Avenging Angelo 2002  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Martyn Burke
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Raoul Bova, Anthony Quinn, Harry Van Gorkum, Billy Gardell, George Touliatos, Angelo Celeste, Ezra Perlman, Carin Moffat, Dawn Greenhalgh, John Gilbert, Lori Alter, Angelo Tsarouchas, Nancy Beatty
When mob boss Angelo (Anthony Quinn) is killed by rivals, his bodyguard, Frankie (Sylvester Stallone), seeks out Angelo's daughter, Jennifer (Madeleine Stowe), as he promised he would do, in order to protect her in case she is on the hit men's list. But Jennifer, who had grown up as a foster child, had not known that she was Angelo's daughter. Now, she is out for revenge with Frankie tagging along for the ride. And, of course, they fall in love.
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Flesh and the Devil 1926  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent, William Orlamond, George Fawcett, Eugenie Besserer, Marc McDermott, Marcelle Corday, Rolfe Sedan
The friendship of military cadets Leo von Harden (John Gilbert) and Ulrich von Eltz (Lars Hanson) is almost destroyed because of the immoral temptation of femme fatale Felicitas (Greta Garbo).
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Heart o' the Hills 1919  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph De Grasse, Sidney Franklin
Cast: Mary Pickford, Harold Goodwin, Allan Sears, Fred Huntley, Claire McDowell, Sam De Grasse, W.H. Bainbridge, John Gilbert, Betty Bouton, Fred Warren
As young country girl (Mary Pickford) sets out to avenge the murder of her father, love and maturity also lie ahead. A different kind of role for Pickford who normally played more youthful girls.
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The Hollywood Review of 1929 1929 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Riesner
Cast: Conrad Nagel, John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Bessie Love, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Jack Benny, Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Buster Keaton
This was the premier for a series of films starring Hollywood production company stars. Silent-screen M.G.M. stars appear in speaking roles, and musical numbers contribute to the film.
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The Merry Widow 1925  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Cast: John Gilbert, Mae Murray, Roy D'Arcy, Tully Marshall, Josephine Crowell, Clark Gable, George Fawcett, Edward Connelly, Gertrude Bennett, Albert Conti
This silent-screen version of Franz Lehar's operetta is about two Viennese princes (John Gilbert and Roy D'Arcy) who woo a wealthy American widow, Sally O'Hara (Mae Murray). Good movie, with Erich von Stroheim's flourishes. Look quickly for a young Clark Gable.
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 Queen Christina 1933 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen, Georges Renavent, David Torrence, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Ferdinand Munier, Akim Tamiroff
Based on the life of 17th-century Queen of Sweden Christina (Greta Garbo), this story involves her love affair with a Spanish ambassador, Antonio (John Gilbert), that has the whole country questioning the wisdom of having a Catholic as a member of the royal family.
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| 1. Avenging Angelo (2002)
2. The Big Parade (1925)
3. Flesh and the Devil (1926)
4. Heart o' the Hills (1919)
5. The Hollywood Review of 1929 (1929)
6. The Merry Widow (1925)
7. Queen Christina (1933)
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