The Bachelor Party 1957 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann Cast: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Philip Abbott, Larry Blyden, Patricia Smith, Carolyn Jones, Nancy Marchand, Robert Williams, Karen Norris, Arthur Tovey, Jeffrey Sayre
Written by Paddy Chayefsky, this is the story of a rowdy bachelor party thrown for quiet bookkeeper Arnold (Philip Abbott) on the eve of his wedding. The only other bachelor in the group, Eddie (Jack Warden), has planned the bash that includes hitting bars and a porn theater. During the course of the evening, the married men–Walter (E.G. Marshall) and Charlie (Don Murray)–reveal their own marital difficulties, and Charlie must decide whether or not to cheat on his wife with a beatnik (Carolyn Jones) who he meets at a Greenwich Village party. By the end of the bachelor party, the guest-of-honor as well as the party givers are affected by their night of revelry. Carolyn Jones was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Into Thin Air 1985 PG-13, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards, Nicholas Pryor, John Dennis Johnston, Tate Donovan, Patricia Smith, Bill Calvert, J.P. Bumstead, Ebbe Roe Smith, Britt Leach, Dale Wilson
A teenager vanishes on a trip from Canada to Colorado, and his mother (Ellen Burstyn), frustrated with having little help from authorities, hires a retired detective (Robert Prosky). The two search for the truth about what happened. Based on a true story. Made for TV.
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Save the Tiger 1973 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen Cast: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton, Thayer David, Lara Parker, Patricia Smith, William Hansen, Harvey Jason, Liv Lindeland
Jack Lemmon won the Oscar for Best Actor as a troubled businessman who, despite arguments with his partner (Jack Gilford), opts for hiring an arsonist to burn down his factory so that he can collect the insurance. Jack Gilford received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Spirit of St. Louis 1957 N/R, 138 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder Cast: James Stewart, Marc Connelly, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton, Bartlett Robinson, Robert Cornthwaite, Arthur Space, Sheila Bond, Harlan Warde, Dabbs Greer
This is the story about Charles Lindbergh's trials and tribulations when he became the first man to fly solo on his 33 1/2-hour, 3,600-mile flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
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| 1. The Bachelor Party (1957)
2. Into Thin Air (1985)
3. Save the Tiger (1973)
4. Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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