Author Archive: Retro

Radio & magazine hero The Shadow joins with a safecracker to solve a mysterious crime. Dir. Charles Lamont

Wagon train with seven passengers goes through a series of zany adventures. Color.

Espionage story of an American agent involved in Oriental intrigue with a demonic warlard.

Fast-talking lady reporter teams up with a bumbling cop to solve a series of murders and disappearances on the set of a movie. Based on a story by James Starr. Dir. Alexis Thurn-Taxis

College girl gets involved with a left-wing radical, much to the dismay of her patriotic father, who sends her to Mexico.

Tailspin Tommy must rescue a gun-shy Sky Patrol candidate who has been shot down by gunrunners trying to smuggle their weapons into another country. Based on the Hal Forrest comic strip. Dir. Howard P. Bretherton

Police hunt for a husband and wife team posing as brother and sister, who con wealthy widows then murder them. Dir. George Blair

A young boxer is taken under the wing of a fight promoter and readied for a match with the champ. Based on Hal Fisher’s comic strip. AKA “Palooka”.

An artist meets two sisters who live on a barge.