 Babes in Toyland 1961  G, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ann Jillian, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty, Brian Corcoran, Marilee and Melanie Arnold, Jerry Glenn, John Perri, David Pinson
On the eve of the wedding of Mary Quite Contrary (Annette Funicello) to Tom the Piper's Son (Tommy Sands), the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) hires henchmen Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) to get rid of Tom and steal Mary's sheep that Little Bo Peep is caring for. This will make Mary unable to care for the children who live with her and force her to turn to Barnaby for help. All goes as planned, until Tom escapes, and goes with the children to Toyland where they help the Toymaker (Ed Wynn) finish the toys on his Christmas list.
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 Pillow Talk 1959  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Julia Meade, Lee Patrick, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Alex Gerry, Mary McCarty, Hayden Rorke, Valerie Allen, Jacqueline Beer, Arlen Stuart
This was the first of several Doris Day/Rock Hudson romantic comedies. In this story, Brad (Hudson) and Jan (Day) share a telephone party line, and Brad is often on the phone wooing women. He and Jan argue, but, after his old college friend Jonathan Forbes (Tony Randall) falls for Jan, Brad decides to seduce Jan over the phone. Knowing that she would never be interested in him, Brad pretends to be a Texas Rancher, "Rex Stetson." He calls Jan; however, she soon catches on to his ploy, but romance takes over, and they fall in love. Day received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, Thelma Ritter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jan's hung-over maid Alma, and the film won an Oscar for Best Writing.
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Somebody Killed Her Husband 1978  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Jeff Bridges, John Wood, Tammy Grimes, John Glover, Patricia Elliott, Beeson Carroll, Mary McCarty, Laurence Guittard, Eddie Lawrence
After her estranged husband is killed, Jenny Moore (Farrah Fawcett) enlists the aid of her friend, Jerry (Jeff Bridges), to solve the murder. Not a good first flick for the ex-Charlie Angel.
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1961)
2. Pillow Talk (1959)
3. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
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