A Man Called Peter 1955 N/R, 119 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster Cast: Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Jill Esmond, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton, Gladys Hurlbut, Billy Chapin, Edward Earle, Marietta Canty
Peter Marshall (Richard Todd) was a Scottish-born clergyman who became the Chaplain of The U.S. Senate. This biography is based on his wife's memoirs, and is good fare, even for those with non-religious leanings.
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Night of the Hunter 1955 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Corey Allen, Gloria Castillo, Mary Ellen Clemons, Cheryl Callaway, Paul Bryar, Kathy Garver
This is a skillfully produced story of an evil man, Preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), on the trail of two children (Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce) whose mother Willa (Shelley Winters) he has married and then murdered. He wants the $10,000 that is hidden in the little girl's doll and is willing to patiently follow their path to the end.
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Violent Saturday 1955 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally, Virginia Leith, Margaret Hayes, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, J. Carrol Naish, Sylvia Sidney, Billy Chapin
In this tension-filled drama, bank robbers plan to rob a small-town bank but run into problems from neighboring Amish farmers.
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| 1. The Kid from Left Field (1953)
2. A Man Called Peter (1955)
3. Night of the Hunter (1955)
4. Violent Saturday (1955)
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