Born to Kill 1947  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lady of Deceit
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Elisha Cook Jr., Isabel Jewell, Esther Howard, Kathryn Card, Tony Barrett
Double murderer Sam Wild (Lawrence Tierney) marries Georgia (Audrey Long), but he prefers her sister (Claire Trevor) with whom he has an affair. Meanwhile, the police investigate the murders. A tough film–classic film noir.
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Hollywood or Bust 1956 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Pat Crowley, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Willard Waterman, Anita Ekberg, Ben Welden, Frank Wilcox, Michael Ross, Kathryn Card
This is Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' last film together. The story involves Steve and Malcolm (Martin and Lewis) fulfilling their dream of meeting Anita Ekberg and the misadventures they encounter in the process.
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Kiss and Tell 1945 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Katharine Alexander, Robert Benchley, Porter Hall, Tom Tully, Darryl Hickman, Kathryn Card, Darren McGavin
This film is based on the Broadway character Corliss Archer. In this episode, Corliss (Shirley Temple) tries to keep news of her brother's marriage a secret.
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A Kiss for Corliss 1949  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Almost a Bride
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Shirley Temple, David Niven, Tom Tully, Virginia Welles, Darryl Hickman, Robert Ellis, Richard Gaines, Gloria Holden, Kathryn Card, Ray Roberts
This sequel to "Kiss and Tell" again features Shirley Temple as Corliss Archer. This time Corliss has a crush on a playboy (David Niven) who barely knows she exists.
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Undercurrent 1946  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Edmund Gwenn, Jayne Meadows, Marjorie Main, Clinton Sundberg, Dan Tobin, Kathryn Card, Charles Trowbridge, Leigh Whipper, James Westerfield
Following a whirlwind romance, Ann Hamilton (Katharine Hepburn) marries investor/businessman Alan Garroway (Robert Taylor), and shortly thereafter problems rise to the fore. Alan refuses to discuss his missing brother Michael (Robert Mitchum), and as Ann tries to solve the mystery she begins to suspect that Alan murdered Michael. But, while visiting a ranch, Ann discovers that a man she has been questioning is, in fact, Michael. By now, problems lie deep and extend to Alan wanting to end the marriage.
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Ed Begley, Hermione Baddeley, Harve Presnell, Jack Kruschen, Martita Hunt, Harvey Lembeck, Kathryn Card, Hayden Rorke, Harry Holcombe
A very determined young woman, Molly Brown (Debbie Reynolds), survives tragedies while moving West and later escapes drowning while sailing on the Titanic. In the end, she finds love and monumental wealth in Denver. Debbie Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar, which was one of six nominations for the film.
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| 1. Born to Kill (1947)
aka: Lady of Deceit
2. Hollywood or Bust (1956)
3. Kiss and Tell (1945)
4. A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
aka: Almost a Bride
5. Undercurrent (1946)
6. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
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