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- January 29, 2021
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A young woman named Julia brings her fiance and his mother to a village in India to meet her father and brother. Hospitality proves in short supply and things take a turn for the worse when Julia’s seductive younger sister arrives.
- January 29, 2021
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Maori girl raised from infancy by the British is kidnapped during a Maori uprising and joins her people for a valiant last stand against the British. Written and Photographed by Rudall C. Hayward. Dir. Rudall C. Hayward
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Feature version of 1935 serial.
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In this mystery, a stockbroker embezzles $1 million from his company and flees to Shanghai via plane. En route he encounters a man and a woman. The man is attempting to blackmail the woman, who has been accused of murdering her husband; the embezzler soon finds himself falling in love with her. He is so preoccupied that he does not see the extortionist running off with his briefcase full of loot until it is too late. He then follows the crook back to San Francisco, pursues him, beats him up, and decides to quietly put the money back where it belongs. Meanwhile, the woman attempts to clear herself of the charges against her.
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Harried hotel worker invents a boyfriend to impress her snooty cousin, and convinces a con man to pretend he’s her beau.
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- Comments Off on Isle Of Forgotten Sins (Aka Monsoon) 1943
After a monsoon sinks a treasure-laden boat, a group of adventurers head to the South Seas to find the sunken booty. Written by Edgar G. Ulmer. Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
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A tale of an aging cowpoke and his grandson.
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A criminal finds a penniless man with the famous Villiers Diamond in his possession, but the crook is forced to pull off a robbery to get money to buy it. Dir. Bernard Mainwaring
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- Comments Off on Hero Of Rome 1964
A story of justice and tyranny with the fate of Rome in the balance.