Airplane II: The Sequel 1982  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Ken Finkleman
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, William Shatner, Rip Torn, Chad Everett, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, John Dehner, Sonny Bono, John Vernon, Stephen Stucker, Kent McCord, James A. Watson Jr.
In this sequel (starring most of the original cast), the first passenger shuttle takes off for the moon, but there's a computer on board that kills the crew. Now, it is up to Ted Striker (Robert Hays) and stewardess Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty) to turn off the computer and save the passengers. Not as hilarious as the first movie, but it does have some amusing gags. Cameo appearances by Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, and Sonny Bono, among others.
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Apache 1954  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, John McIntire, Jean Peters, Charles Bronson, Monte Blue, John Dehner, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Sande, Morris Ankrum, Ian MacDonald
The United States government was relentless in its "Manifest Destiny" of owning territory. Massai (Burt Lancaster) was an Apache warrior who learned to adapt to the white man's ways for his own survival.
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Blonde Savage 1947  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Steve Sekely
Cast: Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Jenks, Matt Willis, Ernest Whitman, Cay Forrester, John Dehner, Arthur Foster, Alex Frazer, James Logan
After a diamond mine owner, Mark Harper (Douglass Dumbrille), hires Steve (Leif Erickson) and Hoppy (Frank Jenks) to scout an area in the jungle, they find a tribe led by blonde princess Meelah (Gale Sherwood). It turns out that Meelah's parents had been killed by Harper, and now Steve–who has fallen in love with Meelah–helps Meelah prove Harper's guilt.
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The Boys from Brazil 1978 R, 123 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer, James Mason, John Dehner, Rosemary Harris, Uta Hagen, Anne Meara, Denholm Elliott, Steve Guttenberg, John Rubinstein, Bruno Ganz, Walter Gotell, Jeremy Black, David Hurst
Former Nazi concentration-camp war-criminal Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) is trying to re-establish the Third Reich by using DNA to clone Hitler. When Jewish Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) is clued into the insane plot by young Nazi hunter Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg), he is not interested. But, after Kohler is murdered, Lieberman takes Kohler's words seriously and starts to investigate. The trail leads Lieberman to Paraguay where he uncovers Mengele's scheme to murder hundreds of men as part of the cloning experiment.
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Bury Me Dead 1947 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Back Home from the Dead
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels, Greg McClure, Milton Parsons, Virginia Farmer, Sonia Darrin, Cliff Clark, John Dehner
Disguised under a black veil, Barbara (June Lockhart) attends her own funeral and then sets out to uncover the facts behind the death of the mysterious girl buried under Barbara's name. Topping the list of suspicious characters are Barbara's husband (Mark Daniels) and her nymphomaniac sister (Cathy O'Donnell).
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 Carousel 1956  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Audrey Christie, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Rounseville, Gene Lockhart, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, John Dehner, Richard Deacon
Rodgers and Hammerstein scored a hit with this story about carnival barker Billy (Gordon MacRae) and the sweet, innocent Julie (Shirley Jones). They fall in love, Julie becomes pregnant, and Billy is killed in an attempted robbery. Fifteen years later, Billy is allowed to return to Earth for one day to come to the aid of his daughter who was born after his death.
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The Chapman Report 1962 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Glynis Johns, Corey Allen, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Cloris Leachman, Roy Roberts
This film is based on Irving Wallace's novel that, in turn, was loosely based on the Kinsey Report sex survey about sexual practices of middle-class Americans.
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The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Robert Middleton, John Dehner, Richard Collier, Charles Tyner, Jason Wingreen, Robert J. Wilke
Henry Fonda and James Stewart are entertaining as two old cowpokes that inherit a whorehouse in the Wild West.
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Christmas in Connecticut 1945 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne, Una O'Connor, Frank Jenks, Joyce Compton, John Dehner
Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) writes for a homemaker magazine, but, in reality, she does no housework herself. When she is coerced into entertaining a young World War II veteran (Dennis Morgan), Elizabeth must find a phony husband, baby, and house to ensure that her boss (Sydney Greenstreet) does not catch on to her deceptive business practices.
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Creator 1985 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen, David Ogden Stiers, John Dehner, Karen Kopins, Kenneth Tigar, Ian Wolfe, Rance Howard
A Nobel Prize-winning biology professor, Doctor Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole), is obsessed with the possibility of cloning his dead wife, Lucy (Karen Kopins), who died 30 years ago. To accomplish this feat, he gathers two assistants: an impressionable graduate student, Boris (Vincent Spano), and the eccentric undergraduate, Meli (Mariel Hemingway).
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Critic's Choice 1963 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn, Jessie Royce Landis, John Dehner, Jim Backus, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Jerome Cowan
Loosely based on Ira Levin's play, this is the story of stage critic Parker Ballantine's (Bob Hope) dilemma when his own wife Angela's (Lucille Ball) play is about to be produced on Broadway.
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The Day of the Dolphin 1973 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Edward Herrmann, John Dehner
A marine biologist, Dr. Jake Terrell (George C. Scott), trains dolphins to talk. His dolphins are stolen, and Terrell learns they are to be used in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States.
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The Fastest Gun Alive 1956  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, John Dehner, Noah Beery Jr., Allyn Joslyn, Russ Tamblyn, Leif Erickson, Rhys Williams, Virginia Gregg
An ex-gunfighter, George Temple (Glenn Ford), tries to live an honest life but finds himself forced into one more showdown.
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Fort Algiers 1953 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon, Henry Corden, Joe Kirk, William Phipps, Lewis Martin, Leonard Penn
Nightclub singer Yvette (Yvonne De Carlo) tries to get inside info when tribal leader Amir (Raymond Burr) incites the natives to join a rebellion. When Yvette's mission is uncovered, her lover, Jeff (Carlos Thompson), comes to the rescue.
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 Fun with Dick and Jane 1977 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: George Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahon, Allan Miller, Dick Gautier, John Dehner, Mary Jackson, Walter Brooke, Fred Willard, Sean Frye, Hank Garcia, James Jeter, Maxine Stuart, Selma Archard, John Brandon
This is not the story of a couple who takes adversity lying down. After Dick Harper (George Segal) loses his job unexpectedly, his wife, Jane (Jane Fonda), joins him on a crime spree. As armed robbers, they manage to maintain their accustomed manner of living.
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The Girl in Black Stockings 1957 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, John Holland, Diana Van der Vlis, Richard H. Cutting, Gene O'Donnell
Murders at a Utah resort are investigated by David Hewson (Lex Barker), and clues lead to a mentally deranged woman (Anne Bancroft).
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Golden Earrings 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich, Murvyn Vye, Bruce Lester, Dennis Hoey, Quentin Reynolds, Reinhold Schunzel, Ivan Triesault, Eric Feldary, Larry Simms, Hermine Sterler, Harry Anderson, John Dehner, Leslie Denison
British Colonel Ralph Denistoun (Ray Milland) ventures behind enemy lines into Germany on a mission to relieve the Nazis of a deadly poison gas formula. While there, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful gypsy, Lydia (Marlene Dietrich), who helps him in his espionage mission.
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The Green Glove 1952 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Glenn Ford, Cedric Hardwicke, Geraldine Brooks, George Macready, Gaby Andre, Jany Holt, Paul Bonifas, Frederick O'Brady, Roger Treville, Georges Tabet, Meg Lemonnier, Jean Bretonniere, John Dehner, Roger Legris, Edmond Ardisson
Former paratrooper Michael Blake (Glenn Ford) strives to return a pilfered religious artifact–the jeweled gauntlet of St. Elizire, the Green Glove–to the French church from which it was stolen. Jewel thief Count Paul Rona (George Macready) had stolen the relic during World War II but lost it. Along the way, Blake meets tour guide Chris Kenneth (Geraldine Brooks), and they fall in love while tracking down the relic with Rona in pursuit.
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The Hallelujah Trail 1965 N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, John Dehner, Dub Taylor, Robert J. Wilke
A cavalry officer in charge of a wagon shipment of whiskey faces a temperance leaguer in Denver who is trying to talk the citizens into making their city alcohol-free.
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Jagged Edge 1985 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia, John Dehner, Karen Austin, Guy Boyd, Leigh Taylor-Young, Louis Giambalvo, Lance Henriksen, Maria Mayenzet, Dave Austin, Richard Partlow, Ben Hammer, James Karen
San Francisco newspaper publisher Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges) is accused of murdering his wife, heiress Paige (Maria Meyenzet), and hires lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) to defend him. In the course of the trial, Forrester and Teddy have an affair. The burning question is whether or not justice was served.
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The Killer Inside Me 1976 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling, Keenan Wynn, Charles McGraw, John Dehner, Pepe Serna, Julie Adams, John Carradine, Royal Dano
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford (Stacy Keach) had a violent childhood, which has left him in a poor psychotic state. He is respected in the town, but the people don't know of his breakdowns when he goes into fits of rage–and killing.
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The Left-Handed Gun 1958 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best, John Dierkes, Denver Pyle, Paul Smith, Nestor Paiva
This psychological Western explores the motives of Billy The Kid (Paul Newman) from his days in the Lincoln County cattle wars through the events that ended in his killing by Pat Garrett (John Dehner).
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Man of the West 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Robert J. Wilke, Frank Ferguson, Emory Parnell, Guy Wilkerson, Chuck Roberson, Tom London, Dick Elliott, Tina Menard
While on a train to Fort Worth, the train is robbed, and Link Jones (Gary Cooper), saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), and Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) are stranded. Link leads them to his uncle's cabin where they learn that Link is a former outlaw and nephew of the gang's leader, Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb). Now a bank heist is planned. Will Link revert back to his former lifestyle and again enter the world of outlaws?
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Please Murder Me 1956 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury, Dick Foran, Lamont Johnson, John Dehner, Robert Griffin, Denver Pyle, Alex Sharp, Russell Thorson, Lee Miller, Madge Blake
Attorney Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra (Angela Lansbury)–the widow of his best friend–after she has been accused of her husband's murder. He "proves" her innocence and falls in love with her only to learn that, indeed, she really did murder her husband.
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Plymouth Adventure 1952 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson, Leo Genn, Lloyd Bridges, Dawn Addams, John Dehner, Barry Jones, Rhys Williams, Tommy Ivo
This film–winner of the Academy Award for Special Effects–depicts the 1620's voyage of the Mayflower to Massachusetts and the first trying months the Pilgrims endured while settling their new land Despite the cast, it's not special.
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The Prodigal 1955 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton, James Mitchell, Neville Brand, Walter Hampden, Taina Elg, Francis L. Sullivan, Joseph Wiseman, John Dehner, Sandy Descher, Cecil Kellaway, Philip Tonge, David Leonard
Based on the Bible story, in this rendition Edmund Purdom takes the role of the prodigal son Micah who gives in to greed. Micah spends his portion of his father's (Walter Hampden) fortune on new clothes, property, and the pursuit of the pagan Princess Samarra (Lana Turner) who wants him to renounce his faith. But, Micah refuses to forsake Jehova. After running out of funds, Micah is sold into slavery from which he escapes while freeing the other slaves. Micah returns home, his father welcomes him, and the fatted calf is killed in his honor.
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The Reluctant Dragon 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Buddy Pepper, Frances Gifford, Alan Ladd, Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee, John Dehner, Jeff Corey, Gerald Mohr, Florence Gill, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Humorist Robert Benchley tours the Walt Disney studios and provides a glimpse into the inner-workings of animated films.
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The Right Stuff 1983 PG, 193 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Veronica Cartwright, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Kim Stanley, Barbara Hershey, Pamela Reed, John Dehner, Scott Paulin, Charles Frank, Lance Henriksen, Donald Moffat, Mary Jo Deschanel
This movie takes an up-close and personal look at the original seven U.S. astronauts. It also shows the struggles of test pilots who broke the sound barrier. It is an excellent tale of the adventures pilots experience and manages to catch the spirit of one test pilot in particular: Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard). In addition to four Oscars, nominations were received for Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Shepard) as well as two others.
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Rogues of Sherwood Forest 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: John Derek, Diana Lynn, George Macready, Alan Hale, Matthew Boulton, Billy Bevan, Paul Cavanagh, John Dehner, Billy House, Lowell Gilmore
Robin, Earl of Huntington (John Derek) is Robin Hood's son, and, like his father, he fights for the rights of commoners. In this story, Robin helps force the signing of the Magna Carta.
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The Sign of Zorro 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Norman Foster, Lewis Foster
Cast: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Britt Lomond, George J. Lewis, Lisa Gaye, Romney Brent, Tony Russel, Jan Arvan, John Dehner
This Disney film is a reworking of several episodes of the popular "Zorro" TV show. It doesn't come off that well.
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Slaughterhouse-Five 1972 R, 104 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Valerie Perrine, Perry King, Kevin Conway, John Dehner, Roberts Blossom, Sorrell Booke
Kurt Vonnegut's antiwar novel is brought to the screen in this futuristic story of Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) who survives Dresden's World War II fire bombings and now simultaneously lives in the past, present, and future.
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Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971 G, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Joan Blondell, Harry Morgan, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, Henry Jones, Chuck Connors, Dub Taylor, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Curtis, Willis Bouchey, Walter Burke, Grady Sutton
This is a fun Comedy/Western with James Garner in the role of con artist Latigo who arrives in the mining town of Purgatory. The opportunity presents itself for him to make some money out of a dispute by making people think that he is a gunslinger. Latigo is hired to rid the town of feared gunslinger Jug May (Jack Elam), and the fun begins. Elam, always good, is at his best. Despite the title, director, and cast, this is not a sequel to "Support Your Local Sheriff."
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Ten Tall Men 1951 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Gilbert Roland, Jody Lawrance, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, John Dehner, Robert Clary, Nick Dennis, Mike Mazurki, Gerald Mohr
Jailed Foreign Legionnaire Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Burt Lancaster) convinces the authorities to release him and nine others who volunteer to fend-off invading forces.
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The Texas Rangers 1951 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: George Montgomery, Gale Storm, Jerome Courtland, Noah Beery Jr., John Litel, John Dehner, Ian MacDonald, William Bishop, John Doucette, Jock Mahoney, Douglas Kennedy, George Chesebro, Kenne Duncan, Myron Healey, Dick Wessel
The year is 1872, and Johnny Carver (George Montgomery) is serving a life sentence in prison when he is offered a deal. If he will track down Sam Bass (William Bishop) and his notorious outlaw gang, Carver will be given his freedom. Carver agrees to the deal but is more interested in seeking vengeance against The Sundance Kid (Ian MacDonald) who was responsible for sending him to prison. Problems lie ahead, but Carver finally decides to go along with the deal and tracks down Bishop.
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Trooper Hook 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Earl Holliman, Edward Andrews, John Dehner, Susan Kohner, Royal Dano, Celia Lovsky, Sheb Wooley, Patrick O'Moore
Trooper Hook (Joel McCrea) captures Apache chief Nanchez and takes his white squaw Cora (Barbara Stanwyck) and their son, Quito (Terry Lawrence), back to Cora's white husband.
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Vicki 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Harry Horner
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, Richard Boone, Max Showalter, Alexander D'Arcy, Carl Betz, Aaron Spelling, John Dehner, Roy Engel, Parley Baer, Stuart Randall, Russ Conway, Frank Fenton, Frank Gerstle
Following the murder of supermodel Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters), police Lt. Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) vigorously steps into the case. He had been in love with Vicki before she gained success and has blamed her publicity man, Steve Christopher (Elliott Reed), for taking her away from him. Now, Cornell is determined to convict Christopher in what seems to be a personal vendetta. But Christopher, with help from Vicki's sister, Jill (Jeanne Crain), tracks down the identity of the real killer and puts an end to the madness.
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| 1. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
2. Apache (1954)
3. Blonde Savage (1947)
4. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
5. Bury Me Dead (1947)
aka: Back Home from the Dead
6. Carousel (1956)
7. The Chapman Report (1962)
8. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
9. China Corsair (1951)
10. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
11. Creator (1985)
12. Critic's Choice (1963)
13. The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
14. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
15. Fort Algiers (1953)
16. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
17. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
18. Golden Earrings (1947)
19. The Green Glove (1952)
20. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
21. Honky Tonk (1974)
22. Jagged Edge (1985)
23. The Killer Inside Me (1976)
24. The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
25. Man of the West (1958)
26. Nothing Personal (1980)
27. Out California Way (1946)
28. Please Murder Me (1956)
29. Plymouth Adventure (1952)
30. The Prodigal (1955)
31. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
32. The Right Stuff (1983)
33. Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
34. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
35. Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
36. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
37. Ten Tall Men (1951)
38. The Texas Rangers (1951)
39. Trooper Hook (1957)
40. Vicki (1953)
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