Artists and Models 1955  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg, Jack Elam, Herbert Rudley, Richard Shannon
Romance blooms among cartoonists in this delightful Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film about Rick Todd (Martin) who gets ideas for his cartoons from Eugene Fullstack's (Lewis) dreams.
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The Black Sleep 1956  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Dr. Cadman's Secret
Director: Reginald LeBorg
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Akim Tamiroff, John Carradine, Tor Johnson, Herbert Rudley, Patricia Blair, Phyllis Stanley, Claire Carleton
To rescue his wife from her catatonic state, a mad scientist performs human brain transplants in his remote castle. Dull material for this good horror cast.
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The Bravados 1958 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Lee Van Cleef, Andrew Duggan, Gene Evans, Barry Coe, Herbert Rudley, Kathleen Gallant, George Voskovec, Ken Scott, Robert Adler, Jacqueline Evans
While tracking down his wife's suspected murderers (Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Lee Van Cleef, and Henry Silva), rancher Jim Douglas (Gregory Peck) leads vigilantes on the quest. He finally finds them, and they are in jail waiting for their hangings for yet another murder. Then, the group escapes with a hostage (Kathleen Gallant) in tow. Douglas hunts them down and kills them–only to learn that they were not the ones who killed his wife. Douglas has learned a lesson and questions whether his act of private lynching is any better than that of murder.
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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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| | HILARIOUS COMEDY - STAR TRIES TO SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS IN | Anonymous 08/26/2009 | | |
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The Court Jester 1956   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Parker, Edward Ashley, Robert Middleton, John Carradine, Alan Napier, Michael Pate, Herbert Rudley, Lewis Martin, Patrick Aherne
Danny Kaye is at his best as the medieval court jester who tries to restore the rightful king to his throne. 1 User Review
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| | They just don't get any better! | qeo 01/19/2007 | | |
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Decoy 1946 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bernhard
Cast: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard, Marjorie Woodworth, Philip Van Zandt, Carole Donne, Bert Roach, Rosemary Bertrand, William Self, Jody Gilbert, Louis Mason, Pat Flaherty, Ray Teal
Margot (Jean Gillie) schemes to get her hands on her gangster boyfriend Frank's (Robert Armstrong) $400,000 when Frank is scheduled to die in the gas chamber. Her plan is to have Frank's body removed immediately after execution and then have Dr. Craig (Herbert Rudley) administer an antidote that will bring Frank back to life. The plan works, and Frank gives Margot half of a map to locate the money in a treasure chest, but then Frank is shot by a rival, Jim (Edward Norris), who then, with Margot's help, forces the doctor to help find the treasure. Before all is said and done, Margot has killed both the doctor and Jim. For all her work, Margot ends up dead from a fatal gunshot wound, and it turns out the only thing in the treasure chest is a one-dollar bill and a note from Frank saying he knew there would be a double-cross.
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Falling in Love Again 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: In Love
Director: Steven Paul
Cast: Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Stuart Paul, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kaye Ballard, Robert Hackman, Steven Paul, Twink Caplan, John Diehl, Herbert Rudley, Tony O'Dell, Bonnie Paul
On his way to a high-school class reunion with his wife Sue (Susannah York) and kids, unhappily married Harry (Elliott Gould) wants to relive the past. Will the trip prove to be a stepping stone to rekindling the couple's love when Harry relives those high-school days many years ago when he and Sue (Michelle Pfeiffer) first met? This film marks Pfeiffer's debut.
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Follow That Dream 1962 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm, Joanna Moore, Jack Kruschen, Simon Oakland, Roland Winters, Alan Hewitt, Howard McNear, Frank DeKova, Herbert Rudley, Gavin Koon, Robin Koon
When Toby Kwimper (Elvis Presley) moves with his family from their home in the hills to a lovely beach area in Florida, the family has problems fitting into their new culture.
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Hollow Triumph 1948 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Scar
Director: Steve Sekely
Cast: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks, John Qualen, Mabel Paige, Herbert Rudley, Charles Arnt, George Chandler, Paul E. Burns, Charles Trowbridge, Ann Staunton
Ex-medical student and now living a life of crime, John Muller (Paul Heinreid) is lucky to get away from a bungled robbery during which his henchmen were caught. Now the victim's gang is after John, so when he finds out that a psychiatrist is an exact lookalike–except for a scar on the doctor's cheek–John cuts his cheek to match, kills the psychiatrist, and takes his identity. But that is just the beginning of his problems, not counting the problem of having cut the wrong cheek. Good film noir.
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The Seventh Cross 1944 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Alexander Granach, George Macready, Herbert Rudley, Felix Bressart
Set during World War II, this story is about seven men who escape from a Nazi concentration camp. The S.S. captain in charge of the camp vows to nail each one of the seven escapees to seven separate trees. The title refers to the one tree that remains unused as one of the ex-prisoners manages to make it to freedom. Hume Cronyn received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Silver Chalice 1954 N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Jack Palance, Pier Angeli, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Joseph Wiseman, Alexander Scourby, Lorne Greene, E.G. Marshall, Natalie Wood, David J. Stewart, Herbert Rudley, Jacques Aubuchon, Michael Pate, Donald Randolph
This is the story of the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. Greek sculptor Basil (Paul Newman) is sold into Roman slavery, marries slave Deborra (Pier Angeli), and dallies with Helena (Virginia Mayo). Basil is commissioned to design the silver chalice with Jesus and his disciples sculpted around the rim. The cup is coveted by many, but Nero (Jacques Aubuchon) wants the cup destroyed. After much conniving, the cup is lost, but the apostle Peter (Lorne Greene) predicts that it will be found in the future and will help lead the people back to Christ. Although Paul Newman debuted in this film, he later apologized in a Hollywood trade ad for his performance in this movie.
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That Certain Feeling 1956  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Cast: Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders, Pearl Bailey, Al Capp, Jerry Mathers, David Lewis, Herbert Rudley, Florenz Ames, Douglas Wood
Cartoonist Francis X. Dignan (Bob Hope) ghosts for the creator of a popular syndicated comic strip, Larry Larkin (George Sanders). Eva Marie Saint plays Larkin's ex-wife in this poor Hope film. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/21/2007 | | Great Show |
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Tonka 1958  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Family
aka: A Horse Named Comanche
Director: Lewis Foster
Cast: Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland, Rafael Campos, H.M. Wynant, Joy Page, Herbert Rudley, Slim Pickens, Gregg Martell, Robert "Buzz" Henry
In this Disney film, a young Indian brave (Sal Mineo) develops an attachment to a wild stallion, captures the horse, and tames it. 1 User Review
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| | Even after all these years... | rhaini 09/05/2007 | | I just loved this movie as a youngster and to this day wish that I had it in my collection. Any self-respecting horse-lover should definitely see and own this movie! |
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A Walk in the Sun 1945 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Richard Benedict, Huntz Hall, Herbert Rudley, Norman Lloyd
This war film is superb in its examination of viewpoints of individual American soldiers as they prepare for a mission in Italy.
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| 1. Artists and Models (1955)
2. Beloved Infidel (1959)
3. The Black Sleep (1956)
aka: Dr. Cadman's Secret
4. The Bravados (1958)
5. Brewster's Millions (1945)
6. The Court Jester (1956)
7. Decoy (1946)
8. Falling in Love Again (1980)
aka: In Love
9. Follow That Dream (1962)
10. Hollow Triumph (1948)
aka: The Scar
11. The Seventh Cross (1944)
12. The Silver Chalice (1954)
13. That Certain Feeling (1956)
14. Tonka (1958)
aka: A Horse Named Comanche
15. A Walk in the Sun (1945)
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