Albuquerque 1948  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lon Chaney Jr., Russell Hayden, George Cleveland, Irving Bacon, Catherine Craig, Bernard Nedell, Russell Simpson
Cole Armin (Randolph Scott) lives under the shadow of his uncle–until he is pushed too far and sets out to right his uncle's wrongs.
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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt 1946  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Castle
Cast: Warner Baxter, Ellen Drew, William Frawley, Frank Sully, Claire Carleton, Bernard Nedell, Jack Lee, Olin Howland, Francis Pierlot, Myron Healey
Forensic psychologist Doctor Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) gets involved in a case of Irene Cotter's (Ellen Drew) murder of two gangsters who had killed her brother.
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Hickey & Boggs 1972 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Culp
Cast: Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Rosalind Cash, Sheila Sullivan, Isabel Sanford, Ta-Ronce Allen, Lou Frizzell, Nancy Howard, Bernard Nedell, Carmen, Louis Morino, Robert Mandan
Less-than-successful L.A. private eyes Al Hickey (Bill Cosby) and Frank Boggs (Robert Culp) are hired to search for a missing woman. On the trail, they uncover a drug deal and end up tracking down thugs responsible for a $40,000 robbery when they learn that the missing girl is trying to sell the bills from the robbery.
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The Lone Wolf in Mexico 1947  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit, Eric Blore, Nestor Paiva, John Gallaudet, Peter Brocco, Bernard Nedell, Winifred Harris
The series is getting stale, especially with Mohr as the Lone Wolf. This is his third and last role as the ex-jewel thief sleuth and in this episode he is accused of robbery AND murder while helping the police bring diamond smugglers to justice in Mexico.
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The Loves of Carmen 1948 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Philip Van Zandt, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly, Bernard Nedell, Wally Cassell
Carmen (Rita Hayworth) is a beautiful–but immoral–gypsy who has been told that she will die "at the hands of the man she loves." When she ruins the life of "the man she loves," a young officer, Don Jose (Glenn Ford), he fulfills the prophecy and kills Carmen.
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Northern Pursuit 1943 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, Julie Bishop, Helmut Dantine, John Ridgely, Gene Lockhart, Tom Tully, Monte Blue, Bernard Nedell, Warren Douglas, Alec Craig
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner (Errol Flynn) tracks down a Nazi pilot and breaks up an espionage ring operating in Canada.
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Rangers of Fortune 1940 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, Gilbert Roland, Patricia Morison, Dick Foran, Joseph Schildkraut, Bernard Nedell, Minor Watson, Frank Puglia, Matt McHugh
Gil (Fred MacMurray) and his pals (Albert Dekker and Gilbert Roland) arrive in a small town run by a land baron who intends to take over ranchers' land. The trio take care of the situation in this good Western.
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Secret Service of the Air 1939 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Noel M. Smith
Cast: Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy Jr., John Ridgely, Rosella Towne, Larry Williams, Anthony Averill, Bernard Nedell, Morgan Conway
This film began a series of four "Brass" Bancroft films about the work of the Secret Service. In this first episode, Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) leads the government in the fight against illegal immigration.
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Ship Ahoy 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien, William Post Jr., Jimmy Cross, Philip Ahn, Stuart Crawford, John Emery, Bernard Nedell
An ocean liner is on its way to Puerto Rico and enemies of the U.S. are onboard to steal plans for a new mine. The lame plot is really a vehicle for the band of Tommy Dorsey (with Buddy Rich on the drums, Ziggy Elman on the trumpet, and Frank Sinatra singing), the dancing of Eleanor Powell, and the comic routines of Red Skelton.
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Slightly Honorable 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Broderick Crawford, Edward Arnold, Ruth Terry, Alan Dinehart, Claire Dodd, Bernard Nedell, Eve Arden, Douglass Dumbrille, Phyllis Brooks, Douglas Fowley, Ernest Truex
Corrupt politician Russ Sampson (Edward Arnold) frames lawyer John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of a woman involved in a scandal. Webb and law partner Russ (Broderick Crawford) set out to find the real murderer.
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 Some Like It Hot 1939 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
aka: Rhythm Romance
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Una Merkel, Gene Krupa, Rufe Davis, Frank Sully, Richard Denning, Bernard Nedell, Bernadene Hayes, Clarence Wilson, Byron Foulger, Edgar Dearing, Russ Powell
In the era of jitterbugging, carnival barker Nicky Nelson (Bob Hope) acts as an agent promoting the "hot" music of drummer Gene Krupa's band. Nicky has problems getting Krupa's band a gig–until the band scores a success on the boardwalk. Meanwhile, Nicky falls in love with singer Lily Racquel (Shirley Ross) and risks losing everything but takes advantage of one last chance to gain success. The music includes "The Lady's in Love with You," "Some Like It Hot," and "Heart and Soul."
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Strange Cargo 1940  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, J. Edward Bromberg, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Varconi, Paul Fix, John Arledge, Frederick Worlock, Bernard Nedell, Betty Compson, Francis McDonald
Convicts escape from a penal colony off the coast of South America. They board a sloop commandeered by another escapee Andre Verne (Clark Gable), and his girlfriend Julie (Joan Crawford) joins the group. Another in the group is a mystic, Cambreau (Ian Hunter), and, one-by-one, the escapees come under his spell as they die. Few survive the trip, but at the end, Verne believes that Cambreau is God, and he repents. Now, Verne returns to serve out the rest of his sentence, and Julie agrees to be there for him when he is released.
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| 1. Albuquerque (1948)
2. Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
3. Hickey & Boggs (1972)
4. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
5. The Loves of Carmen (1948)
6. Northern Pursuit (1943)
7. Rangers of Fortune (1940)
8. Secret Service of the Air (1939)
9. Ship Ahoy (1942)
10. Slightly Honorable (1940)
11. Some Like It Hot (1939)
aka: Rhythm Romance
12. Strange Cargo (1940)
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