The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Jack B. Hively
Cast: Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Lurene Tuttle, Mike Mazurki, Jack Kruschen, Don Haggerty, Helen Kleeb, James Griffith, Michele Marsh, Cliff Osmond, Bill Zuckert, Elvia Allman
In this made-for-TV offering of Mark Twain's story, Tom Sawyer (Dan Monahan) joins his best friend Huckleberry Finn (Kurt Ida) as they help runaway slave Jim (Brock Peters). The trio drifts down the Mississippi River on a raft, and, along the way, they run into con-men "the Duke" (Forrest Tucker) and "the Dauphin" (Larry Storch) and inadvertently become involved in their schemes.
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The Adventures of Nellie Bly 1981  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Amazing Nellie Bly
Director: Henning Schellerup
Cast: Linda Purl, Gene Barry, Ray Buktenica, J.D. Cannon, John Randolph, Cliff Osmond, Michael Ruud, Fran Ryan, Milton Selzer, Paul Sylvan, Betsy Slade, Elayne Heilveil, Peg Stewart, Betty Barry, Katherine Klekas
Nellie Bly (Linda Purl) is a young woman determined to be a successful investigative reporter. She heads for New York in 1887 where she uncovers stories of corruption and abuse in politics and in the city's asylums. She also investigates and reports on the bad conditions among the poor in the city. Based on a true story.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Elyssa Davalos, Jack Elam, Robert Pine, Harry Morgan, Ruth Buzzi, Audrey Totter, John Crawford, Cliff Osmond, Ted Gehring, Morgan Paull, Richard X. Slattery
In this slapstick sequel by Disney Studios, inept outlaws Theodore and Amos Tucker (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) get mixed up with goings-on at an Army fort out West. They help Pvt. Jeff Reed (Tim Matheson) whose commander Maj. T.P. Gaskill (Harry Morgan) is being undermined by a villainous lieutenant.
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Copacabana 1985  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan, Andra Akers, Silvana Gallardo, Joseph Bologna, Cliff Osmond, Dwier Brown, Ernie Sabella, Hamilton Camp
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this made-for-TV effort stars Manilow as a World War II veteran who tries to become a top songwriter while working at the Copacabana nightclub. Along the way he falls for Lola (Annette O'Toole), a dancer at the club. But tragedy strikes when the gangster-owner of the club gets involved.
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The Fortune Cookie 1966  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman, Lauren Gilbert, Marge Redmond, Noam Pitlik, Harry Davis, Maryesther Denver
This film is a satire on middle-class values in America. When television cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is injured during his filming of a Cleveland Browns football game, his brother-in-law "Whiplash Willy" (Walter Matthau) becomes his lawyer as they go to court to collect for injuries. Matthau won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Front Page 1974 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, David Wayne, Allen Garfield, Austin Pendleton, Martin Gabel, Harold Gould, Herb Edelman, Cliff Osmond, Beff Elliot, Lou Frizzell, Paul Benedict
This is the third filming (the 1940 version was titled "His Girl Friday") of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur play. When Walter Burns' (Walter Matthau) star reporter Hildy Johnson (Jack Lemmon) plans to leave the newspaper, marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon), and move to New York, Burns tries everything he can to keep Hildy with the newspaper. He offers Hildy the job of writing a story about the planned execution of Earl Williams (Ausin Pendleton), and Hildy agrees. But, Williams escapes, appears in the press room, and Hildy hides Williams in a roll top desk. Now, as Hildy waits for the chance to interview Williams, he investigates, finds political corruption and the fact that they plan to execute the wrong man. (Again remade in 1988 as "Switching Channels."
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Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973 R, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Graveyard Tramps
Director: Denis Sanders
Cast: William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond, Wright King, Ben Hammer, Anna Aries, Andre Philippe, Sid Kaiser, Katie A. Saylor
Now this is sci-fi at its bizarre best. When alien bees inhabit women's bodies, their plan is to love the men to death in order to take over the world. Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) investigates the killings. Fun.
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Irma la Douce 1963  N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Bruce Yarnell, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Howard McNear, Cliff Osmond, James Brown
Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) becomes involved in protecting prostitute Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine) from her pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell) by posing as the impotent Lord X. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his Music; two nominations were also received, including MacLaine for Best Actress. 1 User Review
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Joe Panther 1976 G, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Krasny
Cast: Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalban, Alan Feinstein, Cliff Osmond, A Martinez, Ray Tracey, Robert Hoffman, Gem Thorpe Osceola, Lois Red Elk, Monika Ramirez
While growing up on an Indian reservation, a young Seminole, Joe Panther (Ray Tracey), dreams of entering the White society. He finds the chance while working on Capt. Harper's (Brian Keith) fishing boat and does receive recognition as an alligator wrestler, but there are difficult lessons to be learned in Joe Panther's new world.
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Kiss Me, Stupid 1964  PG, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper, Doro Merande, Howard McNear, John Fiedler, Mel Blanc, Skip Ward, Alice Pearce, Bobo Lewis, Tom Nolan, Arlen Stuart
Pop singer and womanizer Dino (Dean Martin) stops at a small town for gas. The weird gas station attendant, Barney (Cliff Osmond), sabotages Dino's car so that Barney and his partner Orville (Ray Walston) can pitch their songs to Dino. They even fix Dino up with Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak)–and the fun begins. This film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency upon its release but is tame by today's standards.
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Oklahoma Crude 1973 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills, Jack Palance, Woodrow Parfrey, William Lucking, Harvey Jason, Ted Gehring, Cliff Osmond, Rafael Campos
Lena (Faye Dunaway) has rights to an oil well but her claim is in jeopardy because a large oil refinery's bosses are trying to take over. She hires a drifter, Mose (George C. Scott), to help her keep what is rightfully hers. Scott's funny role makes this watchable.
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Wild and Wonderful 1964 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, Larry Storch, Marty Ingels, Jacques Aubuchon, Jules Munshin, Marcel Dalio, Fifi D'Orsay, Pierre Olaf, Sarah Marshall, Marcel Hillaire, Cliff Osmond, Vito Scotti, Steven Geray, Stanley Adams
Love blooms around a French movie star poodle, but the dog shows a jealous streak when its caretakers Terry Williams and Giselle Ponchon (Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann) decide to marry.
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| 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
2. The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981)
aka: The Amazing Nellie Bly
3. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
4. Copacabana (1985)
5. The Fortune Cookie (1966)
6. The Front Page (1974)
7. Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
aka: Graveyard Tramps
8. Irma la Douce (1963)
9. Joe Panther (1976)
10. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
11. Oklahoma Crude (1973)
12. Wild and Wonderful (1964)
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