1001 Arabian Nights 1959  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jack Kinney
Cast: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried, Herschel Bernardi, Alan Reed, Daws Butler, Clark Sisters
The cartoon character, Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus), is the near-sighted focus of this animated film about the genie, Aladdin (voice of Dwayne Hickman), and Mr. Magoo's adventures in Arabia.
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The Front 1976  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Michael Murphy, Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Remak Ramsay, Josef Sommer, Lloyd Gough, David Margulies, Danny Aiello, Marvin Lichterman, Joshua Shelley
The 1950s' black-listing of suspected Communists in the Hollywood film industry is the focus of this film. Howard Prince (Woody Allen) must deal with his conscience when he agrees to pass off his friends' scripts as his own because of their black-listed status.
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Irma la Douce 1963 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Bruce Yarnell, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Howard McNear, Cliff Osmond, James Brown
Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) becomes involved in protecting prostitute Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine) from her pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell) by posing as the impotent Lord X. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his Music; two nominations were also received, including MacLaine for Best Actress.
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Journey Back to Oz 1974  G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas, Rise Stevens, Paul Ford, Margaret Hamilton, Mel Blanc, Ethel Merman, Paul Lynde, Herschel Bernardi, Jack E. Leonard, Larry Storch, Dal McKennon
Liza Minnelli is the voice of Dorothy in this animated film as Dorothy heads back to Oz. Unfortunately, there are still evil forces at work, since the bad witch had a sister (voice of Ethel Merman)–oh my. Sat on the shelf for about 10 years before release.
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Love with the Proper Stranger 1963 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Herschel Bernardi, Edie Adams, Tom Bosley, Harvey Lembeck, Penny Santon, Virginia Vincent, Val Avery, Richard Mulligan
A love affair BEGINS with a pregnancy following a one-night stand. Slowly, the couple (Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen) learns to communicate and fall in love. Natalie Wood received an Oscar nomination, and the film had four other nominations.
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No Deposit, No Return 1976 G, 115 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, John Williams, Charles Martin Smith, Vic Tayback, Bob Hastings, Kim Richards
When two run-away children try to get to Hong Kong where their mother is, they end up in the middle of a robbery. The safecrackers turn out to be kind-hearted, and the adventures begin. Disney.
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| 1. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
2. The Front (1976)
3. Irma la Douce (1963)
4. Journey Back to Oz (1974)
5. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
6. No Deposit, No Return (1976)
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