Bataan 1943  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz, Barry Nelson, Tom Dugan, Donald Curtis, Phillip Terry, Roque Espiritu, Kenneth Spencer, Alex Havier, Bud Geary
This is one of the great World War II films. It relates the saga of U.S. Army Sergeant Bill Dane (Robert Taylor) and his rear guard soldiers as they protect General Douglas MacArthur's army during the retreat down a peninsula on Bataan. They face certain death while delaying the advancing Japanese troops in pursuit of MacArthur but are prepared to sacrifice themselves for their country.
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Cat People 1942  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, Elizabeth Russell, Alec Craig, Bud Geary, Eddie Dew, Murdock MacQuarrie, Donald Kerr, Theresa Harris
Following their wedding, Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) learns that his wife Irena (Simone Simon) believes that she is a Cat Woman as a member of an ancient Serbian tribe and has a genetic tendency to turn into a panther when emotionally aroused. Oliver tries to help Irena by getting her psychiatric help from Dr. Louis Judd (Tom Conway), but Oliver runs into major problems. The marriage is failing, and Oliver becomes romantically interested in coworker Alice Moore (Jane Randolph). Now, a jealous Irena's stalking of Alice turns into a night of terror in a swimming pool.
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Colorado Pioneers 1945  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary, Billy Cummings, Freddie Chapman, Frank Jaquet, Tom London, Monte Hale, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, George Chesebro
After catching a villain, Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) sees hope in the two young accomplices. They are put to work at Red's aunt's ranch, but we haven't seen the end of the villain–or the boys' temptations.
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Jungle Girl 1941  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr, Eddie Acuff, Frank Lackteen, Tommy Cook, Robert Barron, Al Kikume, Bud Geary, Joe McGuinn, Jerry Frank
Based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this is the story of Nyoka (Frances Gifford) who was raised in the African jungle and now searches for a fortune in diamonds. But the dastardly Slick Latimer (Gerald Mohr) and Nyoka's crooked uncle (Trevor Bardette)–who had killed Nyoka's father–also want the diamonds as do other shady characters. Americans Jack and Curly (Tom Neal and Eddie Acuff) come to Nyoka's aid often in this good 15-episode serial.
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Marshal of Laredo 1945 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Tom London, Sarah Padden, Tom Chatterton, Don Costello, Bud Geary, George Chesebro, Wheaton Chambers
When a lawyer is framed for murder by the bad guys, Red Ryder and youthful sidekick Little Beaver (Bill Elliott and Robert Blake) come to the rescue in the nick of time.
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 Robin Hood 1922 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Alan Hale, Sam De Grasse, Paul Dickey, William Lowery, Billie Bennett, Roy Coulson, Wilson Benge, Willard Louis, Bud Geary, Lloyd Talman, Ann Doran, Frank Austin
Douglas Fairbanks is at his swashbuckling best in this high-budget, silent epic. The Earl of Nottingham (Fairbanks) follows King Richard the Lion Hearted (Wallace Beery) to the Crusades. But, the King's brother, Prince John (Sam De Grasse), who was left behind in charge, ursurps the throne and becomes an oppressive ruler. The Earl takes on the pseudonym of "Robin Hood" and returns to save the day.
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| 1. Bataan (1943)
2. Cat People (1942)
3. Colorado Pioneers (1945)
4. Jungle Girl (1941)
5. Marshal of Laredo (1945)
6. Robin Hood (1922)
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