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THE RACKETEER (1929) Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard. Somewhat dated, but worthwhile to see Lombard in an early role. She runs into trouble when she becomes engaged to a gangster. #M002 AFTER MIDNIGHT (aka I Have Lived, 1932) Alan Dinehart, Anita Page. A woman of the streets rises to fame and stardomÑwith tragic results. #M005 GANGSTERS OF THE SEA (aka Out of Singapore, 1932) Noah Beery, Dorothy Burgess, Miriam Seegar, Montague Love. Odd happenings as the captain of a ship falls ill with some strange disease (he's actually been poisoned). A gang of thugs then tries to take over the ship. A very explosive climax! #FH52 THE INTRUDER (1933) Monte Blue, Lila Lee, Gwen Lee, Mischa Auer. A grisly murder is committed on board a cruise ship just before it goes down in a storm. The survivors land on a mysterious jungle island where they encounter a fanatical wild man, a killer gorilla, and a cave full of skeletons! A fantastic and intriguing thriller! #FH53 THE BLACK ABBOT (1934) John Stuart, Judy Kelly, Richard Cooper. An extremely rare British crime thriller. A gang of crooks hold a rich man for ransom in his own house. Not to be confused with the Edgar Wallace tale. Very creepy! #M231 Strange Mysteries PAINTED FACES (1929) Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster. A vaudeville performer is murdered backstage and another performer is tried for the crime. BrownÑin a non-comedy performance, complete with Scandinavian accentÑis the lone juror pleading for the man's innocence. An ultra-rare early talkie. Fascinating! #M228 TERROR BY NIGHT (aka The Secret Witness, 1931) Una Merkel, William Collier Jr., Zasu Pitts, Nat Pendleton. A rich, philandering husband is found murdered in his posh penthouse apartment. At one point, all the lights go out and a suspect is found shot. The police arrest the wrong man, but the neighbor below figures out who did it and the trick weapon used for the crime. #FH48 MURDER AT DAWN (1932) Jack Mulhall, Josephine Dunn, Mischa Auer. In a mysterious mountain hideaway, a mad professor works on a death ray! Lots of murders and mysterious goings-on ensue, complete with trap doors, faces at windows, falling bodies, etc. Special effects by electrical wizard Kenneth Strickfaden! #FH51 THE KING MURDER (1932) Conway Tearle, Natalie Moorhead. A ruthless young woman becomes involved with murder and blackmail. #M220 HELD FOR MURDER (aka Her Mad Night, 1932) Conway Tearle, Mary Carlisle. A woman is falsely accused of murdering the man who molested her daughter. Tense! #M006 MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS (1932) Natalie Moorhead, Jack Mulhall. A story of infidelity, climaxing with a murder on a cruise ship. #M008 THE PHANTOM BROADCAST (1933) Ralph Forbes, Vivienne Osborne, Gail Patrick, Guinn Williams. A radio singer is found murdered. Later, it's learned that his singing was actually supplied by....find out! #M229 THE DEATH KISS (1933) David Manners, Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan. A movie star is killed right in front of the cameras! Bela is one of the prime suspects in this well-done mystery-thriller. #L002 MURDER BY TELEVISION (1935) Bela Lugosi, June Collyer, Huntley Gordon, Hattie McDaniel. Industrial spies are hired to steal a revolutionary new television device. During a broadcast, its inventor is killed on the air. A real groaner, but Lugosiphiles may want to take a look. #L007 CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE (1935) Chick Chandler, Shirley Grey, Dorothy Revier, Claude King. A reporter sets out to prove the invalidity of circumstantial evidence by staging a faked murder and taking the rap for it. Unfortunately, the fake victim turns out to really be dead! #FH46 THE MYSTERY MAN (1935) Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle. A Monogram mystery about a wisecracking reporter who finds himself on the trail of a killer known as "The Eel." #M016 KELLY OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1936) Lloyd Hughes, Sheila Mannors, Forrest Taylor. A tear gas grenade is thrown into a laboratory and a radio-controlled bomb apparatus is stolen. An agent is called upon to solve the case, which leads him to a mansion honeycombed with secret passageways. #FH47 Old Dark Houses TANGLED DESTINIES (1932) Vera Reynolds, Glenn Tryon, Lloyd Whitlock, Doris Hill. An airplane makes a forced landing in the desert. After traveling through a dense fog, the passengers come to a deserted house. Shortly after they enter, the lights go out and a shot rings out! #FH44 Weird Gothic Westerns UNDER TEXAS SKIES (1930) Bob Custer, Bill Cody, Lane Chandler, Tom London. A very rare, very bizarre Western thriller that's definitely in the "Forgotten Horrors" vein. Custer, Cody, and Chandler play a trio of cowboys out to thwart villain London. Featured is an ape-like, mute giant who sadistically beats up Cody and keeps him hostage for most of the movie. The creature's scenes are shot with a "horrific" lighting style to add to his menace. #W186 MYSTERY RANCH (1932) George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Roy Stewart, Charles Middleton, Noble Johnson. A horror-Western if there ever was one! Very Gothic, even Germanic. Middleton is unforgettable as a maniacal ranch baron who considers himself lord of his region. O'Brien is the lawman sent to stop his schemes. Johnson is memorable as "Mudo," Middleton's monstrous henchman. Dark, creepy, and intenseÑrecommended! #W248 HIDDEN VALLEY (1932) Bob Steele, Gertrude Messinger, Francis McDonald. Bob are an old professor are in search of "Hidden Valley," which, according to legend, is home to an ancient treasure and a lost tribe of skull-worshipping Indians. Before they can find the valley, the professor is murdered and his secret map is stolen. Bob is arrested and convicted of the murder. He makes a daring escape from the courtroom and tracks the real killers. The climax featuresÑbelieve it or notÑthe Goodyear blimp! #W199 RADIO RANCH (1935) Gene Autry, Wheeler Oakman, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Smiley Burnette. Feature version of the serial Phantom Empire has singing cowboy Autry uncovering the mysterious underground city of Murania. A unique blend of sci-fi thrills and Western heroics! #W119 THE VANISHING RIDERS (1935) Bill Cody, Wally Wales, Ethel Jackson. It's not often that you see a Western hero parading around in a skeleton costume to scare the bad guysÑand it's even rarer when he dresses up his horse the same way! Very hokey and unintentionally hilarious! #W204 DESERT PHANTOM (1935) Johnny Mack Brown, Sheila Mannors, Ted Adams, Karl Hackett, Nelson McDowell, Charlie King. Johnny comes to a mysterious ranch where a phantom killer has murdered six ranch hands. The ranch is inhabited by a helpless cripple and a young girl. Johnny eventually trails the killer to a mineshaft where he almost plunges to his death. Lots of dark and creepy scenes! #W117 BORDER PHANTOM (1937) Bob Steele, Harley Wood, Don Barclay. A scientist is found murdered near the Mexican border; his niece is kidnapped. She's later rescued by two cowboys, only to find herself blamed for the murder. Much of the action is centered around a sinister old hacienda complete with secret passageways, hidden rooms, and mysterious Chinamen. #W058 |
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