Dear Brigitte 1965  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol, Bill Mumy, John Williams, Ed Wynn, Jack Kruschen, Brigitte Bardot, Jesse White
The Leaf family is headed by a professor father, Robert (James Stewart). Problems revolve around the son, Erasmus (Bill Mumy), who is more interested in the practical versus his father's ethereal subjects.
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 1966  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Laura Antonelli, Moa Tahi
This sequel to "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" again stars Vincent Price as the weird doctor experimenting with the design of sexy women robots. With his improvements in place, the robots now explode when their navels are touched, and they are sent out to kill high-ranking NATO officers. Even Vincent can't make this interesting.
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Fireball 500 1966  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: William Asher
Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Chill Wills, Harvey Lembeck, Julie Parrish, Douglas Henderson, Baynes Barron, Michael Nader, Vin Scully, Patti Chandler, Salli Sachse, Sandy Reed, Jason Johnson, Renie Riano
During a cross-country race, stock car driver Dave (Frankie Avalon) unwittingly bootlegs moonshine and, later, helps catch the culprits. When not on the circuit, Dave competes with fellow racer Leander (Fabian) for the affections of Jane (Annette Funicello).
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Five Weeks in a Balloon 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Irwin Allen
Cast: Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, Richard Haydn, Herbert Marshall, Henry Daniell, Barbara Luna, Billy Gilbert, Reginald Owen, Mike Mazurki, Alan Caillou, Ben Astar, Raymond Bailey
Based on Jules Verne's story, this film is about Professor Fergusson's (Cedric Hardwicke) planned balloon trip in 1862 to claim territory in Western Africa.
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Reginald Gardiner, John McGiver, Minerva Urecal, Lauri Peters, Michael Burns
The Hobbs family sets out for a seashore vacation where comedy reigns when everything goes wrong.
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North to Alaska 1960 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Fabian, Ernie Kovacs, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Joe Sawyer, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen, Stanley Adams, Frank Faylen, Kermit Maynard, Roy Jenson, Alan Carney
After Sam (John Wayne) and George (Stewart Granger) strike gold in Alaska, Sam goes to Seattle to bring back George's fiancee but finds that she has married someone else. Sam heads for a saloon and meets French dancer Michelle (Capucine). He invites her to join him on the trek back to Alaska as a replacement for George's fiancee. Michelle agrees to the plan, and all goes well–until Sam falls in love with Michelle. Other problems rise to the fore with George's young brother Billy (Fabian) who is smitten with Michelle, but she resists his advances. Meanwhile, con-man Frankie Cannon (Ernie Kovacs) plots to convince Michelle to help him steal George and Sam's gold claim. By story's end, Sam, George, Billy, and Michelle join forces to protect the gold, and Sam and Michelle discover their love for each other.
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Ride the Wild Surf 1964 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Tab Hunter, Barbara Eden, Peter Brown, Susan Hart, James Mitchum, John Anthony Hayes, Roger Davis, Catherine McLeod, Murray Rose
In this beach party film, Malibu surfers–Jody (Fabian), Chase (Peter Brown), and Steamer (Tab Hunter)–head for Hawaii in search of big waves and find local girls–Brie (Shelley Fabares), Augie (Barbara Eden), and Lily (Susan Hart)–in the process. Good surfing scenes.
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Ten Little Indians 1965 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
aka: And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians
Director: George Pollock
Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Fabian, Shirley Eaton, Leo Genn, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Daliah Lavi, Dennis Price, Marianne Hoppe, Mario Adorf, Christopher Lee
This version of Agatha Christie's novel at least keeps the author's ending. Guests are invited to an Austrian castle, and after the mysterious host announces that each guest has caused the death of an innocent person, the guests begin being killed–one-by-one.
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Thunder Alley 1967 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard Rush
Cast: Annette Funicello, Fabian, Diane McBain, Warren Berlinger, Jan Murray, Maureen Arthur, Michael T. Mikler, Michael Bell, Kip King, Sandy Reed, Sammy Shore, Baynes Barron
Forced off the race circuit after he caused another driver's death, Tommy (Fabian) takes a job as a stunt driver at "Thrill Circus," which is owned by Pete Madsen (Jan Murray). Pete's daughter Francie (Annette Funicello) has a boyfriend, Eddie (Warren Berlinger), who Tommy teaches to race professionally, and tensions rise–both on and off the track.
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| 1. Dear Brigitte (1965)
2. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
3. Fireball 500 (1966)
4. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
5. High Time (1960)
6. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
7. North to Alaska (1960)
8. Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
9. Ten Little Indians (1965)
aka: And Then There Were None
aka: Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians
10. Thunder Alley (1967)
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