In the Good Old Summertime 1949  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, Buster Keaton, Liza Minnelli, Lillian Bronson, Marcia Van Dyke, William Forrest, Joi Lansing, Howard M. Mitchell, Everett Glass, Jeffrey Sayre, Frank Mayo
Remade as a musical from the original film, "The Shop Around the Corner," this delightful story is about music-store clerk Veronica (Judy Garland) whose pen pal is, in reality, her hard-to-get-along-with co-worker Andrew (Van Johnson). In life, they detest each other but do not realize that they are pen pals because they do not sign their real names. They fall in love on paper, but will that love remain strong when the truth comes out?
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No Room for the Groom 1952  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don DeFore, Spring Byington, Jack Kelly, Frank Sully, Fess Parker, David Janssen, Paul McVey, Lillian Bronson
When an ex-G.I. (Tony Curtis) returns home from Korea, he finds his house is filled with offbeat relatives of his wife (Piper Laurie).
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 1970 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Family / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Lana Wood, Paul Richards, Parley Baer, Walter Burke, Lillian Bronson, Jonathan Hole, Burt Mustin, Don Wilbanks, Pepper Martin, Eddie Quillan
The old-timer Texas Rangers (Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, and Chill Wills–without Pat O'Brien) are at it again as they head to Waco to help another retired Ranger (Fred Astaire) in his rehabilitation–from being the town drunk. Again, it's fun, though inane. Astaire, in his only "western" role, is excellent–complete with mustache.
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The Over-the-Hill Gang 1969 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Walter Brennan, Pat O'Brien, Edgar Buchanan, Chill Wills, Jack Elam, Andy Devine, Edward Andrews, Ricky Nelson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kristin Harmon, Dennis Cross, Rex Holman, Lillian Bronson, Myron Healey, Bruce Glover
Four old-timers (Pat O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Chill Wills, and Edgar Buchanan), all retired Texas Rangers, come the aid of a town that is held hostage by political corruption. They must resort to bluffs and trickery to get the job done in this fun reunion of some great Hollywood senior citizens.
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Spencer's Mountain 1963  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Wally Cox, Mimsy Farmer, Virginia Gregg, Dub Taylor, Whit Bissell, Lillian Bronson
Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) is a Wyoming farmer who dreams of sending his son to college. This story, based on the novel by Earl Hammer Jr., later became the basis for the popular television series, "The Waltons."
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| 1. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
2. The Next Voice You Hear (1950)
3. No Room for the Groom (1952)
4. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
5. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
6. Spencer's Mountain (1963)
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