Actors and Sin 1952  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marsha Hunt, Dan O'Herlihy, Eddie Albert, Rudolph Anders, Alan Reed, Tracey Roberts, Jenny Hecht, Paul Guilfoyle, Ric Roman, Betty Field, Louis B. Mayor, Jack L. Warner, George Baxter, Ben Hecht
This film contains a two-part anthology. In "Actor's Blood," Shakespearean actor Maurice Tillayou (Edward G. Robinson) tries to control the career of his actress daughter, Marcia (Marsha Hunt). After Marcia commits suicide, Maurice makes her death look like murder. In "Woman of Sin," Hollywood agent Orlando Higgins (Eddie Albert) is shocked when he learns that his new screen-writer client, Millicent Egelhofer (Jenny Hecht), is actually a nine-year-old girl.
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Apache 1954  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, John McIntire, Jean Peters, Charles Bronson, Monte Blue, John Dehner, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Sande, Morris Ankrum, Ian MacDonald
The United States government was relentless in its "Manifest Destiny" of owning territory. Massai (Burt Lancaster) was an Apache warrior who learned to adapt to the white man's ways for his own survival.
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Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Dean Stockwell, Allen Garfield, Paul Reiser, Robert Ridgely, Gilbert R. Hill, Paul Guilfoyle, Brian O'Connor, Alice Adair, Eugene Butler
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back in this sequel to the first movie. When Axel learns that Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) had been shot, he heads back to Beverly Hills and visits Bogomil in the hospital. Again, he teams up with Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton). Now Axel is up against arms dealer Maxwell Dent (Jurgen Prochnow) who has made the mistake of sending Karla Fry (Brigitte Nielsen) to shoot Bogomil. Lots of guns and action.
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Brother Orchid 1940  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, John Ridgely, Joseph Crehan, Wilfred Lucas, Tom Tyler
When Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires, gangland is quickly taken over by Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart) who is not about to relinquish his position when Sarto gets bored. Sarto eventually finds happiness in a monastery after a failed attempt at starting another gang. 1 User Review
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| | Entertaining, informative, fine casting | H.V. Brooke 03/02/2007 | | A splendid example of Hollywood film making ate its best. Great story, great casting with Edward G. Robinson at his best. |
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Captain Scarface 1953 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Guilfoyle
Cast: Barton MacLane, Virginia Grey, Leif Erickson, Peter Coe, Rudolph Anders, Howard Wendell, Isabel Randolph, Paul Brinegar, Don Dillaway, Martin Garralaga, John Mylong, Frank Mills, Gregg Barton
As part of the plot to blow up the Panama Canal, an atomic scientist, Dr. Yeager (Rudolph Anders), is onboard a ship bound for South America. Enemy agents intend to force him to help detonate a bomb. The ship's Captain Scarface (Barton MacLane) may carry out the orders of the agents, but will the passengers allow the destruction to occur?
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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout 1950  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Indian Scout
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Philip Reed, Noah Beery Jr., Paul Guilfoyle, Chief Thundercloud, Addison Richards, Robert Barrat, Erik Rolf, Billy Wilkerson, John Hamilton, Vera Marshe, Jimmy Moss, Kenne Duncan, Ray Teal
This film was made five years before Disney made Davy Crockett a national craze. This story involves the nephew and namesake of Davy Crockett (George Montgomery), who is a U.S. military scout, and his cohort Red Hawk (Philip Reed). They lead a wagon train through the hostile Indian Territory, but someone in Crockett's military unit is spying on the wagon trains and tipping off the Indians who then attack. At first, Red Hawk is suspected, but he is vindicated when the real culprit is revealed.
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It Happened Tomorrow 1944 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Edgar Kennedy, John Philliber, Edward Brophy, George Cleveland, Sig Ruman, Paul Guilfoyle, Eddie Acuff, George Chandler, Marion Martin
Set in the 1890s, young newspaper reporter Larry (Dick Powell) seeks ways to rise above his competition in the newsgathering world. He meets a mysterious man who grants him the power to foresee the next day's news. All goes well until Larry's own death is predicted. Will he be able to avoid the prediction from happening? And what about his true love Sylvia (Linda Darnell), the daughter of a fake psychic? A fun comedy/fantasy.
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The Judge 1949 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille, Paul Guilfoyle, Stanley Waxman, Norman Budd, Jonathan Hale, John Hamilton, Joseph Forte, Jess Kirkpatrick, Herb Vigran, Barney Phillips, Charles Williams, Tom Holland, Bob Jellison, Al Rosman
When defense lawyer Martin Strang (Milburn Stone) suspects that his wife Lucille (Katherine DeMille) is having an affair with court psychiatrist Dr. James Anderson (Paul Guilfoyle), he plots to have her killed. First, he writes a will giving his money to the families who have been hurt by the criminals he defended. Then, he defends William Jackson (Paul Guilfoyle) on a murder charge, wins his freedom, but then is murdered by Jackson. His plan has backfired, but evidence points to Lucile and Dr. Anderson as the murderers. When they are arrested, Anderson kills himself. That act leaves Lucille–who has been left destitute by Martin's will–all alone in the world.
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The Mark of the Whistler 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Marked Man
Director: William Castle
Cast: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Porter Hall, Paul Guilfoyle, John Calvert, Matt Willis, Matt McHugh, Howard Freeman, Willie Best, Arthur Space
Lee Selfridge Nugent (Richard Dix) is a drifter who poses as the owner of an old bank account and withdraws the money. Now he is the target of those out for revenge because their father was sent to jail after a conflict with that account, and they now mistakenly believe that Lee was the one responsible.
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 Mighty Joe Young 1949  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva, Regis Toomey, James Flavin, Denis Green
When a giant ape (Mighty Joe Young) is brought from the jungle to the world of entertainment, adventures abound in this film that, more than slightly, resembles "King Kong."
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The Millerson Case 1947 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans, Paul Guilfoyle, Griff Barnett, James Bell, Barbara Pepper, Addison Richards, Mark Dennis, Robert Stevens
In the backwoods of Virginia there has been outbreak of Typhoid Fever and an area doctor has been murdered. Crime Doctor (Warner Baxter) is out to find the person who did the deed.
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Our Leading Citizen 1939 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Bob Burns, Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Gene Lockhart, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Patterson, Clarence Kolb, Paul Guilfoyle, Fay Helm, Kathleen Lockhart
A young lawyer, Clay (Joseph Allen), returns to his hometown to work with his deceased father's partner, Lem (Bob Burns). Lem's daughter, Judith (Susan Hayward), and Clay hit it off, but when he starts representing a factory owner who suppresses his workers for the sake of more money for himself, problems loom on the horizon.
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Remember the Night 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Sterling Holloway, Paul Guilfoyle, Willard Robertson, Charles Waldron, Charles Arnt, John Wray
Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested for shoplifting, but, because of Christmas vacation, her trial is postponed for two weeks. Deputy district attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) steps in, takes pity on her, bails her out of jail, and agrees to keep her in his custody until the trial. Lee's visit to John's home changes both of their lives for the better.
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The Saint in New York 1938 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ben Holmes
Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Sig Ruman, Jonathan Hale, Jack Carson, Paul Guilfoyle, Frederick Burton, Ben Welden, Charles Halton, Paul Fix
This is the first in a series of Saint films based on the novel by Leslie Charteris. Simon Templar, the Saint, is a cool, urbane detective who, in this entry is called in to deal with a major crime wave in New York. The entire series is generally well done. Hayward starred only in this and the final ("The Saint's Girl Friday") episodes.
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The Saint in Palm Springs 1941 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Paul Guilfoyle, Jonathan Hale, Linda Hayes, Ferris Taylor, Harry Shannon, Eddie Dunn, Richard Crane, Charles Quigley
In George Sanders' last appearance as the Saint, he is out to find out how rare postage stamps are being smuggled out of England. He ends up in Palm Springs with murder and mayhem following him.
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The Saint Takes Over 1940 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, Robert Emmett Keane, Cy Kendall, James Burke, Robert Middlemass, Nella Walker
Another good Saint episode as the Saint (George Sanders) again helps Inspector Fernack, who this time is being framed by gambling bad guys. After running into several murders, the Saint prevails.
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Sinbad the Sailor 1947 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, George Tobias, Jane Greer, Mike Mazurki, Sheldon Leonard, Alan Napier, John Miljan, Brad Dexter, Paul Guilfoyle, Glenn Strange, Ben Welden
Sinbad (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) sails off in search of the lost treasure of Alexander the Great and tries to win the heart of beautiful Shireen (Maureen O'Hara).
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Society Lawyer 1939 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Bruce, Lee Bowman, Edward Brophy, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Strang, Frances Mercer, Clarence Kolb, Pierre Watkin, Ian Wolfe, Paul Guilfoyle
This is a remake of "Penthouse," Arthur Somers Roche's story about a lawyer's involvement with underworld characters.
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Super Sleuth 1937 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Benjamin Stoloff
Cast: Jack Oakie, Ann Sothern, Eduardo Ciannelli, Alan Bruce, Edgar Kennedy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Guilfoyle, Bradley Page, Willie Best, Alec Craig
This is the story of a movie star (Jack Oakie) who tries to reenact an actual crime and catch the true killer. This story was later remade as "Genius at Work."
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Tess of the Storm Country 1960 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Guilfoyle
Cast: Diane Baker, Jack Ging, Lee Philips, Wallace Ford, Robert F. Simon, Bert Remsen, Archie Duncan, Grandon Rhodes, Nancy Valentine
In this rendition of Grace Miller White's novel, the story is updated to the 1960s. A Scottish woman, Tess (Diane Baker), moves to the Pennsylvania Dutch country and has problems fitting in with her Mennonite neighbors–until she sides with the farmers who are unhappy about a toxic chemical company polluting the land. During the confrontations, she falls in love with a Mennonite, Peter Graves (Jack Ging), and finally, after her work to save the environment, the community accepts her.
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Torch Song 1953 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Joan Crawford, Michael Wilding, Gig Young, Marjorie Rambeau, Harry Morgan, Dorothy Patrick, Paul Guilfoyle, Benny Rubin, Nancy Gates, James Todd, Eugene Loring, Peter Chong, Maidie Norman, Chris Warfield, Peggy King
Broadway star Jenny Stewart (Joan Crawford) falls in love with her blind piano accompanist (Michael Wilding)–a major stepping stone in her egotistical life that brings compassion into her persona. Marjorie Rambeau received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Jenny's devoted mother.
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Trial 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado, Rafael Campos, Robert Middleton, John Hoyt, Paul Guilfoyle, Elisha Cook Jr.
Angelo Chavez (Rafael Campos) is a Hispanic boy arrested for the murder of a young white girl. Glenn Ford plays the rookie lawyer who defends Angelo amidst great racial (and political) tension in a California town. Arthur Kennedy was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor).
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The Virginian 1946 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Gilmore
Cast: Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton, Fay Bainter, Tom Tully, Henry O'Neill, Marc Lawrence, Paul Guilfoyle, William Frawley
Joel McCrea is the fourth actor to play the lead role in this story of the good guy, the Eastern schoolteacher, the friend-gone-bad, and the villain (Brian Donlevy). OK; saved by Donlevy, who always makes a good villain.
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White Heat 1949  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, John Archer, Steve Cochran, Wally Cassell, Fred Clark, Ford Rainey, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Sid Melton
In this great gangster film, mobster Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is psychologically dependent on his evil mother (Margaret Wycherly). Nevertheless, he is determined to make it to "the top of the world, Ma." So, Cody and his gang rob a train, kill people, and make off with the loot. But, they leave clues behind, and Cody ends up in jail on a trumped up charge. Now, the feds send an undercover agent Hank Fallon, a.k.a. "Vic" (Edmund O'Brien), to the jail. He befriends Cody and infiltrates Cody's gang. Cody's mother is killed, Cody breaks out of jail with "Vic," and reunites with his gang for a chase scene through a chemical factory ending with Cody crying out to his deceased mother.
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Winterset 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paul Guilfoyle, John Carradine, Maurice Moscovitch, Edward Ellis, Stanley Ridges, Mischa Auer, Willard Robertson, Myron McCormick, Helen Jerome Eddy
Based on Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play–and bringing Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli to the screen to recreate their Broadway roles–this film is a fictionalized account of the famous Sacco/Vanzetti case. Fifteen years after his father (John Carradine) was found guilty of murder and executed, his son (Burgess Meredith) sets out to prove his father's innocence. This is Burgess Meredith's film debut. Look for a young Lucille Ball.
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| 1. Actors and Sin (1952)
2. Apache (1954)
3. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
4. Brother Orchid (1940)
5. Captain Scarface (1953)
6. Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
7. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
aka: Indian Scout
8. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
9. The Judge (1949)
10. The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
aka: The Marked Man
11. Mighty Joe Young (1949)
12. The Millerson Case (1947)
13. Our Leading Citizen (1939)
14. Remember the Night (1940)
15. The Saint in New York (1938)
16. The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
17. The Saint Takes Over (1940)
18. Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
19. Society Lawyer (1939)
20. Super Sleuth (1937)
21. Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
22. Torch Song (1953)
23. Trial (1955)
24. The Virginian (1946)
25. White Heat (1949)
26. Winterset (1936)
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