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The Contender is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Newfield released in USA on 10 may 1944 with Buster Crabbe
The Contender (1944)
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Add to a movie listThe Contender is a 1944 American film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Challenger (American TV title)
Actors
Buster Crabbe
(Gary Farrel)
Arline Judge
(Linda Martin)
Julie Gibson
(Rita Langdon)
Glenn Strange
(Biff Benham)
Milton Kibbee
(Pop Turner)
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, 59minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Anne Jeffreys, Glenn Strange, Walter McGrail, Ted Adams
Rating51%
Imprisoned and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff break out of jail. The three escapees discover that there are three impersonators who dress as them committing the crimes. On their mission to clear their names and bring the three impersonators to justice, the trio discovers the town of Mesa Verde where outlaws are given sanctuary in exchange for paying for legal protection.
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, 55minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Iris Meredith, Glenn Strange, Charles King, I. Stanford Jolley
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Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
, 1h3Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, Glenn Strange, Charles King, Slim Whitaker
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Tired of always running from the law, Fuzzy leaves his pals Billy and Jeff and heads to Paradise Valley to be a homesteader. However when he finds himself in trouble, he sends for them. Angry at Fuzzy for abandoning them, Billy and Jeff decide to put on the ruse of helping Fuzzy while actually going behind his back to extract their vengeance. They take out an insurance policy on Fuzzy through a shifty Jewish banker named Ishmael. They find the source of Fuzzy's trouble, Matt Brawley, who controls the town and is running a land swindle.
The Mad Monster (1942)
, 1h17Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Musical films
Actors Johnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel, Reginald Barlow, Glenn Strange, Gordon De Main
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The plot involves a scientist who has been discredited by his peers. He attempts to kill them off after he develops a secret formula that transforms his gardener into a murderous wolfman.
Jungle Siren (1942)
, 1h8Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Buster Crabbe, Milton Kibbee, Arno Frey
Rating38%
Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
, 1hDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, Charles King, Hal Price, John Elliott
Rating62%
The Monster Maker (1944)
, 1h2Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange, Sam Flint
Rating48%
Dr. Markoff (J. Carrol Naish) has concocted a formula that spreads a hideous disease named acromegaly - which extends bones and distorts facial features. Markoff has no moral dilemma in experimenting on unsuspecting human subjects. His amoral behavior assumes monstrous dimensions when famed concert pianist Lawrence (Ralph Morgan) is injected with the doctor's disease-inducing serum. In return for an antidote, Markoff intends to exact more than his pound of flesh by extorting a fortune from Lawrence and demanding the hand of the musician's pretty daughter Patricia (Wanda McKay).
Nabonga (1944)
, 1h15Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Buster Crabbe, Julie London, Barton MacLane, Fifi D'Orsay, Bryant Washburn, Herbert Rawlinson
Rating42%
T. F. Stockwell (Herbert Rawlinson) steals the money and jewelry contents of safe deposit boxes of the bank he works at in Cairo. He flees south in a private plane with his young daughter Doreen (Jackie Newfield, daughter of the director) and the pilot. Brought down in the jungle during a storm, the three survive the crash but Rawlinson murders the pilot when he sees the stolen loot. Whilst exploring the surroundings, Doreen finds a gorilla (Ray Corrigan) wounded and left for dead by members of a safari.
Oath of Vengeance (1944)
, 57minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Jack Ingram, Charles King, Marin Sais, Karl Hackett
Rating56%
Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
, 56minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Western
Actors Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Kermit Maynard, Budd Buster, Hal Price, Frank Ellis
Rating53%
Un homme de loi organise une évasion de prison afin qu'une bande de voleurs emprisonnés le conduise à leur butin caché.