Lee Prather

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Shakedown
1

Shakedown

Jul 17, 1936
A struggling young engineer, Bob Sanderson, refuses to marry the very-rich Edith Stuart until he can support her on his own earnings. He goes to work for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business, and, via his engineering skills, discovers a plot to kidnap Edith.
Action
Flying G-Men
6

Flying G-Men

Jan 28, 1939
Four flying G-Men protect America against enemy spies; one of the four assumes the identity of The Black Falcon, to befuddle the saboteurs even further.
Action
Women in Prison
6

Women in Prison

Mar 02, 1938
The superintendent of a women's prison is pressured to pardon a member of a criminal gang. When she refuses, her daughter is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison.
Drama
Girls Can Play
4

Girls Can Play

Jun 23, 1937
Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), journaliste sportif du Hollywood Post, aspire à être journaliste d'investigation et enquête sur d'éventuel cas de crime, même dans les affectations les plus routinières. En écrivant un article sur l'équipe féminine de softball, Jimmy découvre que leur sponsor, Foy Harris (John Gallaudet), est un racketteur notoire qui est censé s'être amendé. Jimmy soupçonne Foy de ne pas être très net. Il commence à fréquenter l’équipe pour enquêter un peu et se rapproche de la jolie nouvelle lanceuse Ann Casey (Jacqueline Wells).
Drama
Just My Luck
1

Just My Luck

Dec 30, 1935
Homer Crow, fired from his laboratory job at the Dunn-Wright Rubber Company, is sure that his formula for an indestructible rubber, called Durex, will be a success. Others are also, and Honer endures many obstacles, prat-falls and staged accidents while striving to protect his inventions.
Action
Match tragique
5.3

Match tragique

Sep 21, 1937
Tom Ferguson, vedette de l'équipe de hockey des «Indians» est tué au cours d'un match, lors d'un accident avec ses coéquipiers Dick Adams et Bill Drake. Convaincu que cet accident cache en fait autre chose, le frère du joueur, Alec Ferguson, se rend à New York pour découvrir la vérité sur l'affaire. Sous l'identité de Steve Moreau, il parvient à intégrer l'équipe. Alec découvre bientôt une sombre histoire de paris...
Mystery
Hot Money
1

Hot Money

Nov 16, 1935
A thief on the run dumps some hot money in Thelma and Patsy's lap.
Comedy
Homicide Bureau
6

Homicide Bureau

Jan 05, 1939
After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect. Detective Jim Logan is ordered to meet the incoming new-head of the Police Department lab and internal affairs, J.G. Bliss, and takes an instant dislike to her over her attitude toward criminal's rights.
Drama
Two-Fisted Sheriff
2

Two-Fisted Sheriff

Jun 14, 1937
Alors qu'il ramène deux hors-la-loi qui ont pillés une diligence, le shérif Dick Houston tombe dans une embuscade tendue par un troisième larron, et n’échappe à la mort que grâce à l'intervention de son ami Bob Pearson. Quelques jours plus tard, Bob est retrouvé le fusil à la main près du corps sans vie du vacher Herrick. Bob, qui courtisait la fille de Herrick, Molly, est reconnu coupable et condamné à la pendaison, mais Molly le fait évader et Dick perds son emploi.
Action
Laissez Nous Vivre
6.6

Laissez Nous Vivre

Mar 29, 1939
Deux hommes sont condamnés à mort. La fiancée de l'un d'eux convainc un détective de leur innocence : ensemble, ils tentent de trouver le véritable coupable.
Crime
Dr. Broadway
5

Dr. Broadway

May 09, 1942
A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.
Crime
The Ship That Died
5.8

The Ship That Died

Feb 19, 1938
This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no discernible reason - of crew, passengers and captain. At "the famed nautical court of Gibraltar", investigators propose three hypotheses.
Drama
Days of Jesse James
5.5

Days of Jesse James

Dec 20, 1939
Days of Jesse James is a 1939 American film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Bank robbery pulled off by the bank officials, not the usual James gang.
Western
Nick Carter, Master Detective
5.7
1930. Le détective Nick Carter est envoyé dans une usine d'aviation qui met au point un avion révolutionnaire. A la demande du président de la compagnie, Carter enquête sur de mystérieux vols. Rapidement, il soupçonne l'associé et l'assistant de Keller d'être à la solde de puissances étrangères...
Crime
Bullets for Rustlers
1

Bullets for Rustlers

Mar 05, 1940
Steve Beaumont, an operative for the Cattleman's Protective Association, is assigned the difficult task of breaking up a murderous gang of rustlers led by Ed Brock and Strang. He takes Sheriff Webb, Judge Baxter, and rancher Ann Houston into his confidence, and works his way into the rustler stronghold and confidence by "turning rustler" himself.
Western
Missing Witnesses
5.5

Missing Witnesses

Dec 11, 1937
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Romance
The Leavenworth Case
5

The Leavenworth Case

Jan 20, 1936
Director Lewis D. Collins' 1936 whodunit is about the investigation into the death of an elderly tycoon, who is murdered shortly after announcing he plans to change his will and give away his fortune.
Mystery
Tueur à gages
6.9

Tueur à gages

Apr 24, 1942
Payé par son commanditaire en argent volé, Philip Raven, tueur à gages, doit fuir la police lancée à ses trousses. Sur son chemin, il fait la connaissance d'Ellen...
Crime
Two Gun Law
1

Two Gun Law

Apr 06, 1937
Par affection pour son fils,Bob Larson, un hors-la-loi, décide de changer de vie et de devenir honnête. Mais il est victime d'un chantage de ses anciens complices pour l'obliger à participer au vol d'un riche rancher.
Western
Texas Stampede
1

Texas Stampede

Feb 09, 1939
Toujours rancuniers envers les éleveurs de bovins, les éleveurs de moutons les empêchent de conduire leur bétail dans les plaines pour l'abreuver, alors qu'une terrible sécheresse a tarit tous les cours d'eau. Le shérif Tom Randall tente d'obtenir un accord pacifique, mais un éleveur de bovins, Wayne cameron, tire sur un sheepman, Abe Avery et le blesse grièvement. Tom conduit Wayne en prison, et sa sœur, Joan rompt ses fiançailles avec Tom. Le père de Wayne rassemble ses cowboys et assiège la prison.
Western
Island of Doomed Men
5.3

Island of Doomed Men

May 20, 1940
An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner.
Crime
Road Gang
6.5

Road Gang

Mar 28, 1936
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Crime
Alias Boston Blackie
5.5

Alias Boston Blackie

Apr 02, 1942
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.
Mystery
Diamond Jim
6

Diamond Jim

Sep 01, 1935
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Drama
Juvenile Court
5

Juvenile Court

Sep 10, 1938
L'avocat Gary Franklin, frustré de ne pouvoir sauver le criminel hollandais Dutch Adams d'une condamnation à mort en accusant les taudis d'être à l'origine des crimes commis par Dutch, demande l'aide de sa soeur, Marcia Adams, afin de faire un appel de fonds publics aux habitants des taudis dans le but de fournir des lieux de loisirs à leurs enfants.
Crime
Outlaws of the Panhandle
6
Outlaws of the Pandhandle was the last of Charles Starrett's "formula" westerns for Columbia: hereafter, Starrett would be seen only in the guise of frontier medico Steven Monroe or masked do-gooder The Durango Kid. For the moment, however, the star is cast as Jim Endicott, bound and determined to put an end to the underhanded activities of gin-mill operator Faro Jack Vaughn (Norman Willis). The villain's strategy is to get the local cowpunchers tanked up on rotgut that they'll prove to be easy pickings for a gang of rustlers-and will be unable to complete work on a railroad spur which will bypass the outlaws' hideaway.
Western
Down Rio Grande Way
1

Down Rio Grande Way

Apr 23, 1942
1847. Le congrés des Etats-Unis est sur le point de décider l'admission du Texas en tant qu'état. Le colonel Baldridge et le juge Henderson veulent rester indépendants et chargent les hors-la-loi du gang de Vandall d'intimider les éleveurs. Les rangers envoient Steve Martin pour enquêter.
Western
New York Town
10

New York Town

Oct 31, 1941
Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stefan Janowski. The big city doles out joy and misery indiscriminately: In the apartment below Victor and Steve, Gus Nelson learns that his wife has given birth to quintuplets, while the lonely tenant in the apartment below Gus has given up on life and committed suicide.
Comedy
Lady Luck
5

Lady Luck

Sep 13, 1936
New York manicurist Mamie Murphy plans to marry a rich man, so she repeatedly turns down the proposals of honest reporter David Haines. When she is announced the winner of $2,500 and a ticket worth $150,000 for champion horse Lady Luck, if the horse wins an upcoming race, Mamie is pursued by wealthy sportsman Jack Conroy and nightclub owner and racketeer Tony Morelli.
Drama
Alibi for Murder
5.5

Alibi for Murder

Sep 23, 1936
A radio commentator named Perry Travis fancies himself a brilliant amateur detective. The cops wish he’d stick to his microphone and let them do the detecting. This proves impossible when a famed scientist is murdered in Perry’s studio, right in the middle of the interview. All evidence points to Perry, and he sets out to clear his name before the Shadow-like villain roaming the hallways of the radio station gets away with murder.
Action
Texas Renegades
1

Texas Renegades

Jan 17, 1940
Marshal Tim Smith is sent to Rawhide to battle rustlers. When the outlaw gang attempts to kill the new Marshal, they get the wrong man. Tim puts his identification on the dead man and poses as a known outlaw. This gets him into the gang where he is given the job of posing as the new Marshal.
Western