Jon Hall
Biography: Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, Invisible Agent and The Invisible Man's Revenge and six movies he made with Maria Montez. He was also known to 1950s fans as the creator and star of the Ramar of the Jungle television series which ran from 1952 to 1954. Hall directed and starred in two 1960's sci-fi films in his later years, The Beach Girls and the Monster and The Navy vs. the Night Monsters.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 23, 1915
Deathday: December 13, 1979
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Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935-10-11
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Overview: When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-11
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The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944-06-09
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Overview: A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wealth, which he took all for himself, and though the partmer is still living in a state of luxury , the madman takes up an offer from a crazed scientist to make him invisible, something the scientist has already done with experimental animals, so that he can take revenge.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-09
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Invisible Agent
1942-08-07
Invisible Agent
Overview: The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-07
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Arabian Nights
1942-12-25
Arabian Nights
Overview: Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-25
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944-01-14
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Overview: Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-14
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Cobra Woman
1944-05-12
Cobra Woman
Overview: A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-12
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The Beach Girls and the Monster
1965-09-01
The Beach Girls and the Monster
Overview: A young girl is killed at the beach in Malibu. Professor Otto Lindsay suspects that it is some form of mutated fish. However, his son Richard, who was a good friend of the girl, thinks that it is a madman who has a grudge against Richard and his friends. Soon the list of victims grows.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-09-01
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San Diego I Love You
1944-09-29
San Diego I Love You
Overview: A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric father's latest invention, a collapsible life raft.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-09-29
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The Hurricane
1937-11-09
The Hurricane
Overview: A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-09
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Lady in the Dark
1944-02-10
Lady in the Dark
Overview: A neurotic editor sees a psychoanalyst about the advertising man, movie star and other man in her life.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-02-10
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Eyes of the Jungle
1953-07-01
Eyes of the Jungle
Overview: Ramar of the Jungle encounters a holy man who warns him of great danger. His friend Professor Howard is near death, cursed by the Mark of Shitan. A sacred golden tablet and a woman ready for sacrifice holds the key to Howard's survival. A feature film made from three episodes "Ramar of the Jungle" television series stitched together.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-01
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The Stagecoach Race
1936-06-01
The Stagecoach Race
Overview: A re-edited, digitally colourised and re-scored version of vintage black and white Western 'Winds of the Wasteland', complete with contemporary, pulse pounding music. The re-edit brings 'Winds of the Wasteland' down to a 22 minute short version. The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-01
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White Goddess
1953-03-27
White Goddess
Overview: Not a feature film but episodes of the TV series "Ramar of the Jungle" edited together and released as a feature.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-27
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The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942-05-01
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Overview: After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-01
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Sudan
1945-04-18
Sudan
Overview: A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.
Genres: Adventure Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-18
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White Savage
1943-04-23
White Savage
Overview: A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-23
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Last Train from Bombay
1952-08-01
Last Train from Bombay
Overview: An American diplomat risks his life to save an Indian prince from an assassination plot designed to ignite a war.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-08-01
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Aloma of the South Seas
1941-08-27
Aloma of the South Seas
Overview: A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education and returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-27
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Last of the Redmen
1947-08-01
Last of the Redmen
Overview: A family-oriented adaption of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." As the French-Indian War rages across the untamed territory of the Great Northwest, the embattled wilderness gives birth to a legend -- the proud legend of "The Last of the Red Men." August, 1757, General Montcalm and his Iroquois alalies are on the war path -- and General Munro fears for the lives of his children as they travel to join him at Fort William Henry. Although Munro dispatches a letter urging them to take refuge at Fort Edward until the road is safe, an Iroquois scout intercepts the warning. So Major Duncan Hayward is unaware of the danger as he escorts Alice Munro, her sister Cora, and her young brother Davy from the sanctuary of the fort. When their guide Magua, a vengeful Iroquois played by Buster Crabbe, betrays them, only one man can save the travelers from his savage trap.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-01
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Kit Carson
1940-08-30
Kit Carson
Overview: Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-30
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The Lion Man
1936-08-12
The Lion Man
Overview: A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Aran sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-12
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The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936-04-17
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Overview: 15-Chapter Serial about a scientist that discovers a formula for making synthetic gold and the people that want it.
Genres: Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-17
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Hell Ship Mutiny
1957-12-06
Hell Ship Mutiny
Overview: A ship's captain in the South Seas battles a villainous pearl trader who uses island natives as slaves for his business.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-06
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Gypsy Wildcat
1944-08-02
Gypsy Wildcat
Overview: In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wicked baron blames the gypsies and imprisons them all in his castle. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger on a white horse has hidden the murder arrow and won the heart of gypsy belle Carla, to the discomfiture of her erstwhile fiancée Tonio. Baron Tovar is also fascinated by Carla...especially when he notices her heraldic pendant.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-08-02
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China Corsair
1951-06-12
China Corsair
Overview: A stranded U.S. ship's engineer (Jon Hall) helps a Eurasian beauty (Lisa Ferraday) with coveted antique jade.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-12
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Forbidden Island
1959-03-01
Forbidden Island
Overview: Tropical island underwater scuba diving swimming murder thriller, in which divers and thieves search for a sunken treasure.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-01
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Mind Your Own Business
1936-12-18
Mind Your Own Business
Overview: Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-18
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South of Pago Pago
1940-07-19
South of Pago Pago
Overview: Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the tragic cost of their own future together.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-19
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Deputy Marshal
1949-10-28
Deputy Marshal
Overview: A lawman takes on gangsters attempting to steal property wanted for a railroad.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-28
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The Prince Of Thieves
1948-01-16
The Prince Of Thieves
Overview: After fighting in the Crusades alongside Richard I of England Sir Allan Claire is returning home to marry his betrothed Lady Christable. Accompanied by his sister Lady Marian Claire, the two are intercepted by Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men. Recognising a friend of King Richard, Robin informs them that Lady Christabel is the be married to another against her well in the interest of politics and her father's fortune. The three team up to rescue the fair lady.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-01-16
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Hurricane Island
1951-07-16
Hurricane Island
Overview: Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribesmen, and a ship's cargo of man-hungry, marriage-minded maidens.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-16
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Brave Warrior
1952-05-31
Brave Warrior
Overview: In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britain over territory and boundaries. Each side endeavors to gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes in the area. Governor William Henry Harrison enlists the aid of Steve Rubbell, whose friendship with the Shawnee chief Tecumseh goes back to childhood. Tecumseh's leadership of the Shawnee is contested by his brother, known as The Prophet, who sides with the British. Tecumseh, who grew up as a childhood playmate of Steve and of Laura McGregor, loves Steve as a brother and hopes to marry Laura. But Laura is in love with Steve. Laura's father, Shayne McGregor, secretly leads local support of the British against the Americans, even though it risks the life and love of his daughter. Everything comes to a head at the battle of Tippecanoe.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-31
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On the Isle of Samoa
1950-08-03
On the Isle of Samoa
Overview: After committing a robbery, a man is inspired to confess by a lovely native girl he meets on a small island.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-03
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Zamba
1949-09-01
Zamba
Overview: Jenny and her six-year-old son, Tommy, are flying over the Belgian Congo when they are forced to bail out and become separated. Jenny lands in a dense jungle and is rescued by a safari headed by two wild-animal collectors, but Tommy is not found. He has amnesia and is lost, but is adopted by Zamba, a huge gorilla. He lives happily with his new family. Jenny comes back with a searching party, and Zamba, the gorilla mother, is determined to protect Tommy from his real mother.
Genres: Drama Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-01
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Sailor's Lady
1940-07-05
Sailor's Lady
Overview: Sailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby whose parents are accidentally killed. The baby is accidentally left on board a visiting battleship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-05
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Women Must Dress
1935-02-01
Women Must Dress
Overview: A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-01
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The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937-05-30
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Overview: A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-30
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Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
Eagle Squadron
Overview: An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-16
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When the Redskins Rode
1951-05-30
When the Redskins Rode
Overview: A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-30
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The Vigilantes Return
1947-05-31
The Vigilantes Return
Overview: Marshal Johnnie Taggart, posing as an outlaw named "Ace" Braddock, comes to Bannack, Montana to restore law and order. But he is recognized by Kitty, co-owner with Clay Curtwright of the infamous Bull Whip saloon. But "bad-girl" Kitty keeps her mouth shut. When Johnnie's pal Andy reports a stage holdup, Curtwright's henchman, Ben Borden, talks the sheriff and Judge Holden into suspecting Johnnie. Johnnie reveals himself to Judge Holden as a government marshal, and the judge voices his opinion that Curtwright is the leader of the road agents, but voices it in the presence of his granddaughter, Louise Holden.
Genres: Music Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-31
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22
Mutiny on the Bounty
Overview: Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-22
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The Mysterious Avenger
1936-01-17
The Mysterious Avenger
Overview: Texas Ranger Ranny Maitland's father is feuding with his neighbor Lockhart. Pretending to be on Lockhart's side in the feud, Ranny goes to investigate. Meanwhile is father is murdered and Lockhart arrested.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-17
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Here's to Romance
1935-10-04
Here's to Romance
Overview: Kathleen Gerard, a high society wife fed up with her husband's artistic "protegées", decides to take one of her own in Nino, a promising tenor, patronizing him to study in Paris. He and her girlfriend are perfectly happy until the Gerards pay a visit and Mrs. Gerard starts to show too much interest in him.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-04
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Overview: Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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The Mutineers
1949-04-22
The Mutineers
Overview: Mobster Thomas Nagle and his gang take over a ship to use running guns and counterfeit money into Lisbon.
Genres: Action Crime Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-22
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Men in Her Diary
1945-09-14
Men in Her Diary
Overview: Singer/Dancer Peggy Ryan neither sings nor dances in this comedy in which she plays a secretary, whose life has no romance because she devotes all of her time to her attractive older sister. But she does keep a diary that contains some fact and many fictional entries. One such is read by the wife of her boss who promptly sues for a divorce. Virginia Grey stars in a musical produced by Hall and sings (possibly dubbed) "Makin' a Million" and "Keep Your Chin Up." No spoiler to add that Ryan gets a boyfriend and Hall and Allbritton are reunited before this one runs it course.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-09-14
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Winds of the Wasteland
1936-07-06
Winds of the Wasteland
Overview: The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-06
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La Hache De La Vengeance
La Hache De La Vengeance
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Genres: Western
Original Language: fr
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Michigan Kid
1947-08-11
Michigan Kid
Overview: A former U.S. marshal rescues an instant heiress from an outlaw's gang.
Genres: Action Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-11
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