The Great Mike 1944 N/R, 72 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Wallace Fox Cast: Stuart Erwin, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Edythe Elliott, Pierre Watkin, Gwen Kenyon, Bob Meredith, William Halligan, Lane Chandler, Marion Martin, Ed Cassidy, Charles King, Leon Tyler
Mike is a horse that pulls the cart from which his owner, Speck (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer), and his young friend, Jimmy (Robert "Buzz" Henry), deliver newspapers. Jimmy sees a great future for Mike and dreams of turning him into a race horse. Before Jimmy and trainer Spencer (Stuart Erwin) can fully prepare Mike for the big race, they encounter gangsters who have different plans for Mike, but courage and luck play roles in this fight for good over evil.
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Lay That Rifle Down 1955 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont Cast: Judy Canova, Robert Lowery, Jil Jarmyn, Jacqueline deWit, Richard Deacon, Robert Burton, James Bell, Leon Tyler, Pierre Watkin, William Fawcett, Marjorie Bennett, Edmund Cobb
Overworked Judy (Judy Canova) is also paid little for her tasks at her aunt's hotel. So, she decides to enroll in a charm school, which turns out to be a scam, and that leads to more troubles–and fun for the viewer.
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Melody for Three 1941 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Erle C. Kenton Cast: Jean Hersholt, Fay Wray, Walter Woolf King, Schuyler Standish, Patsy Lee Parsons, Maude Eburne, Astrid Allwyn, Irene Ryan, Donnie Allen, Leon Tyler, Andrew Tombes, Irene Shirley
RKO Radio's Dr. Christian comes to film with Jean Hersholt playing that understanding family doctor practicing in the town of River's End. In this story, he helps child prodigy Billy Stanley (Schuyler Standish) reunite with his estranged conductor father (Walter Woolf King).
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The Monkey's Uncle 1965 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Family
Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Arthur O'Connell, Frank Faylen, Norman Grabowski, Leon Tyler, Alan Hewitt, Connie Gilchrist, Gage Clarke
This Disney sequel to "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" involves student Merlin Jones' experiments with monkeys to help solve problems of his college.
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They Meet Again 1941 N/R, 68 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Erle C. Kenton Cast: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Maude Eburne, Neil Hamilton, Anne Bennett, Leon Tyler, Barton Yarborough, Arthur Hoyt, Milton Kibbee, John Dilson, Frank Melton
Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) tries to clear the name of bank teller Bob Webster (Barton Yarborough) who has been jailed for embezzling bank funds.
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| 1. The Great Mike (1944)
2. Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
3. Melody for Three (1941)
4. The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
5. They Meet Again (1941)
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