The Big Operator 1959  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
Director: Charles F. Haas
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus, Jackie Coogan, Jay North, Don "Red" Barry, Lawrence Dobkin
When federal agents investigate, labor union boss Little Joe Braun (Mickey Rooney) fights the government crackdown of his operation.
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Good News 1947  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall, Joan McCracken, Mel Torme, Donald MacBride, Tom Dugan, Connie Gilchrist, Morris Ankrum, Clinton Sundberg
"Varsity Drag" and "The French Lesson" are just two of the entertaining musical numbers in this film featuring June Allyson as Connie Lane, the Tate College librarian who falls for the school's football hero, Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford).
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Higher and Higher 1943  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Michele Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, Leon Errol, Marcy McGuire, Victor Borge, Mary Wickes, Elisabeth Risdon, Barbara Hale, Mel Torme, Paul Hartman, Grace Hartman, Dooley Wilson, Ivy Scott, Rex Evans
Mr. Drake (Leon Errol) is bankrupt and has not paid his staff in months. Now, his valet Mike (Jack Haley) hatches a scheme to marry off the maid, Millie (Michele Morgan), to wealthy bachelor Frank (Frank Sinatra) who lives next door. Millie poses as Drake's debutante daughter to get the attention of Frank, and the fun begins. Songs include "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" and "This is a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."
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A Man Called Adam 1966 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leo Penn
Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra Jr., Peter Lawford, Mel Torme, Lola Falana, Jeanette Du Bois, Kenneth Tobey, Johnny Brown, George Rhodes, Michael Silva, Michael Lipton
Jazz trumpeter Adam Johnson (Sammy Davis Jr.) has many problems: prejudice against Blacks, feeling guilt for an accident that killed his family, a non-caring agent, etc. When the only White member of his band is beaten by racists, it's too much for our hero. A depressing story, but the all-star cast and good music throughout help save it.
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The Return of Spinal Tap 1992 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, June Chadwick, Kenny Rogers, Martin Short, Rob Reiner, Paul Shaffer, Bob Geldof, Graham Nash, Mel Torme, Fred Willard
The mock band, Spinal Tap, is back in this sequel to 1984's "This Is Spinal Tap." The group comes together for a concert in London in 1992, and the crazy goings-on continue.
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Words and Music 1948  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Ann Sothern, Perry Como, Janet Leigh, Mel Torme
This is the biography of Lorenz Hart who, as part of the team with Richard Rogers, wrote so many great Broadway shows. A highlight of the film is Gene Kelly's dance to "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."
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| 1. The Big Operator (1959)
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
2. Good News (1947)
3. Higher and Higher (1943)
4. A Man Called Adam (1966)
5. The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
6. Words and Music (1948)
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