City Beneath the Sea 1953  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: One Hour to Doomsday
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball, Karel Stepanek, Woody Strode, George Mathews, Hilo Hattie, John Warburton, Peter Mamakos
Deep-sea divers Brad Carlton (Robert Ryan) and Tony Bartlett (Anthony Quinn) come upon a submerged city when searching for sunken treasure.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted de Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, DeForest Kelley, Martin Milner, George Mathews, John Hudson
Lawman Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) and outlaw Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) join forces to fight the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. This is an excellent film; although history is romanticized, the 1881 gunfight and action preceding it are exciting fare in this classic Western. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Film Editing
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Heller in Pink Tights 1960  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O'Brien, Steve Forrest, Eileen Heckart, Edmund Lowe, Ramon Novarro, George Mathews, Frank Silvera, Ed Binns
This film, based on a Louis L'Amour story, is about a traveling troupe who entertained in Wyoming more than a century ago.
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Last of the Comanches 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Johnny Stewart, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Shaughnessy, Martin Milner, George Mathews, Hugh Sanders, Ric Roman, Chubby Johnson
After a Comanche raid, Sergeant Matt Trainor (Broderick Crawford) leads a stagecoach of passengers to safety.
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The Last Wagon 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner, Tommy Rettig, Stephanie Griffin, Ray Stricklyn, Nick Adams, Carl Benton Reid, Douglas Kennedy, George Mathews, James Drury, Ken Clark
Orphans survive an attack on their wagon train by Apaches and must now rely on accused killer Comanche Todd (Richard Widmark) to lead them to safety.
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 Man with the Golden Arm 1955 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Darren McGavin, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, George Mathews, John Conte, George E. Stone, Leonid Kinskey, Doro Merande, Emile Meyer, Jack Mulhall, Will Wright
This is the story of card dealer/drug addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) who fights to kick the habit after he returns from six months in rehab. His boss (Robert Strauss) wants him to work one more rigged poker marathon. At the same time, Frankie must deal with his wheelchair-confined wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker)–who is actually faking her condition. Along comes sympathetic Molly (Kim Novak) who supports Frankie when he goes cold turkey and kicks the habit. Sinatra was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance.
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 Pat and Mike 1952 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching, Jim Backus, Charles Bronson, Chuck Connors, Sammy White, George Mathews, Loring Smith
Love blossoms when a sports promoter (Spencer Tracy) turns a talented tennis player (Katharine Hepburn) into a star athlete.
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Yankee Buccaneer 1952 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball, Joseph Calleia, Rodolfo Acosta, George Mathews, James Parnell, David Janssen, Jay Silverheels, Michael Ansara, Joseph Vitale, Richard Alexander
Cdr. David Porter (Jeff Chandler) commands a U.S. Navy ship that masquerades as a pirate ship in an effort to stop the activities of pirates in the Caribbean.
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| 1. City Beneath the Sea (1953)
aka: One Hour to Doomsday
2. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
3. Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
4. Last of the Comanches (1952)
5. The Last Wagon (1956)
6. Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
7. Pat and Mike (1952)
8. Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
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