Bad for Each Other 1953  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Sully, Ray Collins, Rhys Williams, Arthur Franz, Marjorie Rambeau, Lester Matthews
Doctor Tom Owen (Charlton Heston) returns home after the war, is talked into setting up a plush practice for wealthy patients in the city, and then realizes that his true calling is for ministering to the coal miners in his hometown.
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The Deep Six 1958  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop, Ross Bagdasarian, Jeanette Nolan, Walter Reed
Alec Austen (Alan Ladd) is a Quaker who must deal with his religious beliefs while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Drive a Crooked Road 1954 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Dick Crockett, Jerry Paris
In this story, written by Blake Edwards, Richard Quine, and James Benson Nablo, an auto mechanic, Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney), gets in trouble when he heeds a gangster's girlfriend's advances and aids in preparing the getaway car for a bank robbery.
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Gideon's Day 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Gideon of Scotland Yard
Director: John Ford
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Anna Lee, Anna Massey, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Ray, James Hayter, Ronald Howard, John Marion-Crawford, Laurence Naismith, Derek Bond, Grizelda Harvey, Frank Lawton, John Loder, Miles Malleson
The activities in the life of Scotland Yard Inspector Gideon (Jack Hawkins) are followed as he investigates murders and robberies as part of his daily routine.
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The Kentuckian 1955  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Lancaster
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster, John McIntire, Una Merkel, Walter Matthau, John Carradine, Rhys Williams, John Litel, Edward Norris
This is the film adaptation of Basula Felix Holt's novel, "The Gabriel Horn." It also marks the film debut of Walter Matthau. In 1820, Big Eli (Burt Lancaster) and his son left their hard existence in Kentucky in search of better lives in Texas. History is combined with romance and action in this fine film.
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The Last Hurrah 1958  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, John Carradine, Edward Brophy, Dianne Foster, Wallace Ford, Willis Bouchey, Basil Ruysdael, Ricardo Cortez, Frank McHugh, Carleton Young
Politics in big cities is the theme of this compelling story, which is based on the tenure of Boston Mayor James Curley. Mayor Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) tries to assist the people of his city and even deals in corruption to achieve his goal. When banker Norman Cass (Basil Rathbone) refuses to give Skeffington a loan, Skeffington uses his political clout and blackmails Cass into giving him the money. Skeffington's nephew, reporter Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), admires Skeffington, but even he cannot ignore the devious methods employed by his uncle to achieve success. This film is well worth watching for anyone interested in the inner-workings of U.S. politics and for the great job by the seasoned cast.
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Monkey on My Back 1957 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver, Lisa Golm, Barry Kelley, Dayton Lummis, Lewis Charles, Raymond Greenleaf, Richard Benedict, Brad Harris
Boxing champion Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) joined the Marines and fought in the Pacific theater during World War II. After contracting malaria, he was given morphine to deal with the pain. He became addicted, which nearly ruined his life, until he fought his way back from the depths.
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Night Passage 1957 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Neilson
Cast: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon DeWilde, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Jack Elam, Ellen Corby
The Utica Kid (Audie Murphy) plans to make off with a railroad payroll that is guarded by his own brother, Grant McLaine (James Stewart).
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The Violent Men 1955  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Jack Kelly, May Wynn, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael
John Parrish (Glenn Ford) takes the lead among his fellow ranchers as they fight off a wealthy rancher who would take over their land.
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| 1. Bad for Each Other (1953)
2. The Deep Six (1958)
3. Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
4. Gideon's Day (1958)
aka: Gideon of Scotland Yard
5. The Kentuckian (1955)
6. The Last Hurrah (1958)
7. Monkey on My Back (1957)
8. Night Passage (1957)
9. The Violent Men (1955)
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