The Film Detective

When a small radio is repossessed because payments are owed on it, no one realizes it contains a stash of stolen diamonds belonging to a Hollywood movie star. This crime comedy from prolific director Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town, Dead Men Walk) stars James Dunn, Frances Gifford, and George Douglas. Get ready to laugh, because bill collectors have never been so funny!

A woman discovers that a savage female tribe has captured her husband. The path to his whereabouts is filled with dead bodies, and his rescuers are troubled by this question: Does he want to return? Robert Lowery and Patricia Morison star in this feature from director Edward Finney, but most unforgettable is Amira Moustafa as Zita, the white goddess of the jungle who offers ecstasy and death!

GENE AUTRY COMES ROARING OUT OF THE SKIES...to save the forests from an outlaw lumber ring! When ex forest ranger Gene tries to interfere with a gang destroying the timberland, he's framed for cattle-poisoning and set up for a murder charge. Yet, he still has time to sing some great cowboy songs, including 'It's My Lazy Day', and 'Hair of Gold.' This is Gene Autry in a slightly different role, with some great footage filmed at Big Bear Valley and San Bernardino National Forest.

Tom Mallory poses as a wanted man while he searches for the cattle rustler who killed his father. His only clue is the name "Westy Mack." He ends up in the badlands of Arizona to meet the deadliest trigger-men the west has ever known. But the tougher they come, the rougher he gets! Tom Keene stars as Mallory, the man from nowhere who could strike fear into the hearts of killers. Directed for Monogram Pictures by Poverty Row specialist Robert F. Hill (Shadow of Chinatown), this forgotten nugget...

Here's a rarity--a World War One musical comedy starring James Ellison (The Plainsman, I Walked With a Zombie) as a screwball sergeant who bets he can have breakfast with his commanding officer (Paul Harvey). The cast is stocked with such talented performers as Terry Walker (Take Me Back to Oklahoma) and Arthur Lake, best known as Dagwood Bumstead on the old Blondie series. Songs include 'Now You're Talking My Language', and 'Good Night My Lucky Day'.

James Dunn (Bad Girl, It's A Great Life) and Alice Faye (Alexander's Ragtime Band) star in this comedy about down and out movie types and the way they scheme to survive in Tinseltown. Songs include 'Give Him Love', and 'My Future Star'. For trivia buffs: Director George Marshall had a stellar career with such classics as "The Blue Dahlia," "Destry Rides Again," and "How The West Was Won."

A secret society in London led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. When Society members begin to drop like flies, Holmes keys in on one member's mysterious Chinese widow (Anna May Wong) as well as the suspicious Merrydew. Edwin L. Marin (Abilene Town) directs this atmospheric Sherlock tale rife with coded messages, heiresses, villains, and secret passages.

Director Charles Lamont was better known for directing slapstick comedies, but with August Weekend he shows a lighter touch. It's about a high-society dinner party where a wealthy married man is in pursuit of a beautiful young woman. Meanwhile, a younger and not-so-wealthy man is in love with her. This elegant comic feature stars the likes of Valerie Hobson, Paul Harvey, and Betty Compson, and tells an amazingly complex tale of wealth, sexual longing, and the intracacies of love.

From the height of the blaxploitation era comes this story of a fearless female attorney who helps a man falsely charged with murdering his ex-boss. Starring Gwynn Barbee as the unstoppable lawyer Eva Taylor, plus Levi Balford, Gwynn Barbee, and Michelle T. Carter. For trivia buffs: This feature was filmed entirely in Dallas, Texas...

The corruption of big time boxing is the subject of this compelling drama. John Darrow plays "Knockout Frankie Morgan", a young fighter whose career is in the hands of gangsters. Will he play by their crooked rules, or will his new girlfriend make him change his ways? Look for a 12-year-old Mickey Rooney as one of the stars of this long forgotten gem!

Wallace Reed and Gloria Swanson star in Cecil B. DeMille's drama about infidelity and seduction. From the pen of Arthur Schnitzler (La Ronde, Eyes Wide Shut), this tale follows the life of Anatol (Reed), and his search for a better relationship than what he has with his wife. Also, look for Bebe Daniels as 'Satan Synn', the "wickedest woman in New York"! For trivia buffs: Cinematographer Karl Struss would go on to win an Oscar for his work on Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.

Here's a fun-packed musical show about a struggling college so low on funds, that the only recourse is to contact some famous alumni. Fortunately, bandleader Louis Jordan is an alumni, which guarantees some swingin' jazz. The film is livened up by nine musical numbers, including 'Good Morning Heartache', 'Don't Worry 'bout That Mule', 'You've Got Have a Beat', and 'Long Legged Lizzie'.