 The Amazing Colossal Man 1957  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor, James Seay, Frank Jenks, Russ Bender, June Jocelyn, Hank Patterson, Jimmy Cross, Jean Moorhead
Army Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (Glenn Langan) is exposed to an atomic explosion and is severely burned but survives in the base hospital. However, the radiation has affected his cells, and Manning is growing larger and larger. By the time his fiancee, Carol (Cathy Downs), finds him, he is 60-feet tall and insane. After attacking and killing another officer and escaping, he is cornered and shot by the military at Boulder Dam and presumed dead–or is he? A sequel follows: "War of the Colossal Beast."
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The Dark Corner 1946  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Molly Lamont, Minerva Urecal, Matt McHugh, Forbes Murray, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, John Goldsworthy
Ex-con Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) goes back to his private investigator business upon release from jail. He soon notices that someone–Stauffer, alias Fred Foss (William Bendix)–is tailing him, but what he does not know at this point is that he is being set up to take the blame for the murder of his ex-partner Anthony Jardine (Kurt Kreuger). Now, Bradford is on the lam, and his secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), steps in to save the day.
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Missile to the Moon 1959   N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Richard E. Cunha
Cast: Gary Clarke, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Michael Whalen, Laurie Mitchell, Nina Bara, Richard Travis, Tommy Cook, Leslie Parrish, Lee Roberts, Henry Hunter, Sandra Wirth, Pat Mowry, Tania Velia, Sanita Pelkey
In this remake of "Cat-Women of the Moon," an expedition to the moon finds more scantly-clad, aggressive women with an even more aggressive leader. Then there are the rockmen and the giant spider to deal with. The 1/2 star is for the laughs you will get from this cheapy.
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 My Darling Clementine 1946  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Ward Bond, Cathy Downs, Tim Holt, Alan Mowbray, John Ireland, Jane Darwell, Roy Roberts, Grant Withers, J. Farrell MacDonald, Russell Simpson
When his brother is killed, a cowpoke (Henry Fonda) takes the job as sheriff in a mining town. He plans to search for the killers and thinks he has found one (Victor Mature) when he runs into him in a saloon. Another fine John Ford film.
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The Noose Hangs High 1948  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Cathy Downs, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Mike Mazurki, Jack Overman, Fritz Feld, Joe Kirk, Ben Welden
When Homer and Ted (Lou Costello and Bud Abbott) try to retrieve stolen money, they end up in the middle of a gambling syndicate's activities.
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The Oklahoma Woman 1956  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peggie Castle, Mike Connors, Richard Denning, Cathy Downs, Dick Miller, Tudor Owen, Martin Kingsley, Jonathan Haze, Edmund Cobb
Ex-con Steve Ward (Richard Denning) arrives in town to claim his inheritance and becomes involved in a rough election engineered by a gunslinging saloon owner, Marie "Oklahoma" Saunders. Typical Corman.
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Phantom from 10,000 Leagues 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Dan Milner
Cast: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton, Rodney Bell, Phillip Pine, Vivi Janiss, Pierce Lyden, Michael Garth
When bodies wash ashore, oceanographer Ted (Kent Taylor) is sent to investigate. What he finds is a (poorly) man-made monster that gets its power from atomic light. The dastardly scientist King (Michael Whalen) must be at work.
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The Sundowners 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Thunder in the Dust
Director: George Templeton
Cast: Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, Cathy Downs, John Litel, Jack Elam, Don Haggerty, Stanley Price, Clem Fuller, John Barrymore Jr.
Lots of Western action is portrayed in this film, complete with range wars and a family feud between brothers.
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| 1. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
2. The Dark Corner (1946)
3. Missile to the Moon (1959)
4. My Darling Clementine (1946)
5. The Noose Hangs High (1948)
6. The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
7. Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
8. The Sundowners (1950)
aka: Thunder in the Dust
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