Appointment with Danger 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, David Wolfe, Geraldine Wall, Dan Riss, Harry Antrim
Postal inspector Al Goddard (Alan Ladd) investigates murder and mail fraud in this good film. "Dragnet" fans will enjoy Jack Webb and Harry Morgan portraying villains.
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Dark City 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack Webb, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Mark Keuning, Walter Sande, Mike Mazurki, Dewey Robinson, Joe Gray, Byron Foulger
Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) becomes involved in a crooked card game in which he wins. However, the losing player, Arthur (Don DeFore), commits suicide as a result of his loss. When Arthur's older brother, Billy (Mark Keuning), learns of the suicide, he sets out for revenge.
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Dragnet 1954 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Webb
Cast: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg, Dennis Weaver, Cliff Arquette, Vic Perrin, James Griffith
This is the film version of the classic TV show, and does a good job of capturing the feel of the era. Sergeant Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate a particularly brutal murder.
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Halls of Montezuma 1950 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Boone, Philip Ahn, Skip Homeier, Jack Webb, Bert Freed
U.S. Marine struggles in the Pacific theater of World War II are enacted in this tense war film.
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He Walked by Night 1948 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann
Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb, Robert Bice, Reed Hadley, John McGuire, Kenneth Tobey
Based on a true story and told in semi-documentary fashion, this is the tale of Davis Morgan (Richard Basehart), a loner psychopath who is also an electronics expert. Davis has conducted a series of robberies and listens in on the police (with a receiver he made) in order to stay ahead of his pursuers. After killing a policeman, he is on the run. The climatic conclusion involves a chase through the sewer system of Los Angeles. A good thriller.
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The Last Time I Saw Archie 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Webb
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jack Webb, Martha Hyer, France Nuyen, Don Knotts, Louis Nye, Richard Arlen, Joe Flynn, Robert Strauss
Archie Hall (Robert Mitchum) is an army private who wheels and deals himself and his buddy, Bill (Jack Webb), into relative lives of ease toward the end of World War II AND they become heroes!
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The Men 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Battle Stripe
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb, Howard St. John, Richard Erdman, Arthur Jurado, Virginia Farmer, Dorothy Tree, Cliff Clark, Patricia Joiner, Nita Hunter, Marshall Ball, John "Skins" Miller, Marguerite Martin
Marlon Brando makes his screen debut as Ken, a paralyzed war veteran whose girlfriend Ellen (Teresa Wright) exhibits great compassion for and loyalty to him–even when Ken refuses to see her. Despite the fact that Ken is losing his will to live, with Ellen's and Dr. Brock's (Everett Sloane) help, Ken enters the exercise program, improves physically, and agrees to marry Ellen.
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Pete Kelly's Blues 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Jack Webb
Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Jayne Mansfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner, John Dennis, Than Wyenn, Herbert Ellis, Mort Marshall, "Snub" Pollard
Set in Kansas City during Prohibition, this film recreates the jazz age and all the elements that made up the Roaring 20s. World War I veteran Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) plays his trumpet and performs with his jazz band while romancing socialite Ivy Conrad (Janet Leigh). But, life is not easy in the days of Prohibition, and Pete endures frequent confrontations with mob boss Fran McCarg (Edmond O'Brien)–culminating in a shootout at the nightclub. The music makes this film well worth watching, and the many songs include Ella Fitzgerald performing "Hard-Hearted Hannah" and Peggy Lee singing "He Needs Me." Lee received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role of mob mistress Rose Hopkins.
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Sunset Blvd. 1950  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Cecil B. DeMille, Jack Webb, Fred Clark, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Lloyd Gough, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton, Anna Q. Nisson, H.B. Warner
Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is an aging ex-Hollywood star who longs for a comeback. Aspiring screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) recognizes her weaknesses and moves into her home by flattering her with stories of her future regained stardom. In addition to three Oscars (Best Writing, Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Musical Score), the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Holden), Actress (Swanson), Supporting Actress and Actor (Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim), and Director.
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 You're in the Navy Now 1951  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Millard Mitchell, John McIntire, Harry von Zell, Jack Webb, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert, Ray Collins, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson
Not one of Gary Cooper's best films, but this comedy about the U.S.S. Teakettle and its captain (Cooper) and crew is fun to watch.
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| 1. Appointment with Danger (1951)
2. Dark City (1950)
3. Dragnet (1969)
4. Dragnet (1954)
5. Halls of Montezuma (1950)
6. He Walked by Night (1948)
7. The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
8. The Men (1950)
aka: Battle Stripe
9. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
10. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
aka: Sunset Boulevard
11. You're in the Navy Now (1951)
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