Amazing Mr. Williams 1939  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb, Ruth Donnelly, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Don Beddoe, Jonathan Hale, John Wray, Maude Eburne
Kenny (Melvyn Douglas) is a groom-to-be, but first he must help a woman clear her name, to the chagrin of his fiancee. An amusing comedy/mystery.
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins, Harry Davenport, Irving Bacon, Don Beddoe, Johnny Sands, Veda Ann Borg, Lillian Randolph, Dan Tobin, Ransom M. Sherman, William Bakewell, Ian Bernard
Teenager Sharon (Shirley Temple) is so infatuated with 40-year-old playboy artist Dick Nugent (Cary Grant) that she sneaks into his apartment one night hoping to model for him. When this is discovered by Sharon's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy), she threatens Dick with jail if he does not agree to date Sharon for one week to help Sharon get over her infatuation with him. Dick agrees to take Sharon out, but as the week progresses, it is he and Margaret who discover mutual interests in each other.
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Beyond the Purple Hills 1950  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, Hugh O'Brian, Gregg Barton, Robert J. Wilke, James Millican, Don Reynolds, Harry Harvey, Roy Gordon, Kermit Maynard, Merrill McCormick, Pat O'Malley, Jerry Scoggins
Gene Autry has just been appointed sheriff when he is forced to arrest his good friend Jack Beaumont (Hugh O'Brian) for the murder of Jack's father Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon). Gene is convinced that Jack is innocent, and the way to prove it is to find the real killers. So, Gene and his sidekick Mike Rawley (Pat Buttram) follow the trail that leads to Rocky Morgan (James Millican) and Amos Rayburn (Don Beddoe). The film features good stunt riding by young Don Reynolds.
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The Big Sky 1952  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Buddy Baer, Steven Geray, Henri Letondal, Jim Davis, Frank DeKova, Don Beddoe
Kentucky mountain trappers Jim Deakins (Kirk Douglas) and Boone (Dewey Martin) join Boone's Uncle Jeb (Arthur Hunnicutt) on a journey up the Missouri River to convince the Blackfoot Indians of their good intentions. They are returning a kidnapped Blackfoot princess to her people as proof of their good will. On the trip home, love develops between Boone and the princess. 1 User Review
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Blondie on a Budget 1940 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Don Beddoe, John Qualen, Irving Bacon, Thurston Hall, Fay Helm
Comedy and confusion reign when Rita Hayworth shows up as Dagwood's (Arthur Lake) old girlfriend.
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Blue Canadian Rockies 1952  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Carolina Cotton, Don Beddoe, Gail Davis, Tom London, Ross Ford, Mauritz Hugo, John Merton, Gene Roth
Murders at a dude ranch are the subject of Gene Autry's investigation in this musical Western.
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The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Jeff Donnell, Larry Parks, Maude Eburne, Don Beddoe, Frank Puglia, George McKay, Frank Sully
To help with the war effort, Professor Billings (Boris Karloff) and Doctor Lorentz (Peter Lorre) plan to turn corpses into supermen who will fight for the Allies in World War II.
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Buck Privates Come Home 1947 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Shawlee, Beverly Simmons, Nat Pendleton, Don Beddoe, Don Porter, Donald MacBride, Robert J. Wilke, Eddie Acuff
In this sequel to 1941's "Buck Privates," the war has now ended, and Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are coming home–along with a smuggled war orphan.
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Calcutta 1947 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore, Edith King, Benson Fong, Gavin Muir, Don Beddoe, John Whitney
Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) search the hotels and markets of Calcutta in search of clues surrounding the murder of their friend.
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 Carrie 1952 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Mary Murphy, Basil Ruysdael, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, Don Beddoe, Royal Dano, Sara Berner, William Reynolds, Walter Baldwin, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, "Sister Carrie," this is the story of Carrie Meeber's (Jennifer Jones) rise in social status with the help of cultured George Hurstwood (Laurence Olivier) who throws caution to the wind as he gives his money away to promote the welfare of Carrie.
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 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Eugene Forde
Cast: Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Victor Sen Yung, Lionel Atwill, Leo G. Carroll, Robert Lowery, Don Beddoe, Cora Witherspoon, Kay Linaker, Charles Middleton, Leonard Mudie, Harlan Briggs, Claire De Brey, James Burke, Richard Keene
A Scotland Yard detective is murdered, and Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) goes aboard a cruise ship sailing from Honolulu to San Francisco to solve the crime when it appears that the killer is one of the ship's passengers. With help from his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) and the widow (Kay Linaker) of the murdered Scotland Yard detective, Charlie investigates suspicious passengers who include Dr. Sudermann (Lionel Atwill), Prof. Gordon (Leo G. Carroll), and Mr. Walters (Charles Middleton). This is a remake of the lost Charlie Chan movie of 1931, "Charlie Chan Carries On."
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Crime Doctor's Diary 1949 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Lois Maxwell, Stephen Dunne, Adele Jergens, Don Beddoe, Whit Bissell, Robert Armstrong, George Meeker, Selmer Jackson, Claire Carleton
This is the last in the series, and it's time had come. This one doesn't measure up to the earlier, more lively, entries. In his last case, Crime Doctor is out to clear his patient of murder and arson charges.
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Crime, Inc. 1945 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton, Lionel Atwill, Grant Mitchell, Harry Shannon, Danny Morton, Virginia Vale, Don Beddoe, George Meeker
Crime reporter Jim Riley (Tom Neal) takes on a gang of racketeers, and the case against them is made more difficult when the jury foreman (Leo Carrillo) is the gang leader.
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 Cyrano de Bergerac 1950  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky, Ralph Clanton, Lloyd Corrigan, Elena Verdugo, Don Beddoe, Philip Van Zandt, Virginia Farmer
The beautiful Roxanne (Mala Powers) is adored by her cousin, Cyrano (Jose Ferrer), but she has no knowledge of this. Cyrano expresses his devotion through speeches delivered via Christian (William Prince) because Cyrano is convinced she could not love him due to his very large nose. Jose Ferrer won the Oscar for his performance as Cyrano.
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Deadly Is the Female 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Gun Crazy
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky, Anabel Shaw, Harry Lewis, Nedrick Young, Trevor Bardette, Russ Tamblyn, Don Beddoe, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Dunn, Virginia Farmer, Ray Teal, Mickey Little
World War II veteran Bart Tare (John Dall) has a gun fixation and meets the perfect woman for him. Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) is a carnival sharpshooter who is also obsessed with guns. Bart and Annie marry but need money, so they set off together on a cross-country trek committing a series of daring robberies. When Annie commits murder during one of the robberies, the law, including Bart's friend Sheriff Clyde Boston (Harry Lewis), begins to close in on them.
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Easy Living 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Stewart, Jeff Donnell, Jim Backus, Don Beddoe, Art Baker
A football player (Victor Mature) risks a heart attack and continues to play his sport for fear that his wife (Lizabeth Scott) will not stay in their marriage if he quits the game.
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Emergency Wedding 1950 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale, Willard Parker, Una Merkel, Alan Reed, Eduard Franz, Irving Bacon, Don Beddoe, Jim Backus, Queenie Smith
In this remake of "You Belong to Me," Dr. Helen Hunt (Barbara Hale) is about to divorce her worthless husband–until he turns his life around and becomes a benefactor to humankind.
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 The Enforcer 1951 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane, Roy Roberts, King Donovan, Bob Steele, Don Beddoe, Michael Tolan, Adelaide Klein, Jack Lambert, Tito Vuolo, John Kellogg
This is one good flick about district attorney Martin Ferguson's (Humphrey Bogart) attempt to break up the mob-system of "killers for hire."
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Francis Goes to the Races 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Vaughn Taylor, Larry Keating, Don Beddoe, Chill Wills
Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his talking mule, Francis (voice of Chill Wills), get involved in the horse-breeding game in this Francis entry. While Peter falls for the boss' niece (Piper Laurie) and Francis coaches a sorry excuse for a racehorse to win the big race, they have time to take care of some gangsters.
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Getting Gertie's Garter 1945 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan, Binnie Barnes, Sheila Ryan, J. Carrol Naish, Jerome Cowan, Vera Marshe, Don Beddoe, Frank Fenton
Based on a popular stage comedy, this funny, slapstick farce concerns a jeweled garter. Ken (Dennis O'Keefe) had given it to Gertie (Marie McDonald), but he is now married to Patty (Sheila Ryan). Gertie is about to marry Ken's friend but intends to keep the garter–just in case Ken returns to her. Ken MUST get that garter (which is always around Gertie's leg) back without his wife or friend knowing about it.
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Golden Boy 1939 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Don Beddoe, Frank Jenks, Charles Halton
In William Holden's first starring role, he delivers a fine performance as Joe Napoleon, who dreams of being a violinist but turns to boxing as a more viable means of earning money.
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The Great Rupert 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: A Christmas Wish
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth, Queenie Smith, Chick Chandler, Don Beddoe, Sara Haden, Jimmy Conlin, Hugh Sanders
A pet squirrel uncovers lost money, which–at first–appears to solve all the problems for a troupe of struggling acrobats.
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How Do I Love Thee? 1970  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Maureen O'Hara, Shelley Winters, Rosemary Forsyth, Rick Lenz, Clinton Robinson, Don Beddoe, Alex Gerry, Maurice Marsac, J. Edward McKinley
Based on the Peter De Vries novel, this is the story of strained relations between Stanley Waltz (Jackie Gleason) and his son Tom (Rick Lenz).
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 The Iron Mistress 1952 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia, Phyllis Kirk, Don Beddoe, Alf Kjellin, Anthony Caruso, Douglas Dick, Robert Emhardt, Jay Novello
Set in New Orleans in the decade before the battle of the Alamo, this film relates adventures of Jim Bowie, the fighting frontiersman.
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 Jack the Giant Killer 1962 G, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher, Walter Burke, Roger Mobley, Don Beddoe, Barry Kelley, Dayton Lummis, Anna Lee, Robert Gist, Tudor Owen, Ken Mayer
Jack (Kerwin Mathews) slays the giant sent by evil wizard Pendragon (Torin Thatcher) in an attempt to kidnap Princess Elaine (Judi Meredith). Now, Jack is assigned the task of protecting Elaine from future spells cast by Pendragon.
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The Lady Gambles 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, Leif Erickson, Don Beddoe, Tony Curtis, John Hoyt, Philip Van Zandt, Elliott Sullivan
Joan Booth's (Barbara Stanwyck) marriage falls apart as a direct result of her gambling addiction. This film gives a good psychological profile of a compulsive personality.
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The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1941 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Jed Prouty, Fred Kelsey, Don Beddoe, Lester Matthews, Edward Gargan
Not one of the better entries in the series as our reformed jewel thief comes to the rescue of another beautiful woman who is carrying ransom money for a kidnapped millionaire.
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler, Ralph Morgan, Tom Dugan, Don Beddoe, Marc Lawrence, Ben Welden, Irving Bacon
Warren William takes on the role of reformed jewel thief Michael Lanyard in a new series of Lone Wolf films. B-grade all the way, but enjoyable, with a good mix of mystery and humor. In this one, spies abduct Lanyard in an attempt to have him help steal secret anti-aircraft gun plans.
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The Lone Wolf Strikes 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore, Alan Baxter, Astrid Allwyn, Montagu Love, Robert Wilcox, Don Beddoe, Fred Kelsey, Addison Richards
Our hero, the reformed jewel thief, comes to the rescue of another damsel in distress whose pearls have been stolen.
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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941 76 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Don Beddoe, Evalyn Knapp, Regis Toomey, Lloyd Bridges, Fred Kelsey
Framed for murder, the Lone Wolf (Warren William) breaks up a counterfeit ring in the process of clearing his name.
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Loophole 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Charles McGraw, Dorothy Malone, Don Haggerty, Mary Beth Hughes, Don Beddoe, Dayton Lummis, John Eldredge, Richard Reeves
Suspected of embezzling bank funds, a teller is fired but determines to uncover the identity of the real culprit.
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The Man They Could Not Hang 1939 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Boris Karloff, Robert Wilcox, Lorna Gray, Roger Pryor, Charles Trowbridge, Joe De Stephani, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Byron Foulger, James Craig
Doctor Henry Savaard (Boris Karloff) is executed for murder because of his experiments. Now, his experiments are responsible for bringing him back to life, and he is out for revenge against the judge and jury members who were responsible for his execution.
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Meet the Stewarts 1942 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: William Holden, Frances Dee, Grant Mitchell, Anne Revere, Margaret Hamilton, Don Beddoe, Mary Gordon, Marjorie Gateson, Danny Mummert, Marguerite Chapman
Candace (Francis Dee) is a spoiled socialite who agrees to live on the budget of her working-class husband, Michael Stewart (William Holden).
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Men Without Souls 1940 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: John Litel, Barton MacLane, Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Don Beddoe, Cy Kendall, Dick Curtis, Richard Fiske, Eddie Laughton, Walter Soderling
Johnny Adams (Glenn Ford) commits a crime so he can get into prison and exact revenge on the brutal guard who killed his father.
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My Son Is Guilty 1939 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bruce Cabot, Julie Bishop, Harry Carey, Glenn Ford, Wynne Gibson, Don Beddoe, John Tyrrell, Bruce Bennett, Edgar Buchanan, Dick Curtis
When cop Tim Kerry's (Harry Carey) son, Ritzy (Bruce Cabot), returns home from prison, dad and friends try to help him go straight. But, the temptation is too great and tragedy results.
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 Night of the Hunter 1955  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Charles Laughton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Corey Allen, Gloria Castillo, Mary Ellen Clemons, Cheryl Callaway, Paul Bryar, Kathy Garver
This is a skillfully produced story of an evil man, Preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), on the trail of two children (Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce) whose mother Willa (Shelley Winters) he has married and then murdered. He wants the $10,000 that is hidden in the little girl's doll and is willing to patiently follow their path to the end.
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The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore, John Abbott, William B. Davidson, Don Beddoe, Adele Roberts, Peter Whitney, Olaf Hytten, Ian Wolfe
After a three-year gap in films, the Lone Wolf returns from WWII, with Gerald Mohr taking over the role of the ex-jewel thief sleuth. Eric Blore returns as the trusty valet as Lone Wolf gets involved in the case of priceless jewels being stolen from a museum. He must solve the case, since, among other things, he is a prime suspect. Not among the best of the series, but overall, it's fun.
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O.S.S. 1946 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles, Richard Benedict, Richard Webb, Don Beddoe, Bobby Driscoll, Onslow Stevens, John Hoyt, Harold Vermilyea, Gloria Saunders, Crane Whitley, Gavin Muir, Joseph Crehan, Egon Brecher
During World War II, Allies are aided by O.S.S. agents (Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald) who are sent to France to destroy the Corbett Mallon railroad tunnel that German invaders are using to ship supplies to the troops. They succeed in their mission and fall in love in the process. But, commitment to duty interferes with their love for each other.
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Our Town 1977 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Sada Thompson, Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Ronny Cox, Barbara Bel Geddes, John Houseman, Charlotte Rae, Don Beddoe, Charles Cyphers, Ford Rainey
This TV version of Thornton Wilder's play is a winner with Hal Holbrook starring as the Stage Manager who narrates and plays several roles depicting life in the town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, in the early years of the 20th century. Several Emmy nominations were received, including Outstanding Actor (Holbrook), Actress (Sada Thompson), Director (George Schaefer), and Special Drama or Comedy.
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Papa's Delicate Condition 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Linda Bruhl, Ned Glass, Murray Hamilton, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles(2) Lane, Don Beddoe, Claude Johnson, Juanita Moore, Trevor Bardette, Ken Renard, Benny Baker
Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) is a wealthy, lovable alcoholic whose wife Amberlyn (Glynis Johns) can't handle any more of his pranks. When their daughter Augusta (Laurel Goodwin) wanted the pony she saw in the circus parade, Jack bought her the entire circus. That was the final straw for Amberlyn who flees to her father's (Charles Ruggles) home in Texarkana. Jack, of course, follows in hot pursuit. This film won the Academy Award for Best Song: "Call Me Irresponsible."
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River of No Return 1954 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig, Will Wright, Murvyn Vye, Douglas Spencer, Arthur Shields, Don Beddoe, Edmund Cobb
After being double-crossed, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) is left as the sole protector of his son Mark (Tommy Rettig) and Kay (Marilyn Monroe) who need help riding the rapids of a Canadian river and avoiding an Indian uprising.
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Room for One More 1952  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Easy Way
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle, Iris Mann, Randy Stuart, John Ridgely, Irving Bacon, Mary Treen, Hayden Rorke, Don Beddoe
George (Cary Grant) and Anna (Betsy Drake) Rose adopt two troubled children in this sentimental, but entertaining, film. 2 User Reviews
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| | Feel Good Movie | Ehutch 01/20/2008 | | I saw this movie on AMC many years ago, and I have never forgotten it. It is funny and poignant at the same time. I would love to see it again and I sure wish I could find it on DVD!! |
| | Anonymous 10/25/2007 | | I loved this movie as a child and have searched for years, to no avail, for it on DVD |
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Shut My Big Mouth 1942 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Victor Jory, Fritz Feld, Will Wright, Lloyd Bridges, Forrest Tucker, Pedro de Cordoba, Don Beddoe, Russell Simpson
Wellington Holmes (Joe E. Brown) leaves the city and heads to a frontier town where he ends up face-to-face with outlaws.
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 A Star Is Born 1983 PG, 176 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is the uncut film of the 1954 musical version of "A Star Is Born" in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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A Star Is Born 1954 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is another excellent production–this time a musical–of "A Star Is Born," in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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Texas 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, George Bancroft, Edgar Buchanan, Don Beddoe, Andrew Tombes, Addison Richards, Edmund MacDonald, Joseph Crehan
Amidst the wild world of early Texas cattlemen, two friends–one a cattle rustler, the other a cattleman (William Holden and Glenn Ford)–vie for the affections of a beautiful young woman (Claire Trevor).
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They Won't Believe Me 1947 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson, Tom Powers, Don Beddoe, Frank Ferguson, George Tyne, Harry Harvey, Wilton Graff
When his unfortunate wife (Jane Greer) and plotting lover (Susan Hayward) are both killed in a car accident, police close in and arrest Lawrence Ballantine (Robert Young) for the double murder.
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This Thing Called Love 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Binnie Barnes, Allyn Joslyn, Gloria Dickson, Lee J. Cobb, Gloria Holden, Don Beddoe, Sig Arno, Paul McGrath
When this film was released in 1941, the Legion of Decency banned it from American theaters because of its plot: newlyweds agree to remain celibate for the first three months of marriage. BUT, despite the agreement, the bridegroom (Melvin Douglas) tries many tricks to bed the increasingly suspicious bride (Rosalind Russell).
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Unholy Partners 1941 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Marsha Hunt, Don Beddoe, William T. Orr, Charles Dingle, Frank Faylen, Jay Novello, Laraine Day, Walter Kingsford
Edward G. Robinson plays a struggling editor of a scandal magazine who needs financial support and accepts money (with strings attached) from mob boss Merrill Lambert (Edward Arnold).
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Welcome Stranger 1947 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, Wanda Hendrix, Frank Faylen, Elizabeth Patterson, Percy Kilbride, Charles Dingle, Robert Shayne, Don Beddoe
Doctor Jim Pearson (Bing Crosby) opts for rural life and arrives in a small village where he helps out an older doctor (Barry Fitzgerald) who wants a vacation.
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The Well-Groomed Bride 1946 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, Sonny Tufts, James Gleason, Constance Dowling, Percy Kilbride, Jean Heather, Tom Fadden, Don Beddoe, William Forrest
Lieutenant Dudley Briggs (Ray Milland) tries to get the only bottle of French champagne in San Francisco to use in the christening of an aircraft carrier. His quest leads to Margie Dawson (Olivia de Havilland) who is saving the champagne for her wedding to Lieutenant Torchy McNeil (Sonny Tufts).
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| 1. Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
2. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
3. Before I Hang (1940)
4. Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
5. The Big Sky (1952)
6. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
7. Blondie on a Budget (1940)
8. Blue Canadian Rockies (1952)
9. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
10. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
11. Calcutta (1947)
12. Carrie (1952)
13. Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
14. Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
15. Crime, Inc. (1945)
16. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
17. Deadly Is the Female (1950)
aka: Gun Crazy
18. Easy Living (1949)
19. Emergency Wedding (1950)
20. The Enforcer (1951)
21. Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
22. Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
23. Golden Boy (1939)
24. The Great Rupert (1950)
aka: A Christmas Wish
25. How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
26. The Iron Mistress (1952)
27. Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
28. The Lady Gambles (1949)
29. The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941)
30. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
31. The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
32. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
33. Loophole (1954)
34. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
35. Meet the Stewarts (1942)
36. Men Without Souls (1940)
37. My Son Is Guilty (1939)
38. Night of the Hunter (1955)
39. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
40. O.S.S. (1946)
41. Our Town (1977)
42. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
43. River of No Return (1954)
44. Room for One More (1952)
aka: The Easy Way
45. Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
46. A Star Is Born (1983)
47. A Star Is Born (1954)
48. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
49. Texas (1941)
50. They Won't Believe Me (1947)
51. This Thing Called Love (1941)
52. Unholy Partners (1941)
53. Welcome Stranger (1947)
54. The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)
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