All My Sons 1948  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians, Louisa Horton, Howard Duff, Arlene Francis, Harry Morgan, Elisabeth Fraser, Frank Conroy, Lloyd Gough
This is the screen adaptation of Arthur Miller's powerful play about greed inherent in capitalism. After their son dies in a World War II incident, the family realizes that the father is indirectly responsible because he knew that military equipment was faulty but sold it for the sole interest of profit.
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Boys' Night Out 1962 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Jessie Royce Landis, Oskar Homolka, Zsa Zsa Gabor, William Bendix, Jim Backus
Four young executives, with families in suburbia, rent a penthouse flat in the city; they staff it with a young woman, Cathy (Kim Novak), who–unbeknownst to the four amorous men–is a sociology student using them for her research paper.
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Brute Force 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Hume Cronyn, Art Smith, Howard Duff, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Jeff Corey, Jay C. Flippen
Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) is locked up in a prison where the warden (Hume Cronyn) employs inhumane treatment to keep inmates under control. Reaching the breaking point, Collins plots his escape.
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In Search of America 1971  TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Carl Betz, Vera Miles, Jeff Bridges, Ruth McDevitt, Renne Jarrett, Howard Duff, Kim Hunter, Michael Anderson Jr., Sal Mineo, Tyne Daly, Glynn Turman, George Wallace
Ben (Carl Betz); his wife Jenny (Vera Miles); and shaggy-haired, college dropout son, Mike (Jeff Bridges)–along with Grandma Rose (Ruth McDevitt)–take off in their 1928 Greyhound bus on a cross-country jaunt to connect with each other and with the realities of the 1960s. They meet interesting people along the way in this made-for-TV film.
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Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, John McIntire, Leif Erickson, Barry Kelley, Gregg Barton, Wally Maher, Charles Drake
Narcotics agent George Morton (Howard Duff) recruits convict Johnny Evans (Dan Duryea) to help crack a narcotics ring.
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, Justin Henry, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlin, Joe Seneca, Jack Ramage, Bill Moor, Jess Osuna, Nicholas Hormann, Ellen Parker, Carol Nadell
This is the story of father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and son Billy (Justin Henry) who are forced to go it on their own after their wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) walks out on them. Ted does learn how to care for Billy and places Billy over other priorities–Ted even loses his much loved job in order to make time for Billy. Now, Joanna returns planning to take custody of Billy, but Ted refuses to give him up, and a custody suit ensues. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), and Writing.
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The Late Show 1977 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Art Carney, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Ruth Nelson, Howard Duff, John Davey, Beate Hasenau, Lothar Lambert, Erika Wilde, Dorothea Moritz, Cihan Anasai, Dagmar Beiersdorf
When an eccentric woman, Margo (Lily Tomlin), hires retired detective Ira Wells (Art Carney) to find her missing cat, the pair become involved in murder and mayhem. The murder involves Ira's partner Harry Regan (Howard Duff) who is killed while working on a case, and now it appears that the fence, Ron Birdwell (Eugene Roche), who stole Margo's cat, may have been involved in the killing of Harry. And throughout the investigation, Margo and Harry's developing, offbeat relationship is fun to watch.
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Monster in the Closet 1986 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Dahlin
Cast: Donald Grant, Denise DuBarry, Howard Duff, Henry Gibson, Claude Akins, Donald Moffat, Paul Dooley, John Carradine, Jesse White, Paul Walker
What are all of those recognizable names doing in a Troma film? It's really bad, but typical Troma, and avoids bomb status by it's funny ineptness. This spoof of 1950s' monster/sci-fi/horror films follows a "mild-mannered" reporter, a professor, and the professor's son as they try to get to the bottom of why dead people (and a dog) are turning up in closets. After a few more murders, they find the cause to be a monster. Now, how to get rid of it–bombs, xylophone playing, etc. don't work. Maybe the army will have to destroy all closets.
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The Naked City 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Adelaide Klein, House Jameson, Frank Conroy, David Opatoshu, Paul Ford
This is one of "eight million stories in the naked city." In this story, the search for a killer leads to a ring of jewelry thieves and a wild chase through the city. Very good for its time and a model for cop shows to follow on TV and in the movies.
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No Way Out 1987 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Iman, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dennis Burkley, Leon Russom, Marshall Bell, Chris D., Michael Shillo, David Paymer
An American Naval officer, LCdr. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner), is ordered to the staff of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C., where he meets and has an affair with a local woman, Susan Atwel (Sean Young), who is then found murdered. Farrell is assigned the task of solving the crime and learns about a government cover-up. Susan had been having an affair with Secretary of Defense Brice (Gene Hackman), and he killed her. Brice's aide Scott Prichard (Will Patton) has covered up the evidence and even plants the story that a KGB mole killed Susan.
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Oh, God! Book II 1980  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: George Burns, David Birney, Suzanne Pleshette, Hans Conried, Louanne, Howard Duff, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Holland, Conrad Janis
George Burns is back in his role of God. In this sequel, God talks to a little girl and tells her to help him make the world regain interest in him.
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Panic in the City 1967 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eddie Davis
Cast: Howard Duff, Stephen McNally, Dennis Hopper, Linda Cristal, Nehemiah Persoff, Anne Jeffreys, Steve Franken, James Seay, Eddie Firestone, Stanley Clements
This so-so drama stars Howard Duff as a government agent who stops the detonation of a bomb in LA that could start World War III.
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Red Canyon 1949 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, George Brent, Edgar Buchanan, John McIntire, Chill Wills, Jane Darwell, Lloyd Bridges, Denver Pyle
Lin Slone (Howard Duff) is in love with Lucy Bostel (Ann Blyth), but her father, Matthew (George Brent), is against the match because of the Slone family's notorious reputation. This story revolves around Slone's acceptance after he captures an elusive wild stallion and races the horse in a community event.
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Spaceways 1953 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley, Philip Leaver, Andrew Osborn, Michael Medwin, Anthony Ireland, David Horne, Marianne Stone, Cecile Chevreau, Hugh Moxey
Espionage confronts an American wife whose extramarital affair hinges on her delivery of U.S. government secrets. Her rocket scientist husband (Duff) is helping the British with their first satellite, and when his wife and her lover, a Russian spy, disappear it is assumed that he killed them and sent them into space. How will he prove himself innocent?
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While the City Sleeps 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Dana Andrews, Ida Lupino, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Vincent Price, Thomas Mitchell, Sally Forrest, Howard Duff, John Barrymore Jr., Mae Marsh
A psychopath (John Barrymore Jr.) is on the loose committing a series of murders. When a newspaper publisher (Vincent Price) offers the prize of a top job to the reporter who solves the crimes, the journalists go berserk using unethical efforts to achieve success.
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| 1. All My Sons (1948)
2. Boys' Night Out (1962)
3. Brute Force (1947)
4. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
5. Flamingo Road (1980)
6. In Search of America (1971)
7. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
8. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
9. The Late Show (1977)
10. Monster in the Closet (1986)
11. The Naked City (1948)
12. No Way Out (1987)
13. Oh, God! Book II (1980)
14. Panic in the City (1967)
15. Red Canyon (1949)
16. Spaceways (1953)
17. While the City Sleeps (1956)
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