The Crimson Pirate 1952  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartok, Nick Cravat, Leslie Bradley, Christopher Lee, Frederick Leister, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter, Margot Grahame, Frank Pettingell, Noel Purcell, Eliot Makeham, Dana Wynter, Ewan Roberts
This film has developed a cult following for its thrills and laughter as it verges on satire of the action genre. The Crimson Pirate, Captain Vallo (Burt Lancaster) does it all; he intercepts a cargo ship, swings his sword, and wins the fair lady Consuelo (Eva Bartok).
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier 1955  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey, William Bakewell, Pat Hogan, Helene Stanley, Nick Cravat, Don Megowan, Mike Mazurki, Jeff Thompson, Henry Joyner, Campbell Brown, Ray Whitetree
This classic TV offering about the true American hero Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) combines the three Disney segments onto DVD. Buddy Ebsen takes the role of Davy's sidekick George Russell who is with Davy from his days as an Indian fighter, through his term in Congress, and finally at San Antonio where they try unsuccessfully to aid Col. Jim Bowie (Kenneth Tobey) in defending the Alamo.
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The Flame and the Arrow 1950 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby, Nick Cravat, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Lynn Baggett
Dardo the Arrow (Burt Lancaster) leads a revolution against the warlord, Ulrich (Frank Allenby). In the process, he frees Lombardy from Ulrich's rule and falls in love with Ulrich's niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo).
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 The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, The Great John L., Bob Ozman, Fumio Demura, Gary Baxley, John Gillespie, David S. Cass Sr.
This film, based on an H.G. Wells story, is a remake of "Island of Lost Souls." Braddock (Michael York) is shipwrecked on an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean and runs into a mad scientist, Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster), who turns wild animals into monster humans.
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King Richard and the Crusaders 1954 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Butler
Cast: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey, Robert Douglas, Michael Pate, Paula Raymond, Lester Matthews, Anthony Eustrel, Henry Corden, Wilton Graff, Neila Ates, Nick Cravat, Leslie Bradley, Bruce Lester
Under King Richard the Lionhearted's (George Sanders) leadership, Christian nations set off on the Third Crusade in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Grail from arch foe Saladin (Rex Harrison), Commander of the Faithful, Sultan of all Islam. Rivalries among the crusaders and Saladin's romantic interest in British noblewoman Lady Edith Plantagenet (Virginia Mayo) are items that Richard must contend with during this crusade.
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Run Silent, Run Deep 1958 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Nick Cravat, Joe Maross, Don Rickles, Rudy Bond, H.M. Wynant, John Bryant
This fascinating war movie pits psychological stress of the assignment to torpedo a World War II Japanese cruiser against additional stress in the relationship of submarine commander (Clark Gable) and his executive officer (Burt Lancaster).
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The Scalphunters 1968  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis, Armando Silvestre, Dabney Coleman, Nick Cravat, Paul Picerni, Jack Williams, Chuck Roberson
Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) acquires a slave, Joseph (Ossie Davis), who proves to be much smarter than Joe. Together, they track down a group of scalp hunters led by Jim Howie (Telly Savalas) and his mistress, Kate (Shelley Winters).
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Three Ring Circus 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Sheldon, Douglas Fowley
Pete Nelson (Dean Martin) and Army pal Jerry Hotchkiss (Jerry Lewis) team up and join a circus owned by the beautiful Jill Brent (Joanne Dru). This film provides one VERY funny scene between Lewis and a "Bearded Lady."
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| 1. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
2. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
3. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
5. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
6. Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
7. The Scalphunters (1968)
8. Three Ring Circus (1954)
aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
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