Come to Dinner
MGM’s all-star feature Dinner at Eight is parodied in this comic short, in which a cast of unidentified look-alike actors impersonate Lionel Barrymore, Marie Dressler, ‘Jean Harlow’ , et al.
The Hairy Ape
Aboard ship, a spoiled woman (Susan Hayward) insults the brutish stoker (William Bendix) while watching him work.
Christmas Holiday
Don’t be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It’s a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin marries Southern aristocrat…
The Lady and the Monster
A millionaire’s brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.
The Guilt of Janet Ames
A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life during the war.
Revenge of the Creature
Men from an oceanarium capture the Creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.
Marty
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married…
Bodyguard
A cop on suspension is framed for murder when he noses in on a murder investigation.
Southside 1-1000
The U.S. Secret Service goes after a counterfeiting ring by placing one of its agents in a criminal mob.
Native Son
Author Richard Wright portrays his novel’s Bigger Thomas, a young chauffeur trapped in an accidental murder.
Ruby Gentry
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn’t love, but carries a torch for another man.