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    White Savage 1943 POSTER

    White Savage

    1943

    English

    5.8

    5

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    fisherman

    pre-code

    princess

    shark

    south sea island

    Arthur Lubin Arthur Lubin Director Anthony Warde Anthony Warde as Clerk Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal as Native Woman Maria Montez Maria Montez as Princess Tahia Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Sam Miller
    A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
    The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 POSTER

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    1952

    English

    6.1

    7

    75%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    Drama

    ex-lover

    mount kilimanjaro

    pre-code

    Romance

    safari

    tanzania

    War

    Henry King Henry King Director Ava Gardner Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as Harry Street Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Spanish Officer John Roy John Roy as (uncredited)
    Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
    The Brain from Planet Arous 1957 POSTER

    The Brain from Planet Arous

    1957

    English

    5.2

    5

    29%

    38%

    Action

    Adventure

    alien

    alien possession

    axe murder

    desert

    evil brain

    Horror

    pre-code

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Nathan Juran Nathan Juran Director Robert Fuller Robert Fuller as Dan Murphy Thomas Browne Henry Thomas Browne Henry as John Fallon Joyce Meadows Joyce Meadows as Sally Fallon John Agar John Agar as Steve March
    An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a "good" alien brain inhabits the body of the scientist's dog and waits for an opportunity to defeat the evil brain.
    Native Son 1951 POSTER

    Native Son

    1951

    English

    6.3

    4

    38%

    accidental killing

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chauffeur

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    pre-code

    Pierre Chenal Pierre Chenal Director Ruth Robert Ruth Robert as Helen Dalton George Nathanson George Nathanson as Joe, a reporter Georges Roos Georges Roos as Scoop Lewis MacKenzie Lewis MacKenzie as Stanley
    In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
    The Connection 1961 POSTER

    The Connection

    1961

    English

    7.0

    1

    95%

    79%

    Drama

    drug addiction

    heroin

    loft

    mockumentary

    new york city

    pre-code

    Shirley Clarke Shirley Clarke Director Garry Goodrow Garry Goodrow as Ernie William Redfield William Redfield as Jim Dunn Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne as J. J. Burden Barbara Winchester Barbara Winchester as Sister Salvation
    A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
    Born Reckless 1958 POSTER

    Born Reckless

    1958

    English

    4.8

    2

    14%

    14%

    Action

    bull riding

    Drama

    horseback riding

    horsemanship

    pre-code

    rodeo

    Romance

    saloon singer

    Sport

    Western

    Howard W. Koch Howard W. Koch Director Duke Green Duke Green as Bar Patron Dean Smith Dean Smith as Cowboy Michael Dante Michael Dante as Cowboy Dancing with Jackie Carol Ohmart Carol Ohmart as Liz
    Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. One night he rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous rodeo promoter and they form a team and hit the circuit along with sidekick Cool Man.
    The Wizard of Oz 1925 POSTER

    The Wizard of Oz

    1925

    English

    4.9

    13

    Action

    Adventure

    cannon

    Comedy

    dream

    dreams

    Family

    Fantasy

    farm

    pre-code

    slapstick

    Larry Semon Larry Semon Director Otto Lederer Otto Lederer as Ambassador Wikked Virginia Pearson Virginia Pearson as Lady Vishuss Chester Conklin Chester Conklin as Undetermined Role Charles Murray Charles Murray as Wizard of Oz
    A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
    City Girl 1930 POSTER

    City Girl

    1930

    English

    7.7

    17

    63%

    83%

    Action

    countryside

    Drama

    marriage crisis

    pre-code

    Romance

    waitress

    wheat

    F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau Director Arnold Lucy Arnold Lucy as Cafe patron Richard Alexander Richard Alexander as Mac Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Reaper Jack Pennick Jack Pennick as Reaper
    A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles 1929 POSTER

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    1929

    German

    6.4

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Horror

    Mystery

    pre-code

    sherlock holmes

    Richard Oswald Richard Oswald Director Valy Arnheim Valy Arnheim as Barrymore Betty Bird Betty Bird as Beryl Carlyle Blackwell Carlyle Blackwell as Sherlock Holmes Livio Pavanelli Livio Pavanelli as Sir Henry Baskerville
    One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
    Hands of a Stranger 1962 POSTER

    Hands of a Stranger

    1962

    English

    5.2

    1

    10%

    10%

    hand

    Horror

    pre-code

    surgeon

    Thriller

    Newt Arnold Newt Arnold Director Barry Gordon Barry Gordon as Skeet Wilder Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman as Sue George Sawaya George Sawaya as Tony Wilder James Noah James Noah as Vernon Paris
    A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.
    Rider on a Dead Horse 1962 POSTER

    Rider on a Dead Horse

    1962

    English

    5.5

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    Western

    Herbert L. Strock Herbert L. Strock Director John Vivyan John Vivyan as Hayden Kevin Hagen Kevin Hagen as Jake Fry Lisa Lu Lisa Lu as Ming Kwai Charles Lampkin Charles Lampkin as Taylor
    Three prospectors divide and bury their gold to safeguard it from warring Apaches. Cue a series of double crosses, triple crosses, chases, and shoot-outs as greed drives the three men to murder and betrayal.
    The Flesh Eaters 1964 POSTER

    The Flesh Eaters

    1964

    English

    5.7

    7

    45%

    45%

    Horror

    pre-code

    Sci-Fi

    Jack Curtis Jack Curtis Director Ira Lewis Ira Lewis as Freddy Miller Ray Tudor Ray Tudor as Omar Arnold Drake Arnold Drake as Pete's Beat Singer Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck as Prof. Peter Bartell
    An alcoholic actress, her personal assistant, and their pilot are downed on a secluded isle by bad weather, where a renegade Nazi scientist is using ocean life to develop a solvent for human flesh. The tiny flesh-eating sea critters that result certainly give our heroes a run for their money - and lives.
    Daughter of the Dragon 1931 POSTER

    Daughter of the Dragon

    1931

    English

    5.6

    2

    71%

    31%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    murder

    poison

    pre-code

    revenge

    torture

    Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan Director Frances Dade Frances Dade as Joan Marshall Nella Walker Nella Walker as Lady Petrie E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren as Lu Chung Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher as Ronald Petrie
    At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
    The Letter 1929 POSTER

    The Letter

    1929

    English

    6.6

    3

    58%

    58%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    pre-code

    Jean de Limur Jean de Limur Director Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall as Geoffrey Hammond Fredi Washington Fredi Washington as Opium Den Dancer Isabel Washington Isabel Washington as Opium Den Dancer Reginald Owen Reginald Owen as Robert Crosbie
    A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
    Merry-Go-Round 1923 POSTER

    Merry-Go-Round

    1923

    English

    6.5

    1

    Action

    Drama

    love

    pre-code

    vienna, austria

    Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim Director Norman Kerry Norman Kerry as Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Gisella's Groom Spottiswoode Aitken Spottiswoode Aitken as Minister of War / Gisella's Father George Siegmann George Siegmann as Schani Huber
    A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
    The Hoodlum Saint 1946 POSTER

    The Hoodlum Saint

    1946

    English

    6.1

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Music

    pre-code

    stock market crash

    woman reporter

    Norman Taurog Norman Taurog Director Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Dance Contestant #1 - Mamie's Partner Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Mike Flaherty Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Rabbi Meyerberg Addison Richards Addison Richards as Rev. Miller
    A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
    Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1938 POSTER

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    1938

    English

    6.7

    3

    50%

    50%

    Action

    charlie chan

    Crime

    Drama

    hawaii

    honolulu, hawaii

    Mystery

    pre-code

    H. Bruce Humberstone H. Bruce Humberstone Director Eddie Collins Eddie Collins as Al Hogan Richard Alexander Richard Alexander as Crewman Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as James Chan Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Wing Foo
    While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
    The Girl of the Canal 1945 POSTER

    The Girl of the Canal

    1945

    English

    6.7

    1

    Drama

    pre-code

    Charles Crichton Charles Crichton Director Megs Jenkins Megs Jenkins as Barmaid James McKechnie James McKechnie as Commentator Madoline Thomas Madoline Thomas as His Mother Jenny Laird Jenny Laird as Mary Smith
    In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.
    Whoops, I'm an Indian! 1936 POSTER

    Whoops, I'm an Indian!

    1936

    English

    6.9

    8

    Action

    Comedy

    pre-code

    Western

    Del Lord Del Lord Director Larry Fine Larry Fine as Larry Moe Howard Moe Howard as Moe Beatrice Blinn Beatrice Blinn as Saloon Girl Bert Young Bert Young as Saloon Patron
    Set in the Old West, the stooges are crooked gamblers swindling the residents of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff they disguise themselves as Indians. Their plan works until Curly, dressed as a squaw, is forced to marry a local tough guy. The stooges are unmasked and wind up in the hoosegow.
    Master of Horror 1965 POSTER

    Master of Horror

    1965

    English

    6.0

    5

    anthology

    Horror

    horror anthology

    pre-code

    Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras Director Lisa Tadow Lisa Tadow as Dubbing Voice Louis Bright Louis Bright as (voice) Albert Barr Albert Barr as (voice) Fred Card Fred Card as (voice)
    An anthology film of two classic tales from Edgar Allan Poe. A re-edited and dubbed version of Masterworks of Terror (1960) for American cinemas.
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