The Band Wagon 1953   N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, James Mitchell, Robert Gist, Thurston Hall, Ava Gardner, Steve Forrest, Douglas Fowley, Jack Gargan, Julie Newmar, Emory Parnell, Harry Stanton
This musical is about aging, Hollywood dancer Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) whose friends Lester and Lily Marton (Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) convince him to make a career comeback through a Broadway show they have written. Tony agrees to star in the show but runs into problems when the "artistic" director Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan) hires prima ballerina Gabriella Gerard (Cyd Charisse) to star with Tony. Tony and Gabriella do not get along, and the show appears doomed until all involved decide that they must work together if the show is to be a hit on Broadway. Musical numbers include "Dancing in the Dark," "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan," and "Louisiana Hayride." 1 User Review
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| | not enough good music in it | babydoll07 04/22/2007 | | not enough good music in it and actors were not that good |
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Border Incident 1949  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell, Arnold Moss, Alfonso Bedoya, Teresa Celli, Charles McGraw, Jose Torvay, John Ridgely, Arthur Hunnicutt, Sig Ruman, Otto Waldis
Mexican federal agent Pablo Rodriguez (Ricardo Montalban) and American border patrol agent Jack Bearnes (George Murphy) join forces to infiltrate a smuggling ring and put an end to the killing and kidnapping of illegal aliens around the California border.
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Devil's Doorway 1950 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams, Spring Byington, James Millican, Harry Antrim
This average flick started a trend to present Native Americans as the "good guys" and whites as the "bad guys." Lance (Robert Taylor) returns to his tribal lands after the Civil War to find that his people are being persecuted by whites who want the land. He must become a renegade to right the wrongs.
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Oklahoma! 1955   N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Musical / Western / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, Charlotte Greenwood, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, James Whitmore, Jay C. Flippen, Barbara Lawrence, Roy Barcroft, James Mitchell, Bambi Linn
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote this classic musical about early Oklahoma settlers. One of the prominent songs presented, "Oh What a Beautiful Morning," is sung by Curly (Gordon MacRae). Curley and Laurey (Shirley Jones) are the cowboy and farmer's daughter who fall in love. 2 User Reviews
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| | great muscical | mojojojo 08/12/2007 | | this is one of the best musicals ever it has music dram romance murder everything superb i also like south pacific |
| | baritone2 02/19/2007 | | This is the greatest musical I have ever seen or directed. I have directed and sung in many, many musicials, and I still have a fondness and respect for "Oklahoma". It has everything; great dancing, humor, nice plot and semi plot, very nice orchestration, beautiful solos and ensemble singing and great scenery! RB |
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The Prodigal 1955  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton, James Mitchell, Neville Brand, Walter Hampden, Taina Elg, Francis L. Sullivan, Joseph Wiseman, John Dehner, Sandy Descher, Cecil Kellaway, Philip Tonge, David Leonard
Based on the Bible story, in this rendition Edmund Purdom takes the role of the prodigal son Micah who gives in to greed. Micah spends his portion of his father's (Walter Hampden) fortune on new clothes, property, and the pursuit of the pagan Princess Samarra (Lana Turner) who wants him to renounce his faith. But, Micah refuses to forsake Jehova. After running out of funds, Micah is sold into slavery from which he escapes while freeing the other slaves. Micah returns home, his father welcomes him, and the fatted calf is killed in his honor.
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The Toast of New Orleans 1950 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, David Niven, J. Carrol Naish, Rita Moreno, James Mitchell, Richard Hageman, Clinton Sundberg, Sig Arno, Romo Vincent
Pepe Abellard Duvalle (Mario Lanza) is a bayou fisherman who is groomed for an operatic career by Jacques Riboudeaux (David Niven). Lanza sings "Be My Love" to Kathryn Grayson; the song was nominated for an Academy Award.
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| 1. The Band Wagon (1953)
2. Border Incident (1949)
3. Devil's Doorway (1950)
4. Oklahoma! (1955)
5. The Prodigal (1955)
6. The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
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