Joel Friedkin

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The Devil's Trail (1942)

Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery Jr. Along the way, Elliot and Ritter find time to pitch woo to leading lady Eileen O'Hearn. The Devil's Trail was based on a story with the more intriguing title ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  Tex Ritter  •  Eileen O'Hearn  •  Frank Mitchell

Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery Jr. Along the way, Elliot and Ritter find time to pitch woo to leading lady Eileen O'Hearn. The Devil's Trail was based on a story with the more intriguing title ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  Tex Ritter  •  Eileen O'Hearn  •  Frank Mitchell

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Vorhaus
CAST:  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Ruth Terry  •  Roman Bohnen  •  George E. Stone

A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Vorhaus
CAST:  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Ruth Terry  •  Roman Bohnen  •  George E. Stone

Unexpected Guest (1947)

At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Andy Clyde  •  Rand Brooks  •  Una O'Connor

At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Andy Clyde  •  Rand Brooks  •  Una O'Connor

Borrowed Hero (1941)

A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis D. Collins
CAST:  Alan Baxter  •  Florence Rice  •  John Hamilton  •  Mary Gordon

A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis D. Collins
CAST:  Alan Baxter  •  Florence Rice  •  John Hamilton  •  Mary Gordon

The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Erik Rolf  •  Jeanne Bates  •  Richard Lane

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Erik Rolf  •  Jeanne Bates  •  Richard Lane

Doctors Don't Tell (1941)

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  John Beal  •  Florence Rice  •  Edward Norris  •  Ward Bond

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  John Beal  •  Florence Rice  •  Edward Norris  •  Ward Bond

Faces in the Fog (1944)

Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializing have on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Paul Kelly  •  Lee Patrick  •  John Litel

Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializing have on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Paul Kelly  •  Lee Patrick  •  John Litel

Night Train to Memphis (1946)

A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Roy Acuff  •  Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys  •  Allan Lane  •  Adele Mara

A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Roy Acuff  •  Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys  •  Allan Lane  •  Adele Mara

Money Madness (1948)

A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  Hugh Beaumont  •  Frances Rafferty  •  Harlan Warde  •  Cecil Weston

A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  Hugh Beaumont  •  Frances Rafferty  •  Harlan Warde  •  Cecil Weston

Dakota Lil (1950)

Female outlaw helps lawmen trap railroad bandits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  George Montgomery  •  Rod Cameron  •  Marie Windsor  •  John Emery

Female outlaw helps lawmen trap railroad bandits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  George Montgomery  •  Rod Cameron  •  Marie Windsor  •  John Emery

The Last Alarm (1940)

A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William West
CAST:  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  George Pembroke  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Warren Hull

A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William West
CAST:  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  George Pembroke  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Warren Hull

Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)

Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Adams  •  Henry Brandon

Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Adams  •  Henry Brandon

Colorado (1940)

Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke is sent to investigate. Macklin and his gang are causing the problems and Capt. Mason joins them. When Burke catches up with them he also finds Mason, his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Pauline Moore  •  Milburn Stone

Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke is sent to investigate. Macklin and his gang are causing the problems and Capt. Mason joins them. When Burke catches up with them he also finds Mason, his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Pauline Moore  •  Milburn Stone

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)

The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When the Rangers capture his brother and the jury sentences him to hang, Lemar starts killing the jurists. Then the scoundrels kidnap the Captain's daughter Doris... ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lester Orlebeck
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Tom Tyler  •  Rufe Davis  •  Lois Collier

The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When the Rangers capture his brother and the jury sentences him to hang, Lemar starts killing the jurists. Then the scoundrels kidnap the Captain's daughter Doris... ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lester Orlebeck
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Tom Tyler  •  Rufe Davis  •  Lois Collier

The Border Legion (1940)

Wanted by the law in New York, Dr. Steve Kells heads west and arrives in an area controlled by an outlaw gang known as the Border Legion. When the gang's boss is wounded, they kidnap Kells and force him to remove the bullet. Not allowed to leave and being a wanted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Hughes  •  Joe Sawyer

Wanted by the law in New York, Dr. Steve Kells heads west and arrives in an area controlled by an outlaw gang known as the Border Legion. When the gang's boss is wounded, they kidnap Kells and force him to remove the bullet. Not allowed to leave and being a wanted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Hughes  •  Joe Sawyer

Chick Carter, Detective (1946)

Detective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot)finds himself on his most exciting case when Sherry Martin (Julie Gibson), a singer at the Century Club, reports the robbery of the famous Blue Diamond, owned by Joe Carney (Charles King), the owner of the nightclub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derwin Abrahams
CAST:  Lyle Talbot  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Pamela Blake  •  Julie Gibson

Detective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot)finds himself on his most exciting case when Sherry Martin (Julie Gibson), a singer at the Century Club, reports the robbery of the famous Blue Diamond, owned by Joe Carney (Charles King), the owner of the nightclub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derwin Abrahams
CAST:  Lyle Talbot  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Pamela Blake  •  Julie Gibson

Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Anne Baxter  •  Claude Rains  •  Onslow Stevens

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Anne Baxter  •  Claude Rains  •  Onslow Stevens

Fury of the Congo (1951)

Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Johnny Weissmüller  •  Sherry Moreland  •  William Henry  •  Lyle Talbot

Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Berke
CAST:  Johnny Weissmüller  •  Sherry Moreland  •  William Henry  •  Lyle Talbot

The Cyclone Kid (1942)

A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious means. The brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a range war between homesteaders and a crooked cattleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Don Barry  •  John James  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Alex Callam

A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious means. The brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a range war between homesteaders and a crooked cattleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Don Barry  •  John James  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Alex Callam

The Sombrero Kid (1942)

A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Don Barry  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Robert Homans  •  John James

A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Don Barry  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Robert Homans  •  John James
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