East of Borneo 1931  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Melford
Cast: Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, Noble Johnson
Linda Randolph (Rose Hobart) searches for her long-lost husband, Allan (Charles Bickford), in the jungles east of Borneo and finds him serving as the court physician in the Prince of Marudu's (Georges Renavent) palace. Rose and Allan rekindle their love just as a smoking volcano is about to erupt.
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Frontier Pony Express 1939 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Edward Keane, Noble Johnson, Monte Blue, Don Dillaway, William Royle, Ethel Wales, Chris-Pin Martin
Yankee and Rebel forces vie for the hearts of Californians and all is not peaceful. Pony Express rider Roy Rogers and pal get the bad guys.
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 King Kong 1933  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, James Flavin, Paul Porcasi, Etta McDaniel, Vera Lewis, Steve Clemente, Roscoe Ates, Earl Dwire, George MacQuarrie, Frank Mills
This film about a huge ape that terrorizes New York City is a classic. It is worth watching for the exciting climax when King Kong takes the "light of his life" (Fay Wray) in his arms and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building where he is attacked by an airplane. Good viewing–even better the second time around.
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Kismet 1930 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John Francis Dillon
Cast: Otis Skinner, Loretta Young, David Manners, Mary Duncan, Sidney Blackmer, Montagu Love, Ford Sterling, Theodore von Eltz, John St. Polis, Edmund Breese, Blanche Friderici, Richard Carlyle, John Sheehan, Otto Hoffman, Noble Johnson
Baghdad beggar Haji (Otis Skinner) makes his way into the palace inner-circle where he romances Wazir Mansur's (Sidney Blackmer) "head wife" Zeleekha (Mary Duncan) while his daughter Marsinah (Loretta Young) falls in love with Caliph Abdallah (David Manners). Fate plays a big role in this captivating story.
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Moby Dick 1930  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: John Barrymore, Joan Bennett, Walter Long, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Virginia Sale, John Ince, Lloyd Hughes, May Boley, Tom O'Brien
Any resemblance to Herman Melville's classic story is purely coincidental in this strange adaptation of his story about Captain Ahab's obsession with the great white whale.
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The Most Dangerous Game 1932  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: The Hounds of Zaroff
Director: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Leslie Banks, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, Hale Hamilton, William B. Davidson, Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian, James Flavin
Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks) lives in his castle on his remote island while awaiting boats that often wreck on the island. When one unfortunate ship wrecks, the count greets the three boaters graciously. But it soon becomes clear that he loves to hunt humans. Let the sports begin! This is the first (and best) filming of this often-told story, which was remade as "A Game of Death" and "Run for the Sun." Producer Ernest B. Schoedsack, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and others in this movie were filming "King Kong" at the same time.
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 The Mummy 1932 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
Director: Karl Freund
Cast: Boris Karloff, David Manners, Zita Johann, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson, Leonard Mudie, Eddie Kane, Henry Victor, Kathryn Byron, James Crane, Tony Marlow, C. Montague Shaw, Leyland Hodgson
Boris Karloff takes on the title role in this classic horror film about a third-millennium Egyptian mummy who comes to life. A curse had been placed on anyone who disturbs his tomb when he was buried alive. Now, the tomb is disturbed, the mummy comes to life in the persona of an Egyptologist, and sets out to reincarnate his lover from 3000 years before. He falls in love with Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann) who he believes is the shadow of his lost love. He abducts her and plots to kill her so they can be reunited forever in the Hereafter. Only Frank Whemple (David Manners) and Dr. Muller (Edward Van Sloan) can save her, but will they arrive in time?
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 Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Ames, Brandon Hurst, Arlene Francis, Bert Roach, Noble Johnson, D'Arcy Corrigan, Herman Bing, Betty Ross Clarke
Dr. Mirakle (Bela Lugosi) is especially fiendish in this film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's story of the attempt to cross an ape with a woman.
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Mystery Ranch 1932 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Killer
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Charles Middleton, Charles Stevens, Forrester Harvey, Noble Johnson, Roy Stewart, Virginia Herdman, Betty Francisco, Russ Powell, Steve Clemente, Frank Rice
Ruthless rancher Henry Steele (Charles Middleton) conducts a reign of terror in the valley to increase his holdings. He also keeps Jane (Cecilia Parker) hostage as he tries to get her to marry him in order to gain her land holdings. Undercover Ranger Bob Sanborn (George O'Brien) infiltrates Henry's ranch hands in order to bring the insane killer to justice. An unusual, dark Western.
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The Navigator 1924 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Buster Keaton
Cast: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Frederick Vroom, Noble Johnson, Clarence Burton, Donald Crisp
Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) is a spoiled rich man who is stranded aboard an ocean liner with a girl (Kathryn McGuire). After finally figuring out survival techniques, the pair sails near an island. Hoping for rescue, their plans are dashed when they realize their island "haven" is inhabited by cannibals. Just when all seems lost, the couple is rescued by a submarine crew.
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Noah's Ark 1929 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister, Myrna Loy, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Armand Kaliz
George O'Brien plays an American traveling in Europe who must leave the woman he loves–a German–as events beginning World War I intervene in their lives. Flashbacks provide parallels to Noah. Restored; mostly silent film is interesting piece of history to watch.
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The Ranger and the Lady 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, Harry Woods, Noble Johnson, Si Jenks, Tom London, Henry Brandon, Ted Mapes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Ingraham, Davison Clark, Vester Pegg, Henry Wills, Art Dillard
A Texas Ranger, Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers), disagrees with territorial administrator Kinkaid (Henry Brandon) who imposes a tax on wagons using the Santa Fe Trail, but Kinkaid orders Colt and Sgt. Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) to enforce the ruling. Jane Tabor (Julie Bishop), who owns freighter wagon trains, refuses to pay the tax. After some confusion, Jane, Colt, and Gabby join forces to fight Kinkaid's ruling.
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Renegades 1930 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Noah Beery, Gregory Gaye, George Cooper, C. Henry Gordon, Bela Lugosi, Colin Chase, Noah Beery Jr., Claire Du Brey, Victory Jory, Edwards Davis, Fred Kohler Jr., Noble Johnson, Frank Lackteen
Four volunteers–Deucalion (Warner Baxter), Machwurth (Noah Beery), Mordiconi (C. Henry Gordon), and Biloxi (George Cooper)–leave their unit in the French Foreign Legion. They join forces with a beautiful spy, Eleanore (Myrna Loy), which is a decision that leads to tragic consequences.
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She 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Samuel S. Hinds, Noble Johnson, Lumsden Hare, Jim Thorpe, Ray Corrigan
She (Helen Gahagan) has ruled over the lost land of Kor for 500 years, her immortality being maintained by the Flame of Life. Along comes a trio of people (Randolph Scott, Helen Mack, and Nigel Bruce) seeking this land and bringing problems as She falls for Scott. Based on the 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard (who also wrote "King Solomon's Mines") and was remade in 1965.
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Mildred Natwick, Paul Fix, George O'Brien, Arthur Shields, Michael Dugan, Noble Johnson, Fred Graham, Tom Tyler, Jack Pennick
Tried and true cavalry officer Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) is getting ready for retirement, but there is one more job left to do. He is given the assignment of escorting the wife and niece–Abby and Olivia (Mildred Natwick and Joanne Dru)–of his commanding officer Major Mac Allshard (George O'Brien) from the fort to the stagecoach at Sudros Wells. However, the Apaches are on the warpath; they have massacred Custer and the Seventh Cavalry, and dangers lie ahead on the trek to Sudros Wells. The dangers include the Indians AND two of Brittles' men (John Agar and Harry Carey, Jr.) who fight for the attention of Olivia. John and John (Ford and Wayne) are in great form.
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 The Son of Kong 1933 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston, Victor(2) Wong, Ed Brady, Lee Kohlmar, Clarence Wilson, Kathrin Clare Ward, Noble Johnson
In this follow-on to the highly successful "King Kong," explorer Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) returns to the place where he found Kong. He also had to get away from the hassles of the aftermath of Kong's "visit" to New York City. Upon his return, he finds Kong's son who befriends the party after they save his life. Together, they fight the many beasts in the area. Lighthearted and comedic but cheaply made, and it shows.
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 The Ten Commandments 1923 N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor, James Neill, Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy, Julia Faye, Rod La Rocque, Nita Naldi, Noble Johnson
This very successful silent film is an early version of the Biblical story of Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt and bondage. Several scenes, including the parting of the Red Sea, are shot in two-color Technicolor.
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The Thief of Baghdad 1924 N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Anna May Wong, Sojin, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Brandon Hurst, Tote Du Crow, Noble Johnson, Winter Blossom
Amidst fabulous sets, this silent film features the dashing Douglas Fairbanks as the adventurer who falls in love with an Arabian princess (Julanne Johnston).
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| 1. East of Borneo (1931)
2. Frontier Pony Express (1939)
3. Jungle Book (1942)
4. King Kong (1933)
5. Kismet (1930)
6. Moby Dick (1930)
7. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
aka: The Hounds of Zaroff
8. The Mummy (1932)
9. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
10. Mystery Ranch (1932)
aka: The Killer
11. The Navigator (1924)
12. Noah's Ark (1929)
13. North of the Great Divide (1950)
14. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
15. Renegades (1930)
16. She (1935)
17. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
18. The Son of Kong (1933)
19. The Ten Commandments (1923)
20. The Thief of Baghdad (1924)
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