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The Big Trail 1930 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power Sr., Ward Bond, Helen Parrish, Frederick Burton, Ian Keith, Charles Stevens, Louise Carver, Iron Eyes Cody, David Rollins, DeWitt Jennings, William V. Mong

  In John Wayne's first starring role, he plays Brick Coleman who guides a wagon train pioneering the Oregon Trail. Along the trek, the wagon train confronts desert heat, steep cliffs, a fierce storm, an Indian attack, and swollen rivers. Brick fearlessly leads the wagons while still finding time to romance Ruth Cameron (Marguerite Churchill)–despite competition from gambler Bill Thorpe (Ian Keith) and villain Red Flack (Tyrone Power Sr.).

If I Had My Way 1940 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, Charles Winninger, El Brendel, Allyn Joslyn, Claire Dodd, Donald Woods, Moroni Olsen, Nana Bryant, Brandon Hurst

  When a young girl is orphaned, her deceased father's friends come to her aid as Buzz Blackwell (Bing Crosby) takes Patricia (Gloria Jean) on a train trip to live with her great uncle (Charles Winninger).

Machine Gun Mama 1944 bomb

    N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Harold Young
Cast: Armida, El Brendel, Wallace Ford, Jack La Rue, Luis Alberni, Ariel Heath, Julian Rivero, Eumenio Blanco, Anthony Warde

  Ollie and John (El Brendel and Wallace Ford) are stranded a long way from home when their truck breaks down in Mexico. The "fun" and adventures begin when they try to sell their elephant to a traveling carnival run by Ignacio (Luis Alberni).

Wings 1927 3 stars

    N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Tucker, Henry B. Walthall, Roscoe Karns, Julia Swayne Gordon

  "Wings" won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. It is a silent film that depicts the World War I Air Corps aerial flight sequences and an anti-war statement that tells of buddies who fly in the face of danger.

Women of All Nations 1931 1 star

    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, Greta Nissen, El Brendel, Humphrey Bogart, Fifi D'Orsay, Bela Lugosi, Joyce Compton, Charles Judels, T. Roy Barnes

  The sultan's harem is the centerpiece for this dog of a film.

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Big Trail (1930)
2. If I Had My Way (1940)
3. Machine Gun Mama (1944)
4. Wings (1927)
5. Women of All Nations (1931)

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