Anna Lucasta 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, Oskar Homolka, John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Will Geer, Gale Page, Mary Wickes, Whit Bissell, James Brown, Dennie Moore, Anthony Caruso
After her alcoholic father (Oskar Homolka) kicks her out of the house, Brooklyn prostitute Anna Lucasta (Paulette Goddard) is exploited by her family when they use her as bait to trap a wealthy farmer into marriage, which will bring money into the family.
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Ball of Fire 1941   N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Richard Haydn, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Tully Marshall, Elisha Cook Jr., Leonid Kinskey, Dan Duryea, Aubrey Mather, Ralph Peters, Mary Field
Burlesque dancer Sugarpuss O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) moves into the home of seven professors, led by Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper), who are writing the "Encyclopedia of Slang." Comedy abounds when the professors learn slang first hand from their new resident and her gangster cohorts. Barbara Stanwyck received an Oscar nomination. 1 User Review
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| | One of my favorite comedies | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | This comedy, famously modelled on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs places the great Barbara Stanwyck doing the "heart of gold tramp" in the middle of seven ivory tower professors living a monastic life, dedicating themselves to the writing of a new encyclopedia. (You remember written encycolopedias; you used to be able to find them in libraries near the microfiche.)
The professors are a splendid gathering of the best of the character actors of the time: "Cuddles" Sakall, Henry Travers, Hichard Haydn and on and on. Their leader and chief egghead is Gary Cooper playing wonderfully against type. (He did this in a great comic western once: See "Along Came Jones" when it comes along.) The result is funny and charming; and, yes, we really are touched by the innocence of long ago and far away.
For those who don't know the work of the young Barbara Stanwyck, this is a good one to serve as introduction. She really is a ball of fire. |
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Billion Dollar Brain 1967  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Francoise Dorleac, Guy Doleman, Vladek Sheybal, Milo Sperber, Mark Elwes, Fred Harwood, Donald Sutherland, Janos Kurutz, Alexei Jawdokimov, Paul Tamarin, Iza Teller
Former British agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) has become a private investigator and accepts an assignment to deliver a thermos flask to a friend in Finland. Once there, he becomes involved in a billionaire's plot to upset the balance of the Cold War. This is the third in the series of Harry Palmer films; the others are "Ipcress File" (1965) and "Funeral in Berlin" (1966).
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Boys' Night Out 1962  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Jessie Royce Landis, Oskar Homolka, Zsa Zsa Gabor, William Bendix, Jim Backus
Four young executives, with families in suburbia, rent a penthouse flat in the city; they staff it with a young woman, Cathy (Kim Novak), who–unbeknownst to the four amorous men–is a sociology student using them for her research paper.
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Ebb Tide 1937 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Oskar Homolka, Frances Farmer, Ray Milland, Lloyd Nolan, Barry Fitzgerald, Charles Judels, David Torrence, Charles Stevens, Lina Basquette, Harry Field
Shipwreck survivors are marooned on an island where they must contend with a psychopath who rules their sanctuary. This film was remade in 1947 as "Adventure Island."
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A Farewell to Arms 1957 N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Vidor, John Huston
Cast: Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi, Mercedes McCambridge, Oskar Homolka, Elaine Stritch, Leopoldo Trieste, Franco Interlenghi, Victor Francen, Kurt Kasznar, Jose Nieto, Georges Brehat, Johanna Hofer, Eduard Linkers
American ambulance driver for the Italian Army, Lt. Frederic Henry (Rock Hudson), meets Red Cross nurse Catherine (Jennifer Jones) during World War I, and they fall in love. Their affair results in Catherine's pregnancy, but Frederick returns to the front, and they lose contact with each other. The war ends for Frederic when he deserts the army and travels to Switzerland searching for Catherine.
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Funeral in Berlin 1966 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman, Hugh Burden, Gunter Meisner, Heinz Schubert, Wolfgang Volz, Thomas Holtzmann, Herburt Fux, Rainer Brandt, Rachel Gurney, John Abineri, David Glover
This film is the second of three Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) entries: "Ipcress File" (1965) and "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967). This time around, Palmer is sent to East Berlin where he sets up a phony funeral in order to help out Soviet intelligence officer Col. Stok (Oskar Homolka) who needs aid in his effort to defect.
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The Happening 1967 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Cast: Anthony Quinn, George Maharis, Michael Parks, Robert Walker Jr., Martha Hyer, Faye Dunaway, Milton Berle, Oskar Homolka, Jack Kruschen, Clifton James
Four bumbling idealists kidnap a retired gangster, Roc Delmonico (Anthony Quinn), as the means to obtain funds for their cause. Faye Dunaway's film debut.
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I Remember Mama 1948 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Florence Bates, Ellen Corby, Peggy McIntyre, June Hedin, Steve Brown, Hope Landin, Edith Evanson
This film centers on memories of Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes) as she grew up in her Norwegian immigrant family's home. Irene Dunne received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of "Mama," the solid core who holds the family together as they adapt to life in San Francisco. Oskar Homolka, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Ellen Corby also received nominations.
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The Invisible Woman 1940 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Oskar Homolka, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hamilton, Shemp Howard, Anne Nagel, Mary Gordon, Thurston Hall
Daffy inventor Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore) has perfected his invisibility machine but needs a guinea pig. Model Kitty Carroll (Virginia Bruce), having motives for being invisible, answers the call. Meanwhile, wacky gangsters are sent to steal the invention for their boss. Fun, with plenty of well-known actors.
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The Key 1958 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oskar Homolka, Kieron Moore, Bernard Lee, Noel Purcell, Bryan Forbes, James Hayter, John Crawford
In this, Sophia Loren's first British film, she plays "Stella," a kept woman, whose key is passed from one naval officer to the next one who arrives in port during World War II.
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The Long Ships 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jack Cardiff
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Oskar Homolka, Colin Blakely, Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd, Beba Loncar, Clifford Evans
Vikings and Moors clash in the search for the mystical Golden Bell containing a fortune in gold.
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Mission to Moscow 1943 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Walter Huston, Ann Harding, George Tobias, Oskar Homolka, Gene Lockhart, Frieda Inescort, Eleanor Parker, Richard Travis, Frank Puglia, Minor Watson
This film, presenting a unique look at Russian culture in 1940, was introduced by the actual United States ambassador (Joseph Davies). Based on fact, it shows the impact of isolationist forces in the U.S. before the country entered World War II and needed Russia as an ally.
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Mr. Sardonicus 1961 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: William Castle
Cast: Guy Rolfe, Ronald Lewis, Oskar Homolka, Audrey Dalton, Vladimir Sokoloff, Erika Peters, Lorna Hanson, Tina Woodward, James Forrest, David Janti, William Castle, Constance Cavendish, Edith Atwater, Franz Roehn
Baron Sardonicus (Guy Rolfe) strikes it rich after digging up his father's grave to salvage a winning lottery ticket. There is one problem: as a result of his horrid experience, his face froze in a hideous grimace. He tries various cures, but none will work, so he visits a famous neurosurgeon. The doctor is able to take care of this little problem–but the consequences may be worse than the original condition. Oskar Homolka is excellent as the creepy servant.
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Sabotage 1936 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: A Woman Alone
I Married a Murderer
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder, Joyce Barbour, Matthew Boulton, Peter Bull, Sara Allgood, Martita Hunt, Austin Trevor, S.J. Warmington, William Dewhurst, Aubrey Mather, Clare Greet, Torin Thatcher
When a secret group hires people to place bombs in London, movie theater cashier Sylvia Verloc (Sylvia Sidney) suspects that her husband Karl (Oskar Homolka) may be involved. Unbeknownst to Sylvia, Karl has led a secret life as a terrorist, and now government agent Ted Spencer (John Loder) has moved in next door. He befriends Sylvia and her young brother Stevie (Desmond Tester), and Sylvia discusses her doubts about Karl with Ted. Karl begins to suspect that his arrest is in the near future, and he sends unsuspecting Stevie on a mission to carry a bag containing a time bomb to the metro. On the way, Stevie is delayed, and now the question is: Will Stevie deliver the bomb and get safely away before it detonates? Alfred Hitchcock–all the way.
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Seven Sinners 1940 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Broderick Crawford, Mischa Auer, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, Oskar Homolka, Anna Lee, Samuel S. Hinds, Reginald Denny
Bruce (John Wayne) is a young Naval officer who, along with Dr. Martin (Albert Dekker), fights for the love of Bijou (Marlene Dietrich), a young cafe singer in the South Pacific.
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 The Seven Year Itch 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Butch Bernard, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oskar Homolka, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Moore, Donald MacBride
After seven years of marriage, Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) and his wife (Evelyn Keyes) say a short goodbye as she leaves to spend the summer in the coolness of Maine, and he resolves to spend a boring summer in the city. Boredom is thrown to the wind when Richard meets a neighbor (Marilyn Monroe). Tom Ewell: "What happened at the office? Well, I shot Mr. Brady in the head, made violent love to Miss Morris, and set fire to 300,000 copies of 'Little Women'."
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The Shop at Sly Corner 1947 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Code of Scotland Yard
Director: George King
Cast: Oskar Homolka, Derek Farr, Muriel Pavlow, Manning Whiley, Kathleen Harrison, Garry Marsh, Kenneth Griffith, Jan Van Loewen, Irene Handl, Johnnie Schofield, Diana Dors, Katie Johnson, Eliot Makeham
Antique dealer Descius Heiss (Oskar Homolka) is hiding the fact that he is an escaped convict. But, his bookkeeper Robert Graham (Derek Farr) has caught on and is blackmailing him. In order to protect his concert violinist daughter Margaret (Muriel Pavlow), whose career would suffer if her father's past was revealed, Descius kills Farr. Later, when Scotland Yard investigates the murder, Descius commits suicide–one more desperate act aimed at protecting Margaret.
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Song of Norway 1970  G, 142 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Florence Henderson, Toralv Maurstad, Christina Schollin, Frank Porretta, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Morley, Oskar Homolka, James Hayter, Harry Secombe, Aline Towne, Robert Morley
Toraly Maurstad plays the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in this weak screenplay, which fails in its attempt to provide entertainment in the telling of Grieg's life, times, and music.
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 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1968 TV, 128 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Jack Palance, Leo Genn, Oskar Homolka, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O'Shea, Torin Thatcher, Duncan Lamont, Gillie Fenwick, Joe Austin, Rex Sevenoaks, Elizabeth Cole, Paul Harding, Jeanette Landis, Liza Creighton
Jack Palance plays the title roles of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story is about the good Dr. Jekyll who turns himself into the evil Mr. Hyde through his experiments in his lab. Dr. Jekyll becomes addicted to enjoying the life of his long-repressed hedonistic personality of Mr. Hyde. Then, he murders his associate after being blackmailed, and this leads to a brutal confrontation with the police at the medical academy.
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The Tamarind Seed 1974  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Sylvia Syms, Oskar Homolka, Bryan Marshall, Roger Dann, George Mikell, Kate O'Mara
A widowed, British government worker (Julie Andrews) vacations in Barbados where she becomes involved with a Russian KGB agent (Omar Sharif). 1 User Review
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 War and Peace 1956 N/R, 208 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Herbert Lom, John Mills, Barry Jones, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg, Oskar Homolka, May Britt, Wilfrid Lawson, Helmut Dantine, Tullio Carminati, Milly Vitale, Anna-Maria Ferrero
Napoleon's invasion of Russia is the backdrop for this epic tale in which the Russian aristocracy, with its reverence for the church, is clearly brought out amidst the glamorous lifestyle. While Napoleon plans to invade Russia, Russian intellectual Pierre Bezukhov (Henry Fonda) falls in love with Natasha (Audrey Hepburn). But, after his father dies and he gains a large inheritance, Pierre marries Helene (Anita Ekberg). This proves to be a loveless marriage that ends quickly. Meanwhile, Napoleon has invaded Russia, and Pierre's friend Andrei (Mel Ferrer) is fighting in the war. Andrei returns home and falls in love with Natasha but returns to the battlefield and is critically wounded. Pierre witnesses the carnage and vows to kill Napoleon. The French are finally beaten, and, by story's end, Pierre is reunited with Natasha. King Vidor received an Oscar nomination for his directing.
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The White Tower 1950 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Glenn Ford, Claude Rains, Alida Valli, Oskar Homolka, Cedric Hardwicke, Lloyd Bridges, June Clayworth, Lotte Stein, Fred Essler, Edit Angold
Carla Alton (Alida Valli) gathers together a team of six to climb an Alps mountain on which her father was killed while mountain climbing.
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak, Oskar Homolka, Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett
Four tales of Jacob (Karl Boehm) and Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) Grimm are told in this biographical musical of the famous storytellers from days of yore. This film won the Academy Award for Best Costuming.
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| 1. Anna Lucasta (1949)
2. Ball of Fire (1941)
3. Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
4. Boys' Night Out (1962)
5. Comrade X (1940)
6. Ebb Tide (1937)
7. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
8. Funeral in Berlin (1966)
9. The Happening (1967)
10. Hostages (1943)
11. I Remember Mama (1948)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. The Key (1958)
14. The Long Ships (1963)
15. Mission to Moscow (1943)
16. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
17. Prisoner of War (1954)
18. Rage in Heaven (1941)
19. Sabotage (1936)
aka: A Woman Alone
aka: I Married a Murderer
20. Seven Sinners (1940)
21. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
22. The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
aka: Code of Scotland Yard
23. Song of Norway (1970)
24. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
25. The Tamarind Seed (1974)
26. War and Peace (1956)
27. The White Tower (1950)
28. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
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