Bachelor in Paradise 1961  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Don Porter, Virginia Grey, Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver, Florence Sundstrom, Clinton Sundberg, Alan Hewitt
In preparation for his next story, Adam J. Niles (Bob Hope) moves to the suburbs where he plans to research lifestyles. He ends up listening to housewives' problems and giving them advice on how to improve their lots in life.
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 Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954   N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Ben Chapman, Rodd Redwing, Bernie Gozier, Ricou Browning, Henry A. Escalante, Perry Lopez, Sydney Mason
Originally a 3-D thriller, this is the story of a scientific expedition that discovers a half-man/half-fish creature (underwater scenes played by Ricou Browning and those on land played by Ben Chapman) in a lagoon along the Amazon River. Those on the expedition include David Reed (Richard Carlson), Mark Williams (Richard Denning) and Kay Lawrence (Julie Adams). They catch the creature, tranquilize it, and bring it aboard. But, the creature manages to escape, kidnaps Kay, and the terror continues. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous Jim 10/28/2007 | | Real scary for its time,Well made. |
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A Global Affair 1964 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Robert Sterling, Michele Mercier, Yvonne De Carlo, Nehemiah Persoff, John McGiver, Miiko Taka, Mickey Shaughnessy, Elga Anderson
An infant is abandoned at the United Nations and members put in politically motivated claims for the baby's adoption.
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Hello Down There 1969 G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
Director: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Jim Backus, Ken Berry, Charlotte Rae, Richard Dreyfuss, Arnold Stang, Merv Griffin, Lee Meredith, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, Lou Wagner, Bruce Gordon, Harvey Lembeck
This story is about Fred and Vivian Miller (Tony Randall and Janet Leigh) and their family moving into an underwater home where they plan to live for 30 days. TV host Merv Griffin (playing himself) arranges an underwater interview. Meanwhile, two of the Miller kids–Lorrie (Kay Cole) and Tommy (Gary Tigerman)–are members of a rock band that includes Harold, Nate, and Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss, Roddy McDowall, and Lou Wagner), and they are trying to cut a record. The film is silly, but it is fun to watch.
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High School Confidential! 1958  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Young Hellions
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Barrymore Jr., Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens, Ray Anthony, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jackie Coogan, Lyle Talbot, William Wellman Jr.
The high-school drug scene in the 1950s is revealed through a new "student" who enters school and becomes involved in the illegal activities on campus. Terrible!
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 It Came from Outer Space 1953 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Russell Johnson, Kathleen Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Dave Willock, Alan Dexter, George Eldredge, Edgar Dearing
This is the prototype for movies about creatures from outer space who take over bodies of people on earth.
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The Lady Takes a Flyer 1958 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Lana Turner, Richard Denning, Jeff Chandler, Andra Martin, Chuck Connors, Reta Shaw, Alan Hale Jr., Jerry Paris, Nestor Paiva
Lana Turner and Jeff Chandler are strong-willed pilots who fall in love, marry, and have problems combining their professional and personal lives.
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Man in the Shadow 1957  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander, James Gleason, Royal Dano, Paul Fix, Barbara Lawrence, John Larch, Leo Gordon
Powerful rancher Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles) has a Mexican laborer killed because he was involved with Renchler's daughter. A new sheriff, Ben Sadler (Jeff Chandler), proves to be an obstacle to Renchler's free run over people.
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The Mouse That Roared 1959 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, David Kossoff, William Hartnell, Timothy Bateson, Leo McKern, MacDonald Parke, Monte Landis, Colin Gordon, Bill Nagy
A very small and even more bankrupt country, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, decides to end its financial woes by declaring war on the United States. The intent is to lose the war and then receive U.S. aid to rebuild. There is much in this funny movie that relates to the world today. Also catch the funny sequel, "The Mouse on the Moon."
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No Name on the Bullet 1959 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, R.G. Armstrong, Virginia Grey, Warren Stevens, Willis Bouchey, Whit Bissell, Edgar Stehli, Simon Scott, Karl Swenson, Jerry Paris
Professional assassin John Gant (Audie Murphy) rides into Lordsburg causing paranoia among many in the town who have shady pasts. Who is the intended victim? One of Audie Murphy's best roles.
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 Revenge of the Creature 1955  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva, Grandon Rhodes, Dave Willock, Robert Williams, Charles Cane, Ricou Browning, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hennesy
The Creature was killed in the successful original, "Creature from the Black Lagoon," but is back for another try. This time it is captured from the lagoon and taken to an aquarium in Florida for exhibition, study, and to be taught English. But it has its eyes on one of the scientists (Lori Nelson) looking after him and soon escapes and kidnaps her. And the chase is on. Clint Eastwood makes his screen debut in a small part.
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The Swiss Conspiracy 1975 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: David Janssen, Senta Berger, John Ireland, John Saxon, Elke Sommer, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Arthur Brauss, Inigo Gallo, David Hess
Customers having secret accounts in a Swiss bank find their fortunes as well as their lives in jeopardy. American investigator David Christopher (David Janssen) is hired to save the day.
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 Tarantula 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Raymond Bailey, Clint Eastwood, Hank Patterson, Steve Darrell, Dee Carroll
Scientists are horrified when a tarantula escapes from the lab and attacks local citizens.
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The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West 1976  G, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jack Arnold, Earl Bellamy, Bruce Bilson, Oscar Rudolph
Cast: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Lynn Wood, William Cort, Eddie Little Sky, Ernest Esparza III, Don "Red" Barry, James Gammon, Dennis Fimple, John Quade
In this take-off on TV's "Gilligan's Island," 19th-century wagonmaster Callahan (Forrest Tucker) and his bumbling sidekick Dusty (Bob Denver), along with their passengers, become castaways on the trail from St. Louis to California when they are separated from the wagon train.
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| 1. Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
2. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
3. A Global Affair (1964)
4. Hello Down There (1969)
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
5. High School Confidential! (1958)
aka: Young Hellions
6. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
7. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
8. The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)
9. Man in the Shadow (1957)
10. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
11. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
12. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
13. The Swiss Conspiracy (1975)
14. Tarantula (1955)
15. The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)
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