Airport 1970  G, 137 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Helen Hayes, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barry Nelson, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis, Whit Bissell
Of the five "Airport" films, this first one is the only one worth your time. Based on Arthur Haley's novel by the same name it is filled with suspense as a plane is stuck on the needed runway during a VERY snowy night. Helen Hayes won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar; nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton).
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An American Dream 1966  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Gist
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, J.D. Cannon, Harold Gould, Warren Stevens, Joe De Santis, George Takei, Stacy Harris
A wealthy woman is pushed from a tall building by her husband. The ensuing struggles between her husband, father, and the police are the subject of this film.
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Bataan 1943 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz, Barry Nelson, Tom Dugan, Donald Curtis, Phillip Terry, Roque Espiritu, Kenneth Spencer, Alex Havier, Bud Geary
This is one of the great World War II films. It relates the saga of U.S. Army Sergeant Bill Dane (Robert Taylor) and his rear guard soldiers as they protect General Douglas MacArthur's army during the retreat down a peninsula on Bataan. They face certain death while delaying the advancing Japanese troops in pursuit of MacArthur but are prepared to sacrifice themselves for their country.
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Big Brown Eyes 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Joan Bennett, Cary Grant, Walter Pidgeon, Isabel Jewell, Lloyd Nolan, Alan Baxter, Marjorie Gateson, Douglas Fowley, Henry Brandon, Francis McDonald
Danny Barr (Cary Grant) is aided by his girlfriend (Joan Bennett) in capturing a gang of jewel thieves.
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Blues in the Night 1941  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Carson, Wallace Ford, Howard Da Silva, Elia Kazan, Billy Halop, Peter Whitney, Joyce Compton, Herbert Heywood, George Lloyd, Charles C. Wilson, Matt McHugh
"Jigger" Pine (Richard Whorf) forms a jazz band, and the trumpeter Leo's (Jack Carson) wife Ginger "Character" Powell (Priscilla Lane) is their singer. They wait for that big break that doesn't come and spend their time riding the trains from one small gig to another. On one train ride they meet gangster Del Davis (Lloyd Nolan) who offers the band a job at his New Jersey roadhouse. They begin performing for Davis and employ sultry Kay (Betty Field) as their singer–and, too late, learn how mobster's moll Kay can tear the band apart.
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Captain Eddie 1945 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari, Charles Bickford, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Mary Philips, Darryl Hickman, Spring Byington, Richard Conte
This is the biography of racecar driver and World War I flying ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (Fred MacMurray) as told through flashbacks following his plane's crash landing in the Pacific.
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Circumstantial Evidence 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Larkin
Cast: Michael O'Shea, Lloyd Nolan, Trudy Marshall, Billy Cummings, Ruth Ford, Reed Hadley, Roy Roberts, Scotty Beckett, Byron Foulger, Dorothy Adams, John Eldredge, Eddie Marr
Joe (Michael O'Shea) has been found guilty of murder and is on death row when he breaks out of prison. His young son, Pat (Billy Cummings), tells him to give himself up and convinces Joe that he will be proved innocent in a retrial.
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Dangerous to Know 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harvey Stephens, Anthony Quinn, Roscoe Karns, Porter Hall, Hedda Hopper, Eddie Marr
Gangster Stephen Recka (Akim Tamiroff) drops his faithful mistress (Anna May Wong) in favor of a beautiful society girl (Gail Patrick).
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The Double Man 1967 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Anton Diffring, Moira Lister, Lloyd Nolan, George Mikell, David Bauer, Kenneth J. Warren, Carl Jaffe
CIA agent Dan Slater (Yul Brynner) travels to Austria while investigating his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a plot involving his German look-alike, Kalmar (Yul Brynner).
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 Dressed to Kill 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Eugene Forde
Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest, Ben Carter, Virginia Brissac, Henry Daniell, Charles Trowbridge, Mantan Moreland, Milton Parsons, Erwin Kalser, Dick Rich, Hamilton MacFadden, May Beatty, Charles C. Wilson
Tough private investigator Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is preparing to marry showgirl Joanne La Mar (Mary Beth Hughes) when he becomes involved in investigating a string of theatrical murders that are all linked to the same play that had been produced 25 years earlier. All of the victims were wearing costumes from the play when their bodies were discovered. Using a souvenir program, Nolan uncovers clues leading to the murderer and solves the case. But, Joanne is fed up with the time he spends on investigations and leaves him.
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Earthquake 1974 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Richard Roundtree, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Matthau, Ava Gardner, Genevieve Bujold, Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Victoria Principal, Monica Lewis, Gabriel Dell, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Lloyd Gough
Construction engineer Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) is undergoing marital problems with his wife Remy (Ava Gardner) and is having an affair with Denise (Genvieve Bujold). Now, his problems multiply when a devastating earthquake hits Los Angeles. It is the special effects that won this film an Oscar.
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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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Ebb Tide 1937 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Oskar Homolka, Frances Farmer, Ray Milland, Lloyd Nolan, Barry Fitzgerald, Charles Judels, David Torrence, Charles Stevens, Lina Basquette, Harry Field
Shipwreck survivors are marooned on an island where they must contend with a psychopath who rules their sanctuary. This film was remade in 1947 as "Adventure Island."
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Exclusive 1937 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer, Charles Ruggles, Lloyd Nolan, Fay Holden, Ralph Morgan, Horace McMahon, Irving Bacon, Harlan Briggs, Willard Robertson
Vina Swain (Frances Farmer) tries to out-scoop her father (Charles Ruggles) and boyfriend Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray) who work at her rival newspaper.
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G-Men 1935  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Keighley
Cast: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong, Lloyd Nolan, Regis Toomey, Harold Huber, Raymond Hatton, Marc Lawrence, Barton MacLane, William Harrigan, Russell Hopton, Edward Pawley, Monte Blue, Addison Richards
James Cagney plays a good guy is this movie, which is perhaps William Keighley's best directing job. The plot follows the adventures of James "Brick" Davis (Cagney), a lawyer whose education was financed by crime boss "Mack" McKay (William Harrigan). Brick's roommate Eddie (Regis Toomey) becomes an F.B.I. agent but is later killed by gangster Danny Leggett (Edward Pawley) in a gang shooting. Now, Brick joins the F.B.I. as an agent where he is looked upon with suspicion because of his background ties to McKay. Nevertheless, Brick sets out to avenge the death of Eddie and follows a trail of murders that extends from New York to the Midwest. Based on Gregory Miller's book "Public Enemy No. 1."
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The Golden Fleecing 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Grey, Nat Pendleton, Leon Errol, George Lessey, Richard Carle, Ralph Byrd, Marc Lawrence
Insurance agent Henry Twinkle (Lew Ayres) is not the brightest bulb in the house but is an honest man who loves his boss' daughter (Rita Johnson). He sells a big policy to the rich Gus (Lloyd Nolan) and then finds out that Gus is a gangster being sought by the law. Henry MUST find and protect Gus before the gangster is killed and the insurance policy must be paid. Lame comedy.
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Green Grass of Wyoming 1948 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Western
Director: Louis King
Cast: Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn, Robert Arthur, Lloyd Nolan, Burl Ives, Robert Adler, Will Wright, Geraldine Wall, Charles Tannen, Richard Garrick, Marcella Becker, Herbert Heywood, Marilyn Monroe
In this sequel to "My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead-Son of Flicka," the story continues, but this time around the plot concentrates on rival horse-breeding Greenway (Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn) and Mclaughlin (Robert Arthur, Lloyd Nolan, and Geraldine Wall) families.
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Guadalcanal Diary 1943 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Eddie Acuff, Miles Mander
This war film, based on Richard Tregaski's accounts, is one of the best of its genre. It follows a group of U.S. Marines from shipboard, to beach landing, to warfare in the Pacific.
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Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Maureen O'Sullivan, Dianne Wiest, Max von Sydow, Lloyd Nolan, Daniel Stern, Julie Kavnar, Joanna Gleason, J.T. Walsh, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins
Hannah (Mia Farrow) is the glue that holds her neurotic family together. She has had a successful career as an actress and is also an excellent wife and mother. But, when Hannah's husband Elliott (Michael Caine) falls in love with Hannah's sister Lee (Barbara Hershey) who, in turn, leaves her husband Frederick (Max von Sydow), the family hits a crisis point. Meanwhile, Hannah's other sister Holly (Dianne Wiest) has connected with Hannah's ex-husband Mickey (Woody Allen) who fears he has a brain tumor and is obsessed with death. And the trials and triumphs go on and on–from one Thanksgiving Day to another. Oscars were won by Allen (Best Screenplay), Caine (Best Supporting Actor), and Wiest (Best Supporting Actress). The film also received four other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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The House Across the Bay 1940 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: George Raft, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Gladys George, June Knight, Billy Wayne, Joe Sawyer, Cy Kendall, Max Wagner
During his imprisonment, a convict's (George Raft) wife (Joan Bennett) falls for another man (Walter Pidgeon), and now the husband wants revenge. Alfred Hitchcock directed portions of this film.
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The House on 92nd Street 1945 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Leo G. Carroll, Gene Lockhart, Lydia St. Clair, Reed Hadley, William Post Jr., Harry Bellaver, Charles Wagenheim
FBI agent Bill Dietrich (William Eythe) is given the job of breaking up a Nazi spy ring that is attempting to steal atomic bomb secrets. This film is an excellent example of how actual documentary film footage can be interwoven with a Hollywood film.
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Ice Station Zebra 1968 G, 148 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Tony Bill, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin, Ted Hartley, Joseph Bernard, Ron Masak
Secret satellite photographs are at an outpost at the North Pole, and U.S. and Soviet forces vie to reach them first. The U.S. sends a nuclear submarine from Holy Loch, Scotland, up under the ice to beat the Russians. Film footage of submarine maneuvers is a highlight.
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Internes Can't Take Money 1937 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: You Can't Take Money
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges, Lee Bowman, Irving Bacon, Steve Pendleton, Pierre Watkin, Charles(2) Lane, Fay Holden
In this, the first in a series of Dr. Kildare stories, a young intern (Joel McCrea) helps a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) find and retrieve her missing daughter.
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Island in the Sky 1953 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel, James Arness, Andy Devine, Harry Carey Jr., Regis Toomey, Darryl Hickman, Paul Fix, Bob Steele
Dooley (John Wayne) and the crew of his C-47 are forced into a crash landing in the frozen Arctic where their knowledge of survival tactics helps to keep them alive while awaiting rescue.
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Johnny Apollo 1940 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Charley Grapewin, Lionel Atwill, Marc Lawrence, Jonathan Hale, Russell Hicks, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Rosenthal, Charles(2) Lane, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, John Hamilton
Robert Cain Sr. (Edward Arnold) is a wealthy broker who is convicted of embezzlement and sent to jail. His upstanding son, Bob (Tyrone Power), is ashamed of his father and changes his name. After relenting, Bob decides to try to get his father released, but that takes money and means working for mobster Mickey Dwyer (Lloyd Nolan). Bob uses the alias of "Johnny Apollo" and hooks up with Mickey, but both end up in the same jail as Bob's father. All the problems get worked out, and Bob even wins the heart of Mickey's daughter Lucky Dubarry (Dorothy Lamour).
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King of Alcatraz 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey, Robert Preston, Anthony Quinn, Richard Denning, Porter Hall, Dennis Morgan, Emory Parnell
Escapees from Alcatraz commandeer a ship headed for Panama and meet resistance from crewmembers. Good fast-moving fare with top cast.
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The Lemon Drop Kid 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, Andrea King, Fred Clark, Jay C. Flippen, William Frawley, Tom Dugan, Harry Bellaver, Sid Melton, Ben Welden, Ida Moore, Tor Johnson, Jack Kruschen
Based on a Damon Runyan story, this is the remake of the 1934 film about a reformed gangster, The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope). The Kid accidentally gives gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) a bad tip on a race. Now Moran tells The Kid that he must come up with $10,000 to make up for what he would have won. The Kid sets up a fake charity–after all, it is Christmas–and begins to raise the needed funds. This is the film that introduced Ray Evans and Jay Livingston's Christmas ballad, "Silver Bells."
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Peyton Place 1957 N/R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Diane Varsi, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, David(1) Nelson, Arthur Kennedy, Terry Moore, Russ Tamblyn, Betty Field
Life in a small New Hampshire town centers on Constance (Lana Turner), owner of the local dress shop, and her Daughter Allison (Diane Varsi), who have a falling out over Allison's friend Norman (Russ Tamblyn). Allison's friend Selena Cross (Hope Lange) is murdered, and Allison is there for Selena's stepfather's murder trial. The film received nine Academy Award nominations (but won none), including Best Picture, Actress (Lana Turner), Kennedy and Tamblyn for Supporting Actor, Lange and Varsi for Supporting Actress, and Director. Sequel: "Return to Peyton Place."
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Portrait in Black 1960 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, Paul Birch, Dennis Kohler, John Wengraf
The perfect crime is planned by Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) and Doctor David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) to kill Sheila's husband (Lloyd Nolan), but an unexpected letter foils their plot.
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 1977 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Jose Ferrer, Michael Parks, Ronee Blakely, Rip Torn, Celeste Holm, Michael Sacks, Raymond St. Jacques, Andrew Duggan, Lloyd Nolan
This biography of J. Edgar Hoover (Broderick Crawford) takes a psychological look at Hoover's early days as a mama's boy through his successful career as FBI director.
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Santiago 1956 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podesta, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills, Paul Fix, L.Q. Jones, Frank DeKova, Royal Dano, George J. Lewis, Marvin Miller
Gunrunners Cash Adams (Alan Ladd) and Clay Pike (Lloyd Nolan) join forces to supply arms to Cubans during the Spanish American War.
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Sergeant Ryker 1968 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Lee Marvin, Bradford Dillman, Vera Miles, Peter Graves, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, Norman Fell, Walter Brooke, Francis de Sales, Don Marshall
Sergeant Ryker (Lee Marvin) is about to be executed when his wife (Vera Miles) persists in having his case reviewed, which results in a new trial. Ryker is charged with being a traitor during the Korean War, but he insists he was on a top secret mission that was ordered by a now-dead general. Originally shown on TV five years earlier, but expanded for theatrical release.
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Seven Waves Away 1957 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Abandon Ship!
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, Stephen Boyd, Moira Lister, James Hayter, Marie Lohr, Moultrie Kelsall, Noel Willman, Victor Maddern, Finlay Currie, John Stratton
Following the sinking of his luxury liner, a ship's officer (Tyrone Power) is in charge of a life raft and is faced with making decisions about who should be given the chance for survival.
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Somewhere in the Night 1946 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, Sheldon Leonard, Lou Nova, John Russell, Houseley Stevenson, Charles Arnt
Returning home to LA from the World War II battlefront, George W. Taylor (John Hodiak) suffers from amnesia. With only two clues available to uncover his past, George stumbles onto evidence that he is a murder suspect and has stolen millions in cash.
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The Street with No Name 1948 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence, Ed Begley, Donald Buka, Joseph Pevney, John McIntire, Walter Greaza, Howard Smith, Billy Mauch, Sam Edwards
FBI Agent Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) goes undercover and infiltrates a gang led by Alec Stiles (Richard Widmark). But, Styles gets word of the mole activity and plots to get even. Remade in 1955 as "House of Bamboo."
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Susan Slade 1961 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuire, Lloyd Nolan, Brian Aherne, Grant Williams, Natalie Schafer, Kent Smith, Bert Convy, Guy Wilkerson, Maurice Wells, Ramsay Hill, Everett Glass, John A. Alonzo, Bob Baker
Seventeen-year-old Susan Slade (Connie Stevens) ends up pregnant after having an affair with Conn White (Grant Williams) who dies when he falls off Mt. McKinley. Susan attempts suicide, but Hoyt Brecker (Troy Donahue) rescues her. She confesses to her parents, Roger and Leah (Lloyd Nolan and Dorothy McGuire) that she is pregnant, and they take her to Guatemala to have the baby. She has the baby, and then Roger dies of a heart attack. Susan and Leah return home to California, and Leah pretends that she is the baby's mother. Now, Hoyt and aspiring author Wells Corbett (Bert Convy) propose to Susan, but she refuses both of their offers. After her baby is badly burned in an accident, Susan confesses that she is the mother. Wells loses interest in Susan, but Hoyt is still smitten. Will Susan marry Hoyt and live happily ever after?
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The Texas Rangers 1936 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan, Edward Ellis, Stanley Andrews, Irving Bacon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fred Kohler, Richard Carle, Frank Shannon, Benny Bartlett, Frank Cordell, Jed Prouty, Elena Martinez
Following the Civil War, outlaws Jim Hawkins (Fred MacMurray) and Wahoo Jones (Jack Oakie) opt out of their criminal activities and turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, Jim and Wahoo conspire to capture a former cohort Sam McGee (Lloyd Nolan) whose gang is creating terror throughout the area. Followed by "The Texas Rangers Ride Again" and remade in 1949 as "Streets of Laredo."
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Toward the Unknown 1956 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith, Charles McGraw, Murray Hamilton, Paul Fix, James Garner, L.Q. Jones, Karen Steele, Bartlett Robinson
Air Force Major Lincoln Bond (William Holden) redeems himself for earlier behavior as a POW when he test-flies a new jet plane for the United States. Jim Garner's film debut.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ruth Nelson, John Alexander, Ferike Boros, Ted Donaldson, B.S. Pully, Al Bridge, Virginia Brissac, Charles Halton, J. Farrell McDonald
Financial worries of her parents, Katie and Johnny Nolan (Dorothy McGuire and James Dunn), affect the happiness of teenager Francie (Peggy Ann Garner) at the end of the 19th century. Growing up in a tenement existence, Francie wants a better life but struggles just to survive. A tree that survives the seasons is visible from their tenement and is her family's symbol of survival. This film is the first directorial effort of Elia Kazan. Dunn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Garner was presented an Honorary Oscar as Outstanding Child Actress.
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Wells Fargo 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Henry O'Neill, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan, Johnny Mack Brown, Porter Hall, Robert Cummings, Jack Clark, Clarence Kolb
As the expansion of the country accelerated in the West in the mid-1800s, the need for better communications and flow of goods was evident, and the Wells Fargo company grew to meet those needs. This saga of these times, was presented in periodic episodes. The film was originally 115 minutes long, but most current prints are edited versions.
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| 1. Airport (1970)
2. An American Dream (1966)
3. Bataan (1943)
4. Big Brown Eyes (1936)
5. Blues in the Night (1941)
6. Captain Eddie (1945)
7. Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
8. Circus World (1964)
9. Dangerous to Know (1938)
10. The Double Man (1967)
11. Dressed to Kill (1941)
12. Earthquake (1974)
13. Easy Living (1949)
14. Ebb Tide (1937)
15. Exclusive (1937)
16. G-Men (1935)
17. The Golden Fleecing (1940)
18. Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
19. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
20. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
21. A Hatful of Rain (1957)
22. The House Across the Bay (1940)
23. The House on 92nd Street (1945)
24. Ice Station Zebra (1968)
25. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
aka: You Can't Take Money
26. Island in the Sky (1953)
27. Johnny Apollo (1940)
28. King of Alcatraz (1938)
29. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
30. Peyton Place (1957)
31. Portrait in Black (1960)
32. Prince Jack (1985)
33. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
34. Santiago (1956)
35. Sergeant Ryker (1968)
36. Seven Waves Away (1957)
aka: Abandon Ship!
37. Somewhere in the Night (1946)
38. The Street with No Name (1948)
39. Susan Slade (1961)
40. The Texas Rangers (1936)
41. Toward the Unknown (1956)
42. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
43. Wells Fargo (1937)
44. Wild Harvest (1947)
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