Brenda Starr, Reporter

Brenda Starr, Reporter

THE FOREMOST SERIAL HEROINE OF MODERN TIMES

NR 1945 · 243 min · ★ 9.0 · Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Reporter Brenda Starr and her photographer Chuck Allen get involved in a search for the loot from a payroll robbery. Cliffhanging action and adventure and a fair amount of comic relief follow them at every turn.

Directed by Wallace Fox · Written by Dale Messick

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

4h 58m together

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Pride of the Plains

Both from Wallace Fox.

More from Wallace FoxSee all →

Madonna of the StreetsMadonna of the Streets · 1924
Madonna of the Streets
★ 9.01924
MovieDrama
Rev. John Morton, who is determined to follow as closely as possible the teachings of Jesus, inherits a considerable fortune when his uncle dies. Shortly thereafter he succumbs to the wiles of Mary Carlson and marries her. To Mary's dismay, John uses his money for charitable work. When John learns that not only has Mary been unfaithful to him but she was also his uncle's mistress and became Mrs. Morton in order to share the inheritance she believed to be rightfully hers, he sends her away with his secretary.
Pride of the PlainsPride of the Plains · 1944
Pride of the Plains
★ 9.01944
MovieWestern
Dan Hurley wants to sell wild horses and is trying to get the Wild Game Laws that protect them changed. To get his petition signed, his henchman paints his trained horse to look like the wild horse leader and has it kill a man. Johnny Revere finds traces of paint on a horse and tries to arrest Hurley and his men. But he is captured by the gang and is now slated to be the next victim of the trained horse.
The Lone Star VigilantesThe Lone Star Vigilantes · 1942
The Lone Star Vigilantes
★ 8.01942
MovieWestern
It's Wild Bill Elliot as Wild Bill Hickok in the Columbia B-western Lone Star Vigilantes. Returning from Civil War duty, Hickok, Tex Martin and Cannonball find that their Texas home town is under the rule of Colonel Monroe, a bush-league dictator with his own police force. In true Hitlerian fashion, Monroe extorts huge sums of money from the populace, terrorizing them into silence. Our three heroes set about to put an end to Monroe's regime, with time out for Tex Ritter's musical interludes.
Docks of New YorkDocks of New York · 1945
Docks of New York
★ 8.01945
MovieActionAdventure
The East Side Kids are pursued by killers seeking a stolen necklace.
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the WestThe Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West · 1947
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
★ 7.21947
MovieActionCrime
Columbia's 33rd serial (made between "Jack Armstrong" and "The Sea Hound") was based on the character that first appeared in "Action Comics" No. 42.
Gun TownGun Town · 1946
Gun Town
★ 7.01946
MovieWestern
Indian Agent Kip Lewis arrives in Gun Town where Buckskin Sawyer is having her payroll shipments robbed by Indians. Kip and his men are ready the next time and learn the robbers are white men dressed as Indians. Kip finds Davy Sawyer's case at the scene and confronts him. When Davy accuses Talbot whom he lent it to, Talbot shoots him. But Davy names Talbot before he dies and Kip goes after him.
Outlaws of Stampede PassOutlaws of Stampede Pass · 1943
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
★ 7.01943
MovieWestern
Tom Evans (Jon Dawson), nephew of U.S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton), has just trailed his cattle to Yucca City, where he intends to sell to Ben Crowley (Harry Woods), owner of practically everything in town.Tom loses his money in a crooked game ran by Crowley. "Nevada Jack" McKenzie (Johnny Mack Brown), a U.S. Marshal working undercover, watches the game and secures one of the "fixed" decks of cards. Later, Tom discovers Crowley's men rustling his cattle and is shot. Nevada finds him severely wounded and hides him with Jeff Lewis (Sam Flint) and his daughter Mary (Ellen Hall). Sandy, posing as a dentist, arrives in town after a wire from Nevada. The latter confronts Crowley with the crooked deck and also with the fact that Tom is still alive, and demands a partnership from Crowley. When Crowley learns that Lewis is hiding Tom, he decides to have both Tom and Nevada killed.
Bullets for BanditsBullets for Bandits · 1942
Bullets for Bandits
★ 7.01942
MovieWestern
In a saloon shooting, a cowboy thinks he killed Prince Katey, a man he closely resembles. Cannonball arrives and thinking the cowboy to be Katey, gets him to return to the Katey ranch where the mother is in trouble. She thinks her missing son has returned and even though the Sheriff is chasing him, he decides to take up the mother's fight against the man who is trying to throw her off the ranch.
Riders of the Santa FeRiders of the Santa Fe · 1944
Riders of the Santa Fe
★ 7.01944
MovieWestern
Tom Benner controls the town and the water supply. When his stooge Mayor rebels, he has him killed and replaced with Bullseye Johnson who immediately brings in Matt Canway as the town marshal. Conway doesn't carry a gun but he is soon on to Benner and out to prove that Benner has altered the survey lines to obtain the water rights.
Little WomenLittle Women · 1933
Little Women
★ 6.81933
MovieDramaFamily
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
The Gay AmigoThe Gay Amigo · 1949
The Gay Amigo
★ 6.81949
MovieWestern
The Cisco Kid and Pancho are mistakenly identified as leaders of an outlaw band. While the cavalry runs them down, they must hunt down the real bad guys.
Kid DynamiteKid Dynamite · 1943
Kid Dynamite
★ 6.71943
MovieComedy
The East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend Danny Lyons takes his place and wins the fight, only to have Mugs believe that Danny was responsible for his kidnapping.
Pillow of DeathPillow of Death · 1945
Pillow of Death
★ 6.61945
MovieHorrorMystery
Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.
Men on Her MindMen on Her Mind · 1944
Men on Her Mind
★ 6.51944
MovieMusicDrama
A famous singer reflects on her life, including her journey from being an orphan to her fame as a singer, as she tries to decide which of her three suitors she will choose.
The Ex-Mrs. BradfordThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford · 1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
★ 6.21936
MovieComedyMystery
A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.
Bowery BlitzkriegBowery Blitzkrieg · 1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyCrime
The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.

More Like This

AngelAngel · 1984
Angel
★ 6.01984
MovieActionCrime
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.
Hollow Man IIHollow Man II · 2006
Hollow Man II
★ 4.92006
MovieHorrorThriller
After the mysterious death of scientist Dr. Devin Villiers, Det. Frank Turner and his partner are assigned to protect Villiers' colleague, who revealed that a veteran soldier was subjected to an experiment with the objective of creating the ultimate national security weapon... an undetectable soldier. The experiment failed – with disastrous side effects.
George of the JungleGeorge of the Jungle · 1997
George of the Jungle
★ 5.71997
MovieAdventureComedy
Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King of Swing swings into action.
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of ParisThe Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris · 1915
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
★ 7.01915
MovieDramaThriller
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
ShockShock · 1946
Shock
★ 5.91946
MovieThrillerDrama
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
The Big CountryThe Big Country · 1958
The Big Country
★ 7.61958
MovieDramaWestern
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter