The Big Show 1936  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes, Sally Payne, Max Terhune, William Newell, Roy Rogers, Charles Judels, Rex King, Harry Worth, Mary Russell
It is Centennial time in Texas, and Gene Autry plays himself and his stuntman during the festivities. This confuses not only the ladies but also the bad guys who are out to relieve our hero of his money. Guess who wins! Roy Rogers sings as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers."
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Bill Cracks Down 1937  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Men of Steel
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks, Judith Allen, William Newell, Pierre Watkin, Roger Williams, Georgia Caine, Greta Meyer, Edgar Norton, Harry Depp, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Bill Reardon (Pierre Watkin) has willed his family's steel mill to either "Tons" Walker (Grant Withers) or to his playboy son, Bill Jr. (Ranny Weeks), with the provision that "Tons" will work with Bill Jr. for one year and convince him to change his ways. Professional as well as personal entanglements ensue, but when each becomes involved with each others' girlfriends (Beatrice Roberts and Judith Allen), antagonisms reach new heights, and lessons are learned by both "Tons" and Bill.
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Escape from Fort Bravo 1953  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, William Campbell, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Glenn Strange, Alex Montoya, Charles Stevens, William Newell, Harry Cheshire
During the Civil War, Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe) is being held prisoner at the prison camp where Southern belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) is brought in to distract Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) and aid in a prison break. The ploy works, Roper falls in love with Carla, and she leaves with the escaping rebels including Marsh who has also fallen for Carla. But, Roper catches up with them and leads them back to Fort Bravo. It proves to be a difficult trek–especially when they meet up with a Mescalero Apache hunting party and must form an alliance to fend off the attack.
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Hold That Woman! 1940 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: James Dunn, Frances Gifford, George Douglas, Martin Spellman, Rita La Roy, Eddie Fetherston, Guy Usher, Paul Bryar, Edwin Miller, Jack Roper, Dave O'Brien, William Newell
Repossessor Jimmy Parker's (James Dunn) current task is to repossess a radio for nonpayment. After accomplishing his mission, he is pursued by gangsters who want the stolen jewels hidden in the radio. After the obligatory escapades, he brings about the capture of the bad guys.
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A Man Betrayed 1937  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John H. Auer
Cast: Edward J. Nugent, Kay Hughes, Lloyd Hughes, John Wray, Edwin Maxwell, Theodore von Eltz, Thomas E. Jackson, William Newell, Smiley Burnette, John Hamilton, Ralf Harolde, Carleton Young
Oil company executive Frank Powell (Edward J. Nugent) is framed for a murder and teams up with a group of thieves–led by Sparks (John Wray)–who helps prove his innocence.
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The Mandarin Mystery 1936 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ralph Staub
Cast: Eddie Quillan, Charlotte Henry, Rita La Roy, Wade Boteler, Franklin Pangborn, George Irving, Kay Hughes, William Newell, George Walcott, Edwin Stanley, Edgar Allen, Bert Roach
The popular hero of mystery novels, Ellery Queen, is brought to the screen with Eddie Quillan in the role of the sleuth. He sets out to recover a valuable Mandarin stamp that has been stolen and to solve murders that occurred during the heist. Even though Quillan had the same initials as Ellery Queen, he just didn't seem to fit the role–especially when the film was played more for laughs than for the mystery. No further Ellery Queen films were made until four years later.
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My Sister Eileen 1955  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Lucy Marlow, Barbara Brown, Horace McMahon, Queenie Smith, Tommy Rall, Henry Slate, Hal March, Kathryn Grant, William Newell
This musical remake of the 1940s' play and film involves two sisters–Eileen (Janet Leigh) and Ruth (Betty Garrett)–who move from Ohio to New York City where they move into a basement apartment. Ruth aspires to be a writer, but her work is turned down by magazine publisher Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) until he convinces her to move away from fiction and write about her "true" life. Eileen Aspires to be an actress, and now Ruth pretends to be Eileen in her writings, which involve Eileen's misadventures with strange men. It works, and both find fame, fortune, and love. Highlight: Jack Lemmon and Betty Garrett perform "It's Bigger than You and Me." Screenplay by Blake Edwards.
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 The Outlaw 1943 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Hughes
Cast: Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, Mimi Aguglia, Joe Sawyer, Ben Johnson, Emory Parnell, Harry Strang, Martin Garralaga, Gene Rizzi, Dickie Jones, Ted Mapes, William Newell, Edward Peil Sr.
Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) has stolen Doc Holliday's (Walter Huston) horse, and Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) wants to put him behind bars. Meanwhile, Doc becomes a friend of Billy and brings him to his ranch to escape arrest. At the ranch, Billy meets Doc's mistress Rio (Jane Russell), and romance blooms. Gunfights ensue as Doc helps Billy evade the law, and they ride through the desert with Garrett and his posse in pursuit.
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Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 1937  N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Cast: Mala, Mamo Clark, Herbert Rawlinson, William Newell, John Ward, Selmer Jackson, John Dilson, John Picorri, George Chesebro, Bob Kortman, George Cleveland, Lloyd Whitlock, Tracy Roebuck, Herbert Weber, Anthony Pawley
A U.S. Intelligence Agency sends Agent Mala (Mala) to a South Pacific island to investigate the destruction of a dirigible, which had stopped for refueling. Mala finds that spies on the island are using their technology to cause volcanic eruptions to keep the natives in line while they do their spy work. A 14-episode serial.
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| 1. The Big Show (1936)
2. Bill Cracks Down (1937)
aka: Men of Steel
3. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
4. Hold That Woman! (1940)
5. A Man Betrayed (1937)
6. The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
7. My Sister Eileen (1955)
8. The Outlaw (1943)
9. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1937)
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