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This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.
In the 1880s, a young boy named Coudert Lorraine and his friends steal an airship and embark on a thrilling adventure. They encounter pirates, a zeppelin, a submarine, and even Captain Nemo himself. Along the way, they face danger and excitement, discovering the true meaning of friendship and courage.
Kidnapped is a thrilling story of a young scamp who gets caught up in a dangerous adventure when he is kidnapped and thrown into prison. As he tries to escape and survive, he becomes entwined in the political turmoil of the Jacobite rebellion. Based on the classic novel, this gripping tale explores themes of family relationships, loyalty, and the struggle for freedom.
In 1880s Florence, a man falls in love with a prostitute and gets caught up in a web of deceit, violence, and tragedy. Set against the backdrop of a patriarchal society and a city-country contrast, their love is tested by misfortune and societal pressures.
Detective discovers that a colleague's death is tied into the disappearance of a wealthy playboy's wife.
Shown in Cannes 1946.
In A Night at Karlstein, a 14th-century Bohemian king disguises himself as a bishop to investigate the disappearance of his queen. This campy and humorous film explores themes of gender issues, mistaken identity, and the battle of the sexes.
Nana is a stage actress in Paris who becomes involved in a love triangle with a count and a horse owner. Her passionate love leads to tragedy and heartbreak.
Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. An international crime gang is very interested in stealing this equipement to sell it to the higher bidder of lawless nations. Menaced, the scientist, who was friends with Nick Carter's father, calls Nick for help. At Nice airport, Nick Carter escapes death, but that night he is unable to stop Formenter's murder. He suspects Bruno, Formenter's adoptive son, and Tonio, the owner of a bar near Formentier's home. Bruno is actually after Formenter's heritage, and for that he tries to kill Catherine, Formentier's granddaughter. Therefore, Nick Carter finds himself against more than a gang, but he will uncover the plots, in time to break every gangster apart.
The Canterville Ghost is a comedic fantasy film about a ghost who haunts a castle. The story revolves around the American Otis family who move into Canterville Chase, a haunted castle in England. The ghost tries to scare the family, but they are unbothered by his antics. As the ghost's attempts to scare them fail, he begins to question his abilities and ultimately finds redemption and peace.
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.
A secret agent uncovers four atomic rockets with a lethal gas warhead which have been stolen from a secret factory, and a dastardly plot.
Dog's Heads (Czech: Psohlavci) is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on the novel of the same name by Alois Jirásek. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Independently-wealthy woman tries to break free of repressive, conservative cultural constraints.
Nick Carter, the famous detective, is ordered to prosecute the gang of Zigomar. Carter gets into various thorny situations but manages to escape every time, helped by Olga, a former girlfriend of Zigomar. Carter finally manages to trap Zigomar and Zigomar is arrested. However, Zigomar avoids going to court by apparently poisoning himself.
