Adam 1983  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Richard Masur, Martha Scott, Mason Adams, Paul Regina, Tony Frank, John M. Jackson, Alex Harvey
This made-for-TV film resulted in the formation of the Missing Children's Bureau. It is the story of six-year-old Adam and his family's ordeal following his abduction. John Walsh, the boy's father, started the long-time TV program, "America's Most Wanted," dedicated to apprehending criminals. The list of missing children presented at the end of the program resulted in many leads in finding children. Followed by "Adam: His Song Continues."
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 Ben-Hur 1959  N/R, 211 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Sam Jaffe, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, Andre Morell, Ferdy Mayne, Tutte Lemkow
Remember the famous Chariot Race where one of the extras forgot to take off his watch? That seems to be the only flaw in this epic film that won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. Charlton Heston also won for Best Actor as the Jewish Prince Judah Ben-Hur whose life story is told in tandem with the life of Jesus. Other Oscars included Best Director and Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith).
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Beulah Land 1980  TV, 265 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Falk, Virgil W. Vogel
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, Eddie Albert, Hope Lange, Paul Rudd, Dorian Harewood, Martha Scott, Paul Shenar, Allyn Ann McLerie, Jenny Agutter, Don Johnson, Meredith Baxter
This three-part, TV miniseries based on Lonnie Coleman's novel spans the era from 1827 to the end of the century and revolves around the changing fortunes of two Georgia families before, during, and after the Civil War.
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 Charlotte's Web 1973  G, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, Rex Allen, Martha Scott, Danny Bonaduce, Agnes Moorehead, Herb Vigran, Pamelyn Ferdin, John Stephenson, Bob Holt, Joan Gerber, Dave Madden, Don Messick
Farm girl Fern Arable (Pamelyn Ferdin) talks her father into saving the life of a baby pig that she names Wilbur (voice of Henry Gibson). When Wilber gets big, he is transferred to a relative's farm and becomes very lonely. That's when the spider Charlotte (voice of Debbie Reynolds) comes into the picture. She spins Wilber's praises in her web for all to see and gives Wilbur the support he needs so that he will not be sent to the slaughterhouse. Lots of other little animals fill the screen in this delightful animated film adaptation of the popular children's book by E.B. White.
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Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Martha Scott, Edmund Gwenn, William Gargan, Sterling Holloway, Sidney Blackmer, Dorothy Peterson, Mary Anderson, Donald Douglas, Marsha Hunt, John Archer, Rosemary DeCamp, John Arledge, Jack Mulhall
Although she has missed chances for true love, Ella Bishop (Martha Scott) has devoted her life to her profession as a teacher in the Midwest and has inspired many of her students. Now, after 50 years of teaching, her successful students return to honor Miss Bishop.
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The Desperate Hours 1955 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Robert Middleton, Ray Collins, Whit Bissell, Richard Eyer, Alan Reed, Bert Freed, Ray Teal, Michael Moore
With Deputy Sheriff Bard (Arthur Kennedy) on their trail, three escaped convicts–Glen (Humphrey Bogart), Hal (Dewey Martin), and Sam (Robert Middleton) use the Hilliard Familys'–Emily (Martha Scott), her husband Dan (Fredric March), and their children Cindy (Mary Murphy), and Ralph (Richard Eyer)–home as their hideout. Knowing that if he contacts the police, his family's lives will be in danger, Dan plays along with the convicts' demands. But, how long will Dan go along with their demands before reaching the breaking point?
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The Devil's Daughter 1972  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Belinda Montgomery, Shelley Winters, Robert Foxworth, Joseph Cotten, Jonathan Frid, Robert Cornthwaite, Ian Wolfe, Abe Vigoda, Diane Ladd, Martha Scott
Diane's (Belinda Montgomery) soul was bought from the Devil at her birth, and now payment is due. A satanic group, led by Lilith (Shelley Winters), comes to collect.
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Eighteen and Anxious 1957  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Parker
Cast: Martha Scott, Jim Backus, Mary Webster, William Campbell, Jackie Coogan, Yvonne Craig, Ron Hagerthy, Connie Stevens, Jackie Loughery, Damian O'Flynn
A teenage woman secretly marries, and is shortly widowed when her husband is killed while drag racing. She has a child, but can't prove she was married. Her life goes downhill from there in this exploitation film.
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Hi Diddle Diddle 1943 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Try and Find It
Diamonds and Crime
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, Walter Kingsford, Barton Hepburn, Georges Metaxa, Eddie Marr, Paul Porcasi, Bert Roach, June Havoc, Chick Chandler, Richard Hageman, Ellen Lowe
The honeymoon of newlyweds Janie (Martha Scott) and Sonny (Dennis O'Keefe) is interrupted when the bride's mother (Billie Burke) learns that she has been swindled by a suitor (Barton Hepburn) she has turned down. To the rescue comes the groom's father (Adolphe Menjou) who steps in to save the day.
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The Howards of Virginia 1940 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal, Paul Kelly, Richard Carlson, Alan Ladd, Irving Bacon, Elisabeth Risdon, Anne Revere, Peter Cushing
This is the story of how one family endured the American Revolutionary War.
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In Old Oklahoma 1943 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Western
aka: War of the Wildcats
Director: Albert S. Rogell
Cast: John Wayne, Martha Scott, Albert Dekker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Rambeau, Dale Evans, Grant Withers, Sidney Blackmer, Paul Fix, Irving Bacon
Daniel (John Wayne) and Despirit (George "Gabby" Hayes) take on villains involved in the oil business. Not bad.
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One Foot in Heaven 1941 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Grant Mitchell, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart, Elisabeth Fraser, Harry Davenport, Laura Hope Crews
William Spence (Fredric March) is a Methodist minister who, with his wife (Martha Scott), serves a number of Iowa parishes where he tries to bring God into the lives of those encountering changes in the world they have known. The picture earned an Academy Award nomination.
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Our Town 1940 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Stuart Erwin, Spencer Charters, Doro Merande
Thornton Wilder's story about Grover's Corners is brought to the screen in a heart-warming tale about the early 1900's era. It centers on Emily (Martha Scott) and George (William Holden), who fall in love in Grover's Corners. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Actress (Scott).
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Sayonara 1957 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Miiko Taka, Red Buttons, Patricia Owens, Miyoshi Umeki, Ricardo Montalban, James Garner, Kent Smith, Martha Scott, Harlan Warde, Douglass Watson, Reiko Kuba, Soo Yong, Dennis Hopper, James Stacy
During the Korean war, an American soldier, Airman Joe Kelly (Red Buttons), falls in love with a Japanese maiden, Katsumi (Miyoshi Umeki). If he marries her, Joe will face a court-martial because of the Army's opposition to marriages between U.S. soldiers and Japanese women. His friend, Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando), is prejudiced but reluctantly agrees to be the best man at the wedding. Later, Lloyd falls in love with Japanese entertainer Hana-ogi (Miiko Taka) and overcomes his prejudice, which results in the Army stepping in and sending soldiers who marry Japanese women home without their spouses. In the case of Lloyd and Joe, one of the marriages ends in tragedy, while the other promises hope for the future. Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki won Best Supporting Actor and Actress for their roles in this film.
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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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| 1. Adam (1983)
2. Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
3. Ben-Hur (1959)
4. Beulah Land (1980)
5. Charlotte's Web (1973)
6. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
7. The Desperate Hours (1955)
8. The Devil's Daughter (1972)
9. Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
10. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
aka: Try and Find It
aka: Diamonds and Crime
11. The Howards of Virginia (1940)
12. In Old Oklahoma (1943)
aka: War of the Wildcats
13. One Foot in Heaven (1941)
14. Our Town (1940)
15. Sayonara (1957)
16. The Turning Point (1977)
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