Boy of the Streets 1937 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh Cast: Jackie Cooper, Maureen O'Connor, Kathleen Burke, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Guy Usher, Matty Fain, George Cleveland, Bill Elliott, Don Latorre, Paul White
Street-kid Chuck Brennan (Jackie Cooper), who leads a neighborhood gang and worships his political operative father, tries to get into business on the corrupt side of city government. It looks like he just may make it–until he is shot by a gangster. Chuck survives but not to fight another day. Instead, he turns his life around with Nora (Maureen O'Connor) by his side.
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Island of Lost Souls 1933 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Erle C. Kenton Cast: Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Kathleen Burke, Leila Hyams, Arthur Hohl, Stanley Fields, Randolph Scott, Tetsu Komai, Alan Ladd
Adapted from the H.G. Wells story, "The Island of Dr. Moreau," this film is about a mad scientist who turns wild animals into monster humans. Better than the more recent versions, despite its age. That's young Alan Ladd and Randolph Scott as ape-men.
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The Last Outpost 1935 N/R, 72 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Barton, Louis J. Gasnier Cast: Cary Grant, Gertrude Michael, Claude Rains, Kathleen Burke, Colin Tapley, Akim Tamiroff, Billy Bevan, Georges Renavent, Jameson Thomas, Robert Adair, Claude King, Margaret Swope, Nick Shaid
Injured during the Kurdistan/British war, Captain Michael Andrews (Cary Grant) is brought back to good health by nurse Rosemary Haydon (Gertrude Michael). Although she is married to the man (Claude Rains) who saved Andrews' life, this plays only a small part in their thoughts of the moment.
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Rocky Mountain Mystery 1935 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western / Mystery aka: The Fighting Westerner
Director: Charles Barton Cast: Randolph Scott, Charles "Chic" Sale, George F. Marion, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Ann Sheridan, Kathleen Burke, James Eagles, Willie Fung, Florence Roberts, Howard Wilson
Larry Sutton (Randolph Scott) is called in to solve a series of murders at a radium mine with the help of the deputy sheriff (Charles "Chic" Sales). Based on a Zane Grey story with an early film appearance by Ann Sheridan.
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| 1. Boy of the Streets (1937)
2. Island of Lost Souls (1933)
3. The Last Outpost (1935)
4. Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) aka: The Fighting Westerner
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