Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood 1942  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Chester Morris, George E. Stone, Richard Lane, Forrest Tucker, William Wright, Constance Worth, Lloyd Corrigan, John Tyrrell, Walter Sande, Shirley Patterson, Ralph Dunn, Charles Sullivan, Jessie Arnold, Cyril Ring, Lloyd Bridges
In this "Boston Blackie" episode, Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) are about to board a train when Blackie gets a call from his friend Arthur Manleder (Lloyd Corrigan) asking him to retrieve $60,000 from his apartment and then fly to California and give it to him. Police Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) gets wind of the request, arrives on the scene with Detective Sgt. Matthews (Walter Sande), and accuses Blackie of stealing. But, they let Blackie escape and follow him to California hoping to nail Manleder who they believe has possession of the stolen Monterey Diamond. Blackie suspects that he is being followed and uses his own unique methods to solve the case of the stolen diamond.
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Confessions of Boston Blackie 1941  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Joan Woodbury, Walter Sande, Ralph Theodore, Walter Soderling, William "Billy" Benedict, Mike Donovan, Jack Clifford, Eddie Laughton, Jack O'Malley, Ralph Dunn
Chester Morris returns for the second time in the role of Boston Blackie in this entertaining series about the ex-criminal who now helps solve crimes. Once again, Blackie is accused and on the run with Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) in pursuit. This time, George E. Stone joins the cast as Blackie's sidekick, The Runt, helping Blackie prove his innocence in the murder of sculptor Allison (Walter Soderling).
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Dark Mountain 1944  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey, Eddie Quillan, Elisha Cook Jr., Ralph Dunn, Walter Baldwin, Virginia Sale, Byron Foulger, Johnny Fisher, Alex Callam, Eddie Cane
Forest Ranger Don Bradley (Robert Lowery) loves Kay (Ellen Drew), but by the time he gets a promotion that would allow him to marry Kay, she marries another–gangster Steve (Regis Toomey). But it turns out that the marriage was a convenience for Steve, and now she is being held by Steve against her will in a mountain cabin. Don comes to the rescue.
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The Golden Eye 1948  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: The Mystery of the Golden Eye
Charlie Chan and the Golden Eye
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Roland Winters, Victor Sen Yung, Mantan Moreland, Tim Ryan, Bruce Kellogg, Wanda McKay, Evelyn Brent, Ralph Dunn, Lois Austin, Forrest Taylor, Lee "Lasses" White, Edmund Cobb, John Merton, George Spaulding, Lee Tung Foo
Charlie Chan (Roland Winters) visits an Arizona dude ranch where a defunct gold mine, mysteriously, has become active and, once again, is producing gold. The mine owner, Mr. Manning (Forrest Taylor) has called on Chan to help him when he learns that he is the intended victim of a murderer. Chan, his son Tommy (Victor Sen Yung), and chauffeur Birmingham (Mantan Moreland) pose as tourists, and the investigation begins. Clues lead to mine operator Driscoll (Ralph Dunn) who is smuggling gold from Mexico and passing it off as coming from the mine. But solving this case will prove difficult–and dangerous.
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939 N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Duncan Renaldo, Jinx Falkenburg, Ralph Dunn, J. Farrell MacDonald, William Gould, Rex Lease, Ted Mapes, John Beach, Glenn Strange, Stanley Blystone
The Lone Ranger (Robert Livingston) and companion Tonto (Chief Thundercloud) return for their second serial–with less mystery and more ridin' and shootin'. Homesteaders aren't welcome in cattleman's valley, so outlaws are hired to keep them out. Again, this good serial has many ambushes, etc. to keep the audience anxious for the next episode as the Lone Ranger and Tonto, with help from Juan (Duncan Renaldo), come to the aid of the settlers.
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 The Pajama Game 1957 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: George Abbott
Cast: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr., Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols, Ralph Dunn, Thelma Pelish, Jack Straw, Owen Martin
"Seven and a Half Cents" is the song and issue in this musical about Katie "Babe" Williams (Doris Day) and her co-workers who want a pay raise at a local pajama factory. When Babe takes their demands to the shop superintendent Sid Sorokin (John Raitt), a romance blooms, and Sid must deal with his love for Babe amidst the union crisis at the factory.
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Singing Guns 1950 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Vaughn Monroe, Ella Raines, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Jeff Corey, Harry Shannon, Billy Gray, Barry Kelley, Tom Fadden, Ralph Dunn, George Chandler, Denver Pyle
Singer Vaughn Monroe takes on the serious role of Rhiannon who, when cheated out of his gold mine, resorts to robbing that same mine to obtain what he believes is rightfully his.
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Sun Valley Serenade 1941 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, Dorothy Dandridge, William B. Davidson, Almira Sessions, Mel Ruick, Nicholas Brothers, Ralph Dunn, Chester Clute, Ann Doran
Phil Corey's (Glenn Miller) band has sponsored Norwegian refugee Karen (skating star Sonja Henie), and now the band has an engagement at Sun Valley, Idaho. When jealousy enters the picture, and the band's soloist Vivian (Lynn Bari) quits, Karen steps in and stages a fantastic ice show for a delighted audience.
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| 1. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
2. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
3. Dark Mountain (1944)
4. The Golden Eye (1948)
aka: The Mystery of the Golden Eye
aka: Charlie Chan and the Golden Eye
5. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
6. The Pajama Game (1957)
7. Singing Guns (1950)
8. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
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