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William Buchanan
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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow · 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
★ 6.91963
MovieAdventureDrama
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
Silks and Saddles · 1936Silks and Saddles
★ 8.01936
MovieActionComedy
College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow students in order to obtain funds for racing the horse. Lightning Lad wins very race he is entered in. Marion Braddock, a spoiled rich girl who owns a racing stable offers to buy Lightning Lad, but Jimmy refuses to sell. The day of the big handicap-race arrives and Jimmy and his fellow stockholders are on their way to the track. But a group of gamblers, betting on Lightning Lad to lose, have some skullduggery plans to ensure Lightning Lad does not win the race.
A Shining Season · 1979A Shining Season
★ 4.71979
MovieDramaTV Movie
The true story of University of New Mexico track star John Baker who, dying of cancer, spent his remaining time coaching a losing girls' track team to a winning season.
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo · 1936Rip Roarin' Buckaroo
★ 5.01936
MovieWestern
Fighter "Scotty" McQuade, contender for the light-heavyweight championship of the Pacific Coast,after being duped by his manager Ted Todd and fight-promoter Lew Slater, is disgusted with the fight game and decides to go back to punching cattle. He gets a job on the ranch owned by Colonel Hayden, where he once again encounters Slater, who has a crooked deal going that will cause Hayden to lose his ranch. With the aid of the Colonel's daughter, Betty Rose, and his pal "Frozen-Face" Cohen, McQuade breaks jail on a framed charge and puts an end to Slater's crooked dealings.
Shadow of Chinatown · 1936Shadow of Chinatown
★ 5.21936
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants.
Shadow of Chinatown · 1936Shadow of Chinatown
★ 4.01936
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Feature version of the 1936 serial starring Bela Lugosi. A European importing firm resorts to devious extremes to run its Chinese competition out of business.
Two Minutes to Play · 1936Two Minutes to Play
★ 5.71936
MovieDramaAction
Martin Granville Jr., a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith, a co-ed at a rival college, changes his mind team and goes to college there, just as his father Martin Granville Sr., an alum of the school, had wished. But his father has ordered him not to play football. "Dad" Granville, has offered a $100,000 endowment to his old school, not knowing his son has joined the football team, but is going to withdraw it if his son plays in the Big Game against Claxton.
Blake of Scotland Yard · 1937Blake of Scotland Yard
★ 3.71937
MovieAdventureCrime
A 15 episode serial in which Blake battles the "Scorpion" over possession of a 'death ray' machine.
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