Adventures of Gallant Bess 1948 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, John Harmon, Edward Gargan, Harry Cheshire, Cliff Clark, Evelyn Eaton
Good scenery enhance this otherwise tame, but heartwarming, story. Ted (Cameron Mitchell) wanders from rodeo to rodeo performing amazing tricks with his horse, Bess. But when love comes in the form of pretty Peggy (Audrey Long), he must make decisions concerning his future.
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Borrowed Trouble 1948 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish, Cliff Clark, Helen Chapman, Earle Hodgins, Herbert Rawlinson, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty
When Steve (John Parrish) builds a saloon–in competition with another bar in town–next to Lucy's (Anne O'Neal) schoolhouse, she begins a feud by throwing apples through the bar's windows. When Lucy is kidnapped, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), along with sidekicks California (Andy Clyde) and Lucky (Rand Brooks), steps in to take care of the situation. This is the final film of the "Hopalong Cassidy" series of about 66 films–a series that featured action, humor, and often better-than-average plots.
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Bury Me Dead 1947 N/R, 68 min. Genre: Mystery aka: Back Home from the Dead
Director: Bernard Vorhaus Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels, Greg McClure, Milton Parsons, Virginia Farmer, Sonia Darrin, Cliff Clark, John Dehner
Disguised under a black veil, Barbara (June Lockhart) attends her own funeral and then sets out to uncover the facts behind the death of the mysterious girl buried under Barbara's name. Topping the list of suspicious characters are Barbara's husband (Mark Daniels) and her nymphomaniac sister (Cathy O'Donnell).
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The Falcon and the Co-eds 1943 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday, Lita Ward, Dorothy Malone, Isabel Jewell, Ian Wolfe, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Olin Howland
A professor is murdered at his girls' school, and the Falcon (Tom Conway) is called in to solve the mystery. Look for Dorothy Malone amongst the students.
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The Falcon in Danger 1943 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens Cast: Tom Conway, Elaine Shepard, Cliff Clark, Clarence Kolb, Jean Brooks, Lita Ward, Edward Gargan, Richard Martin
This plot involves the disappearance of two industrialists, $100,000, and an airplane!
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The Falcon Strikes Back 1943 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Edwards, Rita Corday, Frank Faylen, Cliff Clark, Richard Loo, Edward Gargan
A war-bond robbery plot and a murdered banker are investigated by our hero, the Falcon (Tom Conway).
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The Falcon's Brother 1942 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Stanley Logan Cast: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Charlotte Wynters, Keye Luke, Eddie Dunn, Charles Arnt
This Falcon mystery is the last one with George Sanders in the title role. Guy Lawrence (Sanders) is investigating an espionage plot in South America when he is killed. His brother (Tom Conway) steps in as the new Falcon in this–and the next nine–Falcon films.
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Fingers at the Window 1942 N/R, 79 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Charles Lederer Cast: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford, Miles Mander, Charles D. Brown, Cliff Clark, James Flavin, William Tannen, Russell Hicks
Oliver Duffy (Lew Ayres) and his girlfriend, Edwina Brown (Laraine Day), sleuth out an axe-murderer who tried to kill Edwina.
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The Gunfighter 1950 N/R, 84 min. Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Henry King Cast: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Alan Hale Jr., Anthony Ross, Mae Marsh, Cliff Clark, James Millican, Harry Harvey
Gunfighter Jimmie Ringo (Gregory Peck) wants to settle down and rekindle the love he and his wife, Peggy (Helen Westcott), once shared. While waiting for Peggy in a saloon, Ringo learns that he cannot escape his past.
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Kid Glove Killer 1942 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds, John Litel, Cliff Clark, Eddie Quillan, Nella Walker, Ava Gardner, James Flavin
Police criminologist Gordon McKay (Van Heflin) uses scientific test-tube evidence to solve the mystery behind the mayor's murder.
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The Men 1950 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Drama aka: Battle Stripe
Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb, Howard St. John, Richard Erdman, Arthur Jurado, Virginia Farmer, Dorothy Tree, Cliff Clark, Patricia Joiner, Nita Hunter, Marshall Ball, John "Skins" Miller, Marguerite Martin
Marlon Brando makes his screen debut as Ken, a paralyzed war veteran whose girlfriend Ellen (Teresa Wright) exhibits great compassion for and loyalty to him–even when Ken refuses to see her. Despite the fact that Ken is losing his will to live, with Ellen's and Dr. Brock's (Everett Sloane) help, Ken enters the exercise program, improves physically, and agrees to marry Ellen.
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The Mummy's Tomb 1942 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Young Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Turhan Bey, Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Mary Gordon, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Paul E. Burns, Frank Reicher, Emmett Vogan, Harry Cording, Rex Lease
In this sequel to "The Mummy's Hand," Lon Chaney Jr. makes his debut in the role of Kharis, the Mummy. Although it was assumed in the earlier film that archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) had killed the Mummy, he was only injured. Now, the Mummy is hiding in a Mapleton, Massachusetts, graveyard waiting for the first full moon in order to seek revenge against those who had desecrated Princess Ananka's tomb 30 years ago.
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Philo Vance's Gamble 1947 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Basil Wrangell Cast: Alan Curtis, Vivian Austin, Frank Jenks, Tala Birell, Gavin Gordon, Cliff Clark, James Burke, Toni Todd, Joseph Crehan, Grady Sutton, Dan Seymour, Francis Pierlot
Alan Curtis takes on the role of super sleuth Philo Vance in this entry in the series. A valuable emerald is stolen, followed by a series of murders. Vance is called in to help, is soon immersed in an international smuggling ring but, of course, is able to sort through the suspects and come up with the killer.
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Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden, Warren Stevens, Beatrice Straight, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott, Ted Donaldson, Hugh Beaumont, Harry Cheshire, Ken Christy, Cliff Clark
While flying to Los Angeles, David L. Trask (Gary Merrill) makes with fellow passengers–ex-stripper Bianca Carr (Shelley Winters), troubled Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie), and travelling salesman Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn). The plane crashes, and Trask is the sole survivor. Now, Trask visits the families of the victims, and, in the process, brings comfort to them and changes his own life forever.
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Raw Deal 1948 N/R, 79 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland, Raymond Burr, Curt Conway, Chili Williams, Regis Toomey, Whit Bissell, Cliff Clark, Tom Fadden, Ray Teal, Richard Irving, Paul Kruger
Joe (Dennis O'Keefe) is in prison taking the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr). Rick springs Joe, hoping that Joe will be caught or killed during the breakout. You see, Rick wants to keep the $50,000 that he owes Joe. But, the tough Joe makes it out and now he must not only deal with Rick, but he also must make a decision on the two women (Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt) in his life.
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The Sound of Fury 1950 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Drama aka: Try and Get Me
Director: Cy Endfield Cast: Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson, Lloyd Bridges, Katherine Locke, Adele Jergens, Irene Vernon, Art Smith, Cliff Clark, Dabbs Greer
Jerry Slocum (Lloyd Bridges) draws family-man Howard Tyler (Frank Lovejoy) into his world of robbery and kidnapping–leading to tragic results.
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South Sea Woman 1953 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Paul Burke, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Leon Askin, Raymond Greenleaf, Cliff Clark
World War II has just begun, and Marine Sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is in San Diego embroiled in his court-martial trial for desertion. Coming to his defense is nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo) who testifies that O'Hearn is trying to protect his fellow Marine, Davy White (Chuck Connors), who O'Hearn had forced on a perilous trip from Shanghai to Pearl Harbor, resulting in O'Hearn arriving in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese had attacked and giving the impression that he had deserted.
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The Stratton Story 1949 N/R, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams, Bruce Cowling, Cliff Clark, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Gist, Michael Ross
This film is based on the true story of Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton (James Stewart) who courageously returned to baseball after losing his leg in a hunting accident.
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The Wagons Roll at Night 1941 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Ray Enright Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Sig Ruman, Cliff Clark, Frank Wilcox, John Ridgely, Clara Blandick, Garry Owen, Charley Foy, Aldrich Bowker, Jack Mower, Frank Mayo, Al Herman
Grocery clerk Matt Varney (Eddie Albert) captures an escaped lion and returns it to Nick Coster's (Humphrey Bogart) carnival. Nick is impressed with Matt and offers him a job as lion tamer. Matt accepts the job and replaces Hoffman the Great (Sig Ruman), but trouble lies ahead when he falls for Mary Coster (Joan Leslie), who is Nick's sister. Nick disapproves of their relationship and sends Matt into the den of a ferocious lion. Matt survives but now must fight a gun-toting Hoffman the Great who is seeking revenge. Will Matt have met his match, or will his courage ensure winning the heart of Mary? Remake of "Kid Galahad" with a change in scenery.
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| 1. Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
2. Borrowed Trouble (1948)
3. Bury Me Dead (1947) aka: Back Home from the Dead
4. The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
5. The Falcon in Danger (1943)
6. The Falcon Out West (1944)
7. The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
8. The Falcon's Brother (1942)
9. Fingers at the Window (1942)
10. The Gunfighter (1950)
11. Home of the Brave (1949)
12. Kid Glove Killer (1942)
13. The Men (1950) aka: Battle Stripe
14. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
15. Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
16. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
17. Raw Deal (1948)
18. The Sound of Fury (1950) aka: Try and Get Me
19. South Sea Woman (1953)
20. The Stratton Story (1949)
21. The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
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