Black Gold (1963)
Adventure
Adventure movies
Explore journeys, exploration and adventurous quests.
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Montana Amazon (2010)
Comedy
The Dunderheads are an eccentric Montana family who've been in the mountains far too long. Now one step ahead of the law, matriarch Grandma Ira careens across the American West with her two wildly dysfunctional teenage grandkids.
Prisoner of Zenda (1988)
Drama
On his deathbed, the King of Ruritania announces to his twin sons, Prince Rudolph and Prince Michael, that he must choose one of them to be the future king of Ruritania following his death. The king believes that the younger twin, Rudolph, is more fit to be king, and so chooses him for the throne. Prince Rudolph is shocked with his father's decision and Prince Michael is outraged and angry.
The Painted Stallion (1937)
A wagon train travelling from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe means trouble for Alfredo Dupray, his authority from Spain will end with the arrival of a Mexican Governor. He plots to solve this by intercepting a trade agreement, to be negotiated by Clark Stuart on the wagon train, and disrupt Mexico–United States relations. Repeated attacks are thwarted, however, by the appearance of a mysterious Rider on a Painted Stallion who issues warnings with her whistling arrows.
Mystery Mansion (1984)
Adventure, children's film, Mysterie
Susan (Randi Brown) and her brother Johnny (David Wagner) come across an old map that may be a clue in finding gold, while staying at their aunt and uncle's house. Susan has been having nightmares about Rachel Drake, a young girl who vanished in 1889 from a nearby mansion when her parents were killed by bank robbers. The siblings make friends with Billy and soon began their search for the treasure as well as find out what happened to Rachel when they also come across a locket.
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
Masked mystery villain The Voice is out to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Co. "Happy" Cardigan needs to successfully drill for oil before his contract with Milesburg expires or he goes broke. Jimmie Williams' father, Jed (Edward Hearn), has been framed for murder.
Dick Turpin's Ride (1951)
Adventure
Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Adventure
Dr. Lincoln Rand, leading an expedition to an uncharted island in the Arctic Circle that he theorizes may be the ancestral home of all Native Americans, is shipwrecked. The only survivors are Lincoln Rand Jr.
Ten Dead Men (2008)
thriller film
As the film begins, Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him—a different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high.
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)
spy film
A foreign power, which is represented by their agent Marlof, attempts to set up secret missile bases in Canada to target the United States for their planned summer invasion. Meanwhile, acting on intelligence following the smashing of a spy ring in Montreal, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers Don Roberts and Kay Conway go undercover in a settling party headed for the Yukon. Marlof also has agents, Beck and Reed, in the party en route to the site of the planned missile bases.
Pancho Barnes (1988)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Leaving an arranged marriage to Reverend Rankin Barnes (James Stephens), Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (Bertinelli) takes an interest in flying light planes in the 1920s, and soon rivals Amelia Earhart (Nance Williamson), breaking world speed records. Barnes is hired by Howard Hughes (David Kockinis) to do stunt flying for the film Hell's Angels, instigates the formation of the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, was a World War II Air Force Civilian Pilot Trainer, and establishes the Happy Bottom Riding Club as a mess hall for pilots and former servicemen.
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Adventure
Two cargo airlines clash over a government mail contract. "Tailspin" Tommy (Maurice Murphy), a young mechanic, gets a job with Three Points Airlines, which wins the contract. Their opponents resort to sabotage in order to have the contract for themselves.
The Chechahcos (1923)
Adventure
left|thumb|The full film. A ship headed towards the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s catches on fire and all onboard must abandon ship. Passenger Margaret Stanlaw (Eva Gordon) loses her young daughter Ruth (Baby Margie) in the ensuing panic, and is informed by shady gambler Richard Steele (Alexis B.
The Sky Hawk (1929)
Adventure
thumb|348x348px|The Sky Hawk ad in The Film Daily, 1929 World War I British aviator Jack Bardell is discharged from the service after a suspicious aircraft crash that his fellow pilots believe show that he was a coward in the face of the enemy. He is left temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, and enlists the aid of his mechanic Tom Berry to rebuild a wrecked fighter aircraft. Bardell recuperates to the extent that he is able to fly again, redeeming himself during a German Zeppelin attack over London, bringing down one of the airships.
Walk Into Paradise (1956)
Adventure
In New Guinea, Ned "Shark Eye" Kelley floats in town on a raft, suffering from malaria and heat. He has discovered oil in a valley. The local Australian District Officer, Fred, tells Kelley he cannot exploit the oil until the area has been officially "opened up".
White Pongo (1945)
Adventure
In the jungles of the Belgian Congo, a group of natives are dancing around a great fire with a human sacrifice named Gunderson, They are attacked by an albino gorilla called the White Pongo. During the attack, an elderly scientist who lives with the tribe frees Gunderson and gives him his deceased colleague's diary that contains his findings on the white gorilla. Gunderson makes it through the jungle and arrives in a nearby settlement in a feverish state.
King of the Wild (1931)
Adventure
Robert Grant, framed for a coup in the Indian country of Ranjapur, escapes from prison to Africa in search of the real villains. Here he meets Sheik Mustapha (Boris Karloff), who has evidence to clear him and the location of a secret diamond mine.
Shark Kill (1976)
Adventure, Animal horror, Drama, Horror, television film
The Law of the Wild (1934)
Adventure
John Sheldon is falsely accused by Frank Nolan of killing Lou Salters. Nolan steals Sheldon's horse Rex while Sheldon is in jail, with plans to ride him in a big horse race. Sheldon's friend Alice and her comedic sidekick Henry rescue the horse with the aid of Rin Tin Tin Jr., and Alice rides him in the race instead.
Caribe (1987)
Adventure
Two CIA agents, a man and a woman, find themselves entangled in an arms trafficking ring in Belize. They arrange the purchase of a large shipment of weapons with the intention of keeping the money. The man they're dealing with, however, has another plan: to kill one of the agents and enjoy the money.
The Three Musketeers (1916)
Adventure, silent film
D’Artagnan leaves home travelling to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although D’Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age: Athos, Porthos and Aramis and gets involved in affairs of the state and court.
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
Adventure
It is 1840 and California is ruled by the Mexican government. Kent is transporting rifles from Mexico City to California to be used by soldiers there. Wealthy aristocrat Marguerita Novarro and her maid are rescued by Phillip Kent when their carriage breaks loose.
The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
Adventure
A once wealthy but now impoverished English couple, Roger and Joan Keen, are forced to offer their yacht for charter. It's taken by a man claiming to be an Alan Butler, who wants to sail to the coast of France to recover a sunken chest of jewels given to him, three years ago, by a Frenchman who'd trusted him to look after them until the war ended, but Butler's ship had sunk before being able to return safely to England. Joan meets a French woman named Giselle.
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)
Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is sent to stop the mysterious "Phantom Riders" from disrupting the cattle drives across the Chisholm Trail and construction of a new railroad. Hickok intercedes when a wagon train of westbound settlers is threatened by Indian attacks.