Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 1977  TV, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
aka: Las Vegas Undercover
Benny and Barney, The Aristocrats
Director: Ron Satlof
Cast: Terry Kiser, Tim Thomerson, Rodney Dangerfield, George Gobel, Pat Harrington Jr., Hugh O'Brian, Jane Seymour, Bobby Troup, Jack Cassidy, Marty Allen
There are lots of cameo appearances in this comedy-thriller where Benny (Terry Kiser) and Barney (Tim Thomerson) are Las Vegas undercover cops who pose as entertainers to recover a kidnapped singer.
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First to Fight 1967  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup, Gene Hackman, Claude Akins, James Best, Norman Alden, Bobs Watson, Ken Swofford
This is an insightful psychological story about a Congressional Medal of Honor winner (Chad Everett) cracking up when he returns to fight in the Pacific.
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The Five Pennies 1959 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Ray Anthony, Bobby Troup, Shelly Manne, Bob Hope
This sentimental biography of 1920s' coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols (Danny Kaye) features jazz hits of the era. Highlight: Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong's rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."
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The Gene Krupa Story 1959 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Drum Crazy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren, Susan Oliver, Yvonne Craig, Lawrence Dobkin, Celia Lovsky, Red Nichols, Bobby Troup, Anita O'Day, Shelly Manne, Buddy Lester
Although not entirely accurate, this film is entertaining as it covers Gene Krupa's (Sal Mineo) life from his childhood, when he expected to become a priest; to his early days in friend Eddie's (James Darren) band; through his years of drug and alcohol addiction; and then his life as a great jazz drummer and band leader.
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The High Cost of Loving 1958 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jose Ferrer
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Gena Rowlands, Joanne Gilbert, Jim Backus, Bobby Troup, Philip Ober, Edward Platt, Charles Watts, Werner Klemperer
In this satire on modern-day life, Gina Rowlands makes her film debut as Virginia Fry, who learns of her pregnancy just as her husband, Jim (Jose Ferrer), is told that his job is in jeopardy.
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Number One 1969  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern, John Randolph, G.D. Spradlin, Diana Muldaur, Richard Elkins, Mike Henry, Bobby Troup, Ernie Barnes
Ron "Cat" Catlan (Charlton Heston) is an aging New Orleans Saints quarterback who should–but will not–call it a day.
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| 1. Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)
aka: Las Vegas Undercover
aka: Benny and Barney, The Aristocrats
2. First to Fight (1967)
3. The Five Pennies (1959)
4. The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
aka: Drum Crazy
5. The High Cost of Loving (1958)
6. Number One (1969)
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