The Birds and the Bees 1956   N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven, Reginald Gardiner, Fred Clark, Hans Conried, Harry Bellaver, Clinton Sundberg, Milton Frome, Mary Treen
This remake of "The Lady Eve" does not measure up to the original. The story centers on naive millionaire George Hamilton (George Gobel) who is beguiled by cardsharp Jean Harris (Mitzi Gaynor).
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Blue Collar 1977  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli, Lane Smith, Cliff De Young, Lucy Saroyan, Harry Northrup
Three workers at a Ford plant–Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel), and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto)–hatch plans to make big money by robbing the local union.
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 From Here to Eternity 1953  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, John Dennis, Merle Travis, George Reeves, Tim Ryan, Claude Akins
This is the story about Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) and the men she encounters while looking for a break from her loneliness as an Army wife. From the quiet Hawaiian nights to the earth-shaking December 7th bombing of Pearl Harbor, this story's characters are pawns in the hands of fate. The movie won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). It was also nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Kerr) and two for Best Actor (Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift).
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Hero at Large 1980 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Allan Rich, Kenneth Tobey, Kevin Bacon, Garry Goodrow
An out-of-work actor (John Ritter) takes on the persona of action hero "Captain Avenger" and meets resistance from local politicians in this silly comedy.
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The Hot Rock 1972  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Zero Mostel, William Redford, Moses Gunn, Charlotte Rae, Graham Jarvis, Harry Bellaver
John Dortmunder (Robert Redford) and Kelp (George Segal) plan a jewelry heist that does NOT go off as planned in this entertaining comedy/suspense film.
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The House on 92nd Street 1945 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Leo G. Carroll, Gene Lockhart, Lydia St. Clair, Reed Hadley, William Post Jr., Harry Bellaver, Charles Wagenheim
FBI agent Bill Dietrich (William Eythe) is given the job of breaking up a Nazi spy ring that is attempting to steal atomic bomb secrets. This film is an excellent example of how actual documentary film footage can be interwoven with a Hollywood film.
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The Lemon Drop Kid 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, Andrea King, Fred Clark, Jay C. Flippen, William Frawley, Tom Dugan, Harry Bellaver, Sid Melton, Ben Welden, Ida Moore, Tor Johnson, Jack Kruschen
Based on a Damon Runyan story, this is the remake of the 1934 film about a reformed gangster, The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope). The Kid accidentally gives gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) a bad tip on a race. Now Moran tells The Kid that he must come up with $10,000 to make up for what he would have won. The Kid sets up a fake charity–after all, it is Christmas–and begins to raise the needed funds. This is the film that introduced Ray Evans and Jay Livingston's Christmas ballad, "Silver Bells."
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Love Me or Leave Me 1955 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully, Richard Gaines, Harry Bellaver, Peter Leeds, Audrey Young, Veda Ann Borg
The 1930s singer, Ruth Etting (Doris Day), is coerced into a disastrous marriage to mobster Marly "The Gimp" Snyder (James Cagney). Finally, she divorces him to marry her true love, Johnny Alderman (Cameron Mitchell), who must endure Snyder's wrath (in the form of a bullet) before finding happiness with Ruth. Great songs by Doris, and the film won an Academy Award for Best Writing and was nominated for five others, including Best Actor.
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Miss Sadie Thompson 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer, Aldo Ray, Russell Collins, Charles Bronson, Harry Bellaver, Wilton Graff, Diosa Costello, Henry Slate, Rudy Bond
This remake of "Rain" casts Rita Hayworth in the role of prostitute in Somerset Maugham's story of the meeting of Sadie and a hypocritical preacher (Jose Ferrer).
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No Way Out 1950 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier, Stephen McNally, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Harry Lauter, Stanley Ridges, Will Wright, Jack Kruschen, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Dots Johnson, Robert Adler, Ray Teal
Revenge based on racial prejudice is the name of the game in this movie that marks Sidney Poitier's film debut. Poitier plays medical intern Dr. Luther Brooks who is blamed for the death of Ray Biddle's (Richard Widmark) brother George (Harry Bellaver). The Biddle brothers are shot during a robbery and taken to a county hospital. The Biddles are racists, and when Brooks arrives to treat Ray, he refuses treatment because Brooks is Black. George dies while under Brooks' care, and Ray blames Brooks. He calls on his gang to cause violence in the Black neighborhoods, but the Blacks fight back. Ray escapes from the hospital with Brooks as his hostage and plans to kill him. But, Ray's girlfriend Edie steps in and thwarts his plans.
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The Old Man and the Sea 1958 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Don Diamond, Don Blackman, Joey Ray, Mauritz Hugo
Spencer Tracy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in this film, and Dimitri Tiomkin won the Oscar for Best Musical Score. This is Ernest Hemingway's classic story about the old man who catches a very large marlin, but his attempt to bring it in is hindered by his marlin becoming the object of a feeding frenzy of hungry sharks.
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Serenade 1956 N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sarita Montiel, Vincent Price, Joseph Calleia, Vince Edwards, Frank Puglia, Harry Bellaver, Edward Platt, Mario Siletti
A California vineyard worker, Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), becomes an opera star and women worship him.
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Side Street 1950  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly, Edmon Ryan, Jean Hagen, Paul Harvey, Charles McGraw, Edwin Max, Adele Jergens, Harry Bellaver, Whit Bissell, John Gallaudet, Esther Somers, Harry Antrim
New York City postman Joe Norson (Farley Granger) steals an envelope filled with $30,000. As if this act was not bad enough, when Joe tries to return the cash, it turns out that the money belonged to blackmailers who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. And the chase is on.
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue 1957 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams, Walter Matthau, Charles McGraw, Sam Levene, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, Nick Dennis
District attorney William Keating (Richard Egan) looks into the murder of longshoreman Solly Pitts (Mickey Shaughnessy) and finds Mob leader Al Dahlke (Walter Matthau) is behind most of the crime on the N.Y.C. docks.
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Something to Live For 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Rudy Lee, Herbert Heyes, Harry Bellaver, Frank Orth, Paul Valentine
Alan Miller (Ray Milland) is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who falls in love with an alcoholic actress, Jenny Carey (Joan Fontaine). He helps her to successfully gain sobriety while remaining faithful to his wife.
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| 1. The Birds and the Bees (1956)
2. Blue Collar (1977)
3. From Here to Eternity (1953)
4. Hero at Large (1980)
5. The Hot Rock (1972)
6. The House on 92nd Street (1945)
7. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
8. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
9. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
10. No Way Out (1950)
11. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
12. Serenade (1956)
13. Side Street (1950)
14. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
15. Something to Live For (1952)
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