Films & Shows from Rko Radio Pictures
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The Lusty Men (1952)
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Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Target (1952)
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A female marshal and a newspaper editor help heroic Tim Holt fight an evil land agent. Western.
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
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George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascal’s final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He’s ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
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After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
Road Agent (1952)
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Brand controls the only road to the cattle market and is charging exorbitant rates. Tim and Chito rob Brand to recover only their overcharge, but accidentally end up with all of Brand's money......
One Minute to Zero (1952)
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An idealistic United Nations official learns the harrowing truth about war when she falls in love with an American officer charged with the evacuation of civilians. As hostilities escalate, the officer and his small detachment are left to hold the line until allied forces can be brought into action.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
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Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by henchmen of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an outlaw, gathering together his band of merry men with him in Sherwood Forest, to avenge his father's death and to help the people of the land that Prince John are over taxing.
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Cry Danger (1951)
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After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.
Double Dynamite (1951)
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An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
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Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
The Whip Hand (1951)
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A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.
Law of the Badlands (1951)
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The Texas Rangers send Dave and Chito into the badlands to see if they can locate a counterfeiting operation. They arrive posing as wanted outlaws and this gets them into the gang. But as soon as they uncover the operation and locate the printing press, one of Chito's girl friends arrives to expose their identity and they find themselves trapped by the entire gang.
My Forbidden Past (1951)
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An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.
Gunplay (1951)
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Landry has Sam Martin killed. When Tim and Chito find Martin and his son, Chip says Matt Potter was responsible. But when Tim and Chito start their search, no ones knows a Matt Potter.
Roadblock (1951)
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An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Circle of Danger (1951)
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An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.