Anna and the King of Siam 1946  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard, Mikhail Rasumny, Dennis Hoey, Richard Lyon, William Edmunds, John Abbott, Tito Renaldo, Addison Richards, Ben Welden
British widow Anna (Irene Dunne) travels to Siam in 1862 to teach the royal children. While there, the King (Rex Harrison) and Anna develop a warm friendship through which she convinces the King to employ more humane treatment of his subjects. This film won Oscars for Best Cinematography and Art Direction and was the film debut for Harrison. The story was later remade as the musical "The King and I." Gale Sondergaard received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Bandit of Sherwood Forest 1946  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Levin, George Sherman
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell, George Macready, Russell Hicks, John Abbott, Lloyd Corrigan, Ian Wolfe
Robert of Nottingham (Cornel Wilde), the son of Robin Hood, follows in his father's footsteps by leading the forces against the bad guys. Yes, even Friar Tuck (Edgar Buchanan) returns to the fray. Good Technicolor scenery; otherwise, not so good, even with the fine cast.
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Deception 1946  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson Fong, Richard Walsh, Lois Austin, Alex Pollard, Bess Flowers, Kenneth Hunter, Russell Arms, Patricia Barry, Gino Corrado, Clifton Young
Alexander (Claude Rains) is an orchestra leader who threatens the happiness of Christine (Bette Davis) when he tells her he is going to reveal facts about their earlier love affair to her jealous husband Karel (Paul Henreid).
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The Falcon in Hollywood 1944  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Rita Corday, Jean Brooks, Veda Ann Borg, Konstantin Shayne, John Abbott, Emory Parnell, Frank Jenks, Sheldon Leonard
The Falcon (Tom Conway) investigates the murder of a Hollywood star.
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Gigi 1958  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans, John Abbott, Monique Van Vooren, Dorothy Neumann, Jean Ozenne, Bernard Musson, Edwin Jerome, Maurice Marsac, Corinne Marchand
This excellent film won nine Academy Awards. Gaston (Louis Jourdan) has his eye on Gigi (Leslie Caron) who, after a series of misadventures, becomes his wife. Narrated by Maurice Chevalier, this musical features such great songs as "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and the title song (an Academy Award winner). Other Academy Awards included Best Picture and Director.
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 The Jungle Book 1967 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Bruce Reitherman, Verna Felton, Clint Howard, John Abbott, Chad Stuart, Ben Wright, Darleen Carr
In this full-length animated film, "The Bare Necessities of Life" is introduced with Phil Harris leading the cast as the voice of Baloo the Bear. This Disney adaptation of Kipling's books tells the story of Mowgli (voice of Bruce Reitherman) who is joined by Baloo in his jungle adventures.
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Madame Bovary 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby, Gladys Cooper, Harry Morgan, George Zucco, John Abbott, Ellen Corby, Eduard Franz, Henri Letondal, Esther Somers
Set in 19th-century France, this is the film adaptation of Flaubert's classic novel about Emma Bovary (Jennifer Jones) and her scandalous affairs that lead to tragedy. Country girl Emma is bored with her life and marries Dr. Charles Bovary (Van Heflin) hoping for romance and social standing. But, the marriage is not what she had dreamed, and Emma begins affairs with numerous suitors–until, finally, in despair she commits suicide.
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The Merry Widow 1952 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn, Thomas Gomez, Marcel Dalio, King Donovan, Robert Coote, Gwen Verdon, John Abbott
This is the third film based on France Lehar's operetta about the aristocratic prince (Fernando Lamas) who woos the wealthy American widow (Lana Turner).
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Nightmare 1942 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt, Arthur Shields, Ian Wolfe, Hans Conried, Gavin Muir, Stanley Logan, John Abbott
Gambler Brian Donlevy breaks into Barrymore's house the night her husband is murdered. They are both suspects and so must track down Nazi spies to clear themselves. Not a bad wartime suspense story.
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The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore, John Abbott, William B. Davidson, Don Beddoe, Adele Roberts, Peter Whitney, Olaf Hytten, Ian Wolfe
After a three-year gap in films, the Lone Wolf returns from WWII, with Gerald Mohr taking over the role of the ex-jewel thief sleuth. Eric Blore returns as the trusty valet as Lone Wolf gets involved in the case of priceless jewels being stolen from a museum. He must solve the case, since, among other things, he is a prime suspect. Not among the best of the series, but overall, it's fun.
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Pursuit to Algiers 1945 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan, Martin Kosleck, John Abbott, Morton Lowry, Frederick Worlock, Gerald Hamer, Rex Evans, Leslie Vincent, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Wilson Benge, Tom Dillon, Sven Hugo Borg
While sailing from London to Algiers, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) protect a prince, Far Eastern regent Nikolas (Leslie Vincent), on his trip home following his father's assassination. Nikolas is disguised as Watson's son in an effort to confuse possible assassins who are on Nikolas' trail. As luck would have it, the assassins are among the passengers, and Holmes must weed out the good passengers from the bad.
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The Saint in London 1939 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Cast: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns, Gordon McLeod, Henry Oscar, Ralph Truman, Charles Carson, Carl Jaffe, Athene Seyler, John Abbott
The Saint (George Sanders) is in London, where his talents are brought to bear on a counterfeiting plot. Socialite Penny Parker (Sally Gray) falls for the Saint, and, against his wishes, gets involved in the investigation. Fun.
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Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Roger Moore, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Gig Young, Charlotte Rampling, David Huddleston, Signe Hasso, Leon Ames, Jackie Coogan, John Abbott
Sherlock Holmes heads for America when he learns that his nemesis, Moriarty, threatens the world's supply of gold.
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind) 1982  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Paul
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, John Abbott, Jim Backus, Merv Griffin, Pat Morita, Orson Welles, Samuel Fuller, Steven Paul
Wealthy and famous parents, Wilbur (Jerry Lewis) and Eliza (Madeline Kahn) Swain, have very ugly twins (also played by Lewis and Kahn) who are actually aliens from another planet.
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Summer Storm 1944 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee, Hugo Haas, Edward Everett Horton, Lori Lahner, John Philliber, Sig Ruman, John Abbott, Byron Foulger, Andre Charlot, Frank Orth, Sarah Padden, Paul Hurst, Charles Trowbridge
Based on Anton Chekhov's "The Shooting Party," Linda Darnell stars as the peasant, Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin, who is determined to raise her standard of living. After marrying middle-aged public servant Anton Urbenin (Hugo Haas), Olga becomes involved in affairs with Count "Piggy" Volsky (Edward Everett Horton) and with judge Fedor Petroff (George Sanders). Olga's actions lead to tragedy when Fedor kills her–letting Anton take the blame until ten years later when his guilt forces him to confess.
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Thunder in the East 1953 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Alan Ladd, Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer, Corinne Calvet, Cecil Kellaway, John Williams, Philip Bourneuf, John Abbott, Queenie Leonard, Charlie Lung
A gunrunner, Steve Gibbs (Alan Ladd), flies his illegal cargo to India and falls in love with a minister's daughter, Joan Willoughby (Deborah Kerr).
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Time Out of Mind 1947 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton, Ella Raines, Eddie Albert, Leo G. Carroll, Helena Carter, John Abbott, Henry Stephenson, Samuel S. Hinds, Janet Shaw
Raised in a family of New England mariners, Chris Fortune (Robert Hutton) dreams of being a musician, but he must first convince his relatives that he has every intention of attaining his dream.
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Treasure Island 1990  TV, 129 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Julian Glover, Richard Johnson, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee, Clive Wood, Nicolas Amer, Michael Halsey, Isla Blair, John Abbott, James Cosmo, James Coyle, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Thoma
Charlton Heston plays a devilish Long John Silver–the pirate who is determined to get his hands on the treasure map that Jim Hawkins (Christian Bale) has in his possession. This version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale was filmed on the beautiful locations of Cornwall and Port Antonio, Jamaica.
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The Web 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer, John Abbott, Fritz Leiber, Howland Chamberlin, Tito Vuolo, Wilton Graff
Caught in a double cross, bodyguard Bob Regan (Edmond O'Brien) fights for his life and a way out of his predicament.
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| 1. Adventure Island (1947)
2. Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
3. The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
4. Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
5. Deception (1946)
6. The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
7. Gambit (1966)
8. Gigi (1958)
9. The Jungle Book (1967)
10. Madame Bovary (1949)
11. The Merry Widow (1952)
12. Nightmare (1942)
13. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
14. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
15. The Saint in London (1939)
16. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
17. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
18. Summer Storm (1944)
19. Thunder in the East (1953)
20. Time Out of Mind (1947)
21. Treasure Island (1990)
22. The Web (1947)
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