All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Betta St. John, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar, Lewis Stone, Frank DeKova, Michael Pate, Robert Burton, Peter Whitney, John Lupton, Jonathan Cott, James Bell
Based on the novel by Ben Ames Williams, sibling rivalry is the theme of this story about brothers Mark (Stewart Granger) and Joel (Robert Taylor). These two New Bedford whalers find conflicts over individual life choices. Mark falls for Joel's wife, Priscilla (Ann Blyth), and also tries to get Joel's crew to mutiny so that he can take over the ship and search for valuable black pearls. Matters heat up before Mark comes to his senses and gives up his life to save his brother.
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City of the Dead 1960  R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Horror Hotel
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Patricia Jessel, Christopher Lee, Betta St. John, Dennis Lotis, Venetia Stevenson, Valentine Dyall, Ann Beach, Nickolas Grace, Tom Naylor, Fred Johnson
College student Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson) goes to a Massachusetts town to conduct research on witchcraft. She sure did come to the right place because the inn where she is staying is presided over by a witch that was burned at the stake in the late 17th century and had made a deal with the devil to return as an undead. The townsfolk are her coven, and it's time for the annual human sacrifice. Guess who has been chosen as the victim? A good film of this genre, with a spooky environment. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/24/2007 | | Great atmospheric movie. Great ending! |
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Corridors of Blood 1958  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Finlay Currie, Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Francis Matthews, Adrienne Corri, Francis De Wolff, Frank Pettingell, Charles Lloyd Pack
A doctor (Boris Karloff), addicted to drugs, resorts to grave robbing to satisfy his needs.
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Dream Wife 1953  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Sheldon
Cast: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Betta St. John, Steve Forrest, Buddy Baer, Les Tremayne, Richard Anderson, Eduard Franz, Donald Randolph, Bruce Bennett, Dan Tobin
Business executive Clemson Reade (Cary Grant) divorces his wife, Effie (Deborah Kerr), when he has his eyes set on princess Tarji (Betta St. John) whose goal is to please her man. However, Tarji changes her tune after Effie teaches her a few facts of life. One of Grant's (and Kerr's and Pidgeon's) weaker films.
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The Robe 1953  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Jay Robinson, Michael Rennie, Richard Boone, Dawn Addams, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Betta St. John, Jeff Morrow, Ernest Thesiger, Leon Askin, Michael Ansara, Cameron Mitchell
This grand-scale film is the story of a Roman tribune, Marcellus (Richard Burton), whose duty is to ensure the crucifixion of Jesus. Later, he wins Christ's robe, and the ownership of the robe affects his course in life. In addition to Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design, nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Burton), and Cinematography. First CinemaScope film.
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The Student Prince 1954 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn, S.Z. Sakall, Betta St. John, Richard Anderson, Mario Lanza, John Williams, Evelyn Varden, John Hoyt, Roger Alan, Steve Rowland, Chris Warfield
Sigmund Romberg's operetta about a prince falling in love with a barmaid is enhanced by the dubbing of Mario Lanza's voice.
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Tarzan the Magnificent 1960 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, Betta St. John, John Carradine, Lionel Jeffries, Alexandra Stewart, Earl Cameron, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Ewen Solon, Tommy Duggan
Tarzan (Gordon Scott) captures a dangerous criminal (Jock Mahoney). Of interest is that Jock Mahoney will take on the role of Tarzan in the next "Tarzan" film.
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| 1. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
2. City of the Dead (1960)
aka: Horror Hotel
3. Corridors of Blood (1958)
4. Dangerous Mission (1954)
5. Dream Wife (1953)
6. The Robe (1953)
7. The Student Prince (1954)
8. Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
9. Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
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