Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes 1989 TV, 95 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes-Part 4 Amityville: The Evil Escapes
Director: Sandor Stern Cast: Patty Duke, Jane Wyatt, Fredric Lehne, Norman Lloyd, Brandy Gold, Zoe Trilling, Aron Eisenberg, Lou Hancock, Robert Alan Browne, Gloria Cromwell
Yes, the Evil did escape, and, after 300 years, Long Island is demon-free. Unfortunately, Evil ended up in a California mansion where it tries to possess a girl. Will it succeed?
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Audrey Rose 1977 PG, 112 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise Cast: Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck, Susan Swift, Norman Lloyd, John Hillerman, Robert Walden, Philip Sterling
In this too-long horror film, Elliot Hoover (Anthony Hopkins) tries to convince the Templetons–Janice (Marsha Mason) and Bill (John Beck)–that their child is really a reincarnation of his dead daughter, Audrey Rose.
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Buccaneer's Girl 1950 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Frederick De Cordova Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas, Elsa Lanchester, Andrea King, Norman Lloyd, Jay C. Flippen, Henry Daniell, Douglass Dumbrille, Verna Felton, John Qualen, Connie Gilchrist, Ben Welden, Dewey Robinson, Peggie Castle
Debbie (Yvonne De Carlo) stows away on a pirate ship and falls in love with the captain, Robert Kingston (Philip Friend). But Debbie wants to marry into wealth, so when they arrive in New Orleans Debbie opts for attending a school for refined young ladies. By story's end, she ends up with Captain Kingston and wealth as well.
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Dead Poets Society 1989 PG, 128 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, James Waterston, Carla Belver, Leon Pownall, George Martin, Joe Aufiery
An interesting, unconventional literature teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), in "the best prep school in America" challenges his students to question conventional views. A great performance by Williams, who was nominated for an Oscar. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Director, and won for Best Writing.
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Fail Safe 2000 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy, Sam Elliott, James Cromwell, John Diehl, Hank Azaria, Norman Lloyd, Bill Smitrovich, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Doris Belack, Grant Heslov, Tommy Hinkley
This remake of the 1964 film about the United States accidentally dropping a hydrogen bomb over the Soviet Union features George Clooney as Col. Jack Grady, the leader of the mission who was given faulty orders. As the plot unfolds, the U.S. President (Richard Dreyfuss) uses his translator (Noah Wyle) to try to convince the Soviet Premier that the whole operation is a mistake and that the United States does not want an all-out war.
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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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FM 1978 PG, 104 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: John A. Alonzo Cast: Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates, Norman Lloyd, James Keach, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt
Behind the scenes problems at a rock station result in DJs and fans joining forces against the powers that be. Good concert moments by great rock stars (Linda Ronstadt, REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty, and others) are featured.
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He Ran All the Way 1951 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry Cast: John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, Gladys George, Norman Lloyd, Bobby Hyatt, Clancy Cooper, Renny McEvoy, Dale Van Sickel
In this final film of John Garfield, he plays a criminal escaping after a bank robbery in which he killed a cop. He takes refuge with Peg's (Shelley Winters) family and takes them hostage.
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In Her Shoes 2005 PG-13, 130 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Ken Howard, Candice Azzara, Francine Beers, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Adler, Brooke Smith, Richard Burgi, Anson Mount
Sisters Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are direct opposites but best friends. Responsible Rose has rescued flighty Maggie on more than one occasion. But, when a drunken Maggie seduces Rose's boyfriend, Rose finally throws her out of the house. Maggie's solution is to track down their long-lost grandmother, Ella (Shirley MacLaine), who lives in a Florida seniors' complex. Rose finds Ella, and by story's end, both sisters take charge of their own lives and come to grips with life.
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M 1951 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Losey Cast: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Jim Backus, Luther Adler, Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr, Karen Morley, Norman Lloyd, John Miljan
This remake of the 1931 German film is not as good; however, it is an entertaining thriller about the tracking-down of a child murderer.
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No Minor Vices 1948 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Dana Andrews, Lilli Palmer, Louis Jourdan, Jane Wyatt, Norman Lloyd, Roy Roberts, Ann Doran, Beau Bridges, Bernard Gorcey
Perry (Dana Andrews) and his wife, Aril (Lilli Palmer), enjoy a blissful marriage–until a Bohemian artist, Octavio Quaglini (Louis Jourdan), enters the picture.
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The Nude Bomb 1980 PG, 94 min. Genre: Comedy aka: The Return of Maxwell Smart Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
Director: Clive Donner Cast: Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Rhonda Fleming, Pamela Hensley, Bill Dana, Gary Imhoff, Robert Karvelas, Vittorio Gassman, Walter Brooke, Norman Lloyd, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Sarah Rush, Joey Forman, Thomas Hill
A villain, Nino Salvatore Sebastiani (Vittorio Gassman), plots the launching of missiles that will destroy clothing, and everyone will go naked. Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) trips into action, and the fun begins.
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Reign of Terror 1949 N/R, 89 min. Genre: Adventure aka: The Black Book
Director: Anthony Mann Cast: Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl, Richard Hart, Richard Basehart, Arnold Moss, Norman Lloyd, Charles McGraw, Beulah Bondi, Jess Barker, Wade Crosby, William Challee, Ellen Lowe
Set in France during the French Revolution, this tale of conspiracy and greed centers on the actions of Robespierre whose name has become synonymous with The Terror.
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Saboteur 1942 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Alma Kruger, Vaughan Glaser, Dorothy Peterson, Ian Wolfe
In this good Alfred Hitchcock film, World War II factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) is on the run with Patricia Marlin (Priscilla Lane) after being falsely accused of sabotage. Following closely on their heels are both Nazi agents and the police. The Statue of Liberty is the scene of the rousing climax.
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The Song of the Lark 2001 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur Cast: Alison Elliott, Maximilian Schell, Tony Goldwyn, Norman Lloyd, Robert Floyd, Linda Carlson, Endre Hules, Nan Martin, Arliss Howard, Brooks Almy, Rod Loomis, Christian J. Meoli
Growing up in Colorado, Thea Kronborg (Alison Elliott) dreamed of becoming an opera star, and as a young adult she moves to New York City and, with help from others along the way, obtains her dream.
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A Walk in the Sun 1945 N/R, 117 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Richard Benedict, Huntz Hall, Herbert Rudley, Norman Lloyd
This war film is superb in its examination of viewpoints of individual American soldiers as they prepare for a mission in Italy.
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| 1. Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989) aka: The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes-Part 4 aka: Amityville: The Evil Escapes
2. Audrey Rose (1977)
3. Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
4. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
5. Dead Poets Society (1989)
6. Fail Safe (2000)
7. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
8. FM (1978)
9. He Ran All the Way (1951)
10. In Her Shoes (2005)
11. Limelight (1952)
12. M (1951)
13. No Minor Vices (1948)
14. The Nude Bomb (1980) aka: The Return of Maxwell Smart aka: Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
15. Reign of Terror (1949) aka: The Black Book
16. Saboteur (1942)
17. The Song of the Lark (2001)
18. A Walk in the Sun (1945)
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