Direction: Alan James

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Alan James. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Dick Tracy (TV Series)

1937 · Series · 73 min. · United States

Direction Alan James · Ray Taylor

Cast Ralph Byrd · Kay Hughes · Smiley Burnette · Lee Van Atta

Synopsis A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.

4.9

35 votes

4.9

35 votes

The Painted Stallion

1937 · Movie · 212 min. · United States

Direction Alan James · Ray Taylor · William Witney

Cast Ray Corrigan · Hoot Gibson · LeRoy Mason · Duncan Renaldo

Synopsis The period is the 1820's and the first wagon train leaves Independence heading west to Santa Fe. In order to maintain his power, the ruthless Official at Santa Fe must not let them arrive and he sends out his men...

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Back Fire

1922 · Movie · 50 min. · United States

Direction Alan James

Cast Jack Hoxie · Florence Gilbert · Lew Meehan · William Gould

Synopsis Two cowboys drift into town. Both are broke, and one of them jokingly suggests they rob the local express office. A citizen overhears them, and when the office is robbed soon afterwards, the cowboys are blamed for it.

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Lucky Terror

1936 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

Direction Alan James

Cast Hoot Gibson · Charles Hill · Lona Andre · George Chesebro

Synopsis A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.

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The Phantom

1931 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction Alan James

Cast Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams · Allene Ray · Niles Welch · Tom O´Brien

Synopsis A group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.

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SOS Coast Guard

1937 · Movie · 224 min. · United States

Direction Alan James · William Witney

Cast Ralph Byrd · Bela Lugosi · Maxine Doyle · Richard Alexander

Synopsis Boroff is a mad scientist who has invented a "disintegrator gas" and plans to smuggle it to his buyers in Morovania. When his ship, the Carfax, gets stranded on outlying rocks in the first chapter, the Coast Guard comes to...

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Strawberry Roan

1933 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction Alan James

Cast Ken Maynard · Ruth Hall · Harold Goodwin · Frank Yaconelli

Synopsis The mares Jim Edwards are losing is being blamed on a wild horse when it is actually his foreman Hawkins. Colonel Bownlee offers his ranch to anyone who can ride this wild palomino. Ken takes up the challenge and also...

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