All About Eve 1950 N/R, 138 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, Randy Stuart, Craig Hill
This Oscar winner for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (George Sanders), and three other awards tells the story of young actress Eve's (Anne Baxter) attempts to reach stardom without paying her dues by joining a group of famous Broadway types. A candid and humorous look at New York theater is the result. Bette Davis: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride." The film also received eight other Oscar nominations including two for Best Actress (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter) and two for Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter). The 14 total nominations tied 1997's "Titanic" as the most received by any film.
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Blueprint for Murder 1953 N/R, 76 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod, Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips, Mae Marsh, Jonathan Hale, Walter Sande, Harry Carter
The perfect crime–or is it? Whitney Cameron (Joseph Cotten) arrives for a family visit and suspects his sister-in-law Lynne (Jean Peters) of using strychnine to poison their relatives.
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Clambake 1967 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Arthur H. Nadel Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Will Hutchins, Bill Bixby, Gary Merrill, James Gregory, Suzie Kaye, Harold Peary, Sam Riddle, Angelique Pettyjohn, Olga Kaya, Jack Good, Sue England
An oil executive's son, Scott (Elvis Presley), trades places with a water-ski instructor (Will Hutchins) to see if he can make it on his own when people do not know about his rich father.
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Decision Before Dawn 1951 N/R, 119 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak Cast: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegarde Neff, Dominique Blanchar, O.E. Hasse, Wilfried Seyferth, Hans Christian Blech, Helen Thimig, Robert Freitag, George Tyne
During the last days of World War II, U.S. Army Col. Devlin (Gary Merrill) orders Lt. Rennick (Richard Basehart) to take German P.O.W. Karl "Happy" Maurer (Oskar Werner) behind enemy lines to spy on the movement of a German armored unit. Physical as well as psychological dangers ensue. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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The Frogmen 1951 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Stevens, Robert Wagner, Harvey Lembeck, Robert Rockwell, Henry Slate, Robert Adler, Robert Patten, Fay Roope
LCdr. John Lawrence (Richard Widmark) commands a Navy Underwater Demolition Team whose members are resentful of him. But, their opinions change after he risks his life to neutralize a live torpedo. The Film received Academy Award nominations for Best Story and Cinematography.
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The Great Impostor 1960 N/R, 112 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan Cast: Tony Curtis, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell, Karl Malden, Gary Merrill, Joan Blackman, Raymond Massey, Robert Middleton, Jeanette Nolan, Sue Ane Langdon
The humorous, as well as the serious, side of the exploits of impostor Ferdinand Demara (Tony Curtis) is depicted in this story of a man who successfully posed in many different roles during his lifetime. 1 User Review
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| | If you liked 'Catch Me If You Can' ... you'll love this | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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The Incident 1967 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce Cast: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Ed McMahon, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Gary Merrill
Two young juvenile delinquents terrorize passengers on the New York subway–until Private Felix Telfinger (Beau Bridges) decides to take action. Sheen's film debut. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 03/27/2007 | | I remember seeing this movie when it was first shown in a New York City theater in 1967. Pretty good movie for its time. |
| | Bijou Bobber 02/07/2007 | | This is a sleeper. Outstanding class, first rate plot (high tension), great acting. All the ingredients of a top drawer movie. |
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The Last Challenge 1967 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Western
Director: Richard Thorpe Cast: Glenn Ford, Chad Everett, Angie Dickinson, Gary Merrill, Jack Elam, Delphi Lawrence, Royal Dano, Kevin Hagen, Florence Sundstrom, Frank McGrath
Marshal Dan Blaine (Glenn Ford), a former gunslinger, now works on the side of law and order defending his Western town. Now, a young troublemaker, Lot McGuire (Chad Everett), rides into town, and a crisis brews.
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The Missouri Traveler 1958 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Hopper Cast: Brandon DeWilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford, Mary Hosford, Mary Field, Will Wright, Kathleen Freeman, Earle Hodgins, Frank Cady
Set during the turn of the 20th century, this is the story of orphaned, 15-year-old Brian Turner (Brandon de Wilde) who trains horses for a living.
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Mysterious Island 1961 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Cy Endfield Cast: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Harry Monty
Jule's Verne's sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is enhanced by the musical score and Ray Harryhausen's special effects. Set during the Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon, crash-land in the sea, and are washed ashore on a South Pacific island. They quickly realize that the island contains giant plants and creatures, and they are confronted by pirates. They even meet Capt. Nemo (Herbert Lom) of the "Nautilus" from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and learn of his plan to feed the world's population, thus ending wars.
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Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden, Warren Stevens, Beatrice Straight, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott, Ted Donaldson, Hugh Beaumont, Harry Cheshire, Ken Christy, Cliff Clark
While flying to Los Angeles, David L. Trask (Gary Merrill) makes with fellow passengers–ex-stripper Bianca Carr (Shelley Winters), troubled Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie), and travelling salesman Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn). The plane crashes, and Trask is the sole survivor. Now, Trask visits the families of the victims, and, in the process, brings comfort to them and changes his own life forever.
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The Pleasure of His Company 1961 N/R, 114 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: George Seaton Cast: Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter, Gary Merrill, Charles Ruggles, Harold Fong, Edith Head
When Biddeford Poole (Fred Astaire) arrives on the scene for his daughter Jessica's (Debbie Reynolds) wedding, he has a profound effect on his ex-wife, Katharine (Lilli Palmer).
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The Power 1968 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Byron Haskin Cast: George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson, Yvonne De Carlo, Earl Holliman, Gary Merrill, Ken Murray, Barbara Nichols, Arthur O'Connell, Nehemiah Persoff
During an experiment to test the extent of human endurance, one of the scientists with "the Power" murders his cohorts. Jim Tanner (George Hamilton) tries to seek his identity and stop the killings.
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Ride Beyond Vengeance 1966 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Western aka: Night of the Tiger
Director: Bernard McEveety Cast: Chuck Connors, Michael Rennie, Kathryn Hays, Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Gary Merrill, Bill Bixby, Claude Akins, Paul Fix, Harry Harvey, Jamie Farr, Arthur O'Connell
Told in flashbacks by a bartender (Arthur O'Connell), this is the violent tale of Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors) who returns to his small Texas town, after an 11-year absence, with a fortune made by hunting buffalo. He had originally married Jessie (Kathryn Hays) to have access to her aunt's money. Now, he receives a brutal homecoming from thugs who think he made his money rustling cattle, and they brand Jonas with a "T." Jonas' revenge will be bloody.
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Then Came Bronson 1969 TV, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham Cast: Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Akim Tamiroff, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Martin Sheen, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed, Ted Gehring, Gene Dynarski
James Bronson (Michael Parks) is a reporter who sets off on an American odyssey looking for his true values in life in this pilot for a TV series.
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Twelve O'Clock High 1949 N/R, 130 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Henry King Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger, Roger Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, Kenneth Tobey, Millard Mitchell, Robert Arthur, John Kellogg, Paul Stewart, Robert Patten, Lee MacGregory, Sam Edwards, Paul Picerni
This war film stars Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage who takes over Major Harvey Stovall's (Dean Jagger) World War II bomber squadron in England. The story is told in flashback as Stovall relates the perils of leadership and the stresses of command. Savage institutes strict discipline, but the men grow cold to him because of his orders. Eventually, Savage cares for his men above all else, and the story concerns the stresses of command as the leader becomes too close to his men. Dean Jagger won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor and nominations were received for Best Picture and Actor (Gregory Peck).
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger Cast: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens, Neville Brand, Louise Lorimer
A vicious New York City cop (Dana Andrews) goes too far when he accidentally kills a suspect while trying to extract information about a crime boss. He concocts a scheme to lay blame on the crime boss, but his efforts go awry.
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Witness to Murder 1954 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy Rowland Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Jesse White, Harry Shannon, Claire Carleton, Lewis Martin, Fred Graham, Harry Tyler, Juanita Moore
After witnessing a murder, Cheryl Draper (Barbara Stanwyck) has problems convincing police Lieutenant Lawrence Mathews (Gary Merrill) that she is not imagining the crime. Her life is in real peril because the murderer, Albert Richter (George Sanders), knows she was an eyewitness.
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The Wonderful Country 1959 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish Cast: Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill, Pedro Armendariz, Jack Oakie, Albert Dekker, Charles McGraw, John Banner, Jay Novello, Victor Manuel Mendoza
Martin Brady (Robert Mitchum) is 1/2 Irish-American and 1/2 Mexican. As a gunrunner for Governor Castro (Pedro Armendariz), he meets and falls for Ellen Colton (Julie London)–the wife of a cavalry officer (Gary Merrill).
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| 1. All About Eve (1950)
2. Another Man's Poison (1951)
3. Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
4. Blueprint for Murder (1953)
5. Clambake (1967)
6. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
7. The Frogmen (1951)
8. The Great Impostor (1960)
9. Huckleberry Finn (1974)
10. The Incident (1967)
11. The Last Challenge (1967)
12. The Missouri Traveler (1958)
13. Mysterious Island (1961)
14. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
15. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
16. The Power (1968)
17. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) aka: Night of the Tiger
18. Then Came Bronson (1969)
19. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
20. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
21. Witness to Murder (1954)
22. The Wonderful Country (1959)
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