Cowboy Larry O’Day (Bob Steele) and his sidekick aim to help a young woman accused of murdering her entomologist uncle in a plot that also involves the smuggling of illegal aliens across the border. An odd plot but still somewhat entertaining for fans of Bob Steele. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, …
Read the full post →“<em>Border Phantom</em> (Republic, 1937)”
Odd little wartime thriller from Republic, in which a young woman (Mary McLeod), bombed out of her home in London, gets a room in the building where a tobacconist (John Abbott) lives and has his shop. This tobacconist, however kindly he may seem, has a secret: on some nights of air raids, he stalks and …
Read the full post →“<em>London Blackout Murders</em> (Republic, 1943)”
After radio writer Sally Ambler (Wendy Barrie) quarrels with her fiancé Kirk Pierce (John Hubbard) because he finds her latest script too fantastic, she ends up heading home in response to a telegram from her Aunt Maggie (Elizabeth Patterson). The death of Sally’s uncle (and just how he died is uncertain) is followed by clear …
Read the full post →“<em>Who Killed Aunt Maggie?</em> (Republic, 1940)”
A radio mystery show writer (Ruth Terry) and her friend, the show’s Foley artist (Mary Treen), investigate after the writer promises to solve a real-life cold case on the next broadcast. She is aided in her inquiry by the detective on a competing program (Frank Albertson), but finds she may have gotten more than she …
Read the full post →“<em>Mystery Broadcast</em> (Republic, 1943)”
