Jolson Sings Again 1949  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Ludwig Donath, Bill Goodwin, Myron McCormick, Tamara Shayne, Eric Wilton, Robert Emmett Keane, Marjorie Stapp, Jock Mahoney, Frank McClure
The success of the original Al Jolson film prompted a sequel, which continues the story of the popular singer, again played by Larry Parks. It includes the time during World War II and his visits to the troops as well as the making of the first movie. Again, Jolson's singing voice is used, with plenty of songs presented, some of which are repeats of the first film.
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Kronos 1957  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon, Morris Ankrum, Kenneth Alton, John Parrish, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Marjorie Stapp, Robert Shayne
The 1950s were full of low-budget sci-fi films, and this one is as fun as any of them. The aliens send a monsterous metal monster to absorb the Earth's energy. As it does its work it grows and grows. Can the scientists stop it before it gets to Southern California and all the people?
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The Monster That Challenged the World 1957  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Harlan Warde, Jody McCrea, Max Showalter, Mimi Gibson, Gordon Jones, Marjorie Stapp, Charles Tannen
Monsters appear out of a salt lake in the California desert, and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John Twillinger (Tim Holt) is assigned the mission of saving the world from their destructive forces.
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Without Honor 1949  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Frank Marlowe, Harry Lauter, Peter Virgo, Marjorie Stapp, Lester Dorr
Jane (Laraine Day) argues with her lover (Franchot Tone) and stabs him. Believing he is dead, she lugs him into the laundry room before her husband, Fred (Bruce Bennett), arrives home. Fred's brother, Bill (Dane Clark), arrives on the scene and tells Fred of Jane's extramarital affair, which causes Jane to confess and then try to kill herself. She is rushed to the hospital where she discovers that her lover, who was not dead after all, managed to drag himself to the hospital for treatment.
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| 1. Jolson Sings Again (1949)
2. Kronos (1957)
3. The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
4. Without Honor (1949)
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