Father of the Bride 1950  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen, Melville Cooper, Paul Harvey, Russ Tamblyn, Taylor Holmes, Frank Orth, Tom Irish, Marietta Canty, Fay Baker
This excellent film depicts a father Stanley T. Banks' (Spencer Tracy) emotions surrounding the approaching wedding of his only daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor). Mother Ellie (Joan Bennett) and daughter prepare wedding plans, but Father becomes concerned with financing the wedding. Underlying all this is Father's problem of coming to grips with losing his place of importance in his daughter's life. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Tracy), and Writing.
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The House on Telegraph Hill 1951  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, William Lundigan, Fay Baker, Gordon Gebert, Kei Thin Chung, Steven Geray, Herbert Butterfield, John Burton, Katherine Meskill, Mario Siletti, Charles Wagenheim, David Clarke, Natasha Lytess
After surviving a Nazi concentration camp imprisonment during World War II, Victoria (Valentina Cortese) takes the identity of her friend, Karin (Natasha Lytess), who died in the camp. Victoria visits Karin's young son, Chris (Gordon Gebert), who lives in a mansion on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, and she pretends to be his mother. Events take a turn when Chris' aunt/guardian is murdered to obtain the family fortune, and Victoria is scheduled to be the next victim. Once again, money does not buy happiness, and dangers lie ahead.
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Notorious 1946  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin, Reinhold Schunzel, Moroni Olsen, Ivan Triesault, Wally Brown, Gavin Gordon, Alex Minotis, Fay Baker, Antonio Moreno, Friedrich von Ledebur, Charles D. Brown
During World War II, American agent Devlin (Cary Grant) heads to Rio De Janeiro where he works with Alice Huberman (Ingrid Bergman), who is the daughter of a convicted spy. Together, they track down Nazi secrets after she marries German businessman Alexander Sebastian (Claude Rains), and Alice and Devlin find Uranium hidden in Sebastian's cellar. This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Rains).
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Sorority Girl 1957  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Susan Cabot, Barbara Crane, Barboura Morris, Dick Miller, June Kenny, Fay Baker, Jeane Wood, Joan Lora, Beach Dickerson, Jay Sayer
Sabra (Susan Cabot) tries to dominate fellow sorority sisters at her boarding school–until she drives one of her sisters to suicide.
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The Star 1952 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson, Minor Watson, June Travis, Katherine Warren, Barbara Woodell, Fay Baker, Barbara Lawrence, Paul Frees, Robert Warrick, Herb Vigran, Byron Foulger, Al Hill
Aging star Margaret Elliot (Bette Davis) strives for a comeback and then realizes her time has passed, and she must look other places for pleasures in life. Davis received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane, Patricia Barry, Edward Norris, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Fay Baker, William Forrest, Sarah Selby, Mary Currier, Pierre Watkin, Ben Welden, Abigail Adams, Bess Flowers
While Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) are guarding a priceless pearl necklace that Claire Carter (Sarah Selby) plans to wear at a party she is giving, the necklace disappears. Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) investigates and finds the necklace in Blackie's pocket. Once again, Blackie and The Runt escape and set out to find the thief in order to clear their names.
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| 1. Chain Lightning (1950)
2. Father of the Bride (1950)
3. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
4. Notorious (1946)
5. Sorority Girl (1957)
6. The Star (1952)
7. Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
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