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Eagle-Lion Films was a British film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank intended to release British productions in the United States.

In 1947 it acquired Robert R. Young's PRC Pictures, a small American production company, to produce B Pictures to accompany the British releases. The studio became one of the most respected makers of B-movies on what was known as Hollywood's "Poverty Row."

Eagle-Lion was also a film distribution company under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the United States. The relatively small film lot was located at 7324 Santa Monica Boulevard, and has long since been demolished.

Best films

The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
(1948)
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Filmography of Eagle-Lion Films (87 films)

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Trapped
Trapped (1949)
, 1h18
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Tommy Noonan, Russ Conway, Robert Karnes

The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department who, with the aid of a counterfeiter, try to track down and stop of counterfeiting ring. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Bridges), serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phoney money printers.
Tulsa
Tulsa (1949)
, 1h30
Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Pedro Armendáriz, Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills, Ed Begley

The plot revolved around the Tulsa, Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s and detailed how obsession with accumulating wealth and power can tend to corrupt moral character. The story begins with the death of rancher Nelse Lansing, who is killed by an oil well blowout while visiting a well operated by Tanner Petroleum to report that pollution from the oil production has killed some of his cattle. The plot thickens as Lansing's daughter, Cherokee, acquires drilling rights and meets Brad Brady, a geologist who wants the oil drillers to limit their drilling in order to minimize oil field depletion and to preserve the area's grasslands.
Port of New York
Port of New York (1949)
, 1h22
Directed by László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Scott Brady, Richard Steven Rauber, K. T. Stevens, Neville Brand, Yul Brynner, Arthur Blake

The film tells the story of a two federal agents, one from Customs and one from Narcotics, out to stop the distribution of opium that came in on a ship in the Port of New York but was smuggled off by drug dealers. The leader of the drug dealers is the suave Vicola (Brynner).
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
, 1h23
Directed by Paul Henreid
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks, John Qualen, Herbert Rudley

Just released from prison, John Muller (Paul Henreid) masterminds a holdup at an illegal casino run by Rocky Stansyck. The robbery goes bad, and the mobsters capture some of Muller's men and force them to identify the rest before killing them. Stansyck has a reputation for tracking down and killing his enemies, no matter how long it takes, so Muller decides to leave town and hide. He takes an office job recommended by his law-abiding brother, Frederick (Eduard Franz), but quickly decides that working for a living is not for him.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (1948)
, 2h14
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann, Ludmila Tcherina

Victoria 'Vicky' Page (Moira Shearer) is a young, unknown dancer from an aristocratic background. At an after-ballet party, arranged by her aunt as a surreptitious audition, she meets Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the ruthless but charismatic impresario of the Ballet Lermontov. Lermontov takes her on as a student, where she is taught by, among others, Grisha Ljubov (Léonide Massine), the company's chief choreographer.
Assigned to Danger
Assigned to Danger (1948)
, 1h6
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Gene Raymond, Robert Bice, Noreen Nash, Martin Kosleck, Ralf Harolde, Gene Evans

Frankie Mantell's gang pulls an $80,000 payroll stickup in Los Angeles. But getaway driver Nip Powers is killed and Frankie shot and wounded.
Canon City
Canon City (1948)
, 1h22
Directed by Crane Wilbur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Scott Brady, Stanley Clements, Jeff Corey, DeForest Kelley, Whit Bissell, Ralph Byrd

This account of a violent prison break is a semi-documentary opens with a newsreel type tour of the prison. Led by Carl Schwartzmiller (Jeff Corey), 12 convicts plan their escape but prisoner Jim Sherbondy (Scott Brady) is reluctant to go along with the group.
Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl (1948)
, 1h21
Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jean Kent, Dennis Price, Herbert Lom, Bonar Colleano, Peter Glenville, Diana Dors

The film opens with Miss Thorpe, the chairman of the Juvenile court, giving advice to troubled teenager Lyla Lawrence. Miss Thorpe tells Lyla that her life has a similar beginning to that of Gwen Rawlings.
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
, 1h11
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, John Harmon, Edward Gargan

Drifting and down on his luck cowboy Ted Daniels captures a beautiful mustang, names her Bess and teaches her a variety of tricks. Fate turns on him when he rides Bess into town where she causes expensive damage to motor vehicles as Ted drinks in a bar. Ted thinks his luck will change by winning a large prize in a local rodeo, but the unscrupulous carnival owner, who wants Bess to appear in his show, has one of his stooges cover the horns of the steer Ted is to wrestle with slippery oil breaking Ted's leg in the process.
The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
, 1h18
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson, Donald Curtis, Virginia Gregg

Two years after her husband's death, Christine Faber (Lynn Bari) thinks she hears her late husband (Donald Curtis) calling out of the surf on the beach one night. She meets a tall dark man named Alexis (Turhan Bey) who seems to know all about her.
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
, 1h2
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley, Ralf Harolde, Herbert Heyes, Tor Johnson

At the behest of a pretty reporter, an amorously forward private detective goes undercover as a patient in a private sanitarium in search of a judge hiding out from the police. The two plan to split the $10,000 reward for the judge's capture. As the reporter and detective begin to fall in love, the detective also falls deeper into danger from an abusive attendant and difficult inpatients. The latter include an arsonist and "The Champ," a lunatic ex-boxer who attacks anyone put into a room with him after he hears what sounds like a bell.
Let's Live a Little
Let's Live a Little (1948)
, 1h25
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings, Anna Sten, Mary Treen, Robert Shayne, Harry Antrim

At Montgomery Advertising in New York City, Duke Crawford (Robert Cummings) is having trouble handling the account of cosmetics manufacturer Michele Bennett (Anna Sten), one of the company's most important clients—and his former fiancée. Still determined to win him back, Michele refuses to sign a contract until Duke reciprocates her affection. When Duke threatens to quit Michele's account, his boss James Montgomery (Harry Antrim) assigns him to do the book promotion for a new client, a nerve psychologist named J.O. Loring.