Adventure in Baltimore 1949  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Albert Sharpe, Josephine Hutchinson, John Miljan, Charles Kemper, Johnny Sands, Norma Varden, Charles Smith
Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) is the daughter of a minister (Robert Young) who is a liberated early 1900s' young woman. Dinah expresses her freedom by painting a picture of a man in a loincloth; this, naturally, upsets the community and church members as well.
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Good Times 1967  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders, Norman Alden, Larry Duran, Kelly Thordsen, Lennie Weinrib, Edy Williams, James Flavin, Charles Smith
In this movie about making a movie, Sonny and Cher play themselves as they plan to make a musical. Songs include "I've Got You Babe."
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The Major and the Minor 1942  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Diana Lynn, Robert Benchley, Norma Varden, Will Wright, Edward Fielding, Charles Smith, Milton Kibbee
Billy Wilder made his directorial debut in this film about Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers) who pretends to be a 12-year-old child so she can get a cheaper fare on the train. Once on board, she meets and falls in love with Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland) who does not realize that she is a grown woman. A very good comedy, even today.
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Out of the Blue 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason
Cast: Virginia Mayo, George Brent, Turhan Bey, Ann Dvorak, Carole Landis, Elizabeth Patterson, Julia Dean, Richard Lane, Charles Smith, Paul Harvey
George Brent plays a happily married husband who knows he will never be able to explain to his out-of-town wife why he has an unconscious woman in their apartment.
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San Fernando Valley 1944 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Yakima Canutt, John English
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jean Porter, Andrew Tombes, Bob Nolan, Charles Smith, Edward Gargan, LeRoy Mason, Dot Farley, Jim Farley
Lady ranchers need help and Roy Rogers rides to the rescue.
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The Shop Around the Corner 1940 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Felix Bressart, William Tracy, Inez Courtney, Charles Halton, Charles Smith, Sarah Edwards, Edwin Maxwell, William Edmunds, Grace Hale, Mary Carr
Kiara (Margaret Sullavan) and Alfred (James Stewart) are co-workers in a small, Budapest shop. Although they are antagonistic toward each other at work, they unwittingly become loving pen pals. Because they do not sign their real names, they do not realize that they are writing to each other. Will their antagonism stop when the truth comes out? The story was later remade as the musical film "In the Good Old Summertime" and as the Broadway play "She Loves Me."
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Three Little Girls in Blue 1946  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, Vera-Ellen, Frank Latimore, Charles Smith, Charles Halton, Ruby Dandridge, Thurston Hall
This lighthearted, musical remake of "Three Blind Mice" and "Moon Over Miami" is set at the turn of the 19th/20th century. Three sisters head for Atlantic City with husband-hunting on their minds.
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The Trouble with Women 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Lloyd Bridges, Iris Adrian, Charles Smith, Lewis L. Russell
Professor Gilbert Sedley (Ray Milland) runs into problems while publicizing his new book and sues the newspaper responsible. Kate Farrell (Teresa Wright) is sent to investigate, and the good professor is soon smitten.
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Two Weeks with Love 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Jane Powell, Louis Calhern, Ricardo Montalban, Ann Harding, Carleton Carpenter, Debbie Reynolds, Phyllis Kirk, Clinton Sundberg, Gary Gray, Tommy Rettig, Charles Smith, Dorothy Neumann
During the summer of 1913, Patti (Jane Powell), her sister Melba (Debbie Reynolds), their parents (Louis Calhern and Ann Harding), and her younger brothers (Gary Gray and Tommy Rettig) vacation in the Catskills. At 17, Patti feels that she is old enough to be dating and becomes interested in another resort guest Demi Armendez (Ricardo Montalban). But, Patti's friend Valerie (Phyllis Kirk) is also attracted to Demi and does not stand by and encourage a romance between Patti and Demi. Problems develop, but by story's end all ends happily. This was Debbie Reynolds' second movie, and her rendition of the song "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" hit the charts.
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| 1. Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
2. Good Times (1967)
3. The Major and the Minor (1942)
4. Out of the Blue (1947)
5. San Fernando Valley (1944)
6. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
7. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
8. The Trouble with Women (1947)
9. Two Weeks with Love (1950)
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