Billie 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger, Billy De Wolfe, Charles(2) Lane, Dick Sargent, Michael Fox, Richard Deacon, Ted Bessell
Talented athlete Billie (Patty Duke) bows to the wishes of parents and others to change her lifestyle from that of tomboy to a "ladylike" young woman.
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Critic's Choice 1963  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn, Jessie Royce Landis, John Dehner, Jim Backus, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Jerome Cowan
Loosely based on Ira Levin's play, this is the story of stage critic Parker Ballantine's (Bob Hope) dilemma when his own wife Angela's (Lucille Ball) play is about to be produced on Broadway.
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The Gene Krupa Story 1959 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Drum Crazy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren, Susan Oliver, Yvonne Craig, Lawrence Dobkin, Celia Lovsky, Red Nichols, Bobby Troup, Anita O'Day, Shelly Manne, Buddy Lester
Although not entirely accurate, this film is entertaining as it covers Gene Krupa's (Sal Mineo) life from his childhood, when he expected to become a priest; to his early days in friend Eddie's (James Darren) band; through his years of drug and alcohol addiction; and then his life as a great jazz drummer and band leader.
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Aron Kincaid, Quinn O'Hara, Nancy Sinatra, Claudia Martin, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Francis X. Bushman, Patsy Kelly
This final "Beach Party" movie has our wholesome group of surfers holed up in a haunted house where they meet some bizarre characters from past horror films. Some old-timers make it watchable for film buffs.
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I Love Melvin 1953 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Una Merkel, Richard Anderson, Jim Backus, Robert Taylor, Allyn Joslyn, Les Tremayne, Barbara Ruick, Howard Keel
A would-be photographer (Donald O'Connor) for "Look" magazine pretends to be a man with important connections in order to make an impression on a young chorus girl (Debbie Reynolds).
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Just This Once 1952 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Janet Leigh, Peter Lawford, Lewis Stone, Marilyn Erskine, Richard Anderson, Douglas Fowley, Henry Slate, Hanley Stafford, Benny Rubin, Charles Watts
Playboy Mark MacLene (Peter Lawford) is reined in by Lucy Duncan (Janet Leigh) who has been assigned the job of taking care of his financial fortune.
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The King's Pirate 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Doug McClure, Guy Stockwell, Jill St. John, Mary Ann Mobley, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Deacon, Torin Thatcher, Diana Chesney, Ted de Corsia, Sean McClory
This remake of "Against All Flags" stars Doug McClure in the role of a swashbuckling hero who manages to enter a pirate fortress and romance a female pirate (Jill St. John).
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Pajama Party 1964 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: The Maid and the Martian
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Harvey Lembeck, Jesse White, Jody McCrea, Ben Lessy, Susan Hart, Bobbi Shaw, Buster Keaton
Tommy Kirk takes over for Frankie Avalon (who makes a cameo appearance) in this fourth installment of the Beach Party crowd. A Martian teenager (Kirk) is sent to Earth to check out the place for an invasion. He ends up saving the day and getting the girl. Buster Keaton and Bobbi Shaw save the film in brief performances–especially Shaw. "Beach Blanket Bingo" sends the group back outside in the next episode.
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| 1. Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
2. Billie (1965)
3. Critic's Choice (1963)
4. The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
aka: Drum Crazy
5. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
6. I Love Melvin (1953)
7. Just This Once (1952)
8. The King's Pirate (1967)
9. Pajama Party (1964)
aka: The Maid and the Martian
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