All Ashore 1953  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald, Barbara Bates, Jody Lawrance, Dick Crockett, Fay Roope, Jean Willes
Three sailors (Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, and Ray McDonald) head off on shore leave but find they are broke.
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 Batman 1966  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Reginald Denny, Stafford Repp, Madge Blake, Milton Frome, Gil Perkins, Dick Crockett, George Sawaya
The stars of the popular TV series are brought to the big screen with new and advanced (for that time) special effects. Batman and Robin (Adam West and Burt Ward) have to deal with not just one of their nemeses but with four–Joker (Cesar Romero), Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), and Riddler (Frank Gorshin). Fun, often corny lines, and lots of "Pows" and "Bams."
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The Dark Horse 1946 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Will Jason
Cast: Phillip Terry, Donald MacBride, Ann Savage, Jane Darwell, Edward Gargan, Allen Jenkins, Si Jenks, Mary Gordon, Lane Chandler, Dick Crockett
George Kelly (Terry) is a war veteran who is persuaded to run for city office by the "machine." He finds that his war record is being used to get crooked legislation passed, and with the help of a government employee (Ann Savage), he takes action and goodness prevails, as well as love.
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates 1956 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey, Clem Bevans, Irvin Ashkenazy, Frank Richards, Walter Catlett, Douglass Dumbrille, Paul Newlan, Mort Mills, Troy Melton, Hank Worden, Dick Crockett, William Fawcett
This film splices together TV episodes of the story of Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) and his sidekick George Russell (Buddy Ebsen) when they encounter keel-boater Mike Fink (Jeff York). Mike challenges Davy and George to a river race to New Orleans, during which they deal not only with the dangerous rapids but with the River Pirates as well. Following the race, Davy and Mike join forces to try to prevent an Indian war. Enjoy the ride!
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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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Experiment in Terror 1962  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole, Anita Loo, Ross Martin, Dick Crockett, Ned Glass, Clifton James, Gilbert Green, Patricia Huston
Set in San Francisco, this story is about a psychopath (Ross Martin) who kidnaps a young woman (Stefanie Powers) as a means to force her sister (Lee Remick) to embezzle bank funds for him.
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Gunn 1967  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asner, Albert Paulsen, Sherry Jackson, Helen Traubel, Regis Toomey, Dick Crockett
This feature-length version of the then-popular television series, "Peter Gunn," features suave detective Peter Gunn in hot pursuit of a gangster's murderer. Watch the TV show reruns instead of this.
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Mister Cory 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant, Louise Lorimer, Russ Morgan, Dick Crockett, William Reynolds, Henry Daniell, Willis Bouchey
Cory (Tony Curtis) was a poor young man who made it big in the gambling world. When he returns to his boyhood home in the Chicago slums, he learns the errors of his way of life
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Moon of the Wolf 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Beradino, Geoffrey Lewis, Royal Dano, John Davis Chandler, Claudia McNeil, Robert Phillips, Dan Priest, Dick Crockett, George Sawaya
As Sheriff Aaron Whitaker (David Janssen) investigates a series of murders in his Louisiana parish, he begins to suspect that a werewolf is responsible for the vicious acts.
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The Notorious Landlady 1962 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries, Estelle Winwood, Dick Crockett, Maxwell Reed, Henry Daniell, Doris Lloyd, Philippa Bevans, Ronald Long, Richard Peel, Anthony Eustrel, James Logan, Tudor Owen
William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) is an American diplomat who arrives in London and is asked by his boss, American Ambassador Franklyn Ambruster (Fred Astaire), to help clear the name of William's beautiful landlady, Carley Hardwicke (Kim Novak). Rumors fly that Carley has murdered her husband Miles (Maxwell Reed), and then Miles shows up alive–only to be killed by Carley in a fight over stolen jewels. Carley escapes, but a helicopter rescue and a chase to obtain the jewels lie in wait.
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Operation Petticoat 1959 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Arthur O'Connell, Virginia Gregg, Robert F. Simon, Gavin McLeod, Robert Gist, George Dunn, Dick Crockett
The U.S.S. Sea Tiger is a World War II submarine that undergoes more than any military vessel should be required to endure. Not only must the boat be painted pink, it is also used to transport a group of nurses across the Pacific. Cary Grant plays the hapless commanding officer.
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Colin Blakely, Leonard Rossiter, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk, Andre Maranne, Richard Vernon, Dick Crockett, Paul Maxwell, Byron Kane, Briony McRoberts, Dudley Sutton, Hal Galili, Robert Beatty
French Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is again in charge of the case. This time, Clouseau is the intended victim of an assassination by his ex-boss who is now out of the asylum. Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) intends to take over the world. Will Clouseau avoid the killer (Leslie-Anne Down) and stop Dreyfus?
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The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, Jeff York, Morris Ankrum, Wally Cassell, Byron Foulger, Dick Crockett, Betty Blythe, Joel Friedkin
Cora (Lana Turner) falls for drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) who her husband Nick (Cecil Kellaway) has hired to work as a handyman at his gas station/diner. If Frank and Cora are to live "happily ever after," they need money. Their solution: murder Nick and collect on his insurance. They try to kill Nick. But, they fail, and now District Attorney Kyle Sackett (Leon Ames) is determined to get to the bottom of what really went on the night Nick was "accidentally"–but not fatally– electrocuted in his bathtub.
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| 1. All Ashore (1953)
2. Batman (1966)
3. The Dark Horse (1946)
4. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
5. Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
6. Experiment in Terror (1962)
7. Gunn (1967)
8. High Time (1960)
9. Mister Cory (1957)
10. Moon of the Wolf (1972)
11. The Notorious Landlady (1962)
12. Operation Petticoat (1959)
13. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
14. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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