The All American 1953  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson, Richard Long, Mamie Van Doren, Gregg Palmer, Paul Cavanagh, Stuart Whitman, Frank Gifford, Tom Harmon, Jim Sears, Barney Phillips, Jimmy Hunt, Douglas Kennedy, Donald Randolph, Herman Hickman
The personal life of an All-American football player Nick Bonelli (Tony Curtis) who is the quarterback at Mid-State is the subject of this film. His life changes following the tragic death of his parents in an auto accident while driving to his game. Nick quits football and transfers to Sheridan University. Despite many problems in Nick's life, his girlfriend Sharon (Lori Nelson) comes to Nick's aid and brings him into the fold.
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All I Desire 1953  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Long, Billy Gray, Dayton Lummis, Guy Williams, Lotte Stein, Fred Nurnee, Mary Newton, Thomas E. Jackson, Henry Hoople
Naomi Murdoch (Barbara Stanwyck) deserted her family to become an actress, and now–ten years later–she returns and attempts to reconcile with her husband Henry (Richard Carlson) and children when her daughter Lily (Lori Nelson) performs in a high school play. But, town gossip presents problems, and trying to regain her position in the town and her family provides many problems for Naomi.
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Bend of the River 1952  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, Lori Nelson, Jay C. Flippen, Stepin Fetchit, Harry Morgan, Frances Bavier, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson, Jack Lambert, Royal Dano, Frank Chase, Cliff Lyons
Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) is a reformed outlaw working as the leader of a wagon train. He and the settlers are on the Oregon Trail when McLyntock runs into an old companion, Cole Garrett (Arthur Kennedy), who was part of his days when he worked outside of the law.
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Day the World Ended 1955 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens, Mike Connors, Paul Birch, Raymond Hatton, Jonathan Haze, Paul Dubov, Paul Blaisdell, Roger Corman, Chet Huntley
Following a nuclear disaster, Captain Maddison (Paul Birch) and his daughter Louise (Lori Nelson) are joined by Rick (Richard Denning) in their shelter. They have enough food and supplies for them to survive the amount of time it takes for radiation to abate. But, Maddison has not counted on the arrival of gangster Tony (Mike Connors), his moll Ruby (Adele Jergens), scientist Pete (Raymond Hatton), and radiation victim Radek (Paul Dubov). They form an uneasy alliance and then find themselves in a fight against a three-eyed monster.
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Francis Goes to West Point 1952 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, Gregg Palmer, Les Tremayne, Otto Hulett, David Janssen, Paul Burke, Leonard Nimoy, Chill Wills, William Reynolds, James Best, Cliff Clark, Sam Flint, Pierre Watkin
In this "Francis the Talking Mule" episode, Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and Francis (voice of Chill Wills), head to West Point where Francis tries to keep Peter out of trouble. Francis serves as the West Point football team's mascot but still finds time to give advice to Peter and even helps the Army team beat Navy. Look for Leonard Nimoy as a football player.
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Hot Rod Girl 1956  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Lori Nelson, John Smith, Chuck Connors, Frank Gorshin, Mark Andrews, Roxanne Arlen, Eddie Ryder, Fred Essler, Del Erickson, Russell Thorson, Dabbs Greer, Charles Keane
Hot rodding was a big deal in the 1950s, and this film, set in the San Fernando Valley of California, homes in on that fad. Ben (Chuck Connors) is a cop who attempts to set up a drag strip to keep the young hot rodders off the streets. Two deaths associated with the races make Ben's job more difficult.
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I Died a Thousand Times 1955 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr., Earl Holliman, Dennis Hopper, Howard St. John, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Perry Lopez, Richard Davalos, Olive Carey
In this remake of "High Sierra," Jack Palance plays the bank robber who ends his tragic life in the Sierra Mountains while trying to elude the police.
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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best, Lori Nelson, Esther Dale, Russell Simpson, Emory Parnell, Oliver Blake, Edmund Cobb, Rex Lease
Hoping to get money for daughter Rosie's (Lori Nelson) college education, Ma heads to the fair with her preserves, but Pa comes up the real winner with a racehorse that provides the needed funds.
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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1955 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson, Byron Palmer, Loring Smith, Lowell Gilmore, Mabel Albertson, Esther Dale, Ida Moore, Fay Roope
Ma and Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride) come to Hawaii to help out with problems at the family's pineapple cannery. Once there, Pa makes matters even worse in this offbeat comedy. Kilbride's last film as "Pa."
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Mohawk 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Scott Brady, Rita Gam, Neville Brand, Lori Nelson, Allison Hayes, John Hoyt, Barbara Jo Allen, Rhys Williams, Ted de Corsia, Mae Clarke, Tommy Cook, Michael Granger, John Hudson, James O'Hara, Chabon Jadi
In this "Eastern" Western, Boston artist Jonathan Adams (Scott Brady) is sent to the Mohawk Valley to paint landscapes, and he leaves his fiance Cynthia Stanhope (Lori Nelson) behind. When Cynthia comes looking for him, she finds that he is attracted to a Mohawk princess, Onida (Rita Gam), and embroiled in a war between settlers and the Mohawk Indians brought on by land grabber Butler (John Hoyt) who wants more land.
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Pardners 1956 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Lori Nelson, Jackie Loughery, Agnes Moorehead, Lon Chaney Jr., Mickey Finn, Lee Van Cleef, Jeff Morrow, Jack Elam
This remake (by the same director) of 1936's "Rhythm on the Range" features Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as ranch hand and tenderfoot who fend off villains trying to gain control of the ranch.
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 Revenge of the Creature 1955  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva, Grandon Rhodes, Dave Willock, Robert Williams, Charles Cane, Ricou Browning, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hennesy, Diane DeLaire, Robert Nelson, Robert F. Hoy, Jack Gargan
The Creature was killed in the successful original, "Creature from the Black Lagoon," but is back for another try. This time it is captured from the lagoon and taken to an aquarium in Florida for exhibition, study, and to be taught English. But it has its eyes on one of the scientists, Helen Dobson (Lori Nelson), looking after him and soon escapes and kidnaps her. And the chase is on. Clint Eastwood makes his screen debut in a small part.
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Walking My Baby Back Home 1953 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett, Lori Nelson, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Lockhart, George Cleveland, John Hubbard, Walter Kingsford, Sidney Miller
Three ex-GIs form a Dixieland jazz band in this musical comedy that is saved by Buddy Hackett antics.
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| 1. The All American (1953)
2. All I Desire (1953)
3. Bend of the River (1952)
4. Day the World Ended (1955)
5. Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
6. Hot Rod Girl (1956)
7. I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
8. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
9. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
10. Mohawk (1956)
11. Pardners (1956)
12. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
13. Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
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