Alligator 1980  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Jack Carter, Perry Lang, Henry Silva, Sue Lyon, Angel Tompkins, Sydney Lassick
In this comedy/horror film, Ramon the alligator was flushed down the toilet when he was a baby. He has grown up in the sewer where he has managed to survive on corpses of laboratory animals. Now, Ramon has evolved into a monster that feeds on the citizens of his Midwestern city.
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Armored Attack 1943 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Jane Withers, Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Ann Harding, Carl Benton Reid, Walter Huston, Erich von Stroheim
During the Cold War, this film was edited to de-emphasize the role of brave Russians holding back advancing Nazi forces during World War II. A comparison between this version and the original, titled "The North Star," provides an interesting look at the use of propaganda in the industry.
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Bad Day at Black Rock 1955  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Walter Sande, Russell Collins, Francis McDonald, Billy Dix, Harry Harvey, Mickey Little, Bobby Johnson
Based on Howard Breslin's novel, this movie tells the story of one-armed John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) who arrives in the town of Black Rock on a mission. He tries and fails to find a hotel room, and his request for information about a Japanese farmer, Komoko, who he has come to see is met with silence by Sheriff Tom Horn (Dean Jagger). The town is run by Reno Smith (Robert Ryan) who hates the Japanese and had Komoko killed. Macreedy is unaware of Smith's secret and does locate Komoto's home where he finds his grave. One of Smith's henchmen, Coley Trimble (Ernest Borgnine), has followed Macreedy to Komoto's home, and now Macreedy must not only deal with the cover-ups by the townsfolk, but he will be fighting for his own life as well. Spencer Tracy and Director John Sturges received Oscar nominations.
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Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Jumbo
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger, Charles Watts, Joseph Waring, Lynn Wood, Grady Sutton, Robert Burton
Pop Wonder (Jimmy Durante) owns a circus that is threatened by bankruptcy, but he gets love and support from his daughter, Kitty (Doris Day), and his long-time fiancee, Lulu (Martha Raye). This is an adaptation of the 1930s' Rodgers and Hart musical show.
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Brigham Young 1940  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Marc Lawrence, Jane Darwell, Jean Rogers
Scorned by citizens of Missouri and Illinois, Brigham Young (Dean Jagger) leads his fellow Mormons westward to Utah. This is the story of The Church of the Latter Day Saints as its members followed their beliefs to success following adversity.
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C-Man 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Lerner
Cast: Dean Jagger, Lottie Elwen, John Carradine, Harry Landers, Rene Paul, Adelaide Klein, Edith Atwater, Walter Vaughan, Walter Brooke, Jean Ellyn, Mariangela Giordano
United States Customs Agent Cliff Holden (Dean Jagger) investigates jewel smugglers, and the trail–from Paris to New York City–leads to the killer of Holden's best friend and fellow agent.
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Cash McCall 1960 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, E.G. Marshall, Henry Jones, Otto Kruger, Roland Winters, Edward Platt, Edgar Shehli, Linda Watkins, Parley Baer, Dabbs Greer, Nicky Blair, Gregory Gaye
Corporate raider Cash McCall (James Garner) buys failing businesses and uses them as a tax relief for thriving firms' profits. When McCall sets out to buy Grant Austen's (Dean Jagger) failing business, he hopes that the purchase will impress Austen's daughter Lory (Natalie Wood). But, business conflicts will play a big role in McCall's chance for a successful romance with Lory.
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Dark City 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack Webb, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Mark Keuning, Walter Sande, Mike Mazurki, Dewey Robinson, Joe Gray, Byron Foulger
Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) becomes involved in a crooked card game in which he wins. However, the losing player, Arthur (Don DeFore), commits suicide as a result of his loss. When Arthur's older brother, Billy (Mark Keuning), learns of the suicide, he sets out for revenge.
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Elmer Gantry 1960 N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page, Edward Andrews, John McIntire, Hugh Marlowe, Joe Maross, Philip Ober, Barry Kelley
Like some present-day evangelists, Elmer Gantry's personal life is not what he preaches. Also like today, his affairs lead to tragic ends. Jean Simmons is excellent as Sister Sharon. Burt Lancaster took Best Actor honors at the Academy Awards and Shirley Jones walked away with an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. An Oscar was also presented for Best Writing, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Music.
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End of the World 1977  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Hayes
Cast: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Lew Ayres, Dean Jagger, Macdonald Carey, Liz Ross, Simmy Bow, John Hayes, Roscoe Born
To ensure that the Earth does not continue to pollute the galaxy, Zindar (Christopher Lee) and his alien assistants come to Earth and work out of a convent to set their plan for destruction in motion. Boring, with the 1/2 star rating only given in deference to Christopher Lee.
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Exiled to Shanghai 1937 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Wallace Ford, June Travis, Dean Jagger, William Bakewell, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, William Harrigan, Sarah Padden, Syd Saylor, Charles Trowbridge, Johnny Arthur, Minerva Urecal
After being fired by boss Charlie Sears (Dean Jagger), Ted Young (Wallace Ford) establishes the first television newsreel service and is re-hired by his news agency where he and Charlie vie for the attentions of Nancy Jones (June Travis).
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Firecreek 1968 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Gary Lockwood, Inger Stevens, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, James Best, John Qualen
This Western involves a farmer (James Stewart) given the honorary title of sheriff. Events shortly go awry when Larkin (Henry Fonda) leads a gang of outlaws into town–goal: take over the town.
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First to Fight 1967 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup, Gene Hackman, Claude Akins, James Best, Norman Alden, Bobs Watson, Ken Swofford
This is an insightful psychological story about a Congressional Medal of Honor winner (Chad Everett) cracking up when he returns to fight in the Pacific.
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 Forty Guns 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Gene Barry, Robert Dix, Eve Brent, Ziva Rodann, Chuck Hayward
The new sheriff of Tombstone (Barry Sullivan) almost meets his match in Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck), the wealthy owner of a cattle empire.
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 Game of Death 1978 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Bruce Lee's Game of Death
Director: Robert Clouse
Cast: Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian, Colleen Camp, Chuck Norris, Robert Wall, Mel Novak, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hwang Jang Lee, James Tien, Russell Cawthorne
Bruce Lee takes on the role of tracking down the mobsters in this film. (Lee died during filming in 1973, and the film was completed five years later.) Highlight: last half hour, which contains great fight scenes as Lee fights the bad guys–one by one.
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Gideon's Trumpet 1980 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom
In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested in Panama City, Florida, for petty larceny. Because he cannot afford a lawyer, Gideon is sent to prison to serve a five year sentence. Gideon appeals, and the case goes to the Supreme Court where a landmark decision is reached giving free legal representation to anyone accused of a crime in the United States.
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The Glass House 1972 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Alan Alda, Vic Morrow, Billy Dee Williams, Clu Gulager, Kristoffer Tabori, Dean Jagger, Luke Askew, Scott Hylands, Edward Bell, Tony Mancini, G. Wood, Roy Jenson, Alan Vint
Filmed on location at Utah State Prison, this made-for-TV film revolves around college professor Jonathan Paige (Alan Alda) who is serving his term for manslaughter. Needing protection from those around him, Paige gets close to a gang led by ruthless Hugo Slocum (Vic Morrow)–and his problems only grow worse. Troubles abound also for prison guards. The chief prison guard is Officer Brown (Roy Jenson) who is a pawn of Slocums. New recruit Brian Courtland (Clu Gulager) finds his hands are tied as well. Everything about this prison appears to be corrupt, but that does not stop Courtland from attempting to bring about reform.
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The Great Man 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jose Ferrer
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Julie London, Joanne Gilbert, Ed Wynn, Jim Backus, Lyle Talbot, Edward Platt, Russ Morgan
Reporter Joe Harris (Jose Ferrer) investigates the life of a recently departed and much beloved radio star and comes up with the story of a not-so-lovable character.
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The Honeymoon Machine 1961 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Steve McQueen, Brigid Bazlen, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Dean Jagger, Jack Weston, Jack Mullaney, Marcel Hillaire, Ben Astar, Ken Lynch
A group of sailors, on leave in Venice, plot to rig the roulette wheel in a casino via a wireless link-up between the wheel and their ship's computer. OK comedy.
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 King Creole 1958 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Jan Shepard, Dick Winslow, Raymond Bailey, Liliane Montevecchi, Brian G. Hutton, Jack Grinnage
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher," this story is set in New Orleans. Aspiring young singer Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is a delinquent and high-school dropout who becomes involved with a ruthless gangster (Walter Matthau) and his alcoholic moll (Carolyn Jones). Will Danny figure out how to escape a life of crime, find employment as a singer, and gain the love of Nellie (Dolores Hart)? Many good Elvis songs include "Hard Headed Woman."
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The Kremlin Letter 1970  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Bibi Andersson, Richard Boone, Max von Sydow, Orson Welles, Patrick O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Dean Jagger, George Sanders, John Huston, Marc Lawrence
This cold-war espionage story is about a false treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that aims to undermine forces of Red China. If the treaty falls into the wrong hands, World War III could be the result.
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The Lonely Profession 1969 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Heyes
Cast: Harry Guardino, Dean Jagger, Ina Balin, Joseph Cotten, Barbara McNair, Dina Merrill, Fernando Lamas, Troy Donahue, Stephen McNally, Jack Carter
A private eye (Harry Guardino) is hired to trail the mistress of a reclusive millionaire. After he locates and spends a night with her, he finds her dead the next morning. Now he must clear himself. A good made-for-TV movie that stresses realism in its presentation.
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The North Star 1943 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Jane Withers, Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Ann Harding, Carl Benton Reid, Walter Huston, Erich von Stroheim
Russian efforts to bravely hold off the invading Nazi army during World War II are graphically portrayed as Russians survive the brutalities. During the Cold War, this film was altered to de-emphasize the good Russians and re-titled, "Armored Attack."
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The Nun's Story 1959  N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Dean Jagger, Peggy Ashcroft, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Lionel Jeffries, Colleen Dewhurst, Niall MacGinnis
Sister Luke (Audrey Hepburn) discovers that she is not prepared to serve the church after the Nazis murder her father. She simply cannot forgive them. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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Parrish 1961 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden, Dean Jagger, Connie Stevens, Diane McBain, Sharon Hugueny, Dub Taylor, Hampton Fancher, Sylvia Miles, David Knapp, Saundra Edwards, Bibi Osterwald, Hayden Rorke, Madeleine Sherwood
In this soap opera of a story set in the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean (Troy Donahue) lives with his mother, Ellen (Claudette Colbert), and enjoys the reputation of "Ladies' Man." But, when Ellen marries tobacco czar Judd Raike (Karl Malden), Judd determines to turn Parrish into a businessman and teach him the tobacco business from the ground up.
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People Will Talk 1935 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Leila Hyams, Dean Jagger, Ruthelma Stevens, Edward Brophy, Stanley Andrews, Cecil Cunningham, Jack Mulhall, Sam Flint
Parents lovingly interfere in their daughter's marriage to get things back the way they were.
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The Proud Rebel 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine, James Westerfield, Tom Pittman
Civil War veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) and his mute son David (played by Alan Ladd's real-life son David Ladd) work on Linnet Moore's (Olivia de Havilland) farm. While John seeks medical help for his young son, he becomes involved in efforts to keep Linnet's ranch in her name.
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Pursued 1947 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale, Harry Carey Jr., Clifton Young, Lane Chandler, Ray Teal, Ian Wolfe
Joe Rand (Robert Mitchum), a tough, Spanish-American War veteran, is haunted by unretrieved memories of his past. Violent events finally provide the key to the solution of his dilemma. Good suspenser.
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Rawhide 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Desperate Siege
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Elam, George Tobias, Jeff Corey, Kenneth Tobey, James Millican
This Western remake of 1935's "Show Them No Mercy!" is about Tom Owens (Tyrone Power) and Vinnie Holt (Susan Hayward) who are held captive by outlaws who have taken over the stagecoach depot.
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Revolt of the Zombies 1936  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Dorothy Stone, Dean Jagger, Roy D'Arcy, Robert Noland, George Cleveland, E. Alyn Warren, Carl Stockdale, William Crowell, Teru Shimada, Adolph Milar, Sana Rayya
A regiment of zombies fought in World War I, and now they are to be destroyed. But wait! Armand (Dean Jagger) has learned the secret of raising the dead and uses this knowledge to get even after being jilted by Claire (Dorothy Stone)–with disastrous results for him.
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The Robe 1953 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Jay Robinson, Michael Rennie, Richard Boone, Dawn Addams, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Betta St. John, Jeff Morrow, Ernest Thesiger, Leon Askin, Michael Ansara, Cameron Mitchell
This grand-scale film is the story of a Roman tribune, Marcellus (Richard Burton), whose duty is to ensure the crucifixion of Jesus. Later, he wins Christ's robe, and the ownership of the robe affects his course in life. In addition to Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design, nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Burton), and Cinematography. First CinemaScope film.
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Sierra 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger, Richard Rober, Tony Curtis, Elisabeth Risdon, Roy Roberts, James Arness, Houseley Stevenson
A father and son stay one step ahead of the law while trying to find evidence of the father's innocence in a crime for which he is the prime suspect.
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Smith! 1969 G, 112 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Warren Oates, Chief Dan George, Jay Silverheels, John Randolph, James Westerfield, Frank Ramirez
This Disney film features Glenn Ford as Smith, a rancher who tries to help a Nez Pierce Indian boy accused of murder.
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Thirteen Hours by Air 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Zasu Pitts, John Howard, Benny Bartlett, Grace Bradley, Alan Baxter, Brian Donlevy, Ruth Donnelly, Dean Jagger
Hijacking and murder is in store for passengers on a commercial airplane flying a transcontinental route.
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Three Brave Men 1957 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Dunne
Cast: Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Lovejoy, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, Virginia Christine, Edward Andrews, Frank Faylen, Diane Jergens, Warren Berlinger
This courtroom drama is based on the true story of U.S. Navy Department employee, Bernie Goldsmith (Ernest Borgnine), who was fired for suspected Communist activities. His lawyer, Joe Di Marco (Ray Milland), works tirelessly to prove his client's innocence.
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 Twelve O'Clock High 1949  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger, Roger Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, Kenneth Tobey, Millard Mitchell, Robert Arthur, John Kellogg, Paul Stewart, Robert Patten, Lee MacGregory, Sam Edwards, Paul Picerni
This war film stars Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage who takes over Major Harvey Stovall's (Dean Jagger) World War II bomber squadron in England. The story is told in flashback as Stovall relates the perils of leadership and the stresses of command. Savage institutes strict discipline, but the men grow cold to him because of his orders. Eventually, Savage cares for his men above all else, and the story concerns the stresses of command as the leader becomes too close to his men. Dean Jagger won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor and nominations were received for Best Picture and Actor (Gregory Peck).
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Valley of the Sun 1942 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, Peter Whitney, Billy Gilbert, Tom Tyler, Antonio Moreno, George Cleveland, Hank Bell
When a good Indian scout (James Craig) and an evil Indian agent (Dean Jagger) fall in love with the same woman (Lucille Ball), trouble is bound to result.
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 Vanishing Point 1971 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Severn Darden, Victoria Medlin, Timothy Scott, Karl Swenson, Lee Weaver, Tom Reese, Owen Bush, John Amos, Val Avery, Rita Coolidge
While driving a supercharged Dodge Challenger from Colorado to California, Kowalski (Barry Newman) leads the police on a merry chase and is aided by a blind jockey, Super Soul (Cleavon Little), who monitors police radios and clues Kowalski in as to their whereabouts.
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Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otho Lovering
Cast: Dean Jagger, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, Monte Blue, Buster Crabbe, Trixie Friganza, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Charles Waldron, Anna Q. Nilsson, Leif Erickson, Tammany Young, Kenneth Harlan, Benny Baker, Stanley Andrews
Based on a Zane Grey story, this is the tale of Adam (Dean Jagger) who is on the lam when he is wrongfully accused of murder. Now lost in Death Valley, he is saved by wanderer Dismukes (Edward Ellis). He reunites with his girl friend Ruth (Gail Patrick), is cleared of the murder charge, and deals with villainous Big Ben (Buster Crabbe). This is the second rendition of Grey's tale and was again remade in 1945. The first film was made in 1924 and was the first Technicolor Western.
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Western Union 1941 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Slim Summerville, Chill Wills, Barton MacLane, Minor Watson, George Chandler
Based on Zane Grey's novel, this is a beautifully filmed and well conceived story about the completion of Western Union's cross-country telegraph lines in 1861.
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When Strangers Marry 1944 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Betrayed
Director: William Castle
Cast: Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter, Robert Mitchum, Neil Hamilton, Lou Lubin, Milton Kibbee, Rhonda Fleming, Marta Mitrovich, Byron Foulger, Edward Keane
Millie (Kim Hunter) suspects that her new husband is a murderer, and she enlists the aid of a friend to help.
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White Christmas 1954 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Grady Sutton, Sig Ruman, Mary Wickes, John Brascia, Anne Whitfield, Herb Vigran, Joe Ploski, George Chakiris, I. Stanford Jolley, Barrie Chase
Irving Berlin songs are the real draw in this film as Phil and Bob (Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby) come to the aid of their ex-military boss Maj. Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger) who needs a boost in his struggling winter resort. Accompanied by singing sisters Betty and Judy (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), Phil and Bob travel to Vermont and make plans to put on a musical show to raise needed funds for Waverly. Songs include "White Christmas," "Sisters," and "Blue Skies"–and "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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Wings in the Dark 1935 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Flood
Cast: Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Roscoe Karns, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dean Jagger, Bert Hanlon, James P. Burtis, Russell Hopton, Samuel S. Hinds, Matt McHugh
Skywriting pilot Sheila Mason (Myrna Loy) falls in love with, and encourages, a blind ex-pilot (Cary Grant) to publish stories about his flying experiences.
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X the Unknown 1956 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Leslie Norman
Cast: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Marianne Brauns, William Lucas, Peter Hammond, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark, Ian MacNaughton, John Harvey, Edwin Richfield, Jane Aird
A blob rises from a crack in the Earth's crust, feeds on radioactivity, gets larger, raises havoc, then disappears until it is hungry again. Dr. Adam Royston (Dean Jagger) sets out to destroy this high-energy creature. A well-made film.
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1. Alligator (1980)
2. Armored Attack (1943)
3. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
4. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
aka: Jumbo
5. Brigham Young (1940)
6. C-Man (1949)
7. Cash McCall (1960)
8. Dark City (1950)
9. Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
10. Elmer Gantry (1960)
11. End of the World (1977)
12. Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
13. Firecreek (1968)
14. First to Fight (1967)
15. Forty Guns (1957)
16. Game of Death (1978)
aka: Bruce Lee's Game of Death
17. Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
18. The Glass House (1972)
19. The Great Man (1956)
20. The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
21. King Creole (1958)
22. The Kremlin Letter (1970)
23. The Lonely Profession (1969)
24. The North Star (1943)
25. The Nun's Story (1959)
26. Parrish (1961)
27. People Will Talk (1935)
28. The Proud Rebel (1958)
29. Pursued (1947)
30. Rawhide (1951)
aka: Desperate Siege
31. Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
32. The Robe (1953)
33. Sierra (1950)
34. Smith! (1969)
35. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)
36. Three Brave Men (1957)
37. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
38. Valley of the Sun (1942)
39. Vanishing Point (1971)
40. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
41. Western Union (1941)
42. When Strangers Marry (1944)
aka: Betrayed
43. White Christmas (1954)
44. Wings in the Dark (1935)
45. X the Unknown (1956)
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