Bruce Edwards Movies
A rather bland RKO contract player of the 1940s, Bruce Edwards (born Edward Lester Smith had appeared with the Bliss Hayden Art Theatre Group in Los Angeles prior to making his screen debut in 1941. A typical 4-F leading man, Edwards often played military officers in wartime melodramas. Because of his resemblance to Republic stunt performer Tom Steele, Edwards was awarded the... (read more) starring role as novelist Steve Colt battling yet another megalomaniac in the 1947 serial The Black Widow. A far-from-spectacular serial hero, Edwards was demoted to a supporting role in Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) and spent most of the following decade appearing in such television series as The Lone Rider and Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
Beauty School
1993
In this sexy outing, the inventor of a fabulous new brassiere recruits a bevy of beauties to advertise it. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Youngblood
R 1986
Rob Lowe stars as the title character, a young hockey prodigy with a gift for scoring, but no such penchant for pugilism -- when the gloves drop, so does he. Despite his...
Ironside: Riddle in Room 6
1971
The case against a big-time racketeer may be dismissed because of a hung jury. Ironside (Raymond Burr) suspects that one of the jury members has been bribed to be the sole...
Sombra, the Spider Woman
1966
Sombra, the Spider Woman is the feature-film abridgement of the 1947 Republic serial The Black Widow (which explains why a number of the listed actors had died by this...
Golden Hands of Kurigal
1966
The Golden Hands of Kurigal is an edited, feature-length version of the 1949 Republic serial Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. The story gets under way when archaeologist...
The Cool World
1963
No relation to the later Ralph Bakshi semi-animated feature of the same name, Cool World is set in the meanest sections of Harlem. Hampton Clayton plays Duke, a powerful...
Confidence Girl
1952
As was his custom, director Andrew L. Stone filmed most of Confidence Girl away from the studio on actual locations. The title character, Mary Webb (Hillary Brooke), is...
Montana Incident
1952
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Lawless Cowboys
1952
Monogram's Whip Wilson western series was in its final year of existence when Lawless Cowboys hit the screen. Set in the contemporary West, the film casts Wilson as a...
Fort Dodge Stampede
1951
A fast-paced entry in Republic Pictures' fine Allan "Rocky" Lane series, Fort Dodge Stampede details the search for $30,000 worth of loot from a bank robbery which is...
Oklahoma Justice
1951
Johnny Mack Brown goes up against a lady bank robber in this average Mack Brown series late-entry from Monogram. The lady, played by Barbara Allen, is of course called...
Powder River Rustlers
1949
Plot number 6259A -- mistaken identity -- is trotted out for the Republic sagebrusher Powder River Rustlers. Allan "Rocky" Lane stars as a wandering cavalier who stumbles...
Prejudice
1949
This cautionary fable was produced by the Protestant Film Commission. The main character is plant-manager Joe Hanson (David Bruce), who manages himself to be free of all...
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. [Serial]
1949
Kirk Alyn, erstwhile Superman of the serials, plays government man Dave Worth in the Republic serial Federal Agents Vs. Underworld Inc. Worth is put on the trail of a famous...
Sands of Iwo Jima
NR 1949
From director Allan Dwan, Sands of Iwo Jima is a drama set during the Second World War and follows John Stryker (John Wayne), a relentlessly tough Marine sergeant...
The Denver Kid
1948
Allan Lane goes in search of his dead friend's brother in this fast-paced Western from Republic Pictures. Instead of finding his brother Tim as he had been promised,...
Queen of the Amazons
1947
In this adventure, a devoted fiancee journeys to the jungle to take on the terrifying Amazon women who have been holding her lover hostage. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
The Black Widow [Serial]
1947
The Black Widow is a low-budget, surprisingly entertaining adventure, science-fiction serial produced by Republic Pictures. Steve Colt (Bruce Edwards) and Joyce Winters...
Below the Deadline
1946
Joe Hilton (Warren Douglas), long on looks and ambition but short on ethics, takes immediate advantage when his gambler brother is killed by a rival. Hilton takes over his late...
So Goes My Love
1946
Don Ameche stars in this semi-screwball comedy as a handsome, eccentric 19th century inventor. Myrna Loy is his golddigging fiancee, who foolishly believes Ameche will make...