Advise and Consent 1962  N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Don Murray, Charles Laughton, Peter Lawford, George Grizzard, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Paul Ford, Lew Ayres, Eddie Hodges, Inga Swenson, Edward Andrews
Backstage politics are exemplified in this film concerned with the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearings of the President's (Franchot Tone) newly appointed Secretary of State Robert A. Leffingwell (Henry Fonda). It provides an insightful look into Washington, D.C., politics.
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Baby the Rain Must Fall 1965  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Lee Remick, Steve McQueen, Don Murray, Paul Fix, Josephine Hutchinson, Ruth White, Charles Watts, Carol Veazie, Estelle Hemsley, Kimberly Block
This not-very-amusing film is about Henry Thomas (Steve McQueen) who is released from prison, but despite the efforts of his wife, Georgette (Lee Remick), he is destined to return to prison.
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The Bachelor Party 1957  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Philip Abbott, Larry Blyden, Patricia Smith, Carolyn Jones, Nancy Marchand, Robert Williams, Karen Norris, Arthur Tovey, Jeffrey Sayre
Written by Paddy Chayefsky, this is the story of a rowdy bachelor party thrown for quiet bookkeeper Arnold (Philip Abbott) on the eve of his wedding. The only other bachelor in the group, Eddie (Jack Warden), has planned the bash that includes hitting bars and a porn theater. During the course of the evening, the married men–Walter (E.G. Marshall) and Charlie (Don Murray)–reveal their own marital difficulties, and Charlie must decide whether or not to cheat on his wife with a beatnik (Carolyn Jones) who he meets at a Greenwich Village party. By the end of the bachelor party, the guest-of-honor as well as the party givers are affected by their night of revelry. Carolyn Jones was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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 Bus Stop 1956  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Wrong Kind of Girl
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Hope Lange, Hans Conried, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, Max Showalter, Henry Slate
A waitress, Cherie (Marilyn Monroe), dreams of her name in lights in Hollywood. Don Murray plays Bo, a cowboy, who becomes enamored with Cherie and thinks she is the "angel" he wants to marry.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalban, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, John Randolph, John Dennis, H.M. Wynant, Gordon Jump, Lou Wagner, Asa Maynor, David Chow, Buck Kartalian, Paul Comi
In this sequel to "Planet of the Apes," Roddy McDowall plays his own son as he moves among his fellow apes that are now servants. He manages to lead them into an organized revolt in their quest for freedom. This is the fourth in the series of five "episodes."
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The Cross and the Switchblade 1970 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Murray
Cast: Pat Boone, Erik Estrada, Jackelyn Giroux, Jo-Ann Robinson, Dino DePillippi, Don Blakely, Gil Frazier, Don Lamond, Sam Capuano, Alex Colon, Hector Mercado, Stew Silver, Dorothy James, David Connell, Michelle Galjour
David Wilkerson (Pat Boone) is a small-town minister who takes on a mission to stop violence in the ghettos of New York City. Through Little Bo (Jo-Ann Robinson), Wilkerson meets and works with gang leader Nicky Cruz (Erik Estrada) and turns around the lives of many angry, drug-crazed youths.
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Deadly Hero 1976  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy
Cast: Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, George S. Irving, Treat Williams, Charles Siebert, Josh Mostel, Conchata Ferrell, Hank Garrett, Dick Anthony Williams, Mel Berger, Ron Weyand
After Sally (Diahn Williams) is saved during an assault, she accuses her rescuer, Lacey (Don Murray), of terrorizing her.
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Endless Love 1981 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Tom Cruise, Robert Moore, Richard Kiley, Beatrice Straight, James Spader, Penelope Milford, Jami Gertz, Jan Miner, Salem Ludwig, Jeff Marcus
Seventeen-year-old David (Martin Hewitt) and 15-year-old Jade (Brooke Shields) fall in love, but Jade's father has had enough of David and bans him from their house. David's solution to his problem: burn down their house, rescue the family, and become a hero. David does carry out the arson but is caught and sent to a reformatory where he remains obsessed with reuniting with Jade. "Endless Love" marks the film debut of Tom Cruise, and the title song was nominated for an Oscar for Best song.
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From Hell to Texas 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Carey Jr., R.G. Armstrong, Margo, John Larch, Ken Scott
After an accident in which Tod Lohman (Don Murray) kills the son of Amos Bradley (Chill Wills), Tod heads for the hills–one step ahead of Bradley's posse.
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Hoodlum Priest 1961 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Don Murray, Larry Gates, Cindi Wood, Keir Dullea, Logan Ramsey, Don Joslyn, Sam Capuano, Vince O'Brien, Al Mack, Lou Martini
This film is based on the real-life story of St. Louis priest Charles Dismas Clark, who worked to help juvenile delinquents and rehabilitate ex-convicts. The specific example of Clark's work is provided by the case of ex-convict Billy Lee Jackson (Keir Dullea), whose attempts at rehabilitation went very, very wrong.
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I Am the Cheese 1983 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Jiras
Cast: Robert MacNaughton, Hope Lange, Don Murray, Robert Wagner, Cynthia Nixon, Frank McGurran, Russell Goslant, Robert Cormier, Dorothea MacNaughton, Lee Richardson, Sudie Bond, John Fiedler
This story, adapted from Robert Cormier's novel, involves a teenager (Robert MacNaughton) who tries to uncover facts from his childhood that are locked in his subconscious mind.
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Made in Heaven 1987 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Debra Winger, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Murray, Amanda Plummer, Marj Dusay, Tim Daly
A young hero (Timothy Hutton) dies and goes to Heaven where he falls in love. As fate would have it, his lover (Kelly McGillis) is chosen to go to Earth to inhabit the body of a newborn infant.
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 1987 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Celeste Holm, Joshua Logan, Sheree North, Susan Strasberg, Don Murray
This documentary depicts the human side of ill-fated movie star Marilyn Monroe who killed herself in the early 1960s. Richard Widmark narrates.
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One Foot in Hell 1960 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James B. Clark
Cast: Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, Barry Coe, Larry Gates, Karl Swenson, John Alexander, Rachel Stephens, Ann Morriss
Following the death of his wife, Mitch (Alan Ladd) seeks revenge on the entire community.
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The Plainsman 1966  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Don Murray, Guy Stockwell, Abby Dalton, Bradford Dillman, Leslie Nielsen, Henry Silva, Simon Oakland, Ed Binns, Michael Evans, Percy Rodriguez
This remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1936 extravaganza pales by comparison as it, again, tells the story of the settling of America's plains.
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Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Glynis Johns, Dana Wynter, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Sybil Thorndike, Allan Cuthbertson
Taking place in 1921, this story is about the IRA struggle against British domination. An Irish-American student (Don Murray) unwittingly becomes involved in the conflict when he falls under the influence of an IRA leader (James Cagney).
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The Stepford Children 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Horror
Director: Alan J. Levi
Cast: Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Tammy Lauren, Ken Swofford, Pat Corley, Richard Anderson, Dick Butkus, James Coco, Sharon Spelman, James Staley, Raye Birk, Debbie Barker, Randall Batinkoff, John Cameron Mitchell, Judith Baldwin
Once more the town of Stepford, Connecticut, with its peculiar women, is brought to the screen. This time around, not only the wives but the children as well are being turned into robots by the Men's Club members. Laura and Steven Harding (Barbara Eden and Don Murray) have just moved to Stepford with their children David and Mary (Randall Batinkoff and Tammy Lauren). Steven's first wife had mysteriously died in Stepford years before. What problems will Steven's family encounter, and will Laura be able to save her family from being turned into robots?
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These Thousand Hills 1959 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens, Stuart Whitman, Albert Dekker, Harold J. Stone, Royal Dano, Jean Willes, Douglas Fowley, Fuzzy Knight, Robert Adler
Cowboy "Lat" Evans (Don Murray) borrows money from dancehall girl Callie (Lee Remick), buys a ranch, moves up in society, and turns his back on past friends–including Callie. But when he is finally faced with choices between ambition and friends, "Lat" steps up and protects Callie from land baron Jehu (Richard Egan) when he physically beats her.
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The Viking Queen 1967 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Don Murray, Carita, Donald Houston, Andrew Keir, Adrienne Corri, Niall MacGinnis, Wilfrid Lawson, Nicola Pagett, Percy Herbert, Patrick Troughton, Sean Caffrey, Denis Shaw
In the first century, Queen Salina (Carita) rules the native Britons after the death of her father, King Priam. She honors his deathbed wish that she share her rule with Roman Governor Justinian (Don Murray) in order to maintain peace. All goes well–until Justinian and Salina fall in love, and enemies on both sides come to the fore.
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| 1. Advise and Consent (1962)
2. Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
3. The Bachelor Party (1957)
4. Bus Stop (1956)
aka: The Wrong Kind of Girl
5. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
6. The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
7. Deadly Hero (1976)
8. Endless Love (1981)
9. From Hell to Texas (1958)
10. Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)
11. Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
12. A Hatful of Rain (1957)
13. Hoodlum Priest (1961)
14. I Am the Cheese (1983)
15. Kid Rodelo (1965)
16. Made in Heaven (1987)
17. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
18. One Foot in Hell (1960)
19. The Plainsman (1966)
20. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
21. The Stepford Children (1987)
22. These Thousand Hills (1959)
23. The Viking Queen (1967)
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