The Big Mouth 1967  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Lewis
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Susan Bay, Buddy Lester, Del Moore, Frank Devol, Paul Lambert, Leonard Stone, Charlie Callas, Vern Rowe
Gerald Clamson (Jerry Lewis) holds the treasure map leading to a cache of diamonds, and it isn't long before mobsters are after Clamson to obtain the map.
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Garment Jungle 1957
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Richard Boone, Valerie French, Robert Loggia, Joseph Wiseman, Harold J. Stone, Adam Williams, Wesley Addy, Willis Bouchey, Robert Ellenstein, Celia Lovsky, Sid Melton, Jud Taylor
Alan Mitchell (Kerwin Mathews) returns home from the Korean War and joins his father Walter's (Lee J. Cobb) clothing firm only to discover that Walter is involved in a union-busting syndicate. Alan tries unsuccessfully to talk Walter into changing his mind about unions, and then talks to union leader Tulio Renata (Robert Loggia). Alan's visit results in a series of murder victims–including Walter and Renata. Finally, Alan uses his father's accounting books to give the police evidence of the extortion that led to the murders.
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Girl Happy 1965 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker, Mary Ann Mobley, Jackie Coogan, Chris Noel, Nita Talbot, John Fiedler, Fabrizio Mioni, Jimmy Hawkins
Rusty Wells (Elvis Presley) leads a rock 'n' roll group that works for Chicago crime boss Big Frank (Harold Stone) who sends them to work in a Fort Lauderdale nightclub entertaining college students during Spring Break. Big Frank's reason for sending them to Florida is so that Rusty will watch over his daughter Valerie (Shelley Fabares) who is vacationing there. Rusty and Valerie fall in love, but Valerie drops him when she learns of her father's involvement. Then, Valerie gets involved with an Italian playboy (Fabrizio Mioni), goes on a drunken spree, and ends up in jail. But, by story's end, Rusty and Valerie are happily reunited. Songs include "Girl Happy," "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die," "Spring Fever, and "Startin' Tonight."
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The Harder They Fall 1956  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Edward Andrews, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Albertson, Val Avery
Boxing provides the backdrop for this film about sports writer Eddie Willis' (Humphrey Bogart) increasing recognition of the exploitation of boxers. Bogart's last film.
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 Mitchell 1975  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Linda Evans, Merlin Olsen, Morgan Paull, Harold J. Stone, Robert Phillips, Jerry Hardin, Sidney Clute
Action abounds as tough cop Mitchell (Joe Don Baker) closes in on a drug-ring operation. A weak effort.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Sal Mineo, Eileen Heckart, Robert Loggia, Steve McQueen, Harold J. Stone, Joseph Buloff, Sammy White, Joseph Buloff, Arch Johnson, Robert P. Lieb, Judson Pratt, Angela Cartwright
This film is based on the autobiography of Rocky Graziano (Paul Newman) and involves his rise from the ghetto to World Light Heavyweight Champion. After beginning a life filled with petty crimes, Rocky is arrested and sent to jail where he meets fitness instructor Johnny Hyland (Judson Pratt) who encourages him to use his energy in the athletic world instead of crime. Meanwhile, Rocky's girlfriend Norma (Pier Angeli)–who will later become his wife, number one fan, and support system–helps Rocky gain his self-respect and find success in the ring as well as in his personal life.
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 Spartacus 1960   N/R, 196 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom, John Ireland, Woody Strode, John Gavin, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone
This story begins when the slave, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), is sold to Biatus (Peter Ustinov). During his subsequent training as a gladiator, Spartacus leads the other slaves in a rebellion, and they make their way to southern Italy. Meanwhile in Rome, two senators–Crassus (Laurence Olivier) and Gracchus (Charles Laughton)–envision the slave revolt as their keys to power. But, the interference from Crassus and Gracchus does not deter Spartacus and the slaves from their march to freedom. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Russell Metty won for Best Cinematography. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design) and a nomination for Best Musical Score. 1 User Review
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Joseph Campanella, Frank Silvera, Bruce Dern, John Agar, Harold J. Stone, Jack Nicholson
This film is loaded with all the violence of the 1929 slaying of the Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker) gang by the forces of Al Capone (Jason Robards). Star-loaded, but run-of-the-mill Roger Corman effort.
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These Thousand Hills 1959 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens, Stuart Whitman, Albert Dekker, Harold J. Stone, Royal Dano, Jean Willes, Douglas Fowley, Fuzzy Knight, Robert Adler
Cowboy "Lat" Evans (Don Murray) borrows money from dancehall girl Callie (Lee Remick), buys a ranch, moves up in society, and turns his back on past friends–including Callie. But when he is finally faced with choices between ambition and friends, "Lat" steps up and protects Callie from land baron Jehu (Richard Egan) when he physically beats her.
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The Wrong Man 1956 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Esther Minciotti, Laurinda Barrett, Doreen Lang, Dayton Lummis, Will Hare, John Heldabrand, Norma Connolly, Lola D'Annunzio, Charles Cooper, Richard Robbins
Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) is a musician wrongly identified as the perpetrator in a series of New York City robberies. He must go through a trial, and during this stressful time his wife, Rose (Vera Miles), cannot handle the pressure and has a nervous breakdown. Based on a true story, this is a different kind of film for Alfred Hitchcock.
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X 1963 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, Don Rickles, John Hoyt, Morris Ankrum, Dick Miller, John Dierkes, Jonathan Haze, Kathryn Hart
Dr. Xavier (Ray Milland) experiments with drugs and uses himself as the guinea pig to prove his hypothesis. Pretty good Roger Corman film.
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| 1. The Big Mouth (1967)
2. Garment Jungle (1957)
3. Girl Happy (1965)
4. The Harder They Fall (1956)
5. Hardly Working (1981)
6. House of Numbers (1957)
7. Mitchell (1975)
8. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
9. Spartacus (1960)
10. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
11. These Thousand Hills (1959)
12. The Wrong Man (1956)
13. X (1963)
aka: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
aka: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
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