Bad for Each Other 1953  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Sully, Ray Collins, Rhys Williams, Arthur Franz, Marjorie Rambeau, Lester Matthews
Doctor Tom Owen (Charlton Heston) returns home after the war, is talked into setting up a plush practice for wealthy patients in the city, and then realizes that his true calling is for ministering to the coal miners in his hometown.
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Dark City 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack Webb, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Mark Keuning, Walter Sande, Mike Mazurki, Dewey Robinson, Joe Gray, Byron Foulger
Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) becomes involved in a crooked card game in which he wins. However, the losing player, Arthur (Don DeFore), commits suicide as a result of his loss. When Arthur's older brother, Billy (Mark Keuning), learns of the suicide, he sets out for revenge.
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 Dead Reckoning 1947 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Marvin Miller, Wallace Ford, James Bell, George Chandler, William Forrest
After failing to locate his missing army buddy, Rip Murdock (Humphrey Bogart) investigates and discovers a murder that is gangster related.
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Desert Fury 1947 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor, Kristine Miller, William Harrigan, James Flavin, Milton Kibbee, Ray Teal
Fritzie Haller (Mary Astor) is a gambling house madam who wants a better life for her daughter, Paula (Lizabeth Scott). Problems skyrocket when Paula meets gambler Eddie Bendix (John Hodiak).
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Easy Living 1949  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Stewart, Jeff Donnell, Jim Backus, Don Beddoe, Art Baker
A football player (Victor Mature) risks a heart attack and continues to play his sport for fear that his wife (Lizabeth Scott) will not stay in their marriage if he quits the game.
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Loving You 1957  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Hal Kanter
Cast: Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, James Gleason, Paul Smith, Ralph Dumke, Jana Lund, Grace Hayle, Steve Pendleton
Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) is a boy from the country who is discovered by Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott). Glenda is determined to make him a star.
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Pulp 1972 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Hodges
Cast: Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lizabeth Scott, Nadia Cassini, Dennis Price, Al Lettieri, Leopoldo Trieste, Amerigo Tot, Robert Sacchi
Following the success of "Get Carter" the previous year, Mike Hodges and Michael Caine team up again, this time for laughs. Mickey King (Caine) is a fiction writer who is asked to ghost-write for the autobiography of retired actor–and, possibly, mobster–Preston Gilbert (Mickey Rooney). After Preston is murdered, Mickey decides to solve the mystery as a method of finishing his story. Good acting, especially by Rooney.
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The Racket 1951 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, William Conrad, Virginia Huston, Les Tremayne, Ray Collins, Joyce Mackenzie, Robert Hutton
Police Captain McGuigg (Robert Mitchum) resists pressure from a mobster, Nick (Robert Ryan), when he investigates racketeering in this intuitive film about political and legal corruption.
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Red Mountain 1951 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Alan Ladd, Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland, Jeff Corey, Walter Sande, Neville Brand, Whit Bissell, Jay Silverheels, Iron Eyes Cody
The Civil War story of Confederate Quantrill (John Ireland) and his raiders is seen from the perspective of one of the members of the gang, Brett (Alan Ladd), who gets into trouble of his own in Union territory.
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Scared Stiff 1953 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott, Carmen Miranda, Dorothy Malone, George Dolenz, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, William Ching, Jack Lambert
A slave trader's ghost resides in a haunted house visited by Martin and Lewis in this remake of Bob Hope's "The Ghost Breakers."
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Silver Lode 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Payne, Dan Duryea, Lizabeth Scott, Dolores Moran, Emile Meyer, Harry Carey Jr., Morris Ankrum, John Hudson, Robert Warwick, Alan Hale Jr.
The townsfolk of Silver Lode are preparing for the Fourth of July festivities, and Dan Ballard (John Payne) is preparing for his wedding to Rose (Lizabeth Scott) when four strangers, led by Ned McCarthy (Dan Duryea), ride into town. Ned claims to be a U.S. Marshal and that he is in town to arrest Dan for murder and robbery. Dan must prove his innocence, but his "friends" in town desert him in his time of need. Good Technicolor scenery and direction make this "High Noon"-style film enjoyable. It is also thought to be a statement concerning "McCarthyism," the Communist witch-hunt conducted by Senator Joe McCarthy during this time period that affected the movie industry.
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A Stolen Face 1952 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, Andre Morell, Mary Mackenzie, John Wood, Susan Stephen, Arnold Ridley, Everley Gregg, Cyril Smith, Grace Gavin
Doctor Philip Ritter (Paul Henreid) performs plastic surgery on the face of a convict (Lizabeth Scott) to make her look like the woman he loves.
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Judith Anderson, Roman Bohnen, Darryl Hickman, Ann Doran, Frank Orth, James Flavin
Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) is a domineering wife living with her weak husband, Walter (Kirk Douglas). Both share a dark secret relating to the murder of Martha's aunt. When Sam (Van Heflin) returns to town, the secret threatens to be exposed.
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Too Late for Tears 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Killer Bait
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Denver Pyle, Virginia Mullen, Richard Irving, George Mann, Billy Halop, June Storey
While driving on a secluded highway, the Palmers–Jane (Lizabeth Scott) and Alan (Arthur Kennedy)–are so intent on their argument that their convertible veers off the road. Alan turns on the blinkers, another car passes them, the driver thinks the lights are a signal, and he tosses a bag containing $60,000 into the Palmers' car. Jane's insistence on keeping the cash leads to a tangled web of deceit and murder.
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| 1. Bad for Each Other (1953)
2. Dark City (1950)
3. Dead Reckoning (1947)
4. Desert Fury (1947)
5. Easy Living (1949)
6. I Walk Alone (1947)
7. Loving You (1957)
8. Pulp (1972)
9. The Racket (1951)
10. Red Mountain (1951)
11. Scared Stiff (1953)
12. Silver Lode (1954)
13. A Stolen Face (1952)
14. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
15. Too Late for Tears (1949)
aka: Killer Bait
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