List of the best Lew Landers movies: The Power of the Whistler(1945), The Boogie Man Will Get You(1942), The Singing Hill(1941), After Midnight With Boston Blackie(1943), Under the Tonto Rim(1947), Without Orders(1936), Alias Boston Blackie(1942), Man in the Dark(1953), Stagecoach Kid(1949), Back in the Saddle(1941), The Return of the Vampire(1944), Dynamite Pass(1950) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Director
Richard Dix Janis Carter Jeff Donnell Loren Tindall Tala Birell John Abbott Murray Alper Kenneth MacDonald
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Comedy
USA
1942
66 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Peter Lorre Max Rosenbloom Larry Parks Jeff Donnell
Fearing life in prison for a fourth offense, convict Duke Berne pulls out of an armored car robbery, planned by his crooked lawyer, but he is framed for the robbery anyway.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Virginia Dale Mary Lee Spencer Charters Gerald Oliver Smith George Meeker Wade Boteler Harry Stubbs Jack Kirk
gene autry sidekick rancher cattleman landowner villain endearing charming wild west prairie ranch party ranchers community land dispute justice greed quest sacrifice rivalry
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land.
Crime, Drama
USA
1943
64 Minutes
Director
Chester Morris George E. Stone Richard Lane Ann Savage Cyrus W. Kendall George McKay Walter Sande Lloyd Corrigan
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Director
Tim Holt Nan Leslie Richard Martin Tom Keene Carol Forman Tony Barrett Harry Harvey Jason Robards Sr. Robert Clarke Jay Norris Lex Barker
When the Tonto Rim gang attack Brad's stagecoach, they take the strongbox and kill one of his workers. Learning the gang member Patton is in jail, Brad gets himself thrown in also. Chito ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1936
64 Minutes
Director
Sally Eilers Robert Armstrong Frances Sage Charley Grapewin Vinton Haworth Ward Bond
Len Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Director
reformed criminal police officer convict dancer clown musician suspenseful gripping spirited stage new york city broadway theater backstage prison christmas prison break performance amateur detectives murder false accusations
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
70 Minutes
Director
Edmond O'Brien Audrey Totter Ted de Corsia Horace MacMahon Nick Dennis
ex-convict reformed criminal ex-girlfriend gang member amnesiac suspenseful tense melodramatic intricate los angeles amusement park prison bar memory loss reform brain surgery mysterious past hidden treasure deception mystery
Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
Western
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Director
ranger cowboy old man hero young woman rancher thrilling rousing engaging american west ranch prairie stagecoach family home arizona law and order crime romance land grab old west
Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire on his ranch, bringing in tow his ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
73 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Mary Lee Edward Norris Jacqueline Wells Addison Richards Arthur Loft Edmund Elton
cowboy rancher mine owner sidekick friend positive spirited charming arizona ranch wild west new york city showdown anger new job pollution prison family business rescue wretched excess
After Gene discovers copper on his ranch, Bennett tries to get control of the fortune by framing him in a jail-break.
Horror
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Director
Bela Lugosi Frieda Inescort Nina Foch Roland Varno Miles Mander Matt Willis
vampire werewolf lady professor daughter fiancé melodramatic chilling london sanitarium laboratory scotland yard cemetery vampires impersonation world war ii bombing stalking reanimation revenge
When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart
Western
USA
1950
61 Minutes
Director
Cowhands Ross Taylor and his pal Chito Rafferty rescue road-construction engineer Dan Madden and his wife, Mary, when Madden is delayed starting work on a road running parallel to a toll ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Director
John Beal Joan Fontaine Philip Huston Jane Walsh Billy Gilbert Dwight Frye
A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.
Comedy
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Director
Lee Tracy Joan Woodbury Paul Guilfoyle Lee Patrick Richard Lane Bradley Page Tom Kennedy George Irving Frank M. Thomas Jack Carson Alec Craig
husband wife mobster screenwriter producer actress witty lighthearted train hollywood, calif. movie studio movie set movies organized crime bank robbery show business look-alikes transformation pursuit 1930s
An ex-con, just out of prison, and his wife meet a screen writer on the train and decide that, since he's writing about crime without knowing much about it, collaborating with him would be ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Director
Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
62 Minutes
Director
murderer young boy witness train passenger mysterious man boarder chilling creepy tense engaging suspenseful dark america small town murder witness train travel accidental murder hiding psychic abilities stories
A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
Western
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Director
Robert Barrat Noah Beery Jr. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Francis Macdonald Jack Payne Andy Clyde Paul Hurst Addison Richards
sheriff prospector killer cowboy american indian frontiersman brutal disheartening engaging small town desert oasis camp murder justice greed survival posse manhunt pursuit
A posse of nine and Sheriff Bill Cummings set out after a renegade named Apache Jack, who has murdered the wife of Lopez, one of the posse members. The others are Rayburn, Chic Lyman, Billy... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1943
64 Minutes
Director
Guy Kibbee Gloria Dickson Lee Tracy Otto Kruger Victor Jory Larry Parks Rex Williams Frank Sully Don Beddoe Douglas Leavitt Minor Watson
During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.
Comedy
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Director
Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
76 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Mary Lee Carol Adams Ferris Taylor Georgia Caine Byron Foulger Ralf Harolde
gene autry outlaw partner father boat captain daughter creative engaging rousing showboat bank crime scene stage parade wild west robbery justice investigation law and order american west
Gene's investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat. There he finds that teenage singer Patsy's father has been working with the robbers to provide for her future.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
82 Minutes
Director
Edmund Lowe Brenda Joyce Harry Davenport William Severn John Litel Clancy Cooper
A little boy lost in the woods is found and raised by Old John, a hermit, who teaches the boy about life in general and nature in particular.
Horror
USA
1946
73 Minutes
Director
Erich von Stroheim Jeanne Bates William Wright Mauritz Hugo Hope Landin Robert Malcolm Shimen Ruskin Edward Van Sloan Denise Vernac Roy Darmour Antonio Filauri
A stage illusionist's comeback attempt results in his humiliation. He plots to revenge himself by hypnotizing people into committing murders for him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Director
Richard Dix Helen Whitney Bourne Edward Ciannelli Frances Mercer Paul Guilfoyle Richard Lane Jack Arnold Walter Miller Frank M. Thomas Solly Ward Tommy Bupp
Paul Dover lives in Paris and works as an artist. He is visited by Julia Fraser an art buyer and critic who irritates Dover with her opinionated attitude. When she finally finds a piece of ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1950
71 Minutes
Director
scout partner army colonel native american driver teacher engaging melodramatic rousing thrilling trail fort camp office american west indian reservation wagon train false accusations american indian wars ambush
Davy Crockett (not the famous Alamo hero, but his nephew) guides a wagon train through hostile territory and rescues the cavalry from ambushing Indians.
Musical
USA
1958
71 Minutes
Director
John Ashley Jody Fair Steve Drexel Henry McCann Maureen Arthur
Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
61 Minutes
Director
Chester Morris Dawn O'Day Edward Ciannelli Walter Abel Richard Bond Lee Patrick Paul Guilfoyle Frank M. Thomas Eddie Acuff Jack Arnold Jack Carson
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution.
Romance
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Director
James Dunn Helen Whitney Bourne Joan Woodbury Solly Ward Tom Kennedy Franklin Pangborn
salesgirl manager landlord tenant roommate heiress amusing lighthearted madcap city apartment basement restaurant mistaken identity romance jealousy practical jokes love pursuit rivalry 1930s
Mary, a sometimes employed Midwest transplant living in New York is forced to share an apartment with Jack, a starving artist-night watchman. Both having problems paying their rent, ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
82 Minutes
Director
Leo Carrillo Tom Neal Martha Tilton
A crusading reporter uses his friendship with a mobster to expose the machinations of organized crime in his city.
Drama
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Director
Douglas Kennedy Marjorie Lord Emory Parnell Wm. "Bill" Phillips Thurston Hall Harry Cheshire
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts (Douglas Kennedy), masquerades as a prison guard and gets a job attached to the chain gang. Using a tiny camera in the shape of a cigarette lighter, he ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Director
Lucille Ball John Agar Patricia Medina Gregory Gaye William Fawcett George Tobias
caliph queen prince doctor evil king friend thrilling arabia palace street family home hideout palace intrigue murder secret identity deception magical weapon royalty adventure ancient times
Using a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate.
Adventure
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Director
John Howard Marguerite Chapman Herman Brix Warren Ashe Eileen O'Hearn Nino Pipitone Philip Ahn Larry Parks Rudy Robles Roger Clark Forrest Tucker
On December 6, 1941, Captain Yamanada of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Hiranamu", orders full steam ahead for Pearl Harbor. His ship encounters and sinks an American yacht and the single ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Director
Anthony Dexter Jody Lawrence Alan Hale Jr. Robert Clarke Stuart Randall James Seay Philip Van Zandt Shepard Menken Douglas Dumbrille Anthony Eustrel Henry Rowland
john smith beautiful woman friend brother king james i native american melodramatic tense somber touching jamestown, va. settlement court village england pocahontas marriage cross-cultural romance exploration culture clash
Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Comedy
1944
68 Minutes
Director
A backwoods community is thrust into the limelight when a sow gives birth to an unprecedented number of piglets.
Adventure
1949
65 Minutes
Director
An American major (Donald Woods) goes to Tripoli, where well-informed pirates have been raiding merchant ships.
Western
1947
60 Minutes
Director
Adventure
1948
71 Minutes
Director
Cameron Mitchell Audrey Long Fuzzy Knight James Millican John Harmon Ed Gargan Harry Cheshire Cliff Clark Evelyn Eaton
rodeo rider pretty woman horse doctor daughter father engaging emotional wild west rodeo ranch town stable horses human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship romantic dilemma injury discovery love
A rodeo stunt rider (Cameron Mitchell) meets a woman (Audrey Long) who comes between him and his trick horse, Bess.