In Old Arizona 1928  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Burgess, Warner Baxter, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe Brown, John Webb Dillon, Ivan Linow, Roy Stewart, James Bradbury Jr., Fred Warren, Tom Santschi, Chris-Pin Martin, Henry Armetta, Frank Campeau, Soledad Jimenez
This tale of O. Henry's "The Cisco Kid" was the first Western talkie as well as the first sound film made outside of a studio. Army Sergeant Mickey Dunne (Edmund Lowe) is pursuing the bandit, The Cisco Kid (Warner Baxter), who is in love with Tonia Maria (Dorothy Burgess). While The Cisco Kid is away, Tonia falls in love with Mickey, and, together, they plot The Cisco Kid's demise. Warner Baxter received an Oscar for Best Actor in his role as the Cisco Kid. The film also received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Director.
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Mona Lisa 1986  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Sammi Davis, Rod Bedall, Zoe Nathenson, Joe Brown
Bob Hoskins received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Actor" for his role as George who, upon release from prison, finds the only job available to him is working as a driver for beautiful call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson).
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 The Rainmaker 1957 N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Earl Holliman, Wallace Ford, Tony Merrill, Yvonne Fedderson, Dan White, John Benson, Cameron Prud'Homme, Dottie Bee Baker, James F. Stone, Joe Brown, Kenneth Becker
Con-man Bill Starbuck (Burt Lancaster) arrives in the arid Southwest to bring rain to a town, which is badly in need of it. Shy spinster Lizzie Curry (Katharine Hepburn) falls under Starbuck's spell, and in the process, learns something about asserting herself. Performances of both Lancaster and Hepburn are great. Katharine Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar.
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| 1. In Old Arizona (1928)
2. Mona Lisa (1986)
3. The Rainmaker (1957)
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