Kenneth Harlan
20 titles
Filmography
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Paradise Island
(1930)Ellen Bradford comes to the south sea island of Tonga to marry her fiancee and finds out he is a drunk. She also finds out that she is the only white woman on the island and, as such, has three men taking a deep interest in her.

The Toll of the Sea
(1923)An American man visiting China falls in love with a young woman, only to find himself having second thoughts about the relationship.

Port of Hate
(1939)After two explorers find a bed of black pearls off a South Pacific island, one of the them is murdered but it is unclear who is actually the killer.
The Hoodlum
(1919)Paroled sociopath career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery.

The Shadow of the Eagle
(1932)The hunt for a pilot making skywriting threats to several executives from a large corporation leads to a number of suspects with various motives.

Whirlwind Horseman
(1938)While searching for their missing friend, cowboy Ken and his sidekick cross paths with an outlaw gang menacing local ranchers and soon a trap is set.

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
(1937)A Royal Canadian Mountie accepts an assignment where he must bust a money counterfeiting ring, but is distracted by a charming lady.

Held For Ransom
(1938)Wealthy candy businessman Herbert Scott is kidnapped and then held for ransom. Scott's son, Larry (Withers) pays the $50,000 ransom, but his father is not released. The FBI then brings in their best agent, the formidable Betty Mason (Mehaffey) to work with Detective J.J. Morrison (Mulhall) to track down the kidnappers. Betty ends up romancing both her partner Morrison, and Larry Scott, who is suspected to be behind the kidnapping. The pair finally discover the remote hideout where Herbert is being kept, leading to a climactic final shootout. A classic crime caper with an unusual twist for the time of having a woman be the lead detective.

Gunsmoke Ranch
(1937)The Three Mesquiteers set things right when homesteaders displaced by a flood are tricked into buying condemned land by a notorious swindler.

The Law Rides Again
(1943)U.S. government agents, known as The Trail Blazers, use a convict to quell threats of an Indian uprising in the Arizona territory.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
(1941)In this last of the serials produced by Republic, Dick Tracy and allies go up against a villain, the Ghost, with the impossible power of invisibility.

Dick Tracy's G-Men
(1939)After a mad doctor brings himself back from the dead, Dick Tracy sets out to capture him before he can put his criminal gang back together.

Desperate Cargo
(1941)While on their way to the U.S., two girls traveling aboard a seaplane find themselves being hijacked by a gang of criminals.

The Penalty
(1920)A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.

Santa Fe Marshal
(1940)Hopalong Cassidy, a U.S. Marshal, goes undercover as a member of a medicine show to stop a crime spree organized by a deceptively kind matriarch.

Sunset Trail
(1939)Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband.

The Underdog
(1943)Uprooted to a small town after losing the family farm, a brave 12-year-old boy battles a neighborhood gang of Nazi sympathizers to save his father

The Shadow Strikes
(1937)The enigmatic crime-fighter uses his uncanny powers of perception to ferret out yet another evildoer.

Pride of the West
(1938)Hopalong Cassidy races to save a sheriff’s reputation when his daughter tells them he’s under local pressure to catch the sketchy stagecoach robbers.

Saleslady
(1938)She could have had millions, but she turned them down for a guy who offered her love on a budget in a three-room apartment!