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East of Sudan (1964) Nathan Juran, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Derek Fowlds
During the Mahdist insurrection in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, veteran colonial Private Baker teams Read More »
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) Nathan Juran, John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller
Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet Arous, assumes the body of scientist Steve March. Read More »
The Deadly Mantis (1957) Nathan Juran, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton
The calving of an Arctic iceberg releases a giant praying mantis, trapped in suspended animation since prehistoric times. Read More »
The Black Castle (1952) Nathan Juran, Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally
Man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count. Read More »
The Crooked Web (1955) Nathan Juran, Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning
Cafe owner Stan Fabian joins Joanie Daniel and her “brother” Frank in a scheme to unearth a “fortune in stolen gold buried by Frank” in Germany during World War II Read More »
Highway Dragnet (1954) Nathan Juran, Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mrs. Cummings, a free-lance magazine photographer and a recent widow following her husband committed suicide Read More »
Land Raiders (1969) Nathan Juran, Telly Savalas, George Maharis, Arlene Dahl, Action, Western
Ruthless Vince Carden dominates the Arizona-territory town of Forge River and buys the scalps of murdered Indians. He has driven his brother Paul from his home, and this leads to the total disillusionment of his wife Martha. Haunted by the mysterious death of a girl he had loved, Paul ends his wandering and joins a wagon train heading for Forge River; with the train is Kate Mayfield, who is returning home after years of school in the East. Paul and Kate are the sole survivors when Apaches attack the train, in reprisal for a slaughter staged by Vince’s men. Vince uses the Indian attack on the train as an excuse to lead the raid on a defenseless Apache village, which sparks a massive assault on Forge River.
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Nathan Juran, Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Family, Fantasy, Action
Sailing to Baghdad after a narrow escape from the monster island of Colossa, the wedding plans of legendary hero Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) and Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) are spoiled by the scheming sorcerer Sokurah (Torin Thatcher). In return for his previous help with the cyclops on Colossa, Sokurah demands that Sinbad retrieve a lamp he lost on the island. When Sinbad refuses, the conjurer shrinks Parisa, forcing the sailor and his crew back to the high seas in order to save her.
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