About Mrs. Leslie 1954  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar, Alex Nicol, Sammy White, Philip Ober, Harry Morgan, Ian Wolfe, Ellen Corby, Maidie Norman
Mrs. Vivien Leslie (Shirley Booth) remembers her own past love affair as she watches two residents of her boarding house–a financier and a nightclub singer–fall in love.
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 Angels in the Outfield 1951 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran, Lewis Stone, Spring Byington, Bruce Bennett, Marvin Kaplan, Ellen Corby, Don Haggerty, Jeff Richards, John Gallaudet, King Donovan, Paul Salata, Fred Graham
An angel tells Pittsburgh Pirates baseball manager Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas) to mend his unholy ways, and, as a reward, guardian angels will help his seventh-place team win the pennant. Guffy agrees, and invisible ghosts of former baseball stars begin to help the Pirates win their games. It turns out that a big fan, orphan girl Bridget White (Donna Corcoran), had prayed for help for the Pirates. While attending a game, Bridget insists that she can see the angels helping the players on the field. Newspaperwoman Jennifer Page (Janet Leigh) publishes Bridget's story, and complications arise big time between scheming sportscaster Fred Bayles (Keenan Wynn) and Guffy. But, despite all the problems, will the Pirates win the N.L. pennant?
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 Babes in Toyland 1934  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, Felix Knight, Henry Brandon, Florence Roberts, Ferdinand Munier, Virginia Karns, William Burress, Johnny Downs, Marie Wilson, Richard Alexander, Ellen Corby, Jack Hill, Alice Dahl
This very amusing film of Victor Herbert's "Mother Goose" operetta features Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) as apprentice toymakers coming to the aid of Little Bo-Peep (Charlotte Henry). The evil Silas Barnaby (Henry Brandon) is threatening to force Bo-Peep into marrying him if she does not pay her rent. The wedding does occur, but it is Stannie, disguised as Bo-Peep, who marches down the aisle. Barnaby is humiliated and steals one of the Three Little Pigs making it look as if Bo-Peep's boyfriend Tom-Tom Piper (Felix Knight) did the dirty deed. When Stannie and Ollie step in and expose the plot, Barnaby attacks Toyland. But, never fear, the wooden soldiers come to the rescue and save Toyland.
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 Bedlam 1946 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Glen Vernon, Jason Robards Sr., Joan Newton, Richard Fraser, Ian Wolfe, Leyland Hodgson, Elizabeth Russell, Joan Newton, Ellen Corby, Harry Harvey, Bruce Edwards
Bedlam is an asylum in need of reform. Master Sims (Boris Karloff) heads up the mental hospital staffed by unusually cruel personnel. Nell Rowen (Anna Lee) is an actress who helps at the institution and is determined that changes will be made Meanwhile, Sims is determined to rid the hospital of her influence.
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The Big Trees 1952  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan, John Archer, Alan Hale Jr., Roy Roberts, Ellen Corby, Charles Meredith, Harry Cording, Lane Chandler, Frank Hagney, William Challee
Set around 1900, this remake of "Valley of the Giants" features Kirk Douglas as greedy lumberjack Jim Fallon who wants to use California's Redwood Forest for his own profit. Confronted by Quaker environmentalists, Fallon is finally convinced to save the trees.
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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, Grandon Rhodes, Ellen Corby, Symona Boniface, Martha Hyer, Sam Lufkin
Double murderer Sam Wild (Lawrence Tierney) marries Georgia (Audrey Long), but he prefers her sister Helen (Claire Trevor) with whom he has an affair. While the police investigate the murders, more murders take place, and private detective Matthew Arnett (Walter Slezak) is hired to do his own investigation. Helen finally catches on and calls Arnett to tell the police what he has found, which results in yet another murder.
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Captain China 1949  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Foster
Cast: John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney Jr., Edgar Bergen, Michael O'Shea, Ellen Corby, Robert Armstrong
An ex-sea captain, who was relieved of his command, gets the chance to vindicate himself when caught in a storm at sea.
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Crack-Up 1946 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Tommy Noonan, Ellen Corby, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford
While trying to regain his own memory, amnesia victim George Steele (Pat O'Brien) attempts to get to the bottom of a series of suspected forgeries at his museum.
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The Dark Corner 1946 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Molly Lamont, Minerva Urecal, Matt McHugh, Forbes Murray, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, John Goldsworthy
Ex-con Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) goes back to his private investigator business upon release from jail. He soon notices that someone–Stauffer, alias Fred Foss (William Bendix)–is tailing him, but what he does not know at this point is that he is being set up to take the blame for the murder of his ex-partner Anthony Jardine (Kurt Kreuger). Now, Bradford is on the lam, and his secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), steps in to save the day.
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The Dark Past 1948 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Berry Kroeger, Steven Geray, Ellen Corby, Wilton Graff
This remake of "Blind Alley" is a psychological drama about a professor, Doctor Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb), outwitting his captor, escaped convict Al Walker (William Holden).
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Edge of Doom 1950 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Stronger Than Fear
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Robert Keith, Mala Powers, Adele Jergens, Harold Vermilyea, John Ridgely, Ellen Corby, Paul Stewart, Douglas Fowley
The brutal murder of parish priest Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea) by young Martin Lynn (Farley Granger) is but one of the problems for Martin as he struggles to deal with his conscience.
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The Family Jewels 1965  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Lewis
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Donna Butterworth, Gene Baylos, Milton Frome, Herbie Faye, Anne Baxter, Ellen Corby, Robert Strauss, Neil Hamilton
Nine-year-old orphan Donna Peyton (Donna Butterworth) must select from seven uncles (all played by Jerry Lewis) to determine who will be her guardian. 1 User Review
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| | hmmmm | Anonymous 07/20/2009 | | Looking for jolly fats wee hawken airlines? Is this the movie? If so great skit. Where is the movie where Jerry plays the clown that leads children to the gas chambers in Aushwitz? |
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Fearless Fagan 1952 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn, Richard Anderson, Ellen Corby, Barbara Ruick, John Call, Robert Burton, Wilton Graff, Parley Baer
When circus performer Floyd Hilston (Carleton Carpenter) is drafted into the army, he brings along his trained lion, Fagan.
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Four for Texas 1963  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
aka: 4 for Texas
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono, Richard Jaeckel, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Bob Steele, Edric Connor, Nick Dennis, Wesley Addy, Ellen Corby
Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin) banter their way through this entertaining Western in which they join forces against the evil banker, Harvey Burden (Victor Buono).
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God Is My Partner 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William F. Claxton
Cast: Walter Brennan, John Hoyt, Marion Ross, Jesse White, Ellen Corby, Paul Cavanagh, Nancy Kulp
An elderly surgeon, Doctor Charles Grayson (Walter Brennan), decides to give away his life savings to get closer to heaven, but his nephews will stop at almost nothing to protect what they believe should be their inheritance.
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Goodbye, My Fancy 1951 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Janice Rule, Lurene Tuttle, Howard St. John, Ellen Corby, John Qualen, Virginia Gibson
When Agatha Reed (Joan Crawford) returns to her alma mater to receive an honorary degree, she becomes involved with college president Dr. J. Merrill (Robert Young) AND reporter Matt Cole (Frank Lovejoy). This film marks Janet Rule's film debut.
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The Gunfighter 1950 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Alan Hale Jr., Anthony Ross, Mae Marsh, Cliff Clark, James Millican, Harry Harvey
Gunfighter Jimmie Ringo (Gregory Peck) wants to settle down and rekindle the love he and his wife, Peggy (Helen Westcott), once shared. While waiting for Peggy in a saloon, Ringo learns that he cannot escape his past.
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 Harriet Craig 1950 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, Wendell Corey, Lucile Watson, Allyn Joslyn, Ellen Corby, William Bishop, K.T. Stevens, Raymond Greenleaf, Virginia Brissac, Douglas Wood
In this remake of "Craig's Wife," Joan Crawford takes on the Rosalind Russell role of the domineering perfectionist who alienates all around her.
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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 Remember Mama 1948  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Florence Bates, Ellen Corby, Peggy McIntyre, June Hedin, Steve Brown, Hope Landin, Edith Evanson
This film centers on memories of Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes) as she grew up in her Norwegian immigrant family's home. Irene Dunne received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of "Mama," the solid core who holds the family together as they adapt to life in San Francisco. Oskar Homolka, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Ellen Corby also received nominations.
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 Illegal 1955 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Albert Dekker, Ellen Corby, DeForest Kelley, Howard St. John, Robert Ellenstein, Edward Platt
Edward G. Robinson plays an attorney who was once a district attorney and then changed his stance to provide defenses for the Mob. Now, he puts everything on the line to defend his former assistant (Nina Foch) in a murder case. This is a remake of "The Mouthpiece."
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The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Selzer, Ellen Corby, Michael Fox, Queenie Smith, Sidney Skolsky, Lee Meriwether, Valentina Cortese
Lewis Zarkan (Peter Finch) is a Hollywood director obsessed with his deceased wife, Lylah Clare (Kim Novak). He hires Elsa Brinkman (Kim Novak) to play his wife in a film biography, and Elsa becomes more and more like Lylah during the filming.
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 Little Women 1949 N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Astor, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien, Rossano Brazzi, Lucile Watson, C. Aubrey Smith, Elizabeth Patterson, Leon Ames, Harry Davenport, Ellen Corby, Connie Gilchrist, Richard Wyler
Louisa May Alcott's story relates the good and bad times of young sisters–Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Amy (Elizabeth Taylor), and Beth (Margaret O'Brien)–growing up during the Civil War. They are home in New England with their mother Marmee (Mary Astor) and waiting for news from their father (Leon Ames) who is serving as chaplain for the Union forces at the war front. The story continues on after the war with Beth's death, Meg's and Amy's marriages, and Jo finding her true love in Professor Bhaer (Rossano Brazzi).
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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Jim Backus, Ray Collins, Barbara Brown, Esther Dale, Ellen Corby, Oliver Blake
Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) wins a contest, and the prize includes a trip to New York City. Once there, Ma (Marjorie Main) and Pa meet up with some gangsters, but the bad guys are no match for the Kettles.
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Macabre 1958 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: William Prince, Jim Backus, Christine White, Jacqueline Scott, Susan Morrow, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Morris, Philip Tonge, Jonathan Kidd, Howard Hoffman
When this film was released, theaters used the gimmick of insuring its moviegoers for $1,000 against "death by fright." The story involves a diabolical plot by a father (William Prince) to fake his daughter Alice's (Dorothy Morris) kidnapping and bring on her grandfather's heart attack.
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Madame Bovary 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby, Gladys Cooper, Harry Morgan, George Zucco, John Abbott, Ellen Corby, Eduard Franz, Henri Letondal, Esther Somers
Set in 19th-century France, this is the film adaptation of Flaubert's classic novel about Emma Bovary (Jennifer Jones) and her scandalous affairs that lead to tragedy. Country girl Emma is bored with her life and marries Dr. Charles Bovary (Van Heflin) hoping for romance and social standing. But, the marriage is not what she had dreamed, and Emma begins affairs with numerous suitors–until, finally, in despair she commits suicide.
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The Mating Season 1951  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Larry Keating, James Lorimer, Gladys Hurlbut, Cora Witherspoon, Ellen Corby
Val (John Lund), from humble beginnings, is now a factory worker and marries the rich and popular Maggie (Gene Tierney). Meanwhile, his mother's (Thelma Ritter) hamburger stand goes broke, so she hitchhikes west to see the newlyweds. When she arrives, Maggie takes her for a maid (for a party) and the mother-in-law goes along with it, despite her son's objections. Thelma Ritter does a great job and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Napoleon and Samantha 1972 G, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Bernard McEveety
Cast: Michael Douglas, Will Geer, Arch Johnson, Johnny Whitaker, Jodie Foster, Henry Jones, Vito Scotti, John Crawford, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby
Two children, Napoleon (Johnny Whitaker) and Samantha (Jodie Foster), work their way across Oregon with their pet lion searching for their benefactor (Michael Douglas). Disney.
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Night Passage 1957 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Neilson
Cast: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon DeWilde, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Jack Elam, Ellen Corby
The Utica Kid (Audie Murphy) plans to make off with a railroad payroll that is guarded by his own brother, Grant McLaine (James Stewart).
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On Moonlight Bay 1951 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Billy Gray, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Jack Smith, Esther Dale, Eddie Marr
Based on Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" series, this film is set in Indiana just prior to World War I. It is the love story of Marjorie Winfield (Doris Day) and about-to-be soldier William Sherman (Gordon MacRae). Great songs by Doris include the title song. Followed by "By the Light of the Silvery Moon."
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Sabrina 1954 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer, Joan Vohs, Francis X. Bushman, Marcel Dalio, Nella Walker, Marcel Hillaire, Ellen Corby, Marjorie Bennett, Emory Parnell, Nancy Kulp
Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur. Unsophisticated Sabrina falls in love with David Larrabee (William Holden) who does not return her affections–until she returns from a Paris cooking school and has become a sophisticated woman. In addition to an Academy Award for Costume Design, the film received five nominations, including Best Actress (Hepburn) 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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Slightly Scarlet 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Lance Fuller, Buddy Baer, Frank Gerstle, George E. Stone, Ellen Corby
Ben (John Payne) works for crime boss Sol (Ted de Corsia), and he seeks to find dirt on the mayoral candidate, Frank (Kent Taylor), who is campaigning on a platform to rid the city of crime. But Ben falls in love with Frank's secretary, June (Rhonda Fleming), and decides to work for Frank's election. Meanwhile, June's sister (Arlene Dahl) trys to win Ben's love, and Sol is obviously upset over what's going on. Predictable film noir, but good use of Technicolor to set the mood (and show off the redheads).
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The Spiral Staircase 1946 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver, Elsa Lanchester, James Bell, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, Richard Tyler, Erville Alderson, Sara Allgood, Rhys Williams, Myrna Dell
A crazed killer is on the loose, peeking through a hole in the wall looking for his next victim. He has his eye on Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant girl, who works in the very eerie house of the bedridden Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore). Barrymore received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd 1974 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Pretty Boy Floyd
Director: Clyde Ware
Cast: Martin Sheen, Kim Darby, Michael Parks, Ellen Corby, Joe Estevez, Abe Vigoda, Steven Keats, Bill Vint, Ford Rainey, Frank Christi
Bank robber and killer Pretty Boy Floyd is portrayed by Martin Sheen in this insightful film about one of the many gangsters who reigned during the Depression era.
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The Strangler 1964 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Burt Topper
Cast: Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison, Ellen Corby, Michael(4) Ryan, Baynes Barron, Russ Bender, Jeanne Bates, Wally Campo, Byron Morrow, James Sikking
Lab technician Leo Kroll (Victor Buono) stalks victim after victim strangling young nurses in Boston. Jealousy of his own mother's nurse has turned him into a psychotic killer.
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Susan Slept Here 1954 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Ellen Corby, Glenda Farrell, Alvy Moore, Mara Lane, Herb Vigran, Les Tremayne, Rita Johnson
A screenwriter (Dick Powell) takes in a juvenile (Debbie Reynolds) as part of his research for his next project on juvenile delinquency. Plans go awry when he begins to fall in love with his young houseguest.
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A Tattered Web 1971 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Frank Converse, Sallie Shockley, Murray Hamilton, Broderick Crawford, Anne Helm, Val Avery, Walter Brooke, Whit Bissell, Ellen Corby
Police Sergeant Ed Stagg (Lloyd Bridges) finds out that his son-in-law is cheating on Ed's daughter. Ed tracks down the woman, but tragedy strikes when Ed accidentally kills her. He decides to pin the murder on a homeless drunk. Not a bad made-for-TV flick.
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Vertigo 1958 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Jones, Tom Helmore, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby, Konstantin Shayne, Lee Patrick, Fred Graham, Bess Flowers, Alfred Hitchcock, June Jocelyn, John Benson, William Remick
A retired San Francisco detective "Scottie" Ferguson (James Stewart), who suffers from vertigo (fear of heights), is hired by shipbuilder Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) to trail his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak). During the pursuit, Scottie ends up in a mental hospital. After he is released, he continues his pursuit, which leads to the top of a bell tower. The audience is treated to a tour of San Francisco as Scottie follows Madeleine's trail and falls in love with her in the process.
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Visit to a Small Planet 1960 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, Fred Clark, John Williams, Jerome Cowan, Gale Gordon, Lee Patrick, Ellen Corby
Based on Gore Vidal's satirical play, this is the story of an alien (Jerry Lewis) who visits Earth to study its inhabitants.
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| 1. About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
2. Angels in the Outfield (1951)
3. Babes in Toyland (1934)
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
4. Bedlam (1946)
5. The Big Trees (1952)
6. Born to Kill (1947)
aka: Lady of Deceit
7. Captain China (1949)
8. Crack-Up (1946)
9. The Dark Corner (1946)
10. The Dark Past (1948)
11. Edge of Doom (1950)
aka: Stronger Than Fear
12. The Family Jewels (1965)
13. Fearless Fagan (1952)
14. Four for Texas (1963)
aka: 4 for Texas
15. God Is My Partner (1957)
16. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
17. The Gunfighter (1950)
18. Harriet Craig (1950)
19. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
20. I Remember Mama (1948)
21. Illegal (1955)
22. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
23. Little Women (1949)
24. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
25. Macabre (1958)
26. Madame Bovary (1949)
27. The Mating Season (1951)
28. Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
29. Night Passage (1957)
30. On Moonlight Bay (1951)
31. Sabrina (1954)
32. Shane (1953)
33. Slightly Scarlet (1956)
34. The Spiral Staircase (1946)
35. The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
aka: Pretty Boy Floyd
36. The Strangler (1964)
37. Susan Slept Here (1954)
38. A Tattered Web (1971)
39. Vertigo (1958)
40. Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
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