Anne of the Indies 1951  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez, James Robertson Justice, Sean McClory, Holmes Herbert, Francis Pierlot, Carleton Young
A legendary pirate, Anne (Jean Peters), evades capture by French Captain Pierre La Rochelle (Louis Jourdan) only to fall into the clutches of Blackbeard (James Robertson Justice).
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Belles on Their Toes 1952 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Edward Arnold, Hoagy Carmichael, Barbara Bates, Martin Milner, Robert Arthur, Verna Felton, Marnie Alton, Jennifer Carmichael
In this sequel to "Cheaper by the Dozen," family patriarch Frank Bunker Gilbreth has died, and his widow (Myrna Loy) is left to raise their 12 children by herself.
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 Broken Arrow 1950  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Delmer Davis
Cast: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Will Geer, Jay Silverheels, Basil Ruysdael, Joyce Mackenzie, Arthur Hunnicutt, Iron Eyes Cody, Jack Lee, Trevor Bardette, Heinie Conklin, Argentina Brunetti, John Doucette, John Marston
Army scout Tom Jeffords (James Stewart) and Apache chief Cochise (Jeff Chandler) become friends in an effort to establish peace between the homesteaders and the Indians. Chandler won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Cochise. This film is one of the early movies that sympathizes with the Native American cause.
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Cry of the City 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, Roland Winters, Debra Paget, Hope Emerson, Tommy Cook
Homicide police Lieutenant Candella (Victor Mature) sets out to capture cop-killer Martin Rome (Richard Conte) in this slick police story.
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Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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Fourteen Hours 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith, Howard Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter, Grace Kelly, Martin Gabel
Mentally disturbed Robert Cosick (Richard Basehart) climbs out onto a 15-story ledge and threatens to jump. This story about a policeman's (Paul Douglas) attempt to talk him down provides a suspenseful and well-performed thriller. It also features stars in early roles: Grace Kelly in her film debut as Mrs. Fuller, Ossie Davis as a taxi driver, and Joyce Van Patten as Ruth's (Debra Paget) girlfriend.
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The Haunted Palace 1963 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell, Leo Gordon, Elisha Cook Jr., John Dierkes, Milton Parsons, Harry Ellerbe, I. Stanford Jolley
This story is about a warlock who was killed by residents of a New England town and has now cast an evil spell on the town's present inhabitants. The story was remade in 1991 as "The Resurrected."
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House of Strangers 1949 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Debra Paget, Hope Emerson, Esther Minciotti, Diana Douglas, Paul Valentine
A banker, Gino Monette (Edward G. Robinson), is the patriarch of his family, and his manipulation of his four sons causes conflicts between them all.
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The Indian Tomb 1959  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Angela Portaluri, Rene Deltgen, Guido Celano, Jochen Brockmann
This is the second half of the story about the architect (Paul Hubschmid) who comes upon Eshnapur and falls in love with exotic dancer Seetha (Debra Paget). They flee the city to free themselves of the Maharaja, who also wants Seetha, but the maharaja's troops are hot on their trail. In the end, it comes the inevitable showdown with the maharaja himself. The two halves (the first being "The Tiger of Eschnapur") were edited, dubbed into English, and released as "Journey to the Lost City."
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Journey to the Lost City 1959  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Rene Deltgen, Guido Celano, Jochen Brockmann, Angela Portaluri
This is an edited version of two of Lang's films ("The Tiger of Eschnapur" and "The Indian Tomb") and dubbed into English. Both the editing and dubbing weakened the film, which tells the story of a lost city that is divided between two brothers where dangers lurk. Into this city comes an architect who falls in love with a native dancer.
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 Les Miserables 1952 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton, Edmund Gwenn, Sylvia Sidney, Cameron Mitchell, Elsa Lanchester, James Robertson Justice, Joseph Wiseman, Rhys Williams
The often-filmed Victor Hugo classic story is adequately presented in this adaptation, though much is cut (as evidenced by the length). Michael Rennie is cast as Jean Valjean, and Richard Newton plays his pursuer Javert. Three episodes are told: Valjean's arrest for stealing a loaf of bread and his imprisonment, Valjean's hounding by Javert after becoming mayor and adopting a girl (Debra Paget), and Javert's cessation of the pursuit of Valjean.
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 Love Me Tender 1956 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Elvis Presley, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand, Mildred Dunnock, Bruce Bennett, James Drury, L.Q. Jones
This film represents Elvis Presley's first starring role. The story takes place in Texas just after the Civil War and has a plot of brothers fighting for the same girl.
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Prince Valiant 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Sterling Hayden, Victor McLaglen, Donald Crisp, Brian Aherne, Tom Conway, Neville Brand
This cartoon feature about King Arthur's Court is brought to the screen with the voice of Robert Wagner in the title role of Prince Valiant.
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 The River's Edge 1957 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget, Harry Carey Jr., Byron Foulger, Chubby Johnson, Frank Gerstle, Tom McKee
Bank robber Nardo Denning (Ray Milland) takes a farmer, Ben Cameron (Anthony Quinn), hostage as he crosses over the border into Mexico. Ben just happens to be married to Nardo's former partner, Meg (Debra Paget).
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Stars and Stripes Forever 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, Ruth Hussey, Finlay Currie, Roy Roberts, Thomas Browne Henry, Olan Soule, Roger Moore, Benay Venuta
John Philip Sousa's march tunes are woven into the script of this enjoyable (even if shallow) biography of the leader of the United States Marine Corps Band.
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Tales of Terror 1962 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Debra Paget, Maggie Pierce, Edmund Cobb, Joyce Jameson, Wally Campo, Lennie Weinrib, Leona Gage
This compilation of three Edgar Allen Poe stories is presented with Vincent Price in the leading role for each story. Included are "Morella," "The Black Cat," and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar."
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 The Ten Commandments 1956  N/R, 219 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, John Derek, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, John Carradine, Cedric Hardwicke, Debra Paget
This is an extravaganza to end all extravaganzas. Moses (Charlton Heston) leads the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land. Special effects are great in this Cecil B. DeMille film, his second go-around with this story. There were seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The Special Effects won an Oscar.
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The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Luciana Paluzzi, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Rene Deltgen, Jochen Brockmann, Jochen Blume
This is the first of two parts in an adventure/romance that takes place in the lost city of Eschnapur. An architect (Paul Hubschmid) arrives and falls in love with exotic dancer Seetha (Debra Paget). But, the evil maharajah, Chandra (Walter Reyer), also desires her. Meanwhile, a revolt is being planned by the unhappy citizens. This film and the second of the series ("The Indian Tomb") were (poorly) edited and (poorly) dubbed into English and released as "Journey to the Lost City."
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White Feather 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Eduard Franz, Noah Beery Jr., Virginia Leith, Emile Meyer, Hugh O'Brian, Milburn Stone
This is the story of the relocation of the Cheyenne Indians from their homes to a reservation in the 1870s. The movement is threatened when a maiden (Debra Paget) and the Army scout (Robert Wagner) fall in love. Well-made story that treats the Native Americans with respect.
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| 1. Anne of the Indies (1951)
2. Belles on Their Toes (1952)
3. Bird of Paradise (1951)
4. Broken Arrow (1950)
5. Cry of the City (1948)
6. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
7. Fourteen Hours (1951)
8. The Haunted Palace (1963)
9. House of Strangers (1949)
10. The Indian Tomb (1959)
11. Journey to the Lost City (1959)
12. Les Miserables (1952)
13. Love Me Tender (1956)
14. Prince Valiant (1954)
15. The River's Edge (1957)
16. Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
17. Tales of Terror (1962)
18. The Ten Commandments (1956)
19. The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
20. White Feather (1955)
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