Appointment with Danger 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, David Wolfe, Geraldine Wall, Dan Riss, Harry Antrim
Postal inspector Al Goddard (Alan Ladd) investigates murder and mail fraud in this good film. "Dragnet" fans will enjoy Jack Webb and Harry Morgan portraying villains.
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The Bad and the Beautiful 1952  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon, Elaine Stewart, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Ivan Triesault, Francis X. Bushman, William Tannen
This story is told from the perspectives of actress Gloria Lorrison (Lana Turner), writer James Lee Bartlow (Dick Powell), and director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan) who go to a movie studio to listen to a pitch from producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) whose studio is troubled financially. Shields wants them to work on a new project, but all three have had bad experiences in the past with Shields that will make them think twice about signing with him. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame for her role as Rosemary Bartlow), and Kirk Douglas received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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Beyond All Limits 1959  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: For de Mayo
Flowers of Mayo
Director: Roberto Gavaldon
Cast: Jack Palance, Maria Felix, Pedro Armendariz, Domingo Soler, Carlos Montalban, Paul Stewart, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Emma Roldan, Juan Muzquiz, Enrique Lucero
Set in a Mexican coastal fishing town, fisherman Pepe Gamboa (Pedro Armendariz), wife Magdalena (Maria Felix), and son live a good life–until American Jim Gatsby (Jack Palance) appears on the scene. Jim and Magdalena were once lovers, and Pepe's son may have been fathered by Jim, or so Pepe fears.
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Bite the Bullet 1975  PG, 131 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Gene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Ben Johnson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Stewart, Dabney Coleman, Ian Bannen, Sally Kirkland, Robert Donner
A marathon horse race around 1900 draws in a number of contestants who vie for the large winning purse. Great scenery and story. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent acting & horse work. | Nevada Cowboy 08/18/2009 | | |
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Carbine Williams 1952 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid, Paul Stewart, James Arness, Leif Erickson, Rhys Williams, Otto Hulett, Fay Roope
This film biography is about Marsh "Carbine" Williams, inventor of the rifle. His is an intriguing story including problems with the legal system.
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Carter's Army 1970 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Black Brigade
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Robert Hooks, Susan Oliver, Roosevelt Grier, Moses Gunn, Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Stewart, Bobby Johnson, Napoleon Whiting, Paul Mooney
Captain Beau Carter (Stephen Boyd) is ordered to lead an all-Black unit on a suicide mission to take a bridge under Nazi control. An even bigger problem than taking the bridge is that Carter is a redneck and has been given only two days to train his men for the mission. Will he succeed?
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Champion 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Lola Albright, Ruth Roman, John Daheim, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, Ralph Sanford, Esther Howard, Polly Bergen, Tim Ryan, Hal March, George Meader
This is the story of boxer Michael 'Midge' Kelly (Kirk Douglas) who fights his way to a championship despite physical and mental problems. He lets nothing and no one–including his shotgun wife Emma (Ruth Roman), his manager Tommy Haley (Paul Stewart), and his crippled brother Connie (Arthur Kennedy)–stand in his way. He wins fights easily, but, after almost losing his crown, Midge tries to turn his life around and keep his championship. Several Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Douglas), and the film won an Oscar for Best Film Editing.
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A Child Is Waiting 1963 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley
Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects–and is affected by–his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).
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 Citizen Kane 1941  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, Alan Ladd, George Coulouris, Paul Stewart, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, William Alland, Fortunio Bonanova, Philip Van Zandt, Georgia Backus
This Orson Welles film is often voted the best film ever made; it also revolutionized filmmaking technology. When reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland) searches for the meaning of Charles Foster Kane's (Orson Welles) last dying word, "Rosebud," the life of the arrogant newspaper magnate is told through the reminiscences of those who knew him. An Oscar was awarded for Best Original Screenplay, and eight nominations were received–including Best Picture, Actor (Welles), and Director.
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The Dain Curse 1978 TV, 225 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jason Miller, Jean Simmons, Nancy Addison, Paul Stewart, Beatrice Straight, Tom Bower, David Canary, Beeson Carroll, Brian Davies, Martin Cassidy
Set in 1928, this TV miniseries is based on a Dashiell Hammett story. Private detective Hamilton Nash (James Coburn) investigates the case of stolen diamonds that may be cursed. His investigation leads him to a family, which may be affected by a family curse that causes premature death. Several edited versions are available.
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Deadline U.S.A. 1952 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Kim Hunter, Ethel Barrymore, Ed Begley, Paul Stewart, Jim Backus, Warren Stevens, Joe De Santis, Carleton Young, Martin Gabel
Humphrey Bogart plays the honest newspaper editor who fights the evil underworld as his publisher (Ethel Barrymore) struggles to keep the business going.
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Deep in My Heart 1954  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Henreid, Tamara Toumanova, Jim Backus, Gene Kelly, Russ Tamblyn, Paul Stewart, Isobel Elsom, Rosemary Clooney, Jane Powell, Ann Miller
Jose Ferrer is excellent in his role as Sigmund Romberg who comes to the United States in 1909 and begins his song-writing career in New York City. He is encouraged by Anna Mueller (Helen Traubel), and 40 years later he has written more than 2,000 songs as well as the scores for more than 80 plays, musical shows, and operettas–including "The Student Prince" and "The Desert Song." Romberg's songs, performed by musical stars, highlight this biography of his rise to fame and fortune.
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Easy Living 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Stewart, Jeff Donnell, Jim Backus, Don Beddoe, Art Baker
A football player (Victor Mature) risks a heart attack and continues to play his sport for fear that his wife (Lizabeth Scott) will not stay in their marriage if he quits the game.
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Edge of Doom 1950  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Stronger Than Fear
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Robert Keith, Mala Powers, Adele Jergens, Harold Vermilyea, John Ridgely, Ellen Corby, Paul Stewart, Douglas Fowley
The brutal murder of parish priest Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea) by young Martin Lynn (Farley Granger) is but one of the problems for Martin as he struggles to deal with his conscience.
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Government Girl 1943 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dudley Nichols
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Jess Barker, James Dunn, Paul Stewart, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport, Sig Ruman, Jane Darwell
When Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts) is hired to develop bomber planes, a pretty secretary, Smokey Allard (Olivia de Havilland), shows him the ropes of wartime bureaucracy in Washington D.C.
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Hell on Frisco Bay 1955 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru, William Demarest, Paul Stewart, Fay Wray, Willis Bouchey, Anthony Caruso, Jayne Mansfield, Nestor Paiva
After being framed for manslaughter and sent to jail as a result, ex-con Steve Rollins (Alan Ladd) seeks revenge against the crime syndicate members who set him up.
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In Cold Blood 1967 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Jeff Corey, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, John Gallaudet, James Flavin, Charles McGraw, Will Geer, John McLiam, Ruth Storey, Vaughn Taylor
This film is the adaptation of Truman Capote's account of the true story about two Kansas killers (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson). The script traces the events from the planning through the execution of the murder, and on to the final hanging of the killers. John Forsythe plays the detective who broke the case. A great film.
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Jigsaw 1968 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange, Pat Hingle, Diana Hyland, Victor Jory, Paul Stewart, Susan Saint James, Michael J. Pollard, Susanne Benton, James Doohan, Donald Mitchell, Roy Jenson, Lev Mailer, Kent McCord
This remake of 1965's "Mirage" features Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields, a scientist who is drugged and then faced with the possibility that he may be a murderer after he awakens in an apartment where a dead woman's body lies in the bathtub. Fields hires private detective Arthur Belding (Harry Guardino) to investigate and learns that Field's supervisor Dr. Arkroyd (Victor Jory) had been involved with the dead woman. Now, pieces of the puzzle fit together, and they figure out that Field's co-worker Lew Haley (Pat Hingle) is the guilty culprit. Dillman and Haley have a confrontation, and Haley crashes through the hi-rise office window and plummets to the pavement below.
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The Joe Louis Story 1953 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dots Johnson, Evelyn Ellis, Carl "Rocky" Latimer, John Marriott, William Thourlby
Amateur boxer Coley Wallace takes on the role of Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber," in this biographical drama that follows Louis' rise in the boxing world–showing his out-of-the-ring problems as well as his in-ring successes.
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The Juggler 1953 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Milly Vitale, Paul Stewart, Joey Walsh, Alf Kjellin, Charles(2) Lane, John Banner, Richard Benedict, Beverly Washburn, Oscar Karlweis
One Auschwitz survivor, Hans Muller (Kirk Douglas) has problems adapting in Israel after World War II. Working as a juggler, he makes it across Israel and into a kibbutz where he meets an understanding society.
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 King Creole 1958 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Jan Shepard, Dick Winslow, Raymond Bailey, Liliane Montevecchi, Brian G. Hutton, Jack Grinnage
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher," this story is set in New Orleans. Aspiring young singer Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is a delinquent and high-school dropout who becomes involved with a ruthless gangster (Walter Matthau) and his alcoholic moll (Carolyn Jones). Will Danny figure out how to escape a life of crime, find employment as a singer, and gain the love of Nellie (Dolores Hart)? Many good Elvis songs include "Hard Headed Woman."
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Kiss Me Deadly 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Wesley Addy, Juano Hernandez, Jack Elam, Nick Dennis, Marian Carr, Jack Lambert, Jerry Zinneman, Percy Helton, Leigh Snowden
In this Mickey Spillane "Mike Hammer" story, Hammer (Ralph Meeker) picks up hitchhiker Christina (Cloris Leachman) and then is forced off the road and abducted by thugs who kill Christina. Hammer escapes and now tries to uncover the facts that led to Christina's murder. After talking to Christina's roommate Gabrielle (Gaby Rodgers) and to gangster Carl Evello (Paul Stewart), matters get very rough as Hammer unravels the mystery that ends with a "box"–described by Hammer's secretary Velda (Maxine Cooper) as the "great Whatsit." It turns out that the box is filled with atomic explosives ready to be unleashed on the world. Great job, especially for it's time.
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Mr. Lucky 1943 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper, Alan Carney, Henry Stephenson, Paul Stewart, Kay Johnson, J.M. Kerrigan, Florence Bates
A gambler (Cary Grant) plans to con a society woman (Laraine Day) out of the proceeds from her fund raising, but he reforms his ways after he falls in love with her.
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Opening Night 1977 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Peter Bogdanovich, Laura Johnson, John Finnegan, James Karen
All the backstage drama of an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) is presented in this insightful film written by, directed by, and starring John Cassavetes.
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Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Burt Kwouk, Paul Stewart, Andre Maranne, Graham Stark, Robert Loggia, Ferdy Mayne, Tony Beckley, Marc Lawrence, Alfie Bass, Sue Lloyd, Danny Schiller
This is Peter Sellers' last film as the bungling Inspector Clouseau. This time around, Clouseau is on the heels of an international drug trafficking ring led by drug lord Douvier (Robert Webber) who gives orders to kill Clouseau. When Clouseau's car crashes, Douvier believes that Clouseau, not an escaping criminal, was killed. Clouseau fakes his own death, and Douvier, believing he is dead, is not on the lookout for him. Now, Clouseau goes incognito to Hong Kong, and Douvier's ex-girlfriend Simone Legree (Dyan Cannon), who seeks revenge against Douvier, helps Clouseau solve the case.
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Tempest 1982 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman, Raul Julia, Molly Ringwald, Sam Robards, Paul Stewart, Anthony Holland, Jackie Gayle, Jerry Hardin, Lucianne Buchanan, Vassilis Glezakos, Sergio Nicolai, Luigi Laezza
This update of Shakespeare's play features John Cassavetes as New York architect Phillip Dimitrius who leaves his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and travels to Greece with their daughter Miranda (Molly Ringwald). Phillip meets Greek singer Aretha (Susan Sarandon), and she becomes his lover. Phillip, Aretha, and Miranda fly to a Greek island where all goes well–until Antonia and her friends are shipwrecked and end up marooned on the same island.
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Top Secret Affair 1957  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart, Jim Backus, John Cromwell, Roland Winters, Michael Fox, Frank Gerstle, Arthur Gould-Porter, Charles(2) Lane
When journalist Dottie Peale (Susan Hayward) tries to write an expose on Major General Melville Goodwin (Kirk Douglas), love gets in the way. 1 User Review
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| | throughly enlighting | donoharm 09/22/2007 | | like most movies this has a touch of truth. reporters are as unscruplous then as they are today. so many time it seem no one wants the truth, only dirt. pity! |
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 Twelve O'Clock High 1949 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger, Roger Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, Kenneth Tobey, Millard Mitchell, Robert Arthur, John Kellogg, Paul Stewart, Robert Patten, Lee MacGregory, Sam Edwards, Paul Picerni
This war film stars Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage who takes over Major Harvey Stovall's (Dean Jagger) World War II bomber squadron in England. The story is told in flashback as Stovall relates the perils of leadership and the stresses of command. Savage institutes strict discipline, but the men grow cold to him because of his orders. Eventually, Savage cares for his men above all else, and the story concerns the stresses of command as the leader becomes too close to his men. Dean Jagger won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor and nominations were received for Best Picture and Actor (Gregory Peck).
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W.C. Fields and Me 1976 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, John Marley, Jack Cassidy, Bernadette Peters, Dana Elcar, Paul Stewart, Billy Barty, Kenneth Tobey, Linda Purl
Rod Steiger takes on the role of famed comedian W.C. Fields, and Valerie Perrine plays his mistress Carlotta Monti in this biography centering on Fields' later years.
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Walk Softly, Stranger 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart, Jack Paar, Jeff Donnell, John McIntire, Howard Petrie, Frank Puglia, Esther Dale
In an attempt to start over, shady gambler Chris Hale (Joseph Cotten) relocates to a small town and takes a shoe factory job. Seeing the way to make a fast buck, he pretends to fall in love with the owner's daughter (Alida Valli), who is confined to a wheelchair. But Chris does fall in love, again deciding to go straight, but his past resurfaces. Slow.
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The Window 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Bobby Driscoll, Anthony Ross, Richard Benedict, Jim Nolan, Lee Phelps
Nine-year-old Tommy Woodry (Bobby Driscoll) is a compulsive teller of tales. One night, Tommy witnesses a murder, but because of his reputation, no one will believe him. Bobby Driscoll was awarded an Honorary Award (Miniature Oscar) for Outstanding juvenile actor.
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| 1. Appointment with Danger (1951)
2. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
3. Beyond All Limits (1959)
aka: For de Mayo
aka: Flowers of Mayo
4. Bite the Bullet (1975)
5. Carbine Williams (1952)
6. Carter's Army (1970)
aka: Black Brigade
7. Champion (1949)
8. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
9. Citizen Kane (1941)
10. The Dain Curse (1978)
11. Deadline U.S.A. (1952)
12. Deep in My Heart (1954)
13. Easy Living (1949)
14. Edge of Doom (1950)
aka: Stronger Than Fear
15. Government Girl (1943)
16. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
17. In Cold Blood (1967)
18. Jigsaw (1968)
19. The Joe Louis Story (1953)
20. The Juggler (1953)
21. King Creole (1958)
22. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
23. Mr. Lucky (1943)
24. Opening Night (1977)
25. Prisoner of War (1954)
26. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
27. Tempest (1982)
28. Top Secret Affair (1957)
29. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
30. W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
31. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
32. The Wild Party (1956)
33. The Window (1949)
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