Air Force 1943  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Ridgely, John Garfield, Harry Carey, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, George Tobias, James Brown, Moroni Olsen, Faye Emerson
Use of newsreel footage from World War II is effectively utilized to tell the story of a B-17 Flying Fortress crew as it prepares for battle in the Pacific Theater. This film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Special Effects.
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All That Heaven Allows 1955  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, David Janssen, Gia Scala, Charles Drake, Hayden Rorke, William Reynolds, Jacqueline deWit, Leigh Snowden, Donald Curtis, Nestor Paiva
After her friend Sara (Agnes Moorehead) persuades New England widow Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) to reenter the social scene, Cary's life changes. Harvey (Conrad Nagel) proposes to her, but she turns him down. Cary meets a young gardener, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), and becomes involved in a love affair with him. Now, Ron asks Cary to marry him, but the idea of this May/December marriage does not get support from her family and friends who believe that Ron is no more than a fortune hunter. Will love survive the pressures?
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The Arrangement 1969  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn, Michael Higgins, Carol Rossen, Harold Gould, Michael Murphy, Charles Drake
Unhappy with his job and marriage, Eddie (Kirk Douglas) tries and fails to commit suicide. He then ignores his wife's (Deborah Kerr) needs and has an affair with a coworker (Faye Dunaway). Finally, he recognizes that his problems come from his unsatisfactory relationship with his own father (Richard Boone).
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Back Street 1961   N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey, Reginald Gardiner, Natalie Schafer, Alex Gerry, Tammy Marihugh, Robert Eyer, Doreen McLean, Karen Norris, Hayden Rorke, Mary Lawrence, Joseph Cronin
In this remake of earlier productions of "Back Street," Susan Hayward and John Gavin take on the roles of Rae Smith and Paul Saxon who meet and fall in love, but, due to a mix-up, they do not marry. Years later, they meet again, and now Paul is married to alcoholic Liz (Vera Miles). Unable to get a divorce from Liz, Walter enters into a love affair with Rae that will last for years to come. 2 User Reviews
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| | anonymous 02/14/2008 | | I am 66 years old now, but i still think about this movie. i loved susan hayward from my teenager years to today. i quote that line where John Gavin showed her his picture in their new house and asks her if she can decorate around it, and her reply was; why not, i built my whole life around it. i love it, i love it. where can you buy her movies? |
| | Anonymous 07/19/2007 | | If you are a romantic at heart, you will love this film. John Gavin is easy on the eyes and Susan Hayward is outstanding. You keep wishing throughout the movie that the two will end up together. |
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Conflict 1945 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet, Rose Hobart, Charles Drake, Grant Mitchell, Patrick O'Moore, Ann Shoemaker, Frank Wilcox, James Flavin
When Richard Mason (Humphrey Bogart) kills his wife, Katherine (Rose Hobart), in order to marry her sister, Evelyn (Alexis Smith), he is tricked into a confession by Dr. Mark Hamilton (Sidney Greenstreet).
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Dear Heart 1964  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Nichols, Charles Drake, Angela Lansbury, Mary Wickes, Patricia Barry, Neva Patterson, Richard Deacon
Two middle-aged postal employees meet at a New York City convention where they fall in love. The title song was written by Henry Mancini and Jay Livingston and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Four Guns to the Border 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Carlson
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Colleen Miller, George Nader, Walter Brennan, Nina Foch, John McIntire, Charles Drake, Jay Silverheels, Nestor Paiva, Mary Field
Bank robbers show their human sides when they stop to save an old man and his daughter from marauding Indians.
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The Glenn Miller Story 1954 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles Drake, George Tobias, Harry Morgan, Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon, Marion Ross
Trombonist bandleader Glenn Miller was killed in a plane crash during World War II. James Stewart plays the title role of Miller's rise to fame during the big-band era of 1940s' swing music.
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Hail, Hero! 1969  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Michael Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, John Larch, Louise Latham, Charles Drake, Peter Strauss, Virginia Christine, John Qualen, Deborah Winters
Carl Dixon (Michael Douglas) takes on the task of trying to explain to his parents (Arthur Kennedy and Teresa Wright) his antiwar feelings and telling them that he will NOT fight in Vietnam.
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 Harvey 1950  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Victoria Horne, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant, Clem Bevans, William H. Lynn, Grayce Mills, Gino Corrado, Ida Moore, Dick Wessel
James Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a middle-aged eccentric who often drinks too much. Elwood has an imaginary friend–a very tall rabbit named Harvey. This social commentary on sanity pits Elwood against his social-climbing relatives. Josephine Hull won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her fine performance as Elwood's sister Veta Louise Simmons. Stewart received a nomination for Best Actor.
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I Was a Shoplifter 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Andrea King, Tony Curtis, Charles Drake, Gregg Martell, Larry Keating, Robert Gist, Rock Hudson, Nana Bryant
Undercover cop Jeff Andrews (Scott Brady) infiltrates a shoplifting ring and saves Faye Burton (Mona Freeman) who has been blackmailed into joining the criminal organization.
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 It Came from Outer Space 1953 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Russell Johnson, Kathleen Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Dave Willock, Alan Dexter, George Eldredge, Edgar Dearing
This is the prototype for movies about creatures from outer space who take over bodies of people on earth.
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Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, John McIntire, Leif Erickson, Barry Kelley, Gregg Barton, Wally Maher, Charles Drake
Narcotics agent George Morton (Howard Duff) recruits convict Johnny Evans (Dan Duryea) to help crack a narcotics ring.
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Mr. Skeffington 1944 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Richard Waring, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Marjorie Riordan, Robert Shayne, John Alexander, Jerome Cowan, Charles Drake, Johnny Mitchell, Dorothy Peterson, Halliwell Hobbes, Peter Whitney, Bill Kennedy
Fanny Tullis (Bette Davis) marries banker Job Skeffington (Claude Rains) to save her brother Trippy (Richard Waring). Many trials and tribulations await as Fanny survives divorce, deceit, and a disaster. Davis received an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress and Claude Rains was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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 A Night in Casablanca 1946 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Charles Drake, Lois Collier, Lisette Verea, Sig Ruman, Paul Harvey, Ruth Roman, Dan Seymour
The Marx Brothers satirize "Casablanca" in this entertaining comedy.
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Action
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, James Gleason, Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson, Edward Brophy, Charles Drake, Peter Whitney, Vera Lewis, Ben Welden
Matt Sawyer is a newspaper reporter who captures a big story while on the trail of a murderer and then is sued for libel.
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No Name on the Bullet 1959 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, R.G. Armstrong, Virginia Grey, Warren Stevens, Willis Bouchey, Whit Bissell, Edgar Stehli, Simon Scott, Karl Swenson, Jerry Paris
Professional assassin John Gant (Audie Murphy) rides into Lordsburg causing paranoia among many in the town who have shady pasts. Who is the intended victim? One of Audie Murphy's best roles.
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 Now, Voyager 1942 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper, Ilka Chase, Bonita Granville, John Loder, Franklin Pangborn, Lee Patrick, Charles Drake, Katharine Alexander, Mary Wickes, James Rennie, Reed Hadley, Janis Wilson
Lonely spinster Charlotte (Bette Davis) has been turned into an introverted woman by her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper) but changes her life around–thanks to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains). Charlotte embarks on an ocean voyage off South America and begins a shipboard romance with unhappily married Jerry Duran (Paul Henreid). While on the voyage, her mother dies, and Charlotte returns home. She meets Jerry's troubled daughter Tina, and the two bond. But there is not much hope of Jerry divorcing his wife. Bette Davis and Gladys Cooper were nominated for Oscars (Best Actress and Supporting Actress).
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Red Ball Express 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun, Hugh O'Brian, Jack Kelly, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Gregg Palmer, Howard Petrie
The tribulations of transporting supplies to General Patton's troops during World War II are depicted in this film with Lieutenant Chick Campbell (Jeff Chandler) in charge of logistics.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 20 (Episodes39&40) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Charles Drake, Barbara Luna
Two episodes from the second year are presented in this DVD. "Mirror, Mirror" (aired 10/6/1967, stardate unknown)-An ion storm during a beaming process causes the transporter–with Kirk, Uhuru, McCoy, and Scotty on board–to be thrown into an alternate universe that is dominated by an empire based on fear and force. They "land" on the imperial starship Enterprise, which has crew members that look like Kirk's crew. Meanwhile, doubles of Kirk and party are sent to replace them on the real Enterprise. There's no way they can get out of this mess–or is there? "The Deadly Years" (aired 12/8/1967, stardate 3478.2)-On the way to Starbase 10 with the new starbase commander on board, the Enterprise stops at a planet to deliver supplies. While on the planet, the landing party–which includes Kirk and Spock–is subjected to dangerous radiation that results in a fast aging process. Now the exposed personnel are getting too old to run the ship, so the passenger takes command. He has no field experience and immediately heads into danger. Can something be done to save everyone?
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The Swimmer 1968 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Charles Drake, Marge Champion, Janet Landgard, Tony Bickley, Bill Fiore, Joan Rivers, Rose Gregorio
This is the film adaptation of John Cheever's dream-like, insightful story of Neddy Merrill (Burt Lancaster) who swims home via his neighbors' swimming pools and learns something about his own existence in each pool.
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Tammy Tell Me True 1961 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey, Beulah Bondi, Cecil Kellaway, Edgar Buchanan, Julia Meade, Gigi Perreau, Juanita Moore, Hayden Rorke, Ward Ramsey, Henry Corden
River girl Tammy (Sandra Dee) hasn't heard from her boyfriend for awhile and decides to get some "book learnin'" at college. To pay for expenses, she gets a job as aide to wealthy Annie Call (Beulah Bondi) and later rescues her from her conniving niece Suzanne Rock (Julia Meade) who has Tammy arrested for supposedly stealing a necklace and tries to get Annie institutionalized for mental incompetence. When Tammy goes before Judge Carver (Edgar Buchanan), he believes her story, and she and Annie are cleared of charges. Despite all of her problems, Tammy manages to find time to fall in love with her speech professor, Tom Freeman (John Gavin). The new theme song "Tammy Tell Me True" is introduced in this film.
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Evelyn Ankers, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Charles Drake, Alan Napier, Henry Kulky, Henry Brandon, Ted Hecht, Elmo Lincoln
This is Lex Barker's first portrayal of Tarzan. The plot involves a hidden valley of youth where people do not age–until they leave. Watch for the original Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) in a bit part.
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 To Hell and Back 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer, Paul Picerni, David Janssen, Paul Langton, Denver Pyle, Brett Halsey
Audie Murphy was the nation's most decorated soldier in World War II, and in this film he plays himself as his daring wartime feats are recreated. He received more than 20 awards for heroism, which included the Congressional Medal of Honor. 1 User Review
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| | DON M227 10/27/2009 | | This is the best movie I have ever watched. |
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The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: William Powell, Julie Adams, Rosemary DeCamp, Tommy Ivo, Henry Hull, Charles Drake, Chubby Johnson, John Doucette, Marvin Press, Frank Wilcox, Griff Barnett, Jack Perrin
Eccentric Doc Brown (William Powell) rescues orphan David (Tommy Ivo) from a medicine show where he has been exploited. They become good friends, but surprises lie ahead when David finds a treasure chest and hides it.
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Until They Sail 1957 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Joan Fontaine, Sandra Dee, Jean Simmons, Charles Drake, Wally Cassell, Alan Napier, Patrick Macnee, Ben Wright
This adaptation of the James Michener novel takes place in New Zealand. Set during World War II, it is the story about four sisters who meet and are involved with United States Marines. Their new lessons involve both murder and romance.
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 Valley of the Dolls 1967 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Martin Milner, Lee Grant, Joey Bishop, George Jessel, Charles Drake, Alexander Davion, Naomi Stevens, Robert H. Harris
Based on Jacqueline Susann's bestseller, this story involves the lives of three women (Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Sharon Tate) who succeed professionally in the world of show business but fail miserably in their personal relationships.
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Walk the Proud Land 1956 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft, Pat Crowley, Charles Drake, Jay Silverheels, Morris Ankrum, Robert Warwick, Addison Richards, Eugene Iglesias, Anthony Caruso
This enlightening film is based on the true story of John P. Clum (Audie Murphy) who played a leading role in Apache Chief Geronimo's (Jay Silverheels) surrender.
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War Arrow 1953 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler, John McIntire, Suzan Ball, Noah Beery Jr., Charles Drake, Henry Brandon, Dennis Weaver, Jay Silverheels, Jim Bannon, Stephen Wyman, Bradford Jackson
Major Howell Brady (Jeff Chandler) recruits Seminole Indians to help the Cavalry put down the marauding Kiowa tribe that has been conducting raids in the Oklahoma Territory. Despite the odds, Brady is successful, AND he even wins the heart of beautiful Elaine Corwin (Maureen O'Hara).
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Whistle Stop 1946 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leonide Moguy
Cast: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway, Jorja Curtright, Jane Nigh, Florence Bates, Charles Drake, Charles Judels, Carmel Myers, Jimmy Conlin, Jimmy Ames, Mack Gray, Charles Wagenheim, Robert Homans
Small-town girl Mary (Ava Gardner) returns home from Chicago and re-ignites her past romance with ne'er-do-well Kenny (George Raft)–until she becomes involved with a corrupt saloon owner, Lew (Tom Conway). Will Kenny clean-up his act and win Mary back?
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 Winchester '73 1950 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Steve Brodie, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, Jay C. Flippen, John Alexander, James Millican, Abner Biberman
While visiting Dodge City, Lin McAdam (James Stewart) wins a Winchester rifle in a marksmanship contest. But, the prized rifle is stolen by the contest runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown), and McAdam follows the trail of his stolen prize. Along the way, he meets assorted characters–including grifter Steve Miller (Charles Drake), sociopath Waco Johnny Dean (Dan Duryea), and beautiful Lola Manners (Shelly Winters). When he finally reaches the end of the trail, a big shootout awaits. One of the great Westerns.
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| 1. Air Force (1943)
2. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
3. The Arrangement (1969)
4. Back Street (1961)
5. Conflict (1945)
6. Dear Heart (1964)
7. Female on the Beach (1955)
8. Four Guns to the Border (1954)
9. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
10. Hail, Hero! (1969)
11. Harvey (1950)
12. I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
13. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
14. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
15. Mr. Skeffington (1944)
16. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
17. Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
18. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
19. Now, Voyager (1942)
20. Red Ball Express (1952)
21. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 20 (Episodes39&40) (1967)
22. The Swimmer (1968)
23. Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
24. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
25. To Hell and Back (1955)
26. The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
27. Until They Sail (1957)
28. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
29. Walk the Proud Land (1956)
30. War Arrow (1953)
31. Whistle Stop (1946)
32. Winchester '73 (1950)
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