An interesting oddity in Republic’s B-western series but certainly not the first Read More »
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Wagon Wheels Westward (1945) R.G. Springsteen, Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming
While not exact remakes, two 1945 westerns – Republic’s Wagon Wheels Westward and Monogram’s Springtime in Texas Read More »
Corky (1972) Leonard J. Horn, Robert Blake, Charlotte Rampling, Patrick O’Neal
A country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer. Read More »
In Cold Blood (1967) Richard Brooks, Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe
In meeting in Kansas, ex-cons Perry Smith and Dick Hickock are breaking several conditions of their respective paroles. Read More »
Revolt in the Big House (1958) R.G. Springsteen, Gene Evans, Robert Blake, Timothy Carey
After eluding numerous convictions for ten years, New York City notorious criminal Lou Gannon is finally convicted for armed robbery and murder. Read More »
Blood Feud (1983) Mike Newell, Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Danny Aiello
Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy’s campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice. Read More »
Busting (1974) Peter Hyams, Elliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen Garfield, Crime, Drama
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don’t heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss. Read More »
Mokey (1942) Wells Root, Dan Dailey, Donna Reed, Robert Blake, Drama
Mokey is an eight-year-old boy whose father gives him too little attention and whose stepmother misunderstands him. His misdeeds are due to neglect and misunderstanding on the part of his elders.
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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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Electra Glide in Blue (1973) James William Guercio, Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Crime, Drama, Mystery
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.
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