13 West Street 1962  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Michael Callan, Dolores Dorn, Jeanne Cooper, Margaret Hayes, Kenneth MacKenna, Stanley Adams, Chris Robinson, Henry Beckman, Arnold Merritt, Mark Slade, Clegg Hoyt, Jordan Gerler, Robert Cleaves
In this early version of "Death Wish," Walt Sherill (Alan Ladd) tracks down the gang who attacked him to find out why they resorted to violence. 1 User Review
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| | 01/18/2012 | I saw it for the first time this morning and it literally blew me away! I have been a Rod Steiger fan for years, but hadn't seen Alan Ladd in any films that I recall. I am not sure
if this is technically speaking in the Film Noir genre, but the acting is riveting and as a thriller it approaches Hitchcock quality! Bravo! |
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg, Ricardo Montalban, Ella Fitzgerald, Philip Ober, Michael Davis, Rodolfo Acosta, Jeanne Cooper, Bernie Hamilton, Walter Burke, Francis De Sales, Joey Fricano, Don Easton
This sequel to "Knock on Any Door" has drug addict widow Nellie Romano (Shelley Winters) living on skid row on Chicago's South Side and determined to make her son Nick (James Darren) a pianist. His father was sentenced to the electric chair, and Nellie does not want Nick to suffer the same fate. But, despite the influence of judge Bruce Mallory Simpson (Burl Ives), the neighborhood they live in will make Nellie's task difficult.
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The Little Kidnappers 1953   N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Duncan Macrae, Adrienne Corri, Theodore Bikel, Francis De Wolff, Jean Anderson, Jameson Clark, John Rae, Jack Stewart
Two children (Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter) bring home an abandoned baby after their grandfather refuses to allow a dog in the house. Set in early 1900s Nova Scotia, this is an entertaining children's story. Both of the boys, Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter, received Honorary Oscars for Outstanding Juvenile Performances. 1 User Review
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| | tTJ MELANSON 05/15/2011 | | I LOVED THIS MOVE, IT'S A MOVIE FOR EVERYONE !!! |
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The Rabbit Trap 1959 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, David Brian, Bethel Leslie, Kevin Corcoran, Jeanette Nolan, Don Rickles, June Blair, Christopher Dark, Russell Collins, Peter Mamakos, Paul Bryar, Nora Marlow
This film examines the life of workaholic Eddie Colt (Ernest Borgnine) who has been ignoring his family but finally rebels when his boss Mike O'Halloran (Don Rickles) calls him away from a family vacation to work out a trivial problem at work.
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Raiders in the Sky 1953 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: Appointment in London
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter, Dinah Sheridan, Bill Kerr, Bryan Forbes, William Sylvester, Anne Leon, Walter Fitzgerald, Terence Longdon, Richard Wattis, Charles Victor, Carl Jaffe, Michael Ripper, Campbell Singer, Sam Kydd
This is a very good story of a British bomber squadron on raids from their home in England during World War II. Nearing retirement after many dangerous missions, Wing Commander Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde) starts showing the strain.
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Take a Giant Step 1959 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal, Beah Richards, Frances Foster, Ellen Holly, Royce Wallace, Pauline Meyer, Dee Pollock
A young African-American, Spencer Scott (Johnny Nash) finds that the world is filled with intolerance in this insightful story about a boy becoming a man. 1 User Review
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| | jack 07/23/2012 | | i was born in 1949 never seen this movie very good |
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah 1985 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Will Lyman, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan, Shay Duffin, Ronald Hunter, Daniel von Bargen, John Dukakis, Donald Symington
This made-for-TV miniseries revolves around the 1690s' witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Vanessa Redgrave plays one of three sisters, Sarah Cloyce, who survived while her siblings were found guilty and burned. Sarah now sues the Massachusetts Bay Colony judiciary system to prove her family's innocence and to clear their names.
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The War Lover 1962 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Gary Cockrell, Michael Crawford, Bill Edwards, Chuck Julian, Robert Easton, Al Waxman, Bob Kanter, Ed Bishop, George Sperdakos
Two pilots–daredevil, World War II bomber pilot Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner)–fall in love with Daphne Caldwell (Shirley Anne Field) who adds to their list of hoped-for conquests in the air and on land.
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When Michael Calls 1972  TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman
In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?
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| 1. 13 West Street (1962)
2. Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
3. The Little Kidnappers (1953)
4. The Rabbit Trap (1959)
5. Raiders in the Sky (1953)
aka: Appointment in London
6. Take a Giant Step (1959)
7. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
8. The War Lover (1962)
9. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence
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