Branded 1950  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Alan Ladd, Mona Freeman, Charles Bickford, Robert Keith, Joseph Calleia, Tom Tully, Milburn Stone, Peter Hanson, Selena Royle, John Berkes, Martin Garralaga, Edward Clark, John Butler, George L. Lewis, Bob Kortman
Choya (Alan Ladd) impersonates the kidnapped son of the Lavery family who has been missing for 25 years. However, his life changes when he is with his "new family," and he ends up risking his own life to rescue their real son–missing since he was five years old–from the clutches of a Mexican bandit.
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A Bullet for Joey 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter, George Dolenz, Peter van Eyck, Kaaren Verne, Peter Hanson, William Bryant, Toni Gerry, Ralph Smiley, Henri Letondal, John Cliff, Joseph Vitale, Sally Blane, Steven Geray
Communist spy Eric Hartman (Peter van Eyck) hires gangster Joe Victor (George Raft) to kidnap nuclear physicist Carl Macklin (George Dolenz), take him back behind the Iron Curtain, and steal his invention. Joe reactivates his former gang–along with Joyce (Audrey Totter) whose job it is to seduce Carl. Meanwhile, Canadian Inspector Raoul Leduc (Edward G. Robinson) becomes suspicious. But, will Leduc be able to figure things out in time to save the day?
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The Savage 1952  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susan Morrow, Peter Hanson, Joan Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Milburn Stone, Richard Rober, Don Porter, Ian MacDonald, Angela Clarke, Orley Lindgren, Michael Tolan, Howard Negley, Frank Richards
Warbonnet (Charlton Heston) was a White child taken captive by Indians in his youth. He was the sole survivor of a Crow Indian raid and was rescued by the Sioux Indians and raised by them. Now, as the White men head through Indian territory, Warbonnet is a grown man and must decide whether to support the White man's war or remain in his Indian world. He finally leaves but does warn the Indians not to fight a losing battle with the White men.
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Three Violent People 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland, Tom Tryon, Forrest Tucker, Elaine Stritch, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Peter Hanson, John Harmon
After the Civil War, Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) returns to Texas where he fights carpetbaggers and learns to deal with the news that his new bride was once a saloon hostess.
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 When Worlds Collide 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Sandro Giglio, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Frank Cady, Hayden Rorke, John Ridgely
This movie is interesting to watch if only to compare special effects and how they have progressed over the years. The story is about a doomed planet and pilgrims moving on to another world. An Oscar was awarded for Best Special Effects.
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| 1. Branded (1950)
2. A Bullet for Joey (1955)
3. The Savage (1952)
4. Three Violent People (1956)
5. When Worlds Collide (1951)
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