Blackbeard's Ghost 1968  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Joby Baker, Elliott Reid, Richard Deacon, Norman Grabowski, Michael Conrad, Kelly Thordsen, Herbie Faye, George Murdock, Ned Glass, Gil Lamb
In this Disney film, the restless ghost of notorious pirate Blackbeard (Peter Ustinov) helps Steve (Dean Jones) fight off efforts of developers of a gambling casino who plan to build in the neighborhood.
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 Gidget 1959  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Joby Baker, Yvonne Craig, Doug McClure, Tom Laughlin, Jo Morrow, Robert Ellis
This classic film from the 1950s era features Sandra Dee as Gidget–the California teenager who surfs and finds love on the beach.
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Girl Happy 1965 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker, Mary Ann Mobley, Jackie Coogan, Chris Noel, Nita Talbot, John Fiedler, Fabrizio Mioni, Jimmy Hawkins
Rusty Wells (Elvis Presley) leads a rock 'n' roll group that works for Chicago crime boss Big Frank (Harold Stone) who sends them to work in a Fort Lauderdale nightclub entertaining college students during Spring Break. Big Frank's reason for sending them to Florida is so that Rusty will watch over his daughter Valerie (Shelley Fabares) who is vacationing there. Rusty and Valerie fall in love, but Valerie drops him when she learns of her father's involvement. Then, Valerie gets involved with an Italian playboy (Fabrizio Mioni), goes on a drunken spree, and ends up in jail. But, by story's end, Rusty and Valerie are happily reunited. Songs include "Girl Happy," "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die," "Spring Fever, and "Startin' Tonight."
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The Last Angry Man 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Luther Adler, Joby Baker, Joanna Moore, Billy Dee Williams, Godfrey Cambridge, Cicely Tyson, Nancy R. Pollock
Dr. Sam Abelman (Paul Muni) is an elderly doctor who has spent his lifetime helping his patients without regard for financial gain. Now the media is interested in him, and he is determined to remain true to his idealism. Muni received an Academy Award nomination.
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Superdad 1974   G, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Bob Crane, Kurt Russell, Barbara Rush, Joe Flynn, Kathleen Cody, Dick Van Patten, Joby Baker, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Jonathan Daly
Bob Crane plays a father who competes with his daughter's (Kathleen Cody) fiance (Kurt Russell) but loses in every contest. A Disney bust. 1 User Review
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| | delightful film | jw 09/12/2007 | | I did not see this film when it orginally came out, but 10 years later when I was in my 20's. Everytime it is on TV I make sure I watch it. I wish it was on DVD to give to my girls. The music soundtrack was enticing that I used it in my wedding. |
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Target Zero 1955  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson, L.Q. Jones, Chuck Connors, Strother Martin, Joby Baker, John Alderson, John Dennis, George Chan
Lieutenant Flagler (Richard Conte) and his patrol join forces with three British soldiers and a United Nations worker, Ann Galloway (Peggie Castle), to hold off the enemy in this Korean War film.
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army 1960 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Murphy
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker, Warren Berlinger, Richard Anderson, Mike Kellin, Alvy Moore
Lieutenant Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) commands a battered old SAILING ship during World War II that is assigned a mission that involves heading through Japanese-controlled waters.
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When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Cast: Sue Ane Langdon, Louis Armstrong, Liberace, Frank Faylen, Harve Presnell, Fred Clark, Connie Francis, Stanley Adams, Joby Baker, Russell Collins
A financially troubled college is saved through the efforts of its students in this over-long film used to show off studio talent.
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| 1. Avalanche (1978)
2. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
3. Gidget (1959)
4. Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
5. Girl Happy (1965)
6. Key Witness (1960)
7. The Last Angry Man (1959)
8. Superdad (1974)
9. Target Zero (1955)
10. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
11. When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
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