Boys' Reformatory 1939 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Bretherton Cast: Frankie Darro, Grant Withers, David Durand, Warren McCollum, Al Hill Jr., Robert McClung, George Offerman Jr., Frank Coghlan Jr., Ben Welden, Lillian Elliott
When orphaned Tommy (Frankie Darro) goes to reform school on a bum rap to cover for the deeds of his foster brother, Eddie (Ben Welden), he is befriended by Dr. Owens (Grant Withers) who helps him break out so that Tommy can track down those who influenced Eddie.
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Broken Lullaby 1932 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Man I Killed
Director: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, Louise Carter, Tom Douglas, Emma Dunn, Lucien Littlefield, Tully Marshall, Zasu Pitts, Frank Sheridan, George Bickel, George Irving, Lillian Elliott
A French soldier Paul Renaud (Phillip Holmes) kills enemy soldier Walter Holderlin (Tom Douglas) during a World War I battle. While trying to make it up to the dead man's parents (Lionel Barrymore and Loiuse Carter), he meets Walter's fiancee Elsa (Nancy Carroll) and falls in love with her. Well-told tale.
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Irish Luck 1939 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton Cast: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Dick Purcell, Lillian Elliott, Sheila Darcy, Dennis Moore, James Flavin, Howard M. Mitchell, Maxine Leslie, Ralph Peters
A hotel guest is murdered, and hotel bellhop Buzzy (Frankie Darro) hides the suspect, Kitty (Sheila Darcy), at his house while he and friend Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) find the real killer after a series of misadventures.
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Polly of the Circus 1932 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell Cast: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Hatton, David Landau, Maude Eburne, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ray Milland, Ruth Selwyn, Lillian Elliott
When a very-proper minister, The Reverend John Hartley (Clark Gable), marries a circus performer, Polly (Marion Davies), problems from his superiors are inevitable.
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| 1. Boys' Reformatory (1939)
2. Broken Lullaby (1932) aka: The Man I Killed
3. Irish Luck (1939)
4. Polly of the Circus (1932)
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