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Cowboy hero Tim McCoy stars as Tim Hayes, a two-fisted G-Man working for the FBI on a counterfeit money case. The incredibly daring Hayes infiltrates a gang that has kidnapped a Treasury Department engraver. Under the direction of Poverty Row icon Sam Newfield, McCoy turns in another of his legendary slam-bang performances, making Phantom Ranger a perennial favorite of B-Western fans.
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Cholita, after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her childhood sweetheart Jose. Expectations are somewhat dashed as she shows up with Fernando to whom she is engaged. This makes Jose and Cholita's uncle more than a little bit put out as Fernando is not only not a Mexican, he is also a city slicker afraid of the country.
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A John Wayne classic! One of the last pictures legendary American Western star John Wayne made for Lone Star/Monogram Pictures, The Desert Trail is a rare glimpse into The Duke's unexpected penchant for slapstick comedy. As dim-witted rodeo star John Scott, Wayne flexes his comedic muscles, as his character and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler, The Roaring Twenties) flee their town after being wrongfully accused of armed robbery. Hilarity ensues as they assume new identities...
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Location shooting in the Florida Everglades add to this dramatic tale of five Confederate deserters trying to get to Cuba. First, they must overcome snake bites, unfriendly Seminoles, and their own conflicts with each other. How many of the five will actually make it out alive? Lin McCarthy, Stephen Courtleigh, and Berry Kroeger star in this little known example of 1950s independent filmmaking.
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Buster Crabbe swings into action in one of his earliest roles. Tarzan the Fearless was originally a 12 chapter serial from Sol Lesser Productions, a company known for its westerns and jungle titles. Director Robert F. Hill would go on to direct Crabbe in Flash Gordon (1936), but Crabbe's career really kicked off with this jungle adventure. The former Olympic swimming champion had previously auditioned and failed to get the role of Tarzan, but after appearing in a Tarzan knockoff called King of...
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The Big Lift is a true account of the Berlin Airlift, which provided food and supplies to the Western sector of Berlin during the Soviet's blockade of Berlin. Sgt. Danny MacCullough (Montgomery Clift) and his friend Sgt. Hank Kowalski (Paul Douglas) are among the Americans called upon to risk their lives to transport supplies to the desperate citizens. The grim war is soon left behind as budding romances emerge between two women and the soldiers. Director George Seaton filmed on location with...
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A filmic record of US military operations on the Aleutian Island of Adak to take back Japanese occupied Kiska. Though uncredited, John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this documentary, which also features music by four time Oscar winner Dimitri Tiomkin (High Noon, The Old Man and the Sea). Director Huston, who also helped narrate the film and was actually in the Army Signal Corps at the time of filming, wanted to use this documentary to show the everyday life of American soldiers. Though...
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Buster Keaton is still trying to get the girl in this classy comedy from 1927. This time he's playing a bookish fellow who takes up sports in order to impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall). Baseball buffs will notice legendary Detroit Tiger outfielder Sam Crawford as a coach in one of the film's funniest scenes. Keaton, a real life baseball fanatic, causes as much mayhem on the ballfield as you can imagine! According to film lore, Buster actually directed this feature, which was filmed...
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Tim McCoy, one of the unsung heroes of 1930s western pictures, stars in a dual role. First, he's 'Slim' Braddock, a miner who turns to robbing stagecoaches after being swindled by a banker. When Slim is murdered, his son Tim, also played by McCoy, seeks vengeance. Directed by B-movie legend Sam Newfield for Excelsior Pictures, this film is a showcase for McCoy, who appeared in more than 90 movies and in 1960 earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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The great William S. Hart stars in this classic tale of settlers in the Oklahoma territory. Directed by King Baggot, one of the most versatile movie figures of the silent era, this movie is not only "history recorded in heart throbs," as the original print ads boasted, but shows us why Hart is considered by some to be the top western actor of them all. Hart, who directed many of his own films, also had a hand in directing this feature, which turned out to be his last starring role.