Henry Travers

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Dir. Frank Capra · With James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Dir. James Whale · With Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

Dir. Howard Hawks · With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka

Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.

Dir. Mervyn LeRoy · With Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

Dir. Raoul Walsh · With Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Dir. William Wyler · With Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

Dir. Michael Curtiz · With Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

Dir. Edmund Goulding · With Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Dir. Leo McCarey · With Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

Dir. Clarence Brown · With Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.