The Brat 1931  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Sally O'Neil, Alan Dinehart, Frank Albertson, Virginia Cherrill, June Collyer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Mary Forbes, William Collier Sr., Louise Mackintosh, Margaret Mann
A wealthy high-society landowner takes in a poor chorus girl (Sally O'Neil). She changes the family's attitudes in this lesser John Ford film.
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The Bride Comes Home 1935  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Robert Young, William Collier Sr., Donald Meek, Edgar Kennedy, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Gargan, Richard Carle, Robert McKenzie
A romantic triangle results when Jeanette Desmereau (Claudette Colbert) tries to help two men, Cyrus Anderson (Fred MacMurray) and Jack Bristow (Robert Young).
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Cain and Mabel 1936  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns, Walter Catlett, E.E. Clive, Robert Paige, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ruth Donnelly, William Collier Sr.
A musical star, Mabel O'Dare (Marion Davies), pretends to be in love with a championship fighter, Larry Cain (Clark Gable), as part of a publicity stunt, but the stunt takes on new dimensions when the romance turns serious.
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Free and Easy 1930 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Easy Go
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Trixie Friganza, Robert Montgomery, Fred Niblo, Edgar Dearing, Gwen Lee, John Miljan, Lionel Barrymore, William Haines, William Collier Sr., Dorothy Sebastian
Buster Keaton speaks for the first time in the movies. Elvira (Anita Page) wins the Gopher City, Kansas, beauty contest, and the prize is a trip to Hollywood that includes a screen test. She is accompanied by her mother (Trixie Friganza) and Elmer (Keaton), and it is Elmer who becomes the star after he crashes the MGM studio gates. But not all is lost for Elvira; she finds her true love (Robert Montgomery).
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Hot Saturday 1932 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, Randolph Scott, Edward Woods, Lilian Bond, William Collier Sr., Jane Darwell, Rita La Roy, Oscar Apfel, Marjorie Main, Stanley Smith, Rose Coghlan, Jessie Arnold, Grady Sutton, Nora Cecil
Socialite Ruth Brock (Nancy Carroll) is engaged to Bill Fadden (Randolph Scott), but after an argument with him she takes revenge by having an innocent fling with playboy Romer (Cary Grant). Gossip abounds, and her fiance threatens to call off the wedding. Romer tells the real story and wins Ruth as a result.
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Invitation to Happiness 1939 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charles Ruggles, Billy Cook, William Collier Sr., Eddie Hogan, Marion Martin, Gordon Jones, Doodles Weaver, Virginia Brissac
Boxer Albert "King" Cole (Fred MacMurray) strives for both fame in the ring and love from his estranged wife, Eleanor (Irene Dunne), and finds difficulty in both efforts.
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The Murder Man 1935  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Harvey Stephens, James Stewart, Robert Barrat, William Demarest, William Collier Sr., Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler
When a murder is committed, a reporter is intimately involved. Stewart's feature film debut.
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Say It in French 1938 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey, Janet Beecher, Mary Carlisle, Holmes Herbert, Walter Kingsford, William Collier Sr., Billy Lee, Erik Rhodes, G.P. Huntley
After a whirlwind courtship in France, golf pro Richard Carrington Jr. (Ray Milland) marries Julie (Olympe Bradna) but finds problems with his family when he returns home to the United States.
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A Successful Failure 1934 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: William Collier Sr., Lucile Gleason, Russell Hopton, William Janney, Gloria Shea, George P. Breakston, Clarence Wilson, Jameson Thomas, Richard Tucker, Francis McDonald
Newspaperman Ellery Cushing (William Collier Sr.) is constantly pressured by his very inconsiderate family until he finally caves in and loses his job. But, success lies just around the corner when he finds success with a new career in radio, and his family learns valuable lessons in the process.
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Thanks for the Memory 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth, Otto Kruger, Hedda Hopper, Laura Hope Crews, Roscoe Karns, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, William Collier Sr., Emma Dunn, Edward Gargan, Jack Norton, Patricia Wilder, Barney Dean, Pat West
Young newlyweds Steve (Bob Hope) and Anne Merrick (Shirley Ross) have much to work out during their rocky start at marriage. As they settle into their New York apartment, Anne goes off to work every day as a fashion model, and aspiring author Steve stays home devoting his time to writing. This arrangement leads to their temporary break-up. But, by story's end, they are reunited and living happily ever after.
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Up the River 1930 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Claire Luce, Warren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart, William Collier Sr., Steve Pendleton, Morgan Wallace, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Bob Burns, Pat Somerset, Sharon Lynn, Noel Francis, Louise Mackintosh, Ward Bond
In this very early Humphrey Bogart vehicle, he plays wrongly convicted Steve whose plight is noted by St. Louis (Spencer Tracy) and Dannemora Dan (Warren Hymer) who, in turn, escape from prison to help Steve. Spencer Tracy's film debut.
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| 1. The Brat (1931)
2. The Bride Comes Home (1935)
3. Cain and Mabel (1936)
4. Free and Easy (1930)
aka: Easy Go
5. Hot Saturday (1932)
6. Invitation to Happiness (1939)
7. The Murder Man (1935)
8. Say It in French (1938)
9. A Successful Failure (1934)
10. Thanks for the Memory (1938)
11. Up the River (1930)
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