Bulldog Drummond in Africa 1938 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Louis King Cast: John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner, J. Carrol Naish, E.E. Clive, Reginald Denny, Anthony Quinn, Matthew Boulton, Neil Fitzgerald, Paul Porcasi
Just before he is to marry Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel), Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) heads off for Africa to rescue his friend, Col. Nielson (H. B. Warner), from the clutches of an international spy ring.
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Counter-Espionage 1942 N/R, 73 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Forrest Tucker, Kurt Katch, Matthew Boulton, Morton Lowry, Billy Bevan
The Lone Wolf is in London during the Nazi bombing blitz and becomes involved with Nazi spies. Blore continues to add a comedy touch in his role of our hero's butler.
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Night Must Fall 1937 N/R, 117 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Dame May Whitty, Alan Marshal, Winifred Harris, Kathleen Harrison, Matthew Boulton, E.E. Clive, Eily Malyon, Beryl Mercer
Robert Montgomery and Dame May Whitty received Academy Award nominations for their roles in this drama about a psychotic killer, Danny (Robert Montgomery), masquerading as a charming young man. He cons his way into the Bransom home as a live-in companion for Mrs. Bransom (Dame May Whitty), but her niece, Olivia (Rosalind Russell), becomes suspicious of Danny's extracurricular activities.
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Nothing But Trouble 1944 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Taylor Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Boland, Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill, Paul Porcasi, Matthew Boulton, Ray Teal, Eddie Dunn, Connie Gilchrist
When a young prince (Philip Merivale) visits the home of their socialite employer (Mary Boland), Laurel and Hardy use their positions as cook and butler to rescue the regent from an assassination attempt.
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Rogues of Sherwood Forest 1950 N/R, 79 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: John Derek, Diana Lynn, George Macready, Alan Hale, Matthew Boulton, Billy Bevan, Paul Cavanagh, John Dehner, Billy House, Lowell Gilmore
Robin, Earl of Huntington (John Derek) is Robin Hood's son, and, like his father, he fights for the rights of commoners. In this story, Robin helps force the signing of the Magna Carta.
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Sabotage 1936 N/R, 76 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller aka: A Woman Alone I Married a Murderer
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder, Joyce Barbour, Matthew Boulton, Peter Bull, Sara Allgood, Martita Hunt, Austin Trevor, S.J. Warmington, William Dewhurst, Aubrey Mather, Clare Greet, Torin Thatcher
When a secret group hires people to place bombs in London, movie theater cashier Sylvia Verloc (Sylvia Sidney) suspects that her husband Karl (Oskar Homolka) may be involved. Unbeknownst to Sylvia, Karl has led a secret life as a terrorist, and now government agent Ted Spencer (John Loder) has moved in next door. He befriends Sylvia and her young brother Stevie (Desmond Tester), and Sylvia discusses her doubts about Karl with Ted. Karl begins to suspect that his arrest is in the near future, and he sends unsuspecting Stevie on a mission to carry a bag containing a time bomb to the metro. On the way, Stevie is delayed, and now the question is: Will Stevie deliver the bomb and get safely away before it detonates? Alfred Hitchcock–all the way.
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Tarzan and the Mermaids 1948 N/R, 68 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Florey Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Linda Christian, Brenda Joyce, John Lanenz, George Zucco, Fernando Wagner, Edward Ashley, Matthew Boulton, Gustavo Rojo, Andrea Palma
When a beautiful native woman (Linda Christian) is about to be forced into a bad marriage, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) comes to the rescue. After 12 Tarzan movies, Weissmuller calls it quits after this one.
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They Met in Bombay 1941 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown Cast: Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre, Jessie Ralph, Reginald Owen, Eduardo Ciannelli, Alan Ladd, Matthew Boulton, Jay Novello, Luis Alberni
Two jewel thieves join forces and romance blooms in this comedy given impetus by Peter Lorre as a greedy ship captain.
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The Woman in Green 1945 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill Cast: Basil Rathbone, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell, Mary Gordon, Paul Cavanagh, Matthew Boulton, Frederick Worlock, Olaf Hytten, Billy Bevan, Eve Amber, Coulter Irwin, Sally Shepherd, Colin Hunter, Leslie Denison
With severed fingers of women murder victims for clues, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) investigate, and the trail leads to a mysterious hypnotist, Lydia (Hillary Brooke). They follow their logic and uncover blackmail and hypnosis that are part of a plot by Lydia and Holmes' nemesis, Moriarty (Henry Daniell).
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| 1. Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
2. Counter-Espionage (1942)
3. Night Must Fall (1937)
4. Nothing But Trouble (1944)
5. Rage in Heaven (1941)
6. Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
7. Sabotage (1936) aka: A Woman Alone aka: I Married a Murderer
8. Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
9. They Met in Bombay (1941)
10. The Woman in Green (1945)
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