Different people search for different reason for “The Green Goddess”, the Guatemalan idol. A friend of Tarzan, D’Arnot, has crashed in Guatemala and is now held by a jungle tribe. Two other expeditions, one lead by Major Martling and one by Ula Vale whose fiance died in an earlier one, are looking for the valuable …
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“The Hoodlum” is a 1951 American film noir directed by Max Nosseck featuring Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts, Marjorie Riordan and Lisa Golm. The movie is about an ex-convict, who plans a bank robbery that implicates his brother. — Directed by Max Nosseck, produced by Maurice Kosloff, screenplay by Sam Neuman and Nat Tanchuck, story by …
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“Jigsaw” is a Film Noir directed by Fletcher Markle, and starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence. The feature was produced by Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger from a screenplay by Vincent McConnor and Fletcher Markle from a story by John Roeburt. Of note is that the film has cameo appearances by …
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“Cheers for Miss Bishop” is a film based on the novel “Miss Bishop” by Bess Streeter Aldrich. This film marked the debut of Rosemary De Camp. Miss Ella Bishop is a teacher at a small town Midwestern college. The story is told in flashback and takes place over many years, from the 1880s to the …
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“Blonde Ice” is a 1948 American femme fatale crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige and Michael Whalen. It was based on a novel by Whitman Chambers. Claire is a society reporter who will do whatever she has to for a story. Claire manages to keep herself in the headlines …
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“Bank Alarm” is a 1937 American film directed by Louis J. Gasnier. The movie is about an FBI agent who is investigating the recent bank robberies and finds out much later that his sister is the girlfriend of the gang’s leader. — Directed by Louis J. Gasnier, produced by George A. Hirliman and Charles J. …
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At a high-society dinner party, a beautiful girl meets an older, rich and married man. However, she is loved by a younger man who is not very wealthy. — Directed by Charles Lamont, produced by George R. Batcheller, written by Faith Baldwin (story originally published in Cosmopolitan magazine) and Paul Perez, starring Valerie Hobson as …
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Former U. S. Army major, Paul Krenner (James Griffith), plans to conquer the world with an army of invisible soldiers and will do anything to achieve that goal. With the help of his hired muscle, Julian (Red Morgan), Krenner forces Dr. Peter Ulof (Ivan Trisault) to perfect the invisibility machine Ulof invented. He keeps Ulof’s …
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John Mason is a young, somewhat timid attorney in New York City. He has been doing his job well, and he has a chance of being made a partner in his law firm, especially if he marries Eunice, the daughter of his employer, Judge Doolittle. However, John meets Jane during a business trip, and they …
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Stars: Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, Paul Kelly Director: Sam Newfield Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson (novel), Lloyd Osbourne (novel) Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler. source