1001 Arabian Nights 1959  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jack Kinney
Cast: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried, Herschel Bernardi, Alan Reed, Daws Butler, Clark Sisters
The cartoon character, Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus), is the near-sighted focus of this animated film about the genie, Aladdin (voice of Dwayne Hickman), and Mr. Magoo's adventures in Arabia.
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Actors and Sin 1952  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marsha Hunt, Dan O'Herlihy, Eddie Albert, Rudolph Anders, Alan Reed, Tracey Roberts, Jenny Hecht, Paul Guilfoyle, Ric Roman, Betty Field, Louis B. Mayor, Jack L. Warner, George Baxter, Ben Hecht
This film contains a two-part anthology. In "Actor's Blood," Shakespearean actor Maurice Tillayou (Edward G. Robinson) tries to control the career of his actress daughter, Marcia (Marsha Hunt). After Marcia commits suicide, Maurice makes her death look like murder. In "Woman of Sin," Hollywood agent Orlando Higgins (Eddie Albert) is shocked when he learns that his new screen-writer client, Millicent Egelhofer (Jenny Hecht), is actually a nine-year-old girl.
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961   N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney, Jose Luis Villalonga, Alan Reed, Stanley Adams, Claude Stroud, Dorothy Whitney
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leaves her small town and arrives in New York City to lead a life of sophistication. Along the way, she falls in love with neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard). An Academy Award was received for the song "Moon River," and songwriter Henry Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Musical Score. Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Hepburn).
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Days of Glory 1944 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tamara Toumanova, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer, Lowell Gilmore, Hugo Haas, William Challee, Joseph Vitale, Glen Vernon, Ivan Triesault
Gregory Peck made his film debut in this World War II drama bout Russian peasants fighting against Hitler's goal of Leibensraum, the domination of Eastern Europe. As German troops invade Russia, peasants turn into guerillas to protect their homeland.
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The Desperate Hours 1955  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Robert Middleton, Ray Collins, Whit Bissell, Richard Eyer, Alan Reed, Bert Freed, Ray Teal, Michael Moore
With Deputy Sheriff Bard (Arthur Kennedy) on their trail, three escaped convicts–Glen (Humphrey Bogart), Hal (Dewey Martin), and Sam (Robert Middleton) use the Hilliard Familys'–Emily (Martha Scott), her husband Dan (Fredric March), and their children Cindy (Mary Murphy), and Ralph (Richard Eyer)–home as their hideout. Knowing that if he contacts the police, his family's lives will be in danger, Dan plays along with the convicts' demands. But, how long will Dan go along with their demands before reaching the breaking point?
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A Dream of Kings 1969 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Inger Stevens, Sam Levene, Val Avery, Radames Pera, Peter Mamakos, Alan Reed, Zvee Scooler, Alberto Morin
Matsoukas (Anthony Quinn) is a marriage counselor living in the Greek section of Chicago who wants to take his ailing back to Greece–a trip he can ill afford.
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Emergency Wedding 1950  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale, Willard Parker, Una Merkel, Alan Reed, Eduard Franz, Irving Bacon, Don Beddoe, Jim Backus, Queenie Smith
In this remake of "You Belong to Me," Dr. Helen Hunt (Barbara Hale) is about to divorce her worthless husband–until he turns his life around and becomes a benefactor to humankind.
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The Far Horizons 1955 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston, Donna Reed, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Alan Reed, Eduardo Noriega, Walter Reed, Larry Pennell, Julia Montoya
This film is loosely based on the Lewis and Clark expedition into the Louisiana Territory. The scenery is beautiful, but the facts are strictly Hollywood.
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He Laughed Last 1956 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Frankie Laine, Lucy Marlow, Anthony Dexter, Richard Long, Alan Reed, Robin Morse, Jesse White, Henry Slate, Peter Brocco, Paul Dubov
This film is narrated by Frankie Laine and is an enjoyable parody on gangster films that flourished about the Roaring Twenties.
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Here Comes the Groom 1951 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Alexis Smith, Franchot Tone, James Barton, Robert Keith, Alan Reed, Walter Catlett, Ian Wolfe, Louis Armstrong
Reporter (Bing Crosby) wants to adopt two European war orphans but must be married before the agency will release the children. So, he sets out to woo his ex-fiancee (Jane Wyman) who has become romantically involved with another man (Franchot Tone). The film won the Oscar for Best Song "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening."
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 Kiss of Fire 1955 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Barbara Rush, Jack Palance, Rex Reason, Martha Hyer, Leslie Bradley, Alan Reed, Lawrence Dobkin, Steven Geray, Joseph Waring, Pat Hogan
In this romantic drama a member of the Spanish aristocracy (Barbara Rush) chooses love over royalty and gives up the throne for true love.
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 Lady and the Tramp 1955 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Stan Freberg, Verna Felton, Alan Reed, George Givot, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson, Bill Bauchom, Dal McKennon, Lee Millar
This delightful Disney animated feature film tells the story of a pedigreed cocker spaniel, Lady (voice of Barbara Luddy), who becomes enamored with a streewise mongrel, Tramp (voice of Larry Roberts).
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The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, Jeff York, Morris Ankrum, Wally Cassell, Byron Foulger, Dick Crockett, Betty Blythe, Joel Friedkin
Cora (Lana Turner) falls for drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) who her husband Nick (Cecil Kellaway) has hired to work as a handyman at his gas station/diner. If Frank and Cora are to live "happily ever after," they need money. Their solution: murder Nick and collect on his insurance. They try to kill Nick. But, they fail, and now District Attorney Kyle Sackett (Leon Ames) is determined to get to the bottom of what really went on the night Nick was "accidentally"–but not fatally– electrocuted in his bathtub.
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The Redhead and the Cowboy 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rhonda Fleming, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Reed, Morris Ankrum, Edith Evanson, Ralph Byrd, Ray Teal, Douglas Spencer, King Donovan
Set during the Civil War, this is the story of a Confederate courier (Rhonda Fleming) who falls for a Union officer (Glenn Ford).
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The Revolt of Mamie Stover 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead, Jorja Curtright, Michael Pate, Alan Reed, Eddie Firestone, Jean Willes, Margia Dean
Jane Russell stars in the title role of a saloon singer during World War II who ends up in Hawaii where she learns that there must be a better life–it is back home in Mississippi, and Mamie bids aloha to the islands.
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The Seniors 1978 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodney Amateau
Cast: Jeffrey Byron, Gary Imhoff, Dennis Quaid, Lou Richards, Priscilla Barnes, Rocky Flintermann, Edward Andrews, Ian Wolfe, Alan Reed, Alan Hewitt, Robert Emhardt, Lynn Cartwright
As an alternative to actually finding jobs after their college graduations, Larry, Ben, Alan, and Steve (Jeffrey Byron, Gary Imhoff, Dennis Quaid, and Lou Richards) come up with a plan: get a grant to study college-aged women's sexuality and become researchers. But, they are in for a big surprise when their "sex clinic" turns into a multi-million dollar business, and they are raking in the money.
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Shinbone Alley 1971 G, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: John D. Wilson
Cast: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, Alan Reed, John Carradine, Hal Smith, Ken Sansom, Joan Gerber, Sal Delano
This animated musical was adapted by Mel Brooks from Don Marquis' stories about a very literate writer, Archy (voice of Eddie Bracken), who happens to be a cockroach and Mehitabel (voice of Carol Channing) the not-so-good cat who is prone to trouble and claims to have been Cleopatra in an earlier life.
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The Tarnished Angels 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, Robert Middleton, Alan Reed, Alexander Lockwood, Christopher Olsen, Robert J. Wilke, Troy Donahue, William Schallert, Eugene Borden
Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) had been a flying ace in World War I but is now struggling to make a living as a barnstorming pilot. Along with his wife LaVerne (Dorothy Malone), 9-year-old son Jack (Christopher Olsen), and his troupe, Roger arrives at an air show and meets New Orleans journalist Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson). As Burke gets to know Roger's family, he is attracted to LaVerne. Tragedy lies ahead in this story about the importance of living the truth.
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Viva Zapata! 1952 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Mildred Dunnock, Arnold Moss, Frank Silvera, Margo, Alan Reed, Lou Gilbert
During the Mexican Revolution Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) came down from the hills and rose to the presidency of his country. Once in office, he was confronted with the ease of corruption. Anthony Quinn carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor.
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Woman's World 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, Arlene Dahl, Cornel Wilde, Elliott Reid, Margalo Gillmore, Alan Reed
Clifton Webb plays a corporate executive who chooses his new manager from three candidates and decides to base their qualifications on the abilities of their wives.
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| 1. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
2. Actors and Sin (1952)
3. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
4. Days of Glory (1944)
5. The Desperate Hours (1955)
6. A Dream of Kings (1969)
7. Emergency Wedding (1950)
8. The Far Horizons (1955)
9. He Laughed Last (1956)
10. Here Comes the Groom (1951)
11. I, the Jury (1953)
12. Kiss of Fire (1955)
13. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
14. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
15. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1950)
16. The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
17. The Seniors (1978)
18. Shinbone Alley (1971)
19. The Tarnished Angels (1958)
20. Viva Zapata! (1952)
21. Woman's World (1954)
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