 Desk Set 1957   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill, Sue Randall, Neva Patterson, Harry Ellerbe, Nicholas Joy, Diane Jergens
Everything is running on an even keel in a television station's research department–until Richard Sumner (Spencer Tracy) arrives on the scene to computerize the office. 1 User Review
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| | Funny and Heartfelt | AvidMovieFan 09/22/2007 | | This is a fun movie to watch. The chemistry between Tracy and Hepburn is at its best in this film. Lighthearted and warm. |
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 The FBI Story 1959 N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Nick Adams, Diane Jergens, Jean Willes, Parley Baer, Fay Roope, Ann Doran
This film follows the career and federal cases of FBI agent Chip Hardesty (James Stewart) from the Prohibition era through the Cold War.
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High School Confidential! 1958  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Young Hellions
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Barrymore Jr., Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens, Ray Anthony, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jackie Coogan, Lyle Talbot, William Wellman Jr.
The high-school drug scene in the 1950s is revealed through a new "student" who enters school and becomes involved in the illegal activities on campus. Terrible!
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Island of Lost Women 1959  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Jeff Richards, Venetia Stevenson, John Smith, Diane Jergens, Alan Napier, June Blair, Gavin Muir, George Brand, Bob Stratton
Following their plane crash on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, radio commentator Mark Bradley (Jeff Richards) and his pilot Joe Walker (John Smith) find weird scientist Dr. Paul Lujan (Alan Napier), and his three daughters–Venus (Venetia Stevenson), Urana (Diane Jergens), and Murcuria (June Blair). Lujan has been working on atomic experiments, and, when Bradley threatens to expose him, Lujan destroys their airplane. The girls help Bradley and Walker build a raft to escape the island, but an explosion in Lujan's solar furnace almost wrecks the island. The blast does attract the attention of Australian authorities, and now the survivors wait for their rescue.
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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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| 1. Desk Set (1957)
2. The FBI Story (1959)
3. High School Confidential! (1958)
aka: Young Hellions
4. Island of Lost Women (1959)
5. Three Brave Men (1957)
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