The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Jack B. Hively
Cast: Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Lurene Tuttle, Mike Mazurki, Jack Kruschen, Don Haggerty, Helen Kleeb, James Griffith, Michele Marsh, Cliff Osmond, Bill Zuckert, Elvia Allman
In this made-for-TV offering of Mark Twain's story, Tom Sawyer (Dan Monahan) joins his best friend Huckleberry Finn (Kurt Ida) as they help runaway slave Jim (Brock Peters). The trio drifts down the Mississippi River on a raft, and, along the way, they run into con-men "the Duke" (Forrest Tucker) and "the Dauphin" (Larry Storch) and inadvertently become involved in their schemes.
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The Amazing Transparent Man 1960  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Carmel Daniel, Edward Erwin, Jonathan Ledford, Norman Smith, Patrick Cranshaw, Kevin Kelly, Dennis Adams
Paul Krenner (James Griffith) sets out to develop a process to make men invisible in order to make an invisible army that he can market. To this end, he forces Dr. Peter Ulof (Ivan Triesault) to make it happen. But, Paul needs more radium to complete his experiment and, with the help of his girlfriend Laura (Marguerite Chapman), busts Joey Faust (Douglas Kennedy) out of jail to steal the necessary radium after being made invisible. But Joey has other plans upon becoming invisible. A real "cheapie," but it's fun to watch.
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Count Three and Pray 1955  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward, Philip Carey, Raymond Burr, Allison Hayes, Myron Healey, Nancy Kulp, James Griffith, Richard Webb, Kathryn Givney
Following duty as a Union soldier in the Civil War, Luke Fargo (Van Heflin) returns to his Southern hometown where he plans to be a preacher. To his dismay, his presence is met with distrust. Joanne Woodward made her film debut in this movie.
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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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Eight Iron Men 1952 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley, Nick Dennis, James Griffith, Dickie Moore, George Cooper, Barney Phillips, Robert Nichols
Eight World War II Allied soldiers seek safety in a bombed-out Italian town and hold out until help arrives.
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Indian Territory 1950 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Kirby Grant, Philip Van Zandt, Chief Thundercloud, Kenne Duncan, James Griffith, G. Pat Collins, Roy Gordon
After the Civil War, reb cavalryman Gene Autry helps a former Yank bring peace between the Indians and the settlers.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1980  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henning Schellerup
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Dick Butkus, Meg Foster, James Griffith, Paul Sand, Laura Campbell, John Sylvester White, Michael Rudd, Steve Allen, Gary Coleman, H.E.D. Redford, Marneen Fields
This TV version of the Washington Irving classic is filled with humor and good acting as nasty Brom Bones (Dick Butkus) attempts to scare off schoolmaster Ichabod Crane (Jeff Goldblum) when Katrina (Meg Foster) shows an interest in Ichabod. The past schoolmasters have met fateful ends, but Ichabod doesn't listen to Brom Bones' spooky tales–until one dark night when he is pursued by the Headless Horseman. 1 User Review
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| | would love to see this movie offered to the public again. | chrisara 10/23/2007 | | |
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Lorna 1964 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russ Meyer
Cast: Lorna Maitland, Mark Bradley, James Rucker, Hal Hopper, Doc Scortt, Althea Currier, Frank Bolger, F. Rufus Owens, Ken Parker, James Griffith
It's been an unsatisfying first year of marriage for Lorna (Lorna Maitland). He husband, Jim (James Rucker), works in a salt mine and is not able to meet Lorna's sexual needs. After Lorna is raped by an escaped convict (Mark Bradley), Lorna may have found a new lover, though dangers lurk ahead. Typical Russ Meyer sexploitation.
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Red Skies of Montana 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Richard Widmark, Constance Smith, Jeffrey Hunter, Richard Boone, Warren Stevens, James Griffith, Joe Sawyer, Richard Crenna, Ralph Reed, Charles Bronson
Forest firefighters lose their lives in the line of duty, and their leader, Cliff Mason (Richard Widmark), tries to remember if he must take the blame for the tragedy.
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Rhubarb 1951 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart, Elsie Holmes, William Frawley, Leonard Nimoy, Taylor Holmes, Donald MacBride, Strother Martin, Willard Waterman, Henry Slate, James Griffith, Jim Hayward, Tristram Coffin, James Flavin
Rhubarb is a cat that is willed to a baseball team–as the owner! Eric Yeager (Ray Milland) is appointed guardian of Rhubarb, and it becomes immediately apparent that Rhubarb brings good luck to the team, and the fun begins. Based on H. Allen Smith's best-selling novel.
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Search for Danger 1949  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Bernhard
Cast: John Calvert, Myrna Dell, Albert Dekker, Douglas Fowley, Ben Welden, Peter Brocco, Michael Mark, James Griffith, Mauritz Hugo, Jack Daly
This is the last of the "Falcon" series. John Calvert stars as the Falcon on the trail of two gamblers who have made off with $100,000.
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Tribute to a Bad Man 1956 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Stephen McNally, Irene Papas, Vic Morrow, James Griffith, Onslow Stevens, Lee Van Cleef, Jeanette Nolan, Chubby Johnson
Colorado land baron Jeremy Rodock (James Cagney) ruthlessly rules the range and uses his own means to fight off those who threaten his holdings.
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The Vampire 1957 PG, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: Mark of the Vampire
Director: Paul Landres
Cast: John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Lydia Reed, Dabbs Greer, Herb Vigran, Ann Staunton, James Griffith, Paul Brinegar, Budd Buster, Anne O'Neal, Brad Morrow, Mauritz Hugo, Raymond Greenleaf
Scientist/Doctor Paul Beecher (John Beal) received pills from his dying associate who had been conducting experiments on animals to support his work on improving the human brain. Suffering from migraine headaches, he takes his pill to relieve the headache but inadvertently takes the wrong pill. He turns into a killer vampire, and, even worse, the pill is addictive, and he must take it daily–and the killing continues.
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| 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
2. The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
3. Count Three and Pray (1955)
4. Dragnet (1954)
5. Eight Iron Men (1952)
6. Indian Territory (1950)
7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
8. Lorna (1964)
9. Red Skies of Montana (1952)
10. Rhubarb (1951)
11. Search for Danger (1949)
12. Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
13. The Vampire (1957)
aka: Mark of the Vampire
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