Brewster's Millions 1945   N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, June Havoc, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Joe Sawyer, Nana Bryant, Herbert Rudley, Neil Hamilton, Byron Foulger, Barbara Pepper, Joseph Crehan
In this film, based on George Barr McCutcheon's novel, a World War II veteran Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) arrives home and learns that he has inherited one million dollars–the catch is he must spend it all within two months or he will not receive the rest of his inheritance. Another stipulation is that he cannot tell anyone about the inheritance. Brewster goes on a spending spree putting his money into bad investments, all of which turn into surprising profits. In the midst of his frenzy to spend the money, personal problems arise when he must postpone his wedding to Peggy (Helen Walker) but cannot tell her why. And still, the spending sprees continue. 1 User Review
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A Child Is Waiting 1963  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley
Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects–and is affected by–his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).
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Hollywood Stadium Mystery 1938  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Stadium Murders
Director: David Howard
Cast: Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington, Barbara Pepper, Lucien Littlefield, Lynne Roberts, Charles Williams, James Spottswood, Reed Hadley, Smiley Burnette, Robert Homans, William Haade
D.A. Bill Devons (Neil Hamilton) is assigned the task of solving the mysterious murder of a boxer preparing for a championship fight–a murder that occurred in front of hundreds of boxing fans.
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It's Only Money 1962 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Zachary Scott, Joan O'Brien, Mae Questel, Jesse White, Jack Weston, Ted de Corsia, Barbara Pepper, Milton Frome, Michael Ross
Bumbling Lester March (Jerry Lewis) is an amateur detective who comes close to losing his own life while searching for a lost heir.
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Kiss Me, Stupid 1964 PG, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper, Doro Merande, Howard McNear, John Fiedler, Mel Blanc, Skip Ward, Alice Pearce
Pop singer and womanizer Dino (Dean Martin) stops at a small town for gas. But, the weird gas station attendant, Barney (Cliff Osmond), sabotages Dino's car so that Barney and his partner Orville (Ray Walston) can pitch their songs to Dino. They even fix Dino up with Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak)–and the fun begins. This film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency upon its release but is tame by today's standards.
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The Millerson Case 1947 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans, Paul Guilfoyle, Griff Barnett, James Bell, Barbara Pepper, Addison Richards, Mark Dennis, Robert Stevens
In the backwoods of Virginia there has been outbreak of Typhoid Fever and an area doctor has been murdered. Crime Doctor (Warner Baxter) is out to find the person who did the deed.
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Murder, He Says 1945 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Peter Whitney, Mabel Paige, Barbara Pepper, Walter Baldwin, James Flavin
Census taker Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) gets more than he bargained for when he knocks on the door of a hillbilly family that distrusts strangers.
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 Of Mice and Men 1939  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, Bob Steele, Charles Bickford, Noah Beery Jr., Roman Bohnen, Oscar O'Shea, Granville Bates, Leona Roberts, Leigh Whipper, Helen Lynd, Barbara Pepper, Eddie Dunn, Howard M. Mitchell
This film is an adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about California migrant workers during the Great Depression. George (Burgess Meredith) and his cousin Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.) are workers dreaming of a better life; however, Lennie is mentally retarded, and George cannot always protect Lennie from himself. They are hired by rancher Jackson (Oscar O'Shea) but have problems with Jackson's son Curley (Bob Steele). Curley's wife Mae (Betty Field) flirts with Lennie, and, while consoling him over the death of a pet rabbit, Lennie accidentally strangles Mae, which leads to a tragic end.
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Our Daily Bread 1934 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Miracle of Life
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Tom Keene, Karen Morley, Barbara Pepper, John Qualen, Addison Richards, Billy Engel, Frank Minor, Henry Hall, Harry Holman, Lynton Brent
King Vidor produced and directed this powerful film. Set during the Depression, the story shows how the extraordinary efforts of those who work on a collective farm provide the way to salvation.
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The Rogues' Tavern 1936 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Wallace Ford, Barbara Pepper, Joan Woodbury, Jack Mulhall, Clara Kimball Young, John Elliott, John Cowell, Earl Dwire, Vincent Dennis, Arthur Loft, Ed Cassidy
Detective Jimmy Flavin (Wallace Ford) and his bride-to-be Marjorie (Barbara Pepper) check in at an inn. They must put off their wedding plans when they investigate a series of deaths at the inn that are thought to be caused by a mad dog. Together they find the real culprit in this poorly written–but fun–entry.
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Sagebrush Troubador 1935  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Barbara Pepper, J. Frank Glendon, Dennis Moore, Tom London, Frankie Marvin, Fred Kelsey, Hooper Atchley, Julian Rivero
Gene Autry sings his way along while he is hot on the trail of a killer.
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The Singing Vagabond 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl Pierson
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, Barbara Pepper, Frank LaRue, Chief Thundercloud, Niles Welch, Grace Goodall, Henry Roquemore, Allan Sears
The lovely young lady is kidnapped from a wagon train and, between songs, Gene Autry comes to the rescue.
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So This Is Washington 1943 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray McCarey
Cast: Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Alan Mowbray, Mildred Coles, Roger Clark, Sarah Padden, Matt McHugh, Minerva Urecal, Danny Duncan, Barbara Pepper
In this entry of their seven-part film series, radio comedians Lum (Chester Lauck) and Abner (Norris Goff) head for Washington, D.C., during World War II to offer the government their concoction made of licorice to be used as synthetic rubber. In the process of wheeling and dealing, they offer their brand of homespun advice to members of Congress who line up to talk to them.
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| 1. Brewster's Millions (1945)
2. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
3. Colorado Sunset (1939)
4. Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
aka: The Stadium Murders
5. It's Only Money (1962)
6. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
7. The Millerson Case (1947)
8. Murder, He Says (1945)
9. Of Mice and Men (1939)
10. Our Daily Bread (1934)
aka: Miracle of Life
11. The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
12. Sagebrush Troubador (1935)
13. The Singing Vagabond (1936)
14. So This Is Washington (1943)
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