Captain Duncan “Mac” Maclain is a formidable private detective who happens to be blind; but his other senses are sharper than average. He copes with his sight deficiency by being accompanied by a dog named Friday and a human assistant named Marty. Mac is asked by his friend Norma to break up a romantic relationship …
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“The Bat” is a mystery film directed by Crane Wilbur. The film’s tagline was “When it flies, someone dies!” The film was based on the 1920 Broadway play “The Bat by Avery Hopwood” and Mary Roberts “Rinehart”, which was previously filmed as “The Bat” (1926) and as “The Bat Whispers” (1930), both directed by Roland …
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The Sadist (also known as Profile of Terror and Sweet Baby Charlie) is an black-and-white exploitation film. The film is loosely based on the killings of Charles Starkweather, upon which the films “Badlands” and “Natural Born Killers” were also based. Three high school teachers, Ed, Doris, and Carl, are driving through rural Southern California on …
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Undercover Men is an American film directed by Sam Newfield. For showing cowardice during a holdup, bank teller Bob Hunter is fired. He joins the Mounties and is assigned to look for those robbers. To have him work undercover, the Inspector’s scheme is to have Bob supposedly kicked out of the Mounties. — Directed by …
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A colonial police detective in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a look-alike wharfside bar owner. — Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, produced by Ray Kirkwood, written by Norman Springer, starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Detective Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain, Sheila Terry as Edith Bentley, Zarah …
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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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The Phantom Express is an American film directed by Emory Johnson. In the movie, a phantom express starts derailing trains, and threatens a company’s future. The son of the owner must find out what is happening before the company is sold. — Directed by Emory Johnson, produced by Irving C. Franklin (producer), Emory Johnson (executive …
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In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton (Charles Miller) the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words “Eternal Fire” are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong (Keye Luke) and Captain Street (Grant Withers) …
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“Killer Dill” is an American film directed by Lewis D. Collins. The movie is about the Door-to-door salesman Johnny Dill, an exact double of a notorious gangster, who finds himself struck between the forces of good and evil. — Directed by Lewis D. Collins, produced by Max M. King, written by Alan Friedman (story) and …
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“And Then There Were None” is a 1945 film adaption of Agatha Christie’s best-selling mystery novel “And Then There Were None” directed by RenĂ© Clair. The film changes certain characters’ names and adheres to the ending of the play rather than that of the novel. Though its subject matter is dark, the screenplay injects considerable …
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