Victor Shanley had once been New York City’s most-acclaimed crime-fighting, crusading District Attorney and the scourge of the underworld. Read More »
Tag Archives: Frank McDonald
Broadway Hostess (1935) Frank McDonald, Wini Shaw, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Winnie Wharton gets an audition to sing at the Intime nightclub at the urging of Ted “Lucky” Lorimer, and with Tommy Blake as her pianist, she becomes a big hit. Read More »
13 Lead Soldiers (1948) Frank McDonald, Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott, Crime, Mystery
Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Read More »
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) Frank McDonald, Ron Randell, Gloria Henry, Patrick O’Moore, Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Treachery Rides the Range (1936) Frank McDonald, Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Craig Reynolds, Music, Western
The Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free from hunters. Read More »
Yukon Gold (1952) Frank McDonald, William Beaudine, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Martha Hyer, Action, Adventure, Western
Corporal Rod Webb (Kirby Grant)of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police follows a murder trail deep into the Klondike. Read More »
Submarine Alert (1943) Frank McDonald, Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Thriller, War
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. Read More »
Boulder Dam (1936) Frank McDonald, Ross Alexander, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, Action, Drama
“Rusty” Noonan, a hard-boiled, cynical, selfish smart-aleck, working as a mechanic in a Detroit garage Read More »
Under Fiesta Stars (1941) Frank McDonald, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Action, Adventure, Music
A mine owner dies and leaves half to Gene and half to easterner Barbara Erwin. Gene wants to continue operation of the mine as requested in the will but Barbara wants to sell and leave with her half of the money. Read More »
The Purple Gang (1959) Frank McDonald, Barry Sullivan, Robert Blake, Elaine Edwards, Crime, Drama
A teen-age rat pack of the Detroit slums, the Purple Gang, headed by psychotic William Joseph “Honeyboy” Willard, teams with adult hijackers during prohibition and in three years controls the city’s underworld. Detective Bill Harley is given a special assignment to break the gang.
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