Back to Bataan 1945  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Paul Fix, Lawrence Tierney, John Miljan, Ray Teal, Alex Havier, "Ducky" Louie, Leonard Strong, Abner Biberman, Vladimir Sokoloff
In this World War II action film, General MacArthur has left the Philippines, and Colonel Madden (John Wayne) remains behind to organize native Filipinos into a guerilla force in preparation for ousting the Japanese from the Philippines. Madden's second in command, Captain Andres Bonifacio (Anthony Quinn), falls in love with resistance liaison Dolici Dalgado (Fely Franquelli) while inspiring the guerillas to organize against the Japanese and tries to emulate his hero father's reputation.
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Blood on the Sun 1945  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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Jack London 1943  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
The Life of Jack London
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen, Harry Davenport, Frank Craven, Virginia Mayo, Ralph Morgan, Louise Beavers, Jonathan Hale, Leonard Strong
Fiction reigns in this loosely based biography of American author Jack London. This is a disappointing film that wastes potential talent.
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 The King and I 1956  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Marni Nixon, Charles Irwin, Jocelyn Lew, Leonard Strong, Stephanie Pond-Smith
This lavish Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, adapted from the stage, has become a classic. It is the story of Anna (Deborah Kerr and singing voice of Marni Nixon) who goes to Siam to teach the King's (Yul Brynner) children. At first, Anna and the King do not get along, but when they perform their dance number to "Shall We Dance?" there is more than a small hint of romance. Brynner won an Oscar for his portrayal of the King. The film won four other Oscars and was nominated for an additional four, including Best Picture, Actress (Kerr), and Director.
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We Were Strangers 1949 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendariz, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Novarro, Wally Cassell, Leonard Strong, Jose(2) Perez, Morris Ankrum, Tito Renaldo
Set in Cuba during 1933, this good political drama is filled with intrigue caused by a plot to bomb a tunnel and blow up certain corrupt Cuban government officials.
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| 1. Back to Bataan (1945)
2. Blood on the Sun (1945)
3. Escape from Zahrain (1962)
4. Jack London (1943)
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
aka: The Life of Jack London
5. The King and I (1956)
6. The Naked Jungle (1954)
7. We Were Strangers (1949)
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