16 Fathoms Deep 1948  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irving Allen
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Arthur Lake, Eric Feldary, Tanis Chandler, John Qualen, Dickie Moore, Ian MacDonald, Harry Cheshire, John Bleifer
While Lon Chaney Jr. played the good-guy sponge fisherman in the 1934 film ("Sixteen Fathoms Deep"), this time around his character has many flaws. Lloyd Bridges is cast as the heroic diver to counterbalance Chaney's role.
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Adventures of Gallant Bess 1948 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, John Harmon, Edward Gargan, Harry Cheshire, Cliff Clark, Evelyn Eaton
Good scenery enhance this otherwise tame, but heartwarming, story. Ted (Cameron Mitchell) wanders from rodeo to rodeo performing amazing tricks with his horse, Bess. But when love comes in the form of pretty Peggy (Audrey Long), he must make decisions concerning his future.
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Black Eagle 1948  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette, Will Wright, Edmund MacDonald, Paul E. Burns, Harry Cheshire, Ted Mapes
Based on an O. Henry story, this trivial flick concerns a vagabond who becomes involved in a range war. After being on both sides of the "fence," all ends well.
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Escape from Fort Bravo 1953  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, William Campbell, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Glenn Strange, Alex Montoya, Charles Stevens, William Newell, Harry Cheshire
During the Civil War, Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe) is being held prisoner at the prison camp where Southern belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) is brought in to distract Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) and aid in a prison break. The ploy works, Roper falls in love with Carla, and she leaves with the escaping rebels including Marsh who has also fallen for Carla. But, Roper catches up with them and leads them back to Fort Bravo. It proves to be a difficult trek–especially when they meet up with a Mescalero Apache hunting party and must form an alliance to fend off the attack.
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The First Traveling Saleslady 1956  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson, Carol Channing, David Brian, Clint Eastwood, James Arness, Robert F. Simon, Frank Wilcox, Dan White, Harry Cheshire
In this weak comedy, Rose Gillray (Ginger Rogers) finds love when she sets off to deal with rough cattlemen. Keep on the lookout for a very young Clint Eastwood.
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: June Haver, Mark Stevens, Martha Stewart, Reginald Gardiner, Lenore Aubert, William Frawley, Gene Nelson, George Cleveland, Truman Bradley, Charles Judels, Harry Cheshire, Robert Emmett Keane, John Arledge, Dewey Robinson, Buddy Clark
In this is a film biography, Mark Stevens takes on the role of early-20th century songwriter Joe Howard (his singing voice was dubbed by Buddy Clark). Romance enters Joe's life, and he marries chorus girl Katie (June Haver). Songs include "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," "What's the Use of Dreaming?", Goodbye My Lady Love," and "Hello My Baby."
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If I'm Lucky 1946 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Harry James, Carmen Miranda, Phil Silvers, Edgar Buchanan, Frank J. Scannell, Charles Tannen, Harry Cheshire, Frank Fenton, Harry Hayden, Edward Keane, Paul Maxey, Dewey Robinson, Charles C. Wilson
In this remake of "Thanks a Million" (1937), Perry Como takes on the Dick Powell role of singer Allan Clark who receives an offer to sing at gubernatorial candidate Magonnagie's (Edgar Buchanan) rally. The campaign backers really want Allan to be the stooge candidate for their corrupt political machine–and, wonder of wonders, Allan wins the election. Songs include "One More Kiss," and "Bet Your Bottom Dollar."
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 My Man Godfrey 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Eva Gabor, Jay Robinson, Martha Hyer, Jeff Donnell, Herbert Anderson, Eric Sinclair, Dabbs Greer, Harry Cheshire, Fred Essler, Jack Mather, Paul Levitt
While on a scavenger hunt for a "Forgotten Man," socialite Irene Bullock (June Allyson) finds down-on-his-luck Godfrey (David Niven) and brings him back to the party hoping to win the prize. That event leads to Godfrey being taken into the Bullock home where he serves as the family's butler and works to bring some sense into the lives of the screwball Bullock family.
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Phffft 1954 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson, Kim Novak, Donald Curtis, Luella Gear, Donald Randolph, Merry Anders, Olan Soule, Harry Cheshire, Amy Freeman, Eddie Searles, Eugene Borden, Joyce Jameson, Jimmie Dodd
Nina and Robert Tracy (Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon) cannot find happiness in their marriage, so they obtain a divorce. Then the fun begins as new romances enter the picture, and confusion reigns as Kim dates Charlie (Jack Carson) and Robert enjoys a fling with Janis (Kim Novak). Throughout their romantic adventures, Tracy and Robert keep running into each other, and happiness results only when they realize that they still love each other and reconcile their differences.
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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 Restless Breed 1957 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen, Rhys Williams, Jim Davis, Scott Marlowe, Leo Gordon, Eddy Waller, Harry Cheshire, Myron Healey
Following the murder of his secret-service-agent father, Mitch Baker (Scott Brady) sets out to avenge the Texas border crime.
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Riders of the Whistling Pines 1949 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Patricia Barry, Jimmy Lloyd, Douglass Dumbrille, Clayton Moore, Jason Robards Sr., Damian O'Flynn, Harry Cheshire, Leon Weaver
When Gene Autry gets in the way of outlaws who are destroying valuable timberland, he is framed for murder and cow poisoning. What WILL he do?
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 Shoot to Kill 1947 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Russell Wade, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett, Nestor Paiva, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Brown, Harry Cheshire, John Elliott, Ted Hecht, Gene Rodgers
Crooked Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Dale (Edmund MacDonald) frames gangster Dixie Logan (Robert Kent) who wants in on the action. Dixie's wife, Marian (Luana Walters), and reporter George Mitchell (Russell Wade) expose Lawrence's evil ways. Told in flashback by Marian.
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Springtime in the Sierras 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Stephanie Bachelor, Hal Landon, Harry Cheshire, Roy Barcroft, Bob Nolan, Chester Conklin, Hank Patterson, Pascale Perry
There's a good mix of music and action in this film as Roy Rogers is on the trail of Jean's (Stephanie Bachelor) gang of poachers. Roy must stop this off-season shooting while also dealing with another bad guy who murdered Roy's friend.
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| 1. 16 Fathoms Deep (1948)
2. Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
3. Black Eagle (1948)
4. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
5. The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
6. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
7. If I'm Lucky (1946)
8. My Man Godfrey (1957)
9. Phffft (1954)
10. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
11. Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
12. The Restless Breed (1957)
13. Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
14. Shoot to Kill (1947)
15. Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
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