Branded a Coward 1935  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Billie Seward, Syd Saylor, Lloyd Ingraham, Lee Shumway, Roger Williams, Yakima Canutt, Frank McCarroll, Mickey Rentschler, Rex Downing
Johnny witnesses the slaughter of his family by a gang led by "The Cat." Twenty years later, Johnny (Johnny Mack Brown) still has fears related to the incident. But, his brave action saving the people on a stagecoach that was being robbed results in his being appointed Marshal. He confronts his fears when he takes on the gang of stagecoach robbers that is led by a man emulating "The Cat." The leader turns out to be Johnny's brother who survived the family's slaughter and was raised by "The Cat." An unusual Western.
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 Wuthering Heights 1939  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Miles Mander, Leo G. Carroll, Hugh Williams, Cecil Humphreys, Cecil Kellaway, Sarita Wooton, Rex Downing, Douglas Scott, Helena Grant
In this filmed version of Emily Bronte's classic novel, Mr. Earnshaw (Cecil Kellaway) brings home orphaned Heathcliff (Rex Downing) to Wuthering Heights. Earnshaw's son Hindley (Douglas Scott) hates Heathcliff, but daughter Catherine (Sarita Wooton) loves him. Mr. Earnshaw dies, and Hindley takes over forcing Heathcliff to work as a stable boy. Cathy and Heathcliff love each other, but when they grow up, Cathy (now played by Merle Oberon) marries wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton (David Niven). Heathcliff (now played by Laurence Olivier) has left but returns a wealthy man, buys Wuthering Heights from Hindley (now played by Hugh Williams), and marries Edgar's sister Isabella (Geraldine Fitzgerald). Now, Cathy realizes that she cannot forget Heathcliff, and even death cannot part them. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Olivier), Supporting Actress (Geraldine Fitzgerald), and Director.
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