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Double Exposure (1944)

Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that "he" is a "she" . Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself.

Director: William A. Berke

Cast: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Phillip Terry, Jane Farrar, Richard Gaines, Charles Arnt, Claire Rochelle, Roma Aldrich

Crime, Comedy, Black & White, Runtime: 63 minutes.

Down Among the Z Men (1952)

"Down Among the Z Men" features the cast of radio's "The Goon Show" in a riotous romp concerning a college professor (Michael Bentine) who misplaces a valuable scientific formula inside a grocery store. Co-starring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Spike Milligan.

Director: Maclean Rogers

Cast: Michael Bentine, Graham Stark, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan

Comedy, Black & White, Runtime: 68 minutes.

Dr. Christian Meets The Women (1940)

The dedicated Dr. Christian has his hands full in this drama, dealing with a quack medic who has come to town and played up to the ladyfolk. Jean Hersholt, Edgar Kennedy, Dorothy Lovett star.

Director: William McGann

Cast: Frank Albertson, Veda Ann Borg, Heinie Conklin, Maude Eburne, William Gould, Jean Hersholt, Edgar Kennedy, Phyllis Kennedy, Dorothy Lovett, Marilyn Merrick, Rod La Rocque, Lelah Tyler

Drama, Black & White, Runtime: 66 minutes.

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)

Accepting a position at a prestigious research hospital, Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) strives to save a mental patient suffering from a stranger disorder through experimental brain surgery. Compelling entry from the drama series also stars Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet

Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Marie Blake, Tom Collins, Neil Craig, Laraine Day, Emma Dunn, John Eldredge, Fay Helm, Samuel S. Hinds, Marcia Mae Jones, Walter Kingsford, Alma Kruger, George Lessey, Horace MacMahon, Frank Orth, Nat Pendleton, Paul Porcasi, George H. Reed, Margaret Seddon, Shepperd Strudwick, Charles Waldron

Drama, Black & White, Runtime: 77 minutes.

Dreaming Out Loud (1940)

Radio stars Lum and Abner's film career got off the ground with this homespun comedy that follows the Jot `Em Down General Store proprietors in a series of misadventures, as they hang out their shingles as fundraisers, matchmakers and detectives. With Chester Lauck and Norris Goff.

Director: Harold Young

Cast: Irving Bacon, Clara Blandick, Donald Briggs, Frank Craven, Norris Goff, Phil Harris, P. J. Kelly, Frances Langford, Chester Lauck, Robert McKenzie, Bobs Watson, Robert Wilcox

Comedy, Black & White, Runtime: 65 minutes.

Dressed To Kill (1946)

What is the connection between a collection of music boxes and missing Bank of England printing plates, and will the answer cost Holmes and Watson their lives? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce make their final appearances as the detective duo; with Patricia Morison.

Director: Roy William Neill

Cast: Edmond Breon, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Cameron, Harry Cording, Tom P. Dillon, Mary Gordon, Carl Harbord, Holmes Herbert, Leyland Hodgson, Patricia Morison, Basil Rathbone, Ian Wolfe, Frederic Worlock

Mystery, Black & White, Runtime: 72 minutes.

The Drifter (1932)

A man known as The Drifter returns home to his cabin in the woods and winds up getting involved with an escaped convict, a gunfighter, lumber company rivals, mysterious family ties and murder.

Director: William A. O'Connor

Cast: William Farnum, Noah Beery, Phyllis Barrington, Charles Sellon, Bruce Warren, Russell Hopton, Ann Brody, Ynez Seabury

Drama, Black & White, Runtime: 66 minutes.

Drums In The Deep South (1951)

The Civil War is the battleground for emotions and loyalties when a group of West Point comrades find themselves fighting on opposite sides. Guy Madison, Barbara Payton, Craig Stevens star.

Director: William Cameron Menzies

Cast: Peter Brocco, James Craig, Robert Easton, Tom Fadden, Louis Jean Heydt, Taylor Holmes, Barton MacLane, Guy Madison, Lewis Martin, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Payton, Craig Stevens, Dan White

Drama, War, Color, Runtime: 86 minutes.

The Dude Bandit (1933)

After Burton kills Dad Mason and makes it look like a suicide, Ace Cooper arrives to investigate. He poses as a coward during the day but at night he becomes the daring Dude Bandit.

Director: George Melford

Cast: Hooper Atchley, Fred Burns, Horace Carpenter, Hoot Gibson, Fred Gilman, Neal Hart, Gordon De Main, Lafe McKee, Art Mix, Skeeter Bill Robbins, Gloria Shea

Western, Black & White, Runtime: 54 minutes.

Five Minutes to Live (1961)

Johnny Cash shines in this fun thriller as a psychopath who teams up with Vic Tayback for a daring kidnapping and robbery. But can the men successfully pull off the caper, or will they learn that crime doesn't pay? With Donald Woods, Cay Forester, Pamela Mason, and Ron Howard. AKA: "Last Blood."

Director: Bill Karn

Cast: Johnny Cash, Cay Forester, Ronny Howard, Pamela Mason, Victor Tayback, Merle Travis, Norma Varden, Midge Ware, Donald Woods, Howard Wright

Crime, Mystery, Black & White, Runtime: 64 minutes.