Evergreen 1934  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour, Barry MacKay, Ivor MacLaren, Hartley Power
This is the story of two generations of women. The first is music-hall star Harriet Green (Jessie Matthews), who retires from show business to marry a marquis. When blackmailed before her marriage, she leaves for South America. Years later, after Harriet's death, her daughter (also played by Jessie Matthews) poses as her own mother. Problems occur when she meets the marquis.
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 Friday the Thirteenth 1933  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Friday the 13th
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Edmund Gwenn, Gordon Harker, Muriel Aked, Martita Hunt, Cyril Smith, Richard Hulton, Max Miller, Alfred Drayton, Hartley Power, Percy Parsons, Ursula Jeans, Eliot Makeham, Ralph Richardson
At one minute before midnight on Friday the 13th, lightning strikes, and a crane falls onto a London bus. Now, Big Ben winds backwards, and the past lives and events of six of the passengers are shown in separate sequences. Two passengers are killed, and two are injured; but those who suffered are not revealed until the story's end.
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 Roman Holiday 1953  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams, Laura Solari, Margaret Rawlings, Tullio Carminati, Paolo Carlini, Claudio Ermelli, Paola Borboni, Alfredo Rizzo
This is a delightful tale about Princess Anne (Audrey Hepburn) who runs away, meets American newsman Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), and they fall in love. Alas, the truth is that she must go back to her real life of royal duties. Audrey Hepburn captured the Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film. In addition to two other Oscars, the film also received seven nominations including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Eddie Albert), and Director (William Wyler).
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| 1. Evergreen (1934)
2. Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
aka: Friday the 13th
3. Roman Holiday (1953)
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