Adventure in Baltimore 1949  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Albert Sharpe, Josephine Hutchinson, John Miljan, Charles Kemper, Johnny Sands, Norma Varden, Charles Smith
Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) is the daughter of a minister (Robert Young) who is a liberated early 1900s' young woman. Dinah expresses her freedom by painting a picture of a man in a loincloth; this, naturally, upsets the community and church members as well.
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The Amazing Mr. X 1948  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Spiritualist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson, Donald Curtis, Virginia Gregg, Harry B. Mendoza, Norma Varden
Shady spiritualist Alexis (Turhan Bey) attempts to take advantage of wealthy widow Christine Faber (Lynn Bari) by pretending to contact her late husband Paul (Donald Curtis) who had supposedly died in a car accident two years ago. Alexis is in for a big surprise when he performs seances for Christine and her sister Janet (Cathy O'Donnell) and Paul appears and is, in fact, very much alive and involved in a fraudulent scheme.
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Doctor Dolittle 1967 N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Geoffrey Holder, William Dix, Norma Varden, Muriel Landers, Portia Nelson, Frank Welker, Ginny Tyler
Veterinarian Dr. John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) has the unique ability of talking in animal languages–a feat that comes in handy when he leaves Puddleby-By-The-Marsh, England in search of the elusive Great Pink Sea Snail. An Oscar went to "Talk to the Animals" as Best Song. It also won for Special Visual Effects and was nominated for eight more, including Best Picture.
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Door-to-Door Maniac 1961   N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Five Minutes to Live
Director: Bill Karn
Cast: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forrester, Pamela Mason, Vic Tayback, Ron Howard, Merle Travis, Midge Ware, Norma Varden, Howard Wright, Hanna Landy, Byrd Holland
Events don't go as planned when Johnny Cabot (Johnny Cash) holds Nancy Wilson (Cay Forrester)–the wife of bank president Ken Wilson (Donald Woods)–hostage and demands a $70,000 ransom. The problem: Ken is seeing another woman and is planning to get rid of his wife anyway. 1 User Review
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Fancy Pants 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Jack Kirkwood, Lea Penman, Eric Blore, John Alexander, Joseph Vitale, Norma Varden, Oliver Blake, Hugh French, Virginia Keiley, Colin Keith-Johnston, Joe Wong, Hank Bell
In this remake of "Ruggles of Red Gap," slapstick reigns as Bob Hope and Lucille Ball cavort in this story about early days in New Mexico. American actor Arthur Tyler (Hope) pretends to be a British butler and is hired by social climbing Agatha Floud (Ball) and her mother Effie (Lea Penman). They bring Arthur back to their ranch in New Mexico where the townsfolk believe that Arthur represents nobility, and he reaches celebrity status. He even keeps up the facade when President Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander) arrives, and the citizens hope to achieve statehood for New Mexico.
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 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, George Winslow, Marcel Dalio, Taylor Holmes, Harry Carey Jr., Norma Varden
Marilyn Monroe's and Jane Russell's rendition of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" highlight this musical comedy about Lorelei Lee's trip to Paris to meet her future rich husband.
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Island of Love 1963  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morton DaCosta
Cast: Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll, Walter Matthau, Betty Bruce, Michael Constantine, Norma Varden, Titos Vandis, Lewis Charles, Peter Mamakos
Two con men, Steve Blair (Robert Preston) and Paul Ferris (Tony Randall), trying to escape from gangster Tony Dallas (Walter Matthau), turn a Greek island's faltering tourist trade around by promoting the island as "The Island of Love."
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The Major and the Minor 1942  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Diana Lynn, Robert Benchley, Norma Varden, Will Wright, Edward Fielding, Charles Smith, Milton Kibbee
Billy Wilder made his directorial debut in this film about Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers) who pretends to be a 12-year-old child so she can get a cheaper fare on the train. Once on board, she meets and falls in love with Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland) who does not realize that she is a grown woman. A very good comedy, even today.
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 National Velvet 1945 G, 125 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Reginald Owen, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Terry Kilburn, Alec Craig, Arthur Treacher, Norma Varden, Arthur Shields, Eugene Loring, Aubrey Mather
Young Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor) has dreamed of owning a horse, and her dreams come true when she wins a horse she names Pie. Velvet forms a bond and softens the heart of ex-jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) who helps her train Pie. Although her parents (Donald Crisp and Ann Revere) are cautious about Velvet's training plans, her mother parts with saved money that allows Pie to enter the Grand National Race. Velvet, Mi, and Pie go off to the races with Velvet disguised as a jockey, and they win the big race. Anne Revere carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Clarence Brown was nominated for Best Director.
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Road to Zanzibar 1941 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Una Merkel, Eric Blore, Luis Alberni, Douglass Dumbrille, Iris Adrian, Lionel Royce, Ernest Whitman, Joan Marsh, Norma Varden
Searching for a South African diamond mine becomes the quest of con-men Chuck (Bing Crosby) and Fearless (Bob Hope). Along for the ride are chorus girls Donna Latoor (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel).
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Scotland Yard 1941 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Nancy Kelly, Edmund Gwenn, John Loder, Henry Wilcoxon, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Gilbert Emery, Norma Varden, Leyland Hodgson, Lionel Pape
Nazis kidnap a London banker and send in his double to gain illegal funding for their war effort, but Inspector Cork (Edmund Gwenn) uncovers the evil plot.
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The Senator Was Indiscreet 1947 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet
Director: George S. Kaufman
Cast: William Powell, Ella Raines, Arleen Whelan, Peter Lind Hayes, Ray Collins, Allen Jenkins, Hans Conried, Charles D. Brown, Whit Bissell, Norma Varden
Senator Ashton (William Powell) wants to be President of the United States and hires a press agent to help him attain his lofty ambition.
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Strangers on a Train 1951  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Robert Gist, Marion Lorne, John Brown, John Doucette, Dick Wessel
In this thriller, Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) is the psychopathic stranger on a train who has a conversation with Guy Haines (Farley Granger) about exchanging murders. Later, Guy learns that Bruno has carried out the murder of Guy's wife, and now Guy is expected to perform his part of the bargain. Tense all the way; an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.
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 Witness for the Prosecution 1957  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Una O'Connor, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Norma Varden, Philip Tonge, Ruta Lee, Francis Compton, Ben Wright, J. Pat O'Malley
This classic Agatha Christie story takes place largely in a courtroom where aging lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) is defending Leonard Steven Vole (Tyrone Power) against the charge of murder. Robarts, who is cared for by aggressive nurse Miss Plimsoll (Elsa Lanchester), is convinced that his client is innocent but bases his belief on Vole's sole alibi that is backed up by Vole's wife Christine (Marlene Dietrich). Surprises are in store for Robarts when Christine announces that she is, in fact, not married to Leonard and testifies for the prosecution. And that is only one of the surprises in store for Robarts. Some great performances, and Oscar nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Laughton), Supporting Actress (Lanchester), and Director. 1 User Review
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| | Tracey 01/07/2007 | | It was a very well acted movie. It is a stunning courtroom drama with a surprising ending. If you like Hitchcock type endings you'll love this one! |
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| 1. Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
2. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
aka: The Spiritualist
3. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
4. Door-to-Door Maniac (1961)
aka: Five Minutes to Live
5. Fancy Pants (1950)
6. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
7. Island of Love (1963)
8. The Major and the Minor (1942)
9. National Velvet (1945)
10. Road to Zanzibar (1941)
11. Scotland Yard (1941)
12. The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
aka: Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet
13. Strangers on a Train (1951)
14. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
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