Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)

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On August 5, 1938, Paramount Pictures released another film in the Bulldog Drummond series (affiliate link) starring John Howard as Drummond. Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) is one of the best films in the series primarily due to a strong cast. Besides John Howard, Heather Angel returns as Drummond’s fiancePhyllis Clavering. She is joined by series regular H. B.

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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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Metropolis (1927)

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On January 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (affiliate link). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDb), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stellae. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning

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