• THE CAT AND THE CANARY - Paramount, 1939. Starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Gale Sondergaard, Douglass Montgomery and George Zucco. Hope has one great one-liner after another in this old dark house mystery-comedy. Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire, Cyrus Norman. Cyrus' attorney Cosby has gathered Cyrus' 6 remaining relatives to his New Orleans' mansion for the reading of his will. To the others disappointment, Joyce (Paulett Goddard) is the sole heir. However, due to a streak of insanity running in the family, a second will has been made in case Joyce falls victim to it. This puts Joyce in danger. Suddenly, Miss Lu, Cyrus' maid, appears and warns them that the spirits have told her that one of them will die that night. Following this, Hendrick, a prison guard, warns them that, "The Cat", a homicidal maniac has escaped. This sets up Cyrus' relatives with a night filled with murders, mysteries and intrigue.
  An almost perfect film, "The Cat and the Canary" will have you laughing aloud while peeking through your fingers. Although the 1927 version has recently gained in reputation, this 1939 version is the better of the two. Mint condition, top quality original print from the 1970's on 2x1600' reels - $699
  Price including a vintage original release framed 1939 lobby card ($200 value) that shows the entire cast  - $799

• NEW FACES OF 1937 - RKO, 1937. Stars Milton Berle, Parkyakarkus, Joe Penner, The Three Chocolateers and Harriet Hilliard. "New Faces" is filled with 1930s comedians. Joe "Wanna Buy a Duck" Penner is top billed, but it is Milton Berle who really drives the film. He is truly funny in this film and it is his best cinema showcase. Also on hand are Harry Einstein (Parkyakarkus)(the father of Albert Brooks and "Super Dave" Bob Einstein), and Bert "The Mad Russian" Gordon. Harriet Nelson, this time without Ozzie, is the leading lady. Very funny musical numbers includes one with a teenage Ann Miller and a big final with Harriet and The Three Chocoleteers. Beautiful C&C TV Dupont original in Like New condition on 2x2000' reels - $499

• BEAU HUNKS - 1934 Laurel and Hardy comedy featurette. Jilted by his girlfriend, "Jeanie-Weenie," Oliver joins the Foreign Legion to forget, bringing Stanley along with him. They wilt under the scorching desert sun and under the harsh discipline of the Commandant. On a long march to reinforce remote Fort Arid, the boys get lost in the sands, finally reaching the Fort only to find it besieged by the fearsome Riffs. A Mint 1974 Eastman Blackhawk print, they re-made their negative restoring most of the original MGM titles. Full 1,600' (4 reeler at 40 minutes) in the OB - $199

• WAY OUT WEST (2) - 1937, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Rosina Lawrence. Stan and Ollie are charged with delivering the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. However they reckon without the machinations of her evil guardian Mickey Finn who is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon singer wife Lola. Excellent quality, Mint 1974 Blackhawk print on a full 2,300 reel in a can - $349
  Another top quality Mint 1978 Blackhawk print on a new 2,300' reel in a can - $349

• BLOCK-HEADS - 1938 Laurel and Hardy comedy with James Finlayson, Billy Gilbert and Ben Turpin. It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan at the Soldier's Home. Thinking Stan is disabled (it's just that he's sitting on his leg), Oliver takes pity on him and takes him home for a nice home-cooked meal. But Oliver's wife has other ideas and leaves him to fend for himself. After blowing up the kitchen, Oliver is helped by his next-door neighbor Mrs. Gilbert until the big-game hunting Mr. Gilbert comes home unexpectedly, carrying a shotgun. Excellent dupe of a Blackhawk print with most of the original MGM titles. Mint condition print on a full 2,300' reel in a can - $199

• A CHUMP AT OXFORD - 1939 Laurel and Hardy comedy featurette with Charlie Hall and Peter Cushing. While sweeping streets, Stan and Oliver accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford for a proper education. There they become victims of student pranks, getting lost in the university's Maze, and taking over the Dean's quarters as their own; but, then a knock on the head turns Stan "back" into the famed Lord Paddington, scholar and athlete extraordinaire.  This is the 45 minute American release version.  Mint 1963 Kodak Blackhawk with great thedatrical density and with all original United Artists titles, full 1,600' (4 reeler) in the OB. Much better quality than the full feature version offered by Blackhawk - $249

• SHADOWS OVER CHINATOWN - Monogram Pictures, 1946. Stars Sidney Toler, Tanis Chandler and Mantan Moreland. Charlie Chan, Jimmy and Birmingham are on a bus trip to San Francisco, where he's about to investigate for an insurance company the strange and gruesome deaths of a couple of newly wed young women, all 'torso killings'. The interaction between Toler, Sen Yung and Mantan Moreland is as always fun to watch. Much has been made of Moreland's parts in these films. However him playing a scared bumbler is no different from Lou Costello playing a scared bumbler, and they are both super at it. And there is always beautiful Tanis Chandler. Outstanding density and quality original 1957 Kodak print in Excellent+ condition on 2x1600' reels - $299

• CHARLIE CHAN IN THE SECRET SERVICE - Monogram Pictures, 1944. Starring Sidney Toler and Mantan Moreland. Charlie is called in as a consultant on a murder case by the Secret Service which was guarding a scientist/socialite who worked at home upstairs and threw parties downstairs. At one of those parties he winds up quite dead with no outward appearance of homicide. A house full of guests is the setting for this mystery story, wherein a scientist is murdered. Charlie Chan investigates, along with his two irksome kids. Certainly it's memorable as the introduction of Birmingham Brown, a character played by the wonderful Mantan Moreland to the end of the series. 1970's Agfa original print in Like New condition on a 2300' reel - $299

• DARK ALIBI - Monogram Pictures, 1946. Stars Sidney Toler and Mantan Moreland. A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days. Ben Carter plays one of the prisoners and an old friend of Mantan Moreland playing the Chan family chauffeur Birmingham. These two had a nice comic act before going into films involving them in a conversation where they constantly interrupt each other's words. They know what they're talking about, but poor Tommy Chan played by Benson Fong is standing there without a clue. Excellent quality 1973 Eastman dupe print on a 2300' reel in Like New condition - $199

• ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND - Fox, 1938. Starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Ethel Merman. Roger Grant, a classical violinist, disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with his singer Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend Charlie. Roger comes home after the war and an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together. Mint 1970's print on 2x2000' reels - $299

• STORMY WEATHER - Fox, 1943. Starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and The Nicholas Brothers, Fats Waller. A fantastic piece of entertainment and a classic. This was Fats Waller's last screen performance. Here are a number of legendary performers captured for the ages on film. As great as they were, none appeared in more than a handful of movies. Their greatest work was doubtless performed in stage shows and night clubs, but at least we have "Stormy Weather", a variety show with its acts strung together by the thinnest of plots (typical, by the way, of many musicals of its time) and featuring the most talented black entertainers of generations. A fabulous quality original 1978 Eastman print with a new variable area sound track and in absolutely Mint condition. You will never find a better quality or condition print. On 2x1600' Goldberg reels in cans  - $1,199

• CHRISTMAS IN JULY - Paramount Pictures, 1940. Starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize. As a result, he gets a promotion, buys presents for all of his family and friends, and proposes to his girl. When the truth comes out, he's not prepared for the consequences.  Top quality original on DUPONT film stock in Like New to Mint condition on 2x1600' reels - $499

• THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT - Warner Brothers, 1940. Starring George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan and Ida Lupino. Brothers Paul and Joe Fabrini run a trucking business in California mainly shipping fruit from farms to the markets in Los Angeles. They struggle to make ends meet in the face of corrupt businessmen and intense competition. This is one of George Rafts better performances, and Ida Lupino is excellent as the woman he scorns. Ann Sheridan is very good as the woman he loves. Humphrey Bogart in a supporting role is very good as Rafts brother. Alan Hale Sr. does a fine job as Lupinos husband. Great quality dupe print, Excellent+ to Like New on 2000' and 1600' reels - $299

• MEET DR. CHRISTIAN - RKO, 1939. Starring Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett and Robert Baldwin. The story follows a beloved Dr. Christian who runs the health department in a small town. He seeks to build a hospital, but is turned down by the mayor. The mayor decided that a highway would better suit the town than a new hospital. All this is upset when the mayor's little daughter is injured and needs an operation. Sharp density excellent used condition 1947 Kodak print, complete with the RKO logo. On 2x1600' reels - $149

• GRAND EXIT - Columbia, 1935. Stars Ann Southern and Edmund Lowe.  A dashing insurance company investigator tries to catch an arsonist before they can strike again. This suspenseful little programmer has a clever story with some brisk dialog that keeps things going merrily along while the chase for the arsonist consumes most of the plot, distinguished by several spectacular and real fire scenes that probably came from newsreel footage. Good, tough dialogue and nice pacing by director Kenton. Beautiful 1958 Kodak print in Excellent+ condition on 2x1600' reels - $199

• WHISPERING GHOSTS - 20th Century Fox, 1942. Fox played on the popularity of "Ghost Breakers" and teamed Milton Berle and Willie Best together in this comedy murder mystery. Also with Brenda Joyce, John Carradine and Grady Sutton. An actor who plays a detective on a radio show and his sidekick get it into their heads to try to solve a murder that had been committed several years previously. Vintage 1956 Kodak print in Excellent used condition on 2x1600' reels - $349

• CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK - RKO, 1930. Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club Orchestra. Excellent quality Niles C&C print looks original. The son of a former plantation owner is looking for the deed to an old abandoned house in Harlem so he can claim title, sell it, and be rich enough to marry his intended. His path crossed that of Amos and Andy who are on a kind of treasure hunt for their Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Near Mint C&C print on 2x1600' reels - $399

• THE RETURN OF THE SCARLET PUMPERNEL - London Films, 1937. Barry K. Barnes continues in the fine tradition that Leslie Howard set in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Even though his identity as Regency fop Sir Percy Blakeney is now known to one and all, in The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Barnes is still operating a rescue service to one and all who have fallen afoul of the French Revolution. Excellent to Like New on 2x1600' reels - $199

• RODEO KING AND THE SENIORITA - Republic, 1951 western starring Rex Allen, Buddy Ebsen, Mary Ellen Kay and Roy Barcroft. It has a Roman horse jump, a chariot race, a stage coach race, a horse race, a rodeo and not one but three fights between Allen and perennial heavy Roy Barcroft all crammed into its 67 minute running time. Of course Rex gets to sing a couple of songs too. Even at this late stage in the "B" western genre, Republic was still turning out a better product than any of the other studios. "Rodeo King and the Senorita" clearly demonstrated this. Mint, top quality original Nostalgia Merchant print on 2x1600' reels. Includes original ($75 value) 1-sheet poster - $249

• MAGIC TOWN - Robert Riskin Productions. Excellent 1947 romantic comedy starring James Stewart, Jane Wyman and Ned Sparks. Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure, until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy. Like New print on 1600' and 2000' reels - $399

• HAVING WONDERFUL TIME - RKO, 1938. Ginger Rogers is Thelma, a secretary seeking rest and relaxation at a Catskill resort in "Having Wonderful Time," also starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lee Bowman, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lucille Ball and Michael (Red) Skelton (in his first feature film). Top quality, Like New Eastman C&C original print on 2x1600' reels. Has about 2 to 3 minutes cut that helped establish the romance between Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (possible TV cut) - $129

• THE ROADHOUSE MURDER - RKO, 1932. Starring Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Bruce Cabot, David Landau, Roscoe Ates and Roscoe Karns. Chick Brian, overeager cub reporter, is stranded during a thunder storm with his girlfriend Mary at the remote, spooky Lame Dog Inn. As Mary says, 'What a creepy place!' Soon, they're alone in the house with the victims of a double murder...and Chick has the silly idea of incriminating himself (hiding evidence of his innocence for later) to gain journalistic fame. Things go wrong and the electric chair looms. Beautiful 1950's Dupont original C&C print. Near Mint on 2x1600' reels - $299

• SECOND WIFE - RKO, 1936. Stars Wallter Abel and Gertrude Michael. A while after the death of Kenneth's wife, he finds someone else to marry. As a result he has trouble dealing with his son as he should. Like New original C&C print on 2x1200' reels - $99

•  A TALE OF TWO CITIES - 1958, J. Arthur Rank, Pinewood Studios in England. Starring Dirk Bogarde, Cecil Parker, Christopher Lee, Dorothy Tutin. During the French Revolution, French national Lucie Manette meets and falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay. He is however hiding his true identity as a member of the French aristocratic Evremonde family, who he has denounced in private. The Marquis St. Evremonde in particular was a cruel man, those he wronged who have vowed to see the end of the family line at any cost. Like New print on 3x1600' reels - $199

• IN OLD SANTA FE - Mascot Pictures, 1934. Classic western starring Ken Maynard, Gene Autry, George "Gabby" Hayes and Smiley Burnette. Considered by some to be Maynard's finest sound western, featuring a great cast. Ken enters his famous stallion, Tarzan, into a horse race (Gabby puts up Tarzan as part of a wager). Unknown to Ken, a trip wire has been planted to make Tarzan stumble and lose the race. Later, Ken finds himself implicated in robbery and murder. Like New, excellent quality dupe print, complete on a full 2300' reel - $199

• WESTERN FRONTIER - Columbia, 1935. Western starring Ken Maynard, Nora Lane and Robert 'Buzz' Henry. Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now grown, is sent after the outlaw known as the Golden hair Girl only to find that she's his long lost sister. Like New re-issue TV dupe print on a full 2300' reel - $149

• RIDDLE RANCH - Black King Productions, 1935. Stars David Worth and June Marlowe. Rigging a horse race, Don Carlos wins a lot of money. When he loses his winnings at the gambling table, he shoots the dealer with Horton's gun. Horton is arrested but cannot prove his innocence. The 'star' of the film is the horse Black King whom the publicity states for this poverty row independent has a human brain. Outstanding 35mm quality, Excellent+ condition, 1954 Kodak print on a full 2000' reel - $199

• HOLLYWOOD HOTEL - Warner Brothers, 1937. Starring Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, Louella Parsons, Benny Goodman and his orchestra and Ted Healey. A sprawling, huge musical from Busby Berkeley and the last of his cycle of features for Warners. Fantastic music and songs including "Hooray For Hollywood". Dick Powell is the center of attention, playing a small town saxophonist with the Benny Goodman Orchestra who heads off to Hollywood to work a short stint at a movie studio he has won in a contest, only to take the fall for a stunt involving a stand in for a major star who discovers the ruse and has them both fired. Excellent to Like New condition low density original on 3x1600' reels - $399

• THE GHOSTS OF BERKELEY SQUARE - British National Films, 1947. A very cute ghost comedy concerning 2 gentlemen officers of the 18th century. The men were trying hard to stop a war from starting when they accidentally killed themselves. At least the 2 men were good friends because they are now doomed to live in the Berkeley Square mansion until a reigning monarch visits, which is unlikely to happen anytime soon. It takes 200 years before they are released from their spiritual earth-bound state to move onward in the "afterlife". Abridged 67 minute version on a full 2300' reel in Excellent+ condition - $99

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