Blood on the Sun 1945  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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Call of the Wild 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: John Beck, Donald Moffat, Bernard Fresson, John McLiam, Michael Pataki, Billy Green Bush, Penelope Windust, Johnny Tillotson, Dennis Burkley, Rene Enriquez, Larry Golden, Raymond Guth, Paul Harper, Juaquin Martinez, Marvin Miller
Once again, Jack London's story is brought to the screen in this TV version of the tale of gold prospectors in Alaska and their relationships with their dogs. Prospectors John Thornton and Francois (John Beck and Bernard Fresson) buy a stolen dog, "Buck," and battle the frozen Klondike in their search for gold. But, problems may lie ahead as Buck appears ready to listen to the call of the wild and run off on his own.
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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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Deadline at Dawn 1946 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Clurman
Cast: Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Massen, Lola Lane, Jerome Cowan, Marvin Miller, Joe Sawyer, Steven Geray
While on shore leave, a sailor (Bill Williams) is accused of murder, and a dancer (Susan Hayward) tries to help clear his name.
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Fantastic Planet 1973 PG, 72 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi
Director: Rene Laloux
Cast: Barry Bostwick, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Cynthia Alder, Nora Heflin, Hal Smith, Mark Gruner, Monika Ramirez, Janet Waldo
In this French film (dubbed in English), humans are mere tiny pets to a super-intelligent race on the planet of Ygam. Then a boy who had become smart while being a pet for a family leads a revolt.
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Forbidden 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Mamakos, Harry Lauter, Alan Dexter, David Sharpe, Mamie Van Doren
A hired gunman (Tony Curtis) searches for a crime boss's wife (Joanne Dru) and discovers that she is his old girlfriend.
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Johnny Angel 1945 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, Lowell Gilmore, Hoagy Carmichael, Marvin Miller, Margaret Wycherly, J. Farrell MacDonald, Marc Cramer, Jason Robards Sr.
Johnny Angel (George Raft) is on the trail of the highjackers who killed his father and stole the gold from his father's ship. Helping are waterfront contacts (Johnny is also a sea captain) and Paulette (Signe Hasso), who was a witness. One of the few times Raft played the good guy.
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Just Before Dawn 1946 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Martin Kosleck, Mona Barrie, Marian Miller, Charles D. Brown, Craig Reynolds, Robert Barrat, Charles(2) Lane, George Meeker, Marvin Miller, Charles Arnt, Byron Foulger, Ted Hecht
In the seventh film of the "Crime Doctor" series, Crime Doctor Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is on the trail of a killer after being tricked into giving a fatal injection to one of his patients.
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A Night in Paradise 1946 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Thomas Gomez, Gale Sondergaard, Ray Collins, George Dolenz, John Litel, Douglass Dumbrille, Marvin Miller, Moroni Olsen
When Aesop (Turhan Bey) goes to the court of King Croesus (Thomas Gomez) to plead for his country's rights, he is bedazzled by the beautiful Princess Delarai (Merle Oberon).
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Off Limits 1953 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff, Marvin Miller, John Ridgely, Jack Dempsey, Stanley Clements, Norman Leavitt, Carolyn Jones
Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) manages bantamweight fighter Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney). When Tuttle is drafted into the army, Hogan follows suit and watches out for his fighter.
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Peking Express 1951 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet, Edmund Gwenn, Marvin Miller, Benson Fong, Soo Yong, Gregory Gaye, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Chong, Harold Fong
Onboard a train traveling through Red China, Dr. Michael Bachlin (Joseph Cotten) becomes romantically involved with an intriguing, if shady, lady (Corinne Calvet).
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The Phantom Thief 1946 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Marvin Miller, Wilton Graff, Murray Alper, Forbes Murray, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Dunn, George Magrill, Eddie Fetherston, Edmund Cobb
Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is back, and this time around the reformed thief and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) follow clues left by a jewel thief and killer that lead to a seance where spiritualist Dr. Nejino (Marvin Miller) and his racket are exposed.
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The Prince Who Was a Thief 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Jeff Corey, Betty Garde, Marvin Miller, Peggie Castle, Donald Randolph, Hayden Rorke, Fred Graham
The prince was kidnapped as an infant and is now a skilled thief. Nevertheless, Julna (Tony Curtis), royal heir to the throne is restored to his rightful position.
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Red Planet Mars 1952 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Harry Horner
Cast: Peter Graves, Andrea King, Orley Lindgren, Bayard Veiller, Walter Sande, Marvin Miller, Herbert Berghof, Willis Bouchey, Morris Ankrum, Tom Keene
Radio waves are received from Mars; the message is that if God is worshipped, Earth can be as great as Mars. But, are the messages really from Mars? Could the word "Red" in the movie title have anything to do with Communism?
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Sampo 1959 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: The Day the Earth Froze
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Cast: Nina Anderson, Jon Powers, Ingrid Elhardt, Peter Sorenson, Andris Oshin, Urho Somersalmi, Anna Orochko, Eve Kivi, Ivan Voronov, Marvin Miller
This Russian adaptation is based on a Finnish epic poem and Scandinavian mythology. It tells the story of a magical mill that produces food as well as gold. The evil witch wants the mill for her own, but her attempts are thwarted by a daring hero. His job becomes harder when the witch steals the Sun from the sky, resulting in a frozen world. All ends well. The U.S. version ("The Day the Earth Froze") used English-speaking actors for speaking parts with Marvin Miller narrating.
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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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 Sleeping Beauty 1959 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson, Dal McKennon, Marvin Miller, Candy Candido, Thurl Ravenscroft, Pinto Colvig
This is Disney's full-length animated film about Princess Aurora (voice of Mary Costa) who sleeps under an evil spell–until her prince (voice of Bill Shirley) awakens her with a kiss.
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| 1. Blood on the Sun (1945)
2. Call of the Wild (1976)
3. Dead Reckoning (1947)
4. Deadline at Dawn (1946)
5. Fantastic Planet (1973)
6. Forbidden (1953)
7. Hong Kong (1952)
8. Jivaro (1954)
9. Johnny Angel (1945)
10. Just Before Dawn (1946)
11. King Dinosaur (1955)
12. Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest (1964)
13. A Night in Paradise (1946)
14. Off Limits (1953)
15. Peking Express (1951)
16. The Phantom Thief (1946)
17. The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
18. Red Planet Mars (1952)
19. Sampo (1959)
aka: The Day the Earth Froze
20. Santiago (1956)
21. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
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