Diamond Horseshoe 1945  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, William Gaxton, Beatrice Kay, Margaret Dumont, Eddie Acuff, George Melford, Reed Hadley, Edward Gargan
Nightclub singer Bonnie Collins (Betty Grable) gives up her stardom for marriage to a struggling medical student (Dick Haymes). Songs include "The More I See You" and "I Wish I Knew."
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East of Borneo 1931  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Melford
Cast: Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, Noble Johnson
Linda Randolph (Rose Hobart) searches for her long-lost husband, Allan (Charles Bickford), in the jungles east of Borneo and finds him serving as the court physician in the Prince of Marudu's (Georges Renavent) palace. Rose and Allan rekindle their love just as a smoking volcano is about to erupt.
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 The Sheik 1921  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Melford
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Long, Lucien Littlefield, George Waggner, Patsy Ruth Miller, Frank Butler, Charles Brinley, Loretta Young
This film made Valentino a household word, though the film itself is not all that good. By today's standards, race and gender issues would stand out in the manner they are portrayed. But, it is still a fun film to watch. Sheik Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino) falls for a British socialite (Agnes Ayres), abducts her, and takes her to his desert tent. There he teaches her subservience. While trying to escape, she is captured by a foe of the Sheik. When Ahmed saves her, she realizes her love for him.
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The Viking 1931 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Varick Frissell, George Melford
Cast: Bob Bartlett, Louise Huntington, Charles Starrett, Arthur Vinton, Wilfred Grenfell
Seal hunter Jed (Arthur Vinton) coerces the town jinx Luke (Charles Starrett) into going with him on an expedition off the Newfoundland coast aboard The Viking, which is commanded by Capt. Barker (Bob Bartlett). They join a hunting party on the ice floes where Jed tries to kill Luke. But, Jed is blinded by the snow, and Luke helps him find his way back to safety on the boat. Jed regains his sight and, from that moment on, becomes Luke's loyal defender.
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| 1. Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
aka: Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
2. East of Borneo (1931)
3. The Sheik (1921)
4. The Viking (1931)
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