About Face 1952  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson, Phyllis Kirk, Joel Grey, Virginia Gibson, Larry Keating, John Baer, Aileen Stanley Jr., Cliff Ferre
Set to music, this is a remake of 1938's "Brother Rat" about three cadets at Virginia Military Institute who try to conceal a forbidden marriage that would mean dismissal from the cadet corps for one of them if it was discovered.
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Above and Beyond 1952  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating, Larry Gates, Marilyn Erskine, Jim Backus, Stephen Dunne, Robert Burton, Hayden Rorke, Lawrence Dobkin, Dick Simmons, Jeff Richards, John McKee, Christopher Olsen
This biographical drama is about Air Force Colonel Paul Tibbetts' (Robert Taylor) training and preparation for his B-29 bombing mission that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and helped bring an end to World War II.
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The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Norman Brooks, Murvyn Vye, Larry Keating, Phyllis Avery, Tony Galento
This film biography of Tin Pan Alley songwriters is filled with memorable songs including "Birth of the Blues" and "Sonny Boy."
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Come Fill the Cup 1951 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: James Cagney, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Gig Young, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Charlita, Sheldon Leonard, Douglas Spencer
An ex-newspaperman (James Cagney) fights his way back from alcoholism after reaching the bottom. Good performances by James Gleason and Gig Young.
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Daddy Long Legs 1955  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating, Kathryn Givney, Ann Codee, Steven Geray
French orphan Julie Andre (Leslie Caron) is supported by her secret benefactor, Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire), who pays for her college education in New England. They meet, fall in love, and the Cinderella story lives on.
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The Eddy Duchin Story 1956 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw, James Whitmore, Rex Thompson, Shepperd Strudwick, Frieda Inescort, Gloria Holden, Larry Keating, Mickey Maga
Pianist/bandleader Eddy Duchin led a short, but active, life. This biography stars Tyrone Power as Eddy and includes many songs from the era. Have plenty of hankies on hand. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Best Score and Best Story.
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Follow the Sun 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating, Roland Winters, Sam Snead, Jimmy Demaret, Cary Middlecoff, Nana Bryant
This is the biography of professional golfer Ben Hogan (Glenn Ford) who was determined to make a comeback following a crippling car accident.
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Francis Goes to the Races 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Vaughn Taylor, Larry Keating, Don Beddoe, Chill Wills
Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his talking mule, Francis (voice of Chill Wills), get involved in the horse-breeding game in this Francis entry. While Peter falls for the boss' niece (Piper Laurie) and Francis coaches a sorry excuse for a racehorse to win the big race, they have time to take care of some gangsters.
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Give a Girl a Break 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood, Bob Fosse, Donna Martell, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Anderson, Lurene Tuttle, Larry Keating
When the star (Donna Martell) quits her Broadway show, three aspiring starlets (Marge Champion, Debbie Reynolds, and Helen Wood) compete for the vacant role.
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I Was a Shoplifter 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Andrea King, Tony Curtis, Charles Drake, Gregg Martell, Larry Keating, Robert Gist, Rock Hudson, Nana Bryant
Undercover cop Jeff Andrews (Scott Brady) infiltrates a shoplifting ring and saves Faye Burton (Mona Freeman) who has been blackmailed into joining the criminal organization.
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 The Incredible Mr. Limpet 1964 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Oscar Beregi Jr., Charles Meredith, Elizabeth MacRae, Paul Frees, Phil Arnold
Harry Limpet (Don Knotts) is a nervous little bookkeeper who is infatuated with fish. He volunteers for the Navy at the start of World War II but is turned down. Then the miracle happens: he slips off a pier, becomes a fish, and helps the war effort by hunting down German U-boats. Good animation in this enjoyable film.
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A Lion Is in the Streets 1953 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson, John McIntire, Jeanne Cagney, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank McHugh, Larry Keating, Onslow Stevens
Hank Martin (Cagney) is a Southern hustler and con artist who tries to make it big as a backwoods politician. He steps on anyone and everyone he meets until he's stopped by a bullet. This would be just a so-so movie without Cagney and his favorite director (Raoul Walsh), but with them it packs a pretty good wallop.
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The Mating Season 1951  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Larry Keating, James Lorimer, Gladys Hurlbut, Cora Witherspoon, Ellen Corby
Val (John Lund), from humble beginnings, is now a factory worker and marries the rich and popular Maggie (Gene Tierney). Meanwhile, his mother's (Thelma Ritter) hamburger stand goes broke, so she hitchhikes west to see the newlyweds. When she arrives, Maggie takes her for a maid (for a party) and the mother-in-law goes along with it, despite her son's objections. Thelma Ritter does a great job and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Mister 880 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Maguire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Howard St. John, Minor Watson, Hugh Sanders, James Millican, Howland Chamberlin, Larry Keating
Based on real characters, this is the story about a nice, old man (Edmund Gwenn) who finds success in counterfeiting–until he is hunted down by FBI agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster). Gwenn was nominated for an Oscar.
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 Monkey Business 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Henri Letondal, Robert Cornthwaite, Larry Keating, Harry Carey Jr., Douglas Spencer
Barnaby Fulton (Cary Grant) is a chemist-genius who has been working on a formula to prevent aging. A monkey accidentally mixes the correct proportions into the elixir, which ends up in the Fulton's drinking water. After Barnaby and his wife, Edwina (Ginger Rogers), start drinking the tainted water, they revert to childhood.
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My Blue Heaven 1950 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, Louise Beavers, Minerva Urecal, Larry Keating, Mae Marsh
Radio stars (Betty Grable and Dan Dailey) try to adopt a child, and they get one–but not in the straightforward manner. The problems that follow are entertaining with music the center of attraction.
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Stopover Tokyo 1957 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard L. Breen
Cast: Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Edmond O'Brien, Ken Scott, Reiko Oyama, Larry Keating, Sarah Selby, Solly Nakamura, H. Okhawa, K.J. Seijto, Demmei Suzuki, Yuki Kaneko
Intelligence agent Mark Fannon (Robert Wagner) is assigned to protect an American ambassador (Larry Keating) in Japan. But the ambassador refuses to cooperate because he doesn't believe that his life is in danger. That makes it much easier for crazed Communist spy George Underwood (Edmond O'Brien) to plant his bomb in the embassy. Fannon works to find and neutralize the bomb. He succeeds, and all are saved. But, at the same time, his new girlfriend Tina (Joan Collins) says she cannot live in his dangerous world and walks out on him.
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Too Young to Kiss 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Larry Keating, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Esther Dale, Jonathan Cott, Lisa Ferraday
Struggling pianist Cynthia Potter (June Allyson) stops at nothing–even pretending to be a child prodigy–to pursue her career.
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 When Worlds Collide 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Sandro Giglio, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Frank Cady, Hayden Rorke, John Ridgely
This movie is interesting to watch if only to compare special effects and how they have progressed over the years. The story is about a doomed planet and pilgrims moving on to another world. An Oscar was awarded for Best Special Effects.
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Who Was That Lady? 1960 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore, John McIntire, Barbara Nichols, Larry Keating, Larry Storch, Simon Oakland, Joi Lansing
Professor David Wilson (Tony Curtis) kisses a student and looks for the perfect alibi to use on his jealous wife Ann (Janet Leigh). David and his friend Michael (Dean Martin) think they have concocted the perfect story: they are secret agents! The falsehood leads to big TROUBLE.
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| 1. About Face (1952)
2. Above and Beyond (1952)
3. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
4. Come Fill the Cup (1951)
5. Daddy Long Legs (1955)
6. The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
7. Follow the Sun (1951)
8. Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
9. Give a Girl a Break (1953)
10. I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
11. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
12. A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
13. The Mating Season (1951)
14. Mister 880 (1950)
15. Monkey Business (1952)
16. My Blue Heaven (1950)
17. Stopover Tokyo (1957)
18. Too Young to Kiss (1951)
19. When Worlds Collide (1951)
20. Who Was That Lady? (1960)
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