 All the King's Men 1949  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Shepperd Strudwick, Anne Seymour, Will Wright, Raymond Greenleaf, Houseley Stevenson, Ralph Dumke, Walter Burke
Based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, inspired by the activities of Louisiana Governor Huey Long, this is a story about political corruption. Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) rises to the governorship of his Southern state, but corruption results in his ultimate undoing. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge); nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actor (John Ireland).
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Boots Malone 1951  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: William Holden, Johnny Stewart, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Whit Bissell, Carl Benton Reid, Ralph Dumke, Anthony Caruso
A drifter, Boots Malone (William Holden), trains to be a first-rate jockey and–only then–realizes the role of the gambling syndicate in the Sport of Kings.
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The Breaking Point 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Sherry Jackson, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, John Doucette, Edmon Ryan
This remake of Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" stars John Garfield in the role of Harry Morgan–the captain of a boat who, needing money, contracts to smuggle illegal aliens into California.
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The Fireball 1950  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Beverly Tyler, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Milburn Stone, Ralph Dumke, Sam Flint, Glenn Corbett
Johnny Cesar (Mickey Rooney) lived in a Catholic orphanage, headed by Father O'Hara (Pat O'Brien), until he ran away. Now, he is a roller derby star but is stricken with polio and is about to learn even more about life.
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Forever Darling 1956 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Calhern, John Emery, Natalie Schafer, Nancy Kulp, John Hoyt, Ralph Dumke
Divorce looms until a guardian angel (James Mason) steps in to save the marriage of the Vegas (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz).
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Francis in the Haunted House 1956  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, James Flavin, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Ellen Kay, David Janssen, Ralph Dumke, Richard Gaines, Richard Deacon, Paul Frees
In this final Francis film, Mickey Rooney replaces Donald O'Connor and Paul Frees replaces Chill Wills as the voice of Francis the talking mule. It is also the weakest film of the series as the man and his mule get involved in haunted house goings-on.
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 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine, Tom Fadden, Kenneth Patterson, Guy Way, Eileen Stevens, Bobby Clark, Beatrice Maude, Jean Andren
Dr. Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) arrives back in town after a medical conference and realizes that his family and neighbors are not behaving in their usual manner. This leads him to discover that they are being taken over by pods from outer space that are draining the people and turning them into zombie-like individuals whose only aim is survival. A sci-fi classic.
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The Law and the Lady 1951  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edwin H. Knopf
Cast: Greer Garson, Michael Wilding, Fernando Lamas, Marjorie Main, Rhys Williams, Hayden Rorke, Margalo Gillmore, Ralph Dumke, Natalie Schafer, Soledad Jimenez
This is the third remake of "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." The story is about a team of jewel thieves (Greer Garson and Michael Wilding) who pose as nobility to get close to their upper-crust society victims.
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Loving You 1957 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Hal Kanter
Cast: Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, James Gleason, Paul Smith, Ralph Dumke, Jana Lund, Grace Hayle, Steve Pendleton
Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) is a boy from the country who is discovered by Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott). Glenda is determined to make him a star.
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The Mob 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett, Neville Brand, Matt Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Marley, Walter Klavun, Ralph Dumke
Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford) is a cop who infiltrates a racketeering ring that has been intimidating dockyard workers.
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The San Francisco Story 1952 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Blackmer, Richard Erdman, Florence Bates, Onslow Stevens, John Raven, O.Z. Whitehead, Ralph Dumke, Lane Chandler, Robert Foulk, Trevor Bardette, John Doucette, Peter Virgo, Frank Hagney
San Francisco, during California's Gold Rush, is the setting for this story about a wealthy miner, Rick Nelson (Joel McCrea), and newspaper editor Jim Martin (Onslow Stevens) who try to oust crooked politician Andrew Cain (Sidney Blackmer) from control of the city. In the process, Nelson flirts with Martin's girlfriend Adelaide (Yvonne De Carlo) who falls in love with him, which seems to make him more determined to establish law and order.
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She Couldn't Say No 1954  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Arthur Hunnicutt, Edgar Buchanan, Wallace Ford, Raymond Walburn, Jimmy Hunt, Ralph Dumke, Gus Schilling, Hope Landin
Corby (Jean Simmons) is an oil heiress who comes home to Arkansas, tries to dole out money to those who helped her when she was poor, and ends up upsetting the peaceful existence of her hometown. With the good stars, you would think a good film would be provided to them.
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The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, John Williams, Hiram Sherman, Neva Patterson, Ralph Dumke, Ray Collins, Arthur O'Connell, George Burns
Laura Partridge (Judy Holliday) is a minor shareholder (only 10 shares) in a large corporation, but she spearheads an effort to oust corrupt board members and get the honest CEO, Edward L. McKeever (Paul Douglas), back in control of the company.
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Wake Me When It's Over 1960 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Ernie Kovacs, Dick Shawn, Jack Warden, Margo Moore, Nobu McCarthy, Don Knotts, Robert Strauss, Marvin Kaplan, Parley Baer, Ralph Dumke, Noreen Nash, Robert Emhardt, Raymond Bailey, Linda Wong, Richard Tyler
While stationed on a Pacific island off Shima, Captain Stark (Ernie Kovacs) and Gus Brubaker (Dick Shawn), who has been re-drafted after a clerical error, use Army supplies from their base to set themselves up in a thriving Pacific island hotel business. The 100 servicemen under Stark's command help build the hotel, and this work helps relieve their boredom. All goes well–until an article about the hotel is published, and an investigation is ordered.
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Where Danger Lives 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Kemper, Ralph Dumke, Philip Van Zandt, Billy House, Harry Shannon
After heading to Mexico to escape a murder charge, Dr. Jeff Cameron (Robert Mitchum) realizes his companion, Margo (Faith Domergue), may have more than a few mental problems.
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| 1. All the King's Men (1949)
2. Boots Malone (1951)
3. The Breaking Point (1950)
4. The Fireball (1950)
5. Forever Darling (1956)
6. Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
8. The Law and the Lady (1951)
9. Loving You (1957)
10. The Mob (1951)
11. The San Francisco Story (1952)
12. She Couldn't Say No (1954)
13. The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
14. Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
15. Where Danger Lives (1950)
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