Brewster's Millions 1945   N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, June Havoc, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Joe Sawyer, Nana Bryant, Herbert Rudley, Neil Hamilton, Byron Foulger, Barbara Pepper, Joseph Crehan
In this film, based on George Barr McCutcheon's novel, a World War II veteran Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) arrives home and learns that he has inherited one million dollars–the catch is he must spend it all within two months or he will not receive the rest of his inheritance. Another stipulation is that he cannot tell anyone about the inheritance. Brewster goes on a spending spree putting his money into bad investments, all of which turn into surprising profits. In the midst of his frenzy to spend the money, personal problems arise when he must postpone his wedding to Peggy (Helen Walker) but cannot tell her why. And still, the spending sprees continue. 1 User Review
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Chicago Deadline 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, Arthur Kennedy, Berry Kroeger, Shepperd Strudwick, Tom Powers, Harold Vermilyea, Gavin Muir
After a body is discovered in a rooming house, crusading journalist Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) launches an investigation into racketeering in the city. This story was later remade as "Fame is the Name of the Game."
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Follow the Sun 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating, Roland Winters, Sam Snead, Jimmy Demaret, Cary Middlecoff, Nana Bryant
This is the biography of professional golfer Ben Hogan (Glenn Ford) who was determined to make a comeback following a crippling car accident.
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Gentleman's Agreement 1947  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere, June Havoc, Albert Dekker, Jane Wyatt, Dean Stockwell, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Joy, Harold Vermilyea
Journalist Phil Green (Gregory Peck) pretends to be Jewish for an article he is writing; in the process he encounters anti-Semitism. This experiment affects his family when his son Tommy (Dean Stockwell) suffers prejudice at school as a direct result of his father's article. The film won the Best Picture Academy Award, Elia Kazan won for Best Director, and Celeste Holm carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Nominations went to Peck, McGuire, and Revere.
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Hello Frisco, Hello 1943 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Lynn Bari, June Havoc, Ward Bond, Laird Cregar, Aubrey Mather, John Archer, Frank Orth, George Lloyd, Eddie Dunn, Frank Darien, Harry Hayden, Charles Cane
This film is about the romance of a honky-tonk saloon singer Trudy Evans (Alice Faye) on the Barbary Coast and her ambitious lover Johnny Cornell (John Payne). As Trudy rises to stardom, Johnny leaves Trudy for Nob Hill socialite Bernice Croft (Lynn Bari). Trudy then heads for Europe where she gains more success and then returns to the Bay area hoping to reunite with Johnny. The film's song "You'll Never Know" won the Oscar for Best Song.
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Hi Diddle Diddle 1943 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Try and Find It
Diamonds and Crime
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, Walter Kingsford, Barton Hepburn, Georges Metaxa, Eddie Marr, Paul Porcasi, Bert Roach, June Havoc, Chick Chandler, Richard Hageman, Ellen Lowe
The honeymoon of newlyweds Janie (Martha Scott) and Sonny (Dennis O'Keefe) is interrupted when the bride's mother (Billie Burke) learns that she has been swindled by a suitor (Barton Hepburn) she has turned down. To the rescue comes the groom's father (Adolphe Menjou) who steps in to save the day.
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The Iron Curtain 1948  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Behind the Iron Curtain
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger, Edna Best, Stefan Schnabel, Nicholas Joy, Eduard Franz, John Ridgely, Noel Cravat
Igor Gouzenko (Dana Andrews) is a clerk in the Soviet Embassy in Canada who defects to the West and reveals horrors of living under Communism during the reign of Stalin.
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My Sister Eileen 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair, George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Elizabeth Patterson, Grant Mitchell, Richard Quine, June Havoc, Donald MacBride, Gordon Jones, Frank Sully, Clyde Fillmore, Jeff Donnell, Ann Doran
This is the movie version of the 1940 Broadway hit about two sisters, Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen (Janet Blair), from Ohio who move into a basement-studio apartment in Greenwich Village where they meet and befriend their nutty neighbors. Ruth yearns to be a writer, while Eileen is determined to find success on the stage. Ruth finds success in her field when she starts writing about her sister Eileen, and she finds love with magazine editor Robert Barker (Brian Aherne) who has taken an interest in helping both sisters succeed with their plans. Russell received an Oscar nomination for her performance. A musical version was made in 1955, which followed a Broadway musical remake.
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No Time for Love 1943  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ilka Chase, Richard Haydn, Paul McGrath, June Havoc, Rhys Williams, Bill Goodwin, Marjorie Gateson, Morton Lowry, Frank Moran, Rod Cameron, George Dolenz, Rhys Williams, Ben Taggart
A famous photographer, Katherine Grant (Claudette Colbert), while photographing a tunnel being constructed under the Hudson River, takes pictures of sandhog Jim Ryan (Fred MacMurray) who is working on the tunnel project. A fight breaks out, and Jim wins. Katherine has taken pictures of the fight, and the pictures appear in a magazine. As a result, Jim is fired. Because she feels responsible, Katherine hires Jim as her assistant, which leads to romance despite great differences in their personalities.
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Once a Thief 1950 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W. Lee Wilder
Cast: June Havoc, Cesar Romero, Marie McDonald, Lon Chaney Jr., Iris Adrian, Jack Daly, Marta Mitrovich, Ann Tyrrell, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Mark
A shoplifter gets into even deeper trouble when she allows a con man to take her stolen goods. To make matters worse, he turns her in to the police. After her release, she vows to get even.
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A Return to Salem's Lot 1987  R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Evelyn Keyes, June Havoc, James Dixon, Ricky Addison Reed, Andrew Duggan, Ronee Blakely, Jill Gatsby, David Holbrook, Katja Crosby, Tara Reid, Brad Rijn, Janelle Webb, Robert Burr
Anthropologist/Filmmaker Joe Weber (Michael Moriarty), trying to make friends with his son Jeremy (Ricky Addison Reed), goes back to his hometown in New England. Joe is unaware that vampires make up most of the population, and they request that Joe produce a history of them. Meanwhile, Joe and Jeremy become romantically involved with vampires. Stephen King was a consultant for this movie, which takes its characters from a King story, "Salem's Lot."
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When My Baby Smiles at Me 1948 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc, James Gleason, Richard Arlen, Robert Emmett Keane, Jean Wallace, George J. Lewis, J. Farrell MacDonald
Dan Dailey was nominated for the Academy Award for his role in this film about a team (Betty Grable and Dailey) who break up but get back together via the stage.
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| 1. Brewster's Millions (1945)
2. Chicago Deadline (1949)
3. Follow the Sun (1951)
4. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
5. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
6. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
aka: Try and Find It
aka: Diamonds and Crime
7. The Iron Curtain (1948)
aka: Behind the Iron Curtain
8. Lady Possessed (1952)
9. My Sister Eileen (1942)
10. No Time for Love (1943)
11. Once a Thief (1950)
12. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
13. When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
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