Movies by Charles Trowbridge

Damaged Love

Damaged Love

Determined to land Jim as her husband, footloose Nita contrives to get herself pregnant by him. This film is lost.

Valley of the Zombies

Valley of the Zombies

A woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.

The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a businessman well known for both his success and dishonesty. Mr. Wong faces increasing danger and is nearly executed himself as the investigation develops in treachery and complexity. As Mr. Wong follows the trail of dead bodies, he uncovers a jewel smuggling ring on the San Francisco waterfront and a case much larger than the death of a police officer.

Don't Gamble with Strangers

Don't Gamble with Strangers

Two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint.

Gang Bullets

Gang Bullets

A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities immediately sets up shop in another. Unable to get any tangible evidence against Anderson, DA Wayne orders his assistant Carter to dig up some dirt on the gangster boss. To do this, Carter pretends to turned crooked, joining Anderson's gang in order to accumulate evidence. Alas, Carter's girl friend Patricia knows nothing of her boyfriend's subterfuge, and she suspects the worst.

Tarzan and the Huntress

Tarzan and the Huntress

A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret

An apparent suicide by a rich woman leads her nurse and a policeman to an insurance scam.

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith

Rodeo rider Hurricane Smith is wrongly convicted of murder and robbery, but escapes and creates a new life, but one of the real criminals shows up to claim the loot which he believes Smith has.

King of the Texas Rangers

King of the Texas Rangers

Tom King Jr. seeks to discover who murdered his father, a Texas Ranger; the trail leads to a network of Axis spies.

Tropic Fury

Tropic Fury

An investigator checks into the rumors of harsh working conditions on an Amazon rubber plantation.

It's in the Air

It's in the Air

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.

The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night. Instead they discover a murder. Colonel Rogers of Army Intelligence arrives to take over the case. The prime suspect, Jevries, is well-known to Rogers, who sets out to get a confession from Jevries even though there are plenty of other suspects.

Important News

Important News

In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.

Song of My Heart

Song of My Heart

The portrait of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky focuses on his failed love affair.

Prohibition

Prohibition

Last of the Pagans

Last of the Pagans

Two South Sea Islanders fall in love, followed by a hurricane.

Pride of the Navy

Pride of the Navy

A disruptive Annapolis naval cadet refuses to tow the line and so gets booted out of the prestigious academy. Later, he takes to designing speedboats. They are innovative and soon the Navy comes a-knocking in hopes that he will design a fast and easily maneuverable boat to carry torpedoes.

Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode naked through the streets of Coventry.