Bank Alarm
An FBI agent is investigating the recent bank robberies and finds out much later that his sister is the girlfriend of the gang’s leader. source
Murder with Pictures (1936) CRIME-MYSTERY
Stars: Lew Ayres, Gail Patrick, Paul Kelly Director: Charles Barton Writers: George Harmon Coxe (screenplay), Sidney Salkow (screenplay) Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story! source
Picture Brides (1934) CRIME-ADVENTURE
Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Regis Toomey, Alan Hale Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Charles E. Blaney, Harry Clay Blaney A TALE OF TROPICAL LUST! Two guys on the rlamp take off for the jungles of Brazil. They go to work in a diamond mine, and “order” mail-order brides. When the young women get to their destination, they …
Death From a Distance (1935) DETECTIVE
Stars: Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, George F. Marion Director: Frank R. Strayer Writer: John W. Krafft (story) While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try …
Gang Bullets (1938) CRIME-THRILLER
Stars: Anne Nagel, Robert Kent, Charles Trowbridge Director: Lambert Hillyer Writer: John T. Neville (original screenplay) A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant. source
The Inner Circle (1946) DETECTIVE
Stars: Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley Director: Philip Ford Writers: Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true. source
Captain Calamity (1936) ACTION-ADVENTURE
Stars: Marian Nixon, George Houston, Vince Barnett Director: John Reinhardt Writers: Gordon Ray Young (story), Crane Wilbur (screenplay) A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure. source
Gambler’s Choice (1944) CRIME-DRAMA
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden Director: Frank McDonald Writers: Maxwell Shane (screenplay), Irving Reis (screenplay) The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley’s main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon. McGlennon, now a police lieutenant, is determined to stop the …
Irish Luck (1939) [Action] [Adventure] [Comedy]
“Irish Luck” is anAmerican film directed by Howard Bretherton. The film is also known as “Amateur Detective” in the United Kingdom. Buzzy O’Brien is a bellhop in a hotel where a guest is murdered. The police blame Kitty Monahan and Buzzy succeeds in helping her escape and hides her at his home with his mother. …
The Phantom Express (1932) [Mystery] [Thriller]
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 …