The Absent-Minded Professor 1961  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis, David Lewis, Jack Mullaney, James Westerfield, Belle Montrose, Wally Boag
When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film.
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Birdman of Alcatraz 1962  N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas, Betty Field, Neville Brand, Hugh Marlowe, Graham Denton, James Westerfield, Whit Bissell, Raymond Greenleaf, Lewis Charles, Robert Burton
This story is based on the life of Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) who becomes obsessed with birds during his 53 years of imprisonment on Alcatraz. After rescuing a sparrow that flies into his cell, Stroud, despite his third-grade education, becomes a world-renowned ornithologist and gains a new purpose in life while serving his life sentence. Telly Savalas plays the talkative prisoner in the next cell, and Thelma Ritter takes on the role of Stroud's controlling mother. Excellent performances by Lancaster, Savalas, and Ritter earned Academy Award nominations.
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 The Chase 1946  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Ripley
Cast: Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan, Peter Lorre, Jack Holt, Don Wilson, James Westerfield, Shirley(2) O'Hara, Nina Koshetz, Alex Minotis, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Ames, Bess Flowers, Alex Montoya
The fortunes of Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings), an out-of-luck veteran, change when he returns a wallet to gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran). Matters get rough when Eddie's wife Loma(Michele Morgan) is sprung from prison. Chuck helps her escape from Eddie, and the chase is on.
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round 1966 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Rose Marie, Severn Darden, Robert Webber, Harrison Ford, Nina Wayne, James Westerfield, Ben Astar
Harrison Ford makes his unheralded screen debut in this film involving a bizarre plan to rob an airport bank.
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Decision at Sundown 1957  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French, John Litel, Noah Beery Jr., Andrew Duggan, John Archer, James Westerfield, Ray Teal, Vaughn Taylor, Richard Deacon, H.M. Wynant, Frank J. Scannell, Bob Steele
Three years ago, Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) ran off with rancher Bart Allison's (Randolph Scott) wife. She subsequently committed suicide, and, now, Bart tracks down Tate in order to exact revenge. After finding Tate, Bart learns that the townsfolk will protect him because, it turns out, Bart's wife had left willingly. As sundown approaches, the final showdown nears, and the townsfolk begin to change sides after much soul searching.
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The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, James Westerfield, Walter Coy, Don Haggerty, Wright King, Harry Lauter, Gregg Barton, Earle Hodgins, Frank Sully, Frank J. Scannell, Henry Kulky
Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) has reluctantly taken the job of sheriff of Dodge City where he is trying to bring about law and order. Along with his official duties, Bat manages to find time for lady friends Pauline (Julie Adams) and Lily (Nancy Gates). Now, real problems arise when his old outlaw gang comes to town, and Masterson must deal not only with them but with Dodge City's corrupt politicians as well. And the story culminates with that gunfight at Dodge City.
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Hang 'Em High 1968 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, James MacArthur, Arlene Golonka, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Alan Hale Jr., James Westerfield, L.Q. Jones, Joseph Sirola
Rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is accosted by nine men, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley), and accused of stealing his neighbor's cattle and killing him. They hang Cooper and leave him for dead, but he is rescued by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) and later cleared by Judge Fenton (Pat Hingle). Now a free man, Cooper wants revenge and takes the law into his own hands and sets off to administer his own form of justice on the men who tried to hang him.
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Homicidal 1961 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Joan Marshall, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Bunce, Richard Rust, James Westerfield, Gilbert Green, Wolfe Barzell, Hope Summers, William Castle, Joseph Forte, "Snub" Pollard, Hope Summers, Teri Brooks
William Castle was at his best in this eerie tale, a different take on the "Psycho" theme. A young woman (Joan Marshall) asks a bellhop, who she just met, to marry her, promising it would be annulled. She kills the Justice of the Peace that married them and heads to a creepy house to nurse an old, paralyzed woman and her strange son. The old woman's niece becomes suspicious after her aunt is brutally murdered, and she then finds out that her new boyfriend is the nurse in drag. Wild, gory fun. Director Castle had a "Fright Break" near the end of the film so that those who wanted to could leave.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Tim Holt, Anne Baxter, Ray Collins, Richard Bennett, Erskine Sanford, Orson Welles, Don Dillaway, Nancy Gates, James Westerfield, John Elliott, Jack Baxley, Bobby Cooper
This is the Booth Tarkington's story of the wealthy Amberson family's fall from the heights of society and the impact it inflicts on its members in the late 19th century. Eugene Morgan (Joseph Cotten) returns to Indianapolis, Indiana, after many years. He left as a struggling inventor when Isabel Amberson (Dolores Costello) turned down his marriage proposal to marry the "more acceptable" Wilbur Minafer (Don Dillaway). Eugene is now a widower with a daughter Lucy (Anne Baxter) and the successful inventor of an automobile. Isabel has been widowed, and Eugene again pursues her. But her son George (Tim Holt) and Aunt Fanny Amberson (Agnes Moorehead) interfere, and their actions bring on tragedy for the family when they do not accept progress in the changing world of the automobile age. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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Man's Favorite Sport? 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy, John McGiver, Charlene Holt, Roscoe Karns, Forrest Lewis, Regis Toomey, James Westerfield, Norman Alden, Tyler McVey, Kathie Browne
Star fishing-gear salesman Roger (Rock Hudson) knows nothing about fishing. When publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) talks Roger's boss into entering Roger in a fishing tournament, he wins–with help from a bear– and his troubles begin.
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 On the Waterfront 1954 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, Rudy Bond, James Westerfield, Barry Macollum, Tony Galento, John F. Hamilton, Martin Balsam, Fred Gwynne, Pat Hingle
It takes courage to testify against union racketeering, and that is what dockworker Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) must face. His girlfriend Edie (Eva Marie Saint) and priest, Father Barry (Karl Malden), help Terry come to terms with his conscience. This film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor (Marlon Brando), and Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint). Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, and Karl Malden were all nominated for Oscars.
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The Proud Rebel 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine, James Westerfield, Tom Pittman
Civil War veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) and his mute son David (played by Alan Ladd's real-life son David Ladd) work on Linnet Moore's (Olivia de Havilland) farm. While John seeks medical help for his young son, he becomes involved in efforts to keep Linnet's ranch in her name.
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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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Smith! 1969 G, 112 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Warren Oates, Chief Dan George, Jay Silverheels, John Randolph, James Westerfield, Frank Ramirez
This Disney film features Glenn Ford as Smith, a rancher who tries to help a Nez Pierce Indian boy accused of murder.
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Son of Flubber 1963 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Charles Ruggles, Leon Ames, Paul Lynde, Elliott Reid, William Demarest, Ed Wynn, Ken Murray, Bob Sweeney, Edward Andrews, Joanna Moore, James Westerfield
In this sequel to "The Absent-Minded Professor," Professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) is back in his lab trying to invent an anti-gravity flubber gas, "dry rain." Ned's invention does not prove very successful–until his assistant Biff (Tommy Kirk) gives the "dry rain" to the Medfield College football team. The team uses Ned's invention, their running back rushes over the helmets of the defensive players, and they win the big game against Rutland.
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The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson Jr., Martha Hyer, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin, George Kennedy, James Gregory, Paul Fix, Jeremy Slate, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams
Ranch owner Katie's sons John, Tom, Matt, and Bud (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr.) come home to Clearwater, Texas, for her funeral. When they learn that their father gambled, lost the family ranch, and then was murdered, they stay long enough to fight for their land and their lives.
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That Funny Feeling 1965 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor, Nita Talbot, Larry Storch, Leo G. Carroll, James Westerfield, Robert Strauss, Ben Lessy, Benny Rubin
In an attempt to impress her wealthy NYC boyfriend, Tom (Bobby Darin), maid-for-hire Joan (Sandra Dee) tells him that she lives in a beautiful apartment that, in reality, she is paid to clean. What Joan doesn't know is that the apartment belongs to Tom. Tom plays along.
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 True Grit 1969 G, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell, Strother Martin, Jeremy Slate, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey, Donald Woods, Alfred Ryder, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Edith Atwater
This movie is the vehicle for John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne plays the role of a rough old guy "Rooster" Cogburn who helps Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) find her father's killer Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) deep in Indian territory. They are joined in their search by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who is also on the trail of Chaney.
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Undercurrent 1946  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Edmund Gwenn, Jayne Meadows, Marjorie Main, Clinton Sundberg, Dan Tobin, Kathryn Card, Charles Trowbridge, Leigh Whipper, James Westerfield
Following a whirlwind romance, Ann Hamilton (Katharine Hepburn) marries investor/businessman Alan Garroway (Robert Taylor), and shortly thereafter problems rise to the fore. Alan refuses to discuss his missing brother Michael (Robert Mitchum), and as Ann tries to solve the mystery she begins to suspect that Alan murdered Michael. But, while visiting a ranch, Ann discovers that a man she has been questioning is, in fact, Michael. By now, problems lie deep and extend to Alan wanting to end the marriage.
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Wild River 1960 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, Jay C. Flippen, James Westerfield, Frank Overton, Bruce Dern, Mark Menson, Malcolm Atterbury, Barbara Loden, Judy Harris, Patricia Perry, Jim Steakley, Robert Earl Jones
As a TVA official of the 1930s, Chuck Glover (Montgomery Clift) tries to convince Ella Garth (Jo Van Fleet) to sell her home (which is located on an island in the Tennessee River) and allow plans for the government's development of power and transportation on the river to proceed. Along the way, he meets Ella's granddaughter Carol (Lee Remick) who sees Chuck as a means of escaping from the Tennessee Valley.
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| 1. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
2. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
3. The Chase (1946)
4. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
5. Decision at Sundown (1957)
6. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
7. Hang 'Em High (1968)
8. Homicidal (1961)
9. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
10. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
11. On the Waterfront (1954)
12. The Proud Rebel (1958)
13. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
14. Smith! (1969)
15. Son of Flubber (1963)
16. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
17. That Funny Feeling (1965)
18. True Grit (1969)
19. Undercurrent (1946)
20. Wild River (1960)
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