 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Horror
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Richard Deacon, Peggy King, Dan Seymour, Mel Welles, Kurt Katch, Richard Karlan, Eddie Parker, George Khoury, Mitchell Kowall, Donald Kerr, Ted Hecht
Pete Patterson (Bud Abbott) and Freddie Franklin (Lou Costello) are stranded in Egypt and find a way out by working as traveling companions for Dr. Zoomer (Kurt Katch) to accompany him on a trip to America. When Zoomer is murdered, and a medallion holding a map leading to a burial site is accidentally swallowed by Freddie, they stumble upon underhanded dealings in Egypt. Cultist Semu (Richard Deacon) and gang leader Madame Rontru (Marie Windsor) are on Pete and Freddie's trail as they head for an inevitable meeting with a mummy in a crypt.
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz, Philip Bourneuf, Edward Binns, Shepperd Strudwick, Dan Seymour, Barbara Nichols, Rusty Lane, Robin Raymond, William F. Leicester, Joyce Taylor, Carleton Young, Charles Evans
Crusading editor Austin Spencer (Sidney Blackmer) wants to prove the injustice of capital punishment and talks his future son-in-law, Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews), into pretending to be guilty of murder. Tom agrees to the plan, and they do not inform Tom's fiancee, Susan (Joan Fontaine), about the plan. Tom is arrested and put on trial. Unfortunately, problems follow when Austin is killed in a car crash, and Tom is left unable to prove his innocence.
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Bombs Over Burma 1943  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Anna May Wong, Noel Madison, Leslie Denison, Nedrick Young, Dan Seymour, Frank Lackteen, Teala Loring, Dennis Moore, Richard Loo, Hayward Soo Hoo, Connie Leon, Paul Fung, Richard Wong
During World War II, Chinese school teacher Lin Ying (Anna May Wong) risks her life when she spies for the Allies as part of the effort to protect the Burma Road for use by Chinese guerillas.
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Cloak and Dagger 1946 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller / Romance
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Gary Cooper, Robert Alda, Lilli Palmer, J. Edward Bromberg, Vladimir Sokoloff, Marc Lawrence, Ludwig Stossel, Patrick O'Moore, Charles Marsh, Dan Seymour, Marjorie Hoshelle, Helen Thimig, James Flavin, Lex Barker, Richard Fraser
American physics professor Alva Jesper (Gary Cooper) is called on for a mission by the O.S.S. in the last months of World War II. He arrives in Europe and learns from former colleague Dr. Katerin Lodor (Helen Thimig) that a former acquaintance, atomic scientist Dr. Giovanni Polda (Vladimir Sokoloff), is working in Italy on plans for an atomic bomb for the Nazis. Then, Loder is killed, and Jesper travels to Italy where he links up with resistance fighters Pinkie and Gina (Robert Alda and Lilli Palmer). He does meet with Polda and learns about the Nazi plans to build an atomic bomb. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Gina, but now must find a way to escape from the Nazis.
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Face to Face 1952  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: John Brahm, Bretaigne Windust
Cast: James Mason, Gene Lockhart, Michael Pate, Albert Sharpe, Sean McClory, Alec Harband, Robert Preston, Marjorie Steele, Minor Watson, Dan Seymour, Olive Carey, James Agee, Oliver Blake, Victor Kilian, Gayle Kellogg
This film presents two tales, each from popular short stories. "The Secret Sharer," from Joseph Conrad's story, is directed by John Brahm. James Mason, an inexperienced sea captain, deals with a fugitive sailor. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," from a Stephen Crane story, is directed by Bretaigne Windust. A sheriff returns to his western home from a honeymoon with his new bride. His enemy awaits. 1 User Review
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| | Conrad psych drama | anonymous 03/18/2010 | | I saw this on you tube...unfortunately it was deleted before I could show it to my class. Does anyone know where I can buy it?? Anyroad, Mason as always is stunningly understated, darkeyed intense and perfect. |
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Human Desire 1954   N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley, Grandon Rhodes, Dan Seymour, Paul Brinegar, Dan Riss, Diane DeLaire, Carl Lee, Olan Soule, Hal Taggart, Victor Hugo Greene
Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) works for John Owens (Grandon Rhodes) on the Rock Island Railroad, and when he finds his wife Vicki (Gloria Grahame) with John on a train, Carl kills John. An off-duty train engineer, Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford), witnesses the murder but does not report what he has seen. Now, Jeff and Vickie begin an affair, and Vicki plots with Jeff to kill Carl. Based on Emile Zola's novel, "La Bete Humaine." 1 User Review
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| | devoid of ideas, especially commens on human frailty | John mill 03/28/2012 | | |
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 Key Largo 1948  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Jay Silverheels, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, William Haade, John Litel, Pat Flaherty
Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang have taken over a run-down hotel on Key Largo, Florida. At the same time, Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) has come to visit the hotel owners Jay (Lionel Barrymore) and Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall), who are the father and widow of his war buddy. Frank becomes their reluctant savior. Claire Trevor won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Rocco's alcoholic girlfriend Gaye Dawn. A great John Huston film of Post-World War II American attitudes.
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Mara Maru 1952 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman, Raymond Burr, Richard Webb, Nestor Paiva, Paul Picerni, Dan Seymour, Georges Renavent, Michael Ross, Don C. Harvey
Salvage divers (Errol Flynn and Raymond Burr) vie for sunken treasure off the Philippines.
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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, Harry Semels, Dan Seymour, Lewis L. Russell, Frederick Giermann, Harro Mellor, David Hoffman, Philip Van Zandt
In this entertaining comedy, Ronald Kornblow (Groucho Marx) is the new manager of a hotel in post-war Casablanca. The previous hotel managers have died under suspicious circumstances. Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel (Sig Ruman), disguised as Count Pfefferman, is plotting to make Kornblow the next victim so that he can reclaim stolen art treasures that Stubel has hidden inside the hotel. When Stubel's valet, Rusty (Harpo Marx), gets wind of the plot, businessman Corbacchio (Chico Marx) teams up with him to protect Kornblow. Rusty finds the treasure just before he, Kornblow, and Corbacchio are arrested and tossed into jail. But, they do manage to escape in time to foil Stubel's plan. Throughout all of the intrigue, comedy abounds.
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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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Return of the Fly 1959 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Drama
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, David Frankham, John Sutton, Dan Seymour, Danielle De Metz, Jack Daly, Michael Mark, Janine Grandel, Richard Flato, Gregg Martell, Francisco Villalobos, Pat O'Hara, Joan Cotton, Barry Bernard
This film is a sequel to "The Fly" and is followed by "Curse of the Fly." If you are a "Fly" fan, this is fun viewing. When Philippe Delambre (Brett Halsey) and his uncle Francois Delambre (Vincent Price) try to put Philippe's teleportation machine back in order, they succeed–with disastrous results.
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Second Chance 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, Jack Palance, Sandro Giglio, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Reginald Sheffield, Roy Roberts, Salvador Baguez, Dan Seymour, Fortunio Bonanova, Margaret Brewster, Richard Vera, Maurice Jara, Judy Walsh, Milburn Stone
Russ Lambert (Robert Mitchum) is a boxer who ends up helping a gangster's ex-girlfriend Clare (Linda Darnell), who is hiding in Mexico, escape from a hit man, Cappy Gordon (Jack Palance), who is assigned the task of killing her.
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Tiger Fangs 1943 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Frank Buck, June Duprez, Duncan Renaldo, Howard Banks, J. Farrell MacDonald, Alex Havier, Arno Frey, Dan Seymour, Pedro Regas
It is World War II, and the Nazis have drugged tigers so they will eat rubber plant workers in Malayan jungles in order to deplete the Allies of rubber supplies for the war effort. Enter big game hunter Frank Buck who will bring an end to Nazi actions and strike a blow for the Allies.
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 To Have and Have Not 1944 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, Dolores Moran, Sheldon Leonard, Marcel Dalio, Walter Sande, Dan Seymour, Eugene Borden, Aldo Nadi, Walter Szurovy, Jean De Briac, Jack Chefe, Emmett Smith
Fishing boat captain Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) and his alcoholic sidekick Eddie (Walter Brennan) become involved in World War II when Morgan reluctantly aids the French Resistance. In the process, he meets Nazi sympathizer Marie (Lauren Bacall) who ends up helping him in his mission against the Nazis. Based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, this is Lauren Bacall's film debut.
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Unholy Rollers 1972 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Vernon Zimmerman
Cast: Claudia Jennings, Louis Quinn, Betty Anne Rees, Roberta Collins, Alan Vint, Kathleen Freeman, John Harmon, Dan Seymour, Victor Argo
Karen Walker becomes a Roller Derby star, but her failure to become a team player creates major problems for her team.
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Young Man with a Horn 1950  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Nestor Paiva, Mary Beth Hughes, Jerome Cowan, Walter Reed, Frank Cady, Orley Lindgren, Dick Cogan, Bess Flowers, Larry Steers, Dan Seymour
Following the demise of his marriage, Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) has only his trumpet and alcohol for solace. Jo Jordan (Doris Day) is a young singer who helps Martin out of his psychological fog.
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| 1. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
2. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
3. Bombs Over Burma (1943)
4. Cloak and Dagger (1946)
5. Face to Face (1952)
6. Human Desire (1954)
7. Key Largo (1948)
8. Mara Maru (1952)
9. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
10. Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
11. Return of the Fly (1959)
12. Second Chance (1953)
13. Tiger Fangs (1943)
14. To Have and Have Not (1944)
15. Unholy Rollers (1972)
16. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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