Will Cowan

The Thing That Couldn't Die

A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.

The Big Beat

Young man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.

The Nat King Cole Musical Story

This short film shows the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his career, his conquest of illness, how he switched from being the leader of a trio to a solo vocalist, and his growing popularity with the record-buying public. Numbers include: "Sweet Lorraine," "Route 66," "That's My Girl" and "Pretend."

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

Short film featuring performances by Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Billie Holiday and Count Basie and his sextet. From the Cinema Apart Collection.

Cheyenne Cowboy

Cheyenne Jones comes to the Blue River Ranch and asks for a job as a cowpuncher. Actually, Jones's real name is Buck McCloud and he's the new owner of the spread, having inherited it when his uncle died a year earlier. He's roaming the range incognito while trying to identify who's behind the cattle rustling that is afflicting his new business.

The Dark Horse

Story of a war veteran, who is persuaded by a machine politico to run for alderman. He finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record to push through some shady legislation, so he renounces these hacks.

Cuban Pete

Unable to complete the deal by telephone, advertising executive Roberts sends his assistant Ann to Cuba to lure a Cuban band, led by Desi Arnaz, on to an American radio program. Attracted to Ann, Arnaz and his band come to New York but complications arise when the squeaky-voiced, addle-brained sponsor of the program decides she wants to be the vocalist on the program.

The Cat Creeps

A black cat is suspected of being possessed by the spirit of a elderly murdered woman.

The Frozen Ghost

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

Dead Man's Eyes

Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous model whose portrait he is painting. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

Jungle Woman

Paula, the ape woman, has survived the ending of CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN and is running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher, reverting to her true gorilla form every once in a while to kill somebody.

What We Are Fighting For

An air raid warden demonstrates safety measures, while a refugee from Occupied Europe reveals why she came to America.

Stagecoach Buckaroo

Saved from a lynching party by a pair of young women, an itinerant cowpuncher signs on as a stagecoach guard to protect a shipment of gold.

Jingle Belles

Gloria Jean sings two songs in the Universal musical short, which also features The Sportsman Quartette, the Milt Herth Trio, the singing trio of Lee, Lyn and Lou, and the Schuplatter Dancers

The Masked Rider

The beautiful owner of a silver mine in Mexico asks an employee for help when bandits keep robbing her shipments.

Man from Montana

A sheriff tries to prevent a range war between cattlemen and homesteaders.