The Big City 1948 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, Danny Thomas, George Murphy, Edward Arnold, Betty Garrett, Karin Booth, Butch Jenkins, Connie Gilchrist
Three young men, representing Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic faiths, adopt young Midge (Margaret O'Brien) and become her mentors in this musical film.
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Juke Box Rhythm 1959 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Arthur Dreifuss Cast: Jo Morrow, Jack(2) Jones, Brian Donlevy, George Jessel, Hans Conried, Karin Booth, Marjorie Reynolds, Frieda Inescort, Fritz Feld
Princess Ann (Jo Morrow) flies to New York City to purchase her coronation gown and meets pop singer Riff Manton (Jack Jones). Music abounds and the cast is good, but the plot is meaningless.
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Let's Do It Again 1953 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Alexander Hall Cast: Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, Leon Ames, Valerie Bettis, Tom Helmore, Karin Booth, Mary Treen, Kathryn Givney, Herbert Heyes
This musical remake of "The Awful Truth" has Jane Wyman and Ray Milland in the Irene Dunne and Cary Grant roles of a couple in the throes of divorce who try–but fail–to stay out of each others' way.
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Lost in a Harem 1944 N/R, 89 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Riesner Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell, John Conte, Douglass Dumbrille, Adia Kuznetzoff, Milton Parsons, Harry Cording, Karin Booth, Ralph Sanford
Magicians Peter Johnson (Bud Abbott) and Harvey Garvey (Lou Costello) are lost in the Far East in this comedy about young Prince Ramo (John Conte) and a showgirl, Hazel Moon (Marilyn Maxwell). A memorable moment is featured in this movie when Abbott tells his famous "S-l-o-w-l-y I Turned" story.
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My Foolish Heart 1949 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson Cast: Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Kent Smith, Lois Wheeler, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Gigi Perreau, Karin Booth, Marietta Canty, Phillip Pine
Susan Hayward was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in her role of a woman who falls in love and becomes pregnant by a soldier. He dies before learning of the expected baby, and she tries to marry to legitimize her infant's name.
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| 1. Beloved Infidel (1959)
2. The Big City (1948)
3. Charge of the Lancers (1954)
4. Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
5. Let's Do It Again (1953)
6. Lost in a Harem (1944)
7. My Foolish Heart (1949)
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