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1. North of Nome (1936)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
John Raglan is a seal hunter being hounded by hijackers, so he strands himself on an isolated island in the Bering Sea that is owned by a corporation. During a fierce sea-storm, Raglan ... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Jack Holt, Evelyn Venable, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, John Miljan
Votes: 18
2. Federal Operator 99 (1945)
Passed | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Crime lord Jim Belmont escapes FBI custody and begins a reign of thievery that is thwarted at every turn by Jerry Blake, the FBI's Operator 99.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Richard Cherwin, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Marten Lamont, Helen Talbot, George J. Lewis, Lorna Gray
Votes: 78
3. Reformatory (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A new inmate at a juvenile reformatory tries to organize a mass breakout.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Bobby Jordan, Charlotte Wynters, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 50
4. The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
Approved | 58 min | Western
Just after his man Louder loses the Sheriff's election to Ken, Flamer finds Ken's rowel. Then he and his men rob the train as he poses as Ken and leaves the rowel. The train crew's ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Beth Marion, Walter Miller, Hal Price
Votes: 11
5. The Masked Marvel (1943)
Passed | 197 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious detective called The Masked Marvel battles Japanese saboteurs intent on blowing up America.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon
Votes: 206
6. Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966 TV Movie)
Approved | 100 min
This is an edited version of the 1943 Republic serial "The Masked Marvel" that was released to television in 1966.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon
Votes: 9
7. Haunted Harbor (1944)
Passed | 243 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A sea captain about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. They head for the island of Pulinan, where they believe the real murderer--... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge, Roy Barcroft, Clancy Cooper
Votes: 102
8. Lawless Riders (1935)
Passed | 58 min | Western
When Edith overhears Bart's plan to rob the bank she informs Ken. But she is also overheard and when Ken goes to investigate, Bart's Henchman Prod frames him for the robbery. Thrown in jail... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Geneva Mitchell, Harry Woods, Frank Yaconelli
Votes: 63
9. Making the Headlines (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts, Craig Reynolds, Marjorie Gateson
Votes: 26
10. Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Passed | 219 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The creator of a scientific device is kidnapped, and his daughter enlists the help of a private detective whose investigations lead them to a remote Pacific isle where they confront the evil and shocking descendants of a long-dead pirate.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan
Votes: 185
11. Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)
Approved | 243 min | Action, Adventure, War
An American secret agent travels to Africa to infiltrate a German spy ring.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Rod Cameron, Joan Marsh, Duncan Renaldo, Lionel Royce
Votes: 113
12. King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
Approved | 167 min | Adventure
This fast-paced cliff hanger centers on an ancient Indian rug whose pattern provides the clues to a secret treasure.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Larry Thompson, Helen Talbot, Stuart Hamblen, Anthony Warde
Votes: 52
13. Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
Approved | 275 min | Western
Mountie sergeant and his three constables find themselves facing multiple perils at the hands of an outlaw gang which, aided by a corrupt Indian medicine man and his followers, have brought... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Robert Kellard, Kenneth MacDonald, Herbert Rawlinson, Nell O'Day
Votes: 30
14. The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Approved | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A criminal mastermind known as the Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit every electrical current on the planet.
Directors: Fred C. Brannon, William Witney | Stars: Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, I. Stanford Jolley
Votes: 528
15. The Unwritten Law (1932)
Passed | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A film producer is found murdered on a ship, and among the suspects are a young woman whose mother was mistreated by him and his recently fired electrician.
Directors: Christy Cabanne, Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Greta Nissen, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Mary Brian, Lew Cody
Votes: 9
16. The Tiger Woman (1944)
Approved | 196 min | Adventure, Thriller
Greedy oil speculators led by Morgan are trying to force Tiger Woman and her band of warriors from their jungle home. Allen Saunders of Inter-Ocean Oil wants to develop the oil too, but fights with Tiger Woman to stop the bad guys.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis
Votes: 154
17. Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Approved | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When unscrupulous Carlos Manning discovers an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed will leave a huge section of California real estate to heirs of Don Quantero.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 71
18. Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Following the murder of a policeman and unable to get proof against the real killer, District attorney Walter Forbes takes a novel approach to get there. He induces an ex-convict to stand ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 27
19. The Iron Claw (1941)
Approved | 289 min | Crime
Miserly old Anton Benson once recovered a treasure in gold from a sunken Spanish galleon, and in his greed murdered anyone who got in his way of keeping it. Now his family is gathered at ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charles Quigley, Joyce Bryant, Forrest Taylor, Walter Sande
Votes: 65
20. The Black Widow (1947)
Approved | 180 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune ... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony Warde
Votes: 401
21. The Green Archer (I) (1940)
Passed | 285 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother Abel Bellamy takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Victor Jory, Iris Meredith, James Craven, Robert Fiske
Votes: 197
22. G-Men Never Forget (1948)
Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
G-Man and a female detective sergeant pursue racketeers, unaware that her police commissioner is actually a gang boss altered by plastic surgery.
Directors: Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Stars: Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, Ramsay Ames, Gil Frye
Votes: 110
23. Mickey's Minstrels (1934)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens, Billy Barty
Votes: 17
24. Mickey's Touchdown (1933)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Mickey and the gang get ready for a big game of football. But Stinky Davis has a few tricks up his sleeve to stop the gang from winning.
Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens, Jimmy Robinson
Votes: 18
25. Rolling Caravans (1938)
Approved | 55 min | Drama, Music, Western
The strip is being opened to settlers and as everyone heads for the starting line, Thad and his outlaw gang are ready. Learning Rankin has a treasure map, Thad steals it. When Breezy ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Levering | Stars: Jack Luden, Eleanor Stewart, Harry Woods, Lafe McKee
Votes: 17
26. Under Suspicion (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Mystery, Romance
When auto magnate Robert Bailey announces he is going to retire and turn his plant over to the employees he incurs the enmity of K.Y. Mitchell, a large stockholder in the company; Carey ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Katherine DeMille, Luis Alberni, Rosalind Keith
Votes: 12
27. The Spider Returns (1941)
Approved | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The evil and masked "Gargoyle" is sabotaging all of America's industrial plants. It is up to the Spider to save the country.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Warren Hull, Mary Ainslee, Dave O'Brien, Joseph W. Girard
Votes: 279
28. Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
Approved | 180 min | Western
On the run from Missouri, outlaw Jesse James and his friend ride into a town where a gang is trying to drive area ranchers off their land because oil is underneath it. They take particular ... See full summary »
Directors: Fred C. Brannon, Thomas Carr | Stars: Clayton Moore, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, John Compton
Votes: 169
29. Mickey's Medicine Man (1934)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Marvin Stephens, Jimmy Robinson
Votes: 24
30. Avenging Waters (1936)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Mortimer build a fence for the cattle brought by Ken Morley. To retaliate, Slater who wants access to the land, builds a dam cutting off Mortimer's water supply. When Ken confronts Slater, ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Beth Marion, Ward Bond, John Elliott
Votes: 78
31. Heir to Trouble (1935)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Cowboy fights to keep his land after oil is discovered on it.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Joan Perry, Harry Woods, Martin Faust
Votes: 31
32. The Cattle Thief (1936)
Passed | 58 min | Western
Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider at night.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Geneva Mitchell, Ward Bond, Roger Williams
Votes: 82
33. Western Frontier (1935)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now grown, is sent after the outlaw known as the Golden hair Girl only to find that she's his long lost sister.
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Ken Maynard, Lucile Browne, Nora Lane, Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Votes: 20
34. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Approved | 211 min | Western
Hammond, a leading citizen who owns the town's stagecoach line, is opposed to Idaho becoming a state, and kills Randolph Meredith, owner of the town's newspaper, for endorsing it. ... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Stars: George J. Lewis, Linda Stirling, Lucien Littlefield, Francis McDonald
Votes: 280
35. The Phantom Rider (1946)
Approved | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Western
A reservation's new doctor masquerades as the legendary Indian god, "the Phantom Rider", to catch gang looting the reservation, unaware the leader is a phony Indian Agent.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Robert Kent, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, George J. Lewis
Votes: 54
36. Son of Zorro (1947)
Approved | 100 min | Western
Young cavalry officer Jeff Stewart returns to his home in the west after the Civil War to find that a ring of crooked politicians has taken over the county, bleeding the citizens with 50% ... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: George Turner, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Ed Cassidy
Votes: 131
37. Jungle Gold (1966 TV Movie)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure
This is an edited version of the 1944 Republic serial "The Tiger Woman," released in a syndication package to TV in 1966.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis
Votes: 10
38. Mickey's Rebellion (1931)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Frank Alexander, Billy Barty, Spencer Bell
Votes: 15
39. Mickey's Tent Show (1933)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens, Jimmy Robinson
Votes: 8
40. Bordertown Trail (1944)
Approved | 56 min | Drama, Western
A gang is opposed to statehood for Texas, and smuggling everything they can across the border to keep statehood from happening. Sunset Carson and his pal, Frog Millhouse, while on border ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Ellen Lowe, Weldon Heyburn
Votes: 42
41. Western Courage (1935)
61 min | Drama, Western
Wealthy Henry Hanley takes his family to a dude ranch. But his daughter Gloria's boyfriend Eric is waiting and he is after Hanley's money. Ken overhears Eric's plan and abducts Gloria to ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Geneva Mitchell, Charles K. French, Betty Blythe
Votes: 19
42. Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Approved | 58 min | Drama, Music, Western
THe Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane (Jack Rutherford), who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Tex Ritter, White Flash, Jack Rutherford, Hal Taliaferro
Votes: 55
43. She Had to Choose (1934)
Approved | 65 min | Drama
A young actress hits Hollywood determined to be a movie star and runs into a lot of roadblocks along the way.
Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Isabel Jewell, Sally Blane, Regis Toomey
Votes: 70
44. Galloping Dynamite (1937)
Passed | 57 min | Western
When Bob Dillon finds gold, Reed kills him. Bob's brother Jim arrives to investigate his death. Avoiding the attempt on his life by Reed's gang, Jim confronts Reed's partner Jenkins. When ... See full summary »
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Kermit Maynard, Ariane Allen, John Merton, David Sharpe
Votes: 37
45. Night Alarm (1934)
Approved | 64 min | Drama, Romance
A reporter itching to get off the boring gardening "beat" gets a chance to investigate a series of arson fires that have been plaguing the city. He believes the fires are tied into a web of... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Bruce Cabot, Judith Allen, H.B. Warner, Sam Hardy
Votes: 114
46. Cheating Blondes (1933)
Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reporter sets out to prove that the woman who rejected his marriage proposal is a murderer. Meanwhile, she's hiding in plain sight: posing as her missing twin sister.
Director: Joseph Levering | Stars: Thelma Todd, Ralf Harolde, Inez Courtney, Milton Wallis
Votes: 75
47. Rio Grande Ranger (1936)
Passed | 54 min | Western
Bob, a Ranger, and his pal Hal, are ordered to lure Jim Sayres and his gang of outlaws across the border from Shonto into the United States. Bob disguises himself as a bandit named "Smoke,"... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Robert Allen, Iris Meredith, Paul Sutton, Hal Taliaferro
Votes: 30
48. Mickey's Stampede (1931)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Delia Bogard, Douglas Fox
Votes: 17
49. Mickey's Rescue (1934)
18 min | Comedy, Short
On his brother's birthday, a wealthy couple adopts Mickey's kid brother. Mickey and his pals go to the city searching for him.
Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens
Votes: 14
50. Casper's Week End (1928)
Short, Comedy
Toots (Thelma Hill) and Casper (Bud Duncan) visit a college campus and get mistaken for freshmen.
Director: St. Elmo Boyce | Stars: Thelma Hill, Bud Duncan, Cullen Johnson, Kit Guard
Votes: 12