1001 Arabian Nights 1959  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jack Kinney
Cast: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried, Herschel Bernardi, Alan Reed, Daws Butler, Clark Sisters
The cartoon character, Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus), is the near-sighted focus of this animated film about the genie, Aladdin (voice of Dwayne Hickman), and Mr. Magoo's adventures in Arabia.
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Fantasy
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green, Harold Kasket, Alfred Brown, Nana DeHerrera, Nino Falanga, Luis Guedes, Virgilio Teixeira
Special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen adds stop-motion to his bag of tricks, resulting in a near-classic. The evil magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) has put a spell on Sinbad's (Kerwin Mathews) beloved princess (Kathryn Grant), making her just a few inches tall. The spell can be broken by getting an eggshell from the giant, ferocious, two-headed bird Roc, who is on the island of Colossa. Sinbad must fight all sorts of creatures to reach his goal.
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 Anatomy of a Murder 1959  N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Joseph N. Welch, Brooks West, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Ken Lynch, John Qualen
A Southern lawyer (James Stewart) defends Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering his wife Laura's (Lee Remick) accused rapist in one of the best courtroom dramas ever made. Stewart is great as the slow-moving, but cunning, lawyer and received an Oscar nomination for his performance; other nominations included Best Picture and two nominations for Supporting Actor (George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell).
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The Big Circus 1959  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, David(1) Nelson, Gilbert Roland, Steve Allen, Adele Mara
Performers for a bankrupt circus work to overcome adversity in this story filled with action and intrigue.
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Mister Cory 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant, Louise Lorimer, Russ Morgan, Dick Crockett, William Reynolds, Henry Daniell, Willis Bouchey
Cory (Tony Curtis) was a poor young man who made it big in the gambling world. When he returns to his boyhood home in the Chicago slums, he learns the errors of his way of life
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My Sister Eileen 1955  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Lucy Marlow, Barbara Brown, Horace McMahon, Queenie Smith, Tommy Rall, Henry Slate, Hal March, Kathryn Grant, William Newell
This musical remake of the 1940s' play and film involves two sisters–Eileen (Janet Leigh) and Ruth (Betty Garrett)–who move from Ohio to New York City where they move into a basement apartment. Ruth aspires to be a writer, but her work is turned down by magazine publisher Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) until he convinces her to move away from fiction and write about her "true" life. Eileen Aspires to be an actress, and now Ruth pretends to be Eileen in her writings, which involve Eileen's misadventures with strange men. It works, and both find fame, fortune, and love. Highlight: Jack Lemmon and Betty Garrett perform "It's Bigger than You and Me." Screenplay by Blake Edwards.
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Operation Mad Ball 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur O'Connell, James Darren, Roger Smith, Dick York, L.Q. Jones, William Leslie, Sheridan Comerate, Jeanne Manet, Richard Bull, William Hickey, Paul Picerni
As a way to raise morale, World War II American soldiers stationed in France plan a big blast of a party and invite the nurses who they work with. But, the nurses are officers, and the soldiers are enlisted men, and they are not allowed to fraternize. Their commanding officer, Capt. Locke (Ernie Kovacs) sticks by the rules, so Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon), with help from Sgt. Yancy Skibo (Mickey Rooney), sneaks around and arranges for the party to be held at a local hotel managed by Mme. LaFour (Jeanne Manet). One of the nurses, Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), is Hogan's love interest, and she is not sure that the scheme will work.
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Rear Window 1954 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Frank Cady, Kathryn Grant, Benny Bartlett, Georgine Darcy, Sara Berner, Jesslyn Fax, Anthony Warde, Irene Winston
A magazine photographer (James Stewart) bides his time while recuperating from a broken leg by watching neighbors through a telescope. All is harmless until he thinks he spots a murder. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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Storm Center 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Taradash
Cast: Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter, Paul Kelly, Kathryn Grant, Edith Evanson, Joe Mantell, Edward Platt, Howard Wendell, Kevin Coughlin
Blacklisting of the communications media in the 1950s is the focus of this film about a librarian (Bette Davis) who will not take a certain book about communism out of circulation.
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| 1. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
2. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
4. The Big Circus (1959)
5. Mister Cory (1957)
6. My Sister Eileen (1955)
7. Operation Mad Ball (1957)
8. Rear Window (1954)
9. Storm Center (1956)
10. The Wild Party (1956)
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