 An Affair to Remember 1957  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt, Richard Denning, Neva Patterson, Charles Watts, Fortunio Bonanova, Matt Moore, Robert Q. Lewis, George Winslow, Walter Woolf King, Marni Nixon
In this classic love story, Nickie (Cary Grant) is traveling on a luxury liner to New York when he meets fellow passenger Terry (Deborah Kerr). They are both engaged to others but fall in love during the voyage. At the end of the trip, they make a decision to split up and meet again in six months at the top of the Empire State Building to see if they still love each other. Nickie makes the date on the Empire State Building, but Terry has an accident and does not appear. Will Nickie discover the reason behind her absence, or are they destined to remain apart forever?
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Kurt Katch, Frank Puglia, Fortunio Bonanova, Moroni Olsen, Ramsay Ames, Chris-Pin Martin
All the splendor and color of Arabian Nights tales are present in this harmless, but fun, story of the son of the Kalif of Baghdad who is brought up by thieves after his father is killed by the evil Hugala Khan's soldiers. The son, Ali Baba, becomes the leader of the thieves as they fight for freedom.
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The Black Swan 1942  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, George Zucco, Edward Ashley, Fortunio Bonanova, Charles McNaughton
Ex-pirate James Waring (Tyrone Power) rescues the beautiful damsel in distress, Margaret Denby (Maureen O'Hara), in this good tale of a bygone era. The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Loved this movie!!! | Anonymous 02/13/2007 | | It wasn't that cheesey or campy, I didn't think. I really loved it. For me, it's a classic swashbuckler. I'm happy! :) |
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Blood and Sand 1941 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Anthony Quinn, Alla Nazimova, J. Carrol Naish, George Reeves, John Carradine, Pedro de Cordoba, Lynn Bari, Laird Cregar, Monty Banks, Vincente Gomez, Fortunio Bonanova, Victor Kilian
In this remake of the 1922 film, popular Spanish bullfighter Juan Gallardo (Tyrone Power) finds his performances lack their previous daring now that he is in the middle of an affair with the beautiful Dona Sol (Rita Hayworth). In an effort to regain the love of his wife, Carmen (Linda Darnell), and to regain lost popularity, Juan Gallardo makes the fateful decision to fight just one more bull.
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 Brazil 1944  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Joseph Santley
Cast: Virginia Bruce, Tito Guizar, Fortunio Bonanova, Roy Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Livingston, Frank Puglia, Howard Da Silva, Yolanda, Veloz
This film includes a lesson in the culture and history of Brazil, scuba diving in the beautiful waters, and songs galore.
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 Citizen Kane 1941  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, Alan Ladd, George Coulouris, Paul Stewart, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, William Alland, Fortunio Bonanova, Philip Van Zandt, Georgia Backus
This Orson Welles film is often voted the best film ever made; it also revolutionized filmmaking technology. When reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland) searches for the meaning of Charles Foster Kane's (Orson Welles) last dying word, "Rosebud," the life of the arrogant newspaper magnate is told through the reminiscences of those who knew him. An Oscar was awarded for Best Original Screenplay, and eight nominations were received–including Best Picture, Actor (Welles), and Director.
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 Double Indemnity 1944 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Gig Young, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, Edmund Cobb, Byron Barr, John Philliber, Clarence Muse, Bess Flowers, Sam McDaniel
Insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) is persuaded to kill his lover Phyllis' (Barbara Stanwyck) husband (Tom Powers) in order to cash in his insurance policy. The catch is that if the husband is killed by a moving vehicle, the policy will pay double. But, they have not counted on tenacious insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) who is assigned to the case. Great performances by all. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards–including Best Picture, Actress (Stanwyck), and Director.
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Five Graves to Cairo 1943  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova, Miles Mander, Konstantin Shayne, Fred Nurney, Ian Keith
Remade from 1939's "Hotel Imperial," this story is updated to World War II, and it is the Germans–not Russians–who are the object of conspiracy as a hotel guest (Franchot Tone) tries to obtain military secrets from Field Marshal Rommel (Erich von Stroheim).
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For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Cordova, Joseph Calleia, Katina Paxinou, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mikhail Rasumny, Fortunio Bonanova, Frank Puglia, Eric Feldary, Victor Varconi, Alexander Granach
Set in the Spanish Civil War, American Robert Jordan (Gary Cooper) helps a band of peasant guerillas blow up a bridge. While hiding in the hills, Jordan meets and falls in love with Maria (Ingrid Bergman) who has suffered at the hands of Franco's forces. Katina Paxinou won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. The film also received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Cooper), Actress (Bergman), and Supporting Actor (Akim Tamiroff).
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 The Fugitive 1947 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond, J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo, Robert Armstrong, John Qualen, Fortunio Bonanova, Mel Ferrer, Chris-Pin Martin, Miguel Inclan, Fernando Fernandez
From Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory" comes this film adaptation of the story of a priest (Henry Fonda) who is on the run from Mexican authorities. He has baptized a baby in spite of a Mexican dictatorship that has made religious worship illegal. The Fugitive runs into friends (Ward Bond) and enemies (J. Carrol Naish) during his fateful escape attempt. Very good–what else would you expect from John Ford?
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Going My Way 1944 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Rise Stevens, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, James Brown, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily Malyon, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Julie Gibson, Georgie Nokes, Martin Garralaga
Besides winning the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writer Awards, both Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Academy Awards for their roles as Father O'Malley and Father Fitzgibbon. In the film, Father O'Malley is sent to the parish to help the elderly Father Fitzgibbon. It is a heartwarming story about their developing friendship. To top off the Oscars, it also won for Best Song: "Swinging on a Star."
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The Moon Is Blue 1953 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: William Holden, David Niven, Maggie McNamara, Tom Tully, Dawn Addams, Albert Bassermann, Fortunio Bonanova, Gregory Ratoff, Hardy Kruger, Johanna Matz
Considered risque when it was released in the 1950s, this is the story of a young woman, Polly (Maggie McNamara), who flaunts her virginity. Maggie received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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 Moon Over Miami 1941 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Charlotte Greenwood, Jack Haley, Carole Landis, George Lessey, Minor Watson, Fortunio Bonanova, Robert Greig
In this entertaining film, three fortune-hunting sisters (Betty Grable, Charlotte Greenwood, and Carol Landis) find Miami to be the optimum place in their search for wealthy husbands.
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Nancy Goes to Rio 1950 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Jane Powell, Ann Sothern, Barry Sullivan, Carmen Miranda, Scotty Beckett, Fortunio Bonanova, Hans Conried, Louis Calhern, Nella Walker, Leon Belasco, Glenn Anders, Frank(2) Fontaine, Pierre Watkin, Sig Arno, Leonid Kinskey
Broadway star Frances (Ann Sothern) goes to Rio to prepare for her next show, and her daughter Nancy (Jane Powell) follows. Frances doesn't know that 17-year-old Nancy has been hired to appear in her show, and problems develop when rumors have Nancy rehearsing for Frances' role. As if that were not enough, rumors also mistakenly tell that Nancy is pregnant. Then to complete the problems, Frances and Nancy both fall for leading man Paul Berten (Barry Sullivan). Songs include "Time and Time Again" and "Shine on Harvest Moon."
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Romance on the High Seas 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eric Blore, Franklin Pangborn, Leslie Brooks
This was Doris Day's screen debut and the song "It's Magic" was the big winner as it described the newfound love between Peter (Jack Carson) and Georgia (Doris Day).
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The Running Man 1963 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates, Felix Aylmer, Eleanor Summerfield, Allan Cuthbertson, Harold Goldblatt, Fernando Rey, Fortunio Bonanova, Noel Purcell, Ramsay Ames, Juanjo Menendez, Eddie Byrne, Colin Gordon, John Meillon
Rex and Stella Black (Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick) are on the run after Rex fakes his death to collect insurance money. BUT–Steve Maddox (Alan Bates), the insurance investigator, smells something amiss, and he's on their trail.
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Second Chance 1953  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, Jack Palance, Sandro Giglio, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Reginald Sheffield, Roy Roberts, Salvador Baguez, Dan Seymour, Fortunio Bonanova
Russ Lambert (Robert Mitchum) is a boxer who ends up helping a gangster's ex-girlfriend (Linda Darnell) escape from a hit man assigned the task of killing her.
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September Affair 1950 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten, Francoise Rosay, Jessica Tandy, Robert Arthur, Jimmy Lydon, Fortunio Bonanova, Anna Demetrio, Charles Evans, Charles La Torre
When the airplane they had booked passage on–but failed to board–crashes, two musicians, Manina Stuart (Joan Fontaine) and David Lawrence (Joseph Cotten), are presumed dead. They take the easy road and continue their adulterous affair by beginning a new life together letting the world continue to believe they are dead.
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That Night in Rio 1941  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda, S.Z. Sakall, J. Carrol Naish, Curt Bois, Leonid Kinskey, Bando da Lua, Frank Puglia, Maria Montez, Lillian Porter, Georges Renavent, Fortunio Bonanova, Eddie Conrad
Baron (Don Ameche) and Baroness (Alice Faye) Duarte head for South America, but, in order to save his business, the Baron must slip out of the country. He hires entertainer Larry Martin (also Don Ameche) to impersonate him and allow time for him to complete the deal. But, Larry treats the Baroness so nicely that when the Baron returns he knows that he must be more attentive to his wife. 1 User Review
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| | Apple 03/06/2007 | My husband and I loved it. The re-mastering of the DVD is wonderful, Don Ameche is in fine voice and Carmen Miranda moves better than most women...ever! She and her bad knock out those Brazilian melodies with great gusto and the Samba is danced much better by her than by the other dancers choreographed by Hermes Pan. Carmen was really the star. She should have had top billing over Alice Faye who floated through the film as if she was stoned. But I heard she was ill around this time. Still...she's beautiful and her voice is lovely and mellow. The costumes by Travis Banton were magnificent and there were many of them...including Carmen Miranda's. Althought they were as usual a bit over-the-top they were more elegant than usual.
I searched and searched thru they DVD and I'll be darned if I could find Maria Montez. Maybe somebody can post here which character she was (I know her name was Inex but never heard it mentioned in the movie.)
All in all it was a very good night of entertainment. |
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Thunder Bay 1953 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Marcia Henderson, Antonio Moreno, Fortunio Bonanova, Mario Siletti, Robert Monet, Ben Welden, Ted Mapes, Dale Van Sickel, Frank Chase
Ex-GIs Steve Martin and Johnny Gambi (James Stewart and Dan Duryea) become oil drillers off the gulf-coast of Louisiana and run into complications. The shrimp fishermen in the area fear that the drilling noise is scaring away the shrimp–and, thus, is a threat to their livelihoods. Matters heat up when Steve falls in love with Stella (Joanne Dru) who happens to be a fisherman's (Antonio Moreno) daughter, and Johnny falls for his other daughter Francesca (Marcia Henderson). Despite a hurricane brewing, Steve and Johnny strike it rich and are, finally, able to work out their problems with the fishermen.
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Thunder in the Sun 1959 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Jacques Bergerac, Blanche Yurka, Carl Esmond, Fortunio Bonanova, Veda Ann Borg, Felix Locher, Bertrand Castelli, June Wilkinson
A group of Basques journey by wagon train to California; along the way three of the men vie for the love of Gabrielle Dauphin (Susan Hayward).
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Tropic Holiday 1938 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Theodore Reed
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Ray Milland, Binnie Barnes, Tito Guizar, Matt McHugh, Frank Puglia, Michael Visaroff, Fortunio Bonanova
Senoritas and fiestas take screenwriter Ken Warren's (Ray Milland) interest away from business when he travels to Mexico to find peace and quiet in which to work.
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Whirlpool 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer, Charles Bickford, Barbara O'Neil, Eduard Franz, Constance Collier, Fortunio Bonanova, Alex Gerry, Ian MacDonald
Ann (Gene Tierney) suffers from kleptomania, a disorder that haunts her. When she is caught stealing, a hypnotist (Jose Ferrer) keeps her from being arrested and now intends to use her in a murder scheme. A good, gripping presentation.
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| 1. An Affair to Remember (1957)
2. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
3. The Black Swan (1942)
4. Blood and Sand (1941)
5. Brazil (1944)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Double Indemnity (1944)
8. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
9. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
10. The Fugitive (1947)
11. Going My Way (1944)
12. The Moon Is Blue (1953)
13. Moon Over Miami (1941)
14. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
15. The Red Dragon (1945)
16. Romance on the High Seas (1948)
17. The Running Man (1963)
18. Second Chance (1953)
19. September Affair (1950)
20. That Night in Rio (1941)
21. Thunder Bay (1953)
22. Thunder in the Sun (1959)
23. Tropic Holiday (1938)
24. Whirlpool (1949)
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