Annie Get Your Gun 1950 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Family / Western / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: George Sidney Cast: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn, Benay Venuta, Clinton Sundberg, James Harrison, Mae Clarke, John Hamilton, Anne O'Neal, William Tannen, Frank Wilcox, Chief Yowlachie
This film features Irving Berlin songs "Anything You Can Do," "Doin' What Comes Naturally," and "There's No Business Like Show Business." It is the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley's (Betty Hutton) life in Buffalo Bill's (Louis Calhern) Wild West Show and her romance with the show's star sharpshooter Frank Butler (Howard Keel).
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Borrowed Trouble 1948 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish, Cliff Clark, Helen Chapman, Earle Hodgins, Herbert Rawlinson, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty
When Steve (John Parrish) builds a saloon–in competition with another bar in town–next to Lucy's (Anne O'Neal) schoolhouse, she begins a feud by throwing apples through the bar's windows. When Lucy is kidnapped, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), along with sidekicks California (Andy Clyde) and Lucky (Rand Brooks), steps in to take care of the situation. This is the final film of the "Hopalong Cassidy" series of about 66 films–a series that featured action, humor, and often better-than-average plots.
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Open Secret 1948 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Reinhardt Cast: John Ireland, Jane Randolph, Roman Bohnen, Sheldon Leonard, George Tyne, Morgan Farley, Ellen Lowe, Anne O'Neal, Arthur O'Connell, John Alvin, Rory Mallinson, Helena Dare
While on their honeymoon, Paul (John Ireland) and Nancy (Jane Randolph) stop to visit Paul's old Army buddy. But, he is missing, and Paul calls on his friend, Detective Sergeant Mike Frontelli (Sheldon Leonard), to investigate. He finds evidence incriminating an anti-Semite gang that is vandalizing and terrorizing the neighborhood.
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The Vampire 1957 PG, 74 min. Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi aka: Mark of the Vampire
Director: Paul Landres Cast: John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Lydia Reed, Dabbs Greer, Herb Vigran, Ann Staunton, James Griffith, Paul Brinegar, Budd Buster, Anne O'Neal, Brad Morrow, Mauritz Hugo, Raymond Greenleaf
Scientist/Doctor Paul Beecher (John Beal) received pills from his dying associate who had been conducting experiments on animals to support his work on improving the human brain. Suffering from migraine headaches, he takes his pill to relieve the headache but inadvertently takes the wrong pill. He turns into a killer vampire, and, even worse, the pill is addictive, and he must take it daily–and the killing continues.
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| 1. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
2. Borrowed Trouble (1948)
3. Open Secret (1948)
4. The Vampire (1957) aka: Mark of the Vampire
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