Known for Sound
Constantin Romanovich Bakaleinikov (also spelled “Bakaleynikov” and “Bakaleinikoff”) was a Russian-born composer. Bakaleinikoff was from a large musical family. His brothers were Nikolai Bakaleinikov (flautist, composer and conductor), Vladimir Bakaleinikov (violist, composer and conductor), and Mikhail (Mischa) Bakaleinikoff (composer). He studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Following the Russian revolution he migrated to the United States with his brother Mischa. He worked as a conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic before beginning his Hollywood career as a freelance composer. At the 1927 premiere of director Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings at Hollywood's famed Grauman's Chinese Theater, the audience was treated to a concert of film music classics conducted by him. With the arrival of sound, the Bakaleinikoff brothers became studio maestros. Mischa joined Columbia Pictures, while Constantin became a musical director at Paramount Pictures, followed by MGM. Constantin also worked briefly at Columbia, and later for independent Grand National Pictures. In 1935, Bakaleinikoff participated in making the earliest dance film, Spring Night. He conducted Joseph Achron's score for this first experimental ballet film, which featured the choreography and dancing of David Lichine, who had danced with Colonel de Basil's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Nana Gollner, the Texas-born ballerina, was his partner. This pioneering film, which emerged from the Diaghilev sphere of influence, was produced by Adolf Zuckor. Bakaleinikoff received his first Academy Award nomination for scoring the James Cagney feature Something to Sing About (1937). Later, he became the senior music director at RKO Radio Pictures, where he spent most of his motion picture career. He earned Academy Award nominations for his work on The Fallen Sparrow (1943), Higher and Higher (1943), and None But the Lonely Heart (1944). For Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, he conducted the original score by composer Roy Webb, one that complements the director's elements of suspense and danger throughout the film. Bakaleinikoff, who was always billed as “C. Bakaleinikoff”, appeared on camera as himself in RKO's backstage musical Ding Dong Williams (filmed 1945, released in April 1946). He remained at RKO until the studio folded in 1956. He donated his time and talent in the late 1950s in mentoring and conducting the Burbank Youth Symphony. Constantin Bakaleinikoff was married to silent film actress Fritzi Ridgeway. He died in 1966 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Born
April 25, 1896
Died
September 3, 1966 (age 70)
Birthplace
Moscow, Russia
Filmography
189 films


Great Day in the Morning
1956 · 1h 32m
country: United States
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.


Underwater!
1955 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.


Susan Slept Here
1954 · 1h 38m
country: United States
On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel. Knowing Christopher is working on a juvenile delinquent script, the sergeant brings by delinquent Susan thinking she will inspire Christopher while providing a place for her to spend the holidays outside of juvenile hall.


The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · 1h 11m
country: United States
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.


Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.


The Lusty Men
1952 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.


Beware, My Lovely
1952 · 1h 17m
country: United States
A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.


Target
1952 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A female marshal and a newspaper editor help heroic Tim Holt fight an evil land agent. Western.


Macao
1952 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?


Trail Guide
1952 · 1h
country: United States
A cowboy and his Mexican-Irish sidekick lead a wagon train to an unfriendly place.


Double Dynamite
1951 · 1h 20m
country: United States
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.


Overland Telegraph
1951 · 1h
country: United States
Not to be confused with the 1929 film The Overland Telegraph, this Western from director Lesley Selander stars Tim Holt as a cowboy appropriately named Tim Holt. In order to hinder the construction of a new telegraph line for his own financial gain, scheming shopkeeper Paul Manning (George Nader) enlists the assistance of a gang of outlaws led by Brad Roberts (Hugh Beaumont in one of his many pre-Leave it to Beaver roles). Unfortunately for the bad guys, Holt and his cohort Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin) sense that there's foul play afoot and embark on an investigation.


On Dangerous Ground
1951 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.


The Blue Veil
1951 · 1h 53m
country: United States
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.


The Racket
1951 · 1h 28m
country: United States
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.


Roadblock
1951 · 1h 13m
country: United States
An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.


Pistol Harvest
1951 · 1h
country: United States
Two men are accused of killing their boss. They are saved from the hangman's noose when two other guys are arrested, but Holt feels as though justice is still not being served. On their own, they set about to track down the genuine killer.


Flying Leathernecks
1951 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.


His Kind of Woman
1951 · 2h
country: United States
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.


Best of the Badmen
1951 · 1h 24m
country: United States
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status. But standing in Clanton's way are the corrupt lawmen Joad and Fowler, who would rather keep the men outlaws to collect the reward on their heads. After Joad and Fowler frame Clanton for murder, he manages to escape, becoming an outlaw himself.


Saddle Legion
1951 · 1h
country: United States
A cattle inspector runs a rustling ring on the side.


Law of the Badlands
1951 · 59m
country: United States
The Texas Rangers send Dave and Chito into the badlands to see if they can locate a counterfeiting operation. They arrive posing as wanted outlaws and this gets them into the gang. But as soon as they uncover the operation and locate the printing press, one of Chito's girl friends arrives to expose their identity and they find themselves trapped by the entire gang.


The Company She Keeps
1951 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.


Vendetta
1950 · 1h 23m
country: United States
The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.


Where Danger Lives
1950 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.


Rio Grande Patrol
1950 · 1h
country: United States
Fowler is smuggling guns across the border and his buyer is the outlaw Bragg. The guns are hidden in the luggage of the girls that come to work in his saloon. Border guards Kansas and Chito, along with Mexican Captain Trevinom suspect them and they are trying to find the guns.


Born to Be Bad
1950 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.


Bunco Squad
1950 · 1h 7m
country: United States
Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other charlatans to convince the credulous Jessica that her late son is speaking to her through their sham seances. When the plan leads to murder, Johnson and McManus must bring the group down before they kill again.


Never a Dull Moment
1950 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west. Her friends warn her of an early disillusionment with life on a ranch, far away from the glitter and bright lights of Broadway. Kay makes one difficulty adjustment after another, as the ranch is presided over by Chris's kids, and an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds her heart is with Chris and his children.


Border Treasure
1950 · 1h
country: United States
Two cowboys aim to reclaim stolen jewels and money in this 1950 Western.


Armored Car Robbery
1950 · 1h 7m
country: United States
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.


Rider from Tucson
1950 · 1h
country: United States
In order to make Tug Cardwell (William Phipps) sign over his rich gold claim to them, John Avery (Robert Shayne), Gypsy Avery (Veda Ann Borg) and Jackson (Marshall Reed) hire Bob Rankin (Douglas Fowley') to kidnap Tug's sweetheart Jane Whipple (Elaine Riley). Rankin hides Jane and then demands half the mine from the other crooks. Dave Saunders (Tim Holt) and Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin), friends of Tug's, find Jane and taker her to safety. The conspirators then shoot Rankin, capture Tug and force him to take them to his claim. Dave and Chito are close behind.


Storm Over Wyoming
1950 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Dave Saunders and his sidekick Chito, cowhands looking for work, arrive in Sundown Valley, Wyoming just in time to stop sheep ranch foreman Jess Rawlins from lynching cattleman Tug Caldwell. Rawlins seems set on starting a range war; but why? Before Dave and Chito can find out, they must convince Chris Marvin, Rawlins's attractive boss, that he's no good...and get out from under a framed murder charge. - Rod Crawford


Dynamite Pass
1950 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A cowhand becomes involved in a war between a road construction crew and the greedy toll-owner hoping to thwart the new project.


The Secret Fury
1950 · 1h 25m
country: United States
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.


Riders of the Range
1950 · 1h
country: United States
Out-of-work cowboys Kansas Jones and Chito Rafferty are offered jobs at pretty Dusty Willis' ranch after saving her from a beating by saloon owner Clint Burrows. Dusty's good-hearted but weak-willed brother Harry, adding to his $3000 gambling debt to Willis, reluctantly agrees to pay it off by allowing the Ringo Kid, Burrows' vicious hired gun, to rustle cattle from his sister's ranch. Kansas intervenes, deters the rustlers and persuades Harry to confess his involvement to Dusty. Kansas, sent into town by Dusty to pay off Harry's debts, suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of the law, wrongly accused of murder and must rely on Dusty's belief in his innocence for his salvation.


Holiday Affair
1949 · 1h 27m
country: United States
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.


The Threat
1949 · 1h 6m
country: United States
A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.


Bride for Sale
1949 · 1h 27m
country: United States
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.


Strange Bargain
1949 · 1h 8m
country: United States
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.


Savage Splendor
1949 · 1h
country: United States
The film tells of the Armand Denis/Lewis Cotlow expedition that had the two men cover 22,000 miles through Tanganyika, Belgian Congo, and British East Africa. The high points of their ten-month trip are an impressive elephant hunt by the Pygmies of Belgian Congo, the crowning of King Mbofe Mabiashe and the capture of a rhino.


Easy Living
1949 · 1h 17m
country: United States
A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.


Mighty Joe Young
1949 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.


Follow Me Quietly
1949 · 1h
country: United States
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.


The Big Steal
1949 · 1h 11m
country: United States
Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.


Stagecoach Kid
1949 · 1h
country: United States
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 daughter, tomboy Jessie, who despises western life and can't wait to run off back to San Francisco. Stagecoach line owner Dave Collins and his sidekick Chito show up just in time to deter the attackers. Collins isn't done yet, though, as a gold shipment sent on one of his stages is stolen by Parnell and Clint, one of whom is recognized by Jessie, attempting to escape back to the west coast. Collins has his hands full trying to retrieve the stolen gold, and dealing with Jessie, who's fallen head-over-heels in love with him.


Roughshod
1949 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary, Marcia and Helen -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.


The Window
1949 · 1h 13m
country: United States
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.


Rustlers
1949 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A group of Arizona ranchers, trying to learn the identities of the Salt River Gang and prevent any further rustling, marks the currency that rancher Frank Abbott turns over to the gang to get his cattle back. Unfortunately drifters Dick McBride and Chito Rafferty are accused of being in the gang when they are found with the money, which they have actually won at the casino of saloon owner Brad Carew, a member of the gang. Dick and Chito break out of jail and hunt down the fleeing Carew in hopes of finding out who the true leader of the gang is.


The Clay Pigeon
1949 · 1h 3m
country: United States
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.


A Woman's Secret
1949 · 1h 24m
country: United States
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.


Gun Smugglers
1948 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.


Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage


Indian Agent
1948 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Honest government agent Dave Taylor sets out to find the men responsible for stealing food supplies from an Indian reservation.


The Boy with Green Hair
1948 · 1h 22m
country: United States
Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.


Blood on the Moon
1948 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.


Rachel and the Stranger
1948 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.


Station West
1948 · 1h 27m
country: United States
When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers.


Mystery in Mexico
1948 · 1h 6m
country: United States
Insurance detective Steve Hastings is sent by his company to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent. His first lead is the agent's fetching sister, Victoria, whom he trails to Mexico City. After charming his way into her confidence, Steve helps Vicki unravel the mystery.


Return of the Bad Men
1948 · 1h 30m
country: United States
US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.


The Velvet Touch
1948 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Stage actress Valerie Stanton is locked in a bitter feud with her producer and ex Gordon Dunning. When he attempts to blackmail her into remaining under contract with his company, Stanton, in a fit of passion, clubs Dunning with a statuette, killing him. Her gloves have prevented fingerprints but her perfect alibi quickly unravels as Captain Danbury begins investigating.


The Arizona Ranger
1948 · 1h 4m
country: Unknown
A disgraced veteran wanders the West alone until he decides to help a battered woman.


Berlin Express
1948 · 1h 27m
country: United States
In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.


The Miracle of the Bells
1948 · 2h
country: United States
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.


Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · 1h 34m
country: United States
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.


I Remember Mama
1948 · 2h 14m
country: United States
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.


Out of the Past
1947 · 1h 37m
country: United States
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.


Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · 2h 53m
country: United States
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.


The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.


Crossfire
1947 · 1h 26m
country: United States
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?


They Won't Believe Me
1947 · 1h 35m
country: United States
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.


Riff-Raff
1947 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.


Desperate
1947 · 1h 13m
country: United States
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.


The Woman on the Beach
1947 · 1h 11m
country: United States
A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.


Banjo
1947 · 1h 8m
country: United States
Family drama about a young farm girl, suddenly orphaned, who must give up her beloved dog when she's sent to live with her aunt in Boston.


A Likely Story
1947 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.


The Farmer's Daughter
1947 · 1h 37m
country: United States
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.


Trail Street
1947 · 1h 24m
country: United States
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.


The Locket
1946 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.


San Quentin
1946 · 1h 6m
country: United States
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.


The Falcon's Adventure
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.


Vacation in Reno
1946 · 1h
country: United States
A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce and bank robbers want him dead.


Criminal Court
1946 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.


Nocturne
1946 · 1h 27m
country: United States
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.


Notorious
1946 · 1h 43m
country: United States
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.


Bedlam
1946 · 1h 16m
country: United States
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.


Badman's Territory
1946 · 1h 37m
country: United States
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.


Heartbeat
1946 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.


The Falcon's Alibi
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.


The Truth About Murder
1946 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.


Deadline at Dawn
1946 · 1h 23m
country: United States
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.


From This Day Forward
1946 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.


The Spiral Staircase
1946 · 1h 23m
country: United States
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.


Man Alive
1945 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.


Johnny Angel
1945 · 1h 19m
country: United States
George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.


George White's Scandals
1945 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.


The Spanish Main
1945 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene, governed by Don Juan Alvardo, a Spanish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesca, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks his jealous pirate comrades Anne Bonney and Captain Benjamin Black. They overpower Laurent and send Francesca to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, a trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado.


The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · 1h 6m
country: United States
While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.


The Body Snatcher
1945 · 1h 18m
country: United States
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.


China Sky
1945 · 1h 18m
country: United States
During World War II, an American mission hospital is headed up by Dr. Gray Thompson and Dr. Sara Durand. Sara is secretly in love with Gray but hides her feelings as his new wife, Louise, arrives at the hospital. Sparks fly, however, when Louise becomes jealous of Sara, and then tries to convince her husband to leave war-torn China behind for a calmer life in the United States. But Thompson is attached to both Sara and the people who need his help.


The Brighton Strangler
1945 · 1h 7m
country: United States
After suffering a head injury during the London Blitz, theatre actor John Loder comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.


Zombies on Broadway
1945 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.


Having Wonderful Crime
1945 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Newlyweds drag their lawyer friend to a mountain resort on a search for a missing magician.


What a Blonde
1945 · 1h 11m
country: United States
American gas rationing during WWII results in comic mayhem as a lingerie executive finds his home overrun with showgirls.


Experiment Perilous
1944 · 1h 31m
country: United States
In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.


Murder, My Sweet
1944 · 1h 35m
country: United States
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.


The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 · 1h 7m
country: United States
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.


None But the Lonely Heart
1944 · 1h 53m
country: United States
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.


Music in Manhattan
1944 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to the big-time after winning an amateur talent contest. Though this leads them to a few professional gigs, something is missing from their act and they are not popular. Believing a little cash will boost their career, Frankie heads for Washington, D.C. to see if her wealthy father will help them. En route Frankie is mistaken for the wife of the well-known pilot Johnny Pearson and ends up in his suite having to pretend she is his spouse. When the pilot meets her, romantic sparks fly.


Tall in the Saddle
1944 · 1h 27m
country: United States
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.


My Pal, Wolf
1944 · 1h 15m
country: United States
A lonely child, neglected by her parents, encounters and befriends a German Shepherd, but she's unaware the animal is a military dog being trained for service in WW2.


Youth Runs Wild
1944 · 1h 7m
country: United States
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.


The Falcon in Mexico
1944 · 1h 10m
country: United States
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.


Mademoiselle Fifi
1944 · 1h 9m
country: United States
In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.


Bride by Mistake
1944 · 1h 21m
country: United States
The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose main interest is not money, she changes places with her secretary, Sylvia Lockwood, and assumes the role of a young working woman. However, she then falls for recuperating fighter pilot Anthony Travis, who, in turn, is madly in love with Sylvia -- or, perhaps, with the millions he thinks she has.


Days of Glory
1944 · 1h 26m
country: United States
A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.


A Night of Adventure
1944 · 1h 5m
country: United States
A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.


Tender Comrade
1944 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.


The Falcon Out West
1944 · 1h 4m
country: United States
When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.


The Curse of the Cat People
1944 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.


Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.


The Ghost Ship
1943 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.


The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943 · 1h 7m
country: United States
The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.


Gangway for Tomorrow
1943 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the French Resistance, a frustrated race car driver, a prison warden, a former Miss America, and an intellectual who dropped out of society and saw the country as a bum.


The Seventh Victim
1943 · 1h 11m
country: United States
After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery.


The Fallen Sparrow
1943 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.


Petticoat Larceny
1943 · 1h 1m
country: United States
An 11-year-old radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped, trouble soon follows in this comedy.


The Falcon in Danger
1943 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.


Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943 · 1h 3m
country: United States
Dennis mistakenly believes Carmelita is going to have a baby. Little does he know that the blessed event is her cat's new kittens.


Mr. Lucky
1943 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.


Stage Door Canteen
1943 · 2h 12m
country: United States
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.


The Leopard Man
1943 · 1h 6m
country: United States
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.


This Land Is Mine
1943 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.


I Walked with a Zombie
1943 · 1h 9m
country: United States
A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.


Flight for Freedom
1943 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.


The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · 1h 6m
country: United States
The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.


Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · 1h 16m
country: United States
Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"


Hitler's Children
1943 · 1h 22m
country: United States
This lurid exposé of the Hitler Youth follows the woes of an American woman declared legally German by the Nazi government.


The Great Gildersleeve
1942 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.


Cat People
1942 · 1h 13m
country: United States
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.


The Falcon's Brother
1942 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.


The Big Street
1942 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.


The Falcon Takes Over
1942 · 1h 5m
country: United States
While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.


Valley of the Sun
1942 · 1h 18m
country: United States
An Arizona frontiersman steals an Indian agent's girlfriend, followed by trouble.


A Date with the Falcon
1942 · 1h 3m
country: United States
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.


Weekend for Three
1941 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives and turns out to be an insufferable, boorish braggart with bad manners and little self-awareness. That dismay turns to outright annoyance when Jim realizes Randy thinks he has come to stay for the weekend. How much damage to a marriage can one unwanted guest do in the space of one weekend?


Look Who's Laughing
1941 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series


Adam Had Four Sons
1941 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester. Written by Daniel Bubbeo
Swing It Professor
Swing It Professor
1937 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes to Chicago to learn more about the subject in hopes of getting his job back, but he winds up getting mixed up with gangsters.


Man's Castle
1933 · 1h 15m
country: United States
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.


My Woman
1933 · 1h 16m
country: United States
A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.


Ten Cents a Dance
1931 · 1h 17m
country: United States
A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.


Rain or Shine
1930 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.


Ladies of Leisure
1930 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a wealthy family who strives to succeed as an artist. What begins as a relationship of mutual convenience soon turns into something else.