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Foundation date 1 january 1935
Republic Pictures was an American independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1935 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials, and B films emphasizing mystery and action.
The studio was also responsible for financing and distributing one Shakespeare film, Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948), and several of the films of John Ford during the 1940s and early 1950s. It was also notable for developing the careers of John Wayne, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers.
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(1948)Filmography of Republic Pictures (640 films)
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The Headline Woman (1935)
, 1h11Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Heather Angel, Roger Pryor, Roger Pryor, Ford Sterling, Conway Tearle, Robert Gleckler
The New Frontier (1935)
, 1hDirected by Carl Pierson
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Wayne, Muriel Evans, Warner Richmond, Glenn Strange, Pat Harmon, Al Bridge
En 1893, lors de l'ouverture d'une partie du Territoire de l'Oklahoma aux colons, John Dawson est engagé pour accompagner un convoi au départ du Kansas à travers le territoire indien. Lorsqu'il arrive à Frontier, il apprend que son père Milt, qui avait été nommé shérif, a été tué. Il va prendre sa place et lutter contre les agissements d'Ace Holmes, qui veut spéculer sur les terres.
The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935)
, 1h3Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Crime
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Dwight Frye, Jean Brooks, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961)
Dr. Andre Crespi (von Stroheim) hates Dr. Stephen Ross (Bohn), who marries Crespi's girlfriend, Estelle (Harriet Russell). During surgery, Ross appears to die. Crespi has given Ross a drug that induces unconsciousness, while Ross retains all of his senses. Dr. John Arnold (Guilfoyle) becomes suspicious and asks another doctor, Dr. Thomas (Frye), to help him. They exhume the body and find Ross buried alive.
Westward Ho (1935)
, 1h1Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Western
Actors John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Dickie Jones, Glenn Strange, Jim Farley, Jack Curtis
John Wyatt (John Wayne) vows to avenge the death of his parents at the hands of cattle rustlers. Years later, Wyatt is put in charge of a band of vigilantes, bent on rounding up a gang of outlaws. He discovers that one of the bandits is his own long-lost brother Jim Wyatt (Frank McGlynn Jr.) This revelation eventually leads John to the men responsible for the slaughter of his family.
Lawless Range (1935)
, 53minutesDirected by Robert N. Bradbury
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Glenn Strange, Jack Curtis, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire
John Middleton enquête sur le vol de bétail lorsqu'il est capturé et jeté dans une grotte avec Emmett, un éleveur qui a disparu plus tôt. Ils s'entraident et apprennent qu'un banquier local tente de faire fuir tout le monde pour s'emparer de mines d'or secrètes.
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
, 1h6Directed by Arthur Lubin, Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees, Rod La Rocque, Russell Hopton, James Burke, Henry Kolker
California gubernatorial candidate Burton (Lyon) is about to cast his vote, when a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from unemployed veteran to dockworker in San Francisco to lawyer. A side story traces his tortured relationship with his wife,
Two Sinners (1935)
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Otto Kruger, Martha Sleeper, Minna Gombell, Cora Sue Collins, Margaret Seddon, Fred Walton
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
, 1h13Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Donald Cook, Helen Twelvetrees, Berton Churchill, Frank Sheridan, Harry Stubbs, Guy Usher
The Vampire Bat (1933)
, 1h3Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Dwight Frye, Maude Eburne, George E. Stone
, 1h4Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Actors Wild Bill Elliott
In the 1890s town of Silver City, "Iron Mike" Haines (Tom Chatterton), is a crooked sheriff who is celebrated for his character and ability to capture bad guys. The townspeople are completely unaware that he is corrupt and that the town blacksmith "Hands" Weber (Roy Barcroft), are partners in crime and are the ones instrumental in the robbing of stages and silver mines, and for framing innocent members of the population for their own misdeeds. As a result of their activities, the local Carter silver mines is near bankruptcy.