An Angel from Texas 1940  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Terry, John Litel, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ann Shoemaker, Tom Kennedy, Vera Lewis, Ethan Laidlaw, Elliott Sullivan, Jimmy O'Gatty, Mira McKinney
Based on George S. Kaufman's "The Butter and Egg Man," this popular story is about a young couple, Lydia Weston (Rosemary Lane) and her boyfriend Peter Coleman (Eddie Albert) who learn the foibles of the big city when they attempt to find a shortcut to success on Broadway.
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel, Linda Perry, Craig Reynolds, Gordon Oliver, Joseph Crehan, Helen MacKellar, Edward McWade, Mira McKinney
Donald Woods takes on the role of Perry Mason in this final, and weakest, entry in the series. A bishop asks Perry to take the case of finding the real heir to a rich man's estate, contending that the current heir may be an impostor. After the rich man is murdered, Perry's job grows more difficult.
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The Groom Wore Spurs 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis, Stanley Ridges, James Brown, John Litel, Victor Sen Yung, Mira McKinney, Gordon Nelson, George Meader, Kemp Niver, Robert Williams
Cowboy movie star Ben Castle (Jack Carson) is a creampuff in real life who likes the ladies and gambling. After getting in trouble with the law, he calls on lawyer Abigail (Ginger Rogers) for help. Her "help" involves love, marriage, and a crusade to make Ben into the man reflected in his movies.
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Shadows Over Chinatown 1946  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Terry O. Morse
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung, Tanis Chandler, John Gallaudet, Bruce Kellogg, Paul Bryar, Al Bridge, Mary Gordon, Dorothy Granger, Mira McKinney, Lyle Latell, George Eldridge, Jack Norton, Tyra Vaughn
San Francisco's Chinatown becomes the center for murders taking place in the midst of an insurance racket. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) arrives on the scene and is asked by Mrs. Conover (Mary Gordon) to find her missing daughter. He is also asked by Jeff Tilford (Bruce Kellogg) to look for his missing fiancee. It turns out that they are the same person: Mary Conover (Tanis Chandler). Charlie brings down the con men who are murdering the victims to collect on their life insurance.
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Sitting Pretty 1948   N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Louise Allbritton, Ed Begley, Randy Stuart, Willard Robertson, John Russell, Betty Lynn, Charles Arnt, Ken Christy, Grayce Hampton, Mira McKinney, Ellen Lowe
Three spoiled brats get just the nanny they need: prissy Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). This film sparked a series of films about Mr. Belvadere; Clifton Webb was nominated for an Oscar.
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Young Fugitives 1938 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Harry Davenport, Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Larry J. Blake, Clem Bevans, Mary Treen, Tom Ricketts, Henry Roquemore, Mira McKinney, George Guhl, Eddie Acuff, Edward Hearn, William "Billy" Benedict, Eddie Chandler, Robert McKenzie
Ray Riggins (Robert Wilcox) plans to rob his deceased father's friend, Joel Bentham (Harry Davenport), of $50,000. But the two become friends, and, under Joel's influence, Ray adopts an honest lifestyle.
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| 1. An Angel from Texas (1940)
2. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
3. The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
4. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
5. Sitting Pretty (1948)
6. Young Fugitives (1938)
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