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A ship sinks Honolulu and Allen Colby, heir to millions, is presumed dead, but Charlie Chan is not so sure. One of the most enjoyable Warner Oland "Chan" films featuring an old mysterious mansion, filled with odd characters. Clues include a clock deliberately set to the wrong time, secret panels & passageways, a medieval dagger used to commit the murder & a rifle rigged to fire by itself.
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Story of Bob Stroud, (Burt Lancaster) a steely two-time killer with a volatile temper who develops a growing interest & love for birds behind bars, (starting after Stroud finds an orphaned sparrow in the prison yard). Full of wonderful performances, this drama from director John Frankenheimer is rich in character detail, absorbing & rewarding. Lancaster was nominated for an Academy Award.
6) Bluebeard
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A killer of young women, dubbed Bluebeard, is loose in Paris. Lucille and her friends meet Gaston a puppeteer. played by John Carradine. He invites them to a show the next night; they go. Afterwards, he walks with Lucille; she offers to make costumes for his next show, he accepts, and feelings develop that may lead to love. She suspects he has a tragic past... John Carradine's favorite role.
7) Beau Geste
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Beau (Ronald Colman) John (Ralph Forbes), and Digby (Neil Hamilton) Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who have been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon(Alice Joyce). When money in the upper-crust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most-treasured jewel, the "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one last look, before it vanishes.
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A group of explorers go to Africa and, after some padded stock footage, come upon a all-white-women of Amazons. The head-Amazon takes a liking to one of the white explorers, as does other tribal-members, and the ladies are soon fighting among themselves for possession. Somehow or another, related to tribal customs, Amazon number one has to wrestle the man.
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The parents of a young boy think Bomba is an imaginary friend. They soon find that Bomba, the Jungle Boy is real. The boy (Tommy Ivo), and his female companion (Elena Verdugo) are soon kidnapped by a pair of crooked jungle guides, searching for a lost city's treasure, known about by the boy. it's up to Bomba to save the day. A giant snake, crocodile fight & volcano eruption, add to the action!
11) The Hidden City
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Princess Leah (Sue England) is the rightful heir to a tribal throne which has been stolen from her by the dastardly Hassan (Paul Guilfoyle). Bomba (Johnny Sheffield) The Jungle Boy, of course, comes to her rescue. Plenty of action, thrills and suspense in this jungle adventure.
12) Carnival Story
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In search of a better life, a German girl named Willie (Anne Baxter) joins an American carnival that is passing through Munich. While traveling, she is torn between two suitors: cruel carnival barker Joe (Steve Cochran) and kindhearted high-dive artist Frank (Lyle Bettger). Frank gets the upper hand when he asks Willie to join his act. But tragedy is only a slip away.
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Yankee sergeant Yellowleg (Brian Keith), saves the outlaw Turkey (Chill Wills), from hanging & they ride together to Gila City to rob a bank. When other bandits rob a store, Yellowleg accidentally kills the son of Kit Tilden (Maureen O'Hara). She decides to bury her son in the town where her husband is buried. Yellowleg enlists Billy (Steve Cochran) & Turkey to help escort Kit & the coffin there.
14) Bogus Bandits
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Two wannabe bandits, (Laurel & Hardy) join the service of a dashing nobleman, (Dennis King) who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw. The film is also known as "The Devils Brother". Loaded with some of their funniest and most classic scenes, the movie is a must see for Laurel & Hardy fans of all ages.
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A man-eating black panther is on the loose & Bomba tries to track it down. He comes across brother & sister, Robert & Judy Maitland who are starting an agricultural farm. The local workmen are superstitious & think the Maitlands housemaid Losana has the spirit of a panther. They're also leery of Bomba. Eventually for Bomba, it leads to an encounter with the panther with action & thrills galore!
16) Counterplot
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Man hides out in Puerto Rico from the police and his double-crossing attorney.
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Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys
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When bad guy Cueball (Dick Wessel) realizes that he's been betrayed by his crew of criminals, he starts hunting them down, one by one. He also decides to eliminate his arch nemesis, Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway), but the tough-guy detective is more than ready to put up a fight and he may get his chance to defeat Cueball once and for all.
19) African Treasure
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Bomba The Jungle Boy (Johnny Sheffield) and his animal friends catch a couple of diamond smugglers at the dormant volcano known as the Mountain of Diamonds...Action galore in this jungle thriller as Bomba narrowly avoids being buried alive trying to save his friends. Plenty of underwater action as well! If you like Bomba,and who doesn't? ...You will love this Film.
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The U. S. finds itself under attack from a mysterious force that can wipe out entire military bases and industrial complexes. Commando Cody, (Rocketman) surmises that the Earth is coming under attack from the Moon. He flies there & confronts the Moon's dictator, Retik, who boldly announces plans to both conquer Earth & then move the Moon's entire population there using spaceships. Action-packed!
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