The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954   N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Charles McGraw, Earl Holliman, Dennis Weaver, Robert Strauss, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Keiko Awaji, Charles Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Dickie Jones, Corey Allen
Harry Brubaker (William Holden) leaves his law firm to fly Navy jets in Korea. When his wife, Nancy (Grace Kelly), visits him, Admiral Tarrant (Fredric March) tells her that her husband flies dangerous missions, and–for the first time–Nancy understands the dangers of being a jet pilot during wartime. 1 User Review
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| | THIS IS ONE MOVIE THAT I WATCH OVER AND OVER | DIAMONDQB...USNA 03/27/2007 | | BECAUSE I WAS WW2 USNA, AND ALSO WORKED FOR ACADEMY (WP) FOR THE NEXT 20 ODD YEARS, THIS WAS A MOVIE A LOT LIKE MYSELF IN MANY WAYS, EXCEPT I AM STILL HERE AND MY LITTLE WIFE, MY LITTLE PEARLEY B., WHOM I LOVE MORE THAN LIFE ITS SELF AND I HAD 66WONDERFUL YEARS TOGETHER, SHE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD OCT.29, 2005, AND LEFT ME A VERY BROKEN HEARTED OLD GUY, I LOVE AND MISS HER SO, YOU CAN SEE PICTURES http://jonmulliniks.blogster.com HER FAVORITE MALE ACTOR OF COURSE WAS WILLIAM HOLDEN, SHE SAID BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE ME AND WE WERE SO MUCH A LIKE, SHE KNEW HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD, I ALSO LIKED HOLDEN VERY MUCH AND WE SAW MOST OF HIS FILMS, I JUST GOT THROUGH LOOKING AT ONE OF HIS CIVAL WAR MOVIES...MARANATHA!!! WINDRIVERCHOCTAW@JUNO.COM |
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The Chapman Report 1962  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Glynis Johns, Corey Allen, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Cloris Leachman, Roy Roberts
This film is based on Irving Wallace's novel that, in turn, was loosely based on the Kinsey Report sex survey about sexual practices of middle-class Americans.
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Darby's Rangers 1958  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden, Edd Byrnes, Corey Allen, Stuart Whitman, Murray Hamilton, William Wellman Jr., Frieda Inescort, Reginald Owen
Colonel William Darby (James Garner) and his commando unit train in England for missions in Africa and Italy during World War II.
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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit 1979 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Corey Allen
Cast: Fred Astaire, Gary Burghoff, John Byner, Bert Convy, Nanette Fabray, Harold Gould, Tara Buckman, Brooke Bundy, Eddie Barth, Ray Vitte
Fred Astaire plays a multitude of different characters as he tries to bring joy to three unhappy souls who try to rent Santa Claus costumes in this made-for-TV film.
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 Night of the Hunter 1955  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Charles Laughton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Corey Allen, Gloria Castillo, Mary Ellen Clemons, Cheryl Callaway, Paul Bryar, Kathy Garver
This is a skillfully produced story of an evil man, Preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), on the trail of two children (Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce) whose mother Willa (Shelley Winters) he has married and then murdered. He wants the $10,000 that is hidden in the little girl's doll and is willing to patiently follow their path to the end.
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Party Girl 1958 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland, Kent Smith, Claire Kelly, Patrick McVey, David Opatoshu, Corey Allen, Jack Lambert
Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) defends crooks and has been "bought" by the mob. Then he meets a showgirl (Cyd Charisse) and she stimulates him to clean up his act, but it's not easy to free himself of mob boss Rico Angelo (Lee J. Cobb). Cyd performs a couple of great dance numbers.
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 Rebel Without a Cause 1955 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Nick Adams, Corey Allen, William Hopper, Rochelle Hudson, Virginia Brissac, Marietta Canty, Jack Grinnage, Ian Wolfe, Edward Platt
A new kid in town, troubled teenager Jim (James Dean), cannot reconcile himself to his parents' middle-class lifestyle and is befriended by two high-school classmates Judy and Plato (Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo). However, as the friendship develops, and they get involved in a "chicken" race of cars speeding toward a cliff, tragedy ensues. Mineo and Wood received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
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Sweet Bird of Youth 1962  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Ed Begley, Shirley Knight, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Corey Allen, Dub Taylor, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Barry Cahill, Barry Atwater, Charles Arnt, James B. Douglas
This is an excellent version of Tennessee Williams' hit play in which Geraldine Page and Paul Newman recreate their Broadway roles. The story is about has-been film star Alexandra Del Lago (Page) and her young lover Chance Wayne (Newman) who is looking for fame and fortune. They visit Chance's hometown where the corrupt politician Boss Finley (Ed Begley) rules. Finley's daughter Heavenly (Shirley Knight) wants to reunite with Chance, but Finley and his son (Rip Torn) will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Geraldine Page: "My checkout time in any hotel in the world is when I–is when I want to check out." Ed Begley received an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. Geraldine Page and Sandra Knight were nominated for Best Actress and Supporting Actress.
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Thunder and Lightning 1977 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Corey Allen
Cast: David Carradine, Kate Jackson, Sterling Holloway, George Murdock, Charles Napier, Roger C. Carmel, Eddie Barth, Patrick Cranshaw, Charles Napier, Ron Feinberg
David Carradine and Kate Jackson provide good entertainment as Harley Thomas and Nancy Sue Hunnicutt who live and love amidst the precarious world of moonshining.
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| 1. Avalanche (1978)
2. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
3. The Chapman Report (1962)
4. Darby's Rangers (1958)
5. Destination America (1987)
6. Key Witness (1960)
7. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
8. Night of the Hunter (1955)
9. Party Girl (1958)
10. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
11. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
12. Thunder and Lightning (1977)
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