Blood on the Sun 1945  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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The Blue Dahlia 1946 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Alan Ladd, Doris Dowling, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Walter Sande
War veteran Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns home to his unfaithful wife, Helen (Doris Dowling). When Helen is subsequently murdered, Johnny and his friend, Buzz (William Bendix), are suspects.
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Bury Me Dead 1947  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Back Home from the Dead
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels, Greg McClure, Milton Parsons, Virginia Farmer, Sonia Darrin, Cliff Clark, John Dehner
Disguised under a black veil, Barbara (June Lockhart) attends her own funeral and then sets out to uncover the facts behind the death of the mysterious girl buried under Barbara's name. Topping the list of suspicious characters are Barbara's husband (Mark Daniels) and her nymphomaniac sister (Cathy O'Donnell).
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Counterfeiters 1948  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: John Sutton, Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, Lon Chaney Jr., George O'Hanlon, Herbert Rawlinson, Pierre Watkin, Robert Kent, Don C. Harvey, Joi Lansing
John Sutton plays a Scotland Yard investigator who establishes himself as an undercover agent and brings an end to the illegal counterfeiting business of a gang of talented criminals.
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Flight for Freedom 1943 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lothar Mendes
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Kingsford, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Dugan, Matt McHugh, Mary Treen, Theodore von Eltz
A woman pilot, Tonie Carter (Rosalind Russell), is romanced by Randy Britton (Fred MacMurray) before she sets off on a flight to look for Japanese strongholds in the Pacific.
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Flight Lieutenant 1942  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Jonathan Hale, Frank Puglia, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Hugh Beaumont, Minor Watson
Disgraced following a plane crash in which his co-pilot was killed, Sam Doyle (Pat O'Brien) lives to see his son, Danny (Glenn Ford), become an Air Force pilot.
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The Lady Confesses 1945 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont, Edmund MacDonald, Claudia Drake, Emmett Vogan, Edward Howard, Dewey Robinson, Barbara Slater, Carol Andrews, Jack George
About to be divorced, Norma Craig (Barbara Slater) returns after a seven-year disappearance and tells her husband Larry's (Hugh Beaumont) fiancee Vicky (Mary Beth Hughes) that she cannot marry Larry. That same night, Norma is murdered, and Larry is the prime suspect. Vickie sets out on her own to prove Larry's innocence and finds her own life in peril.
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The Last Outpost 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Cavalry Charge
Director: Lewis Foster
Cast: Rhonda Fleming, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams, Peter Hansen, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh Beaumont, John Ridgely, Lloyd Corrigan, Charles Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Chief Yowlachie, James Burke, Terry Frost, Harold Goodwin
Brothers–Capt. Vance Britten and Col. Jeb Britton (Ronald Reagan and Bruce Bennett)–who fought on opposing sides during the Civil War find they must join forces against their common enemy: the Indians.
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The Lost Continent 1951  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler, John Hoyt, Acquanetta, Hugh Beaumont, Sid Melton, Whit Bissell, Murray Alper, William E. Green
After a rocket crashes on a Pacific island, Major Joe Nolan (Cesar Romero) heads a team to find it and recover classified information. They come upon prehistoric animals–yes, including dinosaurs. They also encounter a young native woman (Acquanetta) who proves to be of value. Dated and poor special effects, but the film may interest some on a cold winter's day.
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The Member of the Wedding 1952 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, Brandon DeWilde, William Hansen, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, James Edwards, Dickie Moore, Danny Mummert, Harry Bolden, Charlcie Garrett, Hugh Beaumont, June Hedin, Ann Carter
The relationship between 12-year-old Frankie (Julie Harris) and her Black nanny (Ethel Waters) is one-sided. Frankie is so caught up in her brother's (Arthur Franz) wedding plans that she ignores her nanny's needs as they prepare for the wedding. Harris, at age 27, was nominated for Best Actress playing 12-year-old Frankie in this, her first film.
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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Clifton Webb, Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel, Billy Lynn, Doro Merande, Warren Stevens, J. Farrell MacDonald, Thomas Browne Henry, Hugh Beaumont
This is another film in the series of "Mr. Belvedere" comedies. This time, Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb) heads for a retirement home where he gets the residents up and out of their rocking chairs.
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Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden, Warren Stevens, Beatrice Straight, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott, Ted Donaldson, Hugh Beaumont, Harry Cheshire, Ken Christy, Cliff Clark
While flying to Los Angeles, David L. Trask (Gary Merrill) makes with fellow passengers–ex-stripper Bianca Carr (Shelley Winters), troubled Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie), and travelling salesman Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn). The plane crashes, and Trask is the sole survivor. Now, Trask visits the families of the victims, and, in the process, brings comfort to them and changes his own life forever.
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The Seventh Victim 1943 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Tom Conway, Kim Hunter, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Hugh Beaumont, Evelyn Brent, Erford Gage, Ben Bard, Chef Milani, Marguerita Sylva, Mary Newton, Milton Kibbee
After nuns at her boarding school tell Mary (Kim Hunter) that her sister, Jacqueline (Jean Brooks), is missing, Mary heads for NYC's Greenwich Village to find answers, and, in the process, is drawn into a coven of witches who are also looking for Jacqueline.
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Weekend in Havana 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
aka: Week-End in Havana
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, John Payne, Cesar Romero, Cobina Wright, George Barbier, Sheldon Leonard, Leonid Kinskey, Billy Gilbert, Chris-Pin Martin, Hal K. Dawson, William B. Davidson, Hugh Beaumont
After Nan Spencer's (Alice Faye) ship gets hung up on a reef while she is headed for a Caribbean vacation, the company sends Jay Williams (John Payne) to escort her on a tour of Havana. While enjoying the local hot spots, Nan meets gambler Monte Blanca (Cesar Romero), and before the vacation ends both Monte and Jay become romantically interested in her.
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| 1. Blood on the Sun (1945)
2. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
3. Bury Me Dead (1947)
aka: Back Home from the Dead
4. Counterfeiters (1948)
5. Flight for Freedom (1943)
6. Flight Lieutenant (1942)
7. I Love a Soldier (1944)
8. The Lady Confesses (1945)
9. The Last Outpost (1951)
aka: Cavalry Charge
10. The Lost Continent (1951)
11. The Member of the Wedding (1952)
12. Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
13. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
14. The Seventh Victim (1943)
15. Weekend in Havana (1941)
aka: Week-End in Havana
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