HC Independent Cat 2015

Offers a selection of Warner Bros. titles for Home Entertainment Licensing
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 - 121 mins - col
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner
Sam Peckinpah’s light-hearted and enjoyable ode to the dying West stars Jason Robards as a
rascally prospector who transforms a desert water-hole into a profitable way station.
Border Incident
1949 - 94 mins - b/w
Directed by Anthony Mann
Starring Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva
A brutal and relentless noir featuring beautiful monochrome cinematography and skillful
direction by Anthony Mann. Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang
exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
The Cameraman
1928 - 67 mins - b/w
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Starring Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin
Buster Keaton plays a lovesick street photographer who becomes a newsreel cameraman to
woo his object of affection. Keaton’s first film for MGM is a classic of silent comedy, full of
ingenious stunts and inventive sight gags.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 - 115 mins - b/w
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, David Niven
Expertly directed by Michael Curtiz, this grand adventure launched Errol Flynn to stardom and
features outstanding battle sequences and a fine cast. During the Crimean War, an English
army officer starts the Battle of Balaclava against the opposing Russian forces.
Cimarron
1960 - 147 mins - col
Directed by Anthony Mann
Starring Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter
Anthony Mann’s epic Oscar-nominated western features a great performance from Glenn Ford.
"Cimarron" chronicles the story of a frontier family who plays a major role in the settling of
Oklahoma, from the land rush in 1889 through to its statehood in 1907.
Clash by Night
1952 - 105 mins - b/w
Directed by Fritz Lang
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe
Fritz Lang’s outstanding noir features a superb performance from Barbara Stanwyck as well
as Marilyn Monroe in her first major role. An embittered and disgraced woman returns home
to California to get married, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
Deathtrap
1982 - 116 mins - col
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon
A playwright whose career has gone downhill plans to murder an upcoming rival to steal his
script. Sidney Lumet’s swiftly paced and darkly humored screen adaptation of Ira Levin’s
Broadway smash is a highly enjoyable offbeat parlour mystery, powered by great performances
from the two leads.
Front Cover Titles The Prince and the Showgirl - The Cameraman - The Charge of the Light Brigade - Little Women
Devil’s Doorway
1950 - 84 mins - b/w
Directed by Anthony Mann
Starring Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond
A Native American returns home after the Civil War to right the injustices done to his people.
This well-turned Western with offbeat casting and noir influences was the first of the
groundbreaking westerns directed by Anthony Mann and was one of the earliest films
sympathetic to the Native American cause.
East Side, West Side
1949 - 108 mins - b/w
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Ava Gardner
Well-acted and entertaining high-class melodrama in which a vain playboy puts a strain on his
happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former
girlfriend.
House on Haunted Hill
1959 - 75 mins - b/w
Directed by William Castle
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long
A wealthy man gives a haunted house party, offering each of his guests $10,000 - if they can
survive the night. This fun and atmospherically spooky tale is a well-executed cult classic and
features a memorable performance from Vincent Price.
Little Women
1933 - 115 mins - b/w
Directed by George Cukor
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas
George Cukor directed this Oscar-winning adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel about four
sisters and their mother growing up in Civil War America while their father is away fighting.
Regarded as the finest screen adaptation of the classic novel, this charming coming-of-age
tale features an all-star cast and crisp direction.
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973 - 114 mins - col
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Starring Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb
A stirring John Williams score and a stellar cast feature in this beautifully shot, highly enjoyable
ode to the West in which a defiant woman leaves her husband and takes up with a band of
outlaws, whose leader is haunted by the murder of his wife, a native-American named Cat
Dancing.
Merrill’s Marauders
1962 - 98 mins - col
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Starring Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
This action-packed gem from Sam Fuller is an inspiring tribute to the courage of the allied
infantry in Burma. General Merrill and his unit of exhausted soldiers try to secure a railroad
station held by the Japanese but must negotiate dangerous terrain at every turn.
The Night of the Iguana
1964 - 125 mins - b/w
Directed by John Huston
Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr
A disbarred clergyman becomes a tour agent in Mexico and the object of desire for a teenage
nymphomaniac, a hotel owner and an itinerant artist. Richard Burton gives a superb
performance in this sharp drama which retains plenty of Tennessee Williams’ original prose,
skilfully adapted for the screen by John Huston.
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957 - 115 mins - col
Directed by Laurence Olivier
Starring Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis
An American showgirl creates an international incident after a foreign Prince attempts to
seduce her, at the coronation of King George V of England in 1911. The rapport between
Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier is evident in this fine romance which served as the
backdrop for the 2011 film "My Week with Marilyn."
Side Street
1949 - 83 mins - b/w
Directed by Anthony Mann
Starring Farley Granger, Cathy O’Donnell, James Craig
A struggling father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a
shady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences. Expertly directed by Anthony Mann on location in
New York City, this visually stunning noir includes a wonderfully exhilarating climatic chase across
the city shot in close-up.
Three Comrades
1938 - 98 mins - b/w
Directed by Frank Borzage
Starring Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone
Borzage’s sense of romanticism excellently captures potent emotions in this sentimental tearjerker, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald but sadly censored from being the intended indictment of
Nazi Germany. In 1920s Germany, three friends find life hard but are inspired by their love for
a high-spirited girl who is dying of tuberculosis.
Three Godfathers
1948 - 106 mins - col
Directed by John Ford
Starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr.
This sentimental tale from John Ford was his second version of the heart-warming tale of three bandits
who find a baby in the desert. Written by Peter B. Kyne with sublime cinematography and a fine
performance from John Wayne.
Who’s That Knocking at My Door
1967 - 90 mins - b/w
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Anne Collette
Martin Scorsese’s first feature (and Harvey Keitel’s film debut) is a low-key autobiographical tale
that contains the origins of his trademark themes and technical invention that would develop
throughout his work. An Italian-American’s relationship with a sophisticated woman is destroyed
by his Catholic background.
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