All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Betta St. John, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar, Lewis Stone, Frank DeKova, Michael Pate, Robert Burton, Peter Whitney, John Lupton, Jonathan Cott, James Bell
Based on the novel by Ben Ames Williams, sibling rivalry is the theme of this story about brothers Mark (Stewart Granger) and Joel (Robert Taylor). These two New Bedford whalers find conflicts over individual life choices. Mark falls for Joel's wife, Priscilla (Ann Blyth), and also tries to get Joel's crew to mutiny so that he can take over the ship and search for valuable black pearls. Matters heat up before Mark comes to his senses and gives up his life to save his brother.
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Battle Circus 1953  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn, Robert Keith, Philip Ahn, William Campbell, Perry Sheehan, Patricia Tiernan, Steve Forrest, Adele Longmire, Jonathan Cott, Ann Morrison, Helen Winston, Sarah Selby, Danny Chang
The Korean War provides the backdrop for this film about an Army surgeon, Maj. Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart), and the nurse, Lt. Ruth McGara (June Allyson), who find love amidst turmoil.
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Fearless Fagan 1952  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn, Richard Anderson, Ellen Corby, Barbara Ruick, John Call, Robert Burton, Wilton Graff, Parley Baer, Jonathan Cott, Paul Burke, Jack Clark, Russ Conway, Helen Eby-Rock
When circus performer Floyd Hilston (Carleton Carpenter) is drafted into the army, he brings along his trained lion, Fagan.
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Night Into Morning 1951  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fletcher Markle
Cast: Ray Milland, John Hodiak, Nancy Davis, Lewis Stone, Jean Hagen, Rosemary DeCamp, Dawn Addams, Jonathan Cott, Celia Lovsky, Gordon Gebert
Grieving after his wife Ann (Rosemary De Camp) and their child die in a fire, Phillip Ainley (Ray Milland) copes poorly via alcohol and becomes suicidal.
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The Sellout 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gerald Mayer
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond, Cameron Mitchell, Karl Malden, Everett Sloane, Whit Bissell, Thomas Gomez, Jonathan Cott, Frank Cady, Hugh Sanders, Griff Barnett, Burt Mustin, Roy Engel
Political corruption in a small town is the theme of this story in which newspaper editor Allridge (Walter Pidgeon) fights the forces of city hall. Allridge is crusading against corrupt Sheriff Casey Burke (Thomas Gomez) and gets many witnesses to testify. When Alridge is kidnapped, states attorney Chick Johnson (John Hodiak) investigates and learns that Allridge's son-in-law Randy Stanton (Cameron Mitchell) is involved in criminal activities, and that is being used to keep Allridge from testifying.
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Small Town Girl 1953 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Laszlo Kardos
Cast: Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, S.Z. Sakall, Bobby Van, Robert Keith, Chill Wills, Billie Burke, Fay Wray, Nat King Cole, Dean Miller, William Campbell, Philip Tonge, Jonathan Cott, Robert Hyatt
While serving a 30-day sentence for speeding, Rick Belrow Livingston (Farley Granger) finds his playboy lifestyle changing as he falls in love with Cindy Kimbell (Jane Powell) and changes from his marriage plans with chorus girl Lisa (Ann Miller).
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Too Young to Kiss 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Larry Keating, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Esther Dale, Jonathan Cott, Lisa Ferraday
Struggling pianist Cynthia Potter (June Allyson) stops at nothing–even pretending to be a child prodigy–to pursue her career.
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| 1. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
2. Battle Circus (1953)
3. Fearless Fagan (1952)
4. Night Into Morning (1951)
5. The Sellout (1952)
6. Small Town Girl (1953)
7. Too Young to Kiss (1951)
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