Black Hand 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, Teresa Celli, Marc Lawrence, Frank Puglia, Barry Kelley, Mario Siletti, Carl Milletaire, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed
An Italian immigrant, Johnny Colombo (Gene Kelly), avenges the murder of his parents by the Black Hand (early name for what was to become the Mafia) in this story based on early 20th-century gangster activity in the United States.
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The Capture 1950  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Hunt, Barry Kelley, Duncan Renaldo, William Bakewell, Milton Parsons, Frank Matts, Felipe Turich, Edwin Rand
Told in flashback while taking refuge in a priest's (Victor Jory) home, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) relates the story of while inspecting a Mexican oil field he was responsible for the death of a fugitive suspected of payroll robbery. He then quits his job, and the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright) hires him to work on her ranch. They fall in love and marry, but Vanner still has a guilty conscience and sets out to confront the killer. The confrontation does not go well, which leads to Vanner seeking refuge with the priest.
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 Carrie 1952 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Mary Murphy, Basil Ruysdael, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, Don Beddoe, Royal Dano, Sara Berner, William Reynolds, Walter Baldwin, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, "Sister Carrie," this is the story of Carrie Meeber's (Jennifer Jones) rise in social status with the help of cultured George Hurstwood (Laurence Olivier) who throws caution to the wind as he gives his money away to promote the welfare of Carrie.
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Elmer Gantry 1960 N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page, Edward Andrews, John McIntire, Hugh Marlowe, Joe Maross, Philip Ober, Barry Kelley
Like some present-day evangelists, Elmer Gantry's personal life is not what he preaches. Also like today, his affairs lead to tragic ends. Jean Simmons is excellent as Sister Sharon. Burt Lancaster took Best Actor honors at the Academy Awards and Shirley Jones walked away with an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. An Oscar was also presented for Best Writing, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Music.
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The File on Thelma Jordan 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Thelma Jordan
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober, Minor Watson, Barry Kelley, Laura Elliot, Basil Ruysdael
Attorney Cleve Marshall (Wendell Corey) leaves his wife Pamela (Joan Tetzel) and falls in love with Thelma Jordan (Barbara Stanwyck). The ill-fated romance leads to murder and atonement.
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Flying Leathernecks 1951 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan, Carleton Young, Harry Lauter, Adam Williams, Barry Kelley
This story about United States Marine Corps pilots stationed in the Pacific during World War II focuses on the interplay between the commanding officer (John Wayne) and his executive officer (Robert Ryan) who often do not see eye-to-eye.
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Francis Goes to the Races 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Vaughn Taylor, Larry Keating, Don Beddoe, Chill Wills
Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his talking mule, Francis (voice of Chill Wills), get involved in the horse-breeding game in this Francis entry. While Peter falls for the boss' niece (Piper Laurie) and Francis coaches a sorry excuse for a racehorse to win the big race, they have time to take care of some gangsters.
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How to Murder Your Wife 1965 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Terry-Thomas, Claire Trevor, Max Showalter, Mary Wickes, Virna Lisi, Eddie Mayehoff, Sidney Blackmer, Jack Albertson, Alan Hewitt, Barry Kelley, William Bryant, Edward Faulkner, Charles Bateman, Lauren Gilbert
Stanley Ford (Jack Lemmon) is the writer of a comic strip who lives in his bachelor pad with his manservant Charles (Terry-Thomas). One morning after attending a wild bachelor party, Stanley wakes up and finds himself married to the bikini-clad woman (Verna Lisi) who had popped out of the cake and does not speak English. Stanley stages his wife's murder through his cartoon characters' actions in his comic strip, and when his wife sees the cartoons, she panics and runs away. The police appear at Stanley's door asking questions about his wife, and now Stanley faces a murder charge.
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Ice Palace 1960  N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jones, Ray Danton, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Diane McBain, Shirley Knight, Karl Swenson, Barry Kelley
Based on Edna Ferber's saga about Alaska's development leading to statehood, this story depicts Zeb (Richard Burton) and Thor's (Robert Ryan) long-time friendship and competition between their respective family interests.
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 Jack the Giant Killer 1962 G, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher, Walter Burke, Roger Mobley, Don Beddoe, Barry Kelley, Dayton Lummis, Anna Lee, Robert Gist, Tudor Owen, Ken Mayer
Jack (Kerwin Mathews) slays the giant sent by evil wizard Pendragon (Torin Thatcher) in an attempt to kidnap Princess Elaine (Judi Meredith). Now, Jack is assigned the task of protecting Elaine from future spells cast by Pendragon.
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Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, John McIntire, Leif Erickson, Barry Kelley, Gregg Barton, Wally Maher, Charles Drake
Narcotics agent George Morton (Howard Duff) recruits convict Johnny Evans (Dan Duryea) to help crack a narcotics ring.
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The Joker Is Wild 1957 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: All the Way
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan, Ted de Corsia, Sophie Tucker, Barry Kelley, Ned Glass
"All the Way" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this biography of Prohibition-era nightclub performer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) who overcame adversities to rise to the top.
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Knock on Any Door 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Dooley Wilson, Mickey Knox, Barry Kelley, Cara Williams, Jimmy Conlin, Sid Melton
A lawyer, Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart), works hard to defend Nick Romano (John Derek) on a murder charge. Sequel: "Let No Man Write My Epitaph."
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 The Love Bug 1968  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong, Iris Adrian, Joe E. Ross, Barry Kelley, Andy Granatelli, Ned Glass, Gil Lamb, Robert Foulk, Nicole Jaffe, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
The "Love Bug" is a Volkswagen Beetle car that seems to have a mind of its own considering where it will travel in this delightful Disney film. Race car driver Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) "rescues" Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle that seems to drive by itself, and follows Jim home. Now, Herbie enables Jim to win race after race, but watch out, that jealous racer Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson) is preparing to sabotage the next race.
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Ma and Pa Kettle 1949 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Audrey Young, Esther Dale, Barry Kelley, Harry Antrim, Ida Moore, Emory Parnell
In this first entry of what would become a series about the Kettles and their 15 kids, the down-on-their-luck family sees a change in fortune when they win a new home after naming the new slogan for a tobacco company.
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 The Manchurian Candidate 1962 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Lloyd Corrigan, Whit Bissell, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Barry Kelley, Albert Paulsen
Korean War veteran Bennet Marco (Frank Sinatra) begins to suspect that his memories of the heroics of one member of his squad, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), may involve brainwashing. The excellent story is about tracking down a Communist plot to take over the U.S. Government. Angela Lansbury received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role of Shaw's mother.
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Monkey on My Back 1957 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver, Lisa Golm, Barry Kelley, Dayton Lummis, Lewis Charles, Raymond Greenleaf, Richard Benedict, Brad Harris
Boxing champion Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) joined the Marines and fought in the Pacific theater during World War II. After contracting malaria, he was given morphine to deal with the pain. He became addicted, which nearly ruined his life, until he fought his way back from the depths.
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New York Confidential 1955 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens, Barry Kelley, Mike Mazurki, Celia Lovsky, Steven Geray
A hit man for the mob, Nick Magellan (Richard Conte), finds his own life in danger when he becomes a risk to the underworld.
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Right Cross 1950 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: June Allyson, Dick Powell, Ricardo Montalban, Lionel Barrymore, Tom Powers, Kenneth Tobey, Teresa Celli, Barry Kelley, Mimi Aguglia, Marilyn Monroe
A Mexican prizefighter (Ricardo Montalban) and a sports writer (Dick Powell) vie for the attentions of the fighter's female manager (June Allyson).
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Singing Guns 1950 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Vaughn Monroe, Ella Raines, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Jeff Corey, Harry Shannon, Billy Gray, Barry Kelley, Tom Fadden, Ralph Dunn, George Chandler, Denver Pyle
Singer Vaughn Monroe takes on the serious role of Rhiannon who, when cheated out of his gold mine, resorts to robbing that same mine to obtain what he believes is rightfully his.
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South Sea Woman 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Paul Burke, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Leon Askin, Raymond Greenleaf, Cliff Clark
World War II has just begun, and Marine Sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is in San Diego embroiled in his court-martial trial for desertion. Coming to his defense is nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo) who testifies that O'Hearn is trying to protect his fellow Marine, Davy White (Chuck Connors), who O'Hearn had forced on a perilous trip from Shanghai to Pearl Harbor, resulting in O'Hearn arriving in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese had attacked and giving the impression that he had deserted.
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Too Late for Tears 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Killer Bait
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Denver Pyle, Virginia Mullen, Richard Irving, George Mann, Billy Halop, June Storey
While driving on a secluded highway, the Palmers–Jane (Lizabeth Scott) and Alan (Arthur Kennedy)–are so intent on their argument that their convertible veers off the road. Alan turns on the blinkers, another car passes them, the driver thinks the lights are a signal, and he tosses a bag containing $60,000 into the Palmers' car. Jane's insistence on keeping the cash leads to a tangled web of deceit and murder.
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The Undercover Man 1949 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley, Howard St. John, Leo Penn, David Wolfe, Angela Clarke, Anthony Caruso, Kay Medford
United States Treasury Agent Frank Warren (Glenn Ford) investigates, and finds proof of tax evasion, on the part of a racketeer who has controlled his section of the city. This film marked James Whitmore's screen debut.
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Vice Squad 1953 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, K.T. Stevens, Porter Hall, Ed Binns, Lee Van Cleef, Adam Williams, Joan Vohs, Dan Riss, Barry Kelley
Captain Barnaby (Edward G. Robinson) tracks down the killer of a fellow police officer as a day in the detective department is followed.
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Wabash Avenue 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris, Reginald Gardiner, James Barton, Barry Kelley, Margaret Hamilton, Irving Bacon, Jacqueline Dalya, Charles Arnt
Set during the 1892 Chicago World's Fair, this remake of 1943's "Coney Island" features Victor Mature and Phil Harris as the partners in a dance hall who vie for the attentions of burlesque queen Ruby Summers (Betty Grable).
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The Wings of Eagles 1957 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Edmund Lowe, Kenneth Tobey, James Todd, Sig Ruman, Barry Kelley, Henry O'Neill, Willis Bouchey, Dorothy Jordan, Charles Trowbridge, Mae Marsh
This is the film biography of U.S. Navy aviator Frank W. "Spig" Wead (John Wayne) who became a writer. His marriage flounders after their baby's death, and Spig is crippled after a fall. However, World War II becomes the pivotal force in his life when he must choose between duty and the emotional needs of his wife (Maureen O'Hara).
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| 1. Black Hand (1950)
2. The Capture (1950)
3. Carrie (1952)
4. Elmer Gantry (1960)
5. The File on Thelma Jordan (1949)
aka: Thelma Jordan
6. Flying Leathernecks (1951)
7. Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
8. How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
9. Ice Palace (1960)
10. Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
11. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
12. The Joker Is Wild (1957)
aka: All the Way
13. Knock on Any Door (1949)
14. The Love Bug (1968)
15. Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
aka: The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
16. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
17. Monkey on My Back (1957)
18. New York Confidential (1955)
19. Right Cross (1950)
20. Singing Guns (1950)
21. South Sea Woman (1953)
22. Too Late for Tears (1949)
aka: Killer Bait
23. The Undercover Man (1949)
24. Vice Squad (1953)
25. Wabash Avenue (1950)
26. The Wings of Eagles (1957)
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