Author Archive: Retro

Frank “Bring-Em-Back-Alive” Buck comes to the rescue in Malaya when Nazis begin using man-eating tigers to shut down the Allies’ rubber production. Produced by Jack Schwarz. Dir. Sam Newfield

Another in the famous series of Doctor Christian films, adapted from the radio programs.

In this campy action-adventure, a crazy gang of hot-rodding teens are racing about the Mojave when they encounter an ex-con who has come to the desert to bring back the nearly quarter of a million dollars in loot that he has hidden there. The kids learn about his search and in trying to get him to talk, accidentally kill him. Desperate to own the goods, they then abduct the dead con’s wife and try to persuade her to tell them where he stashed the money. Unbeknownst to them, their ranks have been infiltrated by an insurance investigator who sees that justice is finally done.

Harsh treatment leads to mutiny on a South Seas convict settlement.

A murder in a creepy old mansion turns the East Side gang into ghost chasers. Features the two-fisted boys from Dead End in the comedy/drama series. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabe Dell and Billy Benedict.

Old-timers are at their wits end when a corrupt, cut-throat trucking firm attempts to drive their railroad into bankruptcy.

The Kids stumble into a haunted house used as a hideout by a Nazi spy.

Nagel portrays an attorney defending five Jews accused of murder.

Ground-breaking pilot Dick Merrill plays himself in this exciting film about a plane owner who goes up against an airplane tycoon in a race over London. Dir. William Nigh.