The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. 1953  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig, Noel Cravat, Henry Kulky, John Heasley, Robert Heasley, George Chakiris, Tony Butala, Diki Lerner, Kim Charney, Jack Heasley
This Dr. Seuss tale is brought to the screen in the story of 10-year-old Bart Collins (Tommy Rettig) who much prefers playing baseball and spending time with his dog than practicing the piano. One night, Bart has a nightmare in which he stumbles into the castle of his piano teacher (Hans Conried)–now named Dr. T.–who has kidnapped 500 young boys and is forcing them to practice the piano 24 hours a day, all week long. Even worse, Bart discovers that Dr. T. has hypnotized Bart's mother (Mary Healy), and she is now his helpmate. Bart is determined to put an end to Dr. T.'s "school" and to save his mother, and with help from a plumber (Peter Lind Hayes), Bart succeeds in rescuing them all.
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Bugles in the Afternoon 1952  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe, Forrest Tucker, Barton MacLane, George Reeves, Gertrude Michael, Sheb Wooley, Bob Steele, James Millican
Sergeant Kern Shafter (Ray Milland) finds love and excitement when he heads to America's West and enlists in the cavalry.
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Excuse My Dust 1951 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Red Skelton, Sally Forrest, Macdonald Carey, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Jane Darwell, Paul Harvey, Monica Lewis, Sheree North, Will Wright
Red Skelton plays Joe, the inventor of a horseless carriage, in this film about small-town America during the early 20th century. One trouble–his girlfriend's father runs a livery stable.
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Hit the Deck 1955  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Tony Martin, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon, Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn, Ann Miller, J. Carrol Naish, Jane Darwell, Richard Anderson, Gene Raymond, Kay Armen, Alan King, Henry Slate, Dabbs Greer
While on leave from their ship, three sailors–William F. Clark (Tony Martin), Rico Ferrari (Vic Damone), and Danny Xavier Smith (Russ Tamblyn)–arrive in San Francisco for rest and relaxation. They meet three girls–Susan (Jane Powell), Carol (Debbie Reynolds), and Ginger (Ann Miller). Hi-jinks follow, and the sailors end up in the brig, even though Danny's father (Walter Pidgeon) is an admiral! But, romance is in the air, and all ends well amidst jokes, dancing, and songs including "Sometimes I'm Happy," "I Know that You Know," and "Hallelujah."
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Many Rivers to Cross 1955 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western / Romance
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Victor McLaglen, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, James Arness, Alan Hale Jr., John Hudson, Rhys Williams, Josephine Hutchinson, Sig Ruman, Rosemary DeCamp, Abel Fernandez, Russell Johnson, Ralph Moody
Bushrod Gentry (Robert Taylor) is a trapper in the 18th century, and Mary Cherne (Eleanor Parker) is determined to gain his love. He can't escape her persistent pursuit, and a shotgun wedding ensues. But, Bushrod takes off to the North Country, and Mary is not far behind. They continue to rescue each other in this funny film, but the treatment of the Native Americans in that era is not acceptable today. Good song: "The Higher Up the Berry Tree, the Sweeter Grow the Berries."
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 Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, Lili Darvas, Jim Backus, Oscar Karlweis, Paul Henreid, Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Jerry Colonna
A gambling rancher (Dan Dailey) finds his luck soars and his bets are all winners when he holds the hand of a ballerina (Cyd Charisse).
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The Moonlighter 1953  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Ward Bond, William Ching, John Dierkes, Morris Ankrum, Jack Elam, Charles Halton, Norman Leavitt, Sam Flint
Fred MacMurray plays cattle rustler Wes Anderson, and Barbara Stanwyck is his love interest in this run-of-the-mill Western.
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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes 1945  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford, Agnes Moorehead, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Morris Carnovsky, Sara Haden, Louis Jean Heydt, Arthur Space, Greta Granstedt, Dorothy Morris, Charles Middleton, Elizabeth Russell, Francis Pierlot
This family story is about a wise Scandinavian father Martinius Jacobson (Edward G. Robinson) who leads his morally upright family–wife Bruna (Agnes Moorehead), seven-year-old daughter Selma (Margaret O'Brien), and nephew Arnold (Jackie "Butch" Jenkins)–as they adapt to the Wisconsin farming region. The new schoolmarm Viola Johnson (Frances Gifford) arrives, and problems ensue when she finds life in the country to be boring. But, she changes her mind when unexpected events occur to the Jacobson family, and she learns the value of supporting one's friends and neighbors.
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Rogue Cop 1954 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft, Steve Forrest, Anne Francis, Alan Hale Jr., Robert F. Simon, Robert Ellenstein, Peter Brocco, Anthony Ross
Undercover cop Christopher Kelvaney (Robert Taylor) seeks the killers of his brother. Well made flick.
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh, Marshall Thompson, Selena Royle, Charles Dingle, Dean Stockwell, Guy Kibbee, Elisabeth Risdon, Russell Simpson
In Janet Leigh's film debut she plays Lissy Anne MacBean whose father Gill (Thomas Mitchell) is against her suitor, Henry Carson (Van Johnson), because of ill feelings coming out of the Civil War.
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A Stranger in Town 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Porter Hall, Robert Barrat, Donald MacBride, Walter Baldwin, Andrew Tombes, Olin Howland, Chill Wills, Irving Bacon, Eddie Dunn
It is election time in this small town, and honest mayoral candidate Bill Adams (Richard Carlson) is trailing his opponent, the incumbent Mayor James Connison (Robert Barrat) who runs a corrupt administration. When a hunter, John Josephus Grant (Frank Morgan), appears on the scene, he offers legal advice that helps Adams' campaign. How did Grant gain his legal knowledge? Why, he just happens to be a vacationing Supreme Court justice.
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These Wilder Years 1956 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Betty Lou Keim, Don Dubbins, Edward Andrews, Basil Ruysdael, Grandon Rhodes, Will Wright, Lewis Martin
A steel industry leader (James Cagney) tracks down his 20-year-old son and becomes involved with orphanage director Ann Dempster (Barbara Stanwyck).
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Two Weeks with Love 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Jane Powell, Louis Calhern, Ricardo Montalban, Ann Harding, Carleton Carpenter, Debbie Reynolds, Phyllis Kirk, Clinton Sundberg, Gary Gray, Tommy Rettig, Charles Smith, Dorothy Neumann
During the summer of 1913, Patti (Jane Powell), her sister Melba (Debbie Reynolds), their parents (Louis Calhern and Ann Harding), and her younger brothers (Gary Gray and Tommy Rettig) vacation in the Catskills. At 17, Patti feels that she is old enough to be dating and becomes interested in another resort guest Demi Armendez (Ricardo Montalban). But, Patti's friend Valerie (Phyllis Kirk) is also attracted to Demi and does not stand by and encourage a romance between Patti and Demi. Problems develop, but by story's end all ends happily. This was Debbie Reynolds' second movie, and her rendition of the song "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" hit the charts.
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Witness to Murder 1954 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Jesse White, Harry Shannon, Claire Carleton, Lewis Martin, Fred Graham, Harry Tyler, Juanita Moore
After witnessing a murder, Cheryl Draper (Barbara Stanwyck) has problems convincing police Lieutenant Lawrence Mathews (Gary Merrill) that she is not imagining the crime. Her life is in real peril because the murderer, Albert Richter (George Sanders), knows she was an eyewitness.
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| 1. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
2. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
3. Excuse My Dust (1951)
4. Hit the Deck (1955)
5. Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
6. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
7. The Moonlighter (1953)
8. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
9. Rogue Cop (1954)
10. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
11. A Stranger in Town (1943)
12. These Wilder Years (1956)
13. Two Weeks with Love (1950)
14. Witness to Murder (1954)
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