B.F.'s Daughter 1948  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, Keenan Wynn, Margaret Lindsay, Spring Byington, Marshall Thompson, Barbara Laage, Fred Nurney
Wealthy Polly Fulton (Barbara Stanwyck) marries an economics professor (Van Heflin) and finances his career in Washington D.C. through the power of her fortune.
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The Basketball Fix 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: John Ireland, Marshall Thompson, Vanessa Brown, William Bishop, Hazel Brooks, Johnny Sands, Bobby Hyatt, Walter Sande, Ted Pierson, Johnny Phillips, Lester Sharpe, Donald Kerr
After high-school basketball star Johnny Long (Marshall Thompson) becomes involved in point shaving, sportswriter Pete Ferreday (John Ireland) tries to intervene in an attempt to draw Johnny away from the mob's influence.
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Battleground 1949  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, James Whitmore, Marshall Thompson, Jerome Courtland, Don Taylor, Richard Jaeckel, Leon Ames, Bruce Cowling, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Anderson, Thomas E. Breen, Denise Darcel
The Battle of the Bulge provides the setting for this realistic look at the pathos of war. Led by Holley (Van Johnson), the men of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division spend the winter of 1945 in the Ardennes Forest preparing to battle the German army. Trapped and demoralized, the men do manage to work together to defend their position. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director (William A. Wellman), and Supporting Actor (James Whitmore, for his role as the battle-scarred sergeant, Kinnie). It won for Best Writing and Cinematography.
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Bog 1983  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: Don Keeslar
Cast: Gloria DeHaven, Aldo Ray, Marshall Thompson, Leo Gordon, Rohay North, Glen Voros, Chris Harris, Leroy Winbush, Jeff Schwaab, Carol Terry
When a fisherman decides to use dynamite to make a fast fish kill, it awakens a mutated monster (or, rather, a man in a cheap rubber suit). The monster goes on a killing spree in the lake while a biologist (Gloria DeHaven) studies it, and the sheriff (Aldo Ray) tries to kill it by every means possible.
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The Clock 1945 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Under the Clock
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn, Marshall Thompson, Lucile Gleason, Ruth Brady, Paul E. Burns, Eddie Acuff, Barbara Bedford
Judy Garland's debut in a dramatic film highlights this story about young lovers, Joe (Robert Walker) and Alice (Judy Garland), who fall in love and marry within 24 hours while soldier Joe is on a three-day leave from the Army.
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Devil's Doorway 1950  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams, Spring Byington, James Millican, Harry Antrim
This average flick started a trend to present Native Americans as the "good guys" and whites as the "bad guys." Lance (Robert Taylor) returns to his tribal lands after the Civil War to find that his people are being persecuted by whites who want the land. He must become a renegade to right the wrongs.
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Good Morning, Miss Dove 1955  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton, Robert Douglas, Peggy Knudsen, Marshall Thompson, Chuck Connors, Biff Elliot, Jerry Paris, Mary Wickes
This is the touching, well-made story of Miss Dove, a small-town teacher who inspired generations of students. She is now hospitalized and her current and former students rally around her as she reflects on the past via flashbacks.
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Homecoming 1948 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak, Ray Collins, Gladys Cooper, Cameron Mitchell, Marshall Thompson, Lurene Tuttle, Jessica Grayson, J. Louis Johnson, Eloise Hardt
Doctor Ulysses Delby Johnson (Clark Gable) enlists in the Army as a World War II surgeon and learns the real meaning of love and life from his nurse, Lieutenant Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Lana Turner). Drags a little as time goes by.
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: It! The Vampire from Beyond Space
The Terror from Beyond Space
Director: Edward L. Cahn
Cast: Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran, Dabbs Greer, Richard Benedict, Ray Corrigan, Paul Langton, Robert Bice, Richard Hervey
The sole survivor of an expedition to Mars is rescued by another ship, and the survivor–the expedition's commander–is accused of killing his shipmates. He contends that a Martian monster was responsible, which proves to be right as the monster is a stowaway and starts wreaking havoc. Good, though the low budget shows. The plot was re-used in "Alien."
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My Six Convicts 1952 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Millard Mitchell, Gilbert Roland, John Beal, Marshall Thompson, Alf Kjellin, Harry Morgan, Regis Toomey, Carleton Young, Russ Conway, Charles Bronson, Frank Mitchell
The realistic setting enhances this story about the lives of a prison psychologist and six of the convicts he treats.
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Mystery Street 1950 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson, Jan Sterling, Edmon Ryan, Betsy Blair, Wally Maher, Willard Waterman
Boston detective Lieutenant Peter Morales (Ricardo Montalban) and forensic expert Dr. McAdoo (Bruce Bennett) work tirelessly to track down a killer by using skeletal remains of the victim as their clues to reconstructing the crime.
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh, Marshall Thompson, Selena Royle, Charles Dingle, Dean Stockwell, Guy Kibbee, Elisabeth Risdon, Russell Simpson
In Janet Leigh's film debut she plays Lissy Anne MacBean whose father Gill (Thomas Mitchell) is against her suitor, Henry Carson (Van Johnson), because of ill feelings coming out of the Civil War.
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Roseanna McCoy 1949  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford, Raymond Massey, Richard Basehart, Gigi Perreau, Aline MacMahon, Marshall Thompson, Hope Emerson, Arthur Franz
Family feuds stand in the way of romance for Roseanna McCoy (Joan Evans) and Johnse Hatfield (Farley Granger), but love wins out in the end.
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They Were Expendable 1945 N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Cameron Mitchell, Donald Curtis, Arthur Walsh, Jeff York, Jack Pennick, Murray Alper, Harry Tenbrook
This is a good war film about American PT Boat crews battling the Japanese in the Pacific. Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) commands a Torpedo Boat Squadron in Manila Bay, an inlet of the South China Sea, at the beginning of World War II. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, and many U.S. ships are out of commission. The assignment of Brickley's PT Boats is to run messages, but they do manage to shoot down three Japanese planes. Fed up with message-running assignments, Brickley's executive officer Lt. Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) asks for a transfer to destroyer duties. This story does not glorify war; instead, it tells it like it is–warts and all. Vintage John Ford.
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 To Hell and Back 1955  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer, Paul Picerni, David Janssen, Paul Langton, Denver Pyle, Brett Halsey
Audie Murphy was the nation's most decorated soldier in World War II, and in this film he plays himself as his daring wartime feats are recreated. He received more than 20 awards for heroism, which included the Congressional Medal of Honor. 1 User Review
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The Turning Point 1977 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Tom Skerritt, Alexandra Danilova, Anthony Zerbe, James Crittenden, Marshall Thompson
This very good story is about two mature women, Emma (Anne Bancroft) and Deedee (Shirley MacLaine), who have chosen different paths at turning points in their lives. One took career over family, while the other woman sacrificed fame for love and a family. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but won none. The nominations included: Best Picture, Actress (two nominations), Director, Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne).
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White Dog 1982 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Trained to Kill
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker, Lynne Moody, Marshall Thompson, Bob Minor, Vernon Weddle, Christa Lang, Tony Brubaker, Samuel Fuller, Paul Bartel
Julie (Kristy McNichol) has adopted a dog that, unknown to her, has been trained to kill Blacks. Once she discovers what her dog is capable of, she asks for help from Black animal-trainer Keys (Paul Winfield) who takes on the challenge.
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| 1. Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
2. B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
3. The Basketball Fix (1951)
4. Battleground (1949)
5. Bog (1983)
6. The Caddy (1953)
7. The Clock (1945)
aka: Under the Clock
8. Devil's Doorway (1950)
9. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
10. Homecoming (1948)
11. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
aka: It! The Vampire from Beyond Space
aka: The Terror from Beyond Space
12. My Six Convicts (1952)
13. Mystery Street (1950)
14. No Man Is an Island (1962)
15. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
16. The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
17. Roseanna McCoy (1949)
18. They Were Expendable (1945)
19. To Hell and Back (1955)
20. The Turning Point (1977)
21. White Dog (1982)
aka: Trained to Kill
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