Abie's Irish Rose 1946 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Joanne Dru, Richard Norris, Michael Chekhov, George E. Stone, Art Baker, Eric Blore, J.M. Kerrigan, Vera Gordon, Emory Parnell, Bruce Merritt
A young Irish Catholic woman marries into a Jewish family. The predictable problems occur in this dated film.
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All the King's Men 1949 N/R, 109 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Shepperd Strudwick, Anne Seymour, Will Wright, Raymond Greenleaf, Houseley Stevenson, Ralph Dumke, Walter Burke
Based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, inspired by the activities of Louisiana Governor Huey Long, this is a story about political corruption. Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) rises to the governorship of his Southern state, but corruption results in his ultimate undoing. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge); nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actor (John Ireland).
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The Dark Avenger 1955 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Action aka: The Warriors
Director: Henry Levin Cast: Errol Flynn, Joanne Dru, Peter Finch, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Holt, Michael Hordern, Christopher Lee, Sam Kydd, Robert Urquhart, Moultrie Kelsall
Prince Edward (Errol Flynn) rescues Lady Joan Holland (Joanne Dru) and her children from the clutches of the diabolical Count De Ville (Peter Finch).
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Forbidden 1953 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate Cast: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Mamakos, Harry Lauter, Alan Dexter, David Sharpe, Mamie Van Doren
A hired gunman (Tony Curtis) searches for a crime boss's wife (Joanne Dru) and discovers that she is his old girlfriend.
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Hell on Frisco Bay 1955 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Action
Director: Frank Tuttle Cast: Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru, William Demarest, Paul Stewart, Fay Wray, Willis Bouchey, Anthony Caruso, Jayne Mansfield, Nestor Paiva
After being framed for manslaughter and sent to jail as a result, ex-con Steve Rollins (Alan Ladd) seeks revenge against the crime syndicate members who set him up.
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The Light in the Forest 1958 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Family
Director: Herschel Daugherty Cast: Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, Wendell Corey, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy, John McIntire, Joseph Calleia, Carol Lynley, Rafael Campos, Frank Ferguson
After being kidnapped as a young boy and raised by the Delaware Indians, Johnny (James MacArthur) is released and returns to his family where he learns to re-adapt to his white culture. Disney. 1 User Review
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| | Disney´s great movie | david d. 05/26/2007 | | Disney´s great movie. "the light in the forest" is a very interesting and beautiful movie. James Macarthur is wonderful. Great interpretation of a white boy who has lived with the Indians and returns with his white parents. My Disney´s favorite movie |
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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster Cast: Clifton Webb, Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel, Billy Lynn, Doro Merande, Warren Stevens, J. Farrell MacDonald, Thomas Browne Henry, Hugh Beaumont
This is another film in the series of "Mr. Belvedere" comedies. This time, Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb) heads for a retirement home where he gets the residents up and out of their rocking chairs.
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The Pride of St. Louis 1952 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Harmon Jones Cast: Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Hylton, Richard Crenna, Hugh Sanders, James Brown, Philip Van Zandt, Damian O'Flynn, John McKee, Stuart Randall
This biography of baseball pitcher Jerome Herman "Dizzy" Dean stars Dan Dailey as the Ozarks player found in 1928 by big league scouts and brought onto the hallowed fields of major league baseball.
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Red River 1948 N/R, 133 min. Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Coleen Gray, John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., Harry Carey, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Fix, Chief Yowlachie, Hank Worden, Mickey Kuhn, Hal Taliaferro, Shelley Winters
A cattle baron, Tom Dunson (John Wayne), has built up a huge estate, but trouble brews when his adoptive son Matt (Montgomery Clift)–who Tom had rescued as a boy (Mickey Kuhn) from an Indian raid–is not quite ready to put up with the hardships involved in moving cattle to the railroad in Abilene. Matt has just returned from the Civil War and stampedes and pressures of the cattle drive on a difficult route cause tension for Matt, and he is driven to the point of confrontation with his father. One of the best Westerns of the 1940s.
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Western
Director: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Mildred Natwick, Paul Fix, George O'Brien, Arthur Shields, Michael Dugan, Noble Johnson, Fred Graham, Tom Tyler, Jack Pennick
Tried and true cavalry officer Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) is getting ready for retirement, but there is one more job left to do. He is given the assignment of escorting the wife and niece–Abby and Olivia (Mildred Natwick and Joanne Dru)–of his commanding officer Major Mac Allshard (George O'Brien) from the fort to the stagecoach at Sudros Wells. However, the Apaches are on the warpath; they have massacred Custer and the Seventh Cavalry, and dangers lie ahead on the trek to Sudros Wells. The dangers include the Indians AND two of Brittles' men (John Agar and Harry Carey, Jr.) who fight for the attention of Olivia. John and John (Ford and Wayne) are in great form.
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Super Fuzz 1980 PG, 97 min. Genre: Comedy aka: Supersnooper
Director: Sergio Corbucci Cast: Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru, Marc Lawrence, Julie Gordon, Lee Sandman, Jack McDermott, Claudio Ruffini, Sal Borgese, Herb Goldstein
Following contamination from nuclear fallout, Miami cop Dave Speed (Terence Hill) discovers that he has gained super powers that he can use to fight crime.
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Three Ring Circus 1954 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Comedy aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
Director: Joseph Pevney Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Sheldon, Douglas Fowley
Pete Nelson (Dean Martin) and Army pal Jerry Hotchkiss (Jerry Lewis) team up and join a circus owned by the beautiful Jill Brent (Joanne Dru). This film provides one VERY funny scene between Lewis and a "Bearded Lady."
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Thunder Bay 1953 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Marcia Henderson, Antonio Moreno, Fortunio Bonanova, Mario Siletti, Robert Monet, Ben Welden, Ted Mapes, Dale Van Sickel, Frank Chase
Ex-GIs Steve Martin and Johnny Gambi (James Stewart and Dan Duryea) become oil drillers off the gulf-coast of Louisiana and run into complications. The shrimp fishermen in the area fear that the drilling noise is scaring away the shrimp–and, thus, is a threat to their livelihoods. Matters heat up when Steve falls in love with Stella (Joanne Dru) who happens to be a fisherman's (Antonio Moreno) daughter, and Johnny falls for his other daughter Francesca (Marcia Henderson). Despite a hurricane brewing, Steve and Johnny strike it rich and are, finally, able to work out their problems with the fishermen.
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Vengeance Valley 1951 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Richard Thorpe Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, John Ireland, Carleton Carpenter, Ray Collins, Ted de Corsia, Hugh O'Brian, Will Wright, Jim Hayward, Stanley Andrews, Grayce Mills, James Harrison, Margaret Bert
Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) has spent his lifetime covering for his deviant foster brother, Lee Stroble (Robert Walker). Now, Lee is responsible for Lily Fasken's (Sally Forrest) pregnancy, but he blames Owen who then must answer to Lily's brothers Hub and Dick (John Ireland and Hugh O'Brian).
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Wagon Master 1950 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Western / Drama
Director: John Ford Cast: Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, Ward Bond, James Arness, Charles Kemper, Alan Mowbray, Jane Darwell, Kathleen O'Malley, Russell Simpson, Francis Ford, Jim Thorpe, Mickey Simpson, Ruth Clifford, Fred Libby
A Mormon wagon train, led by Elder Wiggs (Ward Bond), is headed for the Utah territory, and two horse traders–Travis (Ben Johnson) and Sandy (Harry Carey Jr.)–are hired to guide them there. Along the way they are joined by Dr. A. Locksley Hall (Alan Mowbray) and his medicine show troupe. Also joining them are Uncle Shiloh Clegg (Charles Kemper) and his family who have just murdered a clerk while robbing an express office. As if dealing with the outlaw Clegg family was not enough, the wagon train must also contend with the Indians along the trail in this great Ford film.
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| 1. Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
2. All the King's Men (1949)
3. The Dark Avenger (1955) aka: The Warriors
4. Forbidden (1953)
5. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
6. The Light in the Forest (1958)
7. Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
8. The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
9. Red River (1948)
10. Return of the Texan (1952)
11. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
12. Super Fuzz (1980) aka: Supersnooper
13. Three Ring Circus (1954) aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
14. Thunder Bay (1953)
15. Vengeance Valley (1951)
16. Wagon Master (1950)
17. The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
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