The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Lynn Bari, Alla Nazimova, Louis Calhern, Akim Tamiroff, Francis Lederer, Blanche Yurka, Donald Woods, Minerva Urecal, Barton Hepburn, Joan Lorring, Emma Dunn, Abner Biberman, Antonio Triana, Bess Flowers, Theodore von Eltz
Based on Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1927 novel, this is the story of the lives of five people who were killed when a rickety bridge in Peru collapsed and sent them to their deaths. A monk, Brother Juniper (Donald Woods), investigates to determine if the accident was part of a divine plan.
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The Lady and the Monster 1944 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Lady and the Doctor
Tiger Man
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Mary Nash, Sidney Blackmer, Helen Vinson, William Henry, Charles Cane, Janet Martin, Juanita Quigley, Josephine Dillon, Lane Chandler, Antonio Triana, Lola Montes, Lee Phelps
This is the first of three films based on Curt Siodmak's novel, "Donovan's Brain." The 1953 version, "Donovan's Brain," is truer to the novel than this one or 1962's "The Brain." Mad scientist Franz (Erich von Stroheim) keeps a ruthless financier's brain alive. The brain takes over the mind of lab assistant Patrick (Richard Arlen) in order to take revenge on those who wronged him.
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The Lady Takes a Flyer 1958 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Lana Turner, Richard Denning, Jeff Chandler, Andra Martin, Chuck Connors, Reta Shaw, Alan Hale Jr., Jerry Paris, Nestor Paiva, Dee J. Thompson, James Doherty, Antonio Triana, Rita Walsh
Maggie Colby (Lana Turner) and Mike Dandridge (Jeff Chandler) are strong-willed pilots who start up an air-ferry service with Maggie as the chief pilot. They fall in love and marry, but when Maggie becomes pregnant, Mike grounds her. Mike quickly becomes bored with his new responsibilities at home and becomes involved in an entertaining life away from Maggie. Now, Maggie has had enough of waiting for Mike to come home and takes a solo plane trip. When Maggie's plane is lost in fog, Mike comes to the rescue and relays messages to her. His actions save Maggie's life and their marriage as well.
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| 1. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
2. The Lady and the Monster (1944)
aka: The Lady and the Doctor
aka: Tiger Man
3. The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)
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