Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William(2) Marshall
Cast: Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Victor Francen, Reggie Nalder, Jim Gerald, Helena Manson, Howard Vernon, Marcel Journet
Errol Flynn portrays a swashbuckling sea captain who becomes involved with a woman falsely accused of murder.
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The Beast with Five Fingers 1946  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Dingle, John Alvin, David Hoffman, Barbara Brown, Patricia Barry
A rich, invalid pianist dies and leaves everything to his nurse, much to the dismay of his relatives and personal secretary, Hilary (Peter Lorre). Hilary cuts off one of the pianist's hands, but finds that was a mistake as the hand gets a life of its own–and is after Hilary. Lorre is great, and the musical score and special effects are good, especially for the time. Occasionally slow, but still a horror classic of sorts.
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Devotion 1946 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Nancy Coleman, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Arthur Kennedy, Dame May Whitty, Victor Francen, Montagu Love, Edmund Breon
This is a biography of the Bronte sisters–ala Hollywood–featuring Charlotte (Olivia de Havilland) and Emily (Ida Lupino) as two sisters competing for the romantic attentions of Arthur Nicholls (Paul Henreid).
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Fanny 1961  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer, Horst Buchholz, Salvatore Baccaloni, Lionel Jeffries, Victor Francen, Georgette Anys, Raymond Bussieres, Joel Flateau, Paul Bonifas
Fanny (Leslie Caron) is the young love interest of Marius (Charles Boyer), but this couple must make life-changing decisions about whether or not to spend their lives together. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Actor (Boyer).
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A Farewell to Arms 1957  N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Vidor, John Huston
Cast: Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi, Mercedes McCambridge, Oskar Homolka, Elaine Stritch, Leopoldo Trieste, Franco Interlenghi, Victor Francen, Kurt Kasznar, Jose Nieto, Georges Brehat, Johanna Hofer, Eduard Linkers
American ambulance driver for the Italian Army, Lt. Frederic Henry (Rock Hudson), meets Red Cross nurse Catherine (Jennifer Jones) during World War I, and they fall in love. Their affair results in Catherine's pregnancy, but Frederick returns to the front, and they lose contact with each other. The war ends for Frederic when he deserts the army and travels to Switzerland searching for Catherine.
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Hell and High Water 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans, David Wayne, Stephen Bekassy, Richard Loo, Peter Scott, Henry Kulky, Harry Carter, Robert Adler, Rollin Moriyama, Leslie Bradley
In this Cold War era film, Prof. Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter Denise (Bella Darvi) worry that the U.S. government is not capable of handling a nuclear threat. The solution is to hire ex-Navy Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) to command a submarine as the means of looking for evidence that the Communists are planning to launch a nuclear missile aimed at North Korea and then blame the U.S. for the action. Special effects are impressive–especially when Jones must deal with a Communist Chinese submarine that his own submarine is no match for, and the subs run silent and deep.
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Hold Back the Dawn 1941 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Rosemary DeCamp, Curt Bois, Eric Feldary, Nestor Paiva, Mitchell Leisen
Spinster Emmy Brown (Olivia de Havilland) becomes the means for gigolo George Iscovesco (Charles Boyer) to live in the United States, but romance blooms when he carries out his selfish plans. This film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Actress.
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Madame Curie 1943 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Walker, Dame May Whitty, Henry Travers, C. Aubrey Smith, Albert Bassermann, Victor Francen, Reginald Owen, Van Johnson
This biography of Marie Curie (Greer Garson) and her discovery of radium is both educational and entertaining. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor (Walter Pidgeon), and Actress (Garson).
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The Mask of Dimitrios 1944 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, George Tobias, Victor Francen, Steven Geray, Florence Bates, Eduardo Ciannelli, Monte Blue
Based on Eric Ambler's novel, this is the story about a mystery writer, Cornelius Latimer Leyden (Peter Lorre), who attempts to reconstruct the life of Dimitrios Makropoulos (Zachary Scott) whose body washed up along an Istanbul shore.
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Night and Day 1946 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Cary Grant, Monty Woolley, Alexis Smith, Ginny Simms, Mary Martin, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Alan Hale, Victor Francen, Dorothy Malone
This biography of Cole Porter is filled with his well-loved tunes such as "Begin the Beguine," "You're the Top," and, of course, "Night and Day."
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San Antonio 1945 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Victor Francen, Florence Bates, John Litel, Paul Kelly, Monte Blue, Doodles Weaver, Paul Kelly, Robert Shayne, John Alvin, Robert Barrat, Pedro de Cordoba, Tom Tyler
Cattleman Clay Hardin (Errol Flynn) arrives in San Antonio, Texas, to capture Roy Stuart (Paul Kelly) who he believes leads a cattle rustling gang. Upon arrival, Clay is attracted to dance-hall singer Jeanne Starr (Alexis Smith) who works in the saloon owned by Roy. Clay believes that Jeanne is in with the crooked rustlers, but he falls in love with her. Tensions rise after Clay's friend Charlie Bell (John Litel) is murdered and culminate in a shoot-out at the Alamo.
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Montgomery, John Sutton, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Victor Francen, Shepperd Strudwick, Ward Bond, Harry Davenport, Douglass Dumbrille, Esther Dale
West Point, with all of its traditions, is presented as the focus for this entertaining drama about the training of some of America's finest young men.
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| 1. Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
2. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
3. Devotion (1946)
4. Fanny (1961)
5. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
6. Hell and High Water (1954)
7. Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
8. Madame Curie (1943)
9. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
10. Night and Day (1946)
11. San Antonio (1945)
12. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
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