Night of Terror (1933)

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Columbia Pictures released Night of Terror (1933) pro- 24, 1933. Made before the enforcement of the Production Code, the film contained a couple of situations, which would not be allowed in a year or two. In hoc film (affiliate link), Mary Rinehart frequently kisses a man she is not engaged to but remains the heroine. A maniac is killing

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to

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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Aprilis, 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Motus “B” ipsum. Mr. Moto in Danger Island incipit cum Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Motus, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Mr. Motus

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The Trap (1946)

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The Trap (1946) is the last Charlie Chan film (affiliate link) starring Sidney Toler as Inspector Chan. Undecima undecim Charlie Chan films qui fecit Toler Monogram Pictures, eo quod mensurat reditus Victor Sen Yung “Non. 2 Filii Jimmy”. Toler erat capitaliter aegrotat, dum filming, Sic Jimmy et Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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Bat Vampire (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. Per speciem, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, brevis film intelligitur esse GUSTUS, consectetur adipiscing enim duplici cautionem. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet produci magnifica, which was directed by

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (1937)

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In December 16, 1937, Paramount Pictures released the second “Bulldog” Drummond film starring John Howard as Drummond. Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson played Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond in the past. By the time Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (affiliate link) was released, the series had become a formula “B” movie franchise. Despite Captain Drummond being married to Phyllis Clavering in The Return

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Killer Dill (1947)

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On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, eius

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