Man from Headquarters 1942 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, John Maxwell, Dick Elliott, Byron Foulger, Robert Kellard, Arthur O'Connell, Mel Ruick, Gwen Kenyon, Jack Mulhall, Paul Bryar, Maynard Holmes, Max Hoffman Jr., Christine McIntyre, Charlie Hall
After helping to solve a gangland murder, Chicago police reporter Larry Doyle (Frank Albertson) is kidnapped by mobsters and dumped on a train to prevent him from testifying. He wakes up in St. Louis and befriends Ann (Joan Woodbury). Together, they return to Chicago and–despite problems with the mobsters along the way–out-fox the gang boss Louis Padroni (Max Hoffman Jr.) at his own game.
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The President's Mystery 1936 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Mystery / Romance aka: One for All
Director: Phil Rosen Cast: Henry Wilcoxon, Betty Furness, Sidney Blackmer, Evelyn Brent, Barnett Parker, Mel Ruick, Wade Boteler, John Wray, Guy Usher, Robert Homans, Si Jenks, Arthur Aylesworth
A millionaire lawyer, James Blake (Henry Wilcoxon), fakes his own death and leaves his wife Ilka (Evelyn Brent) and law practice behind in order to start life anew. He then joins the woman he now loves, Charlotte (Betty Furness)–but big problems loom on James' horizon.
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Sun Valley Serenade 1941 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, Dorothy Dandridge, William B. Davidson, Almira Sessions, Mel Ruick, Nicholas Brothers, Ralph Dunn, Chester Clute, Ann Doran
Phil Corey's (Glenn Miller) band has sponsored Norwegian refugee Karen (skating star Sonja Henie), and now the band has an engagement at Sun Valley, Idaho. When jealousy enters the picture, and the band's soloist Vivian (Lynn Bari) quits, Karen steps in and stages a fantastic ice show for a delighted audience.
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| 1. Man from Headquarters (1942)
2. The President's Mystery (1936) aka: One for All
3. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
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