 The Angry Red Planet 1959  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ib Melchior
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen, Paul Hahn, J. Edward McKinley, Tom Daly, Don Lamond, Edward Innes, Gordon Barnes
The highlight of this film is the process of "Cinemagic" that was used–everything looks pink (wow!). A spaceship from Earth heads to Mars where the astronauts find plants and monsters ready to duke it out, which they do until the tired spacemen head home.
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The Buckskin Lady 1957 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl K. Hittleman
Cast: Patricia Medina, Richard Denning, Gerald Mohr, Henry Hull, Hank Worden, Robin Short, Richard Reeves, Dorothy Adams, Frank Sully, George Cisar, Byron Foulger, John Dierkes
Gambler Angela (Patricia Medina) supports her drunken father, Doc (Henry Hull), and runs around with a gunslinger (Gerald Mohr). But she really loves the new doctor in town (Richard Denning)–and the inevitable showdown looms. Henry Hull's performance is the only highlight in this Western.
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 1939  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore, Cesar Romero, Victor Sen Yung, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Douglass Dumbrille, Donald MacBride, Sally Blane, Louis Jean Heydt, Wally Vernon, Charles Halton, Billie Seward, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr
While traveling on the clipper from Honolulu to San Francisco, Paul Essex (Louis Jean Heydt) dies, and the police rule the death a suicide. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) investigates his friend's death, and the clues lead to a San Francisco Fair at Treasure Island and a spiritualist, Dr. Zodiac (Gerald Mohr). Charlie and son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) get help on the case from an illusionist, Rhadini (Cesar Romero), who wants to expose Dr. Zodiac as a phony who threatens his clients with blackmail. The investigation reaches a high point when a mystic, Eve (Pauline Moore), plans to use her psychic powers to name the killer.
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Detective Story 1951 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten
One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director.
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 Funny Girl 1968 G, 151 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Allen, Mae Questel, Gerald Mohr, Frank Faylen, John Harmon, Mittie Lawrence, Gertrude Flynn, Penny Santon, Thordis Brandt, Bettina Brenna
Barbra Streisand's talent was discovered by the world during the run of her Broadway performance in her role as Fanny Brice. The story is about comedian Fanny Brice's turbulent marriage to Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), which coincided with her rise to fame. Fanny Brice, "I'm a bagel on a plate of onion rolls." Streisand carried away an Oscar for Best Actress.
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 Gilda 1946 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Mark Roberts, Ludwig Donath, Donald Douglas
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) manages a casino in South America and falls in love with Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Among Johnny's problems are that Gilda is married to his boss (George Macready) and the casino is really a front for the Nazis. Rita Hayworth performed her rendition of "Put the Blame on Mame" and was catapulted to stardom.
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Invasion U.S.A. 1952 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Bice, Tom Kennedy, Wade Crosby, Erik Blythe, Phyllis Coates, Aram Katcher, Noel Neill
The Communist scare was on in the early 1950s, and this film, though weak in most respects, captures the flavor of the times. Mr. Ohman (Dan O'Herlihy) enters a bar in New York where the customers discuss current events. A TV news bulletin on the bar's TV states that the U.S. is being invaded. All but Mr. Ohman react with panic and head out to deal with their fate. Mr. Ohman's calm in the storm is revealed at film's end as an invasion, including the use of a nuclear bomb, takes place.
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Jungle Girl 1941  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr, Eddie Acuff, Frank Lackteen, Tommy Cook, Robert Barron, Al Kikume, Bud Geary, Joe McGuinn, Jerry Frank
Based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this is the story of Nyoka (Frances Gifford) who was raised in the African jungle and now searches for a fortune in diamonds. But the dastardly Slick Latimer (Gerald Mohr) and Nyoka's crooked uncle (Trevor Bardette)–who had killed Nyoka's father–also want the diamonds as do other shady characters. Americans Jack and Curly (Tom Neal and Eddie Acuff) come to Nyoka's aid often in this good 15-episode serial.
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King of the Cowboys 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Bob Nolan, Peggy Moran, Gerald Mohr, Lloyd Corrigan, Irving Bacon, Pat Brady, James Bush, Russell Hicks, Cliff Parkinson
It's World War II, and saboteurs are blowing up warehouses. Roy Rogers and friends must go undercover by impersonating rodeo riders to get the bad guys. There's time for many a song.
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The Lady Has Plans 1942  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Roland Young, Albert Dekker, Margaret Hayes, Cecil Kellaway, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Charles Arnt, Gerald Mohr
This story is set in Lisbon where Ken Harper (Ray Milland) and his aide, Sidney Royce (Paulette Goddard), walk into the middle of World War II's espionage, and Sidney is mistaken for a spy.
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The Lone Wolf in London 1947 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders, Eric Blore, Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, Queenie Leonard, Alan Napier, Denis Green, Frederick Worlock, Guy Kingsford
The Lone Wolf is in London at the wrong time when valuable jewels are stolen. Scotland Yard suspects our ex-jewel thief hero, of course, and he must clear himself.
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The Lone Wolf in Mexico 1947  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit, Eric Blore, Nestor Paiva, John Gallaudet, Peter Brocco, Bernard Nedell, Winifred Harris
The series is getting stale, especially with Mohr as the Lone Wolf. This is his third and last role as the ex-jewel thief sleuth and in this episode he is accused of robbery AND murder while helping the police bring diamond smugglers to justice in Mexico.
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Money from Home 1953  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Richard Haydn, Robert Strauss, Sheldon Leonard, Jack Kruschen, Marjie Millar, Gerald Mohr, Lou Lubin, Romo Vincent, Charles Horvath, Richard Reeves, Frank Richards, Harry Hayden
In this Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film, Herman "Honey Talk" Nelson (Martin) is a gambler who needs help fixing a horse race to pay off his gambling debts. To solve his problem, he turns to veterinarian Virgil Yokum (Lewis). Along the way, gangsters and an Arab's harem appear on the scene. 1 User Review
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My World Dies Screaming 1958 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Terror in the Haunted House
Director: Harold Daniels
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Cathy O'Donnell, William Ching, John Qualen, Barry Bernard
A newly married woman (Cathy O'Donnell), who has lived in Switzerland since childhood, starts having recurring nightmares of an old house. When she and her husband (Gerald Mohr) move to the U.S., they move into–you guessed it–the very house of her nightmares, and the terror begins. Noted for the subliminal pictures and messages that flash on the screen. Slow.
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The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore, John Abbott, William B. Davidson, Don Beddoe, Adele Roberts, Peter Whitney, Olaf Hytten, Ian Wolfe
After a three-year gap in films, the Lone Wolf returns from WWII, with Gerald Mohr taking over the role of the ex-jewel thief sleuth. Eric Blore returns as the trusty valet as Lone Wolf gets involved in the case of priceless jewels being stolen from a museum. He must solve the case, since, among other things, he is a prime suspect. Not among the best of the series, but overall, it's fun.
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Raiders of the Seven Seas 1953 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: John Payne, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Caruso, Henry Brandon, Frank DeKova, William Tannen, Christopher Dark, Claire DuBrey
Pirate Barbarossa (John Payne), in his stolen Spanish ship with a crew of prisoners taken with the ship, has success in embarrassing the Spanish Navy by routinely winning sea battles. He also steals the affections of a high-ranking Spanish officer's love. This adds to the Spanish Navy's desire to capture the pirate.
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The Reluctant Dragon 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Buddy Pepper, Frances Gifford, Alan Ladd, Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee, John Dehner, Jeff Corey, Gerald Mohr, Florence Gill, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Humorist Robert Benchley tours the Walt Disney studios and provides a glimpse into the inner-workings of animated films.
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 The Ring 1952 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios, Robert Arthur, Robert Osterloh, Martin Garralaga, Jack Elam, Peter Brocco, Lillian Molieri, Julia Montoya, Pepe Hern, Victor Millan, Tony Martinez
Mexican-American Tommy Cantanios (Lalo Rios) lives in White dominated East Los Angeles in the 1950s when he decides that the best way to improve his lot in life is to train as a boxer and excel in the ring. Tommy gets his training from boxing scout Pete Genusa (Gerald Mohr) and gains success as a boxer but learns that despite his standings in the ring, he is still considered to be an "outsider" in the neighborhood.
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Sirocco 1951 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Marta Toren, Lee J. Cobb, Everett Sloane, Gerald Mohr, Onslow Stevens, Zero Mostel, Nick Dennis, Ludwig Donath, Harry Guardino
Gunrunner Harry Smith (Humphrey Bogart) operates in the middle of the 1925 war between the French and the Syrians in Damascus.
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Son of Ali Baba 1952 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Philip Van Zandt, Gerald Mohr, Robert Barrat, Leon Belasco
Kashma Baba (Tony Curtis) sets out to save the beautiful princess Kiki (Piper Laurie) and to rescue the treasures of his kingdom.
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Ten Tall Men 1951 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Gilbert Roland, Jody Lawrance, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, John Dehner, Robert Clary, Nick Dennis, Mike Mazurki, Gerald Mohr
Jailed Foreign Legionnaire Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Burt Lancaster) convinces the authorities to release him and nine others who volunteer to fend-off invading forces.
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This Rebel Breed 1960 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Black Rebels
Three Shades of Love
Director: Richard L. Bare
Cast: Rita Moreno, Mark Damon, Gerald Mohr, Jay Novello, Eugene Martin, Tom Gilson, Richard Rust, Doug Hume, Richard Laurier, Dyan Cannon, Al Freeman Jr.
Gangs rule in the high school as Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics push drugs and enjoy wild parties. The solution: send in undercover cops Frank and Don (Mark Damon and Doug Hume) to investigate.
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Two Guys from Texas 1948 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy Malone, Penny Edwards, Fred Clark, Forrest Tucker, Gerald Mohr, John Alvin, Andrew Tombes, Monte Blue
This remake of "The Cowboy from Brooklyn" features two New York entertainers (Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson) trying to excel when out of their element on a ranch in Texas.
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| 1. The Angry Red Planet (1959)
2. The Buckskin Lady (1957)
3. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
4. Detective Story (1951)
5. The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
6. Funny Girl (1968)
7. Gilda (1946)
8. Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
9. Jungle Girl (1941)
10. King of the Cowboys (1943)
11. The Lady Has Plans (1942)
12. The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
13. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
14. Money from Home (1953)
15. My World Dies Screaming (1958)
aka: Terror in the Haunted House
16. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
17. Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
18. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
19. The Ring (1952)
20. Sirocco (1951)
21. Son of Ali Baba (1952)
22. Ten Tall Men (1951)
23. This Rebel Breed (1960)
aka: The Black Rebels
aka: Three Shades of Love
24. Two Guys from Texas (1948)
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