Convicted 1950  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Glenn Ford, Millard Mitchell, Broderick Crawford, Dorothy Malone, Will Geer, Martha Stewart, Roland Winters, Ed Begley, Frank Faylen, Carl Benton Reid
In prison for manslaughter, Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) risks his chance for parole when he refuses to implicate a fellow prisoner in a jail yard killing.
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Daisy Kenyon 1947  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Ruth Warrick, Martha Stewart, Peggy Ann Garner, Connie Marshall, Nicholas Joy, Roy Roberts, George E. Stone, Art Baker, Mae Marsh, Damon Runyon, Ann Staunton
Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) works in the New York City fashion world and lives in Greenwich Village. Her dilemma is choosing between a rich lawyer (Dana Andrews) and a poor, former soldier (Henry Fonda) who are both in love with her.
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Doll Face 1945 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
aka: Come Back to Me
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda, Martha Stewart, Stephen Dunne, Reed Hadley, Stanley Prager, Charles Tannen, George E. Stone, Frank Orth, Donald MacBride
Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll (Vivian Blaine) and her manager, Mike Hannegan (Dennis O'Keefe), have their share of problems in the romance department when Mike tries to refine Doll Face's image to make her more acceptable on the Broadway scene.
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The Great Buck Howard 2009 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sean McGinly
Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, Ricky Jay, Debra Monk, Griffin Dunne, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, John Stewart, Martha Stewart, Tom Arnold, George Takei, Adam Scott
Buck Howard (John Malkovich) is an illusionist whose show business career is on the down slope. He is hoping for a comeback when he hires law school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) as his road manager. Troy's father (Tom Hanks, Colin's real life father) disapproves of Troy's choice of careers, but Troy sees his job as a new beginning. Troy tries to deal with Buck's large ego and manages to hold his own when Buck exhibits tantrums. Buck has also hired Valerie Brennan (Emily Blunt) as his new publicist with hopes that she will stage his comeback, and Valerie does not hesitate to tell Buck exactly what she is thinking. Meanwhile, Valerie exhibits a sexual interest in Troy. Despite Buck's downsides, he does teach Tony lessons about life and the importance of being true to yourself.
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: June Haver, Mark Stevens, Martha Stewart, Reginald Gardiner, Lenore Aubert, William Frawley, Gene Nelson, George Cleveland, Truman Bradley, Charles Judels, Harry Cheshire, Robert Emmett Keane, John Arledge, Dewey Robinson, Buddy Clark
In this is a film biography, Mark Stevens takes on the role of early-20th century songwriter Joe Howard (his singing voice was dubbed by Buddy Clark). Romance enters Joe's life, and he marries chorus girl Katie (June Haver). Songs include "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," "What's the Use of Dreaming?", Goodbye My Lady Love," and "Hello My Baby."
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 In a Lonely Place 1950  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Art Smith, Carl Benton Reid, Jeff Donnell, Robert Warwick, Morris Ankrum, Martha Stewart, William Ching
Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) is a hot-tempered Hollywood screenwriter who is accused of murder until Laurie Gray (Gloria Grahame) provides an alibi. Subsequent pressure from the police brings out Steele's violent nature.
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| 1. Convicted (1950)
2. Daisy Kenyon (1947)
3. Doll Face (1945)
aka: Come Back to Me
4. The Great Buck Howard (2009)
5. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
6. In a Lonely Place (1950)
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