Among the Living 1941  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey, Frances Farmer, Gordon Jones, Jean Phillips, Maude Eburne, Frank M. Thomas, Harlan Briggs, Archie Twitchell
Twin brothers John and Paul Raden are both played by Albert Dekker in this chilling drama of mistaken identity in the blame for a series of murders.
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Black Eagle 1948  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette, Will Wright, Edmund MacDonald, Paul E. Burns, Harry Cheshire, Ted Mapes
Based on an O. Henry story, this trivial flick concerns a vagabond who becomes involved in a range war. After being on both sides of the "fence," all ends well.
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The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick, Edmund Gwenn, Frank Sully, Gordon Jones, Georges Metaxa, Charles Halton, Irving Bacon, Joseph Eggenton, Paul McAllister, Chester Clute, Hal K. Dawson, Edward Van Sloan
When chauvinistic Professor Timothy Sterling (Ray Milland) and independent-minded author June Cameron (Loretta Young) are mistaken for husband and wife, June's publisher boyfriend, John (Reginald Gardiner), believes that she can write a book about marriage and make money–if she pretends to be married to Timothy. Timothy and June rent an apartment, and, at first, they cannot stand each other. But, they go along with the ruse, which results in them falling in love for real.
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Flying Tigers 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Miller
Cast: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Mae Clarke, Addison Richards, Gregg Barton, Richard Loo, Tom Neal
This World War II action film features John Wayne in the role of air-ace Jim Gordon who excelled in daredevil feats during dogfight actions. This film, along with others like it, improved the morale of those back home during the War.
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Heart of the Rockies 1951  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Fred Graham, Jack Ingram, Robert "Buzz" Henry, William Gould, Pepe Hern, Rand Brooks
A powerful–and shady–land baron wants no part of a new highway that is being built. He sends out his gang to stop the work, which brings Roy Rogers to the rescue. Between songs, Roy also has time to rehabilitate street urchins.
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I Take This Oath 1940  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Police Rookie
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Gordon Jones, Joyce Compton, Craig Reynolds, J. Farrell MacDonald, Mary Gordon, Robert Homans, Sam Flint, Veda Ann Borg, Guy Usher, Brooks Benedict, Edward Peil Sr., Budd Buster
After a veteran police officer (Robert Homans) is killed by racketeers, his son, rookie cop Steve Hanagan (Gordon Jones), investigates the crime syndicate and comes up with more than a few surprises, some of which are close to home.
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Invitation to Happiness 1939 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charles Ruggles, Billy Cook, William Collier Sr., Eddie Hogan, Marion Martin, Gordon Jones, Doodles Weaver, Virginia Brissac
Boxer Albert "King" Cole (Fred MacMurray) strives for both fame in the ring and love from his estranged wife, Eleanor (Irene Dunne), and finds difficulty in both efforts.
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Let 'Em Have It 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: False Faces
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady, Bruce Cabot, Harvey Stephens, Eric Linden, Joyce Compton, Gordon Jones, J. Farrell MacDonald, Bodil Rosing, Paul Stanton, Hale Hamilton
FBI agents (Richard Arlen, Harvey Stephens, and Gordon Jones) go through the rigors of training and then track down gang leader Joe Keefer (Bruce Cabot) who has resorted to plastic surgery in order to disguise himself. Car chases and gun fights abound.
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The Monster That Challenged the World 1957 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Harlan Warde, Jody McCrea, Max Showalter, Mimi Gibson, Gordon Jones, Marjorie Stapp, Charles Tannen
Monsters appear out of a salt lake in the California desert, and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John Twillinger (Tim Holt) is assigned the mission of saving the world from their destructive forces.
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My Sister Eileen 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair, George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Elizabeth Patterson, Grant Mitchell, Richard Quine, June Havoc, Donald MacBride, Gordon Jones, Frank Sully, Clyde Fillmore, Jeff Donnell, Ann Doran
This is the movie version of the 1940 Broadway hit about two sisters, Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen (Janet Blair), from Ohio who move into a basement-studio apartment in Greenwich Village where they meet and befriend their nutty neighbors. Ruth yearns to be a writer, while Eileen is determined to find success on the stage. Ruth finds success in her field when she starts writing about her sister Eileen, and she finds love with magazine editor Robert Barker (Brian Aherne) who has taken an interest in helping both sisters succeed with their plans. Russell received an Oscar nomination for her performance. A musical version was made in 1955, which followed a Broadway musical remake.
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Out West with the Hardys 1938 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Don Castle, Virginia Weidler, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Nana Bryant, Tom Neal
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), with family (Fay Holden, Celia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) in tow, heads to an Arizona ranch to help Dora Northcote (Nana Bryant) with her legal problems. Once there, family members manage to find their own set of problems with which to deal.
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Red Salute 1935 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Her Enlisted Man
Runaway Daughter
Her Uncle Sam
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Hardie Albright, Cliff Edwards, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Jones, Purnell Pratt, Paul Stanton, Nella Walker, Arthur Vinton
Drue Van Allen (Barbara Stanwyck) is a college student and daughter of an Army general (Purnell Pratt). She is swayed in the liberal direction by one suitor and in the conservative direction by another.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Virginia Mayo, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Reginald Denny, Thurston Hall, Konstantin Shayne, Florence Bates, Gordon Jones
This is good entertainment with Danny Kaye at his best as Walter Mitty, the shy book editor, whose fantasies bring excitement into his otherwise dreary existence.
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The Shaggy Dog 1959 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Kellaway, Alexander Scourby, Strother Martin, James Westerfield, Roberta Shore, Forrest Lewis, Jacques Aubuchon, Ned Wever, Gordon Jones
In this Disney film, Willy Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that turns him into a shaggy dog, and he must explain who he is to his dog-hating father (Fred MacMurray). Willy is changed back and forth between himself and the shaggy dog, which delights his younger brother, Moochie (Kevin Corcoran). Meanwhile, Willy likes the girl next door, Allison (Annette Funicello). She grows attached to the dog, and Willy finds himself competing with the dog for Allison's attention. The only way that Willy can get out from under the spell is to perform a good deed–and Soviet spies in his neighborhood just might provide the solution.
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Sound Off 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne James, Sammy White, John Archer, Gordon Jones, Wally Cassell, Arthur Space, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Pat Williams, Marshall Reed
Blake Edwards wrote the screenplay for this film in which Mike Donnelly (Mickey Rooney) is drafted and ends up entertaining the troops and a certain WAC, Lieutenant Colleen Rafferty (Anne James).
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Spoilers of the Plains 1951 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, William Forrest, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., George Meeker, Fred Kohler Jr., Keith Richards
This doesn't sound too much like a Western when you learn that we're talking about spies, rocket-launchings, and satellites as being a part of the tale. In any event, Roy Rogers fights it out with the bad guys and comes away the hero.
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Strike Me Pink 1936 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers, William Frawley, Brian Donlevy, Jack La Rue, Harry Parke, Helen Lowell, Gordon Jones, Edward Brophy
This is a weak Eddie Cantor entry as he plays a mild-mannered tailor who becomes involved with the Mob when he takes on the job of manager of an amusement park.
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Sunset in the West 1950 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Will Wright, Pierre Watkin, Charles La Torre, William Tannen, Steve Pendleton, Paul E. Burns
Gunrunners are on the loose, and between songs Roy Rogers, the deputy sheriff, is after them.
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Tokyo Joe 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa, Jerome Courtland, Gordon Jones, Rhys Williams, Charles Meredith, Harold Goodwin, James Cardwell, Teru Shimada, Hideo Mori, Lora Lee Michel, Whit Bissell, Fred F. Sears
Three years after World War II ends, an American soldier, Joe Barrett (Humphrey Bogart), returns to Japan on a business venture. He believes that his wife Trina (Florence Marly) died in a concentration camp, but now finds that Trina is alive, has remarried Mark Landis (Alexander Knox), and has a seven-year-old daughter Anya (Lora Lee Michel) who Barrett suspects is his own child. Ex-Japanese intelligence officer Baron Kimura (Sessue Hayakawa) wants Barrett to use his airline to fly war criminals back to Japan and kidnaps Anya to ensure Barretts cooperation. Events escalate and culminate in a bloody shoot-out.
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Trail of Robin Hood 1950 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Allan Lane, Monte Hale, William Farnum, Tom Tyler, Ray Corrigan, George Chesebro, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones
Lots of old time cowboy stars appear in this flick about the good guy raising Christmas trees and selling them cheap so everyone can share in the Christmas happiness. Of course, the big-time tree guys don't like that, so between several songs, Roy Rogers rides to the rescue.
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Trigger, Jr. 1950 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, Peter Miles, Frank Fenton, George Cleveland, I. Stanford Jolley, Stanley Andrews
It's the old "protection" racket finding its way into the West as the bad guy lets a killer horse loose to raise havoc among the neighboring ranches. Roy Rogers gets in trouble in trying to save the day, but a boy who is afraid of horses rides to the rescue.
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Up in the Air 1940 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland, Lorna Gray, Gordon Jones, Tristram Coffin, Clyde Dilson, Dick Elliott, John Holland, Carleton Young
Ambitious radio station pageboy Frankie (Frankie Darro) pushes management to air a comedy program starring him and his porter pal (Mantan Moreland). Just when it appears he will be successful in his quest, the station's stars start getting killed while on the air. C'mon Frankie, solve this case.
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Wagon Team 1952 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Gregg Barton, Dickie Jones, George J. Lewis, Gordon Jones, Harry Harvey, Henry Rowland, Pierce Lyden
Gene Autry is a Wells Fargo detective and goes after the bad guys who stole the payroll.
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The Winning Team 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, Russ Tamblyn, James Millican, Gordon Jones, Hugh Sanders, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin
This film is loosely based on the biography of baseball great, Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan). The story emphasis is on Alexander's marriage to Aimee (Doris Day) and his problems with alcohol.
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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Main, Audrey Young, George Cleveland, Gordon Jones, William Ching, Peter M. Thompson, Olin Howland, Glenn Strange
Chester Primm (Lou Costello) accidentally kills a man and then learns that he is responsible for his victim's debts and family. So, he is saddled with Widow Hawkins (Marjorie Main) and her six children in this very funny movie.
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| 1. Among the Living (1941)
2. Black Eagle (1948)
3. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
4. Flying Tigers (1942)
5. Heart of the Rockies (1951)
6. I Take This Oath (1940)
aka: Police Rookie
7. Invitation to Happiness (1939)
8. Let 'Em Have It (1935)
aka: False Faces
9. The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
10. My Sister Eileen (1942)
11. North of the Great Divide (1950)
12. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
13. Red Salute (1935)
aka: Her Enlisted Man
aka: Runaway Daughter
aka: Her Uncle Sam
14. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
15. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
16. Sound Off (1952)
17. Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
18. Strike Me Pink (1936)
19. Sunset in the West (1950)
20. Tokyo Joe (1949)
21. Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
22. Trigger, Jr. (1950)
23. Up in the Air (1940)
24. Wagon Team (1952)
25. The Winning Team (1952)
26. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
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