Ace in the Hole 1951  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Carnival
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Jaquet, Harry Harvey
When Leo Minosa (Richard Benedict) is trapped in a mine cave-in, reporter Charles Tatum (Kirk Douglas) sees his chance for glory in building up a story through interviews with the dying miner.
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Arrowhead 1953  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Brian Keith, Mary Sinclair, Milburn Stone, Richard Shannon, Lewis Martin, Frank DeKova, Robert J. Wilke, Peter Coe, Pat Hogan, James Anderson, John Pickard, Richard Farnsworth
A peace treaty between the United States government and the Apache Indians is threatened by the actions of Ed Bannon (Charlton Heston). As a White child, Bannon was raised by Apaches, and now he holds bitterness in his heart toward them. When the Apache chief's college-educated son, Toriano (Jack Palance), leads the Apaches in bloody raids against the cavalry, the officers refuse to heed Bannon's warnings. Toriano and Bannon finally confront each other, and Bannon kills Toriano, which brings peace between the troopers and the Apaches.
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The Court Jester 1956   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Parker, Edward Ashley, Robert Middleton, John Carradine, Alan Napier, Michael Pate, Herbert Rudley, Lewis Martin, Patrick Aherne
Danny Kaye is at his best as the medieval court jester who tries to restore the rightful king to his throne. 1 User Review
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| | They just don't get any better! | qeo 01/19/2007 | | |
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Diary of a Madman 1963  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Reginald LeBorg
Cast: Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Chris Warfield, Ian Wolfe, Nelson Olmstead, Steve Roberts, Lewis Martin, Edward Colmans, Harvey Stephens
Based on Guy de Maupassant's "Le Horla," this horror story is about a man who kills a convict in self-defense and then becomes possessed by the convicts "Horla" (evil spirit).
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Fort Algiers 1953 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon, Henry Corden, Joe Kirk, William Phipps, Lewis Martin, Leonard Penn
Nightclub singer Yvette (Yvonne De Carlo) tries to get inside info when tribal leader Amir (Raymond Burr) incites the natives to join a rebellion. When Yvette's mission is uncovered, her lover, Jeff (Carlos Thompson), comes to the rescue.
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Men of the Fighting Lady 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Andrew Marton
Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Dewey Martin, Keenan Wynn, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Horton, Bert Freed, Lewis Martin, George Cooper
The U.S.S. Lexington ("The Fighting Lady") played a prominent role in the Korean Conflict; this is the story of that great aircraft carrier and her crew.
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These Wilder Years 1956 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Betty Lou Keim, Don Dubbins, Edward Andrews, Basil Ruysdael, Grandon Rhodes, Will Wright, Lewis Martin
A steel industry leader (James Cagney) tracks down his 20-year-old son and becomes involved with orphanage director Ann Dempster (Barbara Stanwyck).
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 War of the Worlds 1953  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin, Cedric Hardwicke, Robert Cornthwaite, Jack Kruschen, Henry Brandon, Sandro Giglio, William Phipps
This imaginative film earned the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It relates H. B. Wells' story about a Martian invasion that is stopped short when a bacteria invades the aliens' bloodstream. 1 User Review
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| | Haineye 03/06/2007 | | best sci-fi movie every made. Special effects and plot outstanding. |
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Witness to Murder 1954 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Jesse White, Harry Shannon, Claire Carleton, Lewis Martin, Fred Graham, Harry Tyler, Juanita Moore
After witnessing a murder, Cheryl Draper (Barbara Stanwyck) has problems convincing police Lieutenant Lawrence Mathews (Gary Merrill) that she is not imagining the crime. Her life is in real peril because the murderer, Albert Richter (George Sanders), knows she was an eyewitness.
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| 1. Ace in the Hole (1951)
aka: The Big Carnival
2. Arrowhead (1953)
3. The Court Jester (1956)
4. Diary of a Madman (1963)
5. Fort Algiers (1953)
6. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
7. These Wilder Years (1956)
8. War of the Worlds (1953)
9. Witness to Murder (1954)
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