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1. Mystery of the River Boat (1944)
Passed | 218 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Three Louisiana families, the Langtrys, Perrins and Duvals, as co-owners of swamp land in the Louisiana bayou country.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Robert Lowery, Eddie Quillan, Marion Martin, Marjorie Clements
Votes: 71
2. The Master Key (1945)
Passed | 226 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Government agents battle a gang of Nazis who are trying to use the Orotron machine, which can turn seawater into gold.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Milburn Stone, Jan Wiley, Dennis Moore, Addison Richards
Votes: 87
3. Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
Approved | 246 min | Action, Adventure
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Jan Wiley, Victoria Horne
Votes: 150
4. The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
Passed | 221 min | Action, Western
Mine owner Jackson Decker orders his manager to obtain Tom Bailey's milling machinery no matter what the cost. When Bailey is found murdered, suspicion naturally falls upon the mine owner ... See full summary »
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: George Dolenz, Bill Kennedy, Daun Kennedy, Paul E. Burns
Votes: 51
5. The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
Approved | 227 min | Adventure
An evil scientist known as "Mr. M." uses a drug he has developed called "hypnotreme" to help steal submarine equipment. Federal agent Grant Farrell is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Vernon Keays | Stars: Edmund MacDonald, Pamela Blake, Danny Morton, Virginia Brissac
Votes: 123
6. 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
7. The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
Passed | 223 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An adventurer goes after Nazi spies who have a new death ray called the Paratron.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Milburn Stone, Marjorie Weaver, Edgar Kennedy, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 100
8. Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Approved | 243 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Chapter 1 finds Daily Flash newspaper reporter Brenda Starr (Joan Woodbury), and her photographer, Chuck Allen (Syd Saylor), assigned to cover a fire in an old house where they discover the... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Ernie Adams, William 'Billy' Benedict
Votes: 91
9. Who's Guilty? (1945)
Approved | Action, Crime, Mystery
Walter Calvert calls upon his brother Henry at his eerie old house.
Directors: Howard Bretherton, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Robert Kent, Amelita Ward, Tim Ryan, Jayne Hazard
Votes: 43
10. 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
11. The Spider's Web (1938)
Passed | 300 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime fighter known as The Spider battles a villain called The Octopus, who is out to sabotage America and install his own government.
Directors: James W. Horne, Ray Taylor | Stars: Warren Hull, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske, Kenne Duncan
Votes: 167
12. Detective Lloyd (1932)
Passed | 216 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A detective matches wits with a group of thieves out to steal a priceless amulet.
Directors: Henry MacRae, Ray Taylor | Stars: Jack Lloyd, Wallace Geoffrey, Muriel Angelus, Lewis Dayton
Votes: 38
13. Radio Patrol (1937)
Passed | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from getting their hands on the formula for a new bulletproof steel.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Kay Hughes, Mickey Rentschler
Votes: 63
14. 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
15. Gang Busters (1942)
Approved | 251 min | Drama
Detective lieutenant Bill Bannister is assigned to run down an unknown gang of terrorists who have spread a net of crime over the city.
Directors: Noel M. Smith, Ray Taylor | Stars: Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 130
16. Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Passed | 237 min | Action, Adventure, War
US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of the islands near Pearl Harbor. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy agents who are trying to destroy ships carrying ... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Don Terry, Walter Sande, John Litel, Wade Boteler
Votes: 120
17. Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Passed | 283 min | Western
This star-laden western serial has our able heroes escaping various perils devised by the evil Wolfe Reade and his pack of outlaws, who wish to lay claim to a fabled lost mine.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford
Votes: 116
18. Sky Raiders (1941)
Passed | 227 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enemy spies try to steal a new fighter plane.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 212
19. Flying G-Men (1939)
Passed | 257 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Three government aviators called the "Flying G-Men", one of whom is disguised as "The Black Falcon", fight to protect the US and its allies from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the fourth Flying G-Man.
Directors: James W. Horne, Ray Taylor | Stars: Robert Paige, Richard Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray
Votes: 43
20. 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
21. Pirate Treasure (1934)
Passed | 240 min | Adventure, Family
A young man looking for buried treasure on a tropical island fights against thieves trying to steal his map, and then his treasure.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Lucille Lund, Walter Miller, Pat O'Malley
Votes: 74
22. Perils of Pauline (1933)
Passed | 231 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Evalyn Knapp, Craig Reynolds, James Durkin, John Davidson
Votes: 157
23. Ace Drummond (1936)
Approved | 255 min | Action, Adventure, Family
This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Guy Bates Post
Votes: 422
24. The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
Passed | 219 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried ... See full summary »
Directors: Clifford Smith, Lew Landers | Stars: Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers, John 'Dusty' King, Carla Laemmle
Votes: 49
25. Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
Approved | 294 min | Adventure
A secret agent goes after the gang that stole the crown jewels of a European monarchy.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, David Oliver, Monte Blue
Votes: 113
26. 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
27. Mandrake, the Magician (1939)
Approved | 215 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Mandrake and his assistant Lothar are working the cruise lines and make the acquaintance of Professor Houston who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by a masked Crime Lord known as "The Wasp".
Directors: Norman Deming, Sam Nelson | Stars: Warren Hull, Doris Weston, Al Kikume, Rex Downing
Votes: 214
28. The Shadow (1940)
Passed | 285 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Victor Jory, Veda Ann Borg, Roger Moore, Robert Fiske
Votes: 376
29. Deadwood Dick (1940)
Approved | 285 min | Western
Deadwood Dick, a masked and mysterious hero, is in reality Dick Stanley, editor of the Dakota Pioneer Press and a leading member of Statehood For Dakota. He is on the trail of a masked ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Donald Douglas, Lorna Gray, Harry Harvey, Marin Sais
Votes: 65
30. Dick Tracy (1937)
Approved | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.
Directors: Alan James, Ray Taylor | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette, Lee Van Atta
Votes: 652
31. The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
Passed | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of complex devices in his crusade . . . Ray guns, robots and a 'vanishing belt.'
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Onslow Stevens, Ada Ince, Walter Miller, James Durkin
Votes: 140
32. The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Approved | 265 min | Action, Family, Horror
A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold, Edwin Stanley
Votes: 1,121
33. Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Thriller
Dr. Fu Manchu is trying to take over the world by using the scepter of Genghis Khan, who was hidden in his tomb. With this scepter Fu Manchu gets all the Asian peoples in his power, and ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Henry Brandon, William Royle, Robert Kellard, Gloria Franklin
Votes: 50
34. The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Approved | 293 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A wealthy publisher uses a disguise and calls himself the Green Hornet to fight crime in his city.
Directors: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins | Stars: Warren Hull, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel, Keye Luke
Votes: 426
35. Red Barry (1938)
Passed | 256 min | Drama
A famous detective sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Alan James | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Frances Robinson, Edna Sedgewick, Cyril Delevanti
Votes: 114
36. Captain Midnight (1942)
Passed | 270 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Secret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, James Craven, Sam Edwards
Votes: 152
37. The Whispering Shadow (1933)
Passed | 225 min | Action, Crime, Family
A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose brother was murdered by The Whispering ... See full summary »
Directors: Colbert Clark, Albert Herman | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Viva Tattersall, Malcolm McGregor, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 242
38. The Sea Hound (1947)
Approved | 240 min | Adventure
Captain Silver and his crew receive a distress call in the South Pacific. They rescue the crew of a yacht from modern pirates and get caught up in a search for lost treasure.
Directors: W.B. Eason, Mack V. Wright, Sam Newfield | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd, Pamela Blake, Ralph Hodges
Votes: 68
39. Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
Approved | 260 min | Action, Crime, Family
Two ex-Navy buddies travel to a tropical island to help search for a fugitive Nazi and a fortune in diamonds stolen by him during WWII, and encounter multiple dangers at the hand of a gang ... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tommy Farrell, Gene Roth
Votes: 56
40. Bruce Gentry (1949)
Approved | 246 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Famed aviator Bruce Gentry is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be ... See full summary »
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Stars: Tom Neal, Judy Clark, Ralph Hodges, Forrest Taylor
Votes: 66
41. Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Approved | 211 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Using a diabolical disguise, Harry Crowel embarks on a vengeful career of destruction...opposed by three heroic daredevils.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Charles Quigley, Bruce Bennett, David Sharpe, Carole Landis
Votes: 253
42. King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
Approved | 211 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Canadian Tom Merritt has discovered a substance, Compound X, that will cure infantile paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at Caribou, Canada. A country at war with Canada (unnamed ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Robert Kellard, Lita Conway
Votes: 114
43. Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Passed | 267 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, William Newell, C. Montague Shaw
Votes: 278
44. The Scarlet Horseman (1946)
Approved | 248 min | Western
The Comanches are buying up rifles from unscrupulous gun smugglers in preparation for a wholesale uprising against settlers in Texas. Two undercover Texas Rangers discover the plot and set out to stop it.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Peter Cookson, Janet Shaw, Paul Guilfoyle, Virginia Christine
Votes: 28
45. Raiders of Ghost City (1944)
Passed | 225 min | Western
During the latter stages of the Civil War, a gang of supposed Confederates, headed by Alex Morel (Lionel Atwill), raid all gold shipments destined for Washington from Oro Grande, California... See full summary »
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Dennis Moore, Wanda McKay, Lionel Atwill, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 86
46. 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
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