 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969  G, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Alan Hewitt, Richard Bakalyan, Debbie Paine, Frank Webb, Michael McGreevey, Jon Provost
In this Disney comedy, college student Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) is involved in an accident that causes computer data to be implanted in his brain. This leads to a merry chase as mobster A. J. Arno (Cesar Romero) wants the information stored in Riley's head. There is a sequel: "Now You See Him, Now You Don't."
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The Country Girl 1954  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds, Eddie Ryder, Robert Kent, Frank J. Scannell, Jacqueline Fontaine, "Snub" Pollard, John W. Reynolds, Franklyn Farnum, Jon Provost, Ida Moore, Dan White
Devoted Georgie (Grace Kelly) must deal with her alcoholic husband, Frank (Bing Crosby), whose acting career is fading. Georgie plays the foil to hide her husband's problem with alcohol. Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her role; the film also won an Academy Award for Best Writing and had nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Crosby), Director, Cinematography, and Art Direction/Set Decoration.
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Escapade in Japan 1957  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost, Roger Nakagawa, Clint Eastwood, Philip Ober, Kuniko Miyake, Susumu Fujita, Tatsuo Saito
When an American boy (Jon Provost) survives an airplane crash, he is rescued by Japanese fishermen and later reunited with his anxious parents.
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Lassie's Great Adventure 1963 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost, Robert Howard, Will J. White, Richard Kiel, Walter Stocker, Walter Kelley, Patrick Waltz, Leo Needham, Dick Simmons, Patrick Westwood
In this three-episode feature film, Timmy Martin (Jon Provost) and his dog Lassie are carried off in a giant balloon that finally lands them in Canada. They are befriended by a deaf-mute Indian, Chinook Pete (Richard Kiel), who wants Timmy to replace his own deceased son. Meanwhile, Timmy's parents Ruth and Paul (June Lockhart and Hugh Reilly) frantically seek help from the Canadian Mounties to track down Timmy and Lassie.
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This Property Is Condemned 1966  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Kate Reid, Robert Blake, Dabney Coleman, Jon Provost, Alan Baxter, Mary Badham, John Harding
Owen Legate (Robert Redford) comes to a small Southern railroad town to lay-off workers and falls in love with Alva Starr (Natalie Wood). Great service to Tennessee Williams' play is not done here.
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| 1. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
2. The Country Girl (1954)
3. Escapade in Japan (1957)
4. Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
5. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
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