The Film Detective

Salt of the Earth centers on a long, difficult workers' strike against a mining company in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) fights for equity of wages as well as health and safety issues,...

Salt of the Earth centers on a long, difficult workers' strike against a mining company in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) fights for equity of wages as well as health and safety issues, but at home he mistreats his wife, Esperanza. When the men are forced to end their picketing, Esperanza joins the other women who demand to play a role in the strike, against their husband's wishes. Written, directed, and produced by members of the original blacklisted "Hollywood Ten," Salt of the...

Tex Ritter stars in this western drama about a man who goes undercover to befriend a convict believed to have stolen a shipment of government gold. Also starring Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins,...

Tex Ritter stars in this western drama about a man who goes undercover to befriend a convict believed to have stolen a shipment of government gold. Also starring Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins, this offering from Hollywood's Poverty Row features the usual fistfights and entertaining storyline that made these modestly budgeted features well worth watching. Songs include "Teach Me To Forget" and "You Will Have to Pay" both sung by Tex!

Better known as Invasion of the Bee Girls, this cult film is about Earth women who turn into queen bees. They destroy men by, shall we say, \"loving\" them to death! Starring Anitra Ford, William...

Better known as Invasion of the Bee Girls, this cult film is about Earth women who turn into queen bees. They destroy men by, shall we say, \"loving\" them to death! Starring Anitra Ford, William Smith, and Victoria Vetri, this camp classic is highlighted by some interesting visual effects and cinematography by movie veteran Gary Graves. It will turn you on from dusk till dawn...

Rex Bell plays a rope-twirling, joke-telling cowboy star who fails to succeed on the New York stage. When he heads west, he falls in with some oddball characters and becomes embroiled in a murder!...

Rex Bell plays a rope-twirling, joke-telling cowboy star who fails to succeed on the New York stage. When he heads west, he falls in with some oddball characters and becomes embroiled in a murder! This odd mashup of showbiz drama, mystery, and western also stars George 'Gabby' Hayes and Charles King. Wait till you hear Gabby do Shakespeare!

This film noir collection includes three fantastic titles: Hollow Triumph, Kansas City Confidential and The Red House. All three highlight classic film noir cinematography and storytelling...

This film noir collection includes three fantastic titles: Hollow Triumph, Kansas City Confidential and The Red House. All three highlight classic film noir cinematography and storytelling techniques with stark and moody atmospheres. In Hollow Triumph, a career criminal finds the ultimate hideout by taking on another man's identity. Kansas City Confidential tells the story of a wrongly accused delivery driver out to clear his name. In The Red House, two young teens disregard warnings to stay...

An angry crime kingpin hires the female head of a detective agency to figure out who's muscling in on his action. Johnnie Hill, Owen Watson, and former New York Jets running back Emerson Boozer star...

An angry crime kingpin hires the female head of a detective agency to figure out who's muscling in on his action. Johnnie Hill, Owen Watson, and former New York Jets running back Emerson Boozer star in this action-packed crime drama.

Prolific B-movie master Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town, Dead Men Walk) helmed this tale of a scientist who turns his simple-minded handyman into a raving wolf creature. Why would he do such a...

Prolific B-movie master Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town, Dead Men Walk) helmed this tale of a scientist who turns his simple-minded handyman into a raving wolf creature. Why would he do such a thing? To turn the beast on his enemies, of course. Horror icons George Zucco and Glenn Strange star, along with Johnny Downs, Anne Nagel, and Mae Busch. It's yet another low budget gem from Hollywood's Poverty Row. Enjoy!

Kurt Neumann (The Fly, Rocketship X-M) directed this bawdy tale of a love that was louder than war drums! With a cast that includes Scott Brady, Rita Gam, and Neville Brand, the story takes place on...

Kurt Neumann (The Fly, Rocketship X-M) directed this bawdy tale of a love that was louder than war drums! With a cast that includes Scott Brady, Rita Gam, and Neville Brand, the story takes place on a remote army post where an artist romances a trio of women, just as a vengeful settler turns the army and the local Iroquois tribe against each other. Film buffs might like to know that the cinematography for this feature is by four-time Oscar nominee Karl Struss, who won an Academy Award in 1929...

The theft of Norma Shearer's jewelry sets the plot in motion for this star studded promotional short. The production, which includes cameos by Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Edward G. Robinson and...

The theft of Norma Shearer's jewelry sets the plot in motion for this star studded promotional short. The production, which includes cameos by Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Edward G. Robinson and Wallace Beery, was made to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatorium. And get this it was produced in association with a cigarette company! Also, keep an eye out for several of the lovable Our Gang kids, including Norman "Chubby" Chaney and Matthew "Stymie" Beard!

Hoot Gibson, one of the few cowboy stars to make the transition from the silent era to the talkies, stars in this B-Western as a sharpshooter in a traveling show falsely accused of murder! From...

Hoot Gibson, one of the few cowboy stars to make the transition from the silent era to the talkies, stars in this B-Western as a sharpshooter in a traveling show falsely accused of murder! From Walter Futter Productions, this exciting feature also stars Charles Hill. Lona Andre, and George Chesebro.

Here's a rarity: legendary New York Yankee star Lou Gehrig starring in a western! The plot concerns Gehrig retiring from baseball to become a rancher, only to find himself and other ranchers being...

Here's a rarity: legendary New York Yankee star Lou Gehrig starring in a western! The plot concerns Gehrig retiring from baseball to become a rancher, only to find himself and other ranchers being tormented by a group of bandits! The rest of the cast includes singin' cowboy Smith Ballew (Gaucho Serenade, Under Arizona Skies) Evalyn Knapp (Smart Money, Perils of Pauline), and Arthur Loft (Scarlet Street), with direction by Ray Taylor (The Adventures of Smiling Jack, West of El Dorado).

Here's a rarity--a World War One musical comedy starring James Ellison (The Plainsman, I Walked With a Zombie) as a screwball sergeant who bets he can have breakfast with his commanding officer...

Here's a rarity--a World War One musical comedy starring James Ellison (The Plainsman, I Walked With a Zombie) as a screwball sergeant who bets he can have breakfast with his commanding officer (Paul Harvey). The cast is stocked with such talented performers as Terry Walker (Take Me Back to Oklahoma) and Arthur Lake, best known as Dagwood Bumstead on the old Blondie series. Songs include 'Now You're Talking My Language', and 'Good Night My Lucky Day'.

Carnival of Souls is the story of a young woman who goes along for the ride when two hot-rodders hold a drag race and are forced off a bridge, plunging into the flooded river below. The sole...

Carnival of Souls is the story of a young woman who goes along for the ride when two hot-rodders hold a drag race and are forced off a bridge, plunging into the flooded river below. The sole survivor of the accident, Mary, accepts a job in a new town as a church organist where she is repeatedly troubled by visions of a nearby abandoned carnival and a smiling, white-faced man with dark rimmed eyes. One of the most atmospherically eerie works of American horror cinema, the film garnered a...

Adolphe Menjou and Martha Scott shine in this hilarious comedy of manners from writer/director Andrew L. Stone (Confidence Girl, Stormy Weather). Spurned suitors and swindlers run amok as an angry...

Adolphe Menjou and Martha Scott shine in this hilarious comedy of manners from writer/director Andrew L. Stone (Confidence Girl, Stormy Weather). Spurned suitors and swindlers run amok as an angry father sets about writing some wrongs when his wife and daughter are taken by a con man. Look for Billie Burke (The Wizard of Oz), Dennis O'Keefe, and former silent screen temptress Pola Negri in one of her final roles. You'll also enjoy the Academy Award nominated musical score by Phil Boutelje, as...

Leading man Jeffrey Lynn (The Roaring Twenties) plays the downtrodden Blake Washburn, a defeated politician who takes over as editor of a small town newspaper in this comedic romance from writer and...

Leading man Jeffrey Lynn (The Roaring Twenties) plays the downtrodden Blake Washburn, a defeated politician who takes over as editor of a small town newspaper in this comedic romance from writer and director Arthur Pierson. When Washburn discovers the undeniable influence his little paper has on the public, he uses it to appeal to potential voters in the next election. Watch for strong performances from a stellar cast, including Oscar Winner Donald Crisp (How Green Was My Valley), Marjorie...

Boris Karloff returns to the scene of the crime as the ubiquitous Mr. Wong. This time, a beautiful Chinese woman has sought Wong's help but ends up dead in his home, killed by a poison dart! She...

Boris Karloff returns to the scene of the crime as the ubiquitous Mr. Wong. This time, a beautiful Chinese woman has sought Wong's help but ends up dead in his home, killed by a poison dart! She turns out to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a clandestine mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese. The only clue to solving her murder is a crumpled note with the name 'Captain J' scrawled across it. For Wong, that might be enough! Also starring Grant Withers and Lotus Long, this potboiler from...

A series of wealthy men are murdered. Is it just a coincidence that they were all married to the same woman? Starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige, and Russ Vincent, this gem comes from director Jack...

A series of wealthy men are murdered. Is it just a coincidence that they were all married to the same woman? Starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige, and Russ Vincent, this gem comes from director Jack Bernhard (Unknown Island, Decoy).

Yvonne De Carlo rose to stardom in this tale that set the world afire! As a dancer forced to leave her country under allegations of being a spy, she ends up in a lawless Arizona town where she makes...

Yvonne De Carlo rose to stardom in this tale that set the world afire! As a dancer forced to leave her country under allegations of being a spy, she ends up in a lawless Arizona town where she makes the guns grow cold and hearts burn hot! One man after another falls to her charms, and she always gets what she wants! Rod Cameron, David Bruce, Walter Slezak and Albert Dekker round out the cast for director Charles Lamont, while seven time Oscar nominee Edward Ward provides the saucy score for...

A theatrical producer sacrifices his own career to boost the fortunes of a gifted young performer in this musical gem from 1938. Lena Horne makes her feature film debut as Ethel Andrews, the...

A theatrical producer sacrifices his own career to boost the fortunes of a gifted young performer in this musical gem from 1938. Lena Horne makes her feature film debut as Ethel Andrews, the aspiring singer, and belts out such tunes as 'I Know You Remember' and 'Don't Let Our Love Song Turn Into A Blues'. Also, look for such Depression-era entertainers as Ralph Cooper and the Harlemania Orchestra, the Basin Street Boys, and "Rubberneck" Holmes!

Along the Mexican border, Roy joins Western novelist Dale in a search for smugglers. They discover a silver mine.

Along the Mexican border, Roy joins Western novelist Dale in a search for smugglers. They discover a silver mine.

Lana Turner plays an entertainer who falls for a Crown Prince (Ezio Pinza) in this musical romance from MGM. Marjorie Main, Barry Sullivan, Cedric Harwicke, and Debbie Reynolds also star in this...

Lana Turner plays an entertainer who falls for a Crown Prince (Ezio Pinza) in this musical romance from MGM. Marjorie Main, Barry Sullivan, Cedric Harwicke, and Debbie Reynolds also star in this feature directed by two time Oscar nominee Don Hartman (Road to Morocco, The Gay Deception), and boasting music by one of America's great composers, Harold Arlen! Songs include 'Andiamo', 'Let Me Look At You', and 'My Man and My Mule'. (Turner's voice is dubbed by Trudy Erwin, one of Hollywood's top...

Susan Hayward stars in this dramatic tale of the Oklahoma oil boom. She plays Cherokee Lansing, a determined young woman out to protect her father's honor after he's killed by men from a competing...

Susan Hayward stars in this dramatic tale of the Oklahoma oil boom. She plays Cherokee Lansing, a determined young woman out to protect her father's honor after he's killed by men from a competing oil company. With a cast that includes Robert Preston, Ed Begley, and Pedro Armendariz, this engaging picture from producer Walter Wanger (Cleopatra, I Want to Live!) was nominated for an Academy Award in the Special Effects category. Also, listen for veteran character actor Chill Wills as the...

Bud Duncan plays comic strip character Snuffy Smith in this hysterical wartime comedy. Edgar Kennedy, master of the slow burn, is on hand as the long suffering Sgt. Homer Gatling, while Cliff Nazaro...

Bud Duncan plays comic strip character Snuffy Smith in this hysterical wartime comedy. Edgar Kennedy, master of the slow burn, is on hand as the long suffering Sgt. Homer Gatling, while Cliff Nazaro plays the affable Barney Google. This feature is all about Nazis trying to steal Snuffy's secret moonshine formula, thinking it's rocket fuel. It's thrill-arious!

When the inventor of a new method of sending television signals refuses to sell his ideas to television companies, he turns up dead! Bela Lugosi stars (and is the prime suspect) in this perfect...

When the inventor of a new method of sending television signals refuses to sell his ideas to television companies, he turns up dead! Bela Lugosi stars (and is the prime suspect) in this perfect story of a perfect crime.