestrian Western, which had the gall to cast the non-actor in...
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1937
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Each of Bob Allen's six westerns for Columbia had the words "Ranger" or "Range" in the title, and Law of the Ranger was no...
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1937
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Real-life flying ace Frank Hawks stars in the 15-chapter Columbia serial The Mysterious Pilot. Running the gamut of emotions...
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1937
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Ken Maynard at least tries to keep his characteristic off-the-wall ad-libs to a minimum in Fugitive Sheriff. Hoping to rid a...
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1936
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Columbia general purpose actor Bob Allen was briefly transformed into a cowboy for the studio's "B" unit in the mid-1930s....
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1936
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Ken Maynard saves Geneva Mitchell from a runaway coach in the opening of this so-so Columbia western. The victim of a stage...
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1936
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Ken Maynard goes the Zorro route in this lethargic Western produced by Larry Darmour for Columbia. Ailing rancher Cal Pierson...
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1936
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In this western, a cowboy finds himself a mine owner and a daddy simultaneously when a friend dies and wills him his mine...
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1936
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Most of Ken Maynard's westerns were highly distinctive, if not always good. Heroes of the Range is okay but virtually...
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1936
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The opening sequence of this Ken Maynard Western is spectacular: Attempting to save heroine Beth Marion from the ubiquitous...
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1936
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In this thriller, a humble cab driver is mistaken for the dead heir to an enormous fortune. Once the resemblance is noticed,...
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1935
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Former silent-screen leading man Ralph Forbes makes the best of his B-picture surroundings in Empire Productions'...
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1935
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In this newspaper drama, a reporter known for criticizing the top city official has his column taken over by the man's...
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1935
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Ken Maynard's western series for Columbia was a mixed bag indeed, with Western Courage neither the best nor worst of the...
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1935
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Calling All Cars was the title of a popular radio anthology of the mid-1930s, broadcast exclusively on the West Coast. The...
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1935
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After being framed in a warehouse robbery, a police officer goes undercover as a drunk in order to get the goods on the real...
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1934
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Intrepid low-budget entrepreneur Sol Lesser attempted to recreate the popularity of the silent dog melodramas with this mix...
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1934
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Buster Crabbe plays one of his more offbeat roles in Mayfair's Badge of Honor. Crabbe is cast as Bob Gordon, a spoiled...
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1934
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Dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, this inexpensive, independently produced serial starred a couple of Boy Scouts...
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1934
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From low-budget Mayfair Pictures Corp., this robust action-melodrama starred Larry "Buster" Crabbe as an oil prospector whose...
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1934
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In this syrupy tear-jerker a young girl is adopted by the judge who sent her daddy to prison. The father agreed to this...
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1933
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Filmed at picturesque Lake Tahoe, NV, this ultra-low-budget dog melodrama starred one of Rin-Tin-Tin's better successors,...
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1933
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Inspired, it was stated at the time, by a real event, this minor but well-made Poverty Row mystery features Claudia Dell as...
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1932
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A serial remake of a 1926 Western feature starring William Boyd, The Last Frontier became an early opportunity for young Lon...
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1932
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In this western adventure set in the Sonora Desert upon the border between Mexico and the US, a marshal is summoned to stop...
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1931
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This somewhat obscure early musical western produced by George W. Weeks for poverty row's Sono Art-World Wide has gone down...
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1930
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Directed by serial specialist Spencer Gordon Bennet, Marked Money stars Junior Coghlan as the orphaned son of a seafaring...
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1928
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One of the most fondly remembered serials of the late silent era, The Hawk of the Hills became a showcase for Frank Lackteen,...
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1927
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The first screen version of Edgar Wallace's The Green Archer starred the Pathé company's popular team of Allene Ray and...
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1925
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