Bagdad 1949   N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Jeff Corey, Frank Puglia, Paul Hubschmid, Fritz Leiber, David Wolfe, Otto Waldis, Leon Belasco
Returning from school in London, Princess Marjan (Maureen O'Hara) deals with her desert sheik father's assassination and regains her inheritance. 1 User Review
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The Bat 1959  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, John Sutton, Lenita Lane, Darla Hood, John Bryant, Harvey Stephens, Mike Steele, Elaine Edwards
Adapted from Mary Roberts Rinehart's novel, this is the story of mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder's (Agnes Moorehead) experiences after she rents a country mansion in which one million dollars in securities are hidden. A hooded killer "The Bat" wants those securities and will murder anyone who gets in his way. Mysterious and dangerous events ensue as the local police detective (Gavin Gordon) investigates–but there is more to the detective than meets the eye.
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Bride of Vengeance 1949 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Paulette Goddard, John Lund, Macdonald Carey, Raymond Burr, Albert Dekker, Rose Hobart, John Sutton, Donald Randolph, Nicholas Joy, Fritz Leiber
This historical drama is based on the trials and tribulations of the Borgia family who lived during medieval times.
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Bulldog Drummond's Bride 1939 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner, Reginald Denny, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elizabeth Patterson, E.E. Clive, John Sutton, Neil Fitzgerald, Gerald Hamer
Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) and his fiancee, Phyllis (Heather Angel), finally get married, but their honeymoon haven has been taken over by a bank robber (Eduardo Ciannelli) along with his ton of explosives.
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Captain from Castile 1947  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Barbara Lawrence, Marc Lawrence, Jay Silverheels
Set in the 15th century, this beautifully photographed film is about Spanish nobleman Pedro De Vargas (Tyrone Power) who sails for the New World with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero).
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Counterfeiters 1948 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: John Sutton, Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, Lon Chaney Jr., George O'Hanlon, Herbert Rawlinson, Pierre Watkin, Robert Kent, Don C. Harvey, Joi Lansing
John Sutton plays a Scotland Yard investigator who establishes himself as an undercover agent and brings an end to the illegal counterfeiting business of a gang of talented criminals.
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 David and Bathsheba 1951 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice, Jayne Meadows, John Sutton, Francis X. Bushman, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, Teddy Infuhr, Gwen Verdon
This Old Testament saga is about King David's (Gregory Peck) seduction by Bathsheba (Susan Hayward).
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East of Sumatra 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Marilyn Maxwell, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball, Jay C. Flippen, Scatman Crothers, Peter Graves, John Sutton, Aram Katcher, Eugene Iglesias
Mining engineer Duke Mullane (Jeff Chandler) becomes the centerpiece for problems between his greedy mining company owners and natives ruled by Kiang (Anthony Quinn).
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Here Lies Love 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Second Woman
Twelve Miles Out
Director: James V. Kern
Cast: Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates, Morris Carnovsky, Henry O'Neill, Jean Rogers, Raymond Largay, Jason Robards Sr., Steven Geray
Jeff (Robert Young) has not been the same since his fiancee died in a car accident with him driving. Are all those "accidents" that now plague him a result of his mental state? His new girlfriend, Ellen (Betsy Drake), doesn't think so and investigates.
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The Invisible Man Returns 1940 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joe May
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway, Alan Napier, Forrester Harvey, Frances Robinson, Ivan F. Simpson, Mary Field
This film is nearly as enjoyable as the original. This time around, a man (Vincent Price) accused of murder becomes invisible as the means of tracking down the actual murderer and solve the crime to clear his name.
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Jane Eyre 1944 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, Henry Daniell, John Sutton, Agnes Moorehead, Peggy Ann Garner, Sara Allgood, Aubrey Mather, Edith Barrett, Barbara Everest, Hillary Brooke, Mae Marsh, Eily Malyon
As a young girl, Jane (Peggy Ann Garner) is raised in a cruel orphanage, and when she grows up Jane (now played by Joan Fontaine) takes a job as governess for Adele (Margaret O'Brien) at the mansion of Edward Rochester (Orson Welles). Jane is attracted to Rochester, and, in time, he returns her attention. All goes well, until it is revealed that Rochester is married to an insane woman who he keeps locked in the attic. Jane leaves, but, when she learns that Rochester's wife has set fire to the mansion, she returns and finds that Rochester was blinded in the fire. Jane convinces Rochester that her reason for returning is love, not pity, and he returns her affections.
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My Cousin Rachel 1952 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire, George Dolenz, John Sutton, Tudor Owen, J.M. Kerrigan, Argentina Brunetti, Mario Siletti
This is the film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel about tragic Rachel (Olivia de Havilland) who is suspected of being a murderess. Richard Burton won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for his role of Philip Ashley, Rachel's young cousin who loves and suspects her at the same time. Burton also received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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Of Human Bondage 1964 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Siobhan McKenna, Nanette Newman, Roger Livesey, Jack Hedley, Ronald Lacey, John Sutton
This is another good adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel. The young medical student is played well by Laurence Harvey, and Kim Novak takes on role of the promiscuous waitress with whom he is obsessed.
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Payment on Demand 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor, Frances Dee, Peggie Castle, Otto Kruger, Betty Lynn, John Sutton, Walter Sande
The coming divorce of a wealthy couple leads to memories, through flashbacks, of their lives together.
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Return of the Fly 1959 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, David Franklin, John Sutton, Dan Seymour, Danielle DeMetz, Jack Daly, Michael Mark
This film is a sequel to "The Fly" and is followed by "Curse of the Fly." If you are a "Fly" fan, this is fun viewing. When Philippe (Brett Halsey) and his uncle (Vincent Price) try to put Philippe's teleportation machine back in order, they succeed–with disastrous results.
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Montgomery, John Sutton, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Victor Francen, Shepperd Strudwick, Ward Bond, Harry Davenport, Douglass Dumbrille, Esther Dale
West Point, with all of its traditions, is presented as the focus for this entertaining drama about the training of some of America's finest young men.
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Thief of Damascus 1952  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Will Jason
Cast: Paul Henreid, John Sutton, Jeff Donnell, Lon Chaney Jr., Elena Verdugo, Robert Clary, Philip Van Zandt, Edward Colmans, Nelson Leigh, Leonard Penn
During a siege of Damascus, an alliance between opposing forces results in the invaders' defeat.
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The Three Musketeers 1948 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Vincent Price, Gig Young, Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Reginald Owen, Frank Morgan, John Sutton, Robert Coote, Ian Keith, Patricia Medina, Richard Wyler
For the sheer fun of spotting many MGM stars, this is a good rendition of the Alexandre Dumas classic novel about D'Artagnan (Gene Kelly) and the musketeers'–Athos, Porthos, and Aramis (Van Heflin, Gig Young, and Robert Coote)–reaction to Louis XIII (Frank Morgan) and the calculating Cardinal Richelieu (Vincent Price).
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 Thunder Birds 1942 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton, Jack Holt, Dame May Whitty, George Barbier, Richard Haydn, Reginald Denny, Iris Adrian, Ted North, C. Montague Shaw, Joyce Compton
Set during World War II, this is the story of a love triangle between Kay Saunders (Gene Tierney), air cadet Steve Britt (Preston Foster), and his trainer Peter Stackhouse (John Sutton).
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Tonight We Raid Calais 1943 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Annabella, John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, Beulah Bondi, Blanche Yurka, Howard Da Silva, Marcel Dalio, Ann Codee, Nigel De Brulier, Robert Lewis, Richard Derr, Leslie Denison, William Edmunds, Lester Matthews, Reginald Sheffield
British Commando Geoffrey Carter (John Sutton) sneaks behind enemy lines to destroy a German munitions plant in Nazi-occupied France. While on his mission, Carter meets Odette (Annabella) whose father (Lee J. Cobb) is a patriotic farmer and is aiding Carter by allowing him to pose as a family member. But Odette fears reprisals against her relatives and wants her family out of the conflict. As a result, she represents a threat to the success of Carter's mission.
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Tower of London 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton, Leo G. Carroll, Miles Mander, Lionel Belmore
Evil King Richard III (Basil Rathbone) gains the kingdom of England through executions and tortures in the Tower of London. Remade in 1962.
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A Yank in the R.A.F. 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton, Reginald Gardiner, Donald Stuart, Ralph Byrd, Richard Fraser, Denis Green, Bruce Lester, Lester Matthews
Tim (Tyrone Power), a U.S. pilot, flew planes to Canada and then ferried them to Britain before the U.S.'s entrance into World War II, thus helping arm Britain. Tim has a cocky attitude and does not appreciate the war effort. While in London, he meets ex-girlfriend Carol (Betty Grable), and she isn't pleased with his cavalier attitude about the war. To show his dedication, he joins the R.A.F. Great combat footage, which earned an Oscar nomination for Special Effects. One of Power's better efforts.
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| 1. Bagdad (1949)
2. The Bat (1959)
3. Beloved Infidel (1959)
4. Bride of Vengeance (1949)
5. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
6. Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
7. Captain from Castile (1947)
8. Counterfeiters (1948)
9. David and Bathsheba (1951)
10. East of Sumatra (1953)
11. Here Lies Love (1951)
aka: The Second Woman
aka: Twelve Miles Out
12. Hudson's Bay (1940)
13. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
14. Jane Eyre (1944)
15. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
16. Of Human Bondage (1964)
17. Payment on Demand (1951)
18. Return of the Fly (1959)
19. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
20. Thief of Damascus (1952)
21. The Three Musketeers (1948)
22. Thunder Birds (1942)
23. Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
24. Tower of London (1939)
25. A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
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