Baby Doll 1956  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Rip Torn, Lonny Chapman, Eades Hogue, Noah Williamson, R.G. Armstrong, Madeleine Sherwood
The setting for this Tennessee Williams tale is Mississippi where Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach) runs a cotton mill, and Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) lives with his young wife, Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), who sleeps in a crib. Following a suspicious fire at Vacarro's mill, he plays on Baby Doll's naivete to invalidate Meighan's alibi. Academy Award nominations included Best Actress (Carroll Baker), and Mildred Dunnock was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Rose.
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Bad 1977  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Andy Warhol's Bad
Director: Jed Johnson
Cast: Carroll Baker, Perry King, Susan Tyrrell, Stefania Casini, Cyrinda Foxe, Mary Boylan, Geraldine Smith, Maria Smith, John Starke, Lawrence Tierney
A housewife (Carroll Baker), living a supposedly quiet lifestyle in Queens, has found a unique solution to paying household expenses: she heads up a group of women who hire out as assassins in this black comedy produced by Andy Warhol. Like much of his work, it won't appeal to everyone.
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The Big Country 1958 N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Hayward, Dorothy Adams
James McKay (Gregory Peck) is a sea captain from the East who heads to the West and finds himself involved in the feud of his fiancee Pat's (Carroll Baker) family. Pat's father, Major Henry Terrill (Charles Bickford), is in the middle of a power struggle with his neighbor Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives) over water rights. In the midst of the feuding, James and Pat grow apart, and James falls in love with schoolmarm Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons). By story's end, the Major and Hannassey have shot and killed each other, Julie and James are together on her ranch, and Pat and her ranch foreman (Charlton Heston) are living happily ever after. Burl Ives won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Captain Apache 1971  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alexander Singer
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman, Elisa Montes, Percy Herbert, Tony Vogel, Charles Stalnaker, Charly Bravo, Hugh McDermott, Faith Clift, Dan van Husen, George Margo
Native American Army officer Capt. Apache (Lee Van Cleef) uncovers a plot to assassinate the President while investigating the murder of the Indian Commissioner.
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The Carpetbaggers 1964 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings, Martha Hyer, Elizabeth Ashley, Lew Ayres, Martin Balsam, Leif Erickson, Carroll Baker, Audrey Totter
Based on Harold Robins' novel, this is the story of lust and power that is loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes. This was Alan Ladd's last film.
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Cheyenne Autumn 1964 N/R, 159 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, John Carradine, Harry Carey Jr., Dolores del Rio, Arthur Kennedy, Patrick Wayne, Victor Jory
Based on a true event, this is the insightful story of man's inhumanity to man. A group of Cheyenne Indians decided to leave the government reservation and return to their Wyoming home. Many problems stood in their way; this is the story of their struggle.
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 Cyclone 1978  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
aka: Terror Storm
Director: Rene Cardona Jr.
Cast: Lionel Stander, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, Hugo Stiglitz, Alfonso Mejia, Andres Garcia, Olga Karlatos, Stefania D'Amario, Sonia Furio, Mario Almada
A vicious storm strands a tour boat and forces a plane into the sea. The airplane passengers find refuge on the boat, but problems, including lack of food and water, abound.
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The Game 1997  R, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire, John Aprea, Daniel Shorr, Elizabeth Dennehy, Florentine Mocanu, Caroline Barclay
Accepting an unusual birthday gift–for the "man who has everything"–from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn), wealthy recluse Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) enters the live-action "Game," a real-life game designed by Consumer Recreation Services. Nicholas' ordered lifestyle is turned upside down when he becomes deeply involved in the game and begins to suspect that his particular game is an attempt to steal his fortune, drive him insane, and even kill him.
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 Giant 1956 N/R, 198 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Paul Fix
This is Edna Ferber's epic story about ranching and oil fortunes in early Texas history. The Benedict family (Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor) is shown as they grow from an idealistic young couple through grandparenthood. They learn how to live with prejudice and greed that are a part of the Texas they love. George Stevens won the Oscar for Best Director of this film, and the film was nominated for nine others, including Best Picture, Actor (Rock Hudson), Supporting Actor (James Dean), and Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge).
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The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Robert Blake, Sidney Poitier, Telly Savalas, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Martin Landau, Van Heflin, Richard Conte
The life and times of Jesus Christ are depicted in this film containing an all-star cast. Max von Sydow plays the role of Jesus Christ, and the large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, and Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate.
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Harlow 1965 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Carroll Baker, Martin Balsam, Red Buttons, Mike Connors, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Raf Vallone, Leslie Nielsen, Mary Murphy, Peter Leeds
Movie star Jean Harlow's life is recreated in this screen version with Carroll Baker in the title role. It came out at the same time as a competing biography of Harlow starring Carol Lynley. This one is a little better, though both take many liberties with the true account of her life.
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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil 1985 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: John Shea, Bill Nighy, Tony Randall, Jose Ferrer, Carroll Baker, Lucy Gutteridge, David Warner, Warren Clarke, Michael Elphick, Stratford Johns, Robert Urquhart, Colin Jeavons
In 1933, two young Germans come of age. Helmut (Bill Nighy) joins Hitler's SS, while his brother, Karl (John Shea), joins the SA. After the SS wins out over the SA, Karl is imprisoned at Dachau but is released because of Helmut's influence and sent to the Russian Front The story follows Helmut and Karl throughout World War II and shows how Nazi influences changed them.
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Ironweed 1987 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Tom Waits, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Jake Dengel, Nathan Lane, Will Zahm, Laura Esterman, Hy Anzell
It is 1938 in Albany, New York, where Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) and Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) have been drinking companions for years lamenting over their misfortunes in life. Francis was once a professional baseball player but after killing his infant son by dropping him, Francis left his wife Annie (Carroll Baker) and children, and his life spiraled downward. Helen has turned to prostitution to support her drinking and other basic needs. When Francis visits Annie and family, there is a chance for reconciliation. Will he take steps to rehabilitate himself, or will he continue his downtrodden life with Helen? Both Nicholson and Steep were nominated for Oscars.
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Kindergarten Cop 1990 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Baker, Cathy Moriarty, Park Overall, Richard Portnow, Angela Bassett, Joseph & Christian Cousins, Jane Brook, Tom Kurlander, Alix Koromzay, Betty Lou Henson
L.A. cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is gathering evidence to convict psychopathic drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson) and his cold-blooded mother Eleanor (Carroll Baker). After learning that Crisp is searching for his ex-wife (Penelope Ann Miller) and young son (Joseph and Christian Cousins), Kimble heads to Astoria, Oregon, with his partner Phoebe O'Hara (Pamela Reed) where he believes the son is a kindergarten student. Although mother and son have assumed different identities, Kimble is banking on the fact that getting close to the situation will lead him to Crisp. Phoebe has teaching credentials and plans to teach in the Astoria kindergarten class, but she gets food poisoning, and Kimble ends up going undercover as the kindergarten teacher.
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Kiss Me, Kill Me 1976 TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Stella Stevens, Pat O'Brien, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Vaughn, Michael Anderson Jr., Tisha Sterling, Claude Akins, Dabney Coleman, Carroll Baker, Bruce Glover, George Eastman, Alan Fudge
This made-for-TV film stars Stella Stevens in the roll of Stella, an investigator for the L.A. District Attorney's office, whose current case is to find the killer of a young, respected schoolteacher. But her straightforward case becomes more complicated when she learns the truth about the victim.
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Mister Moses 1965  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ian Bannen, Raymond St. Jacques, Carroll Baker, Alexander Knox, Reginald Beckwith, Orlando Martins
A rogue, Joe Moses (Robert Mitchum), is forced to lead an African tribe to a government preserve. In case he decides to renege on the deal, Julie Anderson (Carroll Baker) is along to keep "Mr. Moses" in line. 2 User Reviews
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| | magnolia 10/04/2007 | | I loved this movie. If anyone knows how I can find and purchase it, I'm interested. |
| | LOVED IT!!! | jasmine 06/20/2007 | | I SAW MR. MOSES BACK IN THE LATE 60'S ONE TIME AND LOVED IT. WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN! |
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Native Son 1986 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Oprah Winfrey, Victor Love, Carroll Baker, Art Evans, John Karlen, Geraldine Page, Lane Smith, John McMartin
This film shows the great chasm of misunderstanding between the "haves" and "have nots." Bigger, a young black man (Victor Young), is offered the chance to move up in the world when he is given the job of chauffeur for a wealthy family. When their daughter is accidentally killed by him, he is at a complete loss as to how to handle the situation in his strange new affluent and alien surroundings.
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Something Wild 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Garfein
Cast: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Charles Watts, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Clifton James, William Hickey, Diane Ladd, Reid Cruickshanks
This offbeat, dark drama follows Mary Ann (Carroll Baker) who lives with her overbearing mother (Mildred Dunnock). Mary Ann is raped one night and, rather than tell her mother, she runs away, taking a job in a seedy store in Manhattan. Despondent, she finally attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge but is stopped by Mike (Ralph Meeker) who takes her in. While drunk, Mike tries to rape Mary Ann, but she gets away. She soon returns and asks him to marry her.
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Star 80 1983 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon, Josh Mostel, Sidney Miller, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Neva Patterson
In 1980 Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway) was "Playmate of the Year," but her husband Paul (Eric Roberts) could not endure his exclusion from her fame. He turned a shotgun on Dorothy and, after killing her, committed suicide. This is Bob Fosse's last directorial effort, and it provides the same documentary style that he introduced in his movie, "Lenny."
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The Watcher in the Woods 1980 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Hough
Cast: Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Ian Bannen, Eleanor Summerfield, Richard Pasco, Benedict Taylor, Georgina Hale
While an American family is living in an English country manor, they learn that their daughter resembles the long-dead daughter of their bizarre neighbor.
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| 1. Baby Doll (1956)
2. Bad (1977)
aka: Andy Warhol's Bad
3. The Big Country (1958)
4. But Not for Me (1959)
5. Captain Apache (1971)
6. The Carpetbaggers (1964)
7. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
8. Cyclone (1978)
aka: Terror Storm
9. The Game (1997)
10. Giant (1956)
11. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
12. Harlow (1965)
13. Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985)
14. Ironweed (1987)
15. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
16. Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)
17. Mister Moses (1965)
18. Native Son (1986)
19. Something Wild (1961)
20. Star 80 (1983)
21. The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
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