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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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(1940)Filmography of Republic Pictures (640 films)
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The Last Bandit (1949)
, 1h20Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Lorna Gray, Wild Bill Elliott, Forrest Tucker, Andy Devine, Jack Holt, Minna Gombell
Frank Norris, now working as a railroad detective, is implicated in an attempt by his former outlaw colleagues to rob a series of gold shipments.
Post Office Investigator (1949)
, 1hDirected by George Blair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Audrey Long, Jeff Donnell, Warren Douglas, Richard Benedict, Jimmie Dodd, Marcel Journet
A young postman becomes involved in the theft of rare stamps featuring inverted images of the Statue of Liberty. Along the way he encounters attractive criminal Clara Kelso, double-crossing gang members, and Post Office Inspectors, before finally capturing the crooks.
Moonrise (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir
Actors Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Rex Ingram, Allyn Joslyn, Harry Morgan
Dane Clark plays Danny Hawkins, the son of a murderer who was hanged for his crimes. Haunted by his father's past, the young man is tormented by the young people of the small southern town in which he lives. Hawkins' only friend is Gilly Johnson (Russell), a girl who is quickly falling in love with him. When Hawkins kills a bully in self-defense, he fears the same fate as his father. When the dead body is found and Sheriff Clem Otis (Allyn Joslyn) starts closing in, Danny becomes crazed. He jumps off a Ferris wheel and nearly strangles a harmless mute (Morgan) who found Hawkins' pocket knife near the body. While hiding out in the swamps, Hawkins visits his Grandma (Barrymore) who tells him the truth about his father's crime. Hawkins realizes he's not tainted by "bad blood" and turns himself in to the police.
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
, 1h46Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara, Luther Adler, Eduard Franz
The focus of the film is the deadly rivalry between two men of the sea. Ship's captain Ralls (John Wayne) nurses a long-standing grudge against shipping magnate Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye (Luther Adler). The reason for the animosity: Sidneye stole away Ralls' love, Angelique (Gail Russell).
Angel in Exile (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Allan Dwan, Philip Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane, Paul Fix, Alfonso Bedoya
Californie, 1939. Le gangster Charlie Dakin vient de purger sa peine. À la sortie du pénitencier, son ami Ernie Coons vient le chercher en voiture. Ce dernier a dissimulé leur butin - de la poudre d'or - dans une mine désaffectée de l'Arizona. Mais ils sont filés par deux autres complices, Giorgo et Spitz, qui cherchent à savoir où se trouve la cachette. Parvenus dans la mine, Charlie et Ernie constatent qu'elle se situe aux alentours de San Gabriel, un village espagnol fondé par les Jésuites et dont les habitants célèbrent le culte de la Dame Bleue, résurgence d'une aristocrate qui, une fois par siècle, accomplirait un miracle.
Angel on the Amazon (1948)
, 1h26Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Fortunio Bonanova, Alfonso Bedoya
After a plane crashes in the Amazonian jungle, its passengers are rescued by a mysterious young woman.
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
, 1hDirected by George Blair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke, Grant Withers, Edward Gargan, Ray Teal, Jimmie Dodd
Trans-Global Airlines president Douglas Harrison (Pierre Watkin) wants to force Terry O'Rourke (Robert Livingston), and his rival Polar Airways out of business. When Kay Cameron (Mae Clarke) asks for a job, Harrison connives to have her infiltrate O'Rourke's operation in his Edmonton, Alberta headquarters. She is assigned to work on the official documents required by Jimmy Travis (Russell Arms), a Canadian customs official. Soon after, a Polar Airways flight encounters trouble when an oil line breaks. Radio operator, Eddy Clark (Jimmie Dodd) talks O'Rourke down through a thick fog. O'Rourke decides not to report the accident and the damage to his aircraft, afraid his insurance company will cancel the policy, jeopardizing his lucrative Canadian government contract to haul gold ore.
King of the Gamblers (1948)
, 1hDirected by George Blair
Origin USA
Actors Janet Martin, William Wright, Thurston Hall
Heart of Virginia (1948)
, 1hDirected by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Janet Martin, Robert Lowery, Frankie Darro, Paul Hurst, Benny Bartlett, Glen Vernon
Angel and the Badman (1947)
, 1h40Directed by Bruce Cabot, Harry Carey, John Wayne, Gail Russell, James Edward Grant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Irene Rich, Lee Dixon
Wounded and on the run, notorious gunman Quirt Evans (John Wayne) gallops onto a farm owned by Quaker Thomas Worth (John Halloran) and his family and collapses. When Quirt urgently insists upon sending a telegram, Thomas and his daughter Penelope (Gail Russell) drive him into town in their wagon. After wiring a claim to the land recorder's office, Quirt kisses Penny and then passes out. Ignoring the doctor's advice to rid themselves of the gunman, the compassionate Worth family tends to the delirious Quirt, and Penny becomes intrigued by his ravings of past loves.
That's My Man (1947)
, 1h37Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Don Ameche, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Frankie Darro, Catherine McLeod, Dorothy Adams
Northwest Outpost (1947)
, 1h31Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Nelson Eddy, Hugo Haas, Ilona Massey, Joseph Schildkraut, Elsa Lanchester, Lenore Ulric
The film is set at the Russian imperial post at Fort Ross in California in the early Nineteenth Century. A visiting American army offices becomes romantically involved with an aristocratic woman whose criminal husband is being held as a prisoner at the Fort.
Son of Zorro (1947)
, 3hDirected by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Ernie Adams, Stanley Price, Edmund F. Cobb, Ken Terrell
A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.
The Flame (1947)
, 1h37Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, Broderick Crawford, Henry Travers, Blanche Yurka
A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston) to marry his rich brother (Paige) for the money who has a terminal disease.
Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
, 1h7Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Roy Barcroft, Philip Van Zandt, Edmund F. Cobb, John Ince
American government horse purchaser Monte Hale (Monte Hale) meets his match in both love and profession, private buyer Vance Daley (Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart), who works under unprofessed criminal "Liberal" Lyons (Philip Van Zandt). Hale and Daley attend a horse auction, and fight for Texan rancher Mary Lou Gardner's team of prized colts. When a victor cannot be determined, the gauntlet is thrown – the two men must compete one-on-one in a horse race; the victor will win the colts.