Baby Face Nelson 1957 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel Cast: Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Ted de Corsia, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, Elisha Cook Jr., George E. Stone, Leo Gordon, Emile Meyer
This story of 1930's gangster Baby Face Nelson, one of John Dillinger's henchmen, features Mickey Rooney in the title role. 1 User Review
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| | SUPER MOVIE WITH MICKEY ROONEY | 02/21/2007 | Very great movie and acting by mickey rooney
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The Bachelor Party 1957 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann Cast: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Philip Abbott, Larry Blyden, Patricia Smith, Carolyn Jones, Nancy Marchand, Robert Williams, Karen Norris, Arthur Tovey, Jeffrey Sayre
Written by Paddy Chayefsky, this is the story of a rowdy bachelor party thrown for quiet bookkeeper Arnold (Philip Abbott) on the eve of his wedding. The only other bachelor in the group, Eddie (Jack Warden), has planned the bash that includes hitting bars and a porn theater. During the course of the evening, the married men–Walter (E.G. Marshall) and Charlie (Don Murray)–reveal their own marital difficulties, and Charlie must decide whether or not to cheat on his wife with a beatnik (Carolyn Jones) who he meets at a Greenwich Village party. By the end of the bachelor party, the guest-of-honor as well as the party givers are affected by their night of revelry. Carolyn Jones was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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The Big Heat 1953 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin, Carolyn Jones, Jeanette Nolan, Alexander Scourby, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey, Harry Lauter, Robert Burton, Adam Williams, Howard Wendell, Chris Alcaide, Dorothy Green
Following his colleague's suicide, homicide detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) investigates possible mob influence from within the city's police force. When a car bomb, meant for him, kills Bannion's wife Katie (Jocelyn Brando), he is taken off the case. Now, with help from Debbie (Gloria Grahame) who is the ex-mistress of gang leader Vince Stone (Lee Marvin), Bannion seeks revenge.
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Career 1959 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Anthony Cast: Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones, Robert Middleton, Donna Douglas, Joan Blackman, Jerry Paris, Frank McHugh, Mary Treen
Sam Lawson (Tony Franciosa) suffers trials and tribulations on his way to stardom in a Broadway play.
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Color Me Dead 1969 R, 97 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Eddie Davis Cast: Tom Tryon, Carolyn Jones, Rick Jason, Pat Connolly, Tony Ward, Michael Lawrence, Penny Sugg, Reginald Gilliam, Peter Sumner, Sandy Harbutt, Margot Reid, Suzy Kendall
In this remake of 1950's "D.O.A," Sydney, Australia, accountant Frank Bigelow (Tom Tryon) suffers stomach pains and heads to the hospital where he learns that he has been poisoned. His drink had been spiked with a slow-acting poison that has no antidote. Now, as Frank sets out to track down his killer before he dies, the trail leads to the board of directors of a uranium company. This story was again made in 1988 as "D.O.A."
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The Dance of Death 1969 PG, 149 min. Genre: Drama
Director: David Giles Cast: Laurence Olivier, Geraldine McEwan, Robert Lang, Janina Faye, Malcolm Reynolds, Carolyn Jones, Jeanne Watts, Peter Penry-Jones, Maggie Riley, Frederick Pyne
The story is based on August Strindberg's play about a fierce old sea captain (Laurence Olivier) and his neurotic relationship with his long-suffering wife.
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Desiree 1954 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Sellars, Charlotte Austin, Cathleen Nesbitt, Alan Napier, Carolyn Jones
True students of history will cringe at the haphazard treatment of facts in this story about Desiree (Jean Simmons) who is cast off by Napoleon (Marlon Brando) when he chooses Josephine (Merle Oberon) to be his wife and empress.
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Eaten Alive 1977 R, 92 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Starlight Slaughter Legend of the Bayou Horror Hotel
Director: Tobe Hooper Cast: Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns, William Finley, Stuart Whitman, Roberta Collins, Kyle Richards, Robert Englund, Crystin Sinclaire
If you're a guest at psychotic Judd's (Neville Brand) Starlight Hotel, don't upset him or you'll be fed to his pet crocodile. Lots of aka's helped keep this weird flick by "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" director Tobe Hooper hidden from the public.
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Heaven with a Gun 1969 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lee H. Katzin Cast: Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara Hershey, John Anderson, David Carradine, J.D. Cannon, Noah Beery Jr., William Bryant, Virginia Gregg, Al Wyatt
Jim Killian (Glenn Ford) is an ex-gunslinger, who is now a preacher, but the 1870s war between sheepherders and cattlemen interrupts his plans to stay away from weapons.
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A Hole in the Head 1959 N/R, 120 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank Capra Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Keenan Wynn, Eddie Hodges, Joi Lansing, Dub Taylor, James Komack, Benny Rubin, Ruby Dandridge, Connie Sawyer, B.S. Pully, Joyce Nizzari
Ally (Eddie Hodges) is the 10-year-old son of Miami hotel operator Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) who struggles to keep his son and cope with financial problems. "High Hopes" won the Oscar for Best Song, which was sung by Frank Sinatra. The song and Eddie Hodges are the highlights of this film.
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House of Wax 1953 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Andre De Toth Cast: Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson, Frank Lovejoy, Roy Roberts, Paul Picerni, Angela Clarke, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Benjamin, Dabbs Greer, Reggie Rymal, Jack Mower, Paul Cavanagh, Roy Roberts
When first released into theaters, this movie caused quite a stir in its use of 3-D with all types of gimmicks to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. At home, viewing does not permit the 3-D effect, but this is still a good film about sculptor Professor Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) who lost his hands in a fire and now has turned to the murder of pretty young women to complete his work.
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How the West Was Won 1962 N/R, 155 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western / Romance
Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe Cast: Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Karl Malden, George Peppard, Spencer Tracy, Agnes Moorehead, Lee J. Cobb, Carolyn Jones, Carol Baker, Robert Preston, Richard Widmark
This stirring epic of the settling of the West uses the Preston family (Debbie Reynolds, Agnes Moorehead, Karl Malden, and Carol Baker) as its core for telling the trials and exhilarations of the move West. From farming to mining to fighting outlaws, this film is memorable. Dozens of movie stars add to the pleasure, as do the photography and musical score. The film won three Oscars and was nominated for five more, including Best Picture.
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Ice Palace 1960 N/R, 143 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman Cast: Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jones, Ray Danton, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Diane McBain, Shirley Knight, Karl Swenson, Barry Kelley
Based on Edna Ferber's saga about Alaska's development leading to statehood, this story depicts Zeb (Richard Burton) and Thor's (Robert Ryan) long-time friendship and competition between their respective family interests.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Don Siegel Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine, Tom Fadden, Kenneth Patterson, Guy Way, Eileen Stevens, Bobby Clark, Beatrice Maude, Jean Andren
Dr. Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) arrives back in town after a medical conference and realizes that his family and neighbors are not behaving in their usual manner. This leads him to discover that they are being taken over by pods from outer space that are draining the people and turning them into zombie-like individuals whose only aim is survival. A sci-fi classic.
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King Creole 1958 N/R, 116 min. Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Jan Shepard, Dick Winslow, Raymond Bailey, Liliane Montevecchi, Brian G. Hutton, Jack Grinnage
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher," this story is set in New Orleans. Aspiring young singer Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is a delinquent and high-school dropout who becomes involved with a ruthless gangster (Walter Matthau) and his alcoholic moll (Carolyn Jones). Will Danny figure out how to escape a life of crime, find employment as a singer, and gain the love of Nellie (Dolores Hart)? Many good Elvis songs include "Hard Headed Woman."
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Last Train from Gun Hill 1959 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Western / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Sturges Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman, Ziva Rodann, Brad Dexter, Walter Sande, Val Avery, Brian G. Hutton, Bing Russell, Dabbs Greer, Ty Hardin, Dick Haynes, Henry Wills
U.S. Marshal Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas) arrives in the town of Gun Hill while tracking down the vicious killer of his wife. He realizes that one of the killers is Rick (Earl Holliman) who is the son of one of his best friends, Craig Belden (Anthony Quinn). Morgan is able to take Rick prisoner and holes up in a hotel waiting for the last train from Gun Hill that is scheduled to leave at 9 P.M. A standoff ensues, and no one–including Sheriff Bartlett (Walter Sande)–will come to Morgan's aid. Then Morgan receives help from the local madam, Linda (Carolyn Jones), and gets a shotgun and handcuffs. But more violence lies ahead before that last train from Gun Hill leaves town.
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Little Ladies of the Night 1977 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama aka: Diamond Alley
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky Cast: David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr., Linda Purl, Carolyn Jones, Clifton James, Kathleen Quinlan, Vic Tayback, Dorothy Malone, Paul Burke, Lana Wood
This made-for-TV film concerns a teenager (Linda Purl) who runs away and gets involved in the world of prostitution.
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The Man in the Net 1959 N/R, 97 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton, Charles McGraw, Tom Helmore, Ed Binns, John Alexander, Kathryn Givney, Betty Lou Holland
Artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) heads for New England to pursue his love for art. When his alcoholic wife, Linda (Carolyn Jones), disappears, John becomes the chief suspect. 1 User Review
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| | The Man in the Net | Ruby 03/09/2007 | I happened across this movie on Turner Classic Movie channel. It was a gem of a mystery. Alan Ladd is being framed for the murder of his wife. The children in this New England town ban together to hide him and help him find out who really murdered his wife. There were a couple parts played by child that were especially good. Two girls, Emily and Angel were very convincing without being obnoxious.
While the movie was made in 1959, it still stands up. What a jewel. |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 PG, 120 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gelin, Alan Mowbray, Hillary Brooke, Carolyn Jones, Richard Wattis, Christopher Olsen
A doctor (James Stewart) and his wife (Doris Day) are visiting Morocco with their young son (Christopher Olsen) when the doctor witnesses a murder and overhears an assassination plot. In order to keep the doctor quiet, the perpetrators kidnap his son. The suspense is vintage Hitchcock as the frightened parents go to any extreme to find their son. Doris Day sings "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)," which won an Oscar. Previously made in 1934 by Hitchcock 1934.
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Marjorie Morningstar 1958 N/R, 125 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper Cast: Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane, Martin Milner, Ed Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Martin Balsam, Ruta Lee, George Tobias
A young Jewish girl, Marjorie (Natalie Wood), falls in love with Noel Airman (Gene Kelly) during a season apprenticing with a summer-stock troupe. Common sense prevails, however, when Marjorie marries Wally Wronken (Martin Milner) who offers less excitement but, instead, pledges true love and security.
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Midnight Lace 1980 TV, 100 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Ivan Nagy Cast: Mary Crosby, Gary Frank, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Shecky Greene, Robin Clarke, Susan Tyrrell, Blackie Dammett, Jim Haynie, Missy Francis
Unaware that her husband is plotting to kill her, a woman nearly goes insane as a result of numerous disturbing telephone calls. The better version of this story is the 1960 version starring Doris Day and Rex Harrison.
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Off Limits 1953 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall Cast: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff, Marvin Miller, John Ridgely, Jack Dempsey, Stanley Clements, Norman Leavitt, Carolyn Jones
Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) manages bantamweight fighter Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney). When Tuttle is drafted into the army, Hogan follows suit and watches out for his fighter.
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The Road to Bali 1952 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Hal Walker Cast: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye, Peter Coe, Ralph Moody, Carolyn Jones, Michael Ansara, Harry Cording, Bhogwan Singh, Leon Askin, Al Kikume, Jane Russell, Jan Kayne, Leslie Charles
Harold (Bob Hope) and George (Bing Crosby) try to retrieve a treasure for its rightful owner, Princess Lalah (Dorothy Lamour). They encounter cannibals and wild animals during their search. This film has many cameo performances, and it marks the film debut of Carolyn Jones.
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The Tender Trap 1955 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Lola Albright, Howard St. John, Jarma Lewis, Joey Faye, Tom Helmore, Willard Sage, Marc Wilder, James Drury
When bachelor Charlie Y. Reader (Frank Sinatra) becomes involved with Julie Gillis (Debbie Reynolds), he does not realize how determined she is to marry. The song "The Tender Trap" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Lots of fun.
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| 1. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
2. The Bachelor Party (1957)
3. The Big Heat (1953)
4. Career (1959)
5. Color Me Dead (1969)
6. The Dance of Death (1969)
7. Desiree (1954)
8. Eaten Alive (1977) aka: Starlight Slaughter aka: Legend of the Bayou aka: Horror Hotel
9. Heaven with a Gun (1969)
10. A Hole in the Head (1959)
11. House of Wax (1953)
12. How the West Was Won (1962)
13. Ice Palace (1960)
14. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
15. King Creole (1958)
16. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
17. Little Ladies of the Night (1977) aka: Diamond Alley
18. The Man in the Net (1959)
19. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
20. Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
21. Midnight Lace (1980)
22. Off Limits (1953)
23. The Road to Bali (1952)
24. The Tender Trap (1955)
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