Dead Men Tell 1941  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Robert Weldon, Sheila Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, George Reeves, Donald Douglas, Kay Aldridge, Ethel Griffies, Truman Bradley, Paul McGrath, Lenita Lane, Milton Parsons, Pat Flaherty, Lee Phelps, Tim Ryan
Elderly, eccentric Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies) suffers a heart attack and dies while preparing to set out on a hunt for the $60 million family fortune that was inherited from her ancestor, pirate Black Hook. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) investigate and learn that Miss Nodbury was frightened to death by a "ghost" that she believed was Black Hook. In fact, the killer was dressed up as Black Hook, and now Charlie must identify the culprit.
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Decoy 1946 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bernhard
Cast: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard, Marjorie Woodworth, Philip Van Zandt, Carole Donne, Bert Roach, Rosemary Bertrand, William Self, Jody Gilbert, Louis Mason, Pat Flaherty, Ray Teal
Margot (Jean Gillie) schemes to get her hands on her gangster boyfriend Frank's (Robert Armstrong) $400,000 when Frank is scheduled to die in the gas chamber. Her plan is to have Frank's body removed immediately after execution and then have Dr. Craig (Herbert Rudley) administer an antidote that will bring Frank back to life. The plan works, and Frank gives Margot half of a map to locate the money in a treasure chest, but then Frank is shot by a rival, Jim (Edward Norris), who then, with Margot's help, forces the doctor to help find the treasure. Before all is said and done, Margot has killed both the doctor and Jim. For all her work, Margot ends up dead from a fatal gunshot wound, and it turns out the only thing in the treasure chest is a one-dollar bill and a note from Frank saying he knew there would be a double-cross.
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 Key Largo 1948  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Jay Silverheels, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, William Haade, John Litel, Pat Flaherty
Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang have taken over a run-down hotel on Key Largo, Florida. At the same time, Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) has come to visit the hotel owners, who are the father (Lionel Barrymore) and widow (Lauren Bacall) of his war buddy. Frank becomes their reluctant savior. Claire Trevor won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Rocco's alcoholic girlfriend. A great John Huston film of Post-World War II American attitudes.
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Midnight Limited 1940  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: John "Dusty" King, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, Edward Keane, Monte Collins, Pat Flaherty, Herbert Ashley, Lita Chevret, I. Stanford Jolley, Buck Woods, Lane Chandler, Monte Collins, Charles Stevens
The Phantom Robber (I. Stanford Jolley) has robbed the "Midnight Limited" four times–even though private eye Val Lennon (John "Dusty" King) and his assistant, Joan (Marjorie Reynolds), have been hot on his trail. Determined to get his man, Val sets himself up as bait, goes undercover, and prepares to nab the Phantom Robber.
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 My Man Godfrey 1936 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Alan Mowbray, Jean Dixon, Mischa Auer, Franklin Pangborn, Selmer Jackson, Pat Flaherty, Robert Light, James Flavin, Bess Flowers, Edward Gargan
Wealthy debutante Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) wins the prize in the scavenger hunt when she returns to the party with Godfrey (William Powell) as her "forgotten man" item. That event begins a chain of events that leads to Godfrey becoming part of the Bullock household where he serves as their butler and tries to straighten out the pretentious Bullock family members. Six Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Powell), Actress (Lombard), Supporting Actor and Actress (Mischa Auer and Alice Brady), and Director.
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The Red House 1947 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, Julie London, Ona Munson, Harry Shannon, Arthur Space, Walter Sande, Pat Flaherty
Crippled farmer Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson) lives a secluded life with his sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) and teenage ward Meg (Allene Roberts) who they have raised since she was a baby. In the woods on the property is a red house that Pete forbids anyone to visit, but Meg becomes curious and talks farmhand Nath (Lon McCallister) into investigating with her. The secrets of the house come to light in this eerie tale.
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Tea for Two 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Patrice Wymore, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, S.Z. Sakall, Bill Goodwin, Virginia Gibson, Crauford Kent, Elinor Donahue, Harry Harvey, Pat Flaherty, George Baxter, Herschel Daugherty
Based on the Broadway musical, "No, No, Nanette," this delightful film is about Nan's (Doris Day) bet that she can get money needed for her Broadway musical show by not answering "NO!" for an entire weekend. Nan wins the bet and then learns that the money was wiped out in the Wall Street Stock Market crash. Jimmy (Gordon MacRae) is smitten with Nan and offers her the money. The show does go on and is a hit. The film's songs include "Tea for Two," "I Want to Be Happy," "I Only Have Eyes for You," and "Do Do Do."
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 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya, Jose Torvay, Jacqueline Dalya, Robert Blake, Julian Rivero, Arturo Soto Rangel, Manuel Donde, Margarito Luna, John Huston, Pat Flaherty
Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and his friend Curten (Tim Holt) join forces with a prospector (Walter Huston) to search for gold. They find a rich gold field, and their problems increase as greed comes between them. Great line by Gold Hat (Alfonso Bedoya): "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges." John Huston won the Best Director Academy Award for this film, and Walter Huston (John Huston's father) won for Best Supporting Actor. An Oscar was also received for Best Writing, and the film was nominated for Best Picture.
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| 1. Dead Men Tell (1941)
2. Decoy (1946)
3. Key Largo (1948)
4. Midnight Limited (1940)
5. My Man Godfrey (1936)
6. The Red House (1947)
7. Tea for Two (1950)
8. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
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