The Absent-Minded Professor 1961  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis, David Lewis, Jack Mullaney, James Westerfield, Belle Montrose, Wally Boag
When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film.
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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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Avanti! 1972 R, 143 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Gianfranco Barra, Franco Angrisano, Pippo Franco, Franco Acampora, Giselda Castrini, Raffaele Mottola, Lino Coletta, Harry Ray, Guidarino Guidi, Giacomo Rizzo, Antonino Faa Di Bruno
American businessman Wendell Armbruster's (Jack Lemmon) father dies in Italy in a car crash while enjoying a liaison with his mistress. Wendell is determined to give him a proper funeral and travels to Italy where he meets Pamela (Juliet Mills), the daughter of his late father's mistress. The funeral is scheduled in three days, but the bodies are stolen from the morgue, and the vintners are holding the corpses hostage until damage caused by the crash is paid. After paying up and retrieving the bodies, Wendell and Pamela enjoy a night of skinny dipping that could result in scandal but marks the beginning of their own love affair.
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Charley and the Angel 1973  G, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Cloris Leachman, Harry Morgan, Kurt Russell, Kathleen Cody, Vincent Van Patten, George Lindsey, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Bakalyan, Edward Andrews
When an angel (Harry Morgan) visits workaholic dad Charley Appleby (Fred MacMurray), Charley changes his priorities and spends more time with his family.
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Elmer Gantry 1960 N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page, Edward Andrews, John McIntire, Hugh Marlowe, Joe Maross, Philip Ober, Barry Kelley
Like some present-day evangelists, Elmer Gantry's personal life is not what he preaches. Also like today, his affairs lead to tragic ends. Jean Simmons is excellent as Sister Sharon. Burt Lancaster took Best Actor honors at the Academy Awards and Shirley Jones walked away with an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. An Oscar was also presented for Best Writing, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Music.
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The Fiend Who Walked the West 1958 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely, Ken Scott, Emile Meyer
This remake of "Kiss of Death"–now with a Western setting–is about Felix Griffin's (Robert Evans) psychopathic deeds. Following his release from prison, Griffin sets out to murder friends of his ex-cell mate.
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Forty Pounds of Trouble 1963 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Tony Curtis, Phil Silvers, Suzanne Pleshette, Claire Wilcox, Larry Storch, Howard Morris, Stubby Kaye, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Murphy, Edward Andrews
This is a remake of "Little Miss Marker" in which Tony Curtis plays Steve McCluskey, the manager of a casino, who ends up with a little girl (Claire Wilcox) to care for.
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The Glass Bottom Boat 1966 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Dom DeLuise, Dick Martin, George Tobias
Jennifer Nelson (Doris Day) is a widow who is suspected of espionage when an aerospace engineer (Rod Taylor) tries to woo her.
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Good Neighbor Sam 1964 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Swift
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Mike Connors, Louis Nye, Charles(2) Lane, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Seymour, Edward Andrews, Tristram Coffin, Robert Q. Lewis, Joyce Jameson, Linda Watkins, Peter Hobbs, Neil Hamilton
Advertising executive Sam Bissell (Jack Lemmon) is happily married to Minerva (Dorothy Provine) when he helps out his neighbor, Janet (Romy Schneider), by pretending to be her husband so she can inherit $15 million. Janet is married but separated from Howard (Mike Connors) and does not want to share the inheritance with him. Many complications arise when Sam's biggest client, Simon Nurdlinger (Edward G. Robinson), uses Sam and Janet as "the ideal married couple" in an ad campaign and features their pictures on billboards throughout the town.
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The Harder They Fall 1956 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Edward Andrews, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Albertson, Val Avery
Boxing provides the backdrop for this film about sports writer Eddie Willis' (Humphrey Bogart) increasing recognition of the exploitation of boxers. Bogart's last film.
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How to Frame a Figg 1971  G, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rafkin
Cast: Don Knotts, Joe Flynn, Edward Andrews, Elaine Joyce, Yvonne Craig, Frank Welker, Parker Fennelly, Bill Zuckert, Pitt Herbert, Robert P. Lieb, Bob Hastings, Bruce Kirby
Hollis Alexander Figg (Don Knotts), a shaky assistant bookkeeper at City Hall, is framed by corrupt city officials of stealing money from the city's funds. With the help of wholesome Ema (Elaine Joyce) and a computer, Hollis is cleared after the usual hilarity.
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Kisses for My President 1964  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Edward Andrews, Eli Wallach, Donald May, Harry Holcombe, Bill Walker, Adrienne Marden
Roles are reversed in this comedy about Doris Reid (Polly Bergen) who is elected the first woman President of the United States, and her husband Thad (Fred MacMurray) must adapt to his new role in the public arena.
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The Over-the-Hill Gang 1969 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Walter Brennan, Pat O'Brien, Edgar Buchanan, Chill Wills, Jack Elam, Andy Devine, Edward Andrews, Ricky Nelson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kristin Harmon, Dennis Cross, Rex Holman, Lillian Bronson, Myron Healey, Bruce Glover
Four old-timers (Pat O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Chill Wills, and Edgar Buchanan), all retired Texas Rangers, come the aid of a town that is held hostage by political corruption. They must resort to bluffs and trickery to get the job done in this fun reunion of some great Hollywood senior citizens.
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Send Me No Flowers 1964 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Clint Walker, Paul Lynde, Hal March, Edward Andrews, Patricia Barry, Dave Willock, Herb Vigran
George Kimball (Rock Hudson) is a hypochondriac who has convinced himself that his death is imminent. So, he asks his friend Arnold (Tony Randall) to help find the next mate for his soon-to-be widow, Judy (Doris Day).
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The Seniors 1978 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodney Amateau
Cast: Jeffrey Byron, Gary Imhoff, Dennis Quaid, Lou Richards, Priscilla Barnes, Rocky Flintermann, Edward Andrews, Ian Wolfe, Alan Reed, Alan Hewitt, Robert Emhardt, Lynn Cartwright
As an alternative to actually finding jobs after their college graduations, Larry, Ben, Alan, and Steve (Jeffrey Byron, Gary Imhoff, Dennis Quaid, and Lou Richards) come up with a plan: get a grant to study college-aged women's sexuality and become researchers. But, they are in for a big surprise when their "sex clinic" turns into a multi-million dollar business, and they are raking in the money.
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 Sixteen Candles 1984 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Michael Schoeffling, John Cusack, Gedde Watanabe, Jami Gertz, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Max Showalter, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris, Carlin Glynn, Billie Bird, Carole Cook
Molly Ringwald steals the show as the teenager, Samantha, whose busy family forgets her all-important 16th birthday because it is the evening before her sister's wedding. To make matters worse, her visiting grandparents have taken over Samantha's bedroom. At school, geek (Anthony Michael Hall) will not leave Samantha alone, and Samantha has her eye on hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but she has to take foreign exchange student Long Duc Dong (Gedde Watanabe) to the school dance. However, all is not lost in Samantha's trip into womanhood because Jake begins to pay attention to her.
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Son of Flubber 1963 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Charles Ruggles, Leon Ames, Paul Lynde, Elliott Reid, William Demarest, Ed Wynn, Ken Murray, Bob Sweeney, Edward Andrews, Joanna Moore, James Westerfield
In this sequel to "The Absent-Minded Professor," Professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) is back in his lab trying to invent an anti-gravity flubber gas, "dry rain." Ned's invention does not prove very successful–until his assistant Biff (Tommy Kirk) gives the "dry rain" to the Medfield College football team. The team uses Ned's invention, their running back rushes over the helmets of the defensive players, and they win the big game against Rutland.
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Tea and Sympathy 1956 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews, Norma Crane, Dean Jones, Darryl Hickman, Jacqueline deWit, Tom Laughlin, Mary Alan Hokanson
This is the film version of the successful Broadway play in which a young student (John Kerr) discovers happiness through the sensitivity of his lover (Deborah Kerr) who happens to be his teacher's wife.
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These Wilder Years 1956 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Betty Lou Keim, Don Dubbins, Edward Andrews, Basil Ruysdael, Grandon Rhodes, Will Wright, Lewis Martin
A steel industry leader (James Cagney) tracks down his 20-year-old son and becomes involved with orphanage director Ann Dempster (Barbara Stanwyck).
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Three Brave Men 1957 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Dunne
Cast: Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Lovejoy, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, Virginia Christine, Edward Andrews, Frank Faylen, Diane Jergens, Warren Berlinger
This courtroom drama is based on the true story of U.S. Navy Department employee, Bernie Goldsmith (Ernest Borgnine), who was fired for suspected Communist activities. His lawyer, Joe Di Marco (Ray Milland), works tirelessly to prove his client's innocence.
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The Thrill of It All 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, Reginald Owen, Zasu Pitts, Elliott Reid, Hayden Rorke, Alex Gerry, Paul Hartman
When she becomes a star in TV commercials, Beverly Boyer (Doris Day) runs into marriage problems as her husband, Dr. Gerald Boyer (James Garner), has problems adjusting to his wife's new lifestyle.
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A Tiger Walks 1964 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Pamela Franklin, Sabu, Una Merkel, Kevin Corcoran, Frank McHugh, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jack Albertson, Edward Andrews
A young girl gets help from the sheriff in protecting the life of a tiger that has escaped from the circus in this average Disney film.
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Trooper Hook 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Earl Holliman, Edward Andrews, John Dehner, Susan Kohner, Royal Dano, Celia Lovsky, Sheb Wooley, Patrick O'Moore
Trooper Hook (Joel McCrea) captures Apache chief Nanchez and takes his white squaw Cora (Barbara Stanwyck) and their son, Quito (Terry Lawrence), back to Cora's white husband.
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The Trouble with Girls 1969 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Cast: Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North, John Carradine, Vincent Price, Joyce Van Patten, Dabney Coleman, Bill Zuckert, Edward Andrews
Walter Hale (Elvis Presley) manages the 1927 Chautauqua Players. When a murder is committed, the case is solved during a performance. Dabney Coleman is great as a lecherous man in pursuit of Nita Bix (Sheree North).
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The Young Doctors 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Fredric March, Ben Gazzara, Dick Clark, Ina Balin, Eddie Albert, Edward Andrews, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Hill, Barnard Hughes, George Segal
This soap opera deals with the personnel working at a city hospital upon whom the wear and tear of the world of medicine takes its toll.
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The Young Savages 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, Edward Andrews, Telly Savalas, Pilar Seurat, Milton Selzer, Larry Gates, Vivian Nathan, Jody Fair, Roberta Shore, Robert Burton, John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, Stanley Kristien
District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster) deals with ghetto gangs from Harlem, where he grew up, while trying to solve the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy. The teenage gang members (John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, and Stanley Kristien) have been caught, and Bell is assigned the case as prosecutor. The case appears to be easy–until Bell realizes that there is more to it than meets the eye. In fact, one of the defendants is the son of Bell's ex-lover, Mary di Pace (Shelley Winters), and his wife, Karen (Dina Merrill), is turning against him because of his past. Now the question is: As more secrets come to the fore, will Bell be able to keep his principles intact?
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| 1. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
2. Advise and Consent (1962)
3. Avanti! (1972)
4. Charley and the Angel (1973)
5. Elmer Gantry (1960)
6. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
7. Forty Pounds of Trouble (1963)
8. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
9. Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
10. The Harder They Fall (1956)
11. Hot Summer Night (1957)
12. How to Frame a Figg (1971)
13. Kisses for My President (1964)
14. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
15. Send Me No Flowers (1964)
16. The Seniors (1978)
17. Sixteen Candles (1984)
18. Son of Flubber (1963)
19. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
20. These Wilder Years (1956)
21. Three Brave Men (1957)
22. The Thrill of It All (1963)
23. A Tiger Walks (1964)
24. Trooper Hook (1957)
25. The Trouble with Girls (1969)
26. The Young Doctors (1961)
27. The Young Savages (1961)
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