3:10 to Yuma 1957  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr, Leora Dana, Henry Jones, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Emhardt, George Mitchell, Ford Rainey
This excellent Western bases its intrigue on the psychological elements entwined in the relationship between farmer Dan Evans (Van Heflin) and his prisoner, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford). Evans has captured Wade and is holding him until the train arrives to carry Wade to Yuma. Frankie Laine sings the theme song for this entertaining film.
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Ada 1961   N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ralph Meeker, Martin Balsam, Frank Maxwell, Mary Treen, Ford Rainey, Charles Watts, Larry Gates
Ada (Susan Hayward) has political aspirations for her husband (Dean Martin). Together, they plan to reach the top of state politics and work for reform. 2 User Reviews
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| | Hayward at full throttle | movie-dahl 02/04/2008 | | Susan Hayward chews up the scenery in a highly entertaining film. That is good enough, folks. |
| | FilmFiend 05/24/2007 | I'm a big Susan Hayward fan, but this is one of her films that was beneath her talent. I noticed that her film company, along with her second husband, Chalkmar, was involved in the production of this flick. I think at that time in her life, when she was happy in her second marriage and no longer lusting after an Academy Award (which she received for her excellent work in 1958 in I Want to Live), she was interested in occasional work which would afford her and her husband the opportunity to travel.
Most of her post-I Want to Live films were inferior, sad to say, including not only Ada, but the awful I Thank a Fool. While Back Street wasn't much better, at least she got to wear very nice fashions. The Honey Pot was a better film, but her role was small.
However, I'm such a big fan of hers, I still watch the clunkers, too. |
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The Badlanders 1958 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Alan Ladd, Katy Jurado, Ernest Borgnine, Claire Kelly, Kent Smith, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Emhardt, Anthony Caruso, Adam Williams, Ford Rainey
A Geologist (Alan Ladd) and a rancher (Ernest Borgnine) team up to reclaim a gold mine; however, each tries to beat the other out of his share at every turn.
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Bed & Breakfast 1992  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Cast: Roger Moore, Talia Shire, Colleen Dewhurst, Nina Siemaszko, Ford Rainey, Stephen Root, Jamie Walters, Cameron Arnett, Bryant Bradshaw, Victor Slezak, Jake Weber, Marceline Hugot
Widowed Ruth (Colleen Dewhurst), daughter Claire (Talia Shire), and granddaughter Cassie (Nina Siemaszko) run a bed and breakfast that has seen better days. One day, con-artist Adam (Roger Moore) appears at their door, claims he has amnesia, and ends up changing all of their lives for the better.
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Flaming Star 1960  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Dolores del Rio, John McIntire, Rodolfo Acosta, Karl Swenson, Ford Rainey, Richard Jaeckel, L.Q. Jones
There is big trouble between settlers in Texas and the Indian tribe of Kiowas. Elvis Presley plays a half-breed who must decide between his mother's tribe and the Texans.
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Gideon's Trumpet 1980 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom
In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested in Panama City, Florida, for petty larceny. Because he cannot afford a lawyer, Gideon is sent to prison to serve a five year sentence. Gideon appeals, and the case goes to the Supreme Court where a landmark decision is reached giving free legal representation to anyone accused of a crime in the United States.
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The Gypsy Moths 1969 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, William Windom, Sheree North, Ford Rainey, John Napier, Carl Reindel
Three skydivers (Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman, and Scott Wilson) are set to perform in the Fourth-of-July celebration in a small Midwestern town. Romantic entanglements with local women take place, but the saving grace of this film is the spectacular aerial show.
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Halloween II 1981 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Pamela Susan Shoop, Tony Moran, Lance Guest, Dick Warlock, Hunter von Leer, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, Tawny Moyer, Ana Alicia, Ford Rainey, Cliff Emmich, Jeffrey Kramer
Beginning where the last film left off, the only survivor of Michael Myers (Tony Moran) slaughter is Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) who is being taken to the hospital suffering from shock. Myers has eluded the police and arrives at the hospital searching for Laurie. He continues his killing spree–this time nurses and doctors are killed–until his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) finally catches up with Myers for the big confrontation.
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Inferno 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Desert Heat
Coyote Moon
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pat Morita, Larry Drake, Vincent Schiavelli, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Jaime Pressly, Ford Rainey, Paul Koslo, Priscilla Pointer, David "Shark" Fralick, Silas Weir Mitchell, Jonathan Avildsen, Bill Erwin, Kevin West
The Hogan brothers–Matt (David "Shark" Fralick), Jessie (Silas Weir Mitchell), and Petey (Jonathan Avildsen)–are bullies in the desert town of Inferno, Nevada. When they find Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) trying to commit suicide in the scorching desert sun, the brothers beat him up and steal his Moto Guzzi VII Sport motorcycle. Jubal Early (Pat Morita) finds Eddie and nurses him back to health. Now, revenge is all that is on Eddie's mind as he seeks revenge against the brothers.
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Kings of the Sun 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri, Rudy Solari, Angel Di Steffano, Jose Moreno, James Coburn, Chuck Hayward
After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. But, now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?
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Our Town 1977  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Sada Thompson, Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Ronny Cox, Barbara Bel Geddes, John Houseman, Charlotte Rae, Don Beddoe, Charles Cyphers, Ford Rainey
This TV version of Thornton Wilder's play is a winner with Hal Holbrook starring as the Stage Manager who narrates and plays several roles depicting life in the town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, in the early years of the 20th century. Several Emmy nominations were received, including Outstanding Actor (Holbrook), Actress (Sada Thompson), Director (George Schaefer), and Special Drama or Comedy.
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The Sand Pebbles 1966 N/R, 193 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Emmanuelle Arsan, Mako, Simon Oakland, Larry Gates, Charles Robinson, Ford Rainey, Gavin MacLeod, Joe Turkel, Barney Phillips, Richard Loo, Joe Di Reda
A U.S. Navy gunboat–nicknamed "Sand Pebbles" by the crew–patrolling the Yangtze River in 1926 is caught up in battles of Chinese warlords. One of the crewmen (Steve McQueen) tries to warn the Captain (Richard Crenna) of the potential for diplomatic problems as the crew tries to protect American lives. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (McQueen) and Supporting Actor (Mako).
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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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White Heat 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, John Archer, Steve Cochran, Wally Cassell, Fred Clark, Ford Rainey, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Sid Melton
In this great gangster film, mobster Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is psychologically dependent on his evil mother (Margaret Wycherly). Nevertheless, he is determined to make it to "the top of the world, Ma." So, Cody and his gang rob a train, kill people, and make off with the loot. But, they leave clues behind, and Cody ends up in jail on a trumped up charge. Now, the feds send an undercover agent Hank Fallon, a.k.a. "Vic" (Edmund O'Brien), to the jail. He befriends Cody and infiltrates Cody's gang. Cody's mother is killed, Cody breaks out of jail with "Vic," and reunites with his gang for a chase scene through a chemical factory ending with Cody crying out to his deceased mother.
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| 1. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
2. Ada (1961)
3. The Badlanders (1958)
4. Bed & Breakfast (1992)
5. Flaming Star (1960)
6. Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
7. The Gypsy Moths (1969)
8. Halloween II (1981)
9. Inferno (1999)
aka: Desert Heat
aka: Coyote Moon
10. Kings of the Sun (1963)
11. Our Town (1977)
12. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
13. The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
aka: Pretty Boy Floyd
14. White Heat (1949)
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