Designing Woman 1957 N/R, 120 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene, Mickey Shaughnessy, Chuck Connors, Tom Helmore, Jesse White, Edward Platt, Alvy Moore
George Wells won the Oscar for Best Story or Screenplay for this tale about a sports writer, Mike (Gregory Peck), who falls in love with and marries a fashion designer, Marilla (Lauren Bacall). After the excitement of courtship ends, Mike and Marilla realize that they face problems combining their very different worlds of sports and fashions.
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It's Always Fair Weather 1955 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, Michael Kidd, David Burns, Jay C. Flippen, Hal March, Paul Maxey, Peter Leeds
Three veterans meet for a 10th-year reunion and find their lives have not gone the way they planned. The situation takes a turn for the better when a television show provides the chance to work out difficulties–but not without creating more problems!
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Kismet 1955 N/R, 112 min. Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone, Monty Woolley, Sebastian Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, Ted de Corsia, Ross Bagdasarian, Mike Mazurki, Reiko Sato, Julie Robinson, Jamie Farr
Howard Keel plays Baghdad beggar, The Poet, whose daughter Marsinah (Ann Blyth) falls in love with the young Caliph (Vic Damone) while the sexy wife (Dolores Gray) of the Wazir (Sebastian Cabot) has her eyes on The Poet. Fate steps in, and all live happily ever after. The songs "Stranger in Paradise" and "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" are highlights of this Arabian Nights musical.
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The Opposite Sex 1956 N/R, 117 min. Genre: Musical
Director: David Miller Cast: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus
This remake of 1939's "The Women" features June Allison as the wife who connives to get her wandering husband back. Good, but not quite as good as the earlier version, and is now a musical.
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| 1. Designing Woman (1957)
2. It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
3. Kismet (1955)
4. The Opposite Sex (1956)
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