Charley's Aunt 1941  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne Baxter, Edmund Gwenn, Reginald Owen, Laird Cregar, Richard Haydn, Arleen Whelan, Will Stanton
An Oxford student, Lord Fancourt (Jack Benny), pretends to be his roommate Charley's (Richard Haydn) Aunt Babbs Babberley. The deception is performed as a means to facilitate the romancing of Amy (Anne Baxter) and Kitty (Arleen Whelan).
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Devil's Island 1940  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Boris Karloff, Nedda Harrigan, James Stephenson, Adia Kuznetzoff, Rolla Gourvitch, Will Stanton, Edward Keane, Pedro de Cordoba, Al Bridge, Earl Dwire
A French doctor, Charles Gaudet (Boris Karloff), treats a treasonous soldier and is punished with imprisonment on Devil's Island where his presence provides the means to save a young girl's life.
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The Last of the Mohicans 1936 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon, Bruce Cabot, Heather Angel, Phillip Reed, Robert Barrat, Hugh Buckler, Willard Robertson, Lumsden Hare, William Stack, Frank McGlynn Sr., Will Stanton, William V. Mong, Art Dupuis
This is an excellent, exciting rendition of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, with Randolph Scott in perhaps his best work as Hawkeye. During the French and Indian War, Hawkeye escorts the two daughters–Alice and Cora Munro (Binnie Barnes and Heather Angel) of the commander of a fort through hostile territory accompanied by the last two survivors of the Mohican tribe Uncas (Philip Reed) and Chingachgook (Robett Barrat).
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Me and My Gal 1932 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Marion Burns, George Walsh, J. Farrell MacDonald, Noel Madison, Henry B. Walthall, George Chandler, Bert Hanlon, Will Stanton
Comedy reigns when a hard-boiled cop (Spencer Tracy) falls for a waitress (Joan Bennett) whose relatives are involved with the underworld.
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Sadie Thompson 1928 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Raoul Walsh, Blanche Friderici, Charles(1) Lane, James A. Marcus, Florence Midgley, Sophia Artega, Will Stanton, Charles Sullivan
Gloria Swanson plays the prostitute Sadie Thompson who arrives on Pago Pago in the South Pacific and finds true love with Marine Sgt. Tim O'Hara (Raoul Walsh). Now, Sadie runs head-on into hypocritical preacher Alfred Davidson (Lionel Barrymore) who is not pleased with her relationship with Tim and tells her that he will expose Sadie's prostitution background to the authorities if she will not leave the island. But, one night Alfred seduces Sadie, and then his guilt causes him to commit suicide. This allows Sadie to reunite with Tim, and they prepare to begin a new life together. Swanson received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1944 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irene Manning, S.Z. Sakall, Marie Wilson, Robert Shayne, William B. Davidson, Will Stanton, Joseph Crehan, James Bush, Dorothy Granger, Nestor Paiva, John S. Peters, Cyril Ring
The late 1800s/early 1900s duo Nora Bayes (Sheridan) and Jack Norworth (Dennis Morgan), Broadway star and songwriter respectively, are highlighted in this musical. The film follows their rise in the entertainment business, including the bumps along the way.
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The Two Gun Man 1931  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, Lafe McKee, Charles King, Nita Martan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Tom London, Walter Perry, Ethan Allen, Will Stanton, Frank Ellis, Bob Card
Marshal Blackie (Ken Maynard) and his sidekick Joe (Lafe McKee) are on the trail of cattle rustlers and pose as gunmen at a ranch. When the ranch foreman is killed, Blackie is blamed and must work even harder to uncover the rustlers.
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| 1. Charley's Aunt (1941)
2. Devil's Island (1940)
3. The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
4. Me and My Gal (1932)
5. Sadie Thompson (1928)
6. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1944)
7. The Two Gun Man (1931)
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