3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt 1964  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Director: Tommy Noonan
Cast: Mamie Van Doren, Tommy Noonan, Ziva Rodann, Paul Gilbert, John Cronin, Howard Koch, T.C. Jones, Charles Irving, Alvy Moore, Marjorie Bennett, Arthur Gould-Porter, Patrick O'Moore, Jennifer Lee, Jimmy Cross
Struggling actor Tommy Noonan (played by himself) is hired by stripper Saxie Symbol (Mamie Van Doren), used-car salesman Joe Lynch (Paul Gilbert), and male model Bruce Bernard (John Cronin) to visit a psychiatrist, Dr. Maya Von (Ziva Rodann), and act out their problems, thus saving them money because they won't have to make separate appointments. Tommy's appointments are aired accidentally on TV, a Hollywood producer buys the rights, and the "3 nuts" earn enough money to really enjoy life.
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36 Hours 1965  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Seaton
Cast: James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Werner Peters, Alan Napier, Celia Lovsky, John Banner, Ed Gilbert, Sig Ruman, Russell Thorson, Oscar Beregi Jr., Karl Held, Martin Kosleck, Marjorie Bennett, Henry Rowland
During World War II, U.S. Army Intelligence Major Jefferson Pike (James Garner) is captured by the Germans shortly before D-Day. In an effort to get information about an Allied invasion, Pike's captors drug him to convince him that the war is long over and that he has suffered from amnesia for the last six years. Pike is also told that he has a wife, but Anna (Eva Marie Saint) is not really married to him. She took this assignment to get away from abuse in her concentration camp. Pike catches on to the ploy, and the game of cat-and-mouse ensues between Pike and the Nazi doctor, Major Walter Gerber (Rod Taylor), who is pumping him for information.
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Autumn Leaves 1956 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson, Vera Miles, Lorne Greene, Ruth Donnelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Selmer Jackson, Maxine Cooper, Marjorie Bennett, Leonard Mudie
When relatives visit his home following his marriage to an older woman, Milly (Joan Crawford), Burt Hanson (Cliff Robertson) suffers mental anguish when he discovers his father in bed with his first wife.
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Billy the Kid vs. Dracula 1966 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Western / Horror
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Chuck Courtney, John Carradine, Melinda Plowman, Virginia Christine, Walter Janovitz, Bing Russell, Harry Carey Jr., Olive Carey, Roy Barcroft, Hannie Landman, William Forrest, Richard Reeves, Marjorie Bennett, Leonard P. Geer, George Cisar
Count Dracula is traveling by stagecoach through America's Western territory when he meets Double Bar B ranch owner James Underhill (William Forrest) who is subsequently killed in an Indian raid. Dracula takes on Underhill's identity and goes to the ranch where he tells Underhill's niece Elizabeth (Melinda Plowman) that he is her long-lost uncle. He makes moves on Elizabeth, but the ranch foreman, a reformed Billy the Kid (Chuck Courtney), becomes suspicious and steps in to stop Dracula before he can drink Elizabeth's blood.
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Charley Varrick 1973   PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Jacqueline Scott, Tom Tully, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Marjorie Bennett, Ruby Diaz, Charlie Briggs, Colby Chester
Bank robber Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his partner Garman Sullivan (Andrew Robinson) rob a small bank in Tres Cruces, New Mexico, and later learn that they have stolen $750,000 in Mafia funds. Now, they must find a way to return the money in order to escape being killed by the Mob hit man Molly (Joe Don Baker) who is hot on their trail and killing everyone in the way.
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Coogan's Bluff 1968   PG, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark, Don Stroud, Tisha Sterling, Betty Field, Tom Tully, David Doyle, James Edwards, Louis Zorich, Melodie Johnson, Rudy Diaz, Meg Myles, Seymour Cassel, Marjorie Bennett
Frontier-style competes with modern-day law enforcement in this Clint Eastwood film in which he plays Arizona sheriff Walt Coogan who comes to New York City to extradite a murderer, James Ringerman (Don Stroud). When Coogan arrives, bureaucratic NYPD detective Lieutenant McElroy (Lee J. Cobb) tells Coogan that Rengerman is in Bellevue Hospital following an acid trip and is not ready to be transported back to Arizona. Coogan takes matters into his own hands and heads for the hospital, manages to get Ringerman released, and leaves for the airport with his prisoner. But, on the way to the airport, Ringerman's hippie girlfriend Linny (Tisha Sterling) waylays Coogan, and this allows Ringerman to escape. Coogan tracks Linny to a psychedelic club, and his adventures in the Big City continue as he deals not only with police bureaucracy but with drugs and hippies as well. 1 User Review
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| | ONE OF THE GOOD ONES | BRAD79 07/02/2009 | | THIS IS ONE OF MY TOP TEN EASTWOOD MOVIES |
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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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Lay That Rifle Down 1955  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Judy Canova, Robert Lowery, Jil Jarmyn, Jacqueline deWit, Richard Deacon, Robert Burton, James Bell, Leon Tyler, Pierre Watkin, William Fawcett, Marjorie Bennett, Edmund Cobb
Overworked Judy (Judy Canova) is also paid little for her tasks at her aunt's hotel. So, she decides to enroll in a charm school, which turns out to be a scam, and that leads to more troubles–and fun for the viewer.
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The Love God? 1969 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nat Hiken
Cast: Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien, James Gregory, Maureen Arthur, Maggie Peterson, Jesslyn Fax, Jacques Aubuchon, Marjorie Bennett, Jim Boles, Ruth McDevitt, Roy Stuart
Bird-watching magazine editor Abner (Don Knotts) loses his publication to Osborn (Edmond O'Brien). Osborn turns the magazine into a girlie format, and Abner, still the editor, becomes a national sex symbol and playboy. He finally yearns for the simple life he left behind. Silly.
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The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Lisa Howard, Harlan Warde, Tito Vuolo, Charles Arnt, Marjorie Bennett, Alan Wells, Mimi Aguglia, Morgan Farley, Bud Wolfe, Howard Negley, William Gould
San Francisco Police Lieutenant Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb) is having an affair with married socialite Lois Frazer (Jane Wyatt) who is divorcing her husband Howard (Harlan Warde). When Lois shoots and kills Howard, Ed comes to her aid and helps her get rid of the body. They deposit the body at the airport, but Ed's brother Andy (John Dall), who just happens to be a homicide detective, discovers the cover-up. Ed and Lois flee to the abandoned Fort Point at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. The police track them down and arrest them. Ed's trial begins, and he faces the fact that Lois has captivated her lawyer, and Ed is now out of her life.
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 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Martha Raye, Ada May, Isobel Elsom, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Heigh, Margaret Hoffman, Irving Bacon
Henri Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) marries wealthy women and then murders them for their money–acts that he justifies as necessary and no worse than the position of those who profit by building the Atomic Bomb.
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The Night Walker 1964 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Judi Meredith, Hayden Rorke, Rochelle Hudson, Lloyd Bochner, Marjorie Bennett, Jess Barker, Tetsu Komai
Widow Irene Trent (Barbara Stanwyck) suffers from nightmares about her dead husband, and she begins to confuse her dreams with reality.
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Promises! Promises! 1963  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Promise Her Anything
Director: King Donovan
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Tommy Noonan, Mickey Hargitay, Fritz Feld, T.C. Jones, Claude Stroud, Marjorie Bennett, Eddie Quillan, Victor Lundin, Eileen Barton, Patrick O'Moore
Wanting to conceive a baby, Sandy and Jeff Brooks (Jayne Mansfield and Tommy Noonan) set off on what they think will be a relaxing cruise. Their friends Claire and King Banner (Marie McDonald and Mickey Hargitay) join them, and drinks and revelry ensue resulting in both women becoming pregnant but not sure of who the fathers are. 1 User Review
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| | Mickey is still a stud | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | A slim story made watchable by the gorgeous stud Mickey Hargitay who lifts weights and takes his shirt off as well as his idiotic but busty wife Jayne Mansfield who takes EVERYTHING off in this film. I prefer Mickey's tits to Jayne's. |
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The Rat Race 1960 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Medford, Don Rickles, Joe Bushkin, Marjorie Bennett, Norman Fell, Lisa Drake, Hal K. Dawson
A naively optimistic musician (Tony Curtis) arrives in New York City ready to hit it big and rents the apartment just vacated by a down-on-her-luck waitress (Debbie Reynolds). Realizing that she has nowhere else to go and no money, he offers to share the apartment with her.
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Sabrina 1954 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer, Joan Vohs, Francis X. Bushman, Marcel Dalio, Nella Walker, Marcel Hillaire, Ellen Corby, Marjorie Bennett, Emory Parnell, Nancy Kulp
Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur. Unsophisticated Sabrina falls in love with David Larrabee (William Holden) who does not return her affections–until she returns from a Paris cooking school and has become a sophisticated woman. In addition to an Academy Award for Costume Design, the film received five nominations, including Best Actress (Hepburn) and Director.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Anna Lee, Marjorie Bennett, Maidie Norman, Dave Willock, Bert Freed, Wesley Addy, James Seay, Julie Allred, Anne Barton, William Aldrich, Russ Conway, Robert Cornthwaite
Two aging sisters–Jane (Bette Davis) and Blanche (Joan Crawford)–co-exist in a decrepit, Los Angeles mansion. Jane was once the vaudeville child star "Baby Jane" (Julie Allred). Blanche had lived in Jane's shadow as a child but gained stardom as an adult in the film world while Jane's career faded. Blanche enjoyed her success until a drunken Jane caused a car accident that crippled Blanche and left her wheelchair-bound. Now, Jane works with pianist Edwin Flagg (Victor Buono) in hopes of finally gaining stardom as an adult. At the same time, she goes crazy and plots to kill Blanche. A good thriller/black comedy. Academy Award nominations went to Davis (Best Actress) and Buono (Best Supporting Actor).
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| 1. 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
aka: Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt
2. 36 Hours (1965)
3. Autumn Leaves (1956)
4. Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
5. Charley Varrick (1973)
6. Coogan's Bluff (1968)
7. Games (1967)
8. Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
9. Limelight (1952)
10. The Love God? (1969)
11. The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
12. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
13. The Night Walker (1964)
14. Promises! Promises! (1963)
aka: Promise Her Anything
15. The Rat Race (1960)
16. Sabrina (1954)
17. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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