Author Archive: Retro

Caryl of the Mountains is a 1936 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray. It was made for Reliable Pictures and shot at Big Bear Lake, California.

Bob “three star” is the hotshot pilot for Trans America Lines. When he is not flying for the airlines, he can get into trouble doing aerobatics over the field. His main squeeze is Judy Wagner, a stewardess for the airlines. Tom Wagner, her younger brother has just started flying for the line. Tom and Bob are to fly on a secret mission to carry a scientist with a new high explosive mixture to Washington. Unfortunately, Jason, secretary to Mr. Lackey, is working for a secret foreign power and hears about the flight. This causes Bob to get jumped before the flight so another pilot, George, volunteers to take Bob’s place. When the plane explodes in flight, there is a race between government agents to get the mixture back and the bad guys to get the mixture out of the country.

Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, and hires an ex-con, David Mannering, to drive her around as she eludes the all-out search conducted by her father and her fiancée, Ronnie Van Zandt. A romance is blossoming until her chauffeur is arrested for the murder of a crime-syndicate boss.

Fangs of the Wild is a 1939 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray.

Alfafa (Carl Switzer), Orvie (Bennie Bartlett), Scat (Rudy Wissler) and the gang drive a stolen car to California.

A penal colony governor invites a ravishing blond vagabond to join him for a week on his island prison grounds, unaware that she has manipulated their meeting for ulterior motives.

An Army pilot and his mechanic are captured by bandits when their plane develops mechanical trouble in Mexico.

Alfafa (Carl Switzer), Orvie (Bennie Bartlett), Scat (Rudy Wissler) and the gang look for stars and find a murder.

When a dry spell threatens their livelihood, two farm brothers become vagrants.