Alaska Highway 1943  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Ralph Sanford, Joe Sawyer, William Henry, Eddie Quillan, Jack Wegman, Harry Shannon, Edward Earle, Keith Richards
Army engineer Woody (Richard Arlen) is assigned to work on an important project: building the Alaskan Highway. He works with his trouble-loving younger brother, Steve (William Henry), and has had to come to Steve's aid more than once. Matters heat up when Steve shows an interest in Woody's girlfriend, Ann (Jean Parker).
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Champion 1949  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Lola Albright, Ruth Roman, John Daheim, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, Ralph Sanford, Esther Howard, Polly Bergen, Tim Ryan, Hal March, George Meader
This is the story of boxer Michael 'Midge' Kelly (Kirk Douglas) who fights his way to a championship despite physical and mental problems. He lets nothing and no one–including his shotgun wife Emma (Ruth Roman), his manager Tommy Haley (Paul Stewart), and his crippled brother Connie (Arthur Kennedy)–stand in his way. He wins fights easily, but, after almost losing his crown, Midge tries to turn his life around and keep his championship. Several Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Douglas), and the film won an Oscar for Best Film Editing.
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Cow Town 1950  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Harry Shannon, Jock Mahoney, Clark "Buddy" Burroughs, Harry Harvey, Steve Darrell, Ted Mapes, Sandy Sanders, Ralph Sanford
A range war rages, and it's due to Gene Autry protecting himself from rustlers with barbed wire around his ranch. All is well when Gene demonstrates that the wire is safe.
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Give Me a Sailor 1938  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Jack Whiting, J.C. Nugent, Clarence Kolb, Nana Bryant, Emerson Treacy, Kathleen Lockhart, Ralph Sanford
While he likes the life of having a girl in every port, sailor Jim Brewster (Bob Hope) tries to play matchmaker for his friend Walter (Jack Whiting) and Letty Larkin (Martha Raye).
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The Glass Menagerie 1950 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy, Ralph Sanford, Ann Tyrrell, John Compton, Sarah Edwards, Louise Lorimer, Sean McClory
This is one of three film adaptations of Tennessee Williams' play about Southern belle Amanda Winfield whose strong nature takes its toll on her two grown children. Not bad, but most will like the other two somewhat better.
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Hit Parade of 1947 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin, William Frawley, Roy Rogers, Richard Lane, Frank Fenton, Ralph Sanford
Kip Walker (Eddie Albert) and his fellow performers rise to stardom in a variety of fields of show business.
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I Live on Danger 1942 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Sam White
Cast: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Norris, Dick Purcell, Roger Pryor, Douglas Fowley, Ralph Sanford, Edwin Maxwell, Patsy Nash, Bernadene Hayes, Billy Nelson
Newsman Jeff Morrell (Chester Morris) sets out to prove the innocence of Eddie (Edward Nelson) upon the urging of Eddie's sister, Susan (Jean Parker). In the process, the couple falls in love, and Jeff is successful in saving Eddie. An OK thriller.
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It's a Joke, Son 1947 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Benjamin Stoloff
Cast: Kenny Delmar, Una Merkel, June Lockhart, Kenneth Farrell, Douglass Dumbrille, Jimmy Conlin, Matt Willis, Ralph Sanford, Vera Lewis, Margaret McWade, Ida Moore, Byron Foulger
The character "Senator Beauregard Claghorn" from Fred Allen's radio show comes to film. In this story, he finds himself in financial trouble and is talked into running for the state senate. Later, he learns that he is running against his own wife.
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Lost in a Harem 1944 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Riesner
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell, John Conte, Douglass Dumbrille, Adia Kuznetzoff, Milton Parsons, Harry Cording, Karin Booth, Ralph Sanford
Magicians Peter Johnson (Bud Abbott) and Harvey Garvey (Lou Costello) are lost in the Far East in this comedy about young Prince Ramo (John Conte) and a showgirl, Hazel Moon (Marilyn Maxwell). A memorable moment is featured in this movie when Abbott tells his famous "S-l-o-w-l-y I Turned" story.
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Minesweeper 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Emma Dunn, Charles D. Brown, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fowley, Frank Fenton, Ralph Sanford, Robert Mitchum, Dub Taylor
Naval officer Richard Houston (Richard Arlen), who had deserted the Navy due to his chronic gambling, reenlists as a seaman under an assumed name when World War II breaks out. He is assigned to a minesweeper where he becomes a hero by destroying a new type of enemy mine. Another film to keep up the morale back home during World War II.
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Sioux City Sue 1946 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Richard Lane, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal, Ralph Sanford, Ken Lundy, Helen Wallace, Pierre Watkin, Tristram Coffin
Gene Autry didn't care for Hollywood where he was taken by a talent scout and he returns home to trouble with outlaws who are up to no good.
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They Made Me a Killer 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William C. Thomas
Cast: Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson, Elisabeth Risdon, James Bush, Edmund MacDonald, Ralph Sanford, Byron Barr, Paul Harvey, John Harmon, Will Wright
Wrongfully accused of robbery and murder, Tom Durling (Robert Lowery) escapes from the police and gets help from the sister (Barbara Britton) of the man he is accused of killing. Together, they track down the real criminals.
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Thunderhead - Son of Flicka 1945 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Louis King
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, James Bell, Patti Hale, Carleton Young, Ralph Sanford, Al Bridge, Robert Filmer
This sequel to "My Friend Flicka" is not quite up to the original, but overall it is enjoyable family fare as the story continues of a boy, Ken (Roddy McDowall), and his horse. This time around, Ken tries to train Flicka's colt Thunderhead to become a successful racehorse. Sequel: "Green Grass of Wyoming."
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| 1. Alaska Highway (1943)
2. Champion (1949)
3. Cow Town (1950)
4. Give Me a Sailor (1938)
5. The Glass Menagerie (1950)
6. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
7. I Live on Danger (1942)
8. It's a Joke, Son (1947)
9. Lost in a Harem (1944)
10. Minesweeper (1943)
11. Sioux City Sue (1946)
12. They Made Me a Killer (1946)
13. Thunderhead - Son of Flicka (1945)
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