April in Paris 1952   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin, Eve Miller, Paul Harvey, George Givot, Herbert Farjeon, Raymond Largay, John Alvin, Wilson Millar, Jack Lomas, Eugene Borden, Don Brodie, Nestor Paiva, Donald Kerr
The title song is a big highlight of this film about chorus girl Dynamite Jackson (Doris Day) who finds romance with businessman S. Winthrop Putnam (Ray Bolger) while sailing to Europe to attend a Parisian Arts Festival. It turns out that Winthrop is already married to Marcia (Eve Miller), but when it is discovered that the marriage is illegal, the path is cleared for Winthrop and Dynamite to live happily ever after.
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The Beast with Five Fingers 1946 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Dingle, John Alvin, David Hoffman, Barbara Brown, Patricia Barry
A rich, invalid pianist dies and leaves everything to his nurse, much to the dismay of his relatives and personal secretary, Hilary (Peter Lorre). Hilary cuts off one of the pianist's hands, but finds that was a mistake as the hand gets a life of its own–and is after Hilary. Lorre is great, and the musical score and special effects are good, especially for the time. Occasionally slow, but still a horror classic of sorts.
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The Couch 1962 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Owen Crump
Cast: Shirley Knight, Grant Williams, Onslow Stevens, William Leslie, Hope Summers, Michael Bachus, Anne Helm, Simon Scott, Harry Holcombe, John Alvin
Co-written by Blake Edwards, Owen Crump, and Robert Bloch, this suspenseful story involves a psychopath who notifies police of his intended victims just prior to their murders.
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Destination Tokyo 1943  N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Dane Clark, Warner Anderson, William Prince, Robert Hutton, Tom Tully, Faye Emerson, Peter Whitney, John Forsythe, Warren Douglas, John Alvin, Bill Kennedy
Captain Cassidy (Cary Grant) commands a United States submarine during World War II. His assignment is to sail into Tokyo Bay to gather information about weather conditions in preparation for a bombing of Tokyo. The plan involves putting ashore meteorologist Raymond (John Ridgely) who will obtain the needed data. The submarine leaves San Francisco on Christmas Eve, and the voyage will prove harrowing as the crew sets out to fulfill its mission. This film was released during World War II, and, while propaganda is obvious, it is still an exciting story.
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Objective, Burma! 1945  N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, William Prince, James Brown, George Tobias, Henry Hull, Warner Anderson, John Alvin, Mark Stevens, Richard Erdman, Anthony Caruso
This excellent adventure involves World War II paratroopers who are caught behind enemy lines and must fight their way through the jungle to escape.
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Open Secret 1948  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Reinhardt
Cast: John Ireland, Jane Randolph, Roman Bohnen, Sheldon Leonard, George Tyne, Morgan Farley, Ellen Lowe, Anne O'Neal, Arthur O'Connell, John Alvin, Rory Mallinson, Helena Dare
While on their honeymoon, Paul (John Ireland) and Nancy (Jane Randolph) stop to visit Paul's old Army buddy. But, he is missing, and Paul calls on his friend, Detective Sergeant Mike Frontelli (Sheldon Leonard), to investigate. He finds evidence incriminating an anti-Semite gang that is vandalizing and terrorizing the neighborhood.
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San Antonio 1945 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Victor Francen, Florence Bates, John Litel, Paul Kelly, Monte Blue, Doodles Weaver, Paul Kelly, Robert Shayne, John Alvin, Robert Barrat, Pedro de Cordoba, Tom Tyler
Cattleman Clay Hardin (Errol Flynn) arrives in San Antonio, Texas, to capture Roy Stuart (Paul Kelly) who he believes leads a cattle rustling gang. Upon arrival, Clay is attracted to dance-hall singer Jeanne Starr (Alexis Smith) who works in the saloon owned by Roy. Clay believes that Jeanne is in with the crooked rustlers, but he falls in love with her. Tensions rise after Clay's friend Charlie Bell (John Litel) is murdered and culminate in a shoot-out at the Alamo.
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Shanghai Chest 1948  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Roland Winters, Deannie Best, Mantan Moreland, John Alvin, Tim Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, Tristram Coffin, Russell Hicks, Pierre Watkin, Philip Van Zandt
Fingerprints of the murderer lead to a dead man, but Charlie Chan (Roland Winters) sleuths out the real killer.
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Somewhere in Time 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Teresa Wright, Christopher Plummer, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec, George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, William H. Macy, Susan French, John Alvin, Eddra Gale, Audrey Bennett, Laurence Coven, Christy Michaels
This love story takes place at the Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinaw Island where the scenery is unbeatable. Young playwright Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) somehow crosses over into another time period and finds his true love Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour). Sixty years ago, Elise was an actress, but she died eight years ago shortly after Richard met her. Now, as Richard slips into the past, they meet again, and love blooms–despite protests from her manager (Christopher Plummer).
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The Sullivans 1944 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Fighting Sullivans
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan, Trudy Marshall, John Campbell, James Cardwell, John Alvin, George Offerman Jr., Ward Bond
This is the story of five brothers who, during World War II, enlisted in the Navy and wanted to stay together. They were assigned to the cruiser "Juneau," and all were lost when the ship was sunk at Guadalcanal. In the future, the Navy would not allow all family members to serve on the same ship. Also, a Navy destroyer was named for them.
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Three Strangers 1946 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring, Robert Shayne, Marjorie Riordan, Arthur Shields, Rosalind Ivan, John Alvin, Alan Napier
Three strangers (Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Geraldine Fitzgerald) meet by accident and then form an alliance as owners of a sweepstakes ticket in this John Huston/Howard Koch script.
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Torpedo Alley 1953 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Charles Winninger, Bill Williams, James Seay, Carleton Young, James Millican, Warren Douglas, John Alvin, William Henry
An ex-pilot is sent on a dangerous mission aboard a submarine where he must deal with his part in the death of two cohorts.
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Two Guys from Texas 1948 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy Malone, Penny Edwards, Fred Clark, Forrest Tucker, Gerald Mohr, John Alvin, Andrew Tombes, Monte Blue
This remake of "The Cowboy from Brooklyn" features two New York entertainers (Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson) trying to excel when out of their element on a ranch in Texas.
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| 1. April in Paris (1952)
2. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
3. The Couch (1962)
4. Destination Tokyo (1943)
5. Objective, Burma! (1945)
6. Open Secret (1948)
7. San Antonio (1945)
8. Shanghai Chest (1948)
9. Somewhere in Time (1980)
10. The Sullivans (1944)
aka: The Fighting Sullivans
11. Three Strangers (1946)
12. Torpedo Alley (1953)
13. Two Guys from Texas (1948)
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