Author Archive: Retro

Davis, a singer and Governor of Louisiana, came to Karlson, wanting to be in movies and Monogram Pictures agreed to finance one based on his life.

Near Gordontown, Joe Gordon and his sister Judy, whose father Paul Gordon is a wealthy banker and rancher who owns most of the town, are shot at by two outlaws, but are rescued by U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown, who is riding to Gordontown to visit his old friend, retired Marshal Dusty Dekker. Jim Laren arrives in town with plans of taking over the Gordon holdings and the town. Laren kills the elder Gordon, and has Annie Driscoll, through a ruse innocently involving Dusty, show up posing as Gordon’s wife who deserted him 18 years ago. Johnny, with the aid of Sheriff Alibi, proves that Annie isn’t the real Mrs. Gordon and clears his friend Dusty of the charge of killing Gordon.

Laurel and Hardy’s bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley

Ollie can’t find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

In a complex story of automotive intrigue, oil barons, corporate finance and international villainy, the inventors of an environmentally friendly car powered by energy cells become the target of killers.

Three showgirls on their way to Las Vegas have stuck all night when their car breaks down. The next morning ,a man offers them help, but, he’s really a maniac.

The mastermind behind money stolen from an American bank takes it to London. He is then pursued by the gangsters he tried to cheat and have convicted Stateside, as well as by the Met Police.

Inspired by the life and death of Rosemarie Nitribitt, a famous German call girl whose death caused a large scandal in the press.

WWII looms, China fears German/Japanese invasion. Espionage group hires Bruce Le to retrieve secret document from 6-floor tower’s top level by fighting his way up.