Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert, Roland Winters, Donna Martell, Alan Mowbray, James Flavin, Nicholas Joy, Victoria Horne
Abbott and Costello play a detective and a bellboy at a posh hotel where corpses keep appearing out of nowhere. They go to work, as only they can, in search of the killer.
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Apache Rose 1947  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Olin Howland, George Meeker, Minerva Urecal, John Laurenz, Bob Nolan, Russ Vincent, LeRoy Mason, Donna Martell, Terry Frost, Conchita Lemus, Tex Terry, Pat Brady, Ken Terrell
Oil prospector Roy Rogers tries to get drilling rights to an old Spanish land grant in California. Problems arise when Roy has to contend with boat gamblers who are after the oil-rich land themselves. Meanwhile, Billie Colby (Dale Evans) finds her life is threatened, and she teams up with Roy to get the goods on the gamblers.
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Give a Girl a Break 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood, Bob Fosse, Donna Martell, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Anderson, Lurene Tuttle, Larry Keating
When the star (Donna Martell) quits her Broadway show, three aspiring starlets (Marge Champion, Debbie Reynolds, and Helen Wood) compete for the vacant role.
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Hills of Utah 1951 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell, Elaine Riley, Onslow Stevens, Kenne Duncan, Harry Lauter, Denver Pyle, William Fawcett, Harry Harvey, Tom London
Gene Autry does it all. Water pollution was a problem even back when Gene rode as he handles a sticky situation where the farmers are not at all happy with the copper miners. While taking care of that issue, he solves the murder of his father.
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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1955  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom, Murray Matheson, Richard Loo, Virginia Gregg, Soo Yong, Philip Ahn, Donna Martell
Yes, the story is pure soap, BUT the film is worthwhile. This story of racial bigotry develops when a Eurasian doctor (Jennifer Jones) falls in love with an American journalist (William Holden). Love triumphs, as did the title song, which won an Oscar. The film won two other Oscars and was nominated for an additional five, including Best Picture and Actress.
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Ten Wanted Men 1955  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya, Donna Martell, Skip Homeier, Clem Bevans, Leo Gordon, Minor Watson, Lester Matthews, Dennis Weaver, Lee Van Cleef
Rancher John Stewart (Randolph Scott) gives shelter to Maria Segura (Donna Martell) who is the abused mistress of his chief rival, Wick Campbell (Richard Boone). Their animosity builds, and Campbell hires gunslinger Frank Scavo (Leo Gordon) and his crew to raid Stewart's ranch and claim it for Campbell. But, in the end, good does win over evil.
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| 1. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
2. Apache Rose (1947)
3. Give a Girl a Break (1953)
4. Hills of Utah (1951)
5. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
6. Ten Wanted Men (1955)
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