Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood 1942  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Chester Morris, George E. Stone, Richard Lane, Forrest Tucker, William Wright, Constance Worth, Lloyd Corrigan, John Tyrrell, Walter Sande, Shirley Patterson, Ralph Dunn, Charles Sullivan, Jessie Arnold, Cyril Ring, Lloyd Bridges
In this "Boston Blackie" episode, Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) are about to board a train when Blackie gets a call from his friend Arthur Manleder (Lloyd Corrigan) asking him to retrieve $60,000 from his apartment and then fly to California and give it to him. Police Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) gets wind of the request, arrives on the scene with Detective Sgt. Matthews (Walter Sande), and accuses Blackie of stealing. But, they let Blackie escape and follow him to California hoping to nail Manleder who they believe has possession of the stolen Monterey Diamond. Blackie suspects that he is being followed and uses his own unique methods to solve the case of the stolen diamond.
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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Iris Adrian, Harry Hayden, Adele Roberts, Joe Devlin, Dan Stowell, Philip Van Zandt, Marilyn Johnson, Robert Williams, John Tyrrell
In this film, which is one of the best of the "Boston Blackie" series, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) track down psycho killer "Jimmy" Cook (Steve Cochran) who has escaped from an asylum. To intimidate Blackie, Jimmy kidnaps dance hall hostess Sally Brown (Nina Foch). Now Blackie and The Runt try to find Jimmy, and, of course, Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) is hot on their trail suspecting Blackie of murder.
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Meet Boston Blackie 1941 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim, Constance Worth, Jack O'Malley, George Magrill, Michael Rand, Walter Sande, Eddie Laughton, John Tyrrell, Byron Foulger, Lee Shumway
In this "Boston Blackie" episode, Chester Morris debuts in the role of ex-con Boston Blackie. This time around, Blackie again teams up with his sidekick The Runt (Charles Wagenheim) to prove his innocence after being accused of murder while returning from an ocean cruise. Blackie and The Runt track down a gang of spies working out of Coney Island, and, with help from Cecelia Bradley (Rochelle Hudson), who insists on joining them, they crack the case.
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My Son Is Guilty 1939  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bruce Cabot, Julie Bishop, Harry Carey, Glenn Ford, Wynne Gibson, Don Beddoe, John Tyrrell, Bruce Bennett, Edgar Buchanan, Dick Curtis
When cop Tim Kerry's (Harry Carey) son, Ritzy (Bruce Cabot), returns home from prison, dad and friends try to help him go straight. But, the temptation is too great and tragedy results.
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One Mysterious Night 1944  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Chester Morris, Janis Carter, Richard Lane, William Wright, George E. Stone, Robert Williams, Mark Roberts, Dorothy Malone, Lyle Latell, George McKay, Joseph Crehan, John Tyrrell, Ben Taggart
In this "Boston Blackie" episode, ex-thief Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is accused of stealing the Niles diamond from a charity event at the Carleton Plaza Hotel. Police Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) tells Blackie that if he finds the diamond and returns it, the charges will be dropped. Now, with his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) assisting, Blackie sets out to find the missing diamond. He catches the thugs and, as a bonus, gets an apology from Inspector Farraday.
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Penny Serenade 1941  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Ann Doran, Eva Lee Kuney, Wallis Clark, Walter Soderling, Billy Bevan, Ben Taggart, Jane Biffle, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Dick Wessel, Frank Mills, John Tyrrell
Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) listens to the song "Penny Serenade," which is the song that was playing when she first met her husband Roger (Cary Grant). That song and others cause Julie to remember her life with Roger, and the story is told through flashbacks. Their courtship, marriage, adoption of Trina (Jane Biffle), and then sudden death of Trina (now played by Eva Lee Kuney) at age six are shown through Julie's memories. Grant received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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Robin Hood of the Range 1943 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Berke
Cast: Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt, Kay Harris, Frank LaRue, Kenneth MacDonald, Hal Price, Johnny Mitchell, Edward Peil Sr., Bud Osborne, Stanley Brown, Jimmy Wakely, Ted Mapes, Merrill McCormick, John Tyrrell, Herman Hack
Steve Marlowe (Charles Starrett), ala Robin Hood, is out to save settlers from the greedy railroad. Steve is the foster son of Henry Malone (Kenneth MacDonald) who runs the railroad, and, in order to help the homesteaders, Steve must disguise himself as "The Vulcan" in his battle against the railroad.
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| 1. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
2. Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
3. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
4. My Son Is Guilty (1939)
5. One Mysterious Night (1944)
6. Penny Serenade (1941)
7. Robin Hood of the Range (1943)
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