Francis Goes to West Point 1952  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, Gregg Palmer, Les Tremayne, Otto Hulett, David Janssen, Paul Burke, Leonard Nimoy, Chill Wills, William Reynolds, James Best, Cliff Clark, Sam Flint, Pierre Watkin
In this "Francis the Talking Mule" episode, Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and Francis (voice of Chill Wills), head to West Point where Francis tries to keep Peter out of trouble. Francis serves as the West Point football team's mascot but still finds time to give advice to Peter and even helps the Army team beat Navy. Look for Leonard Nimoy as a football player.
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Francis in the Navy 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Martha Hyer, Clint Eastwood, Jim Backus, Richard Erdman, David Janssen, Leigh Snowden, Martin Milner, Paul Burke, Chill Wills, Phil Garris, Myrna Hansen, Jane Howard, Virginia O'Brien, William Forrest
This is the fifth sequel to the original "Francis" movie. In this one, Francis the Talking Mule (voice of Chill Wills) is drafted into the Navy and is about to be auctioned off as surplus. Francis' pal, Army Lt. Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor), comes to his aid but is mistaken for Bosun's mate Slicker Donovan (also played by O'Connor). Peter must convince the Navy that he is not Slicker, and, once again, Francis comes to the rescue. This is a fun, family movie.
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Little Ladies of the Night 1977  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Diamond Alley
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr., Linda Purl, Carolyn Jones, Clifton James, Kathleen Quinlan, Vic Tayback, Dorothy Malone, Paul Burke, Lana Wood
This made-for-TV film concerns a teenager (Linda Purl) who runs away and gets involved in the world of prostitution.
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Psychic Killer 1975  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ray Danton
Cast: Jim Hutton, Julie Adams, Paul Burke, Aldo Ray, Neville Brand, Whit Bissell, Nehemiah Persoff, Rod Cameron, Della Reese, Mary Charlotte Wilcox, Judith M. Brown, Joseph Della Sorte, Graydon Clark, Johnny Dennis, Harry Holcombe
Psychopath Arnold Masters (Jim Hutton) goes on a killing spree with a twist–his gruesome murders are performed on those he believes at some point in time have wronged him. On his trail are Lt. Morgan (Paul Burke) and Lt. Anderson (Aldo Ray); his psychiatrist Dr. Laura Scott (Julie Adams) also tries to prevent more murders.
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South Sea Woman 1953  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Paul Burke, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Leon Askin, Raymond Greenleaf, Cliff Clark
World War II has just begun, and Marine Sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is in San Diego embroiled in his court-martial trial for desertion. Coming to his defense is nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo) who testifies that O'Hearn is trying to protect his fellow Marine, Davy White (Chuck Connors), who O'Hearn had forced on a perilous trip from Shanghai to Pearl Harbor, resulting in O'Hearn arriving in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese had attacked and giving the impression that he had deserted.
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 The Thomas Crown Affair 1968  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Yaphet Kotto, Jack Weston, Biff McGuire, Todd Martin, Gordon Pinsent, Ted Gehring, Judy Pace
This film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel is about a sophisticated investment banker, Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen), who plots a bank heist. Insurance investigator Vickie Anderson (Faye Dunaway) is sent to get to the bottom of the affair and realizes how Crown got the money–but she has already fallen in love with him. "The Windmills of your Mind" won an Academy Award for Best Song.
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 Valley of the Dolls 1967 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Martin Milner, Lee Grant, Joey Bishop, George Jessel, Charles Drake, Alexander Davion, Naomi Stevens, Robert H. Harris
Based on Jacqueline Susann's bestseller, this story involves the lives of three women (Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Sharon Tate) who succeed professionally in the world of show business but fail miserably in their personal relationships.
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| 1. Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
2. Francis in the Navy (1955)
3. Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
aka: Diamond Alley
4. Psychic Killer (1975)
5. South Sea Woman (1953)
6. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
7. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
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