The Catered Affair 1956  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Rod Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, Barry Fitzgerald, Robert F. Simon, Madge Kennedy, Dorothy Stickney, Ray Stricklyn, Dan Tobin
Bette Davis plays the wife of a Bronx taxi driver who is determined to spend more than she has to impress family and friends at her daughter's (Debbie Reynolds) wedding.
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 Cinderella 1957  TV, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney, Ilka Chase, Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley, Edie Adams, Robert Penn, Alexander Clark, Iggie Wolfington, David F. Perkins
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote this musical especially for Julie Andrews, and it was performed live on TV to a record audience (for that time). (Andrews was also performing in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway at the time.) It is the rags-to-riches story of Cinderella who is oppressed by her mean-spirited stepmother (Ilka Chase) and stepsisters Portia and Joy (Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley) until she meets Prince Christopher (Jon Cypher).
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan, David Huddleston, Woodrow Parfrey, Jon Walmsley
In this made-for-TV film based on the popular "The Waltons" TV series, the Waltons are preparing for Christmas in 1933. But Father is late to arrive as the snowstorm hits, and John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is sent out to locate him. Patricia Neal won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress and an Emmy nomination for her role as the mother. A Golden Globe nomination was also received for best TV movie.
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I Met My Love Again 1938 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joshua Logan, George Cukor, Arthur Ripley
Cast: Joan Bennett, Henry Fonda, Dame May Whitty, Alan Marshal, Louise Platt, Alan Baxter, Tim Holt, Dorothy Stickney
A young woman (Joan Bennett) leaves her small town to run away with her lover and lives to regret her actions.
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Dorothy Stickney, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard, Lovelady Powell, Daniel Keyes, Conrad Bain, James Karen
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) must put his own life on hold while taking care of his elderly father (Melvyn Douglas). When Gene's sister Alice (Estelle Parsons) tells him he should get on with his life, he begins to realize the situation's hopelessness and finally feels free to find happiness. Both Douglas and Hackman received Oscar nominations.
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The Little Minister 1934  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, John Beal, Alan Hale, Andy Clyde, Donald Crisp, Lumsden Hare, Dorothy Stickney, Mary Gordon, Frank Conroy, Reginald Denny
A minister (John Beal) arrives in a Scottish town in the 1840s, and, while striving for acceptance, he falls in love with a young gypsy girl (Katharine Hepburn).
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Murder at the Vanities 1934 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Carl Brisson, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Stickney, Gertrude Michael, Jessie Ralph, Charles Middleton, Gail Patrick, Donald Meek, Otto Hoffman, Charles McAvoy, Toby Wing, Duke Ellington, Lucille Ball
It is opening night of a new Broadway show when detective Sadie Evans (Gail Patrick) is found murdered, and soon after Rita Ross (Gertrude Michael) is also killed. The show's stage manager Jack Ellery (Jack Oakie) calls his friend, police Lt. Bill Burdock (Victor McLaglen), to investigate. The show continues, and Murdock–between musical numbers–works to find the murderer before the end of the show. Songs include "Marijuana," "Where Do They Come from Now," and "Cocktails for Two."
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Charles Coburn, Jill St. John, Ron Ely, Ray Stricklyn, David(1) Nelson, Richard Deacon, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates
This is a dated story about Mr. "Pa" Pennypacker (Clifton Webb), a Pennsylvania businessman, who is married to two different women and is raising families (17 children) in two different towns. Judge Judy would have a field day with this case!
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 The Uninvited 1944  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Alan Napier, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dorothy Stickney, Barbara Everest, David Clyde, Rita Page, Helena Grant, Holmes Herbert, Queenie Leonard, Ivan F. Simpson, Moyna MacGill
When Roderick (Ray Milland) and his sister, Pamela (Ruth Hussey), buy and move into an old mansion, they experience strange occurrences. They are visited by Stella (Gail Russell) who tells them that her deceased mother claimed the house is haunted and that the ghosts intend to harm Stella. The previous owner is Stella's grandfather (Donald Crisp) who seems to know something but does not discuss it. Meanwhile, Roderick and Stella fall in love, and now they are determined to find the reasons behind the house's frightening supernatural activities. 1 User Review
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| | Great Oldie! | Brucifer 01/31/2007 | | For thrill seekers of the OLD days past.. this is a great haunted house movie with just enough thrill of the haunt to it for any movie lover! |
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| 1. The Catered Affair (1956)
2. Cinderella (1957)
3. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
4. I Met My Love Again (1938)
5. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
6. The Little Minister (1934)
7. Murder at the Vanities (1934)
8. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
9. The Uninvited (1944)
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