 The Blob 1958  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Irvin S.Yeaworth Jr.
Cast: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Olin Howland, Earl Rowe, Alden "Stephen" Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Paton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Tom Ogden, Elinor Hammer
When two teenagers Steve Andrews and his girlfriend Jane Martin (Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut) report that a hunk of protoplasm has dined on a doctor and his nurse, they have trouble convincing the town that there is anything amiss. This was Steve McQueen's first break and is still a fun movie to watch.
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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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The Slender Thread 1965 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Edward Asner, Dabney Coleman, Robert F. Hoy, John Benson, Paul Newlan, Jason Wingreen
This film is Sydney Pollack's directorial debut. The story is about Inga Dyson (Anne Bancroft) who overdoses on drugs. When she calls a suicide hotline, a young volunteer (Sidney Poitier), tries to save her life.
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Vertigo 1958  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Jones, Tom Helmore, Raymond Bailey, Ellen Corby, Konstantin Shayne, Lee Patrick, Fred Graham, Bess Flowers, Alfred Hitchcock, June Jocelyn, John Benson, William Remick
A retired San Francisco detective "Scottie" Ferguson (James Stewart), who suffers from vertigo (fear of heights), is hired by shipbuilder Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) to trail his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak). During the pursuit, Scottie ends up in a mental hospital. After he is released, he continues his pursuit, which leads to the top of a bell tower. The audience is treated to a tour of San Francisco as Scottie follows Madeleine's trail and falls in love with her in the process.
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| 1. The Blob (1958)
2. The Rainmaker (1957)
3. The Slender Thread (1965)
4. Vertigo (1958)
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