With 1945 being the last year of World War II, the many films released this year had themes of patriotism, sacrifices, and peace. In the United States, there were more than eighteen thousand movie theatres operating in 1945, a figure that grew by a third from a decade earlier.
Roy William Neill was an Irish-born American film director best known for directing the last eleven of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios.
Dorothy Revier was an American actress.
The Phantom Rider is a 1936 American Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor for Universal and starring Buck Jones and Marla Shelton.
The Last Frontier is an American Pre-Code 12-chapter serial, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1932. The story was based on the novel of the same name by Courtney Ryley Cooper.
Marion Helen Schilling was an American stage and film actress. She was one of the most famous "B" leading ladies of the 1930s.
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It is the sixth and final film in the Warner Bros. Perry Mason series. It is based on the novel The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) by Erle Stanley Gardner.
The Black Camel is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Warner Oland, Sally Eilers, Bela Lugosi, and Dorothy Revier. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the second film to star Oland as detective Charlie Chan, and the sole surviving title of the first five Chan films starring Oland. The Black Camel marked the film debut of Robert Young.
The Bandit Queen is a 1950 American Western film directed by William Berke. and starring Barbara Britton and Phillip Reed as the leaders of two Robin Hood types of bands.
The Thrill Hunter is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. Buck Jones stars as a habitual teller of tall tales, while Dorothy Revier plays the film star he tries to impress.
The Fighting Ranger is a 1934 American pre-Code Western film directed by George B. Seitz.
Pleasure is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film, directed by Otto Brower and starring Conway Tearle, Carmel Myers, and Frances Dade.
The Kaiser's Shadow is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and written by Octavus Roy Cohen and J.U. Giesy. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Thurston Hall, Edward Cecil, Leota Lorraine, Otto Hoffman, and Charles K. French. The film was released on July 1, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Rich Man's Folly is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, David Durand, Dorothy Peterson, and Harry Allen. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. This modern adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son is regarded as Hollywood's first major screen adaptation of a Charles Dickens work.
When a Man Sees Red is a 1934 American Western film written and directed by Alan James and starring Buck Jones, Peggy Campbell, Dorothy Revier, LeRoy Mason, Syd Saylor and Frank LaRue. It was released on November 24, 1934, by Universal Pictures.
The Cowboy and the Kid is a 1936 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Bill Burrud, Dorothy Revier, Harry Worth, Oliver Eckhardt and Mary Mersch. The film was released on July 1, 1936, by Universal Pictures.
School for Girls is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Sidney Fox, Paul Kelly and Lois Wilson.
Subway Express is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle and Fred Kelsey.
Vengeance of the West is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Frank Mitchell, Adele Mara, Dick Curtis and Robert Fiske. The film was released on August 16, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.
Unknown Valley is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker and Wade Boteler. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California.
