Also known as The Clairvoyant and taken from a book by that name and made in England. Claude Raines is Maximus, a small-time music hall mind reader and a fake psychic, suddenly has frightening flashes of precognition; but he cannot predict or control them …until he realizes he has them in the presence of Christine, attractive daughter of a publisher, who makes Rene, his equally lovely wife, wretchedly jealous. But worse trouble comes to Maximus when he's accused of causing a disaster he predicted. His predictions start coming true with tragic consequences. Starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, and Mary Clare. One of the lost horror movies of the 1930s, with Fay “King Kong” Wray.
While in London, for a medical convention, Dr Ben McKenna, his wife, Jo, a former singer, and their teenage son, Hank decide to take a quick trip to Marrakesh. Whilst there, hanks kidnapped by a British couple. A man, who the McKenna's had met the same day, is stabbed, in front of them, but before he dies, he tells Ben there's a plan to assassinate on a politician. Fearing for his son's safety, the McKenna's don't tell this to the police. Starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, and Peter Lorre. Not to be confused with the Bill Murray film, The Man Who Knew Too Little.
A famous scientist, Professor Hargraves (James Durkin), and his daughter travel to Indochina to find an ancient ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. Dr. Barshan (John Davidson) his assistant Wang (Frank Lackteen) and his henchmen are also after the sacred formula and will stop at nothing to obtain it. Professor Hargraves’ daughter, Pauline (Evalyn Knapp), and flight-engineer Robert Ward (Craig Reynolds) do their best to protect Hargraves from the band of villains. The first great sound serial with compelling acting, good plots and cliff-hanger action! Ancient technology meets cliff-hanger serial!
In the African Jungle, a group of Europeans come across the fabled white man who was raised by apes. Lord Greystoke, known as Tarzan, Greystoke takes an immediate liking to the blonde Mary Brooks and rescues her during a terrible storm. Not everyone in the safari sees Tarzan as a friend and one of the guides, Jeff Herbert, has a written offer of £10,000 for anyone who can confirm that Tarzan the apeman is dead. Mary's father disappears however, taken prisoner by those who guard the treasure of Zar. It's left to Tarzan to rescue him and the others who have been taken prisoner. Starring Buster Crabbe, Julie Bishop, and Edward Woods. Before he was Buck Rogers, Buster was Tarzan, a great retro-hero!
Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, accompanied by the nefarious Ben lleu Bey who wants to add her to his 100-woman harem. But before that can happen, he will have to deal with Tarzan who wants her too. Starring Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, and George Barbier. A fun early Tarzan movie!
In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as the family butler. He finds the Bullocks to be the epitome of the idle rich, and nutty as fruitcakes. Soon, wacky Irene is in love with her ‘protégé’ ... who feels strongly that a romance between servant and employer is out of place, regardless of that servant's mysterious past... as Godfrey is more than he seems! Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, and Alice Brady. A great, zany, and inspiring movie of the 1930s! Look out Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in OVERBOARD!
Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the innkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with, is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her, he joins the Legion, taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. They manage to escape in a stolen airplane, but crash after a wild ride. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Jean Parker. A wild airplane comedy with Laurel and Hardy!
The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to profiteer Marsden. Manuel Vega, aged co-owner, calls in the aid of his nephew James, great-grandson of the original Zorro. Alas, James seems more adept at golf than derring-do; but after he arrives, Zorro rides again! Can the black-clad man on horseback defeat a gang supplied with airplanes and machine guns? It’s a great retro-serial with Zorro against evil forces! With John Carroll and Noah Berry.
Crafty underworld leader “The Wasp” will stop at nothing to steal Professor Houston's radium-energy machine. The Wasp wreaks havoc on a radio station, a dam, and a power plant in his attempts to get the invention, but luckily master Magician Mandrake is there every step of the way to right the wrongs. The star of Colorful King Features newspaper comic strip, brought to life in twelve magical episodes. With Warren Hull and Betty Houston. Sometimes mad scientists and magicians need to mix it up!
Starring Buster Crabbe, as a famous detective who sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds. The plot soon evolves into a game of “Bonds, Bonds, Who Has the Bonds?,” it has so many groups, and their armies of henchmen, acquiring and re-acquiring the bonds that, in a chapter or two, the people who have the bonds don't appear to know they are the current holders. Wing Fu, brings the bonds to the USA to buy war planes for an unnamed county, and quickly loses them to Quong Lee, a Eurasian underworld chief, but they are re-taken in chapter two by Red Barry. Ballet dancer Natacha, representing a ruthless group of Russians, acquires them in chapter three, but Barry gets them back in chapter four. In action-packed scene after scene the race to control the valuable War Bonds continues over 13 chapters of cliff-hanging adventure of conspiracy and murder!
Young David Worth and Joan Lawrence are children with a group of explorers that are seeking African radium deposits. They are playing in the basket of the party’s air balloon when the bag takes off with Joan aboard, last seen sailing over the back-lot jungle. A flash forward of about 18 years finds that the now-adult David Worth has returned to Africa to search for his long-lost childhood friend. Unknown to David, she was discovered by an African tribe and became their queen. He hits the trail and is quickly captured by jungle tribesmen. Starring Mary Kornman, Marilyn Spinner, and Reed Howes. A lost retro-jungle girl serial from the 30s!
A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself. Amazing airplane stunts are featured in this exciting serial. Based on a popular comic strip of the 30s.
The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston will beat Barton's rider, he has his men prepare the same fate for him that befell the other riders. Starring John Wayne! He loved Utah, Arizona and New Mexico!
Tex Ritter is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks he's one of the gang. Starring Tex Ritter, White Flash, and Iris Meredith. Who is this secret society in the old west? A classic retro-western!
A schooner disappears at sea without a trace. Years later, evidence of possible survivors prompts the mother of the schooner's mate Jose to hire a tuna boat to investigate. They discover the lad living happily on a South Seas island, and, when he refuses to leave with them, they abduct him. However, Jose gets revenge by leading the ship into the lair of a mysterious giant manta ray.
A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments. The dead man was his colleague, impersonating him to throw the conspirators off his scent. Mr. Moto recognizes one of the conspirators as a British Secret Service agent, and together they discover that the gang have mined the harbor in preparation for the arrival of the French fleet. Their aim is to throw the blame onto the British, which may start a second World War. Starring Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, and Virginia Field. A great movie with lots of pre-WWII intrigue!
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company. Starring Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, and Maxine Jennings. No mad scientist can out smart this detective!
