Flying Wild (1941) [Comedy] [Drama]

While pals Skinny (Donald Haines), Danny Graham (Bobby Jordan), Peewee (David Gorcey), Algy Reynolds (Eugene Francis), and Scruno (Sunshine Sammy Morrison) all work at the Reynolds Aviation Company, which is run by Algy’s father (Herbert Rawlinson), Muggs (Leo Gorcey), the only one of the kids who refuses to work, spends his time flirting with an …

Johnny O’Clock (1947) [Film Noir] [Drama] [Crime]

Johnny O’Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez). Complicating their longtime working relationship is Guido’s wife Nelle (Ellen Drew), who is still in love with former boyfriend Johnny. She gives Johnny an expensive custom pocket watch, the twin of a birthday present she gave her husband, …

My Man Godfrey (1936) [Romance] [Comedy]

“My Man Godfrey” is an American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava. The screenplay was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on “1011 Fifth”, a short novel by Eric Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family’s butler, only to fall in …

He Walked by Night (1948) [Film Noir] [Thriller]

On a Los Angeles street, Officer Hollis, a patrolman on his way home from work, stops a man he suspects of being a burglar and is shot and mortally wounded. The minor clues lead nowhere. Two police detectives, Sergeants Marty Brennan (Brady) and Chuck Jones (Cardwell), are assigned to catch the killer, Roy Morgan (Basehart), …

Queen of the Amazons (1947) JUNGLE ADVENTURE

Stars: Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison, J. Edward Bromberg Director: Edward Finney Writer: Roger Merton (original story and screenplay) A woman’s husband has disappeared on an expedition into the jungle. She hires a guide to take her into the jungle to find him. However, they discover that he has been captured by a savage female tribe. …

The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) JUNGLE ADVENTURE

Stars: Bruce Bennett, Ula Holt, Ashton Dearholt Directors: Edward A. Kull, Wilbur McGaugh Writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel) Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D’Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and an idol containing the formula for a powerful explosive. D’Arnot and the idol …

Motive For Revenge (1935) CRIME-THRILLER

Stars: Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, Doris Lloyd Director: Burt P. Lynwood Writer: Stuart Anthony Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to prison and, while there, the mother forces Muriel to …