Air Force 1943  G, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Ridgely, John Garfield, Harry Carey, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, George Tobias, James Brown, Moroni Olsen, Faye Emerson, Stanley Ridges, Willard Robertson, Edward Brophy, Richard Lane, Addison Richards
Use of newsreel footage from World War II is effectively utilized to tell the story of the "Mary Ann," a B-17 Flying Fortress crew as it prepares for battle in the Pacific Theater. The commander is Quincannon (John Ridgely), and the crew, among others, includes Sgt. White (Harry Carey), Gunnery Sgt. Joe Winocki (John Garfield), and Weinberg (George Tobias). The squadron flies into the middle of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and then on to Wake Island on their way to the Philippines where they fight the Japanese invasion force. This film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Special Effects.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Kurt Katch, Frank Puglia, Fortunio Bonanova, Moroni Olsen, Ramsay Ames, Chris-Pin Martin, Scotty Beckett, Noel Cravat, Yvette Duguay, Jimmy Conlin, Harry Cording
All the splendor and color of Arabian Nights tales are present in this harmless, but fun, story of the son (Scotty Beckett) of the Kalif of Baghdad who is brought up by thieves after his father is killed by the evil Hugala Khan's (Kurt Katch) soldiers. The son, Ali Baba (now played by Jon Hall), becomes the leader of the thieves as they fight for freedom.
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Allegheny Uprising 1939 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders, Brian Donlevy, Chill Wills, Wilfrid Lawson, Robert Barrat, Moroni Olsen, Ian Wolfe, Eddie Quillan, Wallis Clark, Monte Montague, Olaf Hytten, Eddy Walle, Clay Clement
Set in Ohio before the Revolutionary War, this is the story of Jim Smith (John Wayne), a colonial leader who falls in love with Janie (Claire Trevor)–all the while attacking the regime of provincial governor Captain Swanson (George Sanders) that allows trader Ralph Callendar (Brian Donlevy) to sell firearms to the Indians.
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Annie Oakley 1935 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Moroni Olsen, Pert Kelton, Andy Clyde, Chief Thunderbird, Otto Hoffman, Willie Best, Delmar Watson, Iron Eyes Cody, Si Jenks, Margaret Armstrong, Adeline Craig, Dick Elliott
Buffalo Bill's (Moroni Olsen) Wild West Show stars Annie Oakley (Barbara Stanwyck), an ace rifle shot, as one of its main draws. This is her story as she competes with "The World's Greatest Marksman" Toby Foster (Preston Foster) who, in real life, she marries–but not in this film. For the romantic story, watch "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950) starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
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The Beginning or the End 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn, Joseph Calleia, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Moroni Olsen, Hurd Hatfield, Godfrey Tearle, Warner Anderson, Jonathan Hale, Richard Haydn
During World War II, President Roosevelt (Godfrey Tearle) assigns Brigadier General Leslie Groves (Brian Donlevy) the job of supervising the Manhattan Project in which scientists from around the world work together to develop the atomic bomb. From its inception through the trial-and-error period, the drama unfolds and climaxes with the bombing of Hiroshima.
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Black Gold 1947 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox, Kane Richmond, "Ducky" Louie, Raymond Hatton, Thurston Hall, Moroni Olsen, Charles Trowbridge, Darryl Hickman, Al Bridge, H.T. Tsiang, Norman Willis, Clem McCarthy, Joe Hernandez
Charley Eagle (Anthony Quinn) and his wife, Sarah (Katherine DeMille), adopt young Davey ("Ducky" Louie) and discover oil on their land. Davey grows up to fulfill Charley's dream when he becomes a jockey and rides Charley's horse in the Kentucky Derby.
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Brigham Young 1940  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Marc Lawrence, Jane Darwell, Jean Rogers, Stanley Andrews, Ann E. Todd, Willard Robertson, Moroni Olsen, Frank M. Thomas
Scorned by citizens of Missouri and Illinois, Brigham Young (Dean Jagger) leads his fellow Mormons westward to Utah. This is the story of The Church of the Latter Day Saints as its members followed their beliefs to success following adversity.
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 Buffalo Bill 1944  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Quinn, Moroni Olsen, Frank Fenton, Chief Thundercloud, Sidney Blackmer, Matt Briggs, George Lessey, Frank Orth, Arthur Loft, Evelyn Beresford
Indian scout and Wild West showman William Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, is portrayed by Joel McCrea in this epic biography. The story begins during his days as an Army scout who respects the Indians and continues through his life until he becomes the owner of the Wild West show.
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Call Northside 777 1948 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, E.G. Marshall, Kasia Orzazewski, Betty Garde, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Michael Chapin, Samuel S. Hinds, George Pembroke
This story, based on an actual police case, features James Stewart as Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal who is given the assignment of writing a public interest story. His assignment is Tillie Wieceki (Kasia Orzazewski) who has offered $5,000 for information proving that her son Frank (Michael Chapin) is innocent although convicted of a policeman's murder committed 11 years ago. McNeal does not believe that Frank is innocent, but when McNeal examines the case, Frank passes a lie detector test showing that he is innocent, and, by the end of McNeal's investigation, Frank gains his freedom.
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Cobra Woman 1944 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Lon Chaney Jr., Edgar Barrier, Mary Nash, Samuel S. Hinds, Moroni Olsen, Fritz Leiber, Lois Collier
Maria Montez plays twin sisters–Toilea is the prisoner of her evil sister, Princess Nadja. When Toilea's fiance (Jon Hall) tries to rescue her, confusion reigns as he tries to discern the true identity of the look-alike sisters.
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Dive Bomber 1941 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, Regis Toomey, Craig Stevens, Robert Armstrong, Allen Jenkins, Alexis Smith, Herbert Anderson, Moroni Olsen
In pre-Pearl Harbor bombing days, scientist Doug Lee (Errol Flynn) tries to solve the problem of blackouts suffered by pilots training for possible future air battles.
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Don't Fence Me In 1945 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Livingston, Moroni Olsen, Marc Lawrence, Andrew Tombes, Paul Harvey, Lucile Gleason, Tom London, Bob Nolan, Steve Barclay, Douglas Fowley, Edgar Dearing, Ray Teal
Roy Rogers is the proprietor of a dude ranch, and Gabby is one of his ranch hands when magazine journalist Toni Ames (Dale Evans) arrives while working on an article about Wildcat Kelly, an outlaw from the past who supposedly died 40 years ago. Gabby offers to help Toni with her article, and then Toni figures out that Gabby and Wildcat are the same person. She publishes the information, and, soon after, Gabby is shot–but survives. More complications follow before all ends happily. The music makes this movie. Roy Rogers sings the title song written by Cole Porter, and the Sons Of The Pioneers sing two of their biggest hits: "The Last Roundup" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds."
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Father of the Bride 1950  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen, Melville Cooper, Paul Harvey, Russ Tamblyn, Taylor Holmes, Frank Orth, Tom Irish, Marietta Canty, Fay Baker
This excellent film depicts a father Stanley T. Banks' (Spencer Tracy) emotions surrounding the approaching wedding of his only daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor). Mother Ellie (Joan Bennett) and daughter prepare wedding plans, but Father becomes concerned with financing the wedding. Underlying all this is Father's problem of coming to grips with losing his place of importance in his daughter's life. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Tracy), and Writing.
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Father's Little Dividend 1951 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Moroni Olsen, Russ Tamblyn, Paul Harvey, Richard Rober, Frank Faylen, Tom Irish, Hayden Rorke, Marietta Canty, Dabbs Greer, Howard M. Mitchell
This sequel to "Father of the Bride (1950)" has Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) trying to adjust to becoming a grandfather. His daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) is now married to Buckley (Don Taylor), and they are expecting a baby. Stanley's overbearing wife Ellie (Joan Bennett) is worried throughout the pregnancy, but their young grandson arrives safely. The baby now screams whenever Stanley comes near–until Stanley mistakenly leaves the baby alone in his carriage for a half hour. When Stanley returns, he is greeted by a smiling baby, and he is finally a proud grandfather.
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 The Fountainhead 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Paul Harvey, Roy Gordon, Creighton Hale, Jonathan Hale, Ruthelma Stevens, Selmer Jackson
In this screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's philosophical novel about the value of individualism, after being expelled from college, Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) finds work with architect Henry Cameron (Henry Hull). After Cameron drinks himself to death, Howard remains the individualist architect who stands for integrity in a world of conformity.
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The Glass Key 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Donald MacBride, Moroni Olsen
Based on a Dashiell Hammett novel, this is a riveting story of a politician (Brian Donlevy) accused of murder. When his bodyguard (Alan Ladd) determines to clear the name of his boss, he must fight the influence of the Mob. This story was previously filmed in 1935.
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If I Had My Way 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, Charles Winninger, El Brendel, Allyn Joslyn, Claire Dodd, Donald Woods, Moroni Olsen, Nana Bryant, Brandon Hurst
When a young girl is orphaned, her deceased father's friends come to her aid as Buzz Blackwell (Bing Crosby) takes Patricia (Gloria Jean) on a train trip to live with her great uncle (Charles Winninger).
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Invisible Stripes 1939 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Flora Robson, Humphrey Bogart, Paul Kelly, Marc Lawrence, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill, Moroni Olsen, Tully Marshall, Joseph Crehan, Joe Downing, Chester Clute, Margot Stevenson
Cliff Taylor (George Raft) is paroled from Sing Sing prison the same day as mobster Chuck Martin (Humphrey Bogart). Cliff needs money to help his younger brother Tim (William Holden) get married to Peggy (Jane Bryan) and joins Chuck's gang. Problems ensue, and both Cliff and Chuck are killed by rival gangsters Ed Kruger (Paul Kelly) and Lefty Sloan (Marc Lawrence). But, as they lie near death, Cliff and Chuck console themselves with the fact that by dying they will not be serving life sentences.
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Kentucky 1938 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Douglass Dumbrille, Karen Morley, Moroni Olsen, Russell Hicks, Willard Robertson, Bobs Watson, Charles(2) Lane, Charles Waldron, George Reed, Delmar Watson, Leona Roberts, Charles Middleton
The Dillon and Goodwin families have been feuding since 1861 when John Dillon (Douglass Dumbrille) killed Thad Goodwin (Russell Hicks) in a dispute over horses. Now, in 1938, Peter Goodwin (Walter Brennan) is raising horses on the family's ranch. Jack Dillon (Richard Greene) arrives in the area, and, unaware that Jack is a Dillon, Peter hires him, and he begins training Sally Goodwin's (Loretta Young) horse. A love affair heats up between Sally and Peter; however, when she learns who he is, she orders him to stay away from her family's horses. Race day at the Kentucky Derby arrives, and Sally's horse wins. When Peter dies from the excitement, the families reconcile, and John reads the eulogy at Peter's funeral. Walter Brennan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Life with Father 1947 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Zasu Pitts, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy Lydon, Emma Dunn, Moroni Olsen, Elisabeth Risdon, Martin Milner, Johnny Calkins, Monte Blue, Mary Field, Clara Blandick
During the 1880s, stockbroker Clarence Day (William Powell) lives in New York City with his non-sensible wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne) and their family. Vinnie is determined that Clarence be baptized and that he will "toe the line," and she stops at nothing to get her way. Meanwhile, their eldest son, Clarence, Jr. (James Lydon), is enjoying a romance with Mary (Elizabeth Taylor) who is visiting from out of town, and son John finds a way to make money by selling a questionable potion. This warm-hearted and amusing film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor (Powell).
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Lone Star 1952 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Ed Begley, William Conrad, William Farnum, Moroni Olsen, Russell Simpson
Set amidst the fervor of attempts to have Texas become one of the United States, Devereaux Burke (Clark Gable) presses for statehood but finds opposition from Martha Ronda (Ava Gardner) and Thomas Craden (Broderick Crawford) who would rather keep Texas as a Republic.
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The Long Night 1947 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Elisha Cook Jr., Moroni Olsen, Will Wright, Queenie Smith, Mary Gordon, Byron Foulger, Howard Freeman, David Clarke, Patty King, Charles McGraw, Davis Roberts
When a magician, Maximilian (Vincent Price), causes Joe's (Henry Fonda) girlfriend Jo Ann (Barbara Bel Geddes) to leave him, Joe kills Maximilian and holes up in his apartment. Now, as police and snipers surround the apartment, Jo Ann tries to talk Joe into surrendering to the police. Flashbacks are used to reveal Joe's relationships with Jo Ann and how Maximilian used deceit to get close to Jo Ann and woo her.
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The Long, Long Trailer 1953 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Gladys Hurlbut, Moroni Olsen, Bert Freed, Madge Blake, Walter Baldwin, Oliver Blake, Perry Sheehan, Frank Gerstle, John Call, Edgar Dearing, Jack Kruschen
While setting off on their honeymoon, Nicky and Tracy Collini (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball) naively opt to live in a 40-foot trailer in his comedy about getting their rig from one spot to another as Nicky's job sites change. Their decision results in a series of comedic disasters that leave them on the verge of divorce. But, by story's end, their marriage is saved.
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round 1937 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Charles Reisner
Cast: Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, James Gleason, Luis Alberni, Smiley Burnette, Selmer Jackson, Moroni Olsen, Max Terhune, Gene Autry, Cab Calloway, Phil Regan, Tamara Geva, Henry Armetta, Joe DiMaggio, Neal Dodd
Italian mobster Tony Gordoni (Leo Carrillo) is the owner of the Associated Record Company, and he uses strong-arm methods to deal with performers who do not do his bidding. Tony forces singer Jerry Hart (Phil Regan) to use his charm on opera star Charlizzini (Tamara Geva) so that she will make a record for his company. Problems follow because Jerry is about to marry Ann Rogers (Ann Dvorak) who had convinced Tony to let Jerry record. But, by story's end, Jerry and Ann reunite, and all ends happily. There are plenty of songs and performers in this musical comedy. Songs include "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round."
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Mary of Scotland 1936 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Douglas Walton, John Carradine, Robert Barrat, Gavin Muir, Ian Keith, Moroni Olsen, Ralph Forbes, William Stack, Alan Mowbray, Frieda Inescort, Donald Crisp, David Torrence
In the 16th century, Mary was the Roman-Catholic Queen of Scotland and had many battles with her Protestant cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. This is the story of Mary's (Katharine Hepburn) martyrdom when Elizabeth's (Florence Eldridge) allies ensure Mary's demise.
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 Mildred Pierce 1945 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Joan Crawford, Bruce Bennett, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden, George Tobias, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Charles Trowbridge
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) is a divorced mother of two daughters. The mother/daughter relationship with Veda (Ann Blyth) is highlighted as Mildred tries to give her unthankful daughter everything she wants. Joan Crawford received an Oscar for this film. There were five other nominations, including Best Picture and two for Best Supporting Actress (Eve Arden and Ann Blyth).
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Murphy
Cast: Fay Bainter, Hugh Herbert, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Britton, Carolyn Lee, Moroni Olsen, Billy Lee, John Archer, Clem Bevans, Ethel Griffies
Based on a 1901 novel by Alice Hegan, this is the story of Mrs. Wiggs (Fay Bainter) who is a mother of five children, and although they suffer adversities, she manages to instill positive messages in her brood.
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My Favorite Spy 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong, Helen Westley, William Demarest, Una O'Connor, Moroni Olsen, George Cleveland, M.A. Bogue, Lionel Royce, Vaughan Glaser, Hobart Cavanaugh, Chester Clute, Teddy Hart
In a comedy of errors, Kay Kyser is recruited by the Army to help in espionage work. An espionage group is suspected to be taking cover in the nightclub where Kyser's band plays, and his job is to infiltrate the gang. Kyser was recently married to Terry (Ellen Drew), and she is unhappy with their separation and becomes suspicious of Kyser's involvement with secret agent Connie (Jane Wyman). Lots of slapstick moments ensue. Comedian great Harold Lloyd was the producer.
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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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Notorious 1946  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin, Reinhold Schunzel, Moroni Olsen, Ivan Triesault, Wally Brown, Gavin Gordon, Alex Minotis, Fay Baker, Antonio Moreno, Friedrich von Ledebur, Charles D. Brown
During World War II, American agent Devlin (Cary Grant) heads to Rio De Janeiro where he works with Alice Huberman (Ingrid Bergman), who is the daughter of a convicted spy. Together, they track down Nazi secrets after she marries German businessman Alexander Sebastian (Claude Rains), and Alice and Devlin find Uranium hidden in Sebastian's cellar. This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Rains).
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One Foot in Heaven 1941 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Grant Mitchell, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart, Elisabeth Fraser, Harry Davenport, Laura Hope Crews
William Spence (Fredric March) is a Methodist minister who, with his wife (Martha Scott), serves a number of Iowa parishes where he tries to bring God into the lives of those encountering changes in the world they have known. The picture earned an Academy Award nomination.
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Possessed 1947 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Nana Bryant, Moroni Olsen, Erskine Sanford, Peter Miles
Joan Crawford was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in this film about a woman who marries her boss (Raymond Massey) and then is plagued by her growing mental problems involving her obsession for David (Van Heflin).
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Pride of the Marines 1945 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark, John Ridgely, Rosemary DeCamp, Ann Doran, Anthony Caruso, Moroni Olsen, Warren Douglas, Don McGuire
U.S. Marine Al Schmid (John Garfield) was blinded during the World War II Guadalcanal battle. When he returns to his Philadelphia home he must adjust to a new lifestyle.
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Reunion in France 1942 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, John Carradine, Henry Daniell, Howard Da Silva, J. Edward Bromberg, Moroni Olsen
During World War II and the Nazi occupation of France, a Parisian woman (Joan Crawford) teams up with an American pilot (John Wayne) to escape the clutches of the Gestapo.
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Roger Touhy, Gangster 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Lois Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Kent Taylor, Harry Morgan, Trudy Marshall, William Post Jr., Moroni Olsen, Frank Jenks
This film is a loosely based-on-fact biography of the infamous murderer, Roger Touhy.
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Samson and Delilah 1949 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Fay Holden, Julia Faye, Russ Tamblyn, Moroni Olsen, John Miljan, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, Francis McDonald, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Fritz Leiber
After her sister Semadar (Angela Lansbury) is killed, Philistine femme fatale Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) seeks vengeance against Samson (Victor Mature) who is the strongest man in the world. Delilah learns the secret of Samson's strength, betrays him, and the result is destruction and death. This film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costuming.
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The Santa Fe Trail 1940 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Van Heflin, Gene Reynolds, Henry O'Neill, Ward Bond, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Alan Baxter, Moroni Olsen, David Bruce, John Litel
In 1854, just before graduating from West Point, cadets Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) and George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan) are given a dangerous assignment of reporting to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to confront abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey) who is using his own unique methods to free the slaves. While a cat-and-mouse game ensues, Stuart and Custer seek the affection of Kit Carson Halliday (Olivia de Havilland).
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Seven Keys to Baldpate 1935 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Director: William Hamilton
Cast: Gene Raymond, Margaret Callahan, Eric Blore, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Moroni Olsen, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell, Harry Beresford, Emma Dunn, Walter Brennan, Ray Mayer, Erville Alderson, Murray Alper, Philip Morris, Monte Vandergrift
A writer, William Magee (Gene Raymond), makes a bet that he can complete his novel within 24 hours after checking into the Baldpate Inn. Once he arrives at the hotel, he encounters others holding keys to the inn–including gangster Max the Monk (Murray Alper), detective Harrison Boulton (Eric Blore), distressed Mary Norton (Margaret Callahan), and Myra Thornhill (Erin O'Brien-Moore). All of them are searching for a cache of money, and, as murders ensue, Magee becomes involved in solving the mystery.
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Sign of the Pagan 1955  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Ludmilla Tcherina, Rita Gam, Jeff Morrow, Pat Hogan, Michael Ansara, Allison Hayes, Eduard Franz, George Dolenz, Alexander Scourby, Howard Petrie, Leo Gordon, Moroni Olsen, Fred Nurney
This attempt at a spectacular is about Attila the Hun's (Jack Palance) advancing army's threat to the Holy Roman Empire. Attila captures Roman centurion Marcian, but he escapes and learns about a plot between Attila and Roman Emperor Theodosius (George Dolenz) involving Attila's planned attack on Rome. As Attila continues on his quest, what lies ahead?
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: David Hand
Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Moroni Olsen, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Eddie Collins, Marion Darlington, James MacDonald
This prototype for Disney animated films tells the story of Snow White (voice of Adriana Caselotti) who escapes the clutches of her evil stepmother and finds refuge with seven dwarfs–Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Dopey. Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar (actually an Oscar and seven miniatures) for significant screen innovation. An all-time great–and still good.
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The Strange Woman 1946 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart, Hillary Brooke, Rhys Williams, June Storey, Moroni Olsen, Alan Napier, Dennis Hoey, Olive Blakeney, Kathleen Lockhart, Edith Evanson, Jessie Arnold, Edward Biby
Bangor, Maine, was a bustling, brawling lumber town in the early 1800s when beautiful, young Jenny Hager (Hedy Lamarr) accepted a marriage proposal from wealthy businessman Isaiah Poster (Gene Lockhart), 20 years her senior. Shrewd for her age (due in part to having to deal with her drunken father for many years), she uses her new wealth to her advantage, including courting other men. Well acted and directed.
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Submarine Command 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz, Darryl Hickman, Jack Kelly, Moroni Olsen, Jerry Paris, Charles Meredith, Peggy Webber, Jack Gregson, Don Dunning, Philip Van Zandt, Gordon Polk
Set during the Korean War, the psychological conflicts of submarine Captain Ken White (William Holden) outweigh his sea battles as he deals with his role in the death of two shipmates.
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Submarine Patrol 1938 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Ford
Cast: Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Preston Foster, George Bancroft, Slim Summerville, John Carradine, Moroni Olsen, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Ward Bond, Warren Hymer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Douglas Fowley, Dick Hogan, Elisha Cook Jr., Jack Pennick
Naval activity during World War I is the background for this adventure about those who patrolled the deep seas looking for enemy submarines.
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Susannah of the Mounties 1939 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, Martin Good Rider, J. Farrell MacDonald, Moroni Olsen, Victor Jory, Lester Matthews, Leyland Hodgson, Charles Irwin, Maurice Moscovitch, Herbert Evans, Jack Luden, John Sutton, Larry Dods
Following her parents' massacre in an Indian raid, Susannah (Shirley Temple) is taken in and raised by Canadian Mounted Policeman Monty (Randolph Scott). She befriends the son of an Indian chief and helps settle a major problem between the Indians and the railroad.
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The Three Musketeers 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Heather Angel, Margot Grahame, Ian Keith, Ralph Forbes, Rosamond Pinchot, John Qualen, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare, Murray Kinnell, Nigel De Brulier
This is not a bad rendition of Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan (Walter Abel) and his musketeers who roam 17th-century France during the reign of Louis XIII (Miles Mander). It doesn't, however, have as much action as later versions.
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Up in Central Park 1948 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price, Albert Sharpe, Tom Powers, Hobart Cavanaugh, Thurston Hall, Mary Field, Moroni Olsen, Howard Freeman
Set in the early 1900s, this musical is about a reporter (Dick Haymes) who exposes the evils of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed (Vincent Price).
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Virginia City 1940 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, John Litel, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Douglass Dumbrille, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Moroni Olsen, Russell Hicks, Dickie Jones, Frank Wilcox, Russell Simpson, Victor Kilian
After Union officer Capt. Kerry Bradford (Errol Flynn) escapes from a Confederate prison, he heads to Nevada where he finds out that the Confederate Prison boss, Capt. Vance Irby (Randolph Scott), is planning to send a large shipment of gold to Confederate forces to prolong the war. Bradford intends to make sure that doesn't happen. Also seeking the gold is Mexican outlaw Murrell (Humphrey Bogart), and problems ensue.
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We've Never Been Licked 1943 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Richard Quine, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Mitchum, Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, Moroni Olsen, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry Davenport, Mantan Moreland, William Frawley
A young American, raised in Japan, is faced with the dilemma of which country he wants to ally with following the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
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| 1. Air Force (1943)
2. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
3. Allegheny Uprising (1939)
4. Annie Oakley (1935)
5. The Beginning or the End (1947)
6. Black Gold (1947)
7. Brigham Young (1940)
8. Buffalo Bill (1944)
9. Call Northside 777 (1948)
10. Cobra Woman (1944)
11. Code of the Secret Service (1939)
12. Dive Bomber (1941)
13. Don't Fence Me In (1945)
14. Father of the Bride (1950)
15. Father's Little Dividend (1951)
16. The Fountainhead (1949)
17. The Glass Key (1942)
18. If I Had My Way (1940)
19. Invisible Stripes (1939)
20. Kentucky (1938)
21. Life with Father (1947)
22. Lone Star (1952)
23. The Long Night (1947)
24. The Long, Long Trailer (1953)
25. Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
26. Mary of Scotland (1936)
27. Mildred Pierce (1945)
28. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
29. My Favorite Spy (1942)
30. A Night in Paradise (1946)
31. Notorious (1946)
32. One Foot in Heaven (1941)
33. Possessed (1947)
34. Pride of the Marines (1945)
35. Reunion in France (1942)
36. Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
37. Samson and Delilah (1949)
38. The Santa Fe Trail (1940)
39. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
40. Sign of the Pagan (1955)
41. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
42. The Strange Woman (1946)
43. Submarine Command (1951)
44. Submarine Patrol (1938)
45. Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
46. The Three Musketeers (1935)
47. Up in Central Park (1948)
48. Virginia City (1940)
49. We've Never Been Licked (1943)
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