The Big Combo 1955  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler, John Hoyt
This film was considered to be extremely vicious at the time of its initial release and is a good example of film noir. Police Lieutenant Diamond (Cornel Wilde) sets out to get the crime boss (Richard Conte), but he is told to drop the case because of associated extra costs and time. Diamond makes one last attempt to bring the boss to justice by soliciting the help of the boss's girlfriend (Jean Wallace) whom Diamond also loves. Matters heat up, and, as in life, the distinction between good and bad is not always clear.
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Brewster's Millions 1945  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, June Havoc, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Joe Sawyer, Nana Bryant, Herbert Rudley, Neil Hamilton, Byron Foulger, Barbara Pepper, Joseph Crehan
In this film, based on George Barr McCutcheon's novel, a World War II veteran Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) arrives home and learns that he has inherited one million dollars–the catch is he must spend it all within two months or he will not receive the rest of his inheritance. Another stipulation is that he cannot tell anyone about the inheritance. Brewster goes on a spending spree putting his money into bad investments, all of which turn into surprising profits. In the midst of his frenzy to spend the money, personal problems arise when he must postpone his wedding to Peggy (Helen Walker) but cannot tell her why. And still, the spending sprees continue. 1 User Review
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Call Northside 777 1948  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, E.G. Marshall, Kasia Orzazewski, Betty Garde, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Michael Chapin, Samuel S. Hinds, George Pembroke
This story, based on an actual police case, features James Stewart as Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal who is given the assignment of writing a public interest story. His assignment is Tillie Wieceki (Kasia Orzazewski) who has offered $5,000 for information proving that her son Frank (Michael Chapin) is innocent although convicted of a policeman's murder committed 11 years ago. McNeal does not believe that Frank is innocent, but when McNeal examines the case, Frank passes a lie detector test showing that he is innocent, and, by the end of McNeal's investigation, Frank gains his freedom.
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Cluny Brown 1946 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford, Helen Walker, Reginald Gardiner, Reginald Owen, C. Aubrey Smith, Richard Haydn, Sara Allgood, Florence Bates, Margaret Bannerman, Ernest Cossart, Una O'Connor
Set in England during the late 1930s, this is the story of Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) who fills in for her plumber uncle and takes a job at a country estate where she meets and is attracted to a very charming Czech refugee, Adam Belenski (Charles Boyer). She is also attracted to a shopkeeper, Mr. Jonathan W. Wilson (Richard Haydn), who tries to break up Cluny's relationship with Adam. Believing that he has lost Cluny to Mr. Wilson, Adam leaves the estate–but not before leaving a special message in a gift for Cluny. Is it too late, or will Cluny catch up with Adam?
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Impact 1949 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Clarence Kolb, Will Wright, Mae Marsh, Robert Warwick, Philip Ahn
Walter's (Brian Donlevy) wife (Helen Walker) is cheating on him, and she and her lover plan his demise. But, Walter survives the plot, and the lover is killed (in Walter's car and burned beyond recognition). Walter recuperates, and his memory returns–but he is presumed dead, and his wife has been charged with his murder.
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Lucky Jordan 1942  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard, Mabel Paige, Marie McDonald, Lloyd Corrigan, Anthony Caruso, Dave Willock, Miles Mander, John Wengraf, Russell Hoyt
Con artist Lucky Jordan (Alan Ladd) is drafted into the army, goes AWOL, beats Nazi agents at their own game, and even wins his lady fair–HE DOES IT ALL!
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The Man in Half Moon Street 1945 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Ralph Murphy
Cast: Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Reinhold Schunzel, Paul Cavanagh, Edmund Breon, Morton Lowry, Mathew Boulton, Brandon Hurst, Forrester Harvey, Wilson Benge, Harry Cording, Frank Hagney, Eustace Wyatt, Konstantin Shayne, Leyland Hodgson
Artist and scientist Julian Karell (Nils Ashter) falls in love with Eve (Helen Walker) while painting her portrait. What Eve does not know is that Julian has been receiving gland transplants for 60 years to keep him young. The donors have all died during the gland transplants, and Julian's endocrinologist Dr. Kurt Van Bruecken (Reinhold Schunzel) is refusing to perform the next operation. Julian rescues medical student Allen Guthrie (Morton Lowry) from a suicide attempt and, later, finds another doctor to use Guthrie as his next donor. Guthrie dies during the operation, and Scotland Yard begins an investigation. Meanwhile, Julian confesses his operations to Eve who marries him anyway, and they take off on an ill-fated honeymoon. The film was remade in 1959 as "The Man Who Could Cheat Death."
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Murder, He Says 1945 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Peter Whitney, Mabel Paige, Barbara Pepper, Walter Baldwin, James Flavin
Census taker Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) gets more than he bargained for when he knocks on the door of a hillbilly family that distrusts strangers.
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My Dear Secretary 1948 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Martin
Cast: Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, Florence Bates, Alan Mowbray, Grady Sutton, Irene Ryan, Gale Robbins
Playboy novelist Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) marries his secretary, Stephanie Gaylord (Laraine Day). She becomes a bestselling author, and the fun begins.
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Nightmare Alley 1947 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith, Roy Roberts, James Flavin, Julia Dean
The life of carnival barker Stan Carlisle (Tyrone Power) takes a downward spiral when he becomes involved with mind-reader Zeena (Joan Blondell) and subsequent blackmailing.
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People Are Funny 1946 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Sam White
Cast: Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, Ozzie Nelson, Philip Reed, Bob Graham, Barbara Roche, Art Linkletter, Frances Langford, Clara Blandick, Roy Atwell, Joe DeRita, The Vagabonds
Based on the popular radio (and, later, television show), this story involves the rivalry of two producers, Pinky Wilson (Jack Haley) and John Guedel (Philip Reed). Many of the actors were radio actors of the day who attracted theater audiences.
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| 1. The Big Combo (1955)
2. Brewster's Millions (1945)
3. Call Northside 777 (1948)
4. Cluny Brown (1946)
5. Impact (1949)
6. Lucky Jordan (1942)
7. The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
8. Murder, He Says (1945)
9. My Dear Secretary (1948)
10. Nightmare Alley (1947)
11. People Are Funny (1946)
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