Black Legion 1937  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Samuel S. Hinds, Addison Richards, Eddie Acuff, Paul Harvey, Helen Flint, Dickie Jones, John Litel, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Brandon
Auto factory worker Frank Taylor (Humphrey Bogart) is a hard worker who wants to become a foreman. The job opening occurs, but Polish-American immigrant Joe Dombrowski (Henry Brandon) is named the new foreman. Now hatred takes over, and Frank is recruited to join a secret White supremacist organization, The Black Legion. Frank and the Legion members burn down the Dombrowski family's chicken farm, and the family leaves town. Frank now gets the job of foreman, but tragedies lie ahead–beginning with his wife Ruth (Erin O'Brien-Moore) leaving when his job and the atrocities he commits with the Black Legion take up most of his time. Now, matters go from bad to worse as murder and a prison sentence follow with the Black Legion behind the whole thing.
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The Green Light 1937  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry O'Neill, Spring Byington, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Walter Abel, Henry Kolker, Pierre Watkin
This is a philosophical drama about an idealist physician (Errol Flynn) who undergoes a conversion and leaves his profession to learn more about meaning in life.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1967  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Swift
Cast: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony "Scooter" Teague, Maureen Arthur, Murray Matheson, Anne Seymour, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Virginia Sale, Kay Reynolds
Based on the Broadway musical comedy, this is the story about window cleaner J. Pierpont Finch (Robert Morse) who reads a book about getting ahead in business and becomes a vice-president in charge of advertising for a large company by employing his own unique methods for the climb up the corporate ladder.
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John Paul Jones 1959 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Macdonald Carey, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Cushing, Bruce Cabot, Bette Davis, David Farrar
The life of U.S. Naval hero John Paul Jones, the first American naval officer to set a tradition of victory, is depicted in this biographical spectacle.
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Life of Emile Zola 1937 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden, Louis Calhern, Harry Davenport, Erin O'Brien-Moore, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Morris Carnovsky, Robert Barrat, Vladimir Sokoloff, Robert Warwick
This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It tells the story of writer Emile Zola (Paul Muni) who was aroused by the unfair trial of Alfred Dreyfus in the 1800s. Oscars also went to Joseph Schildkraut for Best Supporting Actor and to Norman Raine for Best Screenplay. There were seven other nominations, including Best Actor (Muni) and Director.
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Little Men 1934  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Ralph Morgan, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Junior Durkin, Cora Sue Collins, Phyllis Cerf, Frankie Darro, Dickie Moore, Richard Quine, Tommy Bupp, Tad Alexander, David Durand, Buster Phelps, Ronnie Cosby, Dickie Jones, Bobby Cox
Louisa May Alcott's story is adapted to the screen as a follow-on to "Little Women," and it's pretty "soapy." Jo March (Erin O'Brien-Moore) and Professor Bhaer (Ralph Morgan)–from "Little Women"–are now married. They start a school for homeless boys in hopes of providing a path for the boys' success.
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Onionhead 1958  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Joe Mantell, Ray Danton, James Gregory, Joey Bishop, Roscoe Karns, Claude Akins
Al Woods (Andy Griffith) serves as a cook on a Coast Guard buoy tender where Red Wilder (Walter Matthau) serves as his mentor.
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Our Little Girl 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John S. Robertson
Cast: Shirley Temple, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea, Lyle Talbot, Erin O'Brien-Moore, J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer, Jack Baxley
Molly's (Shirley Temple) dad (Joel McCrea) is a busy physician, and her mother (Rosemary Ames) is being tempted by the neighbor. So, Molly gets to work and saves the day by bringing her parents closer together.
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Sea of Lost Ships 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: John Derek, Wanda Hendrix, Walter Brennan, Richard Jaeckel, Tom Tully, Barton MacLane, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Darryl Hickman, Roy Roberts, Steve Brodie
After striking an iceberg, a sinking ship's passengers are rescued by Coast Guardsmen–including Grad Matthews (John Derek) who is an ex-midshipman following his ouster from the Academy.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate 1935 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Hamilton
Cast: Gene Raymond, Margaret Callahan, Eric Blore, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Moroni Olsen, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell, Harry Beresford, Emma Dunn, Walter Brennan
A writer makes a bet that he can complete his novel within 24 hours after checking into the Baldpate Inn. This story has been made numerous times–others in 1917, 1925, 1930, and 1947.
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| 1. Black Legion (1937)
2. Destination Moon (1950)
3. The Green Light (1937)
4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
5. John Paul Jones (1959)
6. Life of Emile Zola (1937)
7. Little Men (1934)
8. Onionhead (1958)
9. Our Little Girl (1935)
10. Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
11. Sea of Lost Ships (1953)
12. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
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