The Bears and I 1974  G, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Bernard McEveety
Cast: Patrick Wayne, Chief Dan George, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara, Robert Pine, Valentin de Vargas, Hal Baylor, Jack Speirs
Beautiful scenery of the Canadian Rockies is the highlight of this film that follows Bob Leslie (Patrick Wayne), a Vietnam veteran, into these Rockies after his discharge. He adopts three motherless bear cubs and becomes involved with an Indian tribe that is trying to recover their land. Disney family fare.
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Big Jim McLain 1952  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Ludwig
Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier, Hans Conried, Veda Ann Borg, Sarah Padden, Paul Hurst, Hal Baylor, John Hubbard
House Un-American Activities investigators, Big Jim McLain (John Wayne) and Mal Baxter (James Arness), travel to Hawaii to investigate a possible Communist espionage plot.
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Breakdown 1952  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmond Angelo
Cast: William Bishop, Ann Richards, Anne Gwynne, Sheldon Leonard, Wally Cassell, Richard Benedict, John Vosper, Roy Engel, Joe McTurk, Norman Rainey, Hal Baylor, Elena Sirangelo, Gene Covelli, Al Cantor, Michelle King
Sent to prison after being convicted of murder, boxer Terry Williams (William Bishop) is released after evidence suggests he is not guilty. Terry then gets busy finding the real killer, and the evidence points to his girlfriend Candy's (Anne Gwynne) wealthy father.
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The Crooked Way 1949 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams, Percy Helton, John Doucette, Charles Evans, Greta Grandstedt, Harry Bronson, Raymond Largay, Hal Baylor, Don Haggerty
While Eddie Rice (John Payne) is recuperating from shell shock–but is still suffering amnesia–following his service in World War II, his criminal past begins to catch up with him.
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Evel Knievel 1971 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron, Dub Taylor, Ron Masak, Hal Baylor, Mary Peters, Sylvia Hayes, Betty Bronson
Filmed in Butte, Montana, hometown of the jump-crazy motorcyclist Evel Knievel (George Hamilton), this is his biography told in flashbacks as Evel prepares for a big jump.
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Pickup on 101 1972 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Time to Every Purpose
Where the Eagle Flies
Director: John Florea
Cast: Jack Albertson, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Sheen, Michael Ontkean, Hal Baylor, George Chandler, Mike Road, Eddie Firestone, William Mims, Robert Donner
A young coed (Lesley Ann Warren), a rock musician (Martin Sheen), and a drifter (Jack Albertson) meet and continue their travels through life–together.
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The Sands of Iwo Jima 1949  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Wayne, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, John Agar, Arthur Franz, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Bishop, Wally Cassell, James Brown, Richard Webb, James Holden, Peter Coe, William Murphy, George Tyne, Hal Baylor
In this prototype of World War II movies, John Wayne epitomizes the "Semper Fi" attitude of the U.S. Marine Corps. Sergeant Stryker (Wayne) trains his men to prepare them for the rigors of battle; in the process, he earns their respect and devotion. Technical direction from the U.S. Marine Corps perspective was provided by Lt. Col. Merlyn D. Holmes, U.S.M.C. who participated in many Allied assaults during World War II. Wayne was nominated for an Oscar.
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The Set-Up 1949 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Baylor, Darryl Hickman, Kenny O'Morrison, James Edwards, David Clarke, Phillip Pine
Over-the-hill boxer Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) is set up by his manager, Tiny (George Tobias), who takes money for a "dive" from gambler Little Boy (Alan Baxter). But, Stoker has no knowledge of the deal as he sits in a seedy dressing room awaiting his fight.
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| 1. The Bears and I (1974)
2. Big Jim McLain (1952)
3. Breakdown (1952)
4. The Crooked Way (1949)
5. Evel Knievel (1971)
6. Pickup on 101 (1972)
aka: A Time to Every Purpose
aka: Where the Eagle Flies
7. The Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
8. The Set-Up (1949)
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