The Guns and the Fury (1981)
Action
Action movies
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Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion (1951)
spy film
Two American government agents, Hal Duncan and Sam Bradley, must prevent Regan and Cady, henchmen for a foreign power, from hijacking defense materials being transported by trucks. Duncan and Bradley are hired by an interstate trucking association, whose constituent truck lines have been principal targets of the hijacking. It later becomes evident that one of the four directors of the association is "The Voice," the secret leader of the gang, who provides Regan and Cody with shipment and route information necessary for the gang's success.
My Son Is Guilty (1939)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Tim Kerry (Harry Carey), a veteran cop in the district of Hell's Kitchen, welcomes his son Ritzy (Bruce Cabot) after spending two years in prison. Ritzy has good friends, and his former wife Julia (Julie Bishop) is hopeful that things will go on the right track. But the head of the gang, Morelli (Wynne Gibson), knows that Ritzy has good talent for crime and makes a great offer that is very hard to refuse.
Born Reckless (1937)
Action, Crime, Drama
Bob Kane, a former auto racer, becomes a cab driver for a company that is being strong-armed by Jim Barnes and his gangsters trying to gain control of all of the city's taxi companies. Having gone through all of his winnings from his auto racing career, Kane hitches a train to the East Coast and joins a cab company owned by a former auto racing acquaintance after demonstrating he still has the skills necessary to handle a vehicle. Soon afterwards, Kane ruffles the feathers of Barnes racketeering outfit by banging up the cabs of his stooges.
The Laser Man (1988)
Action, Adventure, Crime Comedy
Curse of the Crystal Eye (1991)
Action, Adventure, Treasure hunt
A man goes through a quest through Asia and Africa to find the fabled treasure of Ali Baba.
Escape Velocity (1999)
Action
A psychotic escaped prisoner takes over a deep-space observatory crewed by a scientist, his wife and teenager daughter.
The Phantom Rider (1946)
Dr Jim Sterling attempts to create a police force on the Big Tree Indian Reservation. However, his efforts face sabotage, secretly directed by the apparently friendly Indian Agent Fred Carson, whose gang is currently able to rob stagecoaches wagons without opposition. In order to defeat his enemies, Sterling adopts the name and costume of the legendary "Phantom Rider".
Hold That Line (1952)
American football film
Two prosperous alumni of Ivy University make a wager that anyone, from any walk of life, can succeed in college if just given the chance. They select the least likely subjects in New York -- Slip Mahoney and his gang -- to prove the theory by attending the university. The boys' boisterous behavior nearly gets them expelled, but Sach invents a "vitamin" drink that makes him invincible.
Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Western
Lawman Brett Starr leaves his job in Dodge City to take up a sheriff's job in Tombstone, Arizona where his two brothers live. Brett finds out that the position has been offered to the unscrupulous lawman Shotgun Cassidy. Starr impersonates Shotgun and after he is appointed sheriff seeks to expose the corruption and wrongdoing of the town authorities.
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)
Western
Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. To do so, one goes undercover as the "Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure. The villainess, Matosca, intends to use the kidnappees to force a partition of Texas.
Riders of the Whistling Pines (1950)
Action, Western
In the North Woods, Forester Charles Carter (Jason Robards Sr.) discovers that a tussock moth infection is threatening to devastate the great woods. This threatens the plans of Henry Mitchell (Douglass Dumbrille), who holds exclusive logging rights for the forest. Mitchell figures that if the moths infest and kill the trees, he can harvest all the dead trees, unencumbered by logging restrictions.
Whiteforce (1988)
Action, Drama
The Mystery Squadron (1933)
Action, Adventure
At an air show, ace flyers Fred Cromwell (Bob Steele) and his partner, Bill "Jelly Bean" Cook (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) perform aerial feats that prove they are the greatest aviators around. A dam being built by Stephen Gray (Lafe McKee), the owner of a construction firm, comes under attack from the mysterious pilot, the "Black Ace", and his "Mystery Squadron" of pilots. With Gray facing financial ruin, he asks Henry Davis (Jack Mulhall), the dam's foreman and ex-stunt pilot to hire Fred and Bill.
Sky Patrol (1939)
Action
In the final flying test for Sky Patrol graduation, instructor Tailspin Tommy Thompson flies with the son of flight commander Colonel Meade. Carter Meade freezes during target practice but Tommy covers for him and he graduates. When Bainbridge, a weapons smuggler, is aware that the Sky Patrol will disrupt his smuggling operations.
Dog Years (1997)
Comedy, Comedy drama
The film revolves around the lonely Wally, a Trojan skinhead whose only friend is his beloved Dalmatian Neechee. One day while walking her, Wally accidentally becomes involved with a strange deal gone bad when he bumps into a fleeing stranger being chased by a group of mob thugs. When he gets tangled up in Neechee's leash and frantically kicks the dog, Wally proceeds to beat him up and gets arrested by passing police officers.
Desert Gold (1936)
Action, Drama, Western
Pirates of the Great Salt Lake (2006)
Pirate Film
Captain Kirk Redgrave and his first mate, Flint Weaver, are two pirates who set out to be the fiercest pirates on the Great Sea . The movie begins with a man in white using a metal detector on the beach. He happens upon a sleeping Kirk and begins to tell the audience the legend of a young man who wanted to find his fortune.
Ride the Tiger (1970)
Action
The partner of a slain nightclub owner seeks out an Asian underworld big shot.
The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
Action
After his wife's death, Ben Dawson retires and forms a traveling medicine show. His infant daughter Laurie grows up to be a sharpshooter and performer in the show. A banker named Anderson is behind a criminal scheme cheating ranchers out of their money.
Criminals of the Air (1937)
Action, Crime
In the border town of Hernandez, New Mexico, undercover agent Mark Owens (Charles Quigley) is assigned to help the United States Border Patrol break up a well-organized band of smugglers. Hernandez also has a reputation for "quick marriages", just across the border in Mexico, so Mark soon signs on as a pilot on "The Honeymoon Express." "Hot Cake Joe" (Herbert Heywood), who runs a sandwich stand, is an informant for the smugglers and recognizes Mark is a "G-Man". Reporter Nancy Rawlings (Rosalind Keith), looking for a good story, wants to feature Mark as the pilot of the marriage service, but he is very reluctant to be photographed.
Northwest Trail (1945)
Western
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Trooper O'Brien assists Kate Owens when her car breaks down. Upon arrival at headquarters, his Inspector-in-charge assigns him to escort Kate to visit her Uncle in Morgan's Post located in the backwoods. As there are no roads to the area the two must travel by horse.
Wild West Days (1937)
Larry and Lucy Munro own a ranch with a rich platinum deposit. Newspaper editor Matt Keeler as the head of a gang called "Secret Seven" wants the ranch for himself and has Larry framed for murder to get it. Frontiersman Kentucky Wade - with his pals Dude Hanford, Mike Morales and Trigger Benton - come to the Munros' aid.
Fighting Trouble (1956)
Comedy
Gangster Frankie Arbo has imported a master engraver to produce counterfeit money. Arbo buys a nightclub, The Hula Hut, as a front for his criminal activities. A newspaper editor wants a photo of the elusive Arbo, and hires Sach and Duke to produce it.