The Bigamist 1953  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ida Lupino
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn, Kenneth Tobey, Jane Darwell, Peggy Maley, John Maxwell, Lillian Fontaine, Mac Williams, James Todd, James Young
A lonely traveling salesman (Edmond O'Brien) has a sterile relationship with his wife (Joan Fontaine). While visiting Los Angeles on a business trip, he meets a woman (Ida Lupino) who works in a sleazy restaurant, and ends up marrying her. His dual life is revealed when his frequent trips from his San Francisco home are questioned when he and wife # one are in the process of adoption.
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Human Desire 1954  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley, Grandon Rhodes, Dan Seymour, Paul Brinegar, Dan Riss
Based on Emile Zola's novel, "La Bete Humaine," this is the story of an unfaithful wife, Vicki Buckley (Gloria Grahame), who plots with Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford) to do in her husband, Carl (Broderick Crawford).
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The Lady Says No 1952  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Ross
Cast: Joan Caulfield, David Niven, James Robertson Justice, Lenore Lonergan, Frances Bavier, Peggy Maley, Henry Jones, Jeff York, George Davis, Robert Williams
When magazine photographer Bill Shelby (David Niven) arrives in town to work on a story about best-selling author Dorinda (Joan Caulfield), he is amazed that this beautiful woman wrote a book trashing men. Determined to change her opinion on men, Bill pursues her, and complications are inevitable.
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The Midnight Story 1957 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, Gilbert Roland, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia, Kathleen Freeman, Argentina Brunetti, Herb Vigran, Peggy Maley, Tito Vuolo
Following the brutal murder of a priest, his friend–San Francisco cop Joe Martini (Tony Curtis)–is determined to track down the killer.
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 The Wild One 1953  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laszlo Benedek
Cast: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin, Jay C. Flippen, Jerry Paris, Alvy Moore, Peggy Maley, Hugh Sanders, Ray Teal, John Brown, Will Wright
When a motorcycle gang descends on a small town in California, trouble is a certainty for the citizens. Dated now, but a big deal in the 1950s, and it set the standard for future cycle flicks. A great, early Marlon Brando performance as motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler.
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| 1. The Bigamist (1953)
2. Human Desire (1954)
3. The Lady Says No (1952)
4. The Midnight Story (1957)
5. The Wild One (1953)
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