Bells Are Ringing 1960  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr., Jean Stapleton, Frank Gorshin, Ruth Storey, Dort Clark, Ralph Roberts, Valerie Allen, Bernard West, Steve Peck, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Ames, Jan Arvan
Judy Holliday recreates her Broadway role of Manhattan telephone operator Ella Peterson who works for an answering service run by her cousin, Sue (Jean Stapleton). Ella gets involved with her clients and, while on the phone with playwright Jeffrey Moss (Dean Martin), Ella falls in love with him. Problems develop because Ella will not reveal her true identity, but Moss and other clients appear together at Ella's doorstep, and all ends happily. The songs include "Just in Time" and "The Party's Over." The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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 The Chase 1946  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Ripley
Cast: Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan, Peter Lorre, Jack Holt, Don Wilson, James Westerfield, Shirley(2) O'Hara, Nina Koshetz, Alex Minotis, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Ames, Bess Flowers, Alex Montoya
The fortunes of Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings), an out-of-luck veteran, change when he returns a wallet to gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran). Matters get rough when Eddie's wife Loma(Michele Morgan) is sprung from prison. Chuck helps her escape from Eddie, and the chase is on.
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Whistle Stop 1946  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leonide Moguy
Cast: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway, Jorja Curtright, Jane Nigh, Florence Bates, Charles Drake, Charles Judels, Carmel Myers, Jimmy Conlin, Jimmy Ames, Mack Gray, Charles Wagenheim, Robert Homans
Small-town girl Mary (Ava Gardner) returns home from Chicago and re-ignites her past romance with ne'er-do-well Kenny (George Raft)–until she becomes involved with a corrupt saloon owner, Lew (Tom Conway). Will Kenny clean-up his act and win Mary back?
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| 1. Bells Are Ringing (1960)
2. The Chase (1946)
3. Whistle Stop (1946)
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