This is a listing of films produced and/or distributed by film company Producers Releasing Corporation, or PRC for short. [1] [2]
This is a listing of films produced and/or distributed by film company Producers Releasing Corporation, or PRC for short. [1] [2]
| Title | American Release Date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitler – Beast of Berlin | October 8, 1939 | Sam Newfield | |
| The Invisible Killer | November 14, 1939 | Sam Newfield | |
| Mercy Plane | December 4, 1939 | Richard Harlan | |
| Title | American Release Date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Renegades | January 14, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| I Take This Oath | May 20, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Frontier Crusader | June 15, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Hold That Woman! | June 28, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Billy the Kid Outlawed | July 20, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Gun Code | August 3, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Marked Men | August 28, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Arizona Gang Busters | September 16, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Billy the Kid in Texas | September 30, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| The Devil Bat | November 11, 1940 | Jean Yarbrough | |
| Riders of Black Mountain | November 11, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Misbehaving Husbands | December 20, 1940 | William Beaudine | |
| Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | December 27, 1940 | Sam Newfield | |
| Title | American Release Date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check Your Guns | January 24, 1948 | Ray Taylor | |
| Tornado Range | February 21, 1948 | Ray Taylor | |
| The Westward Trail | March 13, 1948 | Ray Taylor | |
| The Hawk of Powder River | April 10, 1948 | Ray Taylor | |
| The Tioga Kid | June 17, 1948 | Ray Taylor | |
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