(86) Werewolf of London... (76) Mar. Mystery Melodrama. Henry Hull, Valerie Hob.son. Warner Oland. Wolf Man, The. .(70) June Horror Melodrama. Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy. Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney jr., Evelyn Ankers. Republic (September 15, 1950 through October 15, 1951 > Arizona Manhunt .5068. ..(60) Sept. 15 Western. Orphaned daughter of outlaw is cared for by the sheriff when she is found by his grandson. She learns to respect the law and helps sheriff capture the outlaw leader. Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen, James Bell, Lucille Barkley. Director: Fred C. Brannon. Belle Le Grand. ...5006 ... (90) Jan. 27 Action Drama. Notorious woman gambler becomes involved in mining stock speculation and falls in love with the mine owner. She and her sister become rivals for his affections. Vera Ralston, John Carroll, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen. Director: Allan Dwan. Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas ...5066... (60). May 1 Western. First of series featuring child actors. A conflict over land bearing rich bauxite deposits, leads to kidnaping and a murder. Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen, James Bell. Director: Philip Ford. Bullfighter and the Lady. .5009. ..(87). ...May 15 Drama. Made in Mexico. American sportsman learns bullfighting from leading matador, who is gored to death when he rescues his pupil in the ring. American stages benefit for the widow and becomes public idol. Robert Stack. Joy Page, Gilbert Roland, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard. Director: Oscar Boetticher. California Passage .5005... (90) Dec. 15, '50 Western. Two partners in a saloon love the same girl. One is secretly the leader of a holdup gang and plots to kill his partner, gain control of saloon, a gold mine and the girl. Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, Estelita Rodriguez, Jim Davis, Peter Miles. Director: Joseph Kane. Cuban Fireball... 5007... (78) Mar. 5 Comedy. Cuban heiress disguises herself as old, ugly "aunt" to avoid wolves who might marry her for her money, creating entanglements with immigration authorities and police when she is suspected of murder. Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas, Mimi Aguglia, Leon Belasco. Director: William Beaudine. Dakota Kid, The. .5067. ..(60) July 1 Western. Second of series featuring child actors. Kindly sheriff, his grandson and the boy's playmate reform an escaped convict who is brought to town by a ruthless saloonkeeper to aid in his crooked operations. Michael Chapin, Eilene Jans.sen, James Bell, Dann Morton. Director- Philip Ford. Fighting Coast Guard 5010 . June 1 Drama. Veteran, determined to stay out of service and make money in a shipyard, is forced to join the Coast Guard rather than be drafted. Almost in spite of himself, he becomes a hero. Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, Richard Jaeckel. Director: Joseph Kane. Fort Dodge Stampede... .5062... (60) Aug. 24 Western. Deputy sheriff arrives in a ghost town searching for $30,000 in loot. A group of pioneers resettle the place and hero finds the money and the gang who stole it. Allan "Rocky" Lane, Chubby Johnson, Mary Ellen Kay, Roy Barcroft. Director: Harry Keller. Fugitive Lady... 5011... (78) July 15 Melodrama. Made in Italy. Young wife of a wealthy industrialist is discovered to have plotted his murder which had first been judged an accident. Janis Paige, Binnie Barnes, Massimo Serato, Eduardo Ciannelli. Director: Sidney Salkow. Heart of the Rockies 5042 (67) Mar. 30 Western. Engineer constructing highway using prison labor thwarts the rascally foreman of a ranch who has framed the workmen for his own crimes. Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Ralph Morgan. Gordon Jones. Director: William Witney. Hit Parade of 1951 5002 (85) Oct. 15, '50 Musical. Professional gambler, whose double is a Hollywood radio singing star, maneuvers latter into taking his place In Las Vegas while he goes to Hollywood to get away from big-money troubles. A comedy of errors results from the mistaken identities. John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, The Firehouse Five Plus Two, Bobby Ramos and His Rumba Band. Director: John H. Auer. In Old AmariUo. 5043....(67) May 15 Western. Young cattleman bests an unscrupulous ranch manager who seeks to buy herds cheap by depriving their owners of water sources. Hero employs artificial rainmaking devices to aid the ranchers. Roy Rogers, Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards. Roy Barcroft. Director: William Witney. Insurance Investigator... .5026... (60) Mar. 23 Melodrama. Hero solves a series of "accidental" deaths, which have been costing his company heavily, by proving that gamblers have been committing the murders and collecting insurance benefits. Richard Denning, Audrey Long. John Eldredge, Hillary Brooke. Director: George Blair. Macbeth. .5003 (85) Oct. 29, '50 Drama. Screen dramatization of the Shakespearean tragedy in familiar story of the murderous Scot and his ambitionridden wife. Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan. Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barrier, Dan O'Herlihy. Director: Or.son Welles. (Mercury Productions.) Million Dollar Pursuit. .5028 ...(60) May 30 Drama. Planning a big robbery, a smalltime crook is forced to take two partners. They bring it off but his ex-sweetheart informs the police. He kidnaps her but she is rescued. Penny Edwards, Grant Withers, Steve Flagg, Norman Budd. Director: R. G. Springsteen. '. Missing Women. .5025.... (60) Feb. 23 Melodrama. A girl sets out to find the killers, when her bridegroom of an hour is shot to death by members of a gang dealing in stolen cars. Penny Edwards, James Millican, John Gallaudet, John Alvin, Fritz Feld. Director: Philip Ford. Night Riders of Montana. 5059. (60). ...Feb. 28 Western. Hero traps a gang of cattle rustlers against whom ranchers have organized a company of state rangers. He clears one of the rangers of a false murder charge. Allan "Rocky" Lane, Claudia Barrett, Chubby Johnson, Roy Barcroft. Director: Fred C. Brannon. ©Oh! Susanna....5008 ... (90) Mar. 10 Trucolor Historical Western. A cavalry company guards Sioux territory from marauding gold-rushers. Masquerading as Indians, the rushers raid ranches and the soldiers retaliate, leaving a small group to meet the real Indian attack. Rod Cameron, Adrian Booth, Forrest Tucker, Chill Wills, James Lydon. Director; Joseph Kane. Pride of Maryland .5023.... (60) Jan. 20 Drama. The hectic career of a jockey culminates in his riding in a race against a horse owned by the girl he loves. She respects his integrity and forgives him for defeating her horse. Stanley Clements, Peggy Stewart, Frankie Darro, Joe Sawyer. Director: Philip Ford. Ray Robinson-Randolph Turpin Fight, The .5095.... (53) July 20 Sport Film. British-made. This presents the full Ray Robinson-Randolph Turpin fight in London where Robinson lost the middleweight championship. Narrator: Jimmy Powers. (Adelphi Films.) Rio Grande... 5004... (105) Nov. 15, '50 Western Drama. Estranged when he fights for the North in Civil War, army officer and his wife are reunited when son serves under his command in the Indian Wars. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman jr., Harry Carey jr., Victor McLaglen. Director: John Ford. (Argosy Pictures.) Rodeo King and the Senorita....5053 (67) July 15 Western. New rider joins wild west show and is able to expose plot to kill one of the owners and gain financial control of the enterprise. Rex Allen, Mary Ellen Kay, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Barcroft. Director: Philip Ford. Bough Riders of Durango..5058.. .(60)....Jan. 30 Western. Hero foils a plot to steal money advanced to farmers for adequate guard to protect their shipments of produce to market. Allan "Rocky" Lane, Aline Towne, Walter Baldwin, Steve Darrell, Ross Ford. Director: Fred C. Brannon. Secrets of Monte Carlo....5030.... (60)....June 20 Melodrama. American traveling by plane • to the Orient, becomes involved in the doings of a jewel-smuggling gang, when he carries a suitcase for a fellow passenger. Warren Douglas, Lois Hall, June Vincent, Robin Hughes. Director: George Blair. Silver City Bonanza. 5051. (67) Mar. 1 Western. Unscrupulous men try to oust woman rancher, believing treasure is buried at the bottom of a lake on her property. Hero exposes gang and kUls leader in an underwater fight. Rex Allen, Buddy Ebsen, Mary Ellen Kay. Director: George Blair. Spoilers of the Plains. .5041. ..(67) Feb. 2 Outdoor Musical. Oil company superintendent thwarts a gang of foreign agents seeking control of a rocket weather forecaster. Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers. Director: William Witney. Surrender....5001....(90) Sept. 15, '50 Drama. 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