Belle Starr 1941 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Western
Director: Irving Cummings Cast: Randolph Scott, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Shepperd Strudwick, Elizabeth Patterson, Chill Wills, Louise Beavers, Olin Howland, Paul E. Burns, Joe Sawyer
The real Belle Starr was not a nice person, but her story is romanticized in this film with Gene Tierney as the outlaw. Belle, who lost all her land during the Civil War, marries guerilla leader Sam Starr (Randolph Scott) and they continue to take on the Yankees after the war. Tierney is wonderful to look at but certainly is miscast in this one.
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Black Eagle 1948 N/R, 76 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert Gordon Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette, Will Wright, Edmund MacDonald, Paul E. Burns, Harry Cheshire, Ted Mapes
Based on an O. Henry story, this trivial flick concerns a vagabond who becomes involved in a range war. After being on both sides of the "fence," all ends well.
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The Clock 1945 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama aka: Under the Clock
Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn, Marshall Thompson, Lucile Gleason, Ruth Brady, Paul E. Burns, Eddie Acuff, Barbara Bedford
Judy Garland's debut in a dramatic film highlights this story about young lovers, Joe (Robert Walker) and Alice (Judy Garland), who fall in love and marry within 24 hours while soldier Joe is on a three-day leave from the Army.
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Cover-Up 1949 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred E. Green Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Art Baker, Helen Spring, Ann E. Todd, Doro Merande, Virginia Christine, Russell Arms, Dan White, Paul E. Burns, Ruth Lee
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan (Dennis O'Keefe) digs into the case of a supposed suicide but does not get anywhere–until he gets help from a local citizen, Anita (Barbara Britton), in solving what turns out to be not a suicide, but a murder.
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Fallen Angel 1945 N/R, 97 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Otto Preminger Cast: Alice Faye, Linda Darnell, Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford, John Carradine, Bruce Cabot, Anne Revere, Percy Kilbride, Olin Howland, Hal Taliaferro, Harry Strang, J. Farrell MacDonald, Garry Owen, William Haade, Paul E. Burns
Dana Andrews plays the villain, Eric Stanton, hatching the devious plot to marry wealthy spinster June Mills (Alice Faye), take her money, and then divorce her. This will give him the money he needs to take up with diner waitress Stella (Linda Darnell) who will have nothing to do with Eric unless he has money. Plans go awry when, after Eric marries June, Stella is found murdered. Eric is the chief suspect in the murder case, and, with June by his side, he investigates to uncover the murderer whose identity will prove shocking.
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Guns of the Timberland 1960 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb Cast: Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, Frankie Avalon, Lyle Bettger, Noah Beery Jr., Verna Felton, Regis Toomey, Paul E. Burns, Henry Kulky
Set in the Pacific Northwest, this is a tale about problems that erupt over difference of opinions over land use between loggers and other members of the community.
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Hollow Triumph 1948 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Scar
Director: Steve Sekely Cast: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks, John Qualen, Mabel Paige, Herbert Rudley, Charles Arnt, George Chandler, Paul E. Burns, Charles Trowbridge, Ann Staunton
Ex-medical student and now living a life of crime, John Muller (Paul Heinreid) is lucky to get away from a bungled robbery during which his henchmen were caught. Now the victim's gang is after John, so when he finds out that a psychiatrist is an exact lookalike–except for a scar on the doctor's cheek–John cuts his cheek to match, kills the psychiatrist, and takes his identity. But that is just the beginning of his problems, not counting the problem of having cut the wrong cheek. Good film noir.
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Montana 1950 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ray Enright Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Douglas Kennedy, James Brown, Ian MacDonald, Monte Blue, Charles Irwin, Paul E. Burns, Lester Matthews, Tudor Owen, Lane Chandler, Dorothy Adams, Creighton Hale, Kermit Maynard
Morgan Lane (Errol Flynn) is an Australian sheepherder who arrives in the Montana territory where he plans to graze his sheep. But, cattle ranchers–including Maria Singleton (Alexis Smith) and Rodney Ackroyd (Douglas Kennedy)–are already there and lead the neighboring cattlemen against the intruders. Battles ensue. But, later, Morgan and Maria find time for love and agree that cattle ranchers and sheepherders are able to live together.
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The Mummy's Tomb 1942 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Young Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Turhan Bey, Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Mary Gordon, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Paul E. Burns, Frank Reicher, Emmett Vogan, Harry Cording, Rex Lease
In this sequel to "The Mummy's Hand," Lon Chaney Jr. makes his debut in the role of Kharis, the Mummy. Although it was assumed in the earlier film that archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) had killed the Mummy, he was only injured. Now, the Mummy is hiding in a Mapleton, Massachusetts, graveyard waiting for the first full moon in order to seek revenge against those who had desecrated Princess Ananka's tomb 30 years ago.
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The Reckless Moment 1949 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Max Ophuls Cast: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick, Roy Roberts, Paul E. Burns, Billy Snyder, Claire Carleton, Peter Brocco
Lucia (Joan Bennett) tries to hide evidence of an accidental homicide by her daughter, Bea (Geraldine Brooks); however, she is later blackmailed for her efforts by Martin Donnellly (James Mason) in this gripping suspense film.
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Son of Paleface 1952 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Comedy / Western / Action / Romance
Director: Frank Tashlin Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Bill Williams, Harry von Zell, Iron Eyes Cody, Cecil B. DeMille, Bing Crosby, Lloyd Corrigan, Paul E. Burns, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Charles Cooley
This sequel to "Paleface" adds Roy Rogers to the cast and is even funnier than the original. Bob Hope plays Peter "Junior" Potter who is the son of his original character. He heads West to claim his inheritance, but it appears that all he has been left with are debts. When he tells the creditors that his father's gold is hidden, he gains the attention of saloon owner Mike (Jane Russell) and federal agent Roy Barton (Roy Rogers) who is on Mike's trail believing that she is the leader of a gang of bandits. A highlight: Bob Hope and Trigger share the same bed!
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Summer Stock 1950 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers, Ray Collins, Hans Conried, Carleton Carpenter, Paul E. Burns
Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) lives on a farm in a New England town when a troupe of actors arrives, and they all agree to "put on a show" in Jane's barn. 1 User Review
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| | lover of musicals 07/10/2007 | | If you like musicals, this is a must. Gene Kelly and July Garland do very well together in this show. They are both naturals. Two of my favorites as a young girl. A little slapstick with Eddie Bracken, and Phil Slivers, not to mention the Gloria DeHaven and Marjorie Main. I have this as a VHS and a DVD. Keeps me busy as age keeps creeping up on me. We need more of this type of beauty and laughter in todays world. |
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Sunset in the West 1950 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Western
Director: William Witney Cast: Roy Rogers, Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Will Wright, Pierre Watkin, Charles La Torre, William Tannen, Steve Pendleton, Paul E. Burns
Gunrunners are on the loose, and between songs Roy Rogers, the deputy sheriff, is after them.
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl 1950 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Adventure aka: Tarzan and the Jungle Queen
Director: Lee Sholem Cast: Lex Barker, Vanessa Brown, Robert Alda, Denise Darcel, Hurd Hatfield, Arthur Shields, Anthony Caruso, Robert Warwick, Paul E. Burns, Mary Ellen Kay
Tarzan (Lex Barker) searches for a tribe of iron worshippers who are holding a group of native women–and Jane–captive.
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| 1. Belle Starr (1941)
2. Black Eagle (1948)
3. The Clock (1945) aka: Under the Clock
4. Cover-Up (1949)
5. Fallen Angel (1945)
6. Guns of the Timberland (1960)
7. Hollow Triumph (1948) aka: The Scar
8. Montana (1950)
9. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
10. The Reckless Moment (1949)
11. Son of Paleface (1952)
12. Summer Stock (1950)
13. Sunset in the West (1950)
14. Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) aka: Tarzan and the Jungle Queen
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