Alimony 1949 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Zeisler Cast: Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille, James Guilfoyle, Laurie Linde, Marie Blake, Leonid Kinskey, Ralph Graves, William Ruhl, Harry Lauter, Joseph Crehan
Kitty (Martha Vickers) has found a good money-making job: she talks wealthy men into leaving their wives and marrying her, then brings lawsuits against them (such as adultery), and wins nice alimony settlements. But, a good job is hard to keep.
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Ambush Bay 1966 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Ron Winston Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum, Peter Masterson, Harry Lauter, Gregg Amsterdam, Jim Anauo, Tony Smith, Clem Stadler, Amado Abello, Bruno Punzalan, Tisa Chang
Marines are dropped in the heavy Philippine jungle and have 96 hours to find a young woman who has information on Japanese invasion plans.
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Apache Country 1952 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Francis X. Bushman, Harry Lauter, Mickey Simpson, Carolina Cotton, Gregg Barton, Mary Scott, Sydney Mason, Iron Eyes Cody, Tom London, Byron Foulger
Gene Autry sets out to discover who is illegally giving alcohol to the Apaches.
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At Gunpoint 1955 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Western
Director: Alfred L. Werker Cast: Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone, Walter Brennan, Tommy Rettig, Skip Homeier, Whit Bissell, Irving Bacon, Jack Lambert, Harry Lauter, John Qualen
Mild-mannered Jack Wright (Fred MacMurray) shoots a bank robber and gets no help from the community when outlaws seek revenge for their lost friend.
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The Big Heat 1953 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin, Carolyn Jones, Jeanette Nolan, Alexander Scourby, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey, Harry Lauter, Robert Burton, Adam Williams, Howard Wendell, Chris Alcaide, Dorothy Green
Following his colleague's suicide, homicide detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) investigates possible mob influence from within the city's police force. When a car bomb, meant for him, kills Bannion's wife Katie (Jocelyn Brando), he is taken off the case. Now, with help from Debbie (Gloria Grahame) who is the ex-mistress of gang leader Vince Stone (Lee Marvin), Bannion seeks revenge.
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Fred F. Sears Cast: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, John Zaremba, Grandon Rhodes, Harry Lauter, Thomas Browne Henry, Charles Evans, Frank Wilcox, Larry J. Blake, Nicky Blair, Paul Frees, Clark Howat, Arthur Tovey
When UFOs attempt to make peaceful communications with Earth, their mission is mistaken for an invasion. They land on an Army base and are the target of gunfire. Dr. Russell Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) is on hand when the pilots announce that they plan to take over Earth within 60 days, and he is given the job of heading up Operation Skyhook, which will probe the atmosphere for future space flights. Dr. Marvin and his team develop a missile that, when fired, shatters the flying saucers. But big problems result from the attack, and the saucers crash into Washington, D.C., landmarks. Special effects by the master: Ray Harryhausen 1 User Review
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| | 07/20/2009 | | Fantastic film, Ray Harryhausen is genius! |
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 PG, 98 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Don Taylor Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Eric Braeden, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, William Windom, Sal Mineo, Albert Salmi, Harry Lauter, M. Emmet Walsh
After a nuclear disaster, two apes (Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter) have escaped their lost planet and arrive on Earth. Unfortunately, humans greet them warily–afraid that apes will gain control of Earthlings.
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Flying Leathernecks 1951 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Nicholas Ray Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan, Carleton Young, Harry Lauter, Adam Williams, Barry Kelley
This story about United States Marine Corps pilots stationed in the Pacific during World War II focuses on the interplay between the commanding officer (John Wayne) and his executive officer (Robert Ryan) who often do not see eye-to-eye.
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Forbidden 1953 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate Cast: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Mamakos, Harry Lauter, Alan Dexter, David Sharpe, Mamie Van Doren
A hired gunman (Tony Curtis) searches for a crime boss's wife (Joanne Dru) and discovers that she is his old girlfriend.
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Good Day for a Hanging 1959 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Western
Director: Nathan Juran Cast: Fred MacMurray, Maggie Hayes, Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, James Drury, Denver Pyle, Harry Lauter, Edmon Ryan, Bing Russell, Stacy Harris
After Ben Cutler (Fred MacMurray) captures the killer of the town's sheriff, the citizens sympathize with the prisoner, "The Kid" (Robert Vaughn), and lose respect for Cutler.
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The Great Dan Patch 1949 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick, Charlotte Greenwood, Henry Hull, John Hoyt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Clarence Muse, Harry Lauter, Walter Brennan
Beloved trotter Dan Patch was one of the greatest harness-racing horses. This is the story of Dan Patch's training and victories.
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The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Western
Director: Joseph M. Newman Cast: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, James Westerfield, Walter Coy, Don Haggerty, Wright King, Harry Lauter, Gregg Barton, Earle Hodgins, Frank Sully, Frank J. Scannell, Henry Kulky
Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) has reluctantly taken the job of sheriff of Dodge City where he is trying to bring about law and order. Along with his official duties, Bat manages to find time for lady friends Pauline (Julie Adams) and Lily (Nancy Gates). Now, real problems arise when his old outlaw gang comes to town, and Masterson must deal not only with them but with Dodge City's corrupt politicians as well. And the story culminates with that gunfight at Dodge City.
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Hellcats of the Navy 1957 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Action
Director: Nathan Juran Cast: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur, Harry Lauter, Selmer Jackson, William Leslie, Joe Turkel, Don Keefer, Maurice Manson
This is a war drama about a Navy submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) who endures the dangers of submarine patrol while his love, Helen (Nancy Davis), waits for his return. This is the only time the couple appeared together in a movie.
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Hills of Utah 1951 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell, Elaine Riley, Onslow Stevens, Kenne Duncan, Harry Lauter, Denver Pyle, William Fawcett, Harry Harvey, Tom London
Gene Autry does it all. Water pollution was a problem even back when Gene rode as he handles a sticky situation where the farmers are not at all happy with the copper miners. While taking care of that issue, he solves the murder of his father.
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I Was a Male War Bride 1949 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall, Gene Garrick, Randy Stuart, Kenneth Tobey, Bill Neff, Harry Lauter, John Whitney, Martin Miller
After World War II, French Captain Henri Rochard (Cary Grant) poses as a WAC so that he can immigrate to the United States and be with his American bride (Ann Sheridan).
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It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955 N/R, 79 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Gordon Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths, Harry Lauter, Richard W. Peterson, Del Courtney, Tol Avery
H-bomb tests have had a bad effect on the giant, six-tentacled octopus. It escapes from Pete Mathews' (Kenneth Tobey) nuclear submarine and heads for San Francisco while the submarine captain and a pair of scientists tries to figure out how to deal with it. But before they can take care of the monster, it wrecks the Golden Gate Bridge as well as other San Francisco landmarks. As usual, special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen's scenes are excellent for the time.
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Lonely Are the Brave 1962 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Western
Director: David Miller Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert, Karl Swenson, Bill Bixby, Martin Garralaga, William Mims, Lalo Rios, Harry Lauter, Charles Wagenheim, Dan White
Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is an aging cowboy having trouble relating to the contemporary world. He gets imprisoned in an effort to rescue his jailed friend, Paul Bondi (Michael Kane). When Burns discovers that Bondi is reluctant to escape, he breaks out of jail alone. Now Burns escapes on his horse, and he is chased by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau)–along with jeeps and helicopters–as he heads for the border.
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More Dead Than Alive 1969 PG, 101 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert Sparr Cast: Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis, Paul Hampton, Mike Henry, Clarke Gordon, Harry Lauter, Craig Littler, Beverly Powers, William Woodson
Ex-prisoner Cain (Clint Walker) takes a job as a sharpshooter for a carnival show and runs into problems with the show's egotistical star. Cain quits the show, but his problems are just beginning.
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Night Stage to Galveston 1952 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Virginia Huston, Robert Livingston, Thurston Hall, Clayton Moore, Frank Sully, Harry Lauter, Harry Cording, Robert Bice
Gene Autry i a former Texas Ranger who comes back to expose corruption.
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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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Pack Train 1953 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, Harry Lauter, Tom London, Kenne Duncan, Melinda Plowman, Sheila Ryan, Kermit Maynard, Frankie Marvin
Gene (Gene Autry) has his hands full but still finds time to sing in this story about the bad guys ripping off hungry settlers by charging 1990s prices.
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Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen, Jil Jarmyn, James Edwards, Woody Strode, Carl Benton Reid, Harry Lauter, Roy Glenn, Nick Stewart
The plot for this film involves Tarzan versus a superstitious, conniving witch doctor.
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967 G, 92 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: William Witney Cast: Ron Ely, Ulla Stromstedt, William Marshall, Manuel Padilla Jr., Sam Jaffe, Lloyd Haynes, Jason Evers, Harry Lauter, Charles Wood, Nichelle Nichols
Taken from a two-part TV series, this was not very good TV fare and is not any better as video fare.
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Valley of Fire 1951 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Russell Hayden, Gregg Barton, Harry Lauter, Christine Larsen, Terry Frost, William Fawcett, Teddy Infuhr
This Comedy/Western features Gene Autry as the mayor of a town of men who REALLY need females. So, along comes the wagon of women, but the ride is bumpy.
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Whirlwind 1951 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, Gregg Barton, Kenne Duncan, Thurston Hall, Harry Harvey, Harry Lauter, Al Wyatt, Dick Curtis
Our singing cowboy (Gene Autry) is a postal worker who, with his sidekick (Smiley Burnette), brings some range raiders to justice.
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Without Honor 1949 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel Cast: Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Frank Marlowe, Harry Lauter, Peter Virgo, Marjorie Stapp, Lester Dorr
Jane (Laraine Day) argues with her lover (Franchot Tone) and stabs him. Believing he is dead, she lugs him into the laundry room before her husband, Fred (Bruce Bennett), arrives home. Fred's brother, Bill (Dane Clark), arrives on the scene and tells Fred of Jane's extramarital affair, which causes Jane to confess and then try to kill herself. She is rushed to the hospital where she discovers that her lover, who was not dead after all, managed to drag himself to the hospital for treatment.
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| 1. Alimony (1949)
2. Ambush Bay (1966)
3. Apache Country (1952)
4. At Gunpoint (1955)
5. The Big Heat (1953)
6. The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
7. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
8. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
9. Flying Leathernecks (1951)
10. Forbidden (1953)
11. Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
12. The Great Dan Patch (1949)
13. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
14. Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
15. Hills of Utah (1951)
16. I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
17. It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
18. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
19. Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1970)
20. More Dead Than Alive (1969)
21. Night Stage to Galveston (1952)
22. No Way Out (1950)
23. Pack Train (1953)
24. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
25. Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
26. Valley of Fire (1951)
27. Whirlwind (1951)
28. Without Honor (1949)
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