Cry of the City 1948  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, Roland Winters, Debra Paget, Hope Emerson, Tommy Cook
Homicide police Lieutenant Candella (Victor Mature) sets out to capture cop-killer Martin Rome (Richard Conte) in this slick police story.
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The Gatling Gun 1973  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
aka: King Gun
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Robert Fuller, John Carradine, Guy Stockwell, Barbara Luna, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne, Pat Buttram, Carlos Rivas, Tommy Cook, Steve Conte, Judy Jordan, Phil Harris, David Cargo, Kalai Strode
Lt. Malcolm (Guy Stockwell) leads a Cavalry troop trying to recover a Gatling gun disposed of by greedy Pvt. Sneed (Robert Fuller) and Rev. Harper (John Carradine). The Gatling gun has become the great equalizer as the Cavalry now has firepower greater than the Apache arrows and the conventional guns of the criminals. During their search, Malcolm and his troops must find a way to beat Apache chief Two Knives (Carlos Rivas) and his braves who are closing in on them.
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Jungle Girl 1941 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr, Eddie Acuff, Frank Lackteen, Tommy Cook, Robert Barron, Al Kikume, Bud Geary, Joe McGuinn, Jerry Frank
Based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this is the story of Nyoka (Frances Gifford) who was raised in the African jungle and now searches for a fortune in diamonds. But the dastardly Slick Latimer (Gerald Mohr) and Nyoka's crooked uncle (Trevor Bardette)–who had killed Nyoka's father–also want the diamonds as do other shady characters. Americans Jack and Curly (Tom Neal and Eddie Acuff) come to Nyoka's aid often in this good 15-episode serial.
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Missile to the Moon 1959   N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Richard E. Cunha
Cast: Gary Clarke, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Michael Whalen, Laurie Mitchell, Nina Bara, Richard Travis, Tommy Cook, Leslie Parrish, Lee Roberts, Henry Hunter, Sandra Wirth, Pat Mowry, Tania Velia, Sanita Pelkey
In this remake of "Cat-Women of the Moon," an expedition to the moon finds more scantly-clad, aggressive women with an even more aggressive leader. Then there are the rockmen and the giant spider to deal with. The 1/2 star is for the laughs you will get from this cheapy.
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Mohawk 1956  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Scott Brady, Rita Gam, Neville Brand, Lori Nelson, Allison Hayes, John Hoyt, Barbara Jo Allen, Rhys Williams, Ted de Corsia, Mae Clarke, Tommy Cook, Michael Granger
In this "Eastern" Western, Boston artist Jonathan Adams (Scott Brady) is popular with the ladies, one of which is a Mohawk princess (Rita Gam). When Jonathan is sent to the Mohawk Valley to paint landscapes, he becomes embroiled in a war between settlers and the Mohawk Indians brought on by land grabber Butler (John Hoyt) who wants more land.
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Panic in the Streets 1950  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, Dan Riss, Tommy Cook, Tommy Rettig, Alex Minotis, Lewis Charles
This Oscar winner (Best Writing/Story) is set in New Orleans where Blackie (Jack Palance) and Fitch (Zero Mostel), unknowingly, are carriers of a deadly virus after they murder an illegal alien. Now, police race against time to track them down.
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Song of Arizona 1946 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Cook, Tommy Ivo, Edmund Cobb, Bob Nolan, Johnny Calkins, Sarah Edwards
Gabby Hayes has a ranch for boys, and Roy Rogers must help save it. In the process, there are plenty of songs, including the boys' choir.
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Tarzan and the Leopard Woman 1946 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Acquanetta, Edgar Barrier, Tommy Cook, Dennis Hoey, Anthony Caruso, Doris Lloyd, Robert Barron
Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Brenda Joyce) and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) take on an evil tribe of natives and almost become victims.
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The Thing with Two Heads 1972 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lee Frost
Cast: Ray Milland, Roosevelt Grier, Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Chelsea Brown, Kathy Baumann, Lee Frost, Tommy Cook, Wes Bishop, Roger Gentry
Maxwell Kirshner (Ray Milland) convinces a fellow surgeon to remove Kirshner's head from his cancer-ridden body and transplant it into the body of prisoner Jack Moss (Rosey Grier).
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Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wallace Grissell, Edward Killy
Cast: James Warren, Richard Martin, Audrey Long, Robert Barrat, Robert Clarke, Harry Woods, Minerva Urecal, Harry D. Brown, Tommy Cook, Harry McKim, Jason Robards Sr., Budd Buster
This is the third film based on Zane Grey's novel (previously made in 1924 and 1935). In this version, Adam (James Warren) is searching for the murderer of his father. Upon finding the killer, Adam decides not to kill him since he has fallen in love with the man's daughter, Jeanie (Audrey Long). But, when the man is killed, Adam is blamed and must now clear himself.
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| 1. Cry of the City (1948)
2. The Gatling Gun (1973)
aka: King Gun
3. Jungle Girl (1941)
4. Missile to the Moon (1959)
5. Mohawk (1956)
6. Panic in the Streets (1950)
7. Song of Arizona (1946)
8. Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
9. The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
10. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
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