 Cinderella 1965  TV, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
aka: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Stuart Damon, Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet, Pat Carroll, Barbara Ruick, Joe E. Marks, Bill Lee, Don Heitgerd, Butch Sherwood, Bill Lee, Betty Noyes, Trudi Ames
This made-for-TV remake of the classic fairy tale is set to music (by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and is enjoyable fare. Cinderella (Lesley Ann Warren) is treated poorly by her stepmother (Jo Van Fleet) and stepsisters (Pat Carroll and Barbara Ruick). They forbid Cinderella to go to the ball where the Prince (Stuart Damon) will choose his bride. The Fairy Godmother (Celeste Holm) appears and magically transforms Cinderella into the belle of the ball. Cinderella meets the Prince and captures his heart. But, the Fairy Godmother's magic will last only until midnight, and Cinderella must flee the ball. Will the Prince pursue her?
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 Cool Hand Luke 1967  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Drivas, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Dennis Hopper, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert Donner, Harry Dean Stanton
Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), a prisoner on a chain gang, refuses to crack under pressure as is shown in a fight with fellow inmate Dragline (George Kennedy) when Luke is beaten badly but still refuses to give up. His rebellious attitude earns him his "Cool Hand Luke" title. But, problems arise for Luke when he realizes that he must now live up to the expectations that other prisoners have for him. Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film, and Newman was nominated for Best Actor. Policeman: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
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 East of Eden 1955  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, Burl Ives, Albert Dekker, Lois Smith, Lonny Chapman, Timothy Carey, Harold Gordon, Nick Dennis, Richard Garrick, Earle Hodgins, John Halloran
In this film, James Dean's first starring role, he plays Cal Trask, a rebellious son who wants his father Adam's (Raymond Massey) love; however, religious zealot Adam appears to favor Cal's brother Aron (Richard Davalos). Cal is always in trouble, and only Aron's girlfriend Abra (Julie Harris) and sheriff Sam (Burl Ives) see the good in him. Adam, who owns a Salinas Valley lettuce farm, invests in a new method to ship his crops. But, the venture fails, and Adam loses a fortune. Cal goes to his long-lost mother Kate (Jo Van Fleet), who now owns a brothel. She gives him money, and Cal invests in a bean crop that proves very successful. Cal offers Adam money from the profits. Adam refuses Cal's offer to help, and tragedy ensues. Jo Van Fleet won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and nominations were received for Best Actor (Dean) and Director.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted de Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, DeForest Kelley, Martin Milner, George Mathews, John Hudson
Lawman Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) and outlaw Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) join forces to fight the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. This is an excellent film; although history is romanticized, the 1881 gunfight and action preceding it are exciting fare in this classic Western. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Film Editing
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas 1968  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Herb Edelman, Grady Sutton, Sidney Clute, Roy E. Glenn Sr., Joe Dominguez
During his midlife crisis, a Jewish lawyer (Peter Sellers) becomes a hippie and drops out of society after eating some marijuana-laced treats. Sellers at his very best.
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I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Jo Van Fleet, Don Taylor, Ray Danton, Margo, Virginia Gregg, Don "Red" Barry, Peter Leeds
This film is based on Lillian Roth's autobiography about her triumph over alcoholism. Susan Hayward portrays the star as she sinks further into her abyss with the bottle and in and out of six marriages. Hayward received an Oscar nomination.
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The King and Four Queens 1956  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Jo Van Fleet, Jean Willes, Barbara Nichols, Sara Shane, Jay C. Flippen, Arthur Shields, Roy Roberts, Florenz Ames, Chuck Roberson
Dan Kehoe (Clark Gable) rides into a ghost town to look for a stolen treasure and runs into the town's only inhabitants: Ma MacDade (Jo Van Fleet) and the wives (Eleanor Parker, Jean Willes, Barbara Nichols, and Sara Shane) of her four outlaw sons. The sons had stolen and hidden a fortune in gold. Kehoe believes the wives hold the key to where the gold is stashed and plays them off against each other to find the gold.
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Le Locataire 1976 R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Tenant
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Shelley Winters, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc
Trelkovsky (Roman Polanski) is a mild-mannered young Pole who rents an apartment in Paris and begins to suffer delusions of being persecuted by the other tenants. Not for all tastes.
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Power 1980 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Shear, Virgil W. Vogel
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, Howard Da Silva, Ralph Bellamy, Red Buttons, Jo Van Fleet, Brian Keith, Victor Jory, Paul(2) Stewart, Scott Brady
This TV drama is full of veteran stars, and tells the story of a labor leader's rise to power in the depression era. Could we be talking Jimmy Hoffa here? It's a pretty good show.
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The Rose Tattoo 1955 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jo Van Fleet, Sandro Giglio, Mimi Aguglia, George Humbert, Lewis Charles
Anna Magnani won the Academy Award for her portrayal of Serafina who is obsessed by the memory of her adored, deceased husband. She overcomes her depression when she meets a truck driver (Burt Lancaster) sporting the identical rose tattoo that her husband had.
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Satan's School for Girls 1973  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Pamela Franklin, Roy Thinnes, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Lloyd Bochner, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Jo Van Fleet, Frank Marth, Gwynne Gilford, Bing Russell, Terry Lumley, Bill Quinn, Ann Noland
A young woman, Elizabeth Sayers (Pamela Franklin) enrolls in a girls' school to investigate what really happened to her sister–who supposedly committed suicide. Elizabeth finds that there's a lot going on at the school, and it is not pleasant.
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Wild River 1960 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, Jay C. Flippen, James Westerfield, Frank Overton, Bruce Dern, Pat Hingle, Malcolm Atterbury
As a TVA official of the 1930s, Chuck Glover (Montgomery Clift) tries to convince Ella Garth (Jo Van Fleet) to sell her home (which is located on an island in the Tennessee River) and allow plans for the government's development of power and transportation on the river proceed.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for East of Eden (1955) |
1. Cinderella (1965)
aka: Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
2. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
3. East of Eden (1955)
4. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
5. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
6. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968)
7. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
8. The King and Four Queens (1956)
9. Le Locataire (1976)
aka: The Tenant
10. Power (1980)
11. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
12. Satan's School for Girls (1973)
13. Wild River (1960)
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