The Absent-Minded Professor 1961  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis, David Lewis, Jack Mullaney, James Westerfield, Belle Montrose, Wally Boag
When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film.
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Gun Fury 1953  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand, Leo Gordon, Roberta Haynes, Mel Welles, Forrest Lewis, Pat Hogan
When his fiancee (Donna Reed) is kidnapped and held hostage by stagecoach robbers, our hero (Rock Hudson) rides to her rescue. This film was originally shot in 3-D and had some exciting special effects that, unfortunately, were lost in the change to video.
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 1952 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn, Gigi Perreau, Lynn Bari, Larry Gates, William Reynolds, Skip Homeier, Paul Harvey, Frank Ferguson, Forrest Lewis, Gloria Holden, Fred Nurney, Helen Wallace, James Dean
Aging millionaire Samuel Fulton (Charles Coburn) has no family of his own and wants to leave his fortune to the Vermont family of the woman who long ago turned down his marriage proposal. But first, he wants to test them. He poses as a poor artist, rents a room from them, and anonymously gifts the family $100,000. The mother, Harriet (Lynn Bari), wants to move the family to a mansion and tells her daughter Millicent (Piper Laurie) that she should break up with her boyfriend Dan (Rock Hudson) and find a wealthy man. They run into problems along the way, but, by story's end, lessons are learned, and the family regains its senses and returns to its old lifestyle. Playing a customer at the drug store, James Dean makes his first film appearance.
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The Lawless Breed 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Mary Castle, Hugh O'Brian, Forrest Lewis, Dennis Weaver, Lee Van Cleef, Tom Fadden, William Pullen, Glenn Strange, Richard Garland, Ned Davenport, Dick Wessel, Race Gentry
In his autobiography, Texas outlaw John Wesley Harden (Rock Hudson) claimed to have killed 40 men. This is the story of how he began his criminal career, his exploits as an outlaw, and then how he settled down, married Rosie (Julie Adams), and steered his young son John (Race Gentry) away from a life of crime. 1 User Review
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| | i am an 3rd cousin of john westly hardin | redredrose_2002 03/08/2008 | | i would not agree with a lot of the movie, wes was only living the way of the west at that time, after all look at how the world is today. |
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Man's Favorite Sport? 1964  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy, John McGiver, Charlene Holt, Roscoe Karns, Forrest Lewis, Regis Toomey, James Westerfield, Norman Alden, Tyler McVey, Kathie Browne
Star fishing-gear salesman Roger (Rock Hudson) knows nothing about fishing. When publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) talks Roger's boss into entering Roger in a fishing tournament, he wins–with help from a bear– and his troubles begin.
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The Shaggy Dog 1959 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Kellaway, Alexander Scourby, Strother Martin, James Westerfield, Roberta Shore, Forrest Lewis, Jacques Aubuchon, Ned Wever, Gordon Jones
In this Disney film, Willy Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that turns him into a shaggy dog, and he must explain who he is to his dog-hating father (Fred MacMurray). Willy is changed back and forth between himself and the shaggy dog, which delights his younger brother, Moochie (Kevin Corcoran). Meanwhile, Willy likes the girl next door, Allison (Annette Funicello). She grows attached to the dog, and Willy finds himself competing with the dog for Allison's attention. The only way that Willy can get out from under the spell is to perform a good deed–and Soviet spies in his neighborhood just might provide the solution.
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The Spoilers 1955 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Ray Danton, Barbara Britton, John McIntire, Wallace Ford, Carl Benton Reid, Raymond Walburn, Ruth Donnelly, Willis Bouchey, Roy Barcroft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Foulger, Dayton Lummis
During the Gold Rush of 1898, gold mine owner Roy Glennister (Jeff Chandler) is confronted by gold commissioner Alex McNamara (Rory Calhoun) who is intent on cheating Glennsiter out of his claim to his mine. Wealthy saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Ann Baxter) falls in love with Glennister but becomes the pawn of McNamara. Meanwhile, Glennister has fallen in love with Helen (Barbara Britton) whose uncle, Judge Stillman (Carl Benton Reid), is in cahoots with McNamara. Glennister is arrested on a murder charge but breaks out of jail and ends up in a fistfight with McNamara to gain back his rights to reopen his mine.
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Tammy and the Doctor 1963 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, Margaret Lindsay, Reginald Owen, Alice Pearce, Adam West, Stanley Clements, Doodles Weaver, Joan Marshall, Mitzi Hoag, Alex Gerry, Robert Foulk, Forrest Lewis
Tammy (Sandra Dee) is now a nurse's aide for wealthy Annie Call (Beulah Bondi) who has been hospitalized. Dr. Mark Cheswick (Peter Fonda) takes a special interest in Tammy, but his boss, Dr. Wayne Bendley (Macdonald Carey), tells him that his job will be in jeopardy if he becomes involved with her. Meanwhile, head nurse Rachel Coleman (Margaret Lindsay) and Bentley become romantically involved. By story's end, Tammy saves Annie's life, Rachel and Dr. Wayne get together, and Tammy and Dr. Mark find love and hope for a future together. This film marks Fonda's film debut.
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| 1. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
2. Gun Fury (1953)
3. Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
4. The Lawless Breed (1952)
5. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
6. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
7. The Spoilers (1955)
8. Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
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