 Billy Jack 1971  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Victor Izay, Julie Webb, Debbie Schock, Teresa Kelly, Bert Freed, Kenneth Tobey, Lynn Baker, Stan Rice, David Roya, John McClure, Susan Foster, Gwen Smith
Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) uses his karate skills to save the Freedom School on his Indian reservation. As a supporter of the school's founder Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor), Billy Jack suffers objections from the White people in town who psychologically and physically abuse the Indian kids. Matters rise to the fore when one of the kids is raped, and Billy loses control and seeks revenge, which results in him being sought on a charge of murder. This film, directed by and starring Tom Laughlin, cost a mere $800,000 to make and grossed $65 million!
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Black Hand 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, Teresa Celli, Marc Lawrence, Frank Puglia, Barry Kelley, Mario Siletti, Carl Milletaire, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed
An Italian immigrant, Johnny Colombo (Gene Kelly), avenges the murder of his parents by the Black Hand (early name for what was to become the Mafia) in this story based on early 20th-century gangster activity in the United States.
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Boomerang! 1947  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy, Sam Levene, Ed Begley, Taylor Holmes, Robert Keith, Karl Malden, Cara Williams, Philip Coolidge, William Challee, Bert Freed, Lucia Backus Seger, George Petrie
When a New England priest is murdered, John Waldron (Arthur Kennedy) is arrested. He is beaten into confessing that he is the killer and then tried for the crime. Based on the true story of a 1924 murder case that is still unsolved, the film follows State's Attorney Henry Harvey (Dana Andrews) as he works to sort out the facts.
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The Desperate Hours 1955 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Robert Middleton, Ray Collins, Whit Bissell, Richard Eyer, Alan Reed, Bert Freed, Ray Teal, Michael Moore
With Deputy Sheriff Bard (Arthur Kennedy) on their trail, three escaped convicts–Glen (Humphrey Bogart), Hal (Dewey Martin), and Sam (Robert Middleton) use the Hilliard Familys'–Emily (Martha Scott), her husband Dan (Fredric March), and their children Cindy (Mary Murphy), and Ralph (Richard Eyer)–home as their hideout. Knowing that if he contacts the police, his family's lives will be in danger, Dan plays along with the convicts' demands. But, how long will Dan go along with their demands before reaching the breaking point?
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Detective Story 1951 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten
One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director.
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Evel Knievel 1971  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron, Dub Taylor, Ron Masak, Hal Baylor, Mary Peters, Sylvia Hayes, Betty Bronson
Filmed in Butte, Montana, hometown of the jump-crazy motorcyclist Evel Knievel (George Hamilton), this is his biography told in flashbacks as Evel prepares for a big jump.
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The Gazebo 1959 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, John McGiver, Martin Landau, Mabel Albertson, Doro Merande, Bert Freed, Dick Wessel, Robert Ellenstein
This is a strange, but very funny, movie about a murder plot and a body that just will not stay buried under the gazebo. Look for Alfred Hitchcock in a bit part.
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The Goddess 1958 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland, Patty Duke, Joyce Van Patten, Bert Freed, Louise Beavers, Joan Copeland, Gerald Hiken
This film is an expose on the Hollywood scene that gives little value to the real lives of its sex symbols.
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Halls of Montezuma 1950 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Boone, Philip Ahn, Skip Homeier, Jack Webb, Bert Freed
U.S. Marine struggles in the Pacific theater of World War II are enacted in this tense war film.
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Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Wilson
Cast: Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, Brad Dexter, Alfred Ryder, George Segal, Pat Hingle, Mike Kellin, Bert Freed, Strother Martin, Clifton James
Returning home to the New Mexico Territory following action in the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier (Yul Brynner) finds he has lost his land. He fights a psychotic gunslinger as the balance of power in his part of the West is at stake.
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The Long, Long Trailer 1953 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Gladys Hurlbut, Moroni Olsen, Bert Freed, Madge Blake, Walter Baldwin, Oliver Blake, Perry Sheehan, Frank Gerstle, John Call, Edgar Dearing, Jack Kruschen
While setting off on their honeymoon, Nicky and Tracy Collini (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball) naively opt to live in a 40-foot trailer in his comedy about getting their rig from one spot to another as Nicky's job sites change. Their decision results in a series of comedic disasters that leave them on the verge of divorce. But, by story's end, their marriage is saved.
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Men of the Fighting Lady 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Andrew Marton
Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Dewey Martin, Keenan Wynn, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Horton, Bert Freed, Lewis Martin, George Cooper
The U.S.S. Lexington ("The Fighting Lady") played a prominent role in the Korean Conflict; this is the story of that great aircraft carrier and her crew.
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Paths of Glory 1957  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell
This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.
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Then Came Bronson 1969 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Akim Tamiroff, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Martin Sheen, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed, Ted Gehring, Gene Dynarski
James Bronson (Michael Parks) is a reporter who sets off on an American odyssey looking for his true values in life in this pilot for a TV series.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Anna Lee, Marjorie Bennett, Maidie Norman, Dave Willock, Bert Freed, Wesley Addy, James Seay, Julie Allred, Anne Barton, William Aldrich, Russ Conway, Robert Cornthwaite
Two aging sisters–Jane (Bette Davis) and Blanche (Joan Crawford)–co-exist in a decrepit, Los Angeles mansion. Jane was once the vaudeville child star "Baby Jane" (Julie Allred). Blanche had lived in Jane's shadow as a child but gained stardom as an adult in the film world while Jane's career faded. Blanche enjoyed her success until a drunken Jane caused a car accident that crippled Blanche and left her wheelchair-bound. Now, Jane works with pianist Edwin Flagg (Victor Buono) in hopes of finally gaining stardom as an adult. At the same time, she goes crazy and plots to kill Blanche. A good thriller/black comedy. Academy Award nominations went to Davis (Best Actress) and Buono (Best Supporting Actor).
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens, Neville Brand, Louise Lorimer
A vicious New York City cop (Dana Andrews) goes too far when he accidentally kills a suspect while trying to extract information about a crime boss. He concocts a scheme to lay blame on the crime boss, but his efforts go awry.
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 Wild in the Streets 1968 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Shear
Cast: Shelley Winters, Christopher Jones, Diane Varsi, Hal Holbrook, Millie Perkins, Ed Begley, Richard Pryor, Bert Freed, Kevin Coughlin, Larry Bishop
In this 1960s fantasy, pop singer/drug pusher Max Frost (Christopher Jones) is President of the United States–a position he won after 14(!)-year olds obtained the vote. Now Frost wants to ship all adults to internment camps.
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| 1. Billy Jack (1971)
2. Black Hand (1950)
3. Boomerang! (1947)
4. The Desperate Hours (1955)
5. Detective Story (1951)
6. Evel Knievel (1971)
7. The Gazebo (1959)
8. The Goddess (1958)
9. Halls of Montezuma (1950)
10. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
11. The Long, Long Trailer (1953)
12. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
13. Paths of Glory (1957)
14. Then Came Bronson (1969)
15. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
16. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
17. Wild in the Streets (1968)
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