 An American in Paris 1951  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Georges Guetary, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee, Dick Wessel, Paul Maxey, John Eldredge, Noel Neill, Madge Blake
Based on the music of George and Ira Gershwin, dance and music sequences contributed to the Academy Award for Best Picture. The story is about ex-GI Jerry (Gene Kelly) who stays in Paris after the war to study art and then falls in love with Lise (Leslie Caron). The film also won five other Oscars, and Director Vincente Minnelli received a nomination.
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The Belle of New York 1952  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Alice Pearce, Clinton Sundberg, Gale Robbins, Tom Dugan, Henry Slate, Dick Wessel
Playboy Charlie Hill (Fred Astaire) promises to reform and change his ways after he meets and falls in love with mission worker Angela Bonfils (Vera-Ellen).
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Beware of Blondie 1950 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Adele Jergens, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Dick Wessel, Edward Earle
In this, the last of the "Blondie" movies, Mr. Dithers (Edward Earle) makes a huge mistake when he puts Dagwood in charge of the office and goes on vacation. There were 28 movies in the series, and it was time to finish, as the episodes were becoming too much of a formula.
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The Border Legion 1940  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: West of the Badlands
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne, Jay Novello, Eddie Acuff, Hal Taliaferro, Dick Wessel, Paul Porcasi
This Zane Grey story has a man on the run from the east coming west and helping friends deal with outlaws.
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell, Rita Corday, Dick Wessel, Ian Keith, Joseph Crehan, Douglas Walton, Skelton Knaggs, Esther Howard, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Crane, Milton Parsons
Morgan Conway takes on Ralph Byrd's role of detective Dick Tracy who, this time around, is on the trail of Cueball (Dick Wessel), the leader of a gang of jewel thieves.
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The Gazebo 1959  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, John McGiver, Martin Landau, Mabel Albertson, Doro Merande, Bert Freed, Dick Wessel, Robert Ellenstein
This is a strange, but very funny, movie about a murder plot and a body that just will not stay buried under the gazebo. Look for Alfred Hitchcock in a bit part.
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 Harvey 1950 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Victoria Horne, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant, Clem Bevans, William H. Lynn, Grayce Mills, Gino Corrado, Ida Moore, Dick Wessel
James Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a middle-aged eccentric who often drinks too much. Elwood has an imaginary friend–a very tall rabbit named Harvey. This social commentary on sanity pits Elwood against his social-climbing relatives. Josephine Hull won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her fine performance as Elwood's sister Veta Louise Simmons. Stewart received a nomination for Best Actor.
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The Lawless Breed 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Mary Castle, Hugh O'Brian, Forrest Lewis, Dennis Weaver, Lee Van Cleef, Tom Fadden, William Pullen, Glenn Strange, Richard Garland, Ned Davenport, Dick Wessel, Race Gentry
In his autobiography, Texas outlaw John Wesley Harden (Rock Hudson) claimed to have killed 40 men. This is the story of how he began his criminal career, his exploits as an outlaw, and then how he settled down, married Rosie (Julie Adams), and steered his young son John (Race Gentry) away from a life of crime. 1 User Review
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| | i am an 3rd cousin of john westly hardin | redredrose_2002 03/08/2008 | | i would not agree with a lot of the movie, wes was only living the way of the west at that time, after all look at how the world is today. |
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Love Is Better Than Ever 1952 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor, Josephine Hutchinson, Tom Tully, Elinor Donahue, Gene Kelly, Ann Doran, Kathleen Freeman, Alex Gerry, Dick Wessel
Jud Parker (Larry Parks) is a Broadway vaudeville agent who meets and falls in love with Anastacia (Elizabeth Taylor), a dance teacher who has just arrived in the big city.
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 On the Town 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Hans Conried, Vera-Ellen, Florence Bates, Alice Pearce, George Meader, Don Brodie, Bea Benaderet, Tom Dugan, Milton Kibbee, Dick Wessel
Three sailors–Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin)–get 24-hour passes to enjoy liberty in New York City. While on leave, each finds romance. Gabey falls in love with dancer Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen), Chip finds romance with cabbie Brunhilde (Betty Garrett), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) becomes enchanted with paleontology student Claire (Ann Miller). And a great 24 hours are enjoyed by all in one of the best musicals ever made. The film won an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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Penny Serenade 1941 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Ann Doran, Eva Lee Kuney, Wallis Clark, Walter Soderling, Billy Bevan, Ben Taggart, Jane Biffle, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Dick Wessel, Frank Mills, John Tyrrell
Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) listens to the song "Penny Serenade," which is the song that was playing when she first met her husband Roger (Cary Grant). That song and others cause Julie to remember her life with Roger, and the story is told through flashbacks. Their courtship, marriage, adoption of Trina (Jane Biffle), and then sudden death of Trina (now played by Eva Lee Kuney) at age six are shown through Julie's memories. Grant received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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Round-Up Time in Texas 1937 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Maxine Doyle, LeRoy Mason, Earle Hodgins, Dick Wessel, Buddy Williams, Ken Cooper, Slim Whitaker, Carleton Young
Now, Gene Autry is after jewel thieves when he delivers a herd of horses to his brother in South Africa.
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Strangers on a Train 1951 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Robert Gist, Marion Lorne, John Brown, John Doucette, Dick Wessel
In this thriller, Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) is the psychopathic stranger on a train who has a conversation with Guy Haines (Farley Granger) about exchanging murders. Later, Guy learns that Bruno has carried out the murder of Guy's wife, and now Guy is expected to perform his part of the bargain. Tense all the way; an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.
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Sunset Serenade 1942 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan, Helen Parrish, Onslow Stevens, Joan Woodbury, Frank M. Thomas, Pat Brady, Roy Barcroft, Dick Wessel, Rex Lease
It's the fair-young-maiden-from-back-east-who-inherits-a-ranch story, and as the story goes, the bad guys want to get rid of her. And as the story goes, Roy Rogers sings some songs and saves the day.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin, Richard Lane, Tom Dugan, Douglas Fowley, Wilton Graff, Ramon Blackburn, Royce Blackburn, Si Jenks, Joi Lansing, Dick Wessel
This story about the early days of baseball centers on two players –Dennis Ryan and Eddie O'Brien (Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly)–who play for the Wolves, a team owned by K.C. Higgins (Esther Williams). They get into trouble gambling and then work out their financial problems through vaudeville performances during the off-season. Director Busby Berkeley's last film.
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The Texas Rangers 1951 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: George Montgomery, Gale Storm, Jerome Courtland, Noah Beery Jr., John Litel, John Dehner, Ian MacDonald, William Bishop, John Doucette, Jock Mahoney, Douglas Kennedy, George Chesebro, Kenne Duncan, Myron Healey, Dick Wessel
The year is 1872, and Johnny Carver (George Montgomery) is serving a life sentence in prison when he is offered a deal. If he will track down Sam Bass (William Bishop) and his notorious outlaw gang, Carver will be given his freedom. Carver agrees to the deal but is more interested in seeking vengeance against The Sundance Kid (Ian MacDonald) who was responsible for sending him to prison. Problems lie ahead, but Carver finally decides to go along with the deal and tracks down Bishop.
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Unknown Island 1948   N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Bernhard
Cast: Virginia Grey, Philip Reed, Richard Denning, Barton MacLane, Dick Wessel, Dan White, Phil Nazir, Ray Corrigan
Hungry dinosaurs are still alive on a remote Pacific island, and an adventurous team want to catch the action (?) in pictures. Lots of bad special effects help make this a loser. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous Jim 10/28/2007 | | monsters slow,stupid & lame |
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Wives and Lovers 1963 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Rich
Cast: Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Martha Hyer, Ray Walston, Jeremy Slate, Lee Patrick, Claire Wilcox, Dick Wessel, Dave Willock
Success as a playwright for Bill Austin (Van Johnson) does NOT lead to success in his marriage to Bertie (Janet Leigh) as Bill is tempted by illicit affairs.
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X Marks the Spot 1942  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, Jack La Rue, Neil Hamilton, Robert Homans, Anne Jeffreys, Dick Wessel, Esther Muir, Joe Kirk, Edna Mae Harris, Fred Kelsey
A policeman is killed by racketeers who deal in a valuable, World War II, commodity: rubber. Private eye Eddie Delaney (Damian O'Flynn) investigates with help from Linda Ward (Helen Parrish). But the killer's trail contains several dangers and obstacles that must be overcome.
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Young Man with Ideas 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman, Denise Darcel, Nina Foch, Donna Corcoran, Ray Collins, Mary Wickes, Sheldon Leonard, Dick Wessel, Carl Milletaire
A young family man, Maxwell Webster (Glenn Ford), moves his wife, Julie (Ruth Roman), to California where he plans to take his bar exams. Gangsters, bookies, and pretty women interrupt his plans as everything goes awry.
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| 1. An American in Paris (1951)
2. The Belle of New York (1952)
3. Beware of Blondie (1950)
4. The Border Legion (1940)
aka: West of the Badlands
5. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
6. The Gazebo (1959)
7. Harvey (1950)
8. The Lawless Breed (1952)
9. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
10. On the Town (1949)
11. Penny Serenade (1941)
12. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
13. Strangers on a Train (1951)
14. Sunset Serenade (1942)
15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
16. The Texas Rangers (1951)
17. Unknown Island (1948)
18. Watch the Birdie (1950)
19. Wives and Lovers (1963)
20. X Marks the Spot (1942)
21. Young Man with Ideas (1952)
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