17 Dec 1942
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Prospector Henry Tolliver disappears and his son "Wild Bill" Tolliver comes looking for him.
Into the Net
Madge Clayton, a society girl, mysteriously disappears. The police suspect a master criminal is behind the girl's abduction, but her brother, Bob, and fiancé, Bert Moore, help with the search. They unearth a scheme to kidnap another girl, Natalie Van Cleef, and the evidence takes Bob and Bert to an estate on Long Island.
Top Billed Cast
Edna Murphy Natalie Van Cleef
Jack Mulhall Robert 'Bob' Clayton
Constance Bennett Madge Clayton, his sister
Frank Lackteen Dr. Vining
Frances Landau Mrs. Fawcette
Harry Semels Ivan Invanovitch
Tom Goodwin Police Inspector Cabot
Paul Porter Paul Mannering, The Emperor
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