Babes in Arms 1939  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winningham, Guy Kibbee, June Preisser, Rand Brooks, Henry Hull, Margaret Hamilton, Lon McCallister, Joseph Crehan, Douglas McPhail, Johnny Sheffield, Barnett Parker, Ann Shoemaker
This is the original Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney musical extravaganza featuring Busby Berkeley production numbers. Mickey Moran (Rooney) does not want to be sent to a work farm when his vaudeville parents go on tour. So, at his girlfriend Patsy Barton's (Garland) urging, he writes his own show, and he and Patsy hit the road on their musical tour. Nineteen-year-old Rooney was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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 Born to Dance 1936  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, Reginald Gardiner, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart, Dennis O'Keefe, James Flavin, Jonathan Hale, Barnett Parker, Harry Strang
Sailors Ted (James Stewart), Mush (Buddy Ebsen), and Gunny (Sid Silvers) romance their girlfriends Nora (Eleanor Powell), Peppy (Frances Langford), and Jenny (Una Merkel) while on shore leave. This musical revue, highlighting the creative talents of the great Cole Porter, features delightful dance scenes. "I've Got You under My Skin" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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Broadway Melody of 1938 1937 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker, Binnie Barnes, Buddy Ebsen, Billy Gilbert, Raymond Walburn, George Murphy, Charley Grapewin, Charles Igor Gorin, Robert Benchley, Willie Howard, Robert Wildhack, Barnett Parker
Steve Raleigh (Robert Taylor) needs funds to stage his Broadway show, and the leading lady, Sally Lee (Eleanor Powell), he wants to cast happens to own a race horse. The horse wins the big race at Saratoga, provides the money to back the show, and all ends happily. This musical features Judy Garland's classic rendition of "Dear Mr. Gable," which is without a doubt the highlight of this film.
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A Man Betrayed 1941  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Wheel of Fortune
Director: John H. Auer
Cast: John Wayne, Frances Dee, Edward Ellis, Wallace Ford, Ward Bond, Harold Huber, Alexander Granach, Barnett Parker, Edwin Stanley, Harry Hayden
Lawyer Lynn Hollister (John Wayne) arrives in town to take on political corruption and ends up falling in love with a crooked politician's (Edward Ellis) daughter, Sabra Cameron (Frances Dee).
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The President's Mystery 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Romance
aka: One for All
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Henry Wilcoxon, Betty Furness, Sidney Blackmer, Evelyn Brent, Barnett Parker, Mel Ruick, Wade Boteler, John Wray, Guy Usher, Robert Homans, Si Jenks, Arthur Aylesworth
A millionaire lawyer, James Blake (Henry Wilcoxon), fakes his own death and leaves his wife Ilka (Evelyn Brent) and law practice behind in order to start life anew. He then joins the woman he now loves, Charlotte (Betty Furness)–but big problems loom on James' horizon.
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The Reluctant Dragon 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Buddy Pepper, Frances Gifford, Alan Ladd, Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee, John Dehner, Jeff Corey, Gerald Mohr, Florence Gill, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Humorist Robert Benchley tours the Walt Disney studios and provides a glimpse into the inner-workings of animated films.
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| 1. Babes in Arms (1939)
2. Born to Dance (1936)
3. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
4. A Man Betrayed (1941)
aka: Wheel of Fortune
5. The President's Mystery (1936)
aka: One for All
6. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
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