ACTION / ADVENTURE
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Published 1934
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A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Director: Harold Young
Writers: Baroness Emmuska Orczy (by) (as The Baroness Orczy), Lajos Biró (scenario, continuity & dialogue) (as Lajos Biro)
Stars: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey
Captain Kidd
Published 1945
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Writers: Norman Reilly Raine (screenplay), Robert N. Lee (original story)
Stars: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton
Eegah
Published 1962
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Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage.
Director: Arch Hall Sr. (as Nicholas Merriwether)
Writers: Bob Wehling (screenplay), Arch Hall Sr. (original story) (as Nicholas Merriwether)
Stars: Arch Hall Jr., Marilyn Manning, Richard Kiel
The Fast and the Furious
Published 1955
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A trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him.
Directors: John Ireland, Edward Sampson (as Edwards Sampson)
Writers: Jerome Odlum (screenplay), Jean Howell (screenplay)
Stars: John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle
The General
Published 1926
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When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writers: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
The Black Pirate
Published 1926
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Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Director: Albert Parker
Writers: Douglas Fairbanks (story) (as Elton Thomas), Jack Cunningham (adapted by)
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott
The Mark of Zorro
Published 1920
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A seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante Zorro, who seeks to protect the oppressed.
Director: Fred Niblo
Writer: Johnston McCulley (based on the story by: "The Curse of Capistrano" published in "All-Story Weekly")
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert McKim