Cactus Flower 1969  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Saks
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston, Vito Scotti, Irene Hervey, Rick Lenz, Eve Bruce, Irwin Charone, Matthew Saks
Goldie Hawn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in her role of the mistress of a dentist (Walter Matthau). Twists and turns of the plot evolve as the dentist coerces his secretary (Ingrid Bergman) to pretend to be his wife.
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Charlie Chan in Shanghai 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: James Tinling
Cast: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks, Keye Luke, Halliwell Hobbes, Neil Fitzgerald, Harry Strang, Pat O'Malley, Frederick Vogeding, Max Wagner, Lynn Bari, Russell Hopton
An opium smuggling gang in Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) hometown in China becomes the target of Charlie's investigation when he returns for a visit. Charlie's Number One Son, Lee (Keye Luke), is on hand to help, which is good because Charlie trusts no one involved in the official investigation. By story's end, Charlie does uncover the identity of the gang leader.
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Chicago Deadline 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, Arthur Kennedy, Berry Kroeger, Shepperd Strudwick, Tom Powers, Harold Vermilyea, Gavin Muir
After a body is discovered in a rooming house, crusading journalist Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) launches an investigation into racketeering in the city. This story was later remade as "Fame is the Name of the Game."
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A Cry in the Night 1956 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood, Raymond Burr, Richard Anderson, Irene Hervey, Anthony Caruso, Alan Ladd
Raymond Burr is very good as Harold Lofus, a voyeur whose obsession accelerates to kidnapping young Liz Taggart (Natalie Wood), the daughter of police Captain Dan Taggart (Edmond O'Brien).
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The Dude Ranger 1934 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: George O'Brien, Irene Hervey, LeRoy Mason, Henry Hall, Syd Saylor, Jim Mason, Sid Jordan, Alma Chester, Lloyd Ingraham, Si Jenks, Earl Dwire, Lafe McKee
Easterner Ernest Selby (George O'Brien) inherits a cattle ranch and heads West to check it out. But when he discovers that the cattle are being rustled, he hires on as a dude cowhand to find out what's going on. He uncovers the bad guy and even gets the girl, Ann (Irene Hervey). A good early Western.
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East Side of Heaven 1939 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey, C. Aubrey Smith, Jerome Cowan, Robert Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald, Arthur Hoyt, Brandon Hurst
Taxi driver Denny (Bing Crosby) discovers a baby abandoned on the back seat of his cab, and he determines to care for the infant with the help of fiancee Mary (Joan Blondell) and his best friend, Nicky (Mischa Auer). Crosby croons, of course.
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Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid 1948 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, Art Smith, Lumsden Hare, Fred Clark, James Logan, Mary Field
Mr. Peabody (William Powell) is a middle-aged Bostonian who, while fishing in the Caribbean, reels in a beautiful mermaid (Ann Blyth).
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Night Monster 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Don Porter, Nils Asther, Fay Helm, Frank Reicher, Doris Lloyd, Francis Pierlot, Janet Shaw, Eddy Waller, Robert Homans, Cyril Delevarti
As the result of an operation, Kurt Ingston (Ralph Morgan) has been left crippled, and his legs have been amputated. Now, one by one, his doctors are becoming murder victims when they visit Kurt at his country estate. A psychologist, Dr. Lynn Harper (Irene Hervey), investigates the sanity of Kurt's daughter Margaret (Fay Helm), and Dick Baldwin (Don Porter) investigates the killings. Will Dick be able to solve the murders before Lynn becomes the next victim?
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Play Misty for Me 1971  R, 102 min.
Genre: Thriller / Romance
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch, Jack Ging, Irene Hervey, James McEachin, Don Siegel, Clarice Taylor, Duke Everts, Tim Frawley, Brit Lind, George Fargo, Mervin W. Frates, Otis Kadani
A Carmel, California, disc jockey Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes involved with murder and suspense because of a crazed fan, Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), who calls night-after-night requesting that Dave play "Misty." One night, Dave picks up Evelyn at a bar and takes her home for a one-night stand. It isn't until later that Dave learns that Evelyn is the mysterious caller asking for "Misty" to be played. Evelyn refuses to just fade away and, instead, destroys Dave's home and belongings. Then, she turns her anger on Dave's girlfriend Tobie (Donna Mills) and plots to murder her.
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Say It in French 1938 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey, Janet Beecher, Mary Carlisle, Holmes Herbert, Walter Kingsford, William Collier Sr., Billy Lee, Erik Rhodes, G.P. Huntley
After a whirlwind courtship in France, golf pro Richard Carrington Jr. (Ray Milland) marries Julie (Olympe Bradna) but finds problems with his family when he returns home to the United States.
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Three Godfathers 1936 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Miracle in the Sand
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, Irene Hervey, Sidney Toler, Dorothy Tree, Roger Imhof, Willard Robertson, Robert Livingston, John Sheehan
Three outlaws are on the run after robbing a bank when they come upon a covered wagon with a dying woman and a newborn baby inside. Though not unanimous, they decide that saving the baby is the top priority.
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| 1. Cactus Flower (1969)
2. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
3. Chicago Deadline (1949)
4. A Cry in the Night (1956)
5. The Dude Ranger (1934)
6. East Side of Heaven (1939)
7. Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
8. Night Monster (1942)
9. Play Misty for Me (1971)
10. Say It in French (1938)
11. Three Godfathers (1936)
aka: Miracle in the Sand
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