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The Purple Gang (1959) Frank McDonald

rarefilm — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:43:44 +0000

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. To intimidate Harley, Honeyboy and his chief henchman, Hank Smith, terrorize his pregnant wife, Gladys, who loses her baby and dies. The gang moves in on the cleaning and dyeing industry, which calls in the Mafia for protection. Hank tries to tip off Harley as to where the Mafia hoods are holed up but Honeyboy, mistaking his intentions, has Killer Burke seal him alive in a coffin and drop him in the Detroit river. Honeyboy locates the Mafia headquarters in an apartment building and goes there with two of his men. They break in and machine-gun the three Mafia leaders, Licovetti, Ricco and Castiglione.

Also Known As (AKA): A Quadrilha Escarlate, Guerra di gangster, Die Ratten von Detroit

IMDB

File Name : The Purple Gang 1959.avi
File Size : 1.17 GB / 1198.33 MB
Resolution : 704×384
Duration : 01:24:41

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (srt)
Country: United States
Genre: Crime, Drama

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The_Purple_Gang_1959.srt

The Adventurous Blonde (1937) Frank McDonald, Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Anne Nagel

rarefilm — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:33:09 +0000

Angry that police detective Steve McBride is giving preferential treatment to his fiancée, reporter Torchy Blane, reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy’s paper will print the story and look foolish, teaching a lesson to Torchy and McBride. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.

Also Known As (AKA): Loura do Outro Mundo

IMDB

File Name : The Adventurous Blonde 1937.avi
File Size : 0.87 GB / 892 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:01:01

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance

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Fly Away Baby (1937) Frank McDonald, Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Gordon Oliver

rarefilm — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:30:31 +0000

Torchy and Steve are investigating a murder/jewel theft with roots in Germany. She lobbies her publisher to underwrite her participation in an around-the-world airplane race because arrogant businessman ‘Sonny’ Croy will be a participant. Not only is he a prime suspect in the case, but the international itinerary includes Frankfort, Germany.

Also Known As (AKA): Caçada Aérea, Police judiciaire, Il tesoro del dirigibile, Crime in the Clouds

IMDB

File Name : Fly Away Baby 1937.avi
File Size : 0.86 GB / 880.36 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:00:14

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Fly_Away_Baby_1937.avi

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) Frank McDonald, Ron Randell, Gloria Henry, Patrick O’Moore

rarefilm — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:00:51 +0000

A Scotland Yard Inspector, seeking a missing heiress, is murdered in his own home. “Bulldog” Drummond finds one of the two women claiming to be the real heiress hiding in a closet in the house. She tells Drummond she is innocent of the murder and is the real heiress. Is she or isn’t she?

IMDB

File Name : Bulldog.Drummond.Strikes.Back.1947.mkv
File Size : 0.73 GB / 748.14 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:04:05

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Bulldog.Drummond.Strikes.Back.1947.mkv

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) Frank McDonald, Ricardo Cortez, Kay Linaker, John Eldredge

rarefilm — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 21:54:04 +0000

Crotchety hospital administrator Peter Melady, self-proclaimed developer of a new wonder anaesthetic, is about to undergo a delicate operation to be performed by the glib Dr. Leo Harrigan, Melady’s longtime mutual adversary. Police are called when the murdered body of Harrigan is found in an elevator, and Melady, last seen being wheeled on a gurney to surgery by Harrigan, has disappeared.

IMDB

File Name : The Murder of Dr Harrigan 1936.avi
File Size : 1000.03 MB
Resolution : 608×464
Duration : 01:07:42

Quality: TVRip
Language: English
Genre: Mystery

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13 Lead Soldiers (1948) Frank McDonald, Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott

rarefilm — Fri, 27 May 2022 13:20:53 +0000

Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldiers were part of a set of thirteen which formed the key to a hidden vault of treasure. Following some clever sleuthing and set-up on Drummond’s part, the guilty man is trapped in the vault,which is hidden behind the fireplace.

Also Known As (AKA): Thirteen Lead Soldiers

IMDB

File Name : 13 Lead Soldiers.avi
File Size : 0.57 GB / 588.74 MB
Resolution : 352×272
Duration : 01:04:51

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Mystery

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Smart Blonde (1937) Frank McDonald

rarefilm — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:46:54 +0000

Journalist Torchy Blane and her fiance Lt. Steve McBride are trying to solve the murder of Tim Torgson, who was killed right before Torchy’s eyes.

Director: Frank McDonald

Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Wini Shaw

Also Known As (AKA): Uma Loura Sabida, No Hard Feelings

IMDB

File Name : Smart Blonde 1937.mkv
File Size : 0.41 GB / 418.62 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 00:59:04
Video : AVC, 797 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 192 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Smart_Blonde_1937.mkv

Midnight Court (1937) Frank McDonald, Ann Dvorak, John Litel, Carlyle Moore Jr.

rarefilm — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:10:52 +0000

Victor Shanley had once been New York City’s most-acclaimed crime-fighting, crusading District Attorney and the scourge of the underworld. But the workaholic demands of the job led him to drinking and alcoholism. Dismissed from office in disgrace and divorced by his wife, Carol, Shanley soon found himself a gutter-drunk. But when hired by gangster Al Kruger, racketeer in charge of a hot-car ring, Shanley is soon back on top and made rich in the process, and relishing the revenge he had taken on the law-and-order faction he bitterly thought had done him an injustice. Shanley befriends a young engineer, Bob Terrell, who had inadvertently gotten mixed up with Kruger’s mob, and gets Bob a job with an aircraft-factory in Tennessee. But Kruger, fearful that Bob might have knowledge that will incriminate him, has his henchman “Slim” Jacobs murder the young man. Shanley vows to get revenge on Kruger.

Also Known As (AKA): Justiça à Meia-Noite, Justice After Dark

IMDB

File Name : Midnight Court 1937.mkv
File Size : 1 GB / 1025.2 MB
Resolution : 656×480 @ 636×480
Duration : 01:03:31
Video : AVC, 30.033 FPS
Audio : AAC, 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: TVRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

Midnight_Court_1937.mkv

Blondes at Work (1938) Frank McDonald, Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy

rarefilm — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 21:33:16 +0000

Marvin Spencer, of the Bon Ton Department Stores, is missing, and Torchy knows how to find him. When she does, he is dead and she is the first paper to headline the death. Then she finds his girlfriend and the Star once again scoops everyone, including the police. This upsets McBride, but she hits headline after headline, until the trial is to begin. Then torchy is a follower, but she does not believe that the accused is even guilty.

Also Known As (AKA): Flertando com o Perigo

IMDB

File Name : Blondes at Work 1938.avi
File Size : 0.9 GB / 925.96 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:03:21
Video : MPEG-4 Visual, 1 844 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 192 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Blondes_at_Work_1938.avi

Under Fiesta Stars (1941) Frank McDonald, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes

rarefilm — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:59:03 +0000

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. So she hires two lawyers not knowing they are crooks. They then sent their henchman out and Gene’s life is soon in danger.

IMDB

File Name : Under Fiesta Stars 1941.avi
File Size : 829.96 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:04:12
Video : MPEG-4 Visual (XviD), 1 577 Kbps, 23.976 fps
Audio : AC-3 (AC3), 224 Kbps (CBR), 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure, Music

Under_Fiesta_Stars_1941.avi