The Film Detective

Who would ever mistake Roy Rogers for Billy the Kid? That's exactly what happens in this action packed horse opera from Republic Pictures. Rogers arrives on the scene shortly after Pat Garrett (Wade Boteler) kills the infamous Billy the Kid (also played by Rogers). Though Billy was a killer, he was on the side of the homesteaders against a coterie of big time ranchers. As Billy's death is unknown to the public, Roy gets Garrett to let him pose as Billy to continue the fight against the...

In one of the strangest films of the silent era, a woman discovers a magical seed that makes men act like women, and vice versa! Director Sidney Drew also stars in this peculiar comedy that includes lots of crossdressing, surreal dream sequences, and screwball hilarity. This old gem from Vitagraph Studios also features Edit Storey, Ethel Lloyd, and Charles Ken, and is bound to leave you slightly confused!

Here's an expose on the life of a womanizing dandy, directed by John Griffith Wray (Anna Christie, Human Wreckage) and starring the likes of Lewis Stone and Lloyd Hughes. It's from the Thomas H. Ince Corporation, a group responsible for more than 100 features during the silent era! Vintage movie buffs should take note of leading lady Florence Vidor, one of the great beauties of the silent era who immediately retired from the business with the advent of sound.

This peculiar 'movie' won an Honorary Oscar in 1948 for its careful blending of "artistry and patience " Alas, it didn't inspire more movies acted out by birds. In this one, prolific screenwriter Dean Reisner stepped into the director's seat for the first and only time, guiding a cast of birdies to tell the story of a town called "Chirpendale," where the peaceful residents are being terrorized by an evil black crow known as "The Black Menace." You'll have to see it to believe it, but you'll be...

Seven-foot-tall Eegah the prehistoric caveman (Richard Kiel) is out on the prowl in his desert domain when Roxy (Marilyn Manning) runs him down with her sporty little roadster. The brute survives, but he's soon holding both Roxy and her father captive in his lair. It's up to Roxy's boyfriend Tom (Arch Hall Jr.), a gas station attendant who moonlights as a rock 'n' roller, to subdue the rampaging man-beast. What Tom doesn't bargain for is Eegah's extreme interest in stealing his girl!

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, from director Matthew Mallinson and producer Terry Levene, is celebrating its 40th anniversary like never before with a stunning 4K restoration and brand new special features! Action-packed Fist of Fear, Touch of Death stars Adolph Caesar as TV Anchorman to the 1979 World Karate Championship, where martial artists from all over the world are eagerly waiting to take down the competition and claim the title of "Successor to the Bruce Lee legacy." Featuring stars Ron...

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, from director Matthew Mallinson and producer Terry Levene, is celebrating its 40th anniversary like never before with a stunning 4K restoration and brand new special features! Action-packed Fist of Fear, Touch of Death stars Adolph Caesar as TV Anchorman to the 1979 World Karate Championship, where martial artists from all over the world are eagerly waiting to take down the competition and claim the title of "Successor to the Bruce Lee legacy." Featuring stars Ron...

The Sin of Nora Moran is returning to screens with a limited edition Blu-ray and DVD release as stunning to audiences as it was in 1933! Zita Johann takes on the title role of Nora Moran, a young woman sentenced to death for a murder she did not commit. Awaiting her sentence, Nora explores the patterns of her life in a dream-like haze, including the dark secret that could change not only her own fate - but the fate of those she holds most dear! The intrigue surrounding The Sin of Nora Moran is...

The Sin of Nora Moran is returning to screens with a limited edition Blu-ray and DVD release as stunning to audiences as it was in 1933! Zita Johann takes on the title role of Nora Moran, a young woman sentenced to death for a murder she did not commit. Awaiting her sentence, Nora explores the patterns of her life in a dream-like haze, including the dark secret that could change not only her own fate - but the fate of those she holds most dear! The intrigue surrounding The Sin of Nora Moran is...

Inspector Drummond is back in action! This time, he's called to duty when a woman he nearly hits with his car asks for his help. Ray Milland stars as Drummond, while the rest of the cast includes Heather Angel, Reginald Denny, and Porter Hall. This is one of eight Drummond adventures produced by Paramount during the 1930s. They were so popular that the entire series was rereleased in the 1950s!

Republic Pictures distributed this tough as leather feature about a man trying to protect his gambling den from racketeers. For Johnny Mack Brown, this was the first of 10 films he'd appear in during 1937, one of the busiest of his career. He plays \"Jeff Hayes\", a man who won't be pushed around by by local thugs. Starring along with Brown are Iris Meredith, and Charles King, with direction by the ace of Poverty Row, Sam Newfield.

It's the high seas and adventure in this film based on the Prohibition Era novel, Corsair: A Pirate in White Flannels. When Wall Street broker John Hawks (Chester Morris) has enough of the cutthroat world of Wall Street, he turns modern day pirate! Thelma Todd and Fred Kohler also star in what would be director Roland West's final film.