Because of Him 1946  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Helen Broderick, Stanley Ridges, Donald Meek, Charles Halton, Regina Wallace, Douglas Wood, Lynn Whitney
Kim (Deanna Durbin), an aspiring actress, is trying to get a role in playwright Paul's (Franchot Tone) Broadway show opposite Broadway legend Sheridan (Charles Laughton). But Paul is not at all pleased to have an unknown star in his play. All ends well, with Deanna still in good voice with the songs and Laughton putting in another fine performance.
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The Big Shot 1942  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters, Donald Crisp, Arthur Kennedy, Howard Da Silva, Stanley Ridges, Minor Watson, Virginia Sale
After being double-crossed and sent to prison, gangster Duke Berne (Humphrey Bogart) is now dying and recounts his tale of betrayal by his lawyer.
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Black Friday 1940 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne, Virginia Brissac, Edmund MacDonald, Paul Fix, Joe King, Jack Mulhall
Doctor Ernest Sovac (Boris Karloff) transplants the brain of a criminal into his friend who, in turn, takes on a new personality.
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Canyon Passage 1946  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Ward Bond, Andy Devine, Lloyd Bridges, Stanley Ridges, Hoagy Carmichael, Rose Hobart
Hoagy Carmichael sings "Buttermilk Sky" in this Western set in 1850s' Oregon. The owner of a thriving general store, Logan Stuart (Dana Andrews), vies with corrupt banker George Camrose (Brian Donlevy) for the attentions of the beautiful Lucy Overmire (Susan Hayward).
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Each Dawn I Die 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Keighley
Cast: James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Victor Jory, Stanley Ridges, Alan Baxter, Willard Robertson, Clay Clement, John Wray, Emma Dunn, Edward Pawley, Paul Hurst, Louis Jean Heydt
This prison melodrama centers around the attempted escape of crime boss "Hood" Stacey (George Raft) and the involvement of another prisoner, youthful reporter Frank Ross (James Cagney), who was framed for murder. Frank has appealed for parole but remains behind bars at Rocky Point Prison. He thinks that he has found a solution when he makes a deal to help "Hood" escape if "Hood" will help Frank prove his own innocence. "Hood" escapes but does nothing to help Frank until Frank's reporter girlfriend Joyce (Jane Bryan) steps in and convinces "Hood" to identify the real killer, Peter Kassock (John Wray), as the man who framed Frank. It turns out that Peter is also at Rocky Point Prison, and now his fate is sealed.
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The File on Thelma Jordan 1949  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Thelma Jordan
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober, Minor Watson, Barry Kelley, Laura Elliot, Basil Ruysdael
Attorney Cleve Marshall (Wendell Corey) leaves his wife Pamela (Joan Tetzel) and falls in love with Thelma Jordan (Barbara Stanwyck). The ill-fated romance leads to murder and atonement.
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God Is My Co-Pilot 1945 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Stanley Ridges, Andrea King, Warren Douglas, Mark Stevens, Minor Watson
The famed World War II Flying Tigers are the focus of this film about action in the Pacific theater.
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The Groom Wore Spurs 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis, Stanley Ridges, James Brown, John Litel, Victor Sen Yung, Mira McKinney, Gordon Nelson, George Meader, Kemp Niver, Robert Williams
Cowboy movie star Ben Castle (Jack Carson) is a creampuff in real life who likes the ladies and gambling. After getting in trouble with the law, he calls on lawyer Abigail (Ginger Rogers) for help. Her "help" involves love, marriage, and a crusade to make Ben into the man reflected in his movies.
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If I Were King 1938 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, Henry Wilcoxon, Sidney Toler, Paul Harvey, Heather Thatcher, Stanley Ridges, Walter Kingsford
Poet Francois Villon (Ronald Colman) and Louis XI (Basil Rathbone) match wits as Louis grants Villon one week as a grand constable before enacting his sentence of death.
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Internes Can't Take Money 1937 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: You Can't Take Money
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges, Lee Bowman, Irving Bacon, Steve Pendleton, Pierre Watkin, Charles(2) Lane, Fay Holden
In this, the first in a series of Dr. Kildare stories, a young intern (Joel McCrea) helps a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) find and retrieve her missing daughter.
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The Lady Is Willing 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Fred MacMurray, Aline MacMahon, Stanley Ridges, Arline Judge, Roger Clark, Sterling Holloway, Elisabeth Risdon, Marietta Canty, Harvey Stephens
Broadway star Elizabeth Madden (Marlene Dietrich) wants to adopt a baby, but she needs a husband first. She opts for a staid pediatrician, Doctor Cory McBain (Fred MacMurray), as the solution to her dilemma.
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Let Us Live! 1939 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter, Stanley Ridges, Henry Kolker, Charles Trowbridge, Byron Foulger, George Douglas, Phillip Trent
Two innocent men are sentenced to death for a murder they did not commit, and the fiancee (Maureen O'Sullivan) of one of the prisoners (Henry Fonda) is determined to save her lover's life. Heavy soap.
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The Mad Miss Manton 1938 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene, Frances Mercer, Stanley Ridges, Vickie Lester, Whitney Bourne, Hattie McDaniel, Penny Singleton, Grady Sutton
This comedy/mystery is about a high-living socialite (Barbara Stanwyck) and her friends who get involved in a murder mystery and are determined to solve the case.
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The Master Race 1944 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert J. Biberman
Cast: George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Carl Esmond, Nancy Gates, Lloyd Bridges, Jason Robards Sr., Morris Carnovsky, Eric Feldary, Gavin Muir
Nazi leader Von Beck (George Coulouris) pretends to be a Belgian patriot after D-Day, but his real purpose is to upset the programs of American Occupation.
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Mr. Ace 1946 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Stanley Ridges, Sara Haden, Jerome Cowan, Sid Silvers, Alan Edwards, Roman Bohnen, Joyce Bryant, Joe Gray
Eddie (George Raft) heads a dirty political machine, and Margaret (Sylvia Sidney) is running for governor. Margaret needs Eddie's support, but, being a male chauvinist, he is reluctant to come to her aid. Eddie even sides with her opponent and tries to ruin Margaret's name. Eddie eventually sees the light and backs her. Now he's in trouble with the law for election fraud while Margaret falls for him. Got the picture? Not one of Raft's best, but Sidney is pretty good.
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No Way Out 1950 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier, Stephen McNally, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Harry Lauter, Stanley Ridges, Will Wright, Jack Kruschen, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Dots Johnson, Robert Adler, Ray Teal
Revenge based on racial prejudice is the name of the game in this movie that marks Sidney Poitier's film debut. Poitier plays medical intern Dr. Luther Brooks who is blamed for the death of Ray Biddle's (Richard Widmark) brother George (Harry Bellaver). The Biddle brothers are shot during a robbery and taken to a county hospital. The Biddles are racists, and when Brooks arrives to treat Ray, he refuses treatment because Brooks is Black. George dies while under Brooks' care, and Ray blames Brooks. He calls on his gang to cause violence in the Black neighborhoods, but the Blacks fight back. Ray escapes from the hospital with Brooks as his hostage and plans to kill him. But, Ray's girlfriend Edie steps in and thwarts his plans.
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Possessed 1947 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Nana Bryant, Moroni Olsen, Erskine Sanford, Peter Miles
Joan Crawford was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in this film about a woman who marries her boss (Raymond Massey) and then is plagued by her growing mental problems involving her obsession for David (Van Heflin).
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The Sea Wolf 1941  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Alexander Knox, Gene Lockhart, Barry Fitzgerald, Stanley Ridges, Howard Da Silva, Francis McDonald, David Bruce
Based on Jack London's novel, this is the adventure story of the diabolical Captain Wolf Larson (Edward G. Robinson) whose crew plots to save themselves from Larson's clutches.
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Sergeant York 1941 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Noah Beery Jr., Ward Bond, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank Faylen
Gary Cooper won the Oscar for his portrayal of Sergeant York in this film based on a true story of York's single-handed killing of 25 and capture of 132 Germans during one day of battle. In addition to one other Oscar (Film Editing), nine nominations were received, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan), Supporting Actress (Margaret Wycherly), and Director.
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Silver on the Sage 1939 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, George "Gabby" Hayes, Ruth Rogers, Stanley Ridges, Frederick Burton, Roy Barcroft, Jack Rockwell, Ed Cassidy, Wen Wright
Twin brothers use their saloon as a decoy for their more profitable business–cattle rustling. But, Hopalong Cassidy brings law and order to the town and ousts the brothers.
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The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carl Esmond, Carol Thurston, Paul Kelly, Elliott Reid, Stanley Ridges, Philip Ahn
In this disappointing Cecil B. DeMille offering, Dr. Corydon Wassell (Gary Cooper) works tirelessly to save humanity during World War II.
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Streets of Laredo 1949 G, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Stanley Ridges, Alfonso Bedoya, Ray Teal, Clem Bevans, James Bell, Joe Dominguez, Dick Foote, Grandon Rhodes, Perry Ivins, Byron Foulger, Hank Bell
In this remake of 1936's "The Texas Rangers," outlaws Jim Dawkins (William Holden) and Wahoo Jones (William Bendix) turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, they are forced to capture a former cohort, Lorn Reming (Macdonald Carey).
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The Suspect 1944 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, Rosalind Ivan, Molly Lamont, Raymond Severn, Eve Amber, Maude Eburne
Philip (Charles Laughton) is a successful shopkeeper in the early 1900s and has an ever-complaining wife. After he meets another woman (Ella Raines) and falls in love with her, he kills his wife and convinces the authorities that she had an accident. But a neighbor and a police detective are not convinced of his innocence.
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Tarzan Triumphs 1943 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Thiele
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield, Frances Gifford, Stanley Ridges, Sig Ruman, Pedro de Cordoba, Philip Van Zandt, Stanley Brown, Otto Reichow, Rex Williams
This World War II propaganda film pits Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) against Nazi paratroopers who land in the jungle.
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Task Force 1949 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan, Julie London, Jack Holt, Bruce Bennett, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Richard Rober
This is the story of a retired naval officer Jonathan L. Sullivan's (Gary Cooper) argument for a carrier task force. Although today's Navy depends on carriers, in the 1930s few heeded Sullivan's advice.
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This Is the Army 1943 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Rosemary DeCamp, Frances Langford, Irving Berlin, Dolores Costello, Stanley Ridges, Ruth Donnelly, Dorothy Peterson, Kate Smith
This film was made as a benefit for the Army Emergency Relief Fund during World War II. It features World War I veterans (and many guest stars) entertaining World War II troops with vintage Irving Berlin songs–including "God Bless America" (sung by Kate Smith), "Alexander's Ragtime Band," and "This is the Army, Mr. Jones."
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To Be or Not to Be 1942 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanley Ridges, Sig Ruman, Tom Dugan, Miles Mander, Tom Dugan
Shakespearean actors Joseph and Maria (Jack Benny and Carole Lombard) help the Polish underground aid families of escaped Polish aviators. This was Carole Lombard's last film.
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Winterset 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paul Guilfoyle, John Carradine, Maurice Moscovitch, Edward Ellis, Stanley Ridges, Mischa Auer, Willard Robertson, Myron McCormick, Helen Jerome Eddy
Based on Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play–and bringing Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli to the screen to recreate their Broadway roles–this film is a fictionalized account of the famous Sacco/Vanzetti case. Fifteen years after his father (John Carradine) was found guilty of murder and executed, his son (Burgess Meredith) sets out to prove his father's innocence. This is Burgess Meredith's film debut. Look for a young Lucille Ball.
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| 1. Because of Him (1946)
2. The Big Shot (1942)
3. Black Friday (1940)
4. Canyon Passage (1946)
5. Each Dawn I Die (1939)
6. The File on Thelma Jordan (1949)
aka: Thelma Jordan
7. God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
8. The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
9. If I Were King (1938)
10. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
aka: You Can't Take Money
11. The Lady Is Willing (1942)
12. Let Us Live! (1939)
13. The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
14. The Master Race (1944)
15. Mr. Ace (1946)
16. No Way Out (1950)
17. Possessed (1947)
18. The Sea Wolf (1941)
19. Sergeant York (1941)
20. Silver on the Sage (1939)
21. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
22. Streets of Laredo (1949)
23. The Suspect (1944)
24. Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
25. Task Force (1949)
26. This Is the Army (1943)
27. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
28. Winterset (1936)
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