Arabian Nights 1942  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Sabu, Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson, Billy Gilbert, Edgar Barrier, Richard Lane, Turhan Bey, John Qualen, Shemp Howard, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Thomas Gomez, Jeni Le Gon, Robert Greig, Charles Coleman
After his brother Kamar (Leif Erickson) tries and fails to kill him, Haroun-Al-Raschid (Jon Hall) is nursed back to health by the sultry Scheherazade (Maria Montez). Now–with help from Ali Ben Ali (Sabu), Sinbad (Shemp Howard), and Aladdin (John Qualen)–Haroun-Al-Raschid sets out to regain his position as the legal heir to the throne of the Kalif of Baghdad.
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Are Husbands Necessary? 1942  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Ray Milland, Betty Field, Patricia Morison, Eugene Pallette, Charles Dingle, Leif Erickson, Richard Haydn, Cecil Kellaway, Elisabeth Risdon, Kathleen Lockhart, Anne Revere, Phillip Terry
George (Ray Milland) and Mary (Betty Field) are a couple with many problems–including financial–who decide to adopt a baby as a partial solution to their irresponsibility.
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross, Lynne Overman, Bob Hope, Ben Blue, Leif Erickson, Patricia Wlder, Lionel Pape, Russell Hicks, Grace Bradley, Rufe Davis, Virginia Vale, Kirsten Flagstad
The series of "Big Broadcasts" continues. This time around, the setting is aboard an ocean liner, the S.S. Gigantic, that is owned by T. Frothingill Bellows (W.C. Fields). Bellows challenges another ship, the S.S. Challenger to a race while announcer Buzz Fielding (Bob Hopes) hosts shows aboard ship with popular stars of the day. Hope makes his film debut and sings the Academy Award-winning song, "Thanks for the Memories," and Martha Raye, Ben Blue, and Dorothy Lamour add to the humor.
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Blonde Savage 1947  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Steve Sekely
Cast: Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Jenks, Matt Willis, Ernest Whitman, Cay Forrester, John Dehner, Arthur Foster, Alex Frazer, James Logan
After a diamond mine owner, Mark Harper (Douglass Dumbrille), hires Steve (Leif Erickson) and Hoppy (Frank Jenks) to scout an area in the jungle, they find a tribe led by blonde princess Meelah (Gale Sherwood). It turns out that Meelah's parents had been killed by Harper, and now Steve–who has fallen in love with Meelah–helps Meelah prove Harper's guilt.
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Captain Scarface 1953 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Guilfoyle
Cast: Barton MacLane, Virginia Grey, Leif Erickson, Peter Coe, Rudolph Anders, Howard Wendell, Isabel Randolph, Paul Brinegar, Don Dillaway, Martin Garralaga, John Mylong, Frank Mills, Gregg Barton
As part of the plot to blow up the Panama Canal, an atomic scientist, Dr. Yeager (Rudolph Anders), is onboard a ship bound for South America. Enemy agents intend to force him to help detonate a bomb. The ship's Captain Scarface (Barton MacLane) may carry out the orders of the agents, but will the passengers allow the destruction to occur?
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Carbine Williams 1952  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid, Paul Stewart, James Arness, Leif Erickson, Rhys Williams, Otto Hulett, Fay Roope
This film biography is about Marsh "Carbine" Williams, inventor of the rifle. His is an intriguing story including problems with the legal system.
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The Carpetbaggers 1964 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings, Martha Hyer, Elizabeth Ashley, Lew Ayres, Martin Balsam, Leif Erickson, Carroll Baker, Audrey Totter
Based on Harold Robins' novel, this is the story of lust and power that is loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes. This was Alan Ladd's last film.
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The Cimarron Kid 1952 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Audie Murphy, Yvette Dugay, Beverly Tyler, John Hudson, James Best, Leif Erickson, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'Brian, John Hubbard, Gregg Palmer, Rand Brooks, William Reynolds, Roy Roberts, David Wolfe, John Bromfield
After being falsely accused of a train robbery, the Cimarron Kid (Audie Murphy) heads for the hills where he joins up with the outlaw Dalton gang, and they all take refuge on a ranch. The Cimarron Kid falls in love with the rancher's daughter, Carrie (Beverly Tyler), who reforms him, but he still agrees to one last robbery. The robbery goes bad, and the Cimarron Kid is sent to jail. But, Carrie promises to wait for his return.
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Dallas 1950 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Raymond Massey, Barbara Payton, Leif Erickson, Antonio Moreno, Jerome Cowan, Will Wright, Monte Blue
Blade Hollister (Gary Cooper) is a former Confederate officer out to avenge the destruction of his family's Georgia home. He switches identities and tracks down the perpetrators.
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Deadly Dream 1971 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alf Kjellin
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Janet Leigh, Carl Betz, Leif Erickson, Don Stroud, Richard Jaeckel, Phillip Pine, Herbert Nelson, Chuck Morrell
Nightly dreams plague research scientist Jim Hanley (Lloyd Bridges) in which he is on trial for murder by a mysterious tribunal. Before long, it is hard for Jim to tell the difference between real and imagined in this made-for-TV film.
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Desert Gold 1936  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, Tom Keene, Monte Blue, Raymond Hatton, Leif Erickson, Frank Mayo, Walter Miller, Si Jenks, Art Mix, Robert McKenzie
An Indian tribe led by Maya (Buster Crabbe) guards the secret of a vast gold deposit on their land. But a gang led by Chetley (Monte Blue) intends to extract the secret of the tribe. Based on a Zane Grey novel.
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Drift Fence 1936 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Texas Desperadoes
Director: Otho Lovering
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Tom Keene, Katherine DeMille, Benny Baker, Leif Erickson, Stanley Andrews, Richard Carle, Irving Bacon, Jan Duggan, Effie Ellsler, Walter Long, Chester Gan, Richard Alexander, Budd Fine
Jim Traft (Benny Baker) meets Jim Travis (Tom Keene) at a rodeo and tells Travis of his troubles with cattle rustlers. Travis, who is actually a Texas Ranger, suggests that he impersonate Traft in building a fence to keep the rustlers out. But Travis must not only fight the rustlers, but he needs to convince neighbor Slinger Dunn (Buster Crabbe) that the fence must be built. Travis wins not only the battle of the rustlers but also wins the love of Slinger's sister, Molly (Katherine DeMille).
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Eagle Squadron 1942 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, John Loder, Eddie Albert, Nigel Bruce, Leif Erickson, Jon Hall, Gladys Cooper, Alan Hale Jr., Rhys Williams
Great aerial shots highlight this film about Americans who volunteered to join the RAF and fight Nazis before America entered the war.
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The Fastest Gun Alive 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, John Dehner, Noah Beery Jr., Allyn Joslyn, Russ Tamblyn, Leif Erickson, Rhys Williams, Virginia Gregg
An ex-gunfighter, George Temple (Glenn Ford), tries to live an honest life but finds himself forced into one more showdown.
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The Fleet's In 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Cass Daley, Leif Erickson, Rod Cameron, Gil Lamb, Jack Norton, Barbara Britton, Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, Hal K. Dawson, George M. Carleton
A shy sailor, Casey Kirby (William Holden), gets the reputation of being a ladies' man after being kissed backstage as a publicity stunt. Casey's buddy, Barney Waters (Eddie Bracken), reports the story to the sailors on his ship, and they make bets that Casey will get The Countess of Swingland (Dorothy Lamour) to kiss him in public. Meanwhile, The Countess does become attracted to Casey, and her best friend Bessie Dale (Betty Hutton) sets her sights on Barney. The story was remade by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as "Sailor Beware."
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Fort Algiers 1953 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon, Henry Corden, Joe Kirk, William Phipps, Lewis Martin, Leonard Penn
Nightclub singer Yvette (Yvonne De Carlo) tries to get inside info when tribal leader Amir (Raymond Burr) incites the natives to join a rebellion. When Yvette's mission is uncovered, her lover, Jeff (Carlos Thompson), comes to the rescue.
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The Gangster 1947 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Wiles
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry Morgan, John Ireland, Sheldon Leonard, Shelley Winters, Elisha Cook Jr., Leif Erickson
This compelling psychological drama follows the career and eventual downfall of mobster Shubunka (Barry Sullivan).
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I Saw What You Did 1965 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Sara Lane, Andi Garrett, Patricia Breslin, John Archer, John Crawford, Douglas Evans
Teenagers Kit (Sarah Lane) and Libby (Andi Garrett) pull telephone pranks until they unwittingly call a murderer, Steve Marak (John Ireland), who thinks they are on to him, and he is determined to track them down in an effort to get rid of "witnesses."
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Invaders from Mars 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Cast: Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Milburn Stone, Walter Sande, Max Wagner, John Eldredge
This is a good sci-fi flick, especially considering the age. The special effects are left to the end of the film, as a boy sees strange lights in the sky, followed by the townsfolk acting strangely. It was remade in 1986.
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 Joan of Arc 1948 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, George Coulouris, Gene Lockhart, Jose Ferrer, Leif Erickson, John Ireland, Ward Bond, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Puglia, Rand Brooks
Ingrid Bergman plays the title role of the young woman from Lorraine who helps the dauphin attain the throne and becomes a martyr in the process. Bergman received an Academy Award nomination, as did Jose Ferrer. The film also won three Oscars: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and an honorary award for distinguished service by Walter Wanger for producing this moral story.
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Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, John McIntire, Leif Erickson, Barry Kelley, Gregg Barton, Wally Maher, Charles Drake
Narcotics agent George Morton (Howard Duff) recruits convict Johnny Evans (Dan Duryea) to help crack a narcotics ring.
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Kiss Them for Me 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Suzy Parker, Leif Erickson, Ray Walston, Jack Mullaney, Ben Wright, Harry Carey Jr., Larry Blyden, Werner Klemperer
Three navy pilots are on R & R in San Francisco where they spend a very enjoyable four days before returning to duty.
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The Lady Gambles 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, Leif Erickson, Don Beddoe, Tony Curtis, John Hoyt, Philip Van Zandt, Elliott Sullivan
Joan Booth's (Barbara Stanwyck) marriage falls apart as a direct result of her gambling addiction. This film gives a good psychological profile of a compulsive personality.
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Man and Boy 1972 G, 98 min.
Genre: Western
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: Bill Cosby, Gloria Foster, Leif Erickson, George Spell, Douglas Turner Ward, John Anderson, Henry Silva, Dub Taylor, Yaphet Kotto, Shelley Morrison, Richard Bull
Caleb (Bill Cosby) obtains a homestead in Arizona and plans to settle down. But when his horses are stolen, he and his son (George Spell) take off across the Southwest in pursuit, encountering bigotry and other hardships along the way. Cosby's feature film debut.
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Mirage 1965 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, Leif Erickson, Anne Seymour, Hari Rhodes, Robert H. Harris, House Jameson, Syl Lamont, Eileen Baral, Neil Fitzgerald
After a blackout at a Gotham skyscraper, everything inside the building changes for David Stillwell (Gregory Peck). He knows that he is linked to the death of Charles Calvin (Walter Abel) who fell out of the 27th-story window, but Stillwell suffers from amnesia and cannot remember anything. Stillwell does know that danger lurks and seeks help from private eye Ted Caselle (Walter Matthau) who doesn't appear to believe that Stillwell has a problem–and then Caselle is murdered. The plot twists and turns as Stillwell finds himself the intended victim in a series of murder attempts. Remade in 1968 as "Jigsaw."
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Never Wave at a WAC 1952 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Private Wore Skirts
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Arleen Whelan, Leif Erickson, Charles Dingle, Lurene Tuttle, Hillary Brooke, Regis Toomey, Frieda Inescort, Louise Beavers
Socialite Jo McBain (Rosalind Russell) joins the WACs and encounters more than a few problems dealing with life in the Army.
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Night Monster 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Don Porter, Nils Asther, Fay Helm, Frank Reicher, Doris Lloyd, Francis Pierlot, Janet Shaw, Eddy Waller, Robert Homans, Cyril Delevarti
As the result of an operation, Kurt Ingston (Ralph Morgan) has been left crippled, and his legs have been amputated. Now, one by one, his doctors are becoming murder victims when they visit Kurt at his country estate. A psychologist, Dr. Lynn Harper (Irene Hervey), investigates the sanity of Kurt's daughter Margaret (Fay Helm), and Dick Baldwin (Don Porter) investigates the killings. Will Dick be able to solve the murders before Lynn becomes the next victim?
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Nothing But the Truth 1941 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson, Helen Vinson, Grant Mitchell, Willie Best, Catherine Doucet, Rose Hobart, Clarence Kolb, Glenn Anders, Mary Forbes, Leon Belasco, Helene Millard, Lee Shumway
Gwen Saunders (Paulette Goddard) gives stockbroker Steve Bennett (Bob Hope) $10,000 and tells him to double its value. Problems really begin when Steve uses the money for a bet that involves his telling the truth–and nothing but–for 24 hours.
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 On the Waterfront 1954  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, Rudy Bond, James Westerfield, Barry Macollum, Tony Galento, John F. Hamilton, Martin Balsam, Fred Gwynne, Pat Hingle
It takes courage to testify against union racketeering, and that is what dockworker Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) must face. His girlfriend Edie (Eva Marie Saint) and priest, Father Barry (Karl Malden), help Terry come to terms with his conscience. This film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor (Marlon Brando), and Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint). Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, and Karl Malden were all nominated for Oscars.
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Pardon My Sarong 1942 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige, Leif Erickson, William Demarest, Ink Spots, Lionel Atwill, Samuel S. Hinds, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff
Chicago bus drivers Algey Shaw (Bud Abbott) and Willington Phlug (Lou Costello) are hired to drive a playboy to California but end up on a South Seas island befuddling an attempted robbery.
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Paris Model 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Eva Gabor, Tom Conway, Paulette Goddard, Leif Erickson, Marilyn Maxwell, Cecil Kellaway, Florence Bates, Barbara Lawrence, Laurette Luez, Aram Katcher
Four stories, all involving a Paris "original" gown provide good casts to show how four women use the gown for their own unique purposes.
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 Roustabout 1964 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Rich
Cast: Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman, Leif Erickson, Sue Ane Langdon, Steve Brodie, Jack Albertson, Pat Buttram, Raquel Welch, Dabbs Greer
A roaming singer (Elvis Presley) finds a home in the carnival owned by Maggie (Barbara Stanwyck), and he pursues co-worker Cathy (Joan Freeman). But, Cathy's father Joe (Leif Erickson) objects to the relationship, and problems ensue. Look for Raquel Welch and Terri Garr in bit parts.
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Sailor Beware 1951 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Hal Walker
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Corinne Calvet, Marion Marshall, Robert Strauss, Betty Hutton, James Dean, Leif Erickson, Don Wilson, Vince Edwards, Skip Homeier, Dan Barton, Mike Mahoney, Mary Treen, James Flavin
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are hilarious in this remake of "The Fleet's In" about submarine sailors on shore leave. Melvin Jones (Lewis) and his buddy Al Crowthers (Martin) experience many hilarious–including Melvin entering a boxing match with the Navy champion and Al romancing a sexy French chanteuse (Corinne Calvet). Betty Hutton (who made her debut in "The Fleet's In") makes a cameo appearance, and James Dean can be seen briefly in the boxing scene. Slapstick, songs, and pretty girls abound in this Martin and Lewis film.
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The Snake Pit 1948  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Glenn Langan, Beulah Bondi, Leif Erickson, Helen Craig
This film deftly handles the realities of mental illness–including hospitalization, treatment, and cure–as it follows the breakdown of Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland). Oscar nominations included Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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Sorry, Wrong Number 1948 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Ed Begley, Leif Erickson, William Conrad, John Bromfield, Harold Vermilyea, Dorothy Neumann
This film adaptation of a radio play features Barbara Stanwyck as invalid Leona Stevenson who overhears, on her telephone, a plot for murder–and realizes that she is the intended victim. She was nominated for an Oscar.
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Star in the Dust 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles F. Haas
Cast: John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Coleen Gray, Clint Eastwood, Leif Erickson, Harry Morgan, James Gleason, Paul Fix, Stuart Randall
Sheriff Bill Jordan (John Agar) runs up against a cattlemen versus farmers war over an execution as he strives for law and order in his town.
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Strait-Jacket 1964 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes, Rochelle Hudson, George Kennedy, Edith Atwater, Howard Hoffman, Mitchell Cox, Lee Majors, Vicki Cos
Twenty years after she was sentenced to prison for murder, Lucy Harbin (Joan Crawford) is released and reunited with her daughter, Carol (Diane Baker)–then more murders begin to take place.
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Tea and Sympathy 1956 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews, Norma Crane, Dean Jones, Darryl Hickman, Jacqueline deWit, Tom Laughlin, Mary Alan Hokanson
This is the film version of the successful Broadway play in which a young student (John Kerr) discovers happiness through the sensitivity of his lover (Deborah Kerr) who happens to be his teacher's wife.
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Trouble Along the Way 1953 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson, Marie Windsor, Leif Erickson, Chuck Connors, Bill Radovich, Ned Glass
When a Roman Catholic college decides to devote funds to a winning football team, coach Steve Williams (John Wayne) comes out of retirement to turn a hapless group into champions.
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Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977 R, 146 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Winfield, Burt Young, Joseph Cotten, Vera Miles, Richard Jaeckel, Leif Erickson
As his anti-Vietnam War statement, a deranged U.S. Air Force officer, Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster), takes over a nuclear missile base and blackmails U.S. government officials.
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Waikiki Wedding 1937 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, Leif Erickson, Grady Sutton, Anthony Quinn, Granville Bates, Spencer Charters, George Regas, George Barbier, Mitchell Lewis, Nick Lukats, Maurice Liu, Emma Dunn
Tony Marvin (Bing Crosby), a public relations representative for a Hawaiian pineapple company, comes up with the idea of a beauty contest as a publicity stunt. The winner is Georgia Smith (Shirley Ross), and she arrives on Hawaii with her friend Myrtle Finch (Martha Raye). But, Georgia does not like Hawaii and wants to leave. To solve the problem, Tony tries romancing Georgia to convince her to remain. It works! This film's "Sweet Leilani" won the Academy Award for Best Song. Another popular song from the picture was "Blue Hawaii."
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Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otho Lovering
Cast: Dean Jagger, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, Monte Blue, Buster Crabbe, Trixie Friganza, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Charles Waldron, Anna Q. Nilsson, Leif Erickson, Tammany Young, Kenneth Harlan, Benny Baker, Stanley Andrews
Based on a Zane Grey story, this is the tale of Adam (Dean Jagger) who is on the lam when he is wrongfully accused of murder. Now lost in Death Valley, he is saved by wanderer Dismukes (Edward Ellis). He reunites with his girl friend Ruth (Gail Patrick), is cleared of the murder charge, and deals with villainous Big Ben (Buster Crabbe). This is the second rendition of Grey's tale and was again remade in 1945. The first film was made in 1924 and was the first Technicolor Western.
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With a Song in My Heart 1952 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott, Una Merkel, Lyle Talbot, Max Showalter, Leif Erickson
While Susan Hayward and Thelma Ritter received Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, it was Alfred Newman who walked away with the Oscar for Best Musical Scoring in this biography of singer Jane Froman who makes an inspiring recovery following a plane crash.
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| 1. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
2. Abduction (1975)
3. Arabian Nights (1942)
4. Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
5. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
6. Blonde Savage (1947)
7. Captain Scarface (1953)
8. Carbine Williams (1952)
9. The Carpetbaggers (1964)
10. The Cimarron Kid (1952)
11. Dallas (1950)
12. Deadly Dream (1971)
13. Desert Gold (1936)
14. Drift Fence (1936)
aka: Texas Desperadoes
15. Eagle Squadron (1942)
16. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
17. The Fleet's In (1942)
18. Fort Algiers (1953)
19. The Gangster (1947)
20. I Saw What You Did (1965)
21. Invaders from Mars (1953)
22. Istanbul (1957)
23. Joan of Arc (1948)
24. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
25. Kiss Them for Me (1957)
26. The Lady Gambles (1949)
27. Man and Boy (1972)
28. Mirage (1965)
29. Never Wave at a WAC (1952)
aka: The Private Wore Skirts
30. Night Monster (1942)
31. Nothing But the Truth (1941)
32. On the Waterfront (1954)
33. Pardon My Sarong (1942)
34. Paris Model (1953)
35. Roustabout (1964)
36. Sailor Beware (1951)
37. The Snake Pit (1948)
38. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
39. Star in the Dust (1956)
40. Strait-Jacket (1964)
41. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
42. Trouble Along the Way (1953)
43. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
44. Waikiki Wedding (1937)
45. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
46. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
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