Boots Malone 1951  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: William Holden, Johnny Stewart, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Whit Bissell, Carl Benton Reid, Ralph Dumke, Anthony Caruso
A drifter, Boots Malone (William Holden), trains to be a first-rate jockey and–only then–realizes the role of the gambling syndicate in the Sport of Kings.
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 Broken Arrow 1950 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Delmer Davis
Cast: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Will Geer, Jay Silverheels, Basil Ruysdael, Joyce Mackenzie, Arthur Hunnicutt, Iron Eyes Cody, Jack Lee, Trevor Bardette, Heinie Conklin, Argentina Brunetti, John Doucette, John Marston
Army scout Tom Jeffords (James Stewart) and Apache chief Cochise (Jeff Chandler) become friends in an effort to establish peace between the homesteaders and the Indians. Chandler won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Cochise. This film is one of the early movies that sympathizes with the Native American cause.
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 Carrie 1952 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Mary Murphy, Basil Ruysdael, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, Don Beddoe, Royal Dano, Sara Berner, William Reynolds, Walter Baldwin, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, "Sister Carrie," this is the story of Carrie Meeber's (Jennifer Jones) rise in social status with the help of cultured George Hurstwood (Laurence Olivier) who throws caution to the wind as he gives his money away to promote the welfare of Carrie.
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The Cocoanuts 1929 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph Santley, Robert Florey
Cast: Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Oscar Shaw, Mary Eaton, Kay Francis, Margaret Dumont, Basil Ruysdael, Barton MacLane
In this first film of the Marx Brothers, Zeppo, Harpo, and Chico sabotage plans of a hotel manager (Groucho) who will stop at almost nothing to make money on Florida real estate.
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Come to the Stable 1949 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester, Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Patrick, Basil Ruysdael, Dooley Wilson, Regis Toomey, Mike Mazurki
Two French nuns, Sister Margaret (Loretta Young) and Sister Scholastica (Celeste Holm) come to New England with dreams of building a children's hospital and enlist the aid of some rather unsavory characters to obtain their magnificent goal. Seven Academy Award nominations were received.
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier 1955 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey, William Bakewell, Pat Hogan, Helene Stanley, Nick Cravat, Don Megowan, Mike Mazurki, Jeff Thompson, Henry Joyner, Campbell Brown, Ray Whitetree
This classic TV offering about the true American hero Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) combines the three Disney segments onto DVD. Buddy Ebsen takes the role of Davy's sidekick George Russell who is with Davy from his days as an Indian fighter, through his term in Congress, and finally at San Antonio where they try unsuccessfully to aid Col. Jim Bowie (Kenneth Tobey) in defending the Alamo.
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The Doctor and the Girl 1949  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven, Janet Leigh, Warner Anderson, Nancy Davis, Bruce Bennett, Basil Ruysdael, Arthur Franz, Lisa Golm
Problems of class and the generation gap confront the Cordaz family as their patriarch, Doctor John Cordaz (Charles Coburn), is determined to control the lives of his grown children.
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The File on Thelma Jordan 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Thelma Jordan
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober, Minor Watson, Barry Kelley, Laura Elliot, Basil Ruysdael
Attorney Cleve Marshall (Wendell Corey) leaves his wife Pamela (Joan Tetzel) and falls in love with Thelma Jordan (Barbara Stanwyck). The ill-fated romance leads to murder and atonement.
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High Lonesome 1950  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan Le May
Cast: John Drew Barrymore, Chill Wills, John Archer, Lois Butler, Kristine Miller, Basil Ruysdael, Jack Elam, Dave Kashner, Clem Fuller, Frank Cordell
A young cowboy, Cooncat (John Drew Barrymore), is suspected of murder and held prisoner on a ranch. But, Cooncat has been set up by the real killers who have returned and are seeking revenge on those involved in a range war that left them wounded.
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Jubal 1956 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rod Steiger, Felicia Farr, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Valerie French, Noah Beery Jr., Basil Ruysdael, John Dierkes, Robert Burton
Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford) offers advice in lovemaking to a rancher (Ernest Borgnine). Jealousy raises its ugly head when it is suspected that Jubal is giving more than advice to the rancher's wife.
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The Last Hurrah 1958  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, John Carradine, Edward Brophy, Dianne Foster, Wallace Ford, Willis Bouchey, Basil Ruysdael, Ricardo Cortez, Frank McHugh, Carleton Young
Politics in big cities is the theme of this compelling story, which is based on the tenure of Boston Mayor James Curley. Mayor Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) tries to assist the people of his city and even deals in corruption to achieve his goal. When banker Norman Cass (Basil Rathbone) refuses to give Skeffington a loan, Skeffington uses his political clout and blackmails Cass into giving him the money. Skeffington's nephew, reporter Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), admires Skeffington, but even he cannot ignore the devious methods employed by his uncle to achieve success. This film is well worth watching for anyone interested in the inner-workings of U.S. politics and for the great job by the seasoned cast.
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My Forbidden Past 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson, Will Wright, Janis Carter, Gordon Oliver, Basil Ruysdael, Clarence Muse, Walter Kingsford
This movie, set in New Orleans, is about a scheming woman (Ava Gardner) who has her eyes set on a young physician (Robert Mitchum), and she will stop at nothing to gain his attentions.
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One-Way Street 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: James Mason, Marta Toren, Dan Duryea, William Conrad, King Donovan, Jack Elam, Rock Hudson, Basil Ruysdael, Rodolfo Acosta, Tito Renaldo
Doc Matson (James Mason) helps a gang of robbers and then runs off with the girlfriend (Marta Toren) of the gang's leader. Check out Rock Hudson in an early role as a truck driver.
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Pearl of the South Pacific 1955  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye, Lance Fuller, Basil Ruysdael, Lisa Montell, Carol Thurston
Dan and Bully (Dennis Morgan and David Farrar) intend to get rich by stealing a fortune in black pearls that are off a South Pacific island. Along with Rita (Virginia Mayo), who pretends to be a missionary, they set off on their quest, but the angry natives are worse than the giant octopus that guards the pearls. When Bully is killed, Rita and Dan decide to turn over a new leaf and live in peace on the island. Not much here, except to showcase Virginia Mayo.
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People Will Talk 1951 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie, Hume Cronyn, Walter Slezak, Sidney Blackmer, Margaret Hamilton, Will Wright, Katherine Locke, Basil Ruysdael
While under investigation by his colleagues, a doctor (Cary Grant) teaching at the university does not help his case when he marries a young, pregnant woman (Jeanne Crain).
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Pinky 1949 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, Nina Mae McKinney, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Griff Barnett, Evelyn Varden, Raymond Greenleaf, Arthur Hunnicutt
The absurdity of racial prejudice is shown in this film about a Black woman (Jeanne Crain) who passes for White in the Deep South. Crain was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and both Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Story of Ruth 1960 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Viveca Lindfors, Jeff Morrow, Elana Eden, Thayer David, Les Tremayne, Eduard Franz, Leo Fuchs, Lili Valenty, Basil Ruysdael, John Gabriel, Ziva Rodann
This interpretation of Ruth's Biblical story involves the test of Ruth's faith after her husband, Mahlon (Tom Tryon), dies and how her belief in one God prevails and allows her to find a new man, Boaz (Stuart Whitman), with whom she will spend her life.
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These Wilder Years 1956 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Betty Lou Keim, Don Dubbins, Edward Andrews, Basil Ruysdael, Grandon Rhodes, Will Wright, Lewis Martin
A steel industry leader (James Cagney) tracks down his 20-year-old son and becomes involved with orphanage director Ann Dempster (Barbara Stanwyck).
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The Violent Men 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Jack Kelly, May Wynn, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael
John Parrish (Glenn Ford) takes the lead among his fellow ranchers as they fight off a wealthy rancher who would take over their land.
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| 1. Boots Malone (1951)
2. Broken Arrow (1950)
3. Carrie (1952)
4. The Cocoanuts (1929)
5. Come to the Stable (1949)
6. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
7. The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
8. The File on Thelma Jordan (1949)
aka: Thelma Jordan
9. Half Angel (1951)
10. High Lonesome (1950)
11. Jubal (1956)
12. The Last Hurrah (1958)
13. My Forbidden Past (1951)
14. One-Way Street (1950)
15. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
16. People Will Talk (1951)
17. Pinky (1949)
18. The Story of Ruth (1960)
19. These Wilder Years (1956)
20. The Violent Men (1955)
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