Monogram Monday: ‘Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)

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In this Lone Star production, John Wayne plays the foster father of a half-Indian girl. The girl, whose mother is dead and whose unsavory father is missing, is owed $50,000 on royalties from oil leases, and this wealth draws the attention of various bad guys. Wayne’s character is separated from the girl when a gang …

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Monogram Monday: Shadows over Chinatown (1946)

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Two different cases — a missing person inquiry and an unsolved murder — intertwine in this later Sidney Toler Charlie Chan film. The detective, assisted by son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung, making a welcome return to the series) and chauffeur Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland, entertaining as ever), cheats death as he pursues his investigation. Part …

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Weekly Reader — July 20 – 26, 2025

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I finished three books during this week, as well as one pulp magazine issue. Books Blaze the Trail, Snoopy, by Charles M. Schulz. This paperback contains strips selected from the Peanuts collection And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree. Though there are plenty that feature both Snoopy and his bird pal, there are also quite …

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Monogram Monday: Texas Lawmen (1951)

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The Morrow gang, led by Bart Morrow (I. Stanford Jolley) and including his son Steve (Lee Roberts), while fleeing after a stage robbery, kills the sheriff of King City, the one town they had previously left alone. Deputy Tod Merrick (James Ellison) takes the sheriff’s place. Meanwhile, the gang’s activities have led to Texas Ranger …

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