1. Contact (1997) – I have seen this too…
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
7.4
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62 Metascore
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
Writers: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg | Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 162,478
3. Equus (1977) – did see this…
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery
7.2
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A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.
Writer: Peter Shaffer | Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan PlowrightVotes: 5,134
5. Valley of the Kings (1954) – my mother and father may have seen this…valley of the shadow of death – being born
Approved | 86 min | Adventure
6.0
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Hard-boiled archeologist Mark Brandon is searching for ancient tombs in Egypt when he is approached by beautiful Ann Mercedes, who convinces him to help her fulfill her deceased father's ... See full summary »
Writers: C.W. Ceram, Robert Pirosh, Karl Tunberg | Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Carlos Thompson, Kurt Kasznar
Votes: 729
7. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
7.3
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While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Writers: Robert Ellis, Helen Logan, Earl Derr Biggers | Director: Louis King | Stars: Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita Hayworth
Votes: 1,236
9. The Feathered Serpent (1948) – think this is one but have not seen
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
7.3
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Charlie Chan and his two eldest sons, investigate a murderous gang who is forcing an archaeologist to search for a treasure in Mexico.
Writers: Oliver Drake, Earl Derr Biggers | Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung
Votes: 206
10. The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
Approved | 58 min | Western
6.7
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A supernatural western! The Three Mesquiteers accompany an archeological expedition to a lost Indian city of gold called Lukachuke.
Writers: Oliver Drake, William Colt MacDonald, Bernard McConville, John Rathmell | Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Mary Russell
Votes: 107
11. Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) – from radio
Approved | 167 min | Crime, Drama
5.6
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The female leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can give her the power to control men's minds. Federal agents are dispatched to get it back and stop her evil plans.
Writers: Royal K. Cole, Basil Dickey, William Lively, Sol Shor | Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Kirk Alyn, Rosemary La Planche, Roy Barcroft, Carol Forman
Votes: 189
12. The Story of Time (1951) – Dunne’s serialism
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
6.7
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Mankind's numerous ways of measuring the passage of time through history are depicted through stop-motion animation, from ancient sundials to simple mechanical devices, up through complex modern timepieces.
Writer: Michael Stainer-Hutchins
Votes: 38
13. Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) – have seen a cartoon about this
Approved | 156 min | Action, Adventure
5.4
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Crooks discover a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border but the treasure is hidden somewhere on land. In their efforts to find the hidden treasure they resort to murder and... See full summary »
Writers: Franklin Adreon, Basil Dickey, Sol Shor, Robert G. Walker | Directors: Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Stars: Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, Anthony Warde, Dorothy Granger
Votes: 112
14. The Mysteries of the Pyramids (1999 TV Movie)
82 min | Documentary
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Writers: Jean-François Delassus, François de Closets | Director: Jean-François Delassus
15. The Ghost Busters (1975– ) have seen this
Episode: A Worthless Gauze (1975)
22 min | Comedy, Family
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The Ghost Busters become embroiled with Egyptian Queen Forah and her Mummy as they search for the ape-sorcerer Simios, who in turn can bring them to Spen-Zah, possessor of the secret of immortality.
Creator: Marc Richards | Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Bob Burns, Barbara Rhoades
17. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952– )
Episode: Murder Preferred
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Craig Kennedy, famed Criminologist, hears the murder shots as a welching gambler makes a telephone appeal that is too late. Kennedy, Evening Star reporter Walt Jameson, and Police Inspector... See full summary »
Writers: Ande Lamb, Arthur B. Reeve | Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Elizabeth Root
18. The Aunty Jack Show (1972–1973)
Episode: The Aunty Jack Horror Show (1972)
Comedy
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Aunty Jack becomes a vampire, which coincides with the theme this week.
Writers: Geoffrey Atherden, Grahame Bond, John Brendan, Ronald Evans | Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Grahame Bond, John Derum, Rory O'Donoghue, Sandra McGregor
20. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952– )
Episode: The Golden Dagger
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Strange hieroglyphics on a golden dagger provide a clue for murder when Craig Kennedy, criminologist, is called upon to translate the markings on an evil-omen-ed blade. Kennedy, along with ... See full summary »
Writers: Ande Lamb, Arthur B. Reeve | Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Dana Broccoli
