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Highway 301(1950)

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The Mark of the Whistler(1944)

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The Thirteenth Hour(1947)

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The Return of the Whistler(1948)

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Pickup(1951)

Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."

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The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)

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The Amazing Transparent Man(1960)

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