Count Three and Pray 1955  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward, Philip Carey, Raymond Burr, Allison Hayes, Myron Healey, Nancy Kulp, James Griffith, Richard Webb, Kathryn Givney
Following duty as a Union soldier in the Civil War, Luke Fargo (Van Heflin) returns to his Southern hometown where he plans to be a preacher. To his dismay, his presence is met with distrust. Joanne Woodward made her film debut in this movie.
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Daddy Long Legs 1955 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating, Kathryn Givney, Ann Codee, Steven Geray, Kelly Brown, Ray Anthony, Carleton Young, Forbes Murray, Olan Soule
French orphan Julie Andre (Leslie Caron) is supported by her secret benefactor, American playboy millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire), who pays for her college education. They correspond through letters, but Jervis' stipulation with his gift is that they never meet. Julie sends Jervis thank-you letters, and Jervis' secretary Alice Pritchard (Thelma Ritter) encourages him to finally go to France and visit Julie. He meets the grown-up Julie, they fall in love, and the Cinderella story lives on.
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Double Crossbones 1951  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Adventure
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer, John Emery, Stanley Logan, Kathryn Givney, Hayden Rorke, Morgan Farley, Hope Emerson, Charles McGraw, Alan Napier, Robert Barrat, Glenn Strange, Gregg Martell, Jeff Chandler
After being wrongly accused of piracy, 18th-century shopkeeper apprentice Dave Crandall (Donald O'Connor) takes refuge on a pirate boat and, through a series of unlikely events, earns the reputation as the most dangerous pirate sailing the world's seas.
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 Guys and Dolls 1955  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Stubby Kaye, Sheldon Leonard, Regis Toomey, Robert Keith, B.S. Pully, George E. Stone, Johnny Silver, Danny Dayton, Kathryn Givney, Veda Ann Borg, Mary Alan Hokanson
In this Damon Runyon story, gambler Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) falls in love with Salvation Army worker Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) after he accepts Nathan Detroit's (Frank Sinatra) bet that he will not be able to convince Sarah to go on a date to Havana with him. Meanwhile, Nathan tries to fend off Miss Adelaide (Vivian Blaine) who wants him to marry her. Songs include "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're rocking the Boat." The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Cinematography.
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Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lady Godiva
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, George Nader, Victor McLaglen, Rex Reason, Clint Eastwood, Torin Thatcher, Robert Warwick, Eduard Franz, Leslie Bradley, Arthur Gould-Porter, Grant Withers, Anthony Eustrel, Kathryn Givney, Thayer Roberts, Sim Iness
In the 11th century, Lady Godiva (Maureen O'Hara) proves her loyalty to Saxony during turbulent times when she protests taxes by a taking a naked ride on a horse through Coventry. As Lady Godiva rides, her fellow citizens look the other way to prove that they also are loyal to Saxony.
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Let's Do It Again 1953 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, Leon Ames, Valerie Bettis, Tom Helmore, Karin Booth, Mary Treen, Kathryn Givney, Herbert Heyes, Dick Wessel, Franklyn Farnum, Howard Negley, David McMahon, Alphonse Martell
As the means of getting her womanizing composer husband Gary (Ray Milland) to rekindle his love for her, Connie (Jane Wyman) pretends to have an affair with Alaskan millionaire Frank McGraw (Aldo Ray). Now, Gary uses Deborah (Karin Booth) to make Connie jealous. It doesn't take long before Cary and Connie realize the error of their ways and reunite. A good musical remake of "The Awful Truth" (1937).
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The Man in the Net 1959  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton, Charles McGraw, Tom Helmore, Ed Binns, John Alexander, Kathryn Givney, Betty Lou Holland
Artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) heads for New England to pursue his love for art. When his alcoholic wife, Linda (Carolyn Jones), disappears, John becomes the chief suspect. 1 User Review
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| | The Man in the Net | Ruby 03/09/2007 | I happened across this movie on Turner Classic Movie channel. It was a gem of a mystery. Alan Ladd is being framed for the murder of his wife. The children in this New England town ban together to hide him and help him find out who really murdered his wife. There were a couple parts played by child that were especially good. Two girls, Emily and Angel were very convincing without being obnoxious.
While the movie was made in 1959, it still stands up. What a jewel. |
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My Friend Irma 1949 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Marie Wilson, John Lund, Diana Lynn, Don DeFore, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Percy Helton, Gloria Gordon
Based on the popular radio series, Marie Wilson plays dumb blonde Irma who becomes involved in a series of misadventures while living in her New York City apartment. This film marks the film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis–they steal the show!
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Operation Pacific 1951 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Martin Milner, Philip Carey, Milburn Stone, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, Kathryn Givney
This World War II submarine drama involves the love story of "Duke" Gifford (John Wayne) and Mary Stuart (Patricia Neal) whose romance must often be put on hold while Gifford is off testing torpedoes and fighting submarine battles.
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Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara, Rossano Brazzi, Howard St. John, Cathleen Nesbitt, Willard Waterman, Kathryn Givney
Three American women working in Rome throw coins into the Fountain of Trevi and wish for future happiness. Among the kudos awarded this movie were Academy Awards for Best Song ("Three Coins in the Fountain") and Best Cinematography; a nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Too Young to Kiss 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Larry Keating, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Esther Dale, Jonathan Cott, Lisa Ferraday
Struggling pianist Cynthia Potter (June Allyson) stops at nothing–even pretending to be a child prodigy–to pursue her career.
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| 1. Count Three and Pray (1955)
2. Daddy Long Legs (1955)
3. Double Crossbones (1951)
4. Guys and Dolls (1955)
5. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
aka: Lady Godiva
6. Let's Do It Again (1953)
7. The Man in the Net (1959)
8. My Friend Irma (1949)
9. Operation Pacific (1951)
10. Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
11. Too Young to Kiss (1951)
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