 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, Priscilla Lane, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton, Peter Lorre, James Gleason, John Alexander, John Ridgely, Edward McNamara, Grant Mitchell
This classic comedic tale is about the predicament of Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) who discovers that his old maid aunts have been poisoning lonely old men and burying them in the basement. Adding to the quirky household is Uncle Teddy (John Alexander) who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt. Cary Grant excels in his role of the nephew who must bring sense to the chaos. Cary Grant: "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."
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 Great Guy 1936  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John G. Blystone
Cast: James Cagney, Mae Clarke, Edward Brophy, James Burke, Henry Kolker, Bernadene Hayes, Edward McNamara, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Gleckler, Joe Sawyer, Edward Gargan, Matty Fain, Mary Gordon, Wallis Clark, Douglas Wood
It is the Depression Era, and Johnny Cave (James Cagney) has retired from a career in boxing and has accepted the position of Inspector for the Department of Weights and Measures. He discovers bureaucratic problems within the Bureau and, against the wishes of his girlfriend Janet (Mae Clarke), he crusades against the corruption that he finds in the meat-packing business.
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Johnny Come Lately 1943  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: William K. Howard
Cast: James Cagney, Marjorie Main, Hattie McDaniel, Grace George, Marjorie Lord, Edward McNamara, William Henry, Robert Barrat, George Cleveland, Margaret Hamilton, Norman Willis, Edwin Stanley, Irving Bacon, Tom Dugan, Lucien Littlefield
Ex-journalist Tom Richards (James Cagney) is a vagrant who happens into a newspaper job in a small town. He works with the editor, Vinnie McLeod (Grace George), to expose political corruption being carried out by W.M. Dougherty (Edward McNamara). After failed attempts, wealthy dowager Gashouse Mary (Marjorie Main) comes to Tom's aid and tells him about an embezzlement plot. Tom publishes the story and puts an end to the corruption.
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New York Town 1941 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman, Eric Blore, Fuzzy Knight, Cecil Kellaway, Monte Blue, Edward McNamara
Musician Victor Ballard (Fred MacMurray) helps Alexandra Curtis (Mary Martin) who is also poor. Love begins to develop, and she must decide between kindhearted but struggling Victor and wealthy Paul Bryson Jr. (Robert Preston).
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The Strawberry Blonde 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Una O'Connor, George Reeves, Edward McNamara, Roy Gordon
Set in the "Gay Nineties," this is the tale of Biff Grimes (James Cagney) and how he deals with an unrequited love for the "strawberry blonde" (Rita Hayworth). By film's end, he is reconciled with his happy marriage to Amy (Olivia de Havilland).
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| 1. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
2. Great Guy (1936)
3. Johnny Come Lately (1943)
4. New York Town (1941)
5. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
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