Always Leave Them Laughing 1949  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Bert Lahr, Alan Hale, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Gough, Max Showalter, Iris Adrian, Wally Vernon
Comedian Kip Cooper's (Milton Berle) career has endured as many highs as lows. This story was remade as "Mr. Saturday Night" with Billy Crystal as the star.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975  G, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Slim Pickens, David Wayne, Harry Morgan, John McGiver, Don Knight, Clay O'Brien, Dennis Fimple, Iris Adrian
In this Disney film, three spirited children are "inherited" by Bill Bixby and get involved with bumbling bank robbers (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) in the old West.
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Blondie's Hero 1950  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, William Frawley, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Danny Mummert, Joe Sawyer, Iris Adrian, Teddy Infuhr, Frank Jenks
Dagwood accidentally joins the Army Reserves in this next-to-last entry of the long-running series.
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 Blue Hawaii 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Nancy Walters, Roland Winters, Steve Brodie, Angela Lansbury, John Archer, Howard McNear, Gregory Gaye, Iris Adrian
Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) leaves the Army and returns to his home on a successful Hawaiian pineapple plantation. When he decides to work for the tourist bureau, his family is disappointed that he is not tending to the family fortune.
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Bluebeard 1944  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Ludwig Stossel, Iris Adrian, George Pembroke, Teala Loring, Sonia Sorel, Henry Kolker, Emmett Lynn, Patti McCarty, Frank Darien, George Irving
John Carradine is at his spooky best as he plays deranged killer Gaston Morel, a deranged killer of beautiful women. Morel is an artist who picks up models, paints their pictures, and then kills them. He meets his match in a clever young woman (Jean Parker) who learns about Morel's crimes and is determined to bring him to justice.
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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Iris Adrian, Harry Hayden, Adele Roberts, Joe Devlin, Dan Stowell, Philip Van Zandt, Marilyn Johnson, Robert Williams, John Tyrrell
In this film, which is one of the best of the "Boston Blackie" series, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) track down psycho killer "Jimmy" Cook (Steve Cochran) who has escaped from an asylum. To intimidate Blackie, Jimmy kidnaps dance hall hostess Sally Brown (Nina Foch). Now Blackie and The Runt try to find Jimmy, and, of course, Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) is hot on their trail suspecting Blackie of murder.
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Cross My Heart 1946 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Berry
Cast: Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Rhys Williams, Ruth Donnelly, Iris Adrian, Al Bridge, Howard Freeman, Michael Chekhov, Milton Kibbee, Lewis L. Russell
Confessing to a murder she did not commit, a woman (Betty Hutton) depends on her lawyer husband (Sonny Tufts) to defend her and, in turn, give her the attention she craves. This is a remake of "True Confession."
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The Fast and the Furious 1954 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Ireland, Edward Sampson
Cast: John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle, Marshall Bradford, Jean Howell, Iris Adrian, Larry Thor, Bruno VeSota, Robin Morse, Byrd Holland, Dick Pinner, Henry Rowland, "Snub" Pollard, Lou Place, Roger Corman
While running from a murder frame-up, Frank (John Ireland) meets Connie (Dorothy Malone) at a cafe. He takes Connie and her car on a cross-country race that will get him out of the country. But on the way, Connie works on him to turn himself in, and they fall in love. Eventually, Frank does the right thing and returns to clear his name.
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Flamingo Road 1949 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian, Gladys George, Fred Clark, Gertrude Michael, Virginia Huston, Alice White, Tristram Coffin, Sam McDaniel, Tito Vuolo, Iris Adrian, Pierre Watkin, James Flavin
Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy (Joan Crawford) is stranded in a small, Florida town where she gets a job as a waitress. She falls in love with Deputy Sheriff Fielding Carlisle (Zachary Scott), but Sheriff Titus Semple (Sidney Greenstreet), who will have none of their romance, frames Lane on a prostitution charge and sends her to jail. Later, after being released from prison, Lane returns to town and seeks revenge against the sheriff–an act that will bring death or destruction to all.
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Hard Guy 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Jack La Rue, Mary Healy, Kane Richmond, Iris Adrian, Gayle Mellott, Jack Mulhall, Howard Banks, Ben Taggart, C. Montague Shaw, Inna Gest
Nightclub owner Vic (Jack La Rue) marries off his showgirls to rich, young men and then charges the men's fathers for annulments. When one of the girls refuses to be part of the scam and is murdered, her sister (Mary Healy) takes the job of cigarette girl to learn the identity of her sister's killer.
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Lady of Burlesque 1943 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Striptease Lady
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg, Iris Adrian, Gloria Dickson, Marion Martin, Pinky Lee, Frank Conroy, Charles Dingle, Frank Fenton
Based on Gypsy Rose Lee's novel, "The G-String Murders," this is a witty drama about striptease artist Dixie Daisy (Barbara Stanwyck) who becomes involved in murders at her burlesque theater.
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 The Love Bug 1968  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong, Iris Adrian, Joe E. Ross, Barry Kelley, Andy Granatelli, Ned Glass, Gil Lamb, Robert Foulk, Nicole Jaffe, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
The "Love Bug" is a Volkswagen Beetle car that seems to have a mind of its own considering where it will travel in this delightful Disney film. Race car driver Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) "rescues" Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle that seems to drive by itself, and follows Jim home. Now, Herbie enables Jim to win race after race, but watch out, that jealous racer Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson) is preparing to sabotage the next race.
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Million Dollar Kid 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William "Billy" Benedict, Louise Currie, Noah Beery, Iris Adrian, Herbert Heys, Robert Greig, Johnny Duncan, Stanley Brown
The East Side Kids try to do their part in ridding the streets of hoods. In the process, they rescue a millionaire from muggers, one of whom was the rich man's son, Roy (Johnny Duncan). The Gang sets out to reform the son, but with little success, until Roy's brother is killed in the war. Now Roy tries to help the Gang, which puts him in jeopardy.
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Murder at Glen Athol 1936  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel, Barry Norton, Harry Holman, Betty Blythe, Wilson Benge, E.H. Calvert, James P. Burtis, Lew Kelly
While on vacation, detective Bill Holt (John Miljan) attends a party at a country mansion where death takes center stage when three guests are murdered.
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My Favorite Spy 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan, Arnold Moss, John Archer, Morris Ankrum, Iris Adrian, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurki, Marc Lawrence
When an espionage agent is killed in the line of duty, his look-alike, Peanuts (Bob Hope), is sent to Tangiers to finish the job.
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 The Odd Couple 1968 G, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gene Saks
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner, Larry Haines, Iris Adrian, Patricia D. Bohannon, Billie Bird, Ted Beniades, John C. Becher, Al Barlick, Matty Alou
This is one of Neil Simon's best and most popular comedies. Felix Ungar's (Jack Lemmon) wife has thrown him out, and, after contemplating suicide, Felix decides to move into his best friend Oscar Madison's (Walter Matthau) apartment. Oscar's wife is also divorcing him, and the temporary move makes sense. But, Felix is a compulsive organizer, and Oscar is an excessive slob. Will their opposite personalities make or break the possibility of their living in the same apartment?
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Once a Thief 1950 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W. Lee Wilder
Cast: June Havoc, Cesar Romero, Marie McDonald, Lon Chaney Jr., Iris Adrian, Jack Daly, Marta Mitrovich, Ann Tyrrell, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Mark
A shoplifter gets into even deeper trouble when she allows a con man to take her stolen goods. To make matters worse, he turns her in to the police. After her release, she vows to get even.
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The Paleface 1948 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Charles Trowbridge, Jeff York, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Bobby Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans, Stanley Andrews, Wade Crosby, Chief Yowlachie, Iron Eyes Cody, John Maxwell
The song "Buttons and Bows" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this very entertaining comedy about the romance and marriage of Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) and frontier dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope) who she meets while investigating the selling of rifles to Indians.
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Philo Vance Returns 1947 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Infamous Crimes
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: William Wright, Vivian Austin, Leon Belasco, Clara Blandick, Ramsay Ames, Damian O'Flynn, Frank Wilcox, Iris Adrian, Ann Staunton, Tim Murdock
After a seven year absence Philo Vance returns for a short series of three low-budget entries with William Wright in the role of the sophisticated master detective in this one–but not the final two. When popular playboy Larry Blendon (Damian O'Flynn) is murdered, his many ex-wives and girlfriends come under suspicion as well as becoming potential victims due to inheriting their share of his estate. Perhaps Philo Vance can come to the rescue.
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Rings on Her Fingers 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar, Shepperd Strudwick, Spring Byington, Frank Orth, Henry Stephenson, Marjorie Gateson, George Lessey, Iris Adrian
John Wheeler (Henry Fonda) is conned by a trio of swindlers. However, one of the culprits, Susan Miller (Gene Tierney), falls in love with John and helps him regain his lost money.
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Road to Zanzibar 1941 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Una Merkel, Eric Blore, Luis Alberni, Douglass Dumbrille, Iris Adrian, Lionel Royce, Ernest Whitman, Joan Marsh, Norma Varden
Searching for a South African diamond mine becomes the quest of con-men Chuck (Bing Crosby) and Fearless (Bob Hope). Along for the ride are chorus girls Donna Latoor (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel).
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Shake Hands with Murder 1944 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks, Douglas Fowley, Jack Raymond, Claire Rochelle, Herbert Rawlinson, Juan de la Cruz, I. Stanford Jolley, Forrest Taylor, George Kirby, Gene Roth, Anitra Sparrow
Bail-bond broker Patsy Brent (Iris Adrian) and her partner Eddie Jones (Frank Jenks) try to help accused embezzler Steve Morgan (Douglas Fowley) by posting a big bond for him. All goes well–until Morgan's victim, John Clark (Herbert Rawlinson), is murdered, and Morgan comes up as the main suspect. Now, Patsy and Eddie must try to prove him innocent and find the real killer.
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The Sky Dragon 1949 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, Tim Ryan, Milburn Stone, Elena Verdugo, Lyle Talbot, Noel Neill, Iris Adrian, John Eldredge
This time around, Charlie Chan (Roland Winters) solves the crime while flying above the Pacific Ocean in the same airliner in which a $250,000 theft occurred. The last in the Charlie Chan series is perhaps the worst.
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The Stork Club 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Hal Walker
Cast: Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore, Robert Benchley, Bill Goodwin, Iris Adrian, Mikhail Rasumny, Mary Young, Andy Russell, Pierre Watkin
Judy Peabody (Betty Hutton) is a hat check girl who saves the life of Jerry B. Bates (Barry Fitzgerald). He repays her anonymously by setting her up as a wealthy woman. But problems develop when her boyfriend returns from the war and is suspicious of her newfound prosperity.
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Submarine Base 1943 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert H. Kelley
Cast: Eric Blore, Luis Alberni, Iris Adrian, Fifi D'Orsay, John Litel, Alan Baxter, Jacqueline Dalya, Georges Metaxa, George Flaherty, Rafael Storm
An ex-gangster works with the Allies from a small island–until the Nazis catch on to his double-crossing activities.
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 That Darn Cat 1965 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Neville Brand, Elsa Lanchester, William Demarest, Frank Gorshin, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Richard Eastham, Grayson Hall, Tom Lowell, Iris Adrian, Liam Sullivan
In this Disney film Siamese cat D.C. (Darn Cat) ends up in the middle of an FBI investigation and leads to solving a kidnapping case. D.C. is allowed into the home used by bank robbers Iggy and Dan (Frank Gorshin and Neville Brand) who are holding bank teller Margaret Miller (Grayson Hall) hostage. Margaret etches the word "Help" on her watch and then attaches it to D.C.'s neck. When D.C. arrives home to his owners Patti and Ingrid Randall (Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine), Patti discovers the watch and calls the F.B.I. When agent Zeke (Dean Jones) arrives at their home, they decide to tail D.C., believing that he will lead them to the robbers and hostage Margaret. Zeke, Patti, neighbors, and friends join in the hunt and provide good slapstick comedy along the way.
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 Thunder Birds 1942 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton, Jack Holt, Dame May Whitty, George Barbier, Richard Haydn, Reginald Denny, Iris Adrian, Ted North, C. Montague Shaw, Joyce Compton
Set during World War II, this is the story of a love triangle between Kay Saunders (Gene Tierney), air cadet Steve Britt (Preston Foster), and his trainer Peter Stackhouse (John Sutton).
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The Trouble with Women 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Lloyd Bridges, Iris Adrian, Charles Smith, Lewis L. Russell
Professor Gilbert Sedley (Ray Milland) runs into problems while publicizing his new book and sues the newspaper responsible. Kate Farrell (Teresa Wright) is sent to investigate, and the good professor is soon smitten.
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Wild Geese Calling 1941 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Ona Munson, Barton MacLane, Russell Simpson, Iris Adrian, James C. Morton, Stanley Andrews, Mary Field
During the 1890s the Murdocks, John (Henry Fonda) and Sally (Joan Bennett), trudge from Oregon to Alaska. John suspects Sally is being unfaithful while, in reality, she is pregnant.
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| 1. Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
2. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
3. Blondie's Hero (1950)
4. Blue Hawaii (1961)
5. Bluebeard (1944)
6. Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
7. Cross My Heart (1946)
8. The Fast and the Furious (1954)
9. Flamingo Road (1949)
10. Hard Guy (1941)
11. Lady of Burlesque (1943)
aka: Striptease Lady
12. The Love Bug (1968)
13. Million Dollar Kid (1944)
14. Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
15. My Favorite Spy (1951)
16. The Odd Couple (1968)
17. Once a Thief (1950)
18. Our Relations (1936)
19. The Paleface (1948)
20. Philo Vance Returns (1947)
aka: Infamous Crimes
21. Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
22. Road to Zanzibar (1941)
23. Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
24. The Sky Dragon (1949)
25. The Stork Club (1945)
26. Submarine Base (1943)
27. That Darn Cat (1965)
28. Thunder Birds (1942)
29. The Trouble with Women (1947)
30. Wild Geese Calling (1941)
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