Come Fill the Cup 1951  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: James Cagney, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Gig Young, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Charlita, Sheldon Leonard, Douglas Spencer
An ex-newspaperman (James Cagney) fights his way back from alcoholism after reaching the bottom. Good performances by James Gleason and Gig Young.
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The Diary of Anne Frank 1959  N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Charles Wagenheim, Dodie Heath, Edmund Purdom
Anne (Millie Perkins) and her parents, the Van Daans (Lou Jacobi and Shelley Winters), are Jews hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. This is Anne's story about coming of age in an attic surrounded by the threat of immediate death. Anne wrote, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." Shelley Winters won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Oscars were also presented for Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. The film was nominated for five other Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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A Man Alone 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Milland
Cast: Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Lee Van Cleef, Alan Hale Jr., Arthur Space, Douglas Spencer, Thomas Browne Henry, Grandon Rhodes
Ray Milland made his directorial debut and also starred in this film about an innocent man, Wes Steele, who finds relative safety in the quarantined home of Nadine Corrigan (Mary Murphy) who helps him hide from a lynch mob.
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Man from Del Rio 1956  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry Horner
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney, Douglas Fowley, John Larch, Whit Bissell, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Douglas Spencer, Barry Atwater, Katherine DeMille
Swarthy Mexican gunman Dave Robles (Anthony Quinn) is hired by a town to enforce law and order; however, he runs into problems when his wrist is broken and he cannot effectively use his gun.
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 Monkey Business 1952  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Henri Letondal, Robert Cornthwaite, Larry Keating, Harry Carey Jr., Douglas Spencer
Barnaby Fulton (Cary Grant) is a chemist-genius who has been working on a formula to prevent aging. A monkey accidentally mixes the correct proportions into the elixir, which ends up in the Fulton's drinking water. After Barnaby and his wife, Edwina (Ginger Rogers), start drinking the tainted water, they revert to childhood.
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The Raid 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Tommy Rettig, Peter Graves, Claude Akins, Douglas Spencer, Paul Cavanagh, Will Wright
After escaping from a New England prison, Confederate soldiers plot revenge by raiding a Vermont farm.
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The Redhead and the Cowboy 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rhonda Fleming, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Reed, Morris Ankrum, Edith Evanson, Ralph Byrd, Ray Teal, Douglas Spencer, King Donovan
Set during the Civil War, this is the story of a Confederate courier (Rhonda Fleming) who falls for a Union officer (Glenn Ford).
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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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Saddle the Wind 1958 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish, John Sturges
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Richard Erdman, Douglas Spencer, Ray Teal, Jay Adler, Stanley Adams, Irene Tedrow, Lars Henderson, Henry Wills, Kelo Henderson
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is engaged to Joan (Julie London) and wants to live quietly as a farmer. Then, along comes his younger brother, Tony (John Cassavetes), who not only demonstrates intense sibling rivalry but also is proud of his abilities with a gun. His temper results in a killing, leading to further tragedy. Good acting and writing (by Rod Serling), along with a fine musical score by Elmer Bernstein, make this an enjoyable tale.
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 Shane 1953 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Jack Palance, Van Heflin, Brandon DeWilde, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Elisha Cook Jr., Ellen Corby, Emile Meyer, Douglas Spencer, John Dierkes, Paul McVey, Edith Evanson
This is one of the best Westerns ever made. It features a family of homesteaders befriended by a mysterious man (Alan Ladd) who helps them fight the cattle baron trying to bar farming on free land. The film won one Academy Award (Best Cinematography) and was nominated for five others: Best Picture, two for Best Supporting Actor (Brandon de Wilde and Jack Palance), Best Director, and Best Writing.
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The Thing from Another World 1951  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: The Thing
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: James Arness, Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James R. Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, Eduard Franz, John Dierkes, William Self, Sally Creighton, Edmond Breon, Paul Frees, David McMahon
This is the classic film about an enemy, The Thing (James Arness), from outer space whose UFO has crashed at an Arctic radar post. Captain Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) accidentally explodes the UFO ship, but The Thing remains frozen in ice. An electric blanket is used to thaw The Thing, but it escapes and goes on a rampage. Now, the U.S. Army matches wits with its unwelcome "guest" as the suspense mounts, and they try to stop The Thing before it destroys Earth. 1 User Review
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The Three Faces of Eve 1957  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cast: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome, Alistair Cooke, Nancy Kulp, Douglas Spencer, Ken Scott, Mimi Gibson, Vince Edwards, Alena Murray, Terry Ann Ross, Mary Field, Frank Marlow, Richard Garrick
Joanne Woodward won an Academy Award for Best Actress playing Eve who suffers from a multiple personality syndrome. The film is based on the true story of Eve's psychiatric treatment as three personalities emerge: Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane.
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Untamed Frontier 1952 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball, Minor Watson, Lee Van Cleef, Fess Parker, Antonio Moreno, Katherine Emery, Douglas Spencer
Cattle baron Kirk Denbow (Joseph Cotten) staves off settlers in the West as he wants available grazing land for his own use.
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| 1. Come Fill the Cup (1951)
2. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
3. A Man Alone (1955)
4. Man from Del Rio (1956)
5. Monkey Business (1952)
6. The Raid (1954)
7. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1950)
8. River of No Return (1954)
9. Saddle the Wind (1958)
10. Shane (1953)
11. The Thing from Another World (1951)
aka: The Thing
12. The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
13. Untamed Frontier (1952)
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