From Hell to Texas 1958  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Carey Jr., R.G. Armstrong, Margo, John Larch, Ken Scott
After an accident in which Tod Lohman (Don Murray) kills the son of Amos Bradley (Chill Wills), Tod heads for the hills–one step ahead of Bradley's posse.
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I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Jo Van Fleet, Don Taylor, Ray Danton, Margo, Virginia Gregg, Don "Red" Barry, Peter Leeds
This film is based on Lillian Roth's autobiography about her triumph over alcoholism. Susan Hayward portrays the star as she sinks further into her abyss with the bottle and in and out of six marriages. Hayward received an Oscar nomination.
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The Leopard Man 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, James Bell, Margaret Landry, Abner Biberman, Ben Bard, Richard Martin, Ariel Heath, Fely Franquelli, Jacqueline deWit
In an effort to upstage the other acts, nightclub performer Kiki Walker (Jean Brooks) uses a leashed leopard in her own act. But when the leopard escapes, people are found dead, and the leopard is blamed. Kiki and her manager, Jerry Manning (Dennis O'Keefe), begin to question that the leopard is doing the killing and investigate other possibilities.
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 Lost Horizon 1937  N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure / Drama / Mystery
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, Sam Jaffe, John Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Margo, Isabel Jewell, H.B. Warner, George Chan, David Torrence, Carl Stockdale, Hugh Buckler, Wyrley Birch, Darby Clark
British diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) and his brother George (John Howard) help British citizens–Henry Bernard (Thomas Mitchell), Gloria (Isabel Jewell), and "Lovey" Lovett (Edward Everett Horton)–evacuate from China during a revolution. Their plane crashes in Tibet, and a rescue team, led by Chang (H.B. Warner), leads them to Shangri-La where they discover a tranquility that they have never before experienced. This wonderful city is ruled by an aging 200 year-old High Lama (Sam Jaffe) who is impressed with Robert and wants him to succeed him after his death. Now, Robert is torn between leaving for England or remaining in Shangri-La with his new-found love Sondra (Jane Wyatt). A winner of two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Film Editing), it also received five nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Warner).
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The Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Romance
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, Bruce Cabot, Margo, J. Carrol Naish, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Trowbridge, Francis McDonald, Edgar Kennedy, Soledad Jimenez, Carlos De Valdez, Eric Linden, Harvey Stephens, Ralph Remley, George Regas
Beautiful location shots enhance this definitely fictionalized biography of a real-life Mexican marauder, Joaquin Murrieta (Warner Baxter), who commits brutal crimes to avenge his wife Rosita's (Margo) death. Branded an outlaw, Joaquin joins forces with bandit Three-Fingered Jack (J. Carrol Naish), and they steal horses and guns for their army of Mexicans who join them on a rampage. Their brutality culminates in a deadly gun battle when Joaquin's friend Bill Warren (Bruce Cabot) leads a posse in pursuit of the marauders.
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Viva Zapata! 1952  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Mildred Dunnock, Arnold Moss, Frank Silvera, Margo, Alan Reed, Lou Gilbert
During the Mexican Revolution Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) came down from the hills and rose to the presidency of his country. Once in office, he was confronted with the ease of corruption. Anthony Quinn carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor.
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Winterset 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paul Guilfoyle, John Carradine, Maurice Moscovitch, Edward Ellis, Stanley Ridges, Mischa Auer, Willard Robertson, Myron McCormick, Helen Jerome Eddy
Based on Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play–and bringing Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli to the screen to recreate their Broadway roles–this film is a fictionalized account of the famous Sacco/Vanzetti case. Fifteen years after his father (John Carradine) was found guilty of murder and executed, his son (Burgess Meredith) sets out to prove his father's innocence. This is Burgess Meredith's film debut. Look for a young Lucille Ball.
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| 1. From Hell to Texas (1958)
2. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
3. The Leopard Man (1943)
4. Lost Horizon (1937)
5. The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
6. Viva Zapata! (1952)
7. Who's Got the Action? (1962)
8. Winterset (1936)
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