The Badlanders 1958  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Alan Ladd, Katy Jurado, Ernest Borgnine, Claire Kelly, Kent Smith, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Emhardt, Anthony Caruso, Adam Williams, Ford Rainey
A Geologist (Alan Ladd) and a rancher (Ernest Borgnine) team up to reclaim a gold mine; however, each tries to beat the other out of his share at every turn.
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The Balcony 1963  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Strick
Cast: Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Peter Brocco, Ruby Dee, Kent Smith, Jeff Corey, Leonard Nimoy, Joyce Jameson, Arnette Jens
This satire on politics and religion takes place in a house of prostitution during a revolution. The police chief (Peter Falk) uses the customers to try to suppress the revolution.
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington 1977  N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sam Wanamaker, Lucie Arnaz, E.G. Marshall, Pat O'Brien, Suzanne Somers, John Lawlor, Teresa Kelly, Michael Irving, Richard Gautier, Peter Donat, Harry Holcombe, Don Keefer, Kent Smith
In this sequel to the "Billy Jack" films, Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is in prison. A U.S. Senator has died after promoting an investigation into the nuclear power industry, and the remaining Senator and the U.S. Government name Billy Jack to take the Senator's place in Congress. Billy Jack receives a pardon from prison and reports to the U.S. Senate where he uncovers corruption and, in his usual manner, sets out to bring honesty back to the Senate.
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Cat People 1942  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, Elizabeth Russell, Alec Craig, Bud Geary, Eddie Dew, Murdock MacQuarrie, Donald Kerr, Theresa Harris
Following their wedding, Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) learns that his wife Irena (Simone Simon) believes that she is a Cat Woman as a member of an ancient Serbian tribe and has a genetic tendency to turn into a panther when emotionally aroused. Oliver tries to help Irena by getting her psychiatric help from Dr. Louis Judd (Tom Conway), but Oliver runs into major problems. The marriage is failing, and Oliver becomes romantically interested in coworker Alice Moore (Jane Randolph). Now, a jealous Irena's stalking of Alice turns into a night of terror in a swimming pool.
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A Covenant with Death 1967  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: George Maharis, Katy Jurado, Laura Devon, Earl Holliman, Arthur O'Connell, Sidney Blackmer, Gene Hackman, John Anderson, Kent Smith, Whit Bissell
After a jury verdict of "guilty" for the murder of his wife, Bryan Talbot (Earl Holliman) kills the man chosen to be his executioner. Judge Ben Lewis (George Maharis) then sets out to prove Talbot's innocence in the first crime, but there is still the problem of the second murder.
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The Curse of the Cat People 1944  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Ann Carter, Elizabeth Russell, Eve March, Julia Dean, Erford Gage, Sir Lancelot, Charles Bates, Edmund Glover, Sarah Selby
In this sequel to "Cat People," a little girl (Ann Carter) develops her private world of make-believe when her father (Kent Smith) ignores her emotional needs, and she conjures up her father's deceased wife (Simone Simon).
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The Damned Don't Cry 1950 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran, Kent Smith, Morris Ankrum, Richard Egan, Eddie Marr, Hugh Sanders, Selena Royle, Jacqueline deWit
Tough broad Ethel Whitehead (Joan Crawford) leaves husband Roy (Richard Egan) and becomes involved with gangster Nick Prenta (Steve Cochran). When Nick is gunned down, Ethel returns to her husband's home in order to escape Nick's killer (David Brian).
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Design for Death 1947 N/R, 48 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Theodore S. Geisel, Kent Smith, Hans Conried
Theodore S. Geisel (Dr. Suess) and wife Helen wrote this Academy Award-winning documentary that advances the theory that war can be avoided by understanding power-hungry nations and groups and keeping them in check. They used film footage and documentation of Japan in the analysis.
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The Disappearance of Flight 412 1974 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Jud Taylor
Cast: Glenn Ford, Bradford Dillman, David Soul, Robert F. Lyons, Guy Stockwell, Kent Smith, Greg Mullavy, Stanley Bennett Clay, Jonathan Lippe, Jack Ging, Ken Kercheval, Edward Winter
After two jets from Colonel Pete Moore's (Glenn Ford) unit vanish, Moore, who is being kept in the dark by intelligence agents, decides to investigate on his own.
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 The Fountainhead 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Paul Harvey
In this screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's philosophical novel about the value of individualism, Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) is the individualist architect who stands for integrity in a world of conformity.
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Games 1967 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Simone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross, Don Stroud, Estelle Winwood, Kent Smith, Marjorie Bennett, Ian Wolfe, Peter Brocco, Anthony Eustrel
Enjoying games as a big part of their marriage turns tragic for Paul (James Caan) and Jennifer (Katharine Ross) when their friend Norman (Don Stroud) is killed as a result of one of their practical jokes.
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The Garden Murder Case 1936 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Gene Lockhart, Nat Pendleton, H.B. Warner, Kent Smith, Grant Mitchell, Douglas Walton, Frieda Inescort, Henry B. Walthall, Jessie Ralph
The number of actors who play the suave Philo Vance continues to mount as Edmund Lowe takes on the role of the master sleuth. People are dying from what appear to be accidents, and Philo is called in by the police to help. He finds that hypnotism is involved, and he is almost a victim as he nears the perpetrator.
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Hitler's Children 1943 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Otto Kruger, H.B. Warner, Lloyd Corrigan, Hans Conried, Nancy Gates, Gavin Muir, Edward Van Sloan
This World War II propaganda film is about children's indoctrination into Nazism and the persecution of young Anna Muller (Bonita Granville) when she refuses to join the cause.
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How Awful About Allan 1970 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett, Kent Smith, Robert H. Harris, Molly Dodd, Billy Bowles, Trent Dolan, Bill Erwin, Kenneth Lawrence, Jeannette Howe
When blind mental patient Allan (Anthony Perkins), who has been tormented with guilt over his fathers death, goes home to live with his sister (Julie Harris) in hopes of being cured, it may not have been a wise decision.
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 Lost Horizon 1973 G, 145 min.
Genre: Musical / Fantasy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer, John Gielgud, John Van Dreelen, Kent Smith, Larry Duran, Hedley Mattingly, Michael Bernal
A revolution is taking place in Southeast Asia, and a group of refugees, led by Richard Conway (Peter Finch) and his brother George (Michael York), evacuate on a plane that crashes in the Himalayas. The survivors find refuge in Shangri-La, which is ruled by the High Lama (Charles Boyer), and discover a new world of peace and tranquility. But, their new-found happiness results in more than a few conflicts between the survivors. Musical production numbers with songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David are interspersed with the drama.
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Magic Town 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Kent Smith, Ned Sparks, Wallace Ford, Regis Toomey, Donald Meek, Ann Doran, Ann Shoemaker, Mickey Kuhn, Larry Wheat
After a pollster, Rip Smith (James Stewart), finds the quintessential American town, troubles brew when the resulting publicity exposes the quiet town to the rest of the world.
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Moon Pilot 1962 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, Tommy Kirk, Bob Sweeney, Kent Smith, Simon Scott, Bert Remsen, Nancy Kulp, Sarah Selby, Dick Whittinghill, Bob Hastings
In this comedic science-fiction tale from Disney, astronaut Captain Richmond Talbot (Tom Tryon) volunteers to make the first trip to the moon. The mission is hush-hush, and Talbot is being carefully watched by security agents. He meets Lyrae (Dany Saval) who says she is from another planet and that she has come to provide a special coating to safeguard his rocket. When the rocket is launched, Talbot finds that Lyrae is a stowaway, and the two soar off happily on their way to the moon.
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My Foolish Heart 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Kent Smith, Lois Wheeler, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Gigi Perreau, Karin Booth, Marietta Canty, Phillip Pine
Susan Hayward was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in her role of a woman who falls in love and becomes pregnant by a soldier. He dies before learning of the expected baby, and she tries to marry to legitimize her infant's name.
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The Night Stalker 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Cook Jr., Larry Linville
Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) covers a big story about a vampire on the loose in Las Vegas. This film and its sequel "The Night Strangler" led to the TV series: "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," which, in turn, served as the inspiration for TV's "X Files."
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Party Girl 1958 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland, Kent Smith, Claire Kelly, Patrick McVey, David Opatoshu, Corey Allen, Jack Lambert
Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) defends crooks and has been "bought" by the mob. Then he meets a showgirl (Cyd Charisse) and she stimulates him to clean up his act, but it's not easy to free himself of mob boss Rico Angelo (Lee J. Cobb). Cyd performs a couple of great dance numbers.
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Pete 'N' Tillie 1972 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Barry Nelson, Rene Auberjonois, Lee Montgomery, Henry Jones, Kent Smith, Whit Bissell, Philip Bourneuf
This combination of comedy and drama is based on the Peter De Vries novel "Witch's Milk" and stars Walter Matthau as bachelor Pete who marries Tillie (Carol Burnett). They suffer the tragedy of the death of their nine-year-old son but finally rekindle their love. Geraldine Page received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).
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Sayonara 1957 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Miiko Taka, Red Buttons, Patricia Owens, Miyoshi Umeki, Ricardo Montalban, James Garner, Kent Smith, Martha Scott, Harlan Warde, Douglass Watson, Reiko Kuba, Soo Yong, Dennis Hopper, James Stacy
During the Korean war, an American soldier, Airman Joe Kelly (Red Buttons), falls in love with a Japanese maiden, Katsumi (Miyoshi Umeki). If he marries her, Joe will face a court-martial because of the Army's opposition to marriages between U.S. soldiers and Japanese women. His friend, Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando), is prejudiced but reluctantly agrees to be the best man at the wedding. Later, Lloyd falls in love with Japanese entertainer Hana-ogi (Miiko Taka) and overcomes his prejudice, which results in the Army stepping in and sending soldiers who marry Japanese women home without their spouses. In the case of Lloyd and Joe, one of the marriages ends in tragedy, while the other promises hope for the future. Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki won Best Supporting Actor and Actress for their roles in this film.
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The Spiral Staircase 1946 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver, Elsa Lanchester, James Bell, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, Richard Tyler, Erville Alderson, Sara Allgood, Rhys Williams, Myrna Dell
A crazed killer is on the loose, peeking through a hole in the wall looking for his next victim. He has his eye on Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant girl, who works in the very eerie house of the bedridden Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore). Barrymore received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Strangers When We Meet 1960 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Virginia Bruce, Kent Smith, Paul Picerni, Helen Gallagher, John Bryant
Well-to-do architect Larry Coe (Kirk Douglas) becomes enamored with his neighbor, Maggie Gault (Kim Novak). Ignoring their respective mates, Larry and Maggie plunge into a torrid affair.
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Susan Slade 1961 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuire, Lloyd Nolan, Brian Aherne, Grant Williams, Natalie Schafer, Kent Smith, Bert Convy, Guy Wilkerson, Maurice Wells, Ramsay Hill, Everett Glass, John A. Alonzo, Bob Baker
Seventeen-year-old Susan Slade (Connie Stevens) ends up pregnant after having an affair with Conn White (Grant Williams) who dies when he falls off Mt. McKinley. Susan attempts suicide, but Hoyt Brecker (Troy Donahue) rescues her. She confesses to her parents, Roger and Leah (Lloyd Nolan and Dorothy McGuire) that she is pregnant, and they take her to Guatemala to have the baby. She has the baby, and then Roger dies of a heart attack. Susan and Leah return home to California, and Leah pretends that she is the baby's mother. Now, Hoyt and aspiring author Wells Corbett (Bert Convy) propose to Susan, but she refuses both of their offers. After her baby is badly burned in an accident, Susan confesses that she is the mother. Wells loses interest in Susan, but Hoyt is still smitten. Will Susan marry Hoyt and live happily ever after?
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The Voice of the Turtle 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: One for the Book
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith, John Emery, Erskine Sanford, John Holland, Frank Wilcox, Jack Lee
Sergeant Bill Page (Ronald Reagan) is on leave in New York City. When he has trouble finding lodging, he shares Sally Middleton's (Eleanor Parker) apartment for an innocent weekend, but love develops.
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| 1. The Badlanders (1958)
2. The Balcony (1963)
3. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
4. Cat People (1942)
5. A Covenant with Death (1967)
6. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
7. The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
8. Design for Death (1947)
9. The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)
10. The Fountainhead (1949)
11. Games (1967)
12. The Garden Murder Case (1936)
13. Hitler's Children (1943)
14. How Awful About Allan (1970)
15. Imitation General (1958)
16. Lost Horizon (1973)
17. Magic Town (1947)
18. Moon Pilot (1962)
19. My Foolish Heart (1949)
20. The Night Stalker (1972)
21. Party Girl (1958)
22. Pete 'N' Tillie (1972)
23. Sayonara (1957)
24. The Spiral Staircase (1946)
25. Strangers When We Meet (1960)
26. Susan Slade (1961)
27. The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
aka: One for the Book
28. The Young Lovers (1964)
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