Call Me Madam 1953  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Billy De Wolfe, Helmut Dantine, Walter Slezak, Steven Geray, Ludwig Stossel, Lilia Skala, Percy Helton, Charles Dingle, Emory Parnell, John Wengraf, Frank Gerstle
In this film adaptation of Irving Berlin's Broadway musical, Sally Adams (Ethel Merman)–"the hostess with the mostess"–is the U.S. Ambassador to Lichtenburg. While serving as ambassador, Sally falls in love with Foreign Minister Cosmo Constantine (George Sanders). Meanwhile, Sally's press attache, Kenneth Gibson (Donald O'Connor), attracts Princess Maria (Vera-Ellen). Songs of note in this celebrated film include "You're Just in Love" and "It's a Lovely Day Today." An Oscar was received for Best Musical Score.
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Five Fingers 1952  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden, Oscar Karlweis, Herbert Berghof, John Wengraf, Nestor Paiva, Michael Pate, Richard Loo
Based on a true story of World War II German spy Ulysses Diello (whose code name was Cicero (James Mason)), this is a great thriller. Stationed in Turkey, Cicero's mission was to gain information from documents in the British Embassy.
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Flight to Tangier 1953  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Jack Palance, Corinne Calvet, Robert Douglas, Marcel Dalio, Jeff Morrow, Richard Shannon, Murray Matheson, John Wengraf, Jerry Paris
This film–originally shot in 3-D–is filled with adventure as surviving passengers of a plane crash greedily scramble to get their hands on $3 million in stolen money that is discovered in the wreckage.
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Hitler 1962  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow, Maria Emo, Martin Kosleck, John Banner, Berry Kroeger, John Mitchum, John Wengraf, Gregory Gaye, Celia Lovsky
This not-so-very insightful biography of the rise and fall of Hitler features Richard Basehart as a not-so-very convincing Adolf Hitler.
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Lucky Jordan 1942 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard, Mabel Paige, Marie McDonald, Lloyd Corrigan, Anthony Caruso, Dave Willock, Miles Mander, John Wengraf, Russell Hoyt
Con artist Lucky Jordan (Alan Ladd) is drafted into the army, goes AWOL, beats Nazi agents at their own game, and even wins his lady fair–HE DOES IT ALL!
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Never Say Goodbye 1956  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Rock Hudson, George Sanders, David Janssen, Cornell Borchers, Clint Eastwood, Ray Collins, Shelley Fabares, Helen Wallace, John Wengraf, Robert F. Simon
A separated couple (Rock Hudson and Cornell Borchers) regains love and find happiness as parents. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent **** | Star 09/16/2007 | | I was about 12 years old when I saw this movie - and for many many years I always said it was my favorite movie of all time. It's about a mother secretly giving piano lessons to an older gentleman from across the iron curton. One day she is not able to return and goes missing. Her little girl believes her mother is dead, and her husband thinks she left him. It has a very beautiful ending - touches the heart. I would give it four stars. |
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Portrait in Black 1960 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, Paul Birch, Dennis Kohler, John Wengraf
The perfect crime is planned by Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) and Doctor David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) to kill Sheila's husband (Lloyd Nolan), but an unexpected letter foils their plot.
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 The Pride and the Passion 1957 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, Jay Novello, John Wengraf, Jose Nieto, Philip Van Zandt, Carlos Larranaga, Paco El Laberinto
During Napoleon's takeover in Europe in the early 1800s, British Captain Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant) joins up with a band of Spanish guerillas to fight against French forces. A particular target is an enormous cannon.
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The Prize 1963 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Leo G. Carroll, Micheline Presle, Gerard Oury, Sergio Fantoni, John Wengraf
This film adaptation of Irving Wallace's novel is the story of a Nobel Prize winner (Paul Newman) who stumbles into a kidnapping plot and a love affair while in Stockholm to pick up his award.
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The Racers 1955  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, Katy Jurado, Charles Goldner, John Hudson, George Dolenz, John Wengraf
This look at auto race driving on the European circuit features Gino (Kirk Douglas) who faces a dilemma–love of racing versus devotion to his wife Nicole (Bella Darvi).
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 Sahara 1943 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram, J. Carrol Naish, Dan Duryea, Kurt Kreuger, Richard Nugent, Patrick O'Moore, Guy Kingsford, Carl Harbord, Louis Mercier, John Wengraf, Walter Bonn, Michael Dyne
This World War II adventure is the story of U.S. Army Sergeant Joe Gunn's (Humphrey Bogart) out-maneuvering the Germans while leading British, French, South African, and Sudanese soldiers across the desert in search of water. Despite a betrayal, they work as a team and defeat a German force that is also in search of the water. J. Carrol Naish received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe who is a prisoner of the Allies.
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| 1. Call Me Madam (1953)
2. Five Fingers (1952)
3. Flight to Tangier (1953)
4. Hitler (1962)
5. Lucky Jordan (1942)
6. Never Say Goodbye (1956)
7. Portrait in Black (1960)
8. The Pride and the Passion (1957)
9. The Prize (1963)
10. The Racers (1955)
11. Sahara (1943)
12. Tropic Zone (1953)
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