Author Archive: Retro

Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However things start to go wrong when the police stake out the wrong bank and Fred finds himself alone with the crooks.

Problems arise for young boy and his adopted father when the man’s disrespectful sister-in-law and her bratty son move in.

Fox fur filchers foiled by Forest Rangers! With Rinty’s help they trail the crooks to their hideout. Dir. Bernard B. Ray (Raymond K. Johnson)

Entertaining swashbuckler has a foppish dandy working under cover of night as a masked avenger, battling the scheming dictator of a Balkan nation. Produced by Rowland V. Lee. Dir. Rowland V. Lee

Mounties uncover mystery of disappearing plane carrying gold from Yukon mine (A Renfew picture).

This modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing Langan, who works on a ship that docks in San Francisco, as a descendant of the Count of Monte Cristo. Crooked Lawyer Brodie sets up a scheme to get at the treasure of Langan’s famed ancestor, and using the beautiful blonde Jergens, tries to lure Langan into a trap. Langan proves worthy of his heritage, using a gun instead of a sword, and wins legitimately both his forturne and Jergens.

Hoppy and Lucky deliver cattle to Valdez in Argentina. Merritt is after Valdez’s ranch and has his son and daughter killed, supposedly in an accident. Examining the bullet, Hoppy suspects murder. Hoppy then remembers Merritt and finds his picture on an old USA wanted poster.

Newlyweds break up, then meet again as opposing lawyers. Dir. Leo McCarey.

Muggsy plays an aspiring jockey who loses his nerve on the track.