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The Bad Man   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Thorpe  
Cast: Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, Chris-Pin Martin, Tom Conway, Chill Wills, Nydia Westman, Charles Stevens

  A Mexican outlaw (Wallace Beery) risks his life when he comes to the aid of an old friend (Lionel Barrymore).

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Bulldog Drummond's Peril   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Peril of Bulldog Drummond

Director: James P. Hogan  
Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E.E. Clive, Porter Hall, Nydia Westman, Elizabeth Patterson, Halliwell Hobbes, Zeffie Tilbury

  Once again Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) must delay wedding plans as he and Col. Nielson (John Barrymore) head to Switzerland in search of a stolen diamond.

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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Louis King  
Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E.E. Clive, Frank Puglia, Nydia Westman, Robert Gleckler, Lucien Littlefield

  Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) and his able cohort, Scotland Yard's Col. Nielson (John Barrymore), are on the trail of the secret formula for a powerful bomb.

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The Cat and the Canary   1939     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson, Nydia Westman, George Zucco, John Wray, Milton Kibbee

  This remake of the 1927 classic film is a comedy/mystery that established Bob Hope's film career in a tale involving a group of murdering relatives spending the night in a haunted house awaiting word of who will inherit a fortune.

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A Feather in Her Hat   1935     2 stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell  
Cast: Pauline Lord, Louis Hayward, Basil Rathbone, Billie Burke, Wendy Barrie, Thurston Hall, J.M. Kerrigan, David Niven, Victor Varconi, Nydia Westman

  In an attempt to ensure her son (Louis Hayward) a better chance in life, Clarissa Phipps (Pauline Lord) falsifies his identity to make it appear that he did not come from a humble heritage.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken   1966     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Mystery / Romance
aka: Running Scared

Director: Alan Rafkin  
Cast: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent, Skip Homeier, Reta Shaw, Lurene Tuttle, Philip Ober, Harry Hickox, Charles(2) Lane, Nydia Westman, George Chandler, Jesslyn Fax, Robert Cornthwaite, Jim Begg

  Nervous Luther (Don Knotts) is a typesetter at the local newspaper and longs to become a reporter. He gets his chance when, as part of a publicity campaign, he must spend a night in a supposedly haunted house. Fun fare, and Luther even gets the prettiest girl in town, Alma Parker (Joan Staley, a former "Playboy" centerfold).



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Don Knotts Luther Heggs
Joan Staley Alma Parker
Liam Redmond Kelsey
Dick Sargent George Beckett
Skip Homeier Ollie Weaver
Reta Shaw Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
Lurene Tuttle Mrs. Natalie Miller
Philip Ober Nicholas Simmons
Harry Hickox Police Chief Fuller
Charles(2) Lane Whitlow
Nydia Westman Mrs. Cobb
George Chandler Judge Harley Nast
Jesslyn Fax Mrs. Hutchinson
Robert Cornthwaite Springer
Jim Begg Herkie
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The Invisible Ray   1936     2 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer  
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Beulah Bondi, Walter Kingsford, Nydia Westman, Georges Renavent, Frank Reicher, Paul Weigel

  After being exposed to a radioactive meteor containing Radium X, research scientist Dr. Janos Rukh (Boris Karloff) discovers that his touch is enough to kill. With this knowledge, his intended victims are his wife and her lover.

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Ladies Should Listen   1934     2 stars    N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tuttle  
Cast: Cary Grant, Frances Drake, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Arnt, Nydia Westman, Ann Sheridan, Rosita Moreno, George Barbier, Charles Ray, Rafael Corio

  After listening in on a hotel telephone conversation, the switchboard operator, Anna (Frances Drake), gets involved in the life of the caller, Julian de Lussac (Cary Grant).

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The Late George Apley   1947     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz  
Cast: Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Charles Russell, Richard Ney, Mildred Natwick, Edna Best, Paul Harvey, Nydia Westman

  Ronald Colman is excellent in his portrayal of the stuffy, autocratic Bostonian who is determined to rule his roost and maintain his family's social status.

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Poster Art From art.comLittle Women   1933     3 and a half stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: George Cukor  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Edna May Oliver, Jean Parker, Henry Stephenson, Spring Byington, Samuel S. Hinds, John Lodge, Douglass Montgomery, Nydia Westman, Harry Beresford, Mabel Colcord, Marion Ballou

  Four New England sisters–Meg (Frances Dee), Jo (Katharine Hepburn), Beth (Jean Parker), and Amy (Joan Bennett)–learn to grow and survive under the loving care of their mother, Marmee (Spring Byington) while their beloved father (Samuel S. Hinds) is serving as a chaplain for the Union forces during the Civil War. This is the first film version of Louisa May Alcott's famous book, and it was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director.



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Katharine Hepburn Jo
Joan Bennett Amy
Paul Lukas Professor Bhaer
Frances Dee Meg
Edna May Oliver Aunt March
Jean Parker Beth
Henry Stephenson Mr. Laurence
Spring Byington Marmee
Samuel S. Hinds Mr. March
John Lodge Brooke
Douglass Montgomery Laurie
Nydia Westman Mamie
Harry Beresford Dr. Bangs
Mabel Colcord Hannah
Marion Ballou Mrs. Kirke
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Manhattan Love Song   1934     1 and a half stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leonard Fields  
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Dixie Lee, Nydia Westman, Helen Flint, Franklin Pangborn, Cecil Cunningham, Harold Waldridge, Herman Bing, Harrison Greene, George Irving, Emmett Vogan, Eddie Dean

  Geraldine (Dixie Lee) and Carol (Helen Flint) are wealthy sisters who are in for a shock when they find that a crooked investor has lost their money. Their chauffeur, Williams (Robert Armstrong), and the maid, Annette (Nydai Westman), have enough money to buy the sisters' home, and the sisters reverse roles with them and become their servants.


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Rabbit, Run   1970     1 and a half stars    R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Smight  
Cast: James Caan, Anjanette Comer, Jack Albertson, Carrie Snodgress, Melodie Johnson, Henry Jones, Arthur Hill, Josephine Hutchinson, Nydia Westman, Carmen Mathews

  Based on John Updike's novel, this is the tragic story of aging athlete Rabbit (James Caan) who just cannot get right in his life after sports.

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The Remarkable Andrew   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stuart Heisler  
Cast: William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Porter Hall, Montagu Love, Jimmy Conlin, Richard Webb, Frances Gifford, Nydia Westman

  Andrew Jackson's ghost (Brian Donlevy) helps Andrew Long (William Holden) achieve justice when he is framed on a charge of embezzlement.

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They All Kissed the Bride   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall  
Cast: Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Allen Jenkins, Andrew Tombes, Helen Parrish, Emory Parnell, Mary Treen, Nydia Westman

  This entertaining comedy is centered on the inane premise that a man could be arrested for kissing the bride during her wedding festivities.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Bad Man (1941)
2. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
   aka: Peril of Bulldog Drummond
3. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
4. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
5. A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
6. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
   aka: Running Scared
7. The Invisible Ray (1936)
8. Ladies Should Listen (1934)
9. The Late George Apley (1947)
10. Little Women (1933)
11. Manhattan Love Song (1934)
12. Rabbit, Run (1970)
13. The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
14. They All Kissed the Bride (1942)


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