A Bullet for Joey 1955  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter, George Dolenz, Peter van Eyck, Kaaren Verne, Peter Hanson, William Bryant, Toni Gerry, Ralph Smiley, Henri Letondal, John Cliff, Joseph Vitale, Sally Blane, Steven Geray
Communist spy Eric Hartman (Peter van Eyck) hires gangster Joe Victor (George Raft) to kidnap nuclear physicist Carl Macklin (George Dolenz), take him back behind the Iron Curtain, and steal his invention. Joe reactivates his former gang–along with Joyce (Audrey Totter) whose job it is to seduce Carl. Meanwhile, Canadian Inspector Raoul Leduc (Edward G. Robinson) becomes suspicious. But, will Leduc be able to figure things out in time to save the day?
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix, Murvyn Vye, Virginia Field, Henry Wilcoxon, Alan Napier, Richard Webb, Joseph Vitale
Hank Martin (Bing Crosby) gets knocked out and travels back in time–to Camelot–in this rendition of a Mark Twain story.
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Days of Glory 1944 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tamara Toumanova, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer, Lowell Gilmore, Hugo Haas, William Challee, Joseph Vitale, Glen Vernon, Ivan Triesault
Gregory Peck made his film debut in this World War II drama bout Russian peasants fighting against Hitler's goal of Leibensraum, the domination of Eastern Europe. As German troops invade Russia, peasants turn into guerillas to protect their homeland.
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The Deerslayer 1957  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Lex Barker, Rita Moreno, Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell, Jay C. Flippen, Carlos Rivas, John Halloran, Addison Richards, Joseph Vitale
The Deerslayer (Lex Barker) and his Mohican blood brother (Carlos Rivas) come to the rescue of an Indian-hater (Jay C. Flippen) and his two daughters when they are threatened by the Huron tribe. Perhaps the Hurons have a reason to be upset. A weak, and cheap, retelling of the James Fenimore Cooper novel.
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The Falcon in Mexico 1944 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Berke
Cast: Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha Vickers, Nestor Paiva, Mary Currier, Cecilia Callejo, Emory Parnell, Joseph Vitale, Pedro de Cordoba, Bryant Washburn
When a Mexico City art gallery owner is killed after a painting by a "dead" artist shows up in his shop, the Falcon steps in to solve the mystery.
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Fancy Pants 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Jack Kirkwood, Lea Penman, Eric Blore, John Alexander, Joseph Vitale, Norma Varden, Oliver Blake, Hugh French, Virginia Keiley, Colin Keith-Johnston, Joe Wong, Hank Bell
In this remake of "Ruggles of Red Gap," slapstick reigns as Bob Hope and Lucille Ball cavort in this story about early days in New Mexico. American actor Arthur Tyler (Hope) pretends to be a British butler and is hired by social climbing Agatha Floud (Ball) and her mother Effie (Lea Penman). They bring Arthur back to their ranch in New Mexico where the townsfolk believe that Arthur represents nobility, and he reaches celebrity status. He even keeps up the facade when President Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander) arrives, and the citizens hope to achieve statehood for New Mexico.
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The Paleface 1948 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Charles Trowbridge, Jeff York, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Bobby Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans, Stanley Andrews, Wade Crosby, Chief Yowlachie, Iron Eyes Cody, John Maxwell
The song "Buttons and Bows" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this very entertaining comedy about the romance and marriage of Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) and frontier dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope) who she meets while investigating the selling of rifles to Indians.
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Road to Rio 1947 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen, Frank Puglia, Jerry Colonna, The Andrews Sisters, Nestor Paiva, Joseph Vitale
Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) and Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) hop a ship bound for Rio de Janeiro and help a hypnotized young woman (Dorothy Lamour) who is being forced into an arranged marriage.
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The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Roscoe Ates, Alfonso Bedoya, Pierre Watkin, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans
As Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) tries to reform after being a spy for the Quantrill raiders, he is tempted to become involved in a plot to capture a government gold shipment but changes his mind in the nick of time.
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Where There's Life 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Bob Hope, Signe Hasso, William Bendix, George Coulouris, Vera Marshe, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, John Alexander, Victor Varconi, Joseph Vitale
When a radio star (Bob Hope) thinks he is named the heir to a mythical throne, he pulls out all stops to evade a meeting with those who are carrying the news to him.
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Wild Is the Wind 1957 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, Dolores Hart, Joseph Calleia, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Lili Valenty, James Flavin, Dick Ryan, Joseph Vitale
Following the death of his wife, Gino (Anthony Quinn) marries his deceased wife's sister, Gioia (Anna Magnani) but has trouble separating his fantasies from reality. Both Quinn and Magnani received Academy Award nominations.
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Yankee Buccaneer 1952  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball, Joseph Calleia, Rodolfo Acosta, George Mathews, James Parnell, David Janssen, Jay Silverheels, Michael Ansara, Joseph Vitale, Richard Alexander
Cdr. David Porter (Jeff Chandler) commands a U.S. Navy ship that masquerades as a pirate ship in an effort to stop the activities of pirates in the Caribbean.
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| 1. A Bullet for Joey (1955)
2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
3. Days of Glory (1944)
4. The Deerslayer (1957)
5. The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
6. Fancy Pants (1950)
7. The Paleface (1948)
8. Road to Rio (1947)
9. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
10. Where There's Life (1947)
11. Wild Is the Wind (1957)
12. Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
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