 1984 1956  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff, Mervyn Johns, Donald Pleasence, Carol Wolveridge, Ernest Clark, Patrick Allen, Michael Ripper, Ronan O'Casey, Ewen Solon, Kenneth Griffith, John Vernon, Walter Gotell
This story is based on George Orwell's novel about the future under a totalitarian government whose ruler, Big Brother, forbids individuality. Winston Smith (Edmond O'Brien) is a worker for the state who falls in love with another worker, Julia (Jan Sterling). Romance is forbidden, and Julia and Winston get help from fellow worker General O'Connor (Michael Redgrave) in a plot to overthrow Big Brother. Unbeknownst to Winston and Julia, O'Connor is a member of the Government and informs on them. They are captured and sent to rehabilitation centers where, under pressure, they betray each other. The story reflects Cold War thinking of the era. Remade in 1984.
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Ace in the Hole 1951 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Carnival
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Jaquet, Harry Harvey
When Leo Minosa (Richard Benedict) is trapped in a mine cave-in, reporter Charles Tatum (Kirk Douglas) sees his chance for glory in building up a story through interviews with the dying miner.
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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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First Monday in October 1981  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Joshua Bryant, Jan Sterling, Barnard Hughes, James Stephens, Charles Lampkin, Noble Willingham, Herb Vigran, Ann Doran
The first Monday in October is annually the first day of the new session for the Supreme Court. In this film, Ruth Loomis (Jill Clayburgh) is a new liberal justice who wins over the respect of conservative Supreme Court Justice Dan Snow (Walter Matthau).
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Flesh and Fury 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist, Louis Jean Heydt, Tom Powers, Harry Guardino, Harry Shannon, Nella Walker
A hearing and speech impaired boxer, Paul Callan (Tony Curtis), is torn between two women: a sexy blonde (Jan Sterling) and an honest, secure reporter (Mona Freeman).
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The Harder They Fall 1956 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Edward Andrews, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Albertson, Val Avery
Boxing provides the backdrop for this film about sports writer Eddie Willis' (Humphrey Bogart) increasing recognition of the exploitation of boxers. Bogart's last film.
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Having Babies 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Ronny Cox, Harry Guardino, Tom Kennedy, Linda Purl, Richard Masur, Jan Sterling, Karen Valentine, Jessica Walter
This drama tells the story of four couples as they decide to have babies by natural (Lamaze) methods. It was probably more timely then than now and spawned two sequels and a TV series.
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 The High and the Mighty 1954  G, 147 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Newton, Robert Stack, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Sidney Blackmer, Ann Doran, David Brian
Passengers' emotions rise to the surface when their airplane is in danger of crashing into the Pacific Ocean. All of the "Airplane" comedies resulted from this, the first airplane disaster film. The film won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score and had four other nominations, including Best Director and two for Supporting Actress (Jan Sterling and Claire Trevor).
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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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The Incident 1967  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Ed McMahon, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Gary Merrill
Two young juvenile delinquents terrorize passengers on the New York subway–until Private Felix Telfinger (Beau Bridges) decides to take action. Sheen's film debut. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 03/27/2007 | | I remember seeing this movie when it was first shown in a New York City theater in 1967. Pretty good movie for its time. |
| | Bijou Bobber 02/07/2007 | | This is a sleeper. Outstanding class, first rate plot (high tension), great acting. All the ingredients of a top drawer movie. |
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Johnny Belinda 1948 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan Sterling, Alan Napier, Monte Blue, Richard Walsh, Ian Wolfe
Jane Wyman received the Oscar for her portrayal of Belinda, a deaf-mute who is raped and becomes pregnant. After giving birth to her son, Johnny Belinda, she fights to keep him. The film received 11 other Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Lew Ayres), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), and Director.
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Man with the Gun 1955 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Wilson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe, Henry Hull, Angie Dickinson, Emile Meyer, John Lupton, Barbara Lawrence, Ted de Corsia, Leo Gordon
When citizens of a small town hire ex-gunfighter Clint Tollinger to clean up their town, he becomes as violent as the people he has been hired to oust.
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The Mating Season 1951 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Larry Keating, James Lorimer, Gladys Hurlbut, Cora Witherspoon, Ellen Corby
Val (John Lund), from humble beginnings, is now a factory worker and marries the rich and popular Maggie (Gene Tierney). Meanwhile, his mother's (Thelma Ritter) hamburger stand goes broke, so she hitchhikes west to see the newlyweds. When she arrives, Maggie takes her for a maid (for a party) and the mother-in-law goes along with it, despite her son's objections. Thelma Ritter does a great job and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Mystery Street 1950 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson, Jan Sterling, Edmon Ryan, Betsy Blair, Wally Maher, Willard Waterman
Boston detective Lieutenant Peter Morales (Ricardo Montalban) and forensic expert Dr. McAdoo (Bruce Bennett) work tirelessly to track down a killer by using skeletal remains of the victim as their clues to reconstructing the crime.
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Pony Express 1953 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael(2) Moore, Porter Hall, Richard Shannon, Henry Brandon, Stuart Randall, Pat Hogan
As part of its Manifest Destiny, the United States government founded the Pony Express in the middle of the 19th century to link the East with its interests in California. This is the larger-than-life story about Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) as they battled to keep the Pony Express running.
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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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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue 1957 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams, Walter Matthau, Charles McGraw, Sam Levene, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, Nick Dennis
District attorney William Keating (Richard Egan) looks into the murder of longshoreman Solly Pitts (Mickey Shaughnessy) and finds Mob leader Al Dahlke (Walter Matthau) is behind most of the crime on the N.Y.C. docks.
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Union Station 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts, James Seay, Herbert Heyes, Fred Graham, Parley Baer
Following the kidnapping of a woman, Chicago police Lieutenant William Calhoun (William Holden) leads fellow cops in a suspense-filled effort to trap the kidnapper.
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| 1. 1984 (1956)
2. Ace in the Hole (1951)
aka: The Big Carnival
3. Appointment with Danger (1951)
4. Female on the Beach (1955)
5. First Monday in October (1981)
6. Flesh and Fury (1952)
7. The Harder They Fall (1956)
8. Having Babies (1976)
9. The High and the Mighty (1954)
10. High School Confidential! (1958)
aka: Young Hellions
11. The Incident (1967)
12. Johnny Belinda (1948)
13. Man with the Gun (1955)
14. The Mating Season (1951)
15. Mystery Street (1950)
16. Pony Express (1953)
17. Rhubarb (1951)
18. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
19. Union Station (1950)
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