The Challenge 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: It Takes a Thief
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Mohner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Robert Brown, Dermot Walsh, Edward Judd, Patrick Holt, John Stratton, John Bennett, Percy Herbert
Billy (Jayne Mansfield) leads a gang of thieves. During one heist, Jim (Anthony Quayle) is captured after he hides the loot, and Jim serves his time leaving the gang without the money. When Jim is released, the gang kidnaps Jim's child to hold for ransom and retrieve the cash.
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor, Renee Asherson
The worst fears of the Cold War are realized when both the U.S. and the Soviet Union detonate nuclear devices at the same time. This causes the Earth to get knocked out of orbit, and it starts a spiral toward the sun. What's a person to do? Not a bad flick; overall well directed and acted.
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First Men in the Moon 1964 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Hugh McDermott, Betty McDowall, Erik Chitty, Miles Malleson, Gladys Henson, Marne Maitland
In this entertaining film version of H.G. Wells' novel, a professor invents matter that overcomes gravity, thus allowing him to build a spaceship capable of reaching the moon.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror
Director: Douglas Hickox
Cast: Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott, Brian Blessed, Ronald Lacey, Eleanor Bron, Edward Judd, Nicholas Clay, Glynis Barber, Connie Booth, Eric Richard, Michael Burrell, Peter Rutherford, David Langton
Dr. Mortimer (Denholm Elliott) hires Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) to investigate the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. Mortimer tells Holmes that 350 years ago Hugo Baskerville traded his soul to the devil, and all of his ancestors have fallen under a curse and have been murdered when they inherited the Baskerville dynasty. Mortimer wants to protect the new heir, Sir Henry (Martin Shaw), from suffering the same fate. Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Donald Churchill) to investigate while Holmes, unbeknownst to Watson, arrives on the scene disguised as a gypsy to find the culprit.
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Living Free 1972  G, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jack Couffer
Cast: Nigel Davenport, Susan Hampshire, Geoffrey Keen, Edward Judd, Peter Lukoye, Shane De Louvre, Robert Beaumont, Nobby Noble, Allaudin Qureshi, Charles Hayes, Jean Hayes
This sequel to the successful "Born Free" continues the story of George and Joy Adamson (Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire). Several years have past since they raised and then freed Elsa the lion. Elsa has died, and they take on the task of raising her three cubs. The excellent nature photography of Kenya is the highlight of this otherwise tame tale.
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The Long Ships 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jack Cardiff
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Oskar Homolka, Colin Blakely, Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd, Beba Loncar, Clifford Evans
Vikings and Moors clash in the search for the mystical Golden Bell containing a fortune in gold.
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Mystery Submarine 1963  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Decoy
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards
Cast: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger, Albert Lieven, Arthur O'Sullivan, Robert Flemyng, Richard Carpenter, Robert Brown, Jeremy Hawk
The best part of this film is the good archival submarine shots. While the plot has potential, the story plods along as British sailors capture a Nazi U-boat, man it, and infiltrate a U-boat wolfpack. After discovery, they get away, but the sub is damaged in the process.
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Stolen Hours 1963 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Susan Hayward, Michael Craig, Diane Baker, Edward Judd, Paul Rogers, Robert Bacon, Paul Stassino, Peter Madden, Chet Baker, Jerry Desmonde
This remake of Bette Davis' "Dark Victory" features Susan Hayward in the role of the dying woman who marries her doctor. Stick with the original.
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Strange Bedfellows 1965 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank
Cast: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young, Edward Judd, Howard St. John, Dave King, Terry-Thomas, Nancy Kulp, Arthur Haynes, Peggy Rea, Joseph Sirola, Bernard Fox
Carter (Rock Hudson), a stuffy executive for an oil company, meets Toni (Gina Lollobrigida), a Bohemian artist. The impulsive couple marry but soon find that they disagree on everything and soon separate. Five years later they meet on the eve of their divorce, and the impulsiveness returns, but the fighting continues. When Carter finds that he is up for a promotion and realizes that being married will be helpful in get the promotion, the fun really begins.
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The Vault of Horror 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Daniel Massey, Michael Craig, Curt Jurgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Anna Massey, Edward Judd, Dawn Addams, Glynis Johns, Denholm Elliott, Terence Alexander, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, John Forbes-Robertson, Ishaq Bux
Following the theme of the previous year's "Tales from the Crypt," five men are trapped in an office building vault, and each shares visions of his own death. The five short stories that result deal with a variety of horrors, but with black humor thrown in.
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The Vengeance of She 1968  G, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ayesha, the Return of She
Director: Cliff Owen
Cast: John Richardson, Olinka Berova, Edward Judd, Colin Blakely, Jill Melford, George Sewell, Andre Morell, Noel Willman, Derek Godfrey, Daniele Noel
This is a remake/follow-on of 1965's "She." A spell is placed on young French woman Carol (Olinka Berova), and she is taken to Kuma, by orders of the King (John Richardson) to replace Queen Ayesha. However, Carol's boyfriend Philip (Edward Judd) doesn't care for that one bit.
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| 1. The Challenge (1960)
aka: It Takes a Thief
2. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
3. First Men in the Moon (1964)
4. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
5. Island of Terror (1966)
6. Living Free (1972)
7. The Long Ships (1963)
8. Mystery Submarine (1963)
aka: Decoy
9. Stolen Hours (1963)
10. Strange Bedfellows (1965)
11. The Vault of Horror (1973)
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
12. The Vengeance of She (1968)
aka: Ayesha, the Return of She
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