 American Gigolo 1980  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, K Callan, Macdonald Carey, Bill Duke, Brian Davies, Carole Cook, David Cryer, Tom Stewart, Patricia Carr, Carol Bruce, Frances Bergen, William Dozier
Male hooker Julian Kay (Richard Gere) provides his services among the Beverly Hills matrons. When an ex-client is murdered, Julian is in big trouble. He is framed for the murder and becomes the prime suspect. The one person who can help is Michelle (Lauren Hutton) with whom he is enjoying an intense relationship, but she is married to Senator Charles Stratton (Brian Davies). Will Michelle's love for Julian be the answer to his problems?
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Bride of Vengeance 1949  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Paulette Goddard, John Lund, Macdonald Carey, Raymond Burr, Albert Dekker, Rose Hobart, John Sutton, Donald Randolph, Nicholas Joy, Fritz Leiber
This historical drama is based on the trials and tribulations of the Borgia family who lived during medieval times.
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Copper Canyon 1950   N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Ray Milland, Hedy Lamarr, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Harry Carey Jr., Frank Faylen, Hope Emerson, Philip Van Zandt, Ian Wolfe, Taylor Holmes
Set in the era of homesteading–allowed by government land grants following the Civil War–this story has hopeful settlers relying on aid from an ex-gunslinger who comes to their aid. 1 User Review
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| | Walt 01/13/2007 | | Great movie - lot's of action. Ray Milland gives a great performance & Hedy Lamarr is gorgeous. Beautiful scenery. |
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End of the World 1977  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Hayes
Cast: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Lew Ayres, Dean Jagger, Macdonald Carey, Liz Ross, Simmy Bow, John Hayes, Roscoe Born
To ensure that the Earth does not continue to pollute the galaxy, Zindar (Christopher Lee) and his alien assistants come to Earth and work out of a convent to set their plan for destruction in motion. Boring, with the 1/2 star rating only given in deference to Christopher Lee.
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Excuse My Dust 1951 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Red Skelton, Sally Forrest, Macdonald Carey, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Jane Darwell, Paul Harvey, Monica Lewis, Sheree North, Will Wright
Red Skelton plays Joe, the inventor of a horseless carriage, in this film about small-town America during the early 20th century. One trouble–his girlfriend's father runs a livery stable.
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 The Great Gatsby 1949 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Barry Sullivan, Ruth Hussey, Shelley Winters, Howard Da Silva, Henry Hull, Ed Begley, Elisha Cook Jr.
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, this is the story about a millionaire, Gatsby (Alan Ladd), who determines to gain admission to New York society. The film concentrates on the love story of Daisy (Betty Field) and Gatsby and plays down the message of an "empty" society.
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Hazard 1948 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Charles McGraw, Frank Faylen, Frank Fenton, Walter Baldwin, Isabel Randolph, Taylor Holmes, Charles McGraw
While private investigator J.D. Storm (Macdonald Carey) is trailing gambler Ellen Crane (Paulette Goddard), he falls in love with her.
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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon, James Dixon, Neal Israel, Art Lund, Ann Dane, Macdonald Carey, Gerrit Graham, William Watson, Patch Mackenzie, Rick Garia, C.L. Sussex, Carlos Palomino, Tony Abatemarco
Following on with the story started in "It's Alive!" and "It Lives Again," the monster babies that have survived are shipped off to a remote island to live out their lives. When checked on several years later, it is found that they have reproduced and are ready to invade the mainland. Cohen continues his satire on the issues alive in the 1980s, such as abortion and AIDS, in an effective manner.
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John Paul Jones 1959 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Macdonald Carey, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Cushing, Bruce Cabot, Bette Davis, David Farrar
The life of U.S. Naval hero John Paul Jones, the first American naval officer to set a tradition of victory, is depicted in this biographical spectacle.
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Let's Make It Legal 1951 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Zachary Scott, Barbara Bates, Robert Wagner, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Cady, Jim Hayward, Kathleen Freeman, Roger Moore
After an amicable divorce following 20 years of marriage, Miriam (Claudette Colbert) and Hugh (Macdonald Carey) prepare to go their separate ways–until Mariam's old love, Victor (Zachary Scott), appears on the scene and stirs up old feelings for everyone involved.
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Meet Me After the Show 1951 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: Betty Grable, Macdonald Carey, Eddie Albert, Fred Clark, Rory Calhoun, Lois Andrews, Irene Ryan, Edwin Max, Harry Antrim, Steve Condos
Delilah (Betty Grable) and Jeff (Macdonald Carey) have more success in their show-business careers than they seem to be able to attain in their own marriage.
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Mystery Submarine 1950  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Macdonald Carey, Marta Toren, Robert Douglas, Carl Esmond, Ludwig Donath, Jacqueline Dalya, Fred Nurney, Katherine Warren, Howard Negley, Bruce Morgan
Brett Young (Macdonald Carey) is an undercover agent with the job of keeping U.S. atomic secrets from falling into the wrong hands. The mysterious Madelein Brenner (Marta Toren) and a renegade submarine that is after atomic secrets become Young's challenge. Weak.
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Shadow of a Doubt 1943  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, Irving Bacon, Minerva Urecal, Clarence Muse, Patricia Collinge, Edna May Wonacott, Charles Bates, Janet Shaw, Isabel Randolph, Eily Malyon
This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films–and, reportedly, his favorite. The Newton family has lived an uneventful existence UNTIL Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) comes to visit. Teenage daughter "Charlie" (Teresa Wright), who was named after her uncle, begins to suspect that he is a psychotic killer wanted by the police. Now her life is in danger.
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South Sea Sinner 1949 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Helena Carter, Luther Adler, Frank Lovejoy, John Ridgely, Liberace, Art Smith, James Flavin, Molly Lamont
This remake of "Seven Sinners" features MacDonald Carey in the role of "Jake" Davis who arrives on a small island where he encounters cabaret singer Coral (Shelley Winters).
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Stranger in Our House 1978 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken, Jeff East, Carol Lawrence, Macdonald Carey, Fran Drescher, Billy Beck, James Jarnigan
When cousin Julia (Lee Purcell) moves in with the Bryant family, after her parents are killed in an auto accident, she charms all in the household except Rachel (Linda Blair), who is sure that Julia is a witch.
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Streets of Laredo 1949 G, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Stanley Ridges, Alfonso Bedoya, Ray Teal, Clem Bevans, James Bell, Joe Dominguez, Dick Foote, Grandon Rhodes, Perry Ivins, Byron Foulger, Hank Bell
In this remake of 1936's "The Texas Rangers," outlaws Jim Dawkins (William Holden) and Wahoo Jones (William Bendix) turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, they are forced to capture a former cohort, Lorn Reming (Macdonald Carey).
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Suddenly, It's Spring 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey, Arleen Whelan, John Kellogg, Frank Faylen, Willie Best, Victoria Horne, Crane Whitley, Isabel Randolph
In the midst of their impending divorce, Peter (Fred MacMurray) and Mary (Paulette Goddard) have second thoughts–leaving selected future mates out in the cold.
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Take a Letter, Darling 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Constance Moore, Macdonald Carey, Robert Benchley, Dooley Wilson, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Arnt, Kathleen Howard, Margaret Seddon
Tom (Fred MacMurray) is hired by Mac (Rosalind Russell), a high-powered business executive, to act as her secretary and help deal with clients' female relatives.
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Tammy and the Doctor 1963 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, Margaret Lindsay, Reginald Owen, Alice Pearce, Adam West, Stanley Clements, Doodles Weaver, Joan Marshall, Mitzi Hoag, Alex Gerry, Robert Foulk, Forrest Lewis
Tammy (Sandra Dee) is now a nurse's aide for wealthy Annie Call (Beulah Bondi) who has been hospitalized. Dr. Mark Cheswick (Peter Fonda) takes a special interest in Tammy, but his boss, Dr. Wayne Bendley (Macdonald Carey), tells him that his job will be in jeopardy if he becomes involved with her. Meanwhile, head nurse Rachel Coleman (Margaret Lindsay) and Bentley become romantically involved. By story's end, Tammy saves Annie's life, Rachel and Dr. Wayne get together, and Tammy and Dr. Mark find love and hope for a future together. This film marks Fonda's film debut.
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Wake Island 1942 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel, Mikhail Rasumny, Rod Cameron, Bill Goodwin, Damian O'Flynn, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Phillip Terry, Don Castle, Dane Clark
Set shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Marines are sent to small Wake Island to hold off the Japanese advances. The action is nearly continuous as the Marines thwart one attack after another. This and other similar films were important in rallying the country behind the war effort and showing there is even victory in defeat. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (William Bendix).
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| 1. American Gigolo (1980)
2. Bride of Vengeance (1949)
3. Copper Canyon (1950)
4. End of the World (1977)
5. Excuse My Dust (1951)
6. Gidget Gets Married (1972)
7. The Great Gatsby (1949)
8. Hazard (1948)
9. It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
10. John Paul Jones (1959)
11. Let's Make It Legal (1951)
12. Meet Me After the Show (1951)
13. Mystery Submarine (1950)
14. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
15. South Sea Sinner (1949)
16. Stranger in Our House (1978)
17. Streets of Laredo (1949)
18. Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)
19. Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
20. Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
21. Wake Island (1942)
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