City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 1994  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Western
aka: City Slickers II
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jack Palance, Jon Lovitz, Patricia Wettig, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Noble Willingham, David Paymer, Josh Mostel, Bill McKinney, Lindsay Crystal, Beth Grant, Jayne Meadows, Alan Charof
In this sequel, the story begins with Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) walking down the street telling his friend that he is getting too heavy. The camera pans to the "friend," who turns out to be Norman, the pet calf from the original "City Slickers." This time around, Mitch is lamenting the death of Curly, and, with his two friends Glen and Duke (Jon Lovitz and Daniel Stern) heads for the hills around Las Vegas and join Curly's twin brother Duke (Jack Palance) in search of a buried treasure.
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 David and Bathsheba 1951 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice, Jayne Meadows, John Sutton, Francis X. Bushman, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, Teddy Infuhr, Gwen Verdon
This Old Testament saga is about King David's (Gregory Peck) seduction by Bathsheba (Susan Hayward).
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Enchantment 1948  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger, Jayne Meadows, Leo G. Carroll, Shepperd Strudwick, Gigi Perreau, Melville Cooper, Henry Stephenson
Years ago, during another war, General Sir Roland Dane (David Niven) lost his chance for love with Lark Ingoldsby (Teresa Wright). Now he encourages ambulance driver Grizel Dabe (Evelyn Keyes) not to make this same mistake with pilot Pax Masterson (Farley Granger).
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It Happened to Jane 1959 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
aka: Twinkle and Shine
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Mary Wickes, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown, Max Showalter, Jayne Meadows, Harry Morgan, Parker Fennelly, Walter Greaza, Philip Coolidge
Widow Jane Osgood (Doris Day) runs a New England lobster business. After her shipment of lobsters die, Jane hires lawyer George Denham (Jack Lemmon) and sues the railroad company she holds responsible. But, railroad executive Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs), who is "the meanest man in the world," does not take the law suit lying down, and the battle rages between Harry and Jane. Meanwhile, love blossoms between George and Jane.
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The Luck of the Irish 1948  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb, James Todd, Jayne Meadows, J.M. Kerrigan, Phil Brown, Charles Irwin, Louise Lorimer, Don Brodie, J. Farrell MacDonald, Norman Leavitt, Tito Vuolo, Dorothy Neumann
American newsman Stephen Fitzgerald (Tyrone Power) is visiting Ireland when he meets a leprechaun, Horace (Cecil Kellaway), and later confronts him with his pot of gold. After Stephen tells the leprechaun that he will not take his gold, the leprechaun is obligated to return the favor. The leprechaun follows Stephen back to New York and tries to clear the way for a romance with sweet Irish colleen Nora (Anne Baxter) who Stephen had met in Ireland. But, Stephen is now seeing the daughter, Frances (Jayne Meadows), of his corrupt boss, D.C. Augur (Lee J. Cobb). When Nora visits New York and sees Stephen and Frances together, she returns to Ireland. With the leprechaun's guidance, Stephen denounces Auger, quits his job, and leaves for Ireland to find Nora.
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Miss All-American Beauty 1982   TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Diane Lane, Cloris Leachman, David Dukes, Jayne Meadows, Alice Hirson, Brian Kerwin, Norman Bennett, Jim Mills, Bobby Fite, Jane Roberts, Stephanie Dunnam, Debra Lynn Rogers
All is not sweetness behind the scenes of a beauty contest as demonstrated by this made-for-TV film. Innocent Sally (Diane Lane) hopes for money to go to college while her coach (Cloris Leachman) has plans to send Sally to the top of the entertainment world. 1 User Review
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| | mommy 02/02/2007 | | I really like this movie....it shows the "other" side of what goes on with pageants and what winning can mean to your life. I really enjoyed Diane Lane and Debra Lynn Rogers and Stephanie Dunnam! |
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Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Mollie Miller
Cast: Hayley Mills, Barry Bostwick, John M. Jackson, Leanne Creel, Monica Creel, Joy Creel, Jayne Meadows, Sasha Mitchell, Glenn Shadix
Once more Hayley Mills plays twin sisters, Sharon and Susan, in this film set amidst a Hawaiian honeymoon.
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Song of the Thin Man 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Philip Reed, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame, Jayne Meadows, Don Taylor, Leon Ames
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) stumble onto a murder, and soon they are in the middle of the investigation. This time around (their sixth and last film in the series) is still fun.
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 The Story of Us 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rita Wilson, Paul Reiser, Julie Hagerty, Tim Matheson, Jayne Meadows, Tom Poston, Betty White, Red Buttons, Colleen Rennison, Jake Sandvig, Rob Reiner, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma
When, after 15 years of marriage, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) appear to be heading for the divorce court, both confide to friends Stan, Rachel, and Dave (Rob Reiner, Rita Wilson, and Paul Reiser) and reminisce (through flashbacks) about events that took place throughout their marriage years.
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Undercurrent 1946 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Edmund Gwenn, Jayne Meadows, Marjorie Main, Clinton Sundberg, Dan Tobin, Kathryn Card, Charles Trowbridge, Leigh Whipper, James Westerfield
Following a whirlwind romance, Ann Hamilton (Katharine Hepburn) marries investor/businessman Alan Garroway (Robert Taylor), and shortly thereafter problems rise to the fore. Alan refuses to discuss his missing brother Michael (Robert Mitchum), and as Ann tries to solve the mystery she begins to suspect that Alan murdered Michael. But, while visiting a ranch, Ann discovers that a man she has been questioning is, in fact, Michael. By now, problems lie deep and extend to Alan wanting to end the marriage.
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| 1. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
aka: City Slickers II
2. David and Bathsheba (1951)
3. Enchantment (1948)
4. It Happened to Jane (1959)
aka: Twinkle and Shine
5. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
6. Miss All-American Beauty (1982)
7. Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
8. Song of the Thin Man (1947)
9. The Story of Us (1999)
10. Undercurrent (1946)
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