 1941 1979  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Robert Stack, Christopher Lee, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Warren Oates, Lorraine Gary, Bobby DiCicco, Murray Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune
This film takes the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and then goes on to a make-believe story of the Japanese attack on Los Angeles. General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in command of the military protecting California's coast, and Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) is assigned the job of installing a 40mm anti-aircraft gun in homeowner Ward Douglas' (Ned Beatty) backyard. When California is attacked, Hollywood Boulevard lies in ruins, and craziness is experienced by the military and civilians as well. Special effects really help this film.
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Baby Face Nelson 1957   N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Ted de Corsia, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, Elisha Cook Jr., George E. Stone, Leo Gordon, Emile Meyer
This story of 1930's gangster Baby Face Nelson, one of John Dillinger's henchmen, features Mickey Rooney in the title role. 1 User Review
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| | SUPER MOVIE WITH MICKEY ROONEY | 02/21/2007 | Very great movie and acting by mickey rooney
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Ball of Fire 1941   N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Richard Haydn, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Tully Marshall, Elisha Cook Jr., Leonid Kinskey, Dan Duryea, Aubrey Mather, Ralph Peters, Mary Field
Burlesque dancer Sugarpuss O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) moves into the home of seven professors, led by Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper), who are writing the "Encyclopedia of Slang." Comedy abounds when the professors learn slang first hand from their new resident and her gangster cohorts. Barbara Stanwyck received an Oscar nomination. 1 User Review
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| | One of my favorite comedies | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | This comedy, famously modelled on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs places the great Barbara Stanwyck doing the "heart of gold tramp" in the middle of seven ivory tower professors living a monastic life, dedicating themselves to the writing of a new encyclopedia. (You remember written encycolopedias; you used to be able to find them in libraries near the microfiche.)
The professors are a splendid gathering of the best of the character actors of the time: "Cuddles" Sakall, Henry Travers, Hichard Haydn and on and on. Their leader and chief egghead is Gary Cooper playing wonderfully against type. (He did this in a great comic western once: See "Along Came Jones" when it comes along.) The result is funny and charming; and, yes, we really are touched by the innocence of long ago and far away.
For those who don't know the work of the young Barbara Stanwyck, this is a good one to serve as introduction. She really is a ball of fire. |
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Behave Yourself 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Beck
Cast: Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest, Francis L. Sullivan, Lon Chaney Jr., Hans Conried, Elisha Cook Jr., Allen Jenkins, Sheldon Leonard
After Bill (Farley Granger) and Kate (Shelley Winters) take in a stray dog, their lives change when the dog's former owners, a group of mobsters, want the dog back.
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 The Big Sleep 1946  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, John Ridgely, Dorothy Malone, Regis Toomey, Elisha Cook Jr., Bob Steele, Louis Jean Heydt, Ben Welden, Peggy Knudsen, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Trevor Bardette, Joseph Crehan
Private-eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by wealthy General Sternwood (Charles Waldron) to investigate the activities of his daughter Carmen (Martha Vickers). At first, Carmen's sister, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), resents Marlowe, but love does enter the picture. Meanwhile, as Marlowe probes into Carmen's activities, the plot thickens, and murders ensue.
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Blacula 1972 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Crain
Cast: William Marshall, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Thalmus Rasulala, Charles Macauley, Gordon Pinsent, Elisha Cook Jr., Emily Yancy, Lance Taylor Sr., Ted Harris, Rick Metzler, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Logan Field, Ketty Lester, Eric Brotherson
Manuwalde (William Marshall), an African prince who was bitten by Count Dracula (Charles Macauley) in 1780, rises from the dead as vampire Blacula in 1972. He finds Tina (Vonetta McGee), who is his wife Tuva reincarnated, and, after awhile, they fall in love. Meanwhile, Blacula creates havoc in Los Angeles while Tina's friend Dr. Gordon Thomas (Thalmus Rasulala), with help from Michelle (Denise Nicholas), figures out the vampire connection and is on Blacula's trail.
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Born to Kill 1947 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lady of Deceit
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Elisha Cook Jr., Isabel Jewell, Esther Howard, Kathryn Card, Tony Barrett
Double murderer Sam Wild (Lawrence Tierney) marries Georgia (Audrey Long), but he prefers her sister (Claire Trevor) with whom he has an affair. Meanwhile, the police investigate the murders. A tough film–classic film noir.
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 Carny 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Kaylor
Cast: Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson, Meg Foster, Kenneth McMillan, Elisha Cook Jr., Tim Thomerson, John Lehne, Bert Remsen, Bill McKinney
This semi-documentary is an insightful look at carnival life through the experiences of young Donna (Jodie Foster) who quits her waitress job to join the carnival, which is passing through her town.
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 The Champ 1979 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Strother Martin, Arthur Hill, Joan Blondell, Elisha Cook Jr., Randall "Tex" Cobb, Mary Jo Catlett
This emotional drama involves a young son–played by Rick Schroder–who believes his father is a champion boxer on the verge of making a comeback. The father (Jon Voight), however, is an alcoholic/gambling addict who never does get his act together. Remake of the 1931 winner of a tearjerker starring Wallace Beery.
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Cinderella Jones 1946 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, S.Z. Sakall, Edward Everett Horton, Ruth Donnelly, Elisha Cook Jr., Monte Blue, Johnny Mitchell, Julie Bishop, Hobart Cavanaugh, William Prince, Charles Dingle, Charles Arnt, Chester Clute, Edward Gargan
This Busby Berkeley musical/comedy concerns a not-too-smart girl who must find a smart husband or lose her large inheritance. Where else to go looking than to enroll in college. The songs are good; the script isn't.
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Dark Mountain 1944  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey, Eddie Quillan, Elisha Cook Jr., Ralph Dunn, Walter Baldwin, Virginia Sale, Byron Foulger, Johnny Fisher, Alex Callam, Eddie Cane
Forest Ranger Don Bradley (Robert Lowery) loves Kay (Ellen Drew), but by the time he gets a promotion that would allow him to marry Kay, she marries another–gangster Steve (Regis Toomey). But it turns out that the marriage was a convenience for Steve, and now she is being held by Steve against her will in a mountain cabin. Don comes to the rescue.
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Dark Waters 1944 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook Jr., John Qualen, Rex Ingram, Nina Mae McKinney, Odette Myrtil, Eugene Borden
Her parents died after their ship was torpedoed, leaving Leslie Calvin (Merle Oberon) as the survivor. The fact that she is torn apart emotionally is what leads unscrupulous characters, led by Mr. Sydney (Thomas Mitchell), to enact a plan to drive Leslie into an asylum and then take her family fortune. But all is not lost when the good Dr. George Grover (Franchot Tone) steps in to thwart their efforts.
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Day of the Outlaw 1959 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, Venetia Stevenson, Nehemiah Persoff, David(1) Nelson, Helen Westcott, Jack Lambert, Frank DeKova, Lance Fuller, Elisha Cook Jr.
Ruthless Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives) and his band of Army renegades take over a remote Western town. Reluctant rancher Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) is the only one who will stand up to the gang. Good performances by Ryan and Ives who stage the final shootout in a snowstorm.
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 Dillinger 1945 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Max Nosseck
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisha Cook Jr., Marc Lawrence, Ralph Lewis, Ludwig Stossel, Dewey Robinson, Selmer Jackson, Elsa Janssen, Constance Worth, William B. Davidson, Victor Kilian, Lou Lubin
Gunned down by police in front of Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934, John Dillinger had been the FBI's Public Enemy Number One. Lawrence Tierney takes on the Dillinger role, but Edmund Lowe gets the more interesting role of gang chieftan Specs Green in this story tracing Dillinger's criminal career, which extends from petty thefts to bank robberies.
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Don't Bother to Knock 1952 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Willis Bouchey
Nell (Marilyn Monroe) is a psychotic woman who becomes unhinged while hired as a babysitter for guests at a hotel.
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Drum Beat 1954 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith, Rodolfo Acosta, Charles Bronson, Warner Anderson, Elisha Cook Jr., Anthony Caruso, Willis Bouchey
Johnny Mackay (Alan Ladd) is a former Indian fighter who is sent to Oregon by President Grant to deal with Modoc Indian chief, Captain Jack (Charles Bronson).
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Electra Glide in Blue 1973 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James William Guercio
Cast: Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitch Ryan, Jeannine Riley, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano, Hawk Wolinski, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Lee Loughnane
Small in stature, Arizona Motor Officer John "Big John" Wintergreen (Robert Blake) joins Detective Harve Poole (Jeannine Riley) and uncovers drugs and police corruption while solving a murder case.
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The Emperor of the North 1973 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Emperor of the North Pole
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner, Simon Oakland, Malcolm Atterbury, Harry Caesar, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Sid Haig
Smack (Ernest Borgnine) is a sadistic train conductor who is determined to kill all the hobos riding his rails. He succeeds until he encounters "A No. 1" (Lee Marvin) who is not about to become a victim.
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The Falcon's Alibi 1946 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ray McCarey
Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett, Jane Greer, Jason Robards Sr., Elisha Cook Jr., Emory Parnell, Al Bridge, Jean Brooks, Myrna Dell
When jewelry is stolen, Joan (Rita Corday) calls on the Falcon (Tom Conway) to clear her name.
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The Gangster 1947 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Wiles
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry Morgan, John Ireland, Sheldon Leonard, Shelley Winters, Elisha Cook Jr., Leif Erickson
This compelling psychological drama follows the career and eventual downfall of mobster Shubunka (Barry Sullivan).
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The Great Bank Robbery 1969 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch, John Alexander, Sam Jaffe, Mako, Elisha Cook Jr., Ruth Warrick, John Fiedler, John Larch, Peter Whitney, Norman Alden
When a con man, the Reverend Pious Blue (Zero Mostel), attempts a bank robbery, he is met by a Texas Ranger (Clint Walker) and his six Chinese agents who are on the scene investigating a crooked mayor. When their paths cross, chaos becomes the name of the game. This is a pretty good spoof on Westerns; the tale takes place in the aptly named town of Friendly.
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 The Great Gatsby 1949 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Barry Sullivan, Ruth Hussey, Shelley Winters, Howard Da Silva, Henry Hull, Ed Begley, Elisha Cook Jr.
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, this is the story about a millionaire, Gatsby (Alan Ladd), who determines to gain admission to New York society. The film concentrates on the love story of Daisy (Betty Field) and Gatsby and plays down the message of an "empty" society.
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The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid 1972 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffat, John Pearce, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano
Unbeknownst to the James and Younger Brothers, the townspeople of Northfield were ready and waiting when the bank robbers came to town to steal from their bank. This film begins with the gang's preparations for and unsuccessful attempt at robbing the bank.
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Hammett 1983 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr., Lydia Lei, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano, Richard Bradford, David Patrick Kelly
Writer/detective Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) becomes involved in a real-life mystery in this recreation of the 1930s' era detective fare.
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The Haunted Palace 1963 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell, Leo Gordon, Elisha Cook Jr., John Dierkes, Milton Parsons, Harry Ellerbe, I. Stanford Jolley
This story is about a warlock who was killed by residents of a New England town and has now cast an evil spell on the town's present inhabitants. The story was remade in 1991 as "The Resurrected."
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Hellzapoppin' 1941 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Robert Paige, Jane Frazee, Martha Raye, Clarence Kolb, Mischa Auer, Elisha Cook Jr., Hugh Herbert, Nella Walker, Shemp Howard, Richard Lane
Big stars of the 1940s, Ole Olsen and Chick Johnson, provide good fun in this comedy about behind-the-scenes filmmaking.
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 House on Haunted Hill 1959 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr., Howard Hoffman, Julie Mitchum, Leona Anderson
Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) has offered $10,000 each to five people IF they will spend one night in his haunted house that has been the site of a number of murders. They want the money and appear at the appointed time and place, but, unbeknownst to Frederick, his wife Annabelle (Carol Ohmart) has her own plans for collecting the reward money. The doors are locked at midnight, and now screams, severed heads, a skeleton, and even a strangling noose fill the dark night.
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I Wake Up Screaming 1942 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Hot Spot
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, William Gargan, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook Jr., Chick Chandler, Morris Ankrum, Cyril Ring, Charles(2) Lane, Frank Orth, Gregory Gaye
During intense questioning in the murder investigation of model Vicky Lynn (Carole Landis), promoter Frankie Christopher (Victor Mature) recalls through flashbacks events prior to her murder. At the same time, police are questioning Vicky's sister Jill (Betty Grable) and, through flashbacks, tie in what Frankie has described. Evidence mounts pointing to Frankie as the murderer–until Frankie reveals one last clue that leads to the real killer who has been there throughout the investigation.
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The Indian Fighter 1955 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Abel, Walter Matthau, Lon Chaney Jr., Diana Douglas, Eduard Franz, Alan Hale Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., William Phipps
The Sioux are understandably upset with settlers taking over their land and stealing their gold. Enter a wagon train, with its leader Johnny Hawks (Kirk Douglas), winding its way through dangerous Sioux territory.
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 The Killing 1956 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr., Joe Sawyer, Timothy Carey, Jay Adler, James Edwards, Joe Turkel
Recently released from prison, Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) has big plans for a $2 million racetrack heist. But he has not reckoned with the actions of Sherry (Marie Windsor), the wife of Johnny's cohort George (Elisha Cook Jr.). When Sherry blabs to her boyfriend, an unwary Johnny is really in far over his head, and his intricate plans spiral out of control. With this film, Stanley Kubrick gained credibility as an exceptional director.
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The Lonely Man 1957 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Denver Pyle, Claude Akins, Elisha Cook Jr., Elaine Aiken, Harry Shannon
Ex-outlaw Jacob Wade (Jack Palance) tries to go straight and reconcile with his son Riley (Anthony Perkins) but finds many obstacles in his way.
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The Long Night 1947 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Elisha Cook Jr., Moroni Olsen, Will Wright, Queenie Smith, Mary Gordon, Byron Foulger
When Maximilian, a magician (Vincent Price), causes Joe's girlfriend (Barbara Bel Geddes) to leave him, Joe (Henry Fonda) kills Maximilian. Told in flashback, the girlfriend tries to talk Joe into surrendering to the police.
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Love Is News 1937 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Slim Summerville, Dudley Digges, Walter Catlett, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, Stepin Fetchit, Elisha Cook Jr., Pauline Moore, Edwin Maxwell, Charles Williams, Julius Tannen, Frank Conroy
Steve Layton (Tyrone Power) is a tenacious reporter who writes a story about an heiress, Tony Gateson (Loretta Young), after tricking her into an interview. Tony is upset when she reads his article and sets out to get even. First, she announces their engagement to put Steve in the spotlight and see how it feels. And more misadventures ensue in their love/hate relationship. This film was remade as "That Wonderful Urge," also starring Tyrone Power.
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 The Maltese Falcon 1941 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Walter Huston, Elisha Cook Jr., Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Gladys George, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Emory Parnell
Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart), private eye, tries to find a mysterious bejeweled statue of a Maltese Falcon. Along the way, he encounters murder and intrigue. It's fun to watch how Sam Spade uses his wits to solve the mystery. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Writing-Screenplay (John Huston).
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains 1987 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sonia Braga, James Keach, Elisha Cook Jr., William Sanderson, Kyra Sedgwick, Billy Bob Thornton, Clancy Brown, Taj Mahal
A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes from the chain gang and his adventures start. The story is based on the true adventures of Robert Elliot Burns, which also resulted in the 1932 classic "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang."
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National Lampoon Goes to the Movies 1981  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom
Cast: Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Culp, Dick Miller, Ann Dusenberry, Teresa Ganzel, Olympia Dukakis, Titos Vandis, Joe Spinell, Fred Willard
Three short stories that spoof personal growth, soap operas, and police stories are provided in this extremely weak offering. It's not clear how some of the stars were talked into participating; some are shown in the above credits.
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The Night Stalker 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Cook Jr., Larry Linville
Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) covers a big story about a vampire on the loose in Las Vegas. This film and its sequel "The Night Strangler" led to the TV series: "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," which, in turn, served as the inspiration for TV's "X Files."
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 One-Eyed Jacks 1961 N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Marlon Brando
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Slim Pickens, Ben Johnson, Elisha Cook Jr., Rodolfo Acosta, Timothy Carey, Philip Ahn, Larry Duran, Sam Gilman, Miriam Colon, Ray Teal, John Dierkes
After Rio's (Marlon Brando) partner Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) deserts him during a bank robbery, Rio is caught by the sheriff and sent to prison. Five years later, after breaking out of prison, Rio sets out to track down Longworth and seek revenge. He finds Longworth and learns that he is now sheriff in a small town, is married to Maria (Katy Jurado), and has a stepdaughter Louisa (Pina Pellicer). As part of his plot, Rio seduces Louisa. Then, he falls in love with her but continues his criminal life, and complications ensue.
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Papa's Delicate Condition 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Linda Bruhl, Ned Glass, Murray Hamilton, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles(2) Lane, Don Beddoe, Claude Johnson, Juanita Moore, Trevor Bardette, Ken Renard, Benny Baker
Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) is a wealthy, lovable alcoholic whose wife Amberlyn (Glynis Johns) can't handle any more of his pranks. When their daughter Augusta (Laurel Goodwin) wanted the pony she saw in the circus parade, Jack bought her the entire circus. That was the final straw for Amberlyn who flees to her father's (Charles Ruggles) home in Texarkana. Jack, of course, follows in hot pursuit. This film won the Academy Award for Best Song: "Call Me Irresponsible."
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973 R, 121 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Jason Robards, Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam
Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) is trailing Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) who was once his friend. This is the much-edited story of that tension-filled time and is worth viewing for the chance to see great character actors in action.
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Pigskin Parade 1936 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Stuart Erwin, Yacht Club Boys, Betty Grable, Judy Garland, Elisha Cook Jr., Alan Ladd, Johnny Downs, Arline Judge
In Judy Garland's first major film, music reigns supreme amidst the spirit of college football. Watch for Alan Ladd as a student who sings with the Yacht Club Boys. Stuart Erwin was nominated for an Oscar for his Supporting Actor performance.
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Rosemary's Baby 1968 R, 136 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes, Charles Grodin, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Elisha Cook Jr., Tony Curtis, Patsy Kelly, Victoria Vetri, Emmaline Henry, Hanna Landy, Phil Leeds, Hope Summers
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and her actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a creepy apartment building in New York City where Rosemary begins to experience eerie situations. She has very disturbing dreams, and after one in which she is raped by something inhuman, she learns that she is pregnant. Her neighbors Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon) give Rosemary a strange potion to help her through the pregnancy. After their friend Hutch (Maurice Evans) tells Rosemary that Roman and Minnie are members of a coven of witches, Rosemary realizes that she is being victimized. Finally, Rosemary delivers a healthy baby–SATAN! Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Salem's Lot 1979 PG, 200 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lance Kerwin, Lew Ayres, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Fred Willard, Kenneth McMillan, Ned Wilson, Julie Cobb, George Dzundza, Clarissa Kay-Mason, Geoffrey Lewis
Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to his hometown, Salem, looking for inspiration for a new novel. He falls in love with Susan (Bonnie Bedelia) and gets to know young Mark (Lance Kerwin) who convinces Ben that his school friends are being turned into vampires. Ben has been suspecting that strange things are going on in Salem–especially with antiques dealer Richard K. Straker (James Mason). Will Ben and Mark get to the bottom of the strange occurrences in Salem that include people dying and there appearing to be no explanation? There is a sequel: "Return to Salem's Lot." 1 User Review
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| | the best | rich-the-horror-lover 08/21/2007 | | probably my favourite horror - a brilliant story line. Very creepy and scary. Its weird, i do not like vampire films, yet this is my favourite film of all time!! |
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Sergeant York 1941 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Noah Beery Jr., Ward Bond, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank Faylen
Gary Cooper won the Oscar for his portrayal of Sergeant York in this film based on a true story of York's single-handed killing of 25 and capture of 132 Germans during one day of battle. In addition to one other Oscar (Film Editing), nine nominations were received, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan), Supporting Actress (Margaret Wycherly), and Director.
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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 Spy in the Green Hat 1966 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Jack Palance, Janet Leigh, Leo G. Carroll, Leticia Roman, Eduardo Ciannelli, Allen Jenkins, Joan Blondell, Elisha Cook Jr.
This film is a result of splicing together parts of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." TV series and is a watchable James Bond and 1930s gangster film spoof. Jack Palance plays the bad guy who is the target of the U.N.C.L.E. agents.
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St. Ives 1976 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, Elisha Cook Jr., Daniel J. Travanti, George Memmoli, Dick O'Neill, Jerome Thor, Val Bisoglio, Burr DeBenning
Master-criminal Procane (John Houseman) has written the plans for his next heist, and now the papers have been stolen. Murders and double crosses abound when crime writer St. Ives (Charles Bronson) helps retrieve the incriminating papers that, in the wrong hands, could mark the beginning of a mob war.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 7 (Episodes 14&15) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Gist, Marc Daniels
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Don Marchall, Elisha Cook Jr., Reginald Lalsingh, Percy Rodriguez
Two episodes of the original series are presented in this DVD. "The Galileo Seven" (aired 1/5/1967, stardate 2821.5)-A shuttle is sent from the Enterprise to investigate a quasar-like phenomenon, but the objects damages the shuttle, causing the crew to land on a planet to make repairs. Out of range from the Enterprise, and without enough power to break the planet's orbit, the crew is indeed in trouble. "Court-Martial" (aired 2/2/1967, stardate 2947.3)-After incurring damage during an ion storm, the Enterprise puts in at a starbase for repairs. But now, Kirk is facing a court-martial based on computer records that improper decisions were made by Kirk during the storm, which resulted in the death of a crew member. But–something is wrong with those computer records.
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Three Blind Mice 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Loretta Young, Joel McCrea, David Niven, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver, Pauline Moore, Binnie Barnes, Jane Darwell, Franklin Pangborn, Elisha Cook Jr.
In this oft-told tale, three young women leave home and head to California in search of handsome, rich men. Pretty well done.
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Tin Pan Alley 1940 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie, John Payne, Allen Jenkins, Esther Ralston, Fred Keating, Billy Gilbert, Ben Carter, Elisha Cook Jr.
During 1915, songwriters Harry Calhoun (Jack Oakie) and Skeets Harrigan (John Payne) find success when they team up with singing sisters Katie (Alice Faye) and Lily Blane (Betty Grable). Then a rift develops when a new tune is given to a more famous singer, and the sisters leave for England. But Harry and Skeets soon enlist in the army, are shipped overseas, and find Katie and Lily in England. Excellent Academy Award-winning musical score.
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Tom Horn 1980 R, 98 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Wiard
Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Farnsworth, Linda Evans, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Peter Canon, Roy Jenson, James Kline, Geoffrey Lewis
The last days of one of the Wild-West's legends is portrayed by Steve McQueen as Tom Horn, bounty hunter.
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Trial 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado, Rafael Campos, Robert Middleton, John Hoyt, Paul Guilfoyle, Elisha Cook Jr.
Angelo Chavez (Rafael Campos) is a Hispanic boy arrested for the murder of a young white girl. Glenn Ford plays the rookie lawyer who defends Angelo amidst great racial (and political) tension in a California town. Arthur Kennedy was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor).
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Up in Arms 1944 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Dana Andrews, Constance Dowling, Louis Calhern, Elisha Cook Jr., Lyle Talbot, Walter Catlett, George Meeker, Margaret Dumont
In Danny Kaye's first feature film, he recreates Eddie Cantor's role from "Whoopee!" as a hypochondriac involved in many escapades following his Army induction.
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Voodoo Island 1957 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Silent Death
Director: Reginald LeBorg
Cast: Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Elisha Cook Jr., Murvyn Vye, Rhodes Reason, Jean Engstrom, Friedrich von Ledebur, Glenn Dixon, Owen Cunningham, Herbert Patterson
Boris Karloff plays an investigator whose assignment is to check out bizarre events occurring in an area planned as an island resort.
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse 1937 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Virginia Bruce, Jane Darwell, Minna Gombell, Elisha Cook Jr., Lon Chaney Jr., Stanley Fields, Sidney Blackmer
Doctor Judd Lewis (Warner Baxter) and his new bride (Loretta Young) enjoy his professional success but find trouble in their personal lives.
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| 1. 1941 (1979)
2. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
3. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
4. Ball of Fire (1941)
5. Behave Yourself (1951)
6. The Big Sleep (1946)
7. The Black Bird (1975)
8. Blacula (1972)
9. Born to Kill (1947)
aka: Lady of Deceit
10. Carny (1980)
11. The Champ (1979)
12. Cinderella Jones (1946)
13. Dark Mountain (1944)
14. Dark Waters (1944)
15. Day of the Outlaw (1959)
16. Dillinger (1945)
17. Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
18. Drum Beat (1954)
19. Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
20. The Emperor of the North (1973)
aka: Emperor of the North Pole
21. The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
22. The Gangster (1947)
23. The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
24. The Great Gatsby (1949)
25. The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972)
26. Hammett (1983)
27. The Haunted Palace (1963)
28. Hellzapoppin' (1941)
29. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
30. I Wake Up Screaming (1942)
aka: Hot Spot
31. I, the Jury (1953)
32. The Indian Fighter (1955)
33. The Killing (1956)
34. The Lonely Man (1957)
35. The Long Night (1947)
36. Love Is News (1937)
37. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
38. The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
39. National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
40. The Night Stalker (1972)
41. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
42. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
43. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
44. Pigskin Parade (1936)
45. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
46. Salem's Lot (1979)
47. Sergeant York (1941)
48. Shane (1953)
49. The Spy in the Green Hat (1966)
50. St. Ives (1976)
51. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 7 (Episodes 14&15) (1967)
52. Three Blind Mice (1938)
53. Tin Pan Alley (1940)
54. Tom Horn (1980)
55. Trial (1955)
56. Up in Arms (1944)
57. Voodoo Island (1957)
aka: Silent Death
58. Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
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