Bill Cracks Down 1937  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Men of Steel
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks, Judith Allen, William Newell, Pierre Watkin, Roger Williams, Georgia Caine, Greta Meyer, Edgar Norton, Harry Depp, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Bill Reardon (Pierre Watkin) has willed his family's steel mill to either "Tons" Walker (Grant Withers) or to his playboy son, Bill Jr. (Ranny Weeks), with the provision that "Tons" will work with Bill Jr. for one year and convince him to change his ways. Professional as well as personal entanglements ensue, but when each becomes involved with each others' girlfriends (Beatrice Roberts and Judith Allen), antagonisms reach new heights, and lessons are learned by both "Tons" and Bill.
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Boots and Saddles 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Judith Allen, Ronald Sinclair, Guy Usher, Bill Elliott, John Ward, Frankie Marvin, Chris-Pin Martin, Stanley Blystone
Gene Autry has his hands full trying to turn an Englishman into a Westerner.
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 Bright Eyes 1934  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen, Lois Wilson, Charles Sellon, Jane Withers, Theodore von Eltz, Brandon Hurst, George Irving
Shirley Blake (Shirley Temple) is orphaned, and a custody battle ensues. This is the film in which Shirley Temple sang "On the Good Ship Lollipop."
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Git Along, Little Dogies 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Judith Allen, Weldon Heyburn, William Farnum, Carleton Young, Maple City Four, Willie Fung, Will Ahern, Gladys Ahern
It's tough to be a Gene Autry. It would be nice to side with the ranchers in their feud with the oil companies, but then, again, oil means bringing the railroad to town. So Gene sings a song and figures how to make everyone happy.
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The Healer 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Little Pal
Director: Reginald Barker
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Karen Morley, Mickey Rooney, Judith Allen, Robert McWade, Bruce Warren, J. Farrell MacDonald, Vessie Farrell
While wealthy Dr. Holden (Ralph Bellamy) and his assistant, Evelyn Allen (Karen Morley), help polio-stricken Jimmy (Mickey Rooney) with therapy at an Adirondacks charity camp, Holden becomes more interested in socialite Joan Bradshaw (Judith Allen) whose designs on him go well beyond his treating her injuries. After Joan funds a sanitarium for the good doctor, he works there for awhile before discovering that he needs to go back to his roots–and Evelyn.
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Navy Spy 1937 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Judith Allen, Jack Doyle, Phil Dunham, Don Barclay, Howard Lang, Crauford Kent, Ramon Ros, Dan Wolheim
Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Hunt are back in the roles of FBI agent Alan O'Connor and reporter Bobbie Reynolds in a series of four films. The other three include "Yellow Cargo," "The Gold Racket," and "Bank Alarm." This time around, O'Connor and Reynolds are on the trail of criminals who have kidnapped a scientist holding the formula for poison gas.
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The Old-Fashioned Way 1934 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: W.C. Fields, Joe Morrison, Judith Allen, Jan Duggan, Nora Cecil, Baby LeRoy, Jack Mulhall, Tammany Young, Samuel Ethridge, Ruth Marion, Richard Carle, Jeffrey Williams, Larry Grenier, William Blatchford, Donald Brown
A widow, Cleopatra Pepperday (Jan Duggan), has provided board for the cast and funding for the production of The Great McGonigle's (W.C. Fields) production of "The Drunkard" in exchange for a role in the play. Cleopatra's son Albert (Baby LeRoy) becomes McGonigle's nemesis, and Albert enjoys tormenting him by throwing food in his face. McGonigle must also deal with his daughter Betty (Judith Allen) and her romance with Wally Livingston (Joe Morrison). The show goes on, but McGonigle deletes Cleopatra's role in the play and skips out without paying the bills after the performance–but he does ensure Betty's happiness in a future with Wally.
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She Loves Me Not 1934  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bing Crosby, Miriam Hopkins, Kitty Carlisle, Edward J. Nugent, Henry Stephenson, Warren Hymer, Lynne Overman, George Barbier, Henry Kolker, Judith Allen
After witnessing a murder, Curly Flagg (Miriam Hopkins), hides out at a men's college where she tries to evade the Mob. This film was remade as "True to the Army" and "How to be Very, Very Popular."
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Texas Trail 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Selman
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, George "Gabby" Hayes, Judith Allen, Billy King, Alexander Cross, Ray Bennett, Karl Hackett, Bob Kortman, Jack Rockwell
Hopalong Cassidy is out to help the Army during the Spanish American War in this episode. Horses are needed, so Hoppy's Bar 20 cowhands act as Rough Riders to catch the horses. But–there are horse thieves who also want those horses.
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This Day and Age 1933 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Charles Bickford, Judith Allen, Richard Cromwell, Edward J. Nugent, Ben Alexander, Harry Green, Fuzzy Knight, Samuel S. Hinds, Wade Boteler, Billy Gilbert
Following a gangster killing, local teens take the law into their own hands and mete out justice. Interesting Cecil B. DeMille effort.
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Too Much Harmony 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Judith Allen, Lilyan Tashman, Ned Sparks, Grace Bradley, Harry Green, Kitty Kelly, Anna Demetrio
This enjoyable musical contains the song "Thanks." It is the story of Broadway star Eddie Bronson's (Bing Crosby) visit to a small town where he discovers talent and romance.
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| 1. Bill Cracks Down (1937)
aka: Men of Steel
2. Boots and Saddles (1937)
3. Bright Eyes (1934)
4. Git Along, Little Dogies (1937)
5. The Healer (1935)
aka: Little Pal
6. Navy Spy (1937)
7. The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
8. She Loves Me Not (1934)
9. Texas Trail (1937)
10. This Day and Age (1933)
11. Too Much Harmony (1933)
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