Blood on the Sun 1945  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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Double Crossbones 1951  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Adventure
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer, John Emery, Stanley Logan, Kathryn Givney, Hayden Rorke, Morgan Farley, Hope Emerson, Charles McGraw, Alan Napier, Robert Barrat, Glenn Strange, Gregg Martell, Jeff Chandler
After being wrongly accused of piracy, 18th-century shopkeeper apprentice Dave Crandall (Donald O'Connor) takes refuge on a pirate boat and, through a series of unlikely events, earns the reputation as the most dangerous pirate sailing the world's seas.
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Eyes in the Night 1942  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Katherine Emery, Allen Jenkins, Reginald Denny, Rosemary DeCamp, Barry Nelson, Mantan Moreland, John Emery
Duncan Maclain (Edward Arnold) is a blind detective who investigates a murder, but his sleepy-eyed dog is the real star of this film. Followed by "The Hidden Eye."
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Forever Darling 1956 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Calhern, John Emery, Natalie Schafer, Nancy Kulp, John Hoyt, Ralph Dumke
Divorce looms until a guardian angel (James Mason) steps in to save the marriage of the Vegas (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz).
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George Washington Slept Here 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, Hattie McDaniel, William Tracy, Joyce Reynolds, Lee Patrick, Charles Dingle, John Emery, William Tracy
A New York couple (Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan) buys a "fix-me-up" home in Connecticut where they discover a letter that may be evidence that George Washington once slept there.
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The Girl Can't Help It 1956 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Henry Jones, John Emery, Juanita Moore, Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Platters
Press agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell) promotes singer Jerri Jordan (Jayne Mansfield) who happens to be the dumb-blonde girlfriend of gangster Marty Murdock (Edmond O'Brien). Fats Domino, The Platters, and Little Richard provide memorable moments.
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Everett Horton, Rita Johnson, James Gleason, John Emery, Donald MacBride, Don Costello, Halliwell Hobbes, Benny Rubin, Lloyd Bridges, Heinie Conklin, Joseph Crehan, Selmer Jackson
Just before his scheduled heavyweight championship fight, prizefighter Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) dies in a plane crash. The celestial Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains) sends Joe's soul back to Earth in the body of Bruce Farnsworth whose wife Julia (Rita Johnson) and her lover Tony (John Emery) have plotted his demise. They do the evil deed, but Joe has taken over Farnsworth's body and leaves the scene. Now, Joe hires his manager Max Corkle (James Gleason) to get him in shape as a prizefighter. Joe meets Betty Logan (Evelyn Keyes) whose father was framed by Farnsworth, falls in love with her, and straightens out Farnsworth's debt to his investors. This inspires Julia and Tony to plot the killing of "Farnsworth" once again. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actor (Gleason) and won Oscars for Writing (original story and screenplay).
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Kronos 1957 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon, Morris Ankrum, Kenneth Alton, John Parrish, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Marjorie Stapp, Robert Shayne
The 1950s were full of low-budget sci-fi films, and this one is as fun as any of them. The aliens send a monsterous metal monster to absorb the Earth's energy. As it does its work it grows and grows. Can the scientists stop it before it gets to Southern California and all the people?
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A Lawless Street 1955 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, John Emery, James Bell, Ruth Donnelly, Michael Pate, Don Megowan, Jeanette Nolan, Frank Hagney
Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) has spent years trying to clean up the West, but after he is shot and believed killed in the town of Medicine Bend, he hangs up his guns and returns to his wife, dance-hall singer Tally (Angela Lansbury), who had left him because of the dangers inherent in his job.
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The Mad Magician 1954 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Patrick O'Neal, Jay Novello, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Roy Engel, Lyle Talbot
A crazed magician (Vincent Price) uses his inventions to murder the opposition–his fellow magicians.
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Ship Ahoy 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien, William Post Jr., Jimmy Cross, Philip Ahn, Stuart Crawford, John Emery, Bernard Nedell
An ocean liner is on its way to Puerto Rico and enemies of the U.S. are onboard to steal plans for a new mine. The lame plot is really a vehicle for the band of Tommy Dorsey (with Buddy Rich on the drums, Ziggy Elman on the trumpet, and Frank Sinatra singing), the dancing of Eleanor Powell, and the comic routines of Red Skelton.
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The Spanish Main 1945  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Binnie Barnes, John Emery, Barton MacLane, J.M. Kerrigan, Fritz Leiber, Nancy Gates, Jack La Rue
Swashbucklers on the high seas is the theme of this adventure in which Capt. Laurent Van Horn (Paul Henreid) takes on the evil Don Alvarado (Walter Slezak) and wins the hand of the beautiful Contessa Francesca (Maureen O'Hara). 1 User Review
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| | Don't pay too much | Anonymous 02/13/2007 | | The Chinese bootleg has the opening & end credits chopped off. I guess they didn't want "RKO Studios" to be shown. Worth owning, but buy from a seller on Ebay rather than a high priced seller on Amazon. |
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 Spellbound 1945 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Leo G. Carroll, Michael Chekhov, Donald Curtis, Rhonda Fleming, John Emery, Paul Harvey, Irving Bacon, Regis Toomey, Jean Acker, Norman Lloyd, Steven Geray, Bill Goodwin, Wallace Ford
Dr. Edwards (Gregory Peck) reports as the new director of Green Manors mental hospital where he is to replace Dr. Murchison (Leo G. Carroll). While answering questions of his staff, a psychiatrist, Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman) notices that there are problems with their new director. She suspects that he is not really Edwards and that he is an amnesiac and could have murdered the real doctor. Constance believes that curing his amnesia is the key to solving the mystery and attempts to heal him. While working with him, Constance begins to fall in love but will soon learn that danger lurks ahead. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Chekhov) and Director.
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Ten North Frederick 1958 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Dunne
Cast: Gary Cooper, Diane Varsi, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ray Stricklyn, Suzy Parker, Tom Tully, Philip Ober, John Emery, Stuart Whitman, Charles Bronson
Joe Chapin (Gary Cooper) is convinced by his wife, Edith (Geraldine Fitzgerald), to enter politics. Later, he finds comfort in the arms of Kate Drummond (Suzy Parker), an act that threatens his political career.
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The Voice of the Turtle 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: One for the Book
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith, John Emery, Erskine Sanford, John Holland, Frank Wilcox, Jack Lee
Sergeant Bill Page (Ronald Reagan) is on leave in New York City. When he has trouble finding lodging, he shares Sally Middleton's (Eleanor Parker) apartment for an innocent weekend, but love develops.
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| 1. Blood on the Sun (1945)
2. Double Crossbones (1951)
3. Eyes in the Night (1942)
4. Forever Darling (1956)
5. Frenchie (1950)
6. George Washington Slept Here (1942)
7. The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
8. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
9. Kronos (1957)
10. A Lawless Street (1955)
11. The Mad Magician (1954)
12. Rocketship X-M (1950)
13. Ship Ahoy (1942)
14. The Spanish Main (1945)
15. Spellbound (1945)
16. Ten North Frederick (1958)
17. The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
aka: One for the Book
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