 Adam's Rib 1949  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, Hope Emerson, Eve March, Clarence Kolb, Will Wright, Emerson Treacy, Polly Moran, Elizabeth Flournoy, Tommy Noonan, Paula Raymond
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play married attorneys Adam and Amanda Bonner who are on opposing sides at home as well as in the trial of sexy blonde Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) who shot her husband's (Tom Ewell) mistress. While Adam is the prosecutor in the case, Amanda defends Doris because she believes that Doris has the right to get revenge–just as men always have. Sexual equality, Amanda argues, is what should set Doris free. Doris is acquitted, but both Adam and Amanda admit that men and women are different, and, hence, the battle of the sexes continues.
|  | |
The Andromeda Strain 1971  G, 130 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Ramon Bieri, Peter Hobbs, Kermit Murdock, Richard O'Brien, Eric Christmas, Mark Jenkins, Carl Reindel
A U.S. Army satellite carrying a virus from outer space has crashed on Earth. It has landed in a remote village in the Southwest and has killed everyone, except a crying baby and a wino. Top scientists gather at the site to figure out what is happening. After intense examinations, they isolate the organism–Andromeda Strain–that has caused the deaths. Now the race against time begins as the scientists attempt to find a cure before more people die.
| | |
The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975  G, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Slim Pickens, David Wayne, Harry Morgan, John McGiver, Don Knight, Clay O'Brien, Dennis Fimple, Iris Adrian
In this Disney film, three spirited children are "inherited" by Bill Bixby and get involved with bumbling bank robbers (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) in the old West.
| | |
As Young as You Feel 1951 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Constance Bennett, Marilyn Monroe, Russ Tamblyn, Roger Moore, Allyn Joslyn, Albert Dekker
When John Hodges (Monty Woolley) is faced with forced retirement at age 65, he changes company policy by impersonating the president of the firm.
| | |
Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1953 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: William Lundigan, Jane Greer, Mitzi Gaynor, David Wayne, Gloria DeHaven, Billy Gilbert, Jack Paar, Lee Marvin
An army officer, stationed on a South Seas island in the late 1940s, has two love interests: a missionary's daughter (Jane Greer) and a beautiful native (Mitzi Gaynor). Look for Lee Marvin in a bit part.
| | |
Finders Keepers 1984 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., Pamela Stephenson, Ed Lauter, David Wayne, Brian Dennehy, Jack Riley, John Schuck, Jim Carrey
Georgiana Latimer (Pamela Stephenson) and Josef Sirola (Ed Lauter) steal $5 million from her father and, through a set of bizarre circumstances, manage to get the money and themselves aboard a transcontinental train. Also along for the ride is a scam artist, Michael Rangeloff (Michael O'Keefe), who unknowingly is escorting the money inside a coffin. All three are in for some surprises.
| | |
The Front Page 1974 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, David Wayne, Allen Garfield, Charles Durning, Martin Gabel, Harold Gould
This is the third filming (the 1940 version was titled "His Girl Friday") of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur play about the intrigue in a Chicago pressroom as news of a jail break brings matters to a head in this excellent comedy/drama. Again remade in 1988 as "Switching Channels."
| | |
The Gift of Love 1978 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Marie Osmond, Timothy Bottoms, David Wayne, James Woods, Anne Ramsey, Bethel Leslie, June Lockhart, Donald Moffat, Sondra West, Robert Pierce, Fred Stuthman, Peggy Rea
Poor, Swiss immigrant Rudi Miller (Timothy Bottoms) and upper-class Beth Atherton (Marie Osmond) meet; fall in love; and, despite the odds, live happily ever after.
| | |
Hell and High Water 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans, David Wayne, Stephen Bekassy, Richard Loo, Peter Scott, Henry Kulky, Harry Carter, Robert Adler, Rollin Moriyama, Leslie Bradley
In this Cold War era film, Prof. Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter Denise (Bella Darvi) worry that the U.S. government is not capable of handling a nuclear threat. The solution is to hire ex-Navy Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) to command a submarine as the means of looking for evidence that the Communists are planning to launch a nuclear missile aimed at North Korea and then blame the U.S. for the action. Special effects are impressive–especially when Jones must deal with a Communist Chinese submarine that his own submarine is no match for, and the subs run silent and deep.
| | |
 How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, William Powell, Cameron Mitchell, Alexander D'Arcy, Fred Clark
Loco (Betty Grable), Pola (Marilyn Monroe), and Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall) join forces as they set out to find a marriageable millionaire.
| | |
The Last Angry Man 1959  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Luther Adler, Joby Baker, Joanna Moore, Billy Dee Williams, Godfrey Cambridge, Cicely Tyson, Nancy R. Pollock
Dr. Sam Abelman (Paul Muni) is an elderly doctor who has spent his lifetime helping his patients without regard for financial gain. Now the media is interested in him, and he is determined to remain true to his idealism. Muni received an Academy Award nomination.
| | |
 M 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Jim Backus, Luther Adler, Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr, Karen Morley, Norman Lloyd, John Miljan
This remake of the 1931 German film is not as good; however, it is an entertaining thriller about the tracking-down of a child murderer.
| | |
My Blue Heaven 1950 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, Louise Beavers, Minerva Urecal, Larry Keating, Mae Marsh
Radio stars (Betty Grable and Dan Dailey) try to adopt a child, and they get one–but not in the straightforward manner. The problems that follow are entertaining with music the center of attraction.
| | |
O. Henry's Full House 1952 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
Cast: Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, Jean Peters, Fred Allen, Oscar Levant, Jeanne Crain
John Steinbeck narrated this film consisting of five of O. Henry's classic short stories: "The Clarion Call," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," The Cop and the Anthem," and "The Last Leaf."
| | |
Portrait of Jennie 1948 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, David Wayne, Cecil Kellaway, Albert Sharpe, Florence Bates, Henry Hull, Clem Bevans
Eban Adams (Joseph Cotten) is an artist whose subject (Jennifer Jones) grows older as he paints her portrait. Is she real, or does she represent someone from the world beyond?
| | |
The Prize Fighter 1979  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Preece
Cast: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, David Wayne, Robin Clarke, Cisse Cameron, Mary Ellen O'Neill, Michael LaGuardia, George Nutting, Irwin Keyes, John Myhers, Alfred E. Covington, Dan Fitzgerald
Tim Conway and Don Knotts team up for the third time as prizefighter Bags (Conway) and slow sidekick Shake (Knotts) work toward the big fight. Gangster Mike (Robin Clarke) gives them the chance by setting up a fight with the champion. The only problem is that Pop Morgan's (David Wayne) gym is on the line, as he has bet it on Bags. Super silly.
| | |
The Sad Sack 1957 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lorre, Gene Evans, George Dolenz, Mary Treen, Don Haggerty, Michael Ansara, Joe Mantell
Based on the popular comic strip of the same name, Jerry Lewis takes on the role of Bixby, and offbeat army life is revealed through attempts at humor that often misfire.
| | |
The Tender Trap 1955 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Lola Albright, Howard St. John, Jarma Lewis, Joey Faye, Tom Helmore, Willard Sage, Marc Wilder, James Drury
When bachelor Charlie Y. Reader (Frank Sinatra) becomes involved with Julie Gillis (Debbie Reynolds), he does not realize how determined she is to marry. The song "The Tender Trap" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Lots of fun.
| | |
The Three Faces of Eve 1957  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cast: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome, Alistair Cooke, Nancy Kulp, Douglas Spencer, Ken Scott, Mimi Gibson, Vince Edwards, Alena Murray, Terry Ann Ross, Mary Field, Frank Marlow, Richard Garrick
Joanne Woodward won an Academy Award for Best Actress playing Eve who suffers from a multiple personality syndrome. The film is based on the true story of Eve's psychiatric treatment as three personalities emerge: Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane.
| | |
Tonight We Sing 1953 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta Peters, Tamara Toumanova, Anne Bancroft, Isaac Stern, Mikhail Rasumny, Steven Geray, Walter Woolf King, Oscar Karlweis
Arias from "La Traviata" and "Madam Butterfly" are featured in this biography of Russian-born impresario Sol Hurok (David Wayne).
| | |
Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie 1952 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: David Wayne, Jean Peters, Hugh Marlowe, Albert Dekker, Alan Hale Jr., Joyce Mackenzie, Helene Stanley, Richard Karlan, Merry Anders, Warren Stevens
Set in the early 1900s, barber Ben Halen (David Wayne) is a typical American male in a typical small town of that era who strives to protect his wife Nellie from the cold cruel world.
| | |
We're Not Married 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Fred Allen, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas, Eddie Bracken, Mitzi Gaynor, Louis Calhern
A number of couples are happily married–until they learn that their marriage ceremonies were not legal.
| | |
With a Song in My Heart 1952 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott, Una Merkel, Lyle Talbot, Max Showalter, Leif Erickson
While Susan Hayward and Thelma Ritter received Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, it was Alfred Newman who walked away with the Oscar for Best Musical Scoring in this biography of singer Jane Froman who makes an inspiring recovery following a plane crash.
| | |
| 1. Adam's Rib (1949)
2. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
3. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
4. As Young as You Feel (1951)
5. Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
6. Finders Keepers (1984)
7. The Front Page (1974)
8. The Gift of Love (1978)
9. Hell and High Water (1954)
10. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
11. Huckleberry Finn (1974)
12. The Last Angry Man (1959)
13. M (1951)
14. My Blue Heaven (1950)
15. The Naked Hills (1956)
16. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
17. Portrait of Jennie (1948)
18. The Prize Fighter (1979)
19. The Sad Sack (1957)
20. The Tender Trap (1955)
21. The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
22. Tonight We Sing (1953)
23. Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
24. We're Not Married (1952)
25. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
In The News
|
