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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Blackboard Jungle 1955  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, John Hoyt, Richard Kiley, Emile Meyer, Warner Anderson
Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) teaches at a rough inner-city high school. At first met with resentment and distrust, Dadier earns his students' (Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow) respect. Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" provides penetrating reinforcement of the theme of early problems in America's school systems.
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The Delicate Delinquent 1957  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don McGuire
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer, Robert Ivers, Horace McMahon, Richard Bakalyan, Milton Frome, Emory Parnell, Don Megowan, Emile Meyer
Sidney Pythias (Jerry Lewis) leaves his janitorial job to enter police officer training as part of a program to give outcasts a chance for respectability.
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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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The Girl in Lovers Lane 1959  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Cast: Brett Halsey, Joyce Meadows, Lowell Brown, Jack Elam, Selette Cole, Emile Meyer, Spencer Carlisle, Mabel Rea, Sed Cassaday, Nicholas King, Rodney Bell
A runaway, Danny (Lowell Brown), meets drifter Bix (Brett Halsey), and the two travel together from town to town. In one small burg, Bix meets and falls for waitress Carrie (Joyce Meadows). But he must keep moving on. However, on the eve of his leaving, Carrie is murdered and Bix is the prime suspect. Not to worry; Danny saves the day as he uncovers the creepy Jesse (Jack Elam) as the killer. Jack Elam makes this at least somewhat watchable.
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Macon County Line 1974 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard Compton
Cast: Alan Vint, Jesse Vint, Cheryl Waters, Max Baer Jr., Joan Blackman, Timothy Scott, James Gammon, Doodles Weaver, Geoffrey Lewis, Leif Garrett, Sam Gilman, Emile Meyer, Jay Adler, David Orange
Bobbie Gentry sings her theme song in this film based on the true story about a 1954 Georgia murder in which redneck Deputy Sheriff Reed Morgan (Max Baer Jr.) mistakenly believes that brothers Chris and Wayne Dixon (Alan Vint and Jesse Vint) raped and murdered his wife. After returning home to the murder scene, Morgan finds the brothers in his barn, claims they are the murderers, and seeks revenge. Too late, he discovers who the real murderers are. Sequel: "Return to Macon County."
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 Man with the Golden Arm 1955 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Darren McGavin, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, George Mathews, John Conte, George E. Stone, Leonid Kinskey, Doro Merande, Emile Meyer, Jack Mulhall, Will Wright
This is the story of card dealer/drug addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) who fights to kick the habit after he returns from six months in rehab. His boss (Robert Strauss) wants him to work one more rigged poker marathon. At the same time, Frankie must deal with his wheelchair-confined wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker)–who is actually faking her condition. Along comes sympathetic Molly (Kim Novak) who supports Frankie when he goes cold turkey and kicks the habit. Sinatra was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance.
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Man with the Gun 1955 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Wilson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe, Henry Hull, Angie Dickinson, Emile Meyer, John Lupton, Barbara Lawrence, Ted de Corsia, Leo Gordon
When citizens of a small town hire ex-gunfighter Clint Tollinger to clean up their town, he becomes as violent as the people he has been hired to oust.
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The Maverick Queen 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady, Mary Murphy, Wallace Ford, Howard Petrie, Jim Davis, Emile Meyer, Walter Sande, John Doucette
A hotel owner, Kit Banion (Barbara Stanwyck), deals with outlaws but changes her ways when she is influenced by Jeff (Barry Sullivan), a Pinkerton agent who is on an undercover investigation.
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Paths of Glory 1957  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell
This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.
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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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Silver Lode 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Payne, Dan Duryea, Lizabeth Scott, Dolores Moran, Emile Meyer, Harry Carey Jr., Morris Ankrum, John Hudson, Robert Warwick, Alan Hale Jr.
The townsfolk of Silver Lode are preparing for the Fourth of July festivities, and Dan Ballard (John Payne) is preparing for his wedding to Rose (Lizabeth Scott) when four strangers, led by Ned McCarthy (Dan Duryea), ride into town. Ned claims to be a U.S. Marshal and that he is in town to arrest Dan for murder and robbery. Dan must prove his innocence, but his "friends" in town desert him in his time of need. Good Technicolor scenery and direction make this "High Noon"-style film enjoyable. It is also thought to be a statement concerning "McCarthyism," the Communist witch-hunt conducted by Senator Joe McCarthy during this time period that affected the movie industry.
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 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, Jeff Donnell, Edith Atwater, Emile Meyer, Joseph Leon
This top-notch film reveals the corrupt world of gossip columnists. Burt Lancaster plays J.J. Hunsecker, the columnist who has press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) try to break up his sister's (Susan Harrison) romance.
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The Tall Men 1955  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Juan Garcia, Harry Shannon, Emile Meyer, Will Wright, Mae Marsh, Steve Darrell
Two brothers, Ben (Clark Gable) and Clint (Cameron Mitchell), are hired for a cattle drive to deliver cattle baron Nathan Stark's (Robert Ryan) herd from Texas to Montana. Along the way, they encounter adventure and romance.
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White Feather 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Eduard Franz, Noah Beery Jr., Virginia Leith, Emile Meyer, Hugh O'Brian, Milburn Stone
This is the story of the relocation of the Cheyenne Indians from their homes to a reservation in the 1870s. The movement is threatened when a maiden (Debra Paget) and the Army scout (Robert Wagner) fall in love. Well-made story that treats the Native Americans with respect.
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| 1. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
2. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
3. The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
4. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
5. The Girl in Lovers Lane (1959)
6. Macon County Line (1974)
7. Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
8. Man with the Gun (1955)
9. The Maverick Queen (1956)
10. Paths of Glory (1957)
11. Shane (1953)
12. Silver Lode (1954)
13. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
14. The Tall Men (1955)
15. White Feather (1955)
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