Black Angel 1946   N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Constance Dowling, Wallace Ford, Hobart Cavanaugh, Freddie Steele, John Phillips, Ben Bard, Junius Matthews, Marion Martin
Although innocent, Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) is sentenced to death for the murder of Martin Blair's (Dan Duryea) ex-wife (Constance Dowling). Kirk's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), teams up with Martin to prove Kirk's innocence.
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Hail the Conquering Hero 1944  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Al Bridge, Bill Edwards, Jimmie Dundee, Georgia Caine, Elizabeth Patterson, Freddie Steele, Harry Hayden, Jimmy Conlin, Chester Conklin, Esther Howard
This "hero" Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) is really a U.S. Marine Corps reject (he has hay fever!) who returns home to a town whose citizens think he is one of their returning soldiers and deserving of honor. Now, he finds himself running for mayor of the town and tries to explain that he did not serve in the Marine Corps, but he cannot convince his fellow citizens that his reputation is undeserved. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
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The Story of G.I. Joe 1945 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell, Jimmy Lloyd, William Murphy, William Self, Dick Rich, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Tito Renaldo
During World War II, war correspondent Ernie Pyle wrote about the common fighting man–G.I. Joe. This film covers Pyle's (Burgess Meredith) tour of duty with Company C and its men about whom Pyle wrote. Robert Mitchum received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Black Angel (1946)
2. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
3. The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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