Batman and Robin 1949 N/R, 263 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane(2) Adams, Lyle Talbot, Ralph Graves, Don C. Harvey, William Fawcett, Leonard Penn, Rick Vallin, Michael Whalen, Greg McClure, House Peters Jr., John Doucette, Wally West, Frank Ellis
In this 15-episode serial, Batman and Robin (Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan) must outwit the black-hooded "Wizard" who sets out to use his stolen remote-controlled device to no good. They must also periodically rescue photographer Vicki Vale (Jane Adams) from assorted perils.
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Missile to the Moon 1959 N/R, 78 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Richard E. Cunha Cast: Gary Clarke, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Michael Whalen, Laurie Mitchell, Nina Bara, Richard Travis, Tommy Cook, Leslie Parrish, Lee Roberts, Henry Hunter, Sandra Wirth, Pat Mowry, Tania Velia, Sanita Pelkey
In this remake of "Cat-Women of the Moon," an expedition to the moon finds more scantly-clad, aggressive women with an even more aggressive leader. Then there are the rockmen and the giant spider to deal with. The 1/2 star is for the laughs you will get from this cheapy.
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Phantom from 10,000 Leagues 1956 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Dan Milner Cast: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton, Rodney Bell, Phillip Pine, Vivi Janiss, Pierce Lyden, Michael Garth
When bodies wash ashore, oceanographer Ted (Kent Taylor) is sent to investigate. What he finds is a (poorly) man-made monster that gets its power from atomic light. The dastardly scientist King (Michael Whalen) must be at work.
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Poor Little Rich Girl 1936 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Musical / Romance
Director: Irving Cummings Cast: Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley, Michael Whalen, Jane Darwell, Claude Gillingwater, Henry Armetta, Sara Haden, Arthur Hoyt, Paul Stanton, Charles Coleman, John Wray, Tyler Brooke, Mathilde Comont
Barbara Barry (Shirley Temple) is a motherless girl who runs away from her wealthy father (Michael Whalen) and joins Jerry and Jimmy Dolan (Alice Faye and Jack Haley) in their vaudeville act. Barbara loves life on the stage, and her widowed father realizes he is losing his daughter and tries to win back her affections. This is one of Shirley Temple's best films.
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Wee Willie Winkie 1937 N/R, 99 min. Genre: Family
Director: John Ford Cast: Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, C. Aubrey Smith, June Lang, Michael Whalen, Cesar Romero, Willie Fung, Constance Collier, Douglas Scott, Gavin Muir
Priscilla (Shirley Temple) charms grandfather Colonel Williams (C. Aubrey Smith) and others when she and her widowed mother (June Lang) visit the frontier of India where British troops are stationed.
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| 1. Batman and Robin (1949)
2. Missile to the Moon (1959)
3. Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
4. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
5. Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
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