The Girl Can't Help It 1956  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Henry Jones, John Emery, Juanita Moore, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Platters
Press agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell) promotes singer Jerri Jordan (Jayne Mansfield) who happens to be the dumb-blonde girlfriend of gangster Marty Murdock (Edmond O'Brien). Fats Domino, The Platters, and Little Richard provide memorable moments.
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The Great Man 1956  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jose Ferrer
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Julie London, Joanne Gilbert, Ed Wynn, Jim Backus, Lyle Talbot, Edward Platt, Russ Morgan
Reporter Joe Harris (Jose Ferrer) investigates the life of a recently departed and much beloved radio star and comes up with the story of a not-so-lovable character.
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Man of the West 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Robert J. Wilke, Frank Ferguson, Emory Parnell, Guy Wilkerson, Chuck Roberson, Tom London, Dick Elliott, Tina Menard
While on a train to Fort Worth, the train is robbed, and Link Jones (Gary Cooper), saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), and Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) are stranded. Link leads them to his uncle's cabin where they learn that Link is a former outlaw and nephew of the gang's leader, Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb). Now a bank heist is planned. Will Link revert back to his former lifestyle and again enter the world of outlaws?
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Nabonga 1944  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Gorilla
Jungle Woman
Nabonga Gorilla
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, Fifi D'Orsay, Julie London, Bryant Washburn, Herbert Rawlinson, Prince Modupe, Jackie Newfield, Ray Corrigan, I. Stanford Jolley, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
Ray Gorman (Buster Crabbe) heads to the African jungles to clear his father's name. Years earlier, his father's bank had been embezzled, and the trail leads to Africa. Ray meets Doreen (Julie London in her screen debut), the embezzler's daughter who, as a child, survived a plane crash and was raised by a gorilla, Nabonga, that is now her protector. Doreen, Nabonga, and Ray team to fight the bad guys who want the embezzled money. Really cheap, with Black stereotyping that was common for the day.
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The Red House 1947 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, Julie London, Ona Munson, Harry Shannon, Arthur Space, Walter Sande, Pat Flaherty
Crippled farmer Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson) lives a secluded life with his sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) and teenage ward Meg (Allene Roberts) who they have raised since she was a baby. In the woods on the property is a red house that Pete forbids anyone to visit, but Meg becomes curious and talks farmhand Nath (Lon McCallister) into investigating with her. The secrets of the house come to light in this eerie tale.
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Saddle the Wind 1958 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish, John Sturges
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Richard Erdman, Douglas Spencer, Ray Teal, Jay Adler, Stanley Adams, Irene Tedrow, Lars Henderson, Henry Wills, Kelo Henderson
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is engaged to Joan (Julie London) and wants to live quietly as a farmer. Then, along comes his younger brother, Tony (John Cassavetes), who not only demonstrates intense sibling rivalry but also is proud of his abilities with a gun. His temper results in a killing, leading to further tragedy. Good acting and writing (by Rod Serling), along with a fine musical score by Elmer Bernstein, make this an enjoyable tale.
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Tap Roots 1948 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff, Julie London, Whitfield Connor, Ward Bond, Richard Long, Arthur Shields, Griff Barnett, Russell Simpson
In the days before the outbreak of the Civil War, a plantation owner (Ward Bond) tries to talk his fellow Mississippians into seceding from the state if the issue of slavery results in war.
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Task Force 1949  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan, Julie London, Jack Holt, Bruce Bennett, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Richard Rober
This is the story of a retired naval officer Jonathan L. Sullivan's (Gary Cooper) argument for a carrier task force. Although today's Navy depends on carriers, in the 1930s few heeded Sullivan's advice.
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The Voice in the Mirror 1958 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Richard Egan, Julie London, Arthur O'Connell, Walter Matthau, Troy Donahue, Ann Doran, Mae Clarke, Harry Bartell, Max Showalter, Hugh Sanders
This film explores the tragedy inherent in alcoholism as Jim Burton (Richard Egan) tries to rise from adversity with the help of his patient wife, Ellen (Julie London).
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The Wonderful Country 1959 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill, Pedro Armendariz, Jack Oakie, Albert Dekker, Charles McGraw, John Banner, Jay Novello, Victor Manuel Mendoza
Martin Brady (Robert Mitchum) is 1/2 Irish-American and 1/2 Mexican. As a gunrunner for Governor Castro (Pedro Armendariz), he meets and falls for Ellen Colton (Julie London)–the wife of a cavalry officer (Gary Merrill).
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| 1. The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
2. The Great Man (1956)
3. Man of the West (1958)
4. Nabonga (1944)
aka: Gorilla
aka: Jungle Woman
aka: Nabonga Gorilla
5. The Red House (1947)
6. Saddle the Wind (1958)
7. Tap Roots (1948)
8. Task Force (1949)
9. The Voice in the Mirror (1958)
10. The Wonderful Country (1959)
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