Tough to Handle (1937) CRIME DRAMA

Stars: Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond and Phyllis Cerf Director: S. Roy Luby Writers: Peter B. Kyne (story), Betty Laidlaw (adaptation) A young reporter’s grandfather wins a sweepstakes, but it turns out that his ticket is phony. The reporter finds out that the police are looking for the criminal ring responsible for the phony-sweepstakes racket, so …

Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, William Farnum and Earle Browne Director: A. Edward Sutherland Writers: Douglas Fairbanks (story) Yachtsman Steve Drexel bets his friends that he can swim ashore on a remote south-seas island with nothing but a toothbrush and be ‘living the life of Riley’ when they return. With handmade implements the lighthearted, athletic Steve improbably …

Hard Guy (1941) CRIME-DRAMA

Stars: Jack La Rue, Mary Healy and Kane Richmond Director: Elmer Clifton Writer: Oliver Drake (story) Vic is a night club owner/racketeer whose club is run primarily for the purpose of the club girls marrying the rich blue bloods among the customers, leading to annulments leading to cash settlements and/or blackmail. For more hard-to-find Hollywood …

Waterfront Lady (1935) CRIME DRAMA

Stars: Ann Rutherford, Frank Albertson and Ward Bond Director: Joseph Santley Writers: Wellyn Totman (story) When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner. For more hard-to-find Hollywood …

Bank Alarm (1937) CRIME DRAMA

Stars: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Vince Barnett Director: Louis J. Gasnier Writers: Cynthia Meade (original story), Lawrence Meade (original story). An investigator tries to find a gang responsible for a rash of bank robberies. What he doesn’t know is that his sister is the girlfriend of the gang’s ringleader. For more hard-to-find Hollywood films check …

Jungle Siren (1942) BUSTER CRABBE

Stars: Ann Corio, Buster Crabbe and Evelyn Wahl Director: Sam Newfield Writers: George Wallace Sayre (story), Milton Raison (story) A woman who was raised in the jungle helps a man fight Nazis who are trying to start a native uprising. For more hard-to-find Hollywood films check out the Rare & Classic PizzaWood playlist exclusively at …