Tag Archives: 1940s

Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages — all the proper ingredients. Read More »

Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother’s legacy and use the money to buy a business. Read More »

Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Read More »

“Trail blazers” Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson help out inexperienced sheriff Bob Tyler as smarmy town boss Carson Read More »

A new man joins the civilian firefighters at a London unit during the Second World War. Read More »

A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Read More »

Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Read More »

Washington DC during World War II. The machinery of government is a hive of endless, if not seamless, activity. Read More »

Anne Parkson feels neglected by her lawyer-husband Ted, so she falls in love with night-club owner Tony Arnello, a shady character who is a client of her husband’s. Read More »

State Commissioner Walton is uncertain about making Rainbow’s End the new county seat after the Drago brothers, Matt and Slip, hold up his tage and beat up Sheriff Sam Oldring. Read More »