Movies by D. Ross Lederman

Speed Demon

Speed Demon

A mechanic works for his sweetheart's father, who builds racing boats. He begs for and gets the chance to race a new-design boat, but his rival gets him intoxicated before the race and he wrecks the boat. Now he has to make good and show he has the right stuff.

Across the Sierras

Across the Sierras

Elliott is hunted by Curtis who has spent six years behind bars because of his testimony. After knocking out several baddies and putting up with the zany antics of his sidekick Taylor, Elliott guns down his antagonist, but Luana Walters, the girl he almost marries, will not abide a gunslinger so Elliott is compelled to ride off alone into the sunset once more.

Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie

A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.

Too Tough to Kill

Too Tough to Kill

A no-nonsense engineer is hired to oversee construction of the Whitney Tunnel, a project that has been plagued by a series of mysterious--and often fatal--accidents.

I Promise to Pay

I Promise to Pay

A man goes to a loan shark to finance his family's vacation.

Adventure in Sahara

Adventure in Sahara

Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppressive Captain Savatt. To it comes, at his own request, Legionnaire Jim Wilson soon followed by his fiancée, Carla Preston, who has been tracing him from post to post. Legionnaires seize the fort and turn Savitt loose in the Arab-haunted desert with only a fraction of the water and food needed to get back to civilization. But Savitt gets through and returns to the fort at the head of an avenging troop of men. But Arabs surround Savitt and his men...

Rinty of the Desert

Rinty of the Desert

Rinty rescues heroine June and hero Pat from all manner of desert dangers, both natural and man-made. The film's high point of tension finds the canine star rescuing Nye from a deep pit.

The Million Dollar Collar

The Million Dollar Collar

Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.

Boston Blackie and the Law

Boston Blackie and the Law

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.

The Riding Tornado

The Riding Tornado

Newcomer Torrent wins $500 from Olcott and $500 and a wild horse, by riding the horse, from Engle. Then loses the $1000 to Engle in a poker game. Torrent goes to work for Olcott. Torrent fights with Stark and Stark quits and goes to work for Engle. Rustlers are stealing horses. Carson suspects Olcott and Olcott suspects Carson. Sheriff prevents war between them. Torrent stops wild horse stampede. Starks spills beans on Engle. Torrent kills Engle and wins Patsy Olcott.

The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter

Rin-Tin-Tin leaves his usual far north and ranch settings for Africa.

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Joe's nurse sister Nora Madison is also taken. Dillon tells Bishop that if Joe dies, he will be killed, but Bishop knows he will be either way. Joe dies, but Nora and Steve conceal it from Dillon and send a plea for help in a prescription that Bishop writes in Latin.

Dangerous Business

Dangerous Business

Two young lawyers open an office together. They are hired to defend a utilities magnate who claims he has been framed. He is kidnapped by a gangster, and a battle royal ensues when the lawyers try to rescue him.

Sing While You Dance

Sing While You Dance

Susan Kent, hoping to establish herself as a song-plugger, tries to obtain a second song from a young songwriter, Johnny Crane, after his first song becomes a hit. While pursuing her objective, she falls in love with Johnny, and lands in jail, but she acquires the song, the job, and Johnny.

The Frame-Up

The Frame-Up

A detective investigates a racing scam.

Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

Two vaudeville acrobats adopt the son of an actor friend.

A Race for Life

A Race for Life

Rinty becomes the best pal of juvenile "human" hero Danny O'Shea. Their devotion to one another is proven beyond doubt when Danny is threatened by kidnappers.

A Dangerous Adventure

A Dangerous Adventure

This drama chronicles the education of a naive, rich young woman who inherits a steel mill. To help her keep it running she unites with a man. Meanwhile two crooks try to destroy her production in order to force her to sell it to them for very little money. They are thwarted at the last moment.

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

A police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.

The Phantom of the West

The Phantom of the West

A young man's father is murdered and the man convicted of the crime escapes prison, leaving a note intimating that seven local men know the real killer's true identity. The murdered man's son sets out to locate the seven men and find his father's slayer in this ten episode serial.