Charles Quigley

  • Lambert Hillyer – Girls Can Play (1937)

    1931-1940ActionCrimeLambert HillyerUSA

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    The fun-loving theater director Givi is torn from his complacency when he and a group of friends witness a brutal crime in an underpass. Filled with remorse over his inaction, he begins to radically question his life, his relationships, and his work. How can art be created if one is indifferent to life? What responsibility does everyone have towards society? The shocking experience becomes the trigger for a deeply felt confrontation with his very personal attitude to the world.Read More »

  • Leon Barsha – Convicted (1938)

    1931-1940CrimeDramaLeon BarshaUSA
    Convicted (1938)
    Convicted (1938)

    Convicted tells the story of a diligent detective named Burns (Quigley) who is forced to arrest Chick Wheeler (Edgar Edwards), brother of Burns’ sweetheart Jerry Wheeler (Hayworth), for murder. The more he thinks about it, the more Burns is convinced that Chick is innocent. With Jerry’s help, Burns tracks down the genuine miscreant in the nightclub where the heroine works.Read More »

  • John English – Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

    1931-1940ActionAdventureJohn EnglishUSA

    Daredevils of the Red Circle” (1939) is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix (better known under his subsequent stage name, Bruce Bennett) and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the better serials produced by Republic. The serial was the fourteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by the studio.Read More »

  • James W. Horne – The Iron Claw (1941)

    James W. Horne1941-1950ActionMysteryUSA

    A fabulous fortune is at stake! The Iron Claw is hot on the trail! He lurks in the dark! He strikes in the back! Murder! Intrigue! Horror! Destruction! Brother against brother! Friend against friend! Who is this man who holds them all at bay? Who is this man who laughs at the law and the underworld alike?
    WHO IS THE IRON CLAW?Read More »

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