Ada 1961   N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ralph Meeker, Martin Balsam, Frank Maxwell, Mary Treen, Ford Rainey, Charles Watts, Larry Gates
Ada (Susan Hayward) has political aspirations for her husband (Dean Martin). Together, they plan to reach the top of state politics and work for reform. 2 User Reviews
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| | Hayward at full throttle | movie-dahl 02/04/2008 | | Susan Hayward chews up the scenery in a highly entertaining film. That is good enough, folks. |
| | FilmFiend 05/24/2007 | I'm a big Susan Hayward fan, but this is one of her films that was beneath her talent. I noticed that her film company, along with her second husband, Chalkmar, was involved in the production of this flick. I think at that time in her life, when she was happy in her second marriage and no longer lusting after an Academy Award (which she received for her excellent work in 1958 in I Want to Live), she was interested in occasional work which would afford her and her husband the opportunity to travel.
Most of her post-I Want to Live films were inferior, sad to say, including not only Ada, but the awful I Thank a Fool. While Back Street wasn't much better, at least she got to wear very nice fashions. The Honey Pot was a better film, but her role was small.
However, I'm such a big fan of hers, I still watch the clunkers, too. |
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The Anderson Tapes 1971  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Alan King, Christopher Walken, Stan Gottlieb, Margaret Hamilton, Scott Jacoby, Richard B. Shull, Ralph Meeker, Val Avery, Dick Anthony Williams, Garrett Morris, Paul Benjamin, Conrad Bain
Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) develops a scheme to rob a New York apartment building. He needs money, and the mob funds his robberies. What Anderson does not know is that government agencies, aware that he is linked to the mob, are taping his every move. Now, the apartment building is filled with video cameras ready to tape Anderson's every move. The good supporting cast includes Christopher Walken in his film debut, and Alan King does a very good job playing Mafia don Pat Angelo.
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Big House, U.S.A. 1955 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, Randy Farr, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bronson, Roy Roberts, Willis Bouchey
Convict Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) breaks out of prison in order to recover a cache of money he extorted earlier and wants back in his possession.
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Birds of Prey 1973 PG, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil, Harry Kleckas, Sam Dawson, Don Wilbanks, James W. Gavin, Paul Grace, Larry Peacey, Wayne D. Wilkinson
In this made-for-TV action/thriller, ex-Flying Tiger pilot Harry Walker (David Janssen) now flies a helicopter as a traffic reporter for a Salt Lake City radio station. After witnessing a bank robbery, Harry follows the perpetrators–as they flee on the ground and in the air. The action-based chase scenes take up more than half of this film.
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Brannigan 1975 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Douglas Hickox
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, Ralph Meeker, John Vernon, Lesley-Anne Down, Barry Dennen, Brian Glover, James Booth
Chicago cop Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) heads for London on the trail of an escaped criminal.
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Cry Panic 1974  TV, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: John Forsythe, Earl Holliman, Ralph Meeker, Norman Alden, Anne Francis, Eddie Firestone, Claudia McNeil, Harry Basch, Gene Tyburn, Jason Wingreen, Royce D. Applegate, Wesley Lau
In this made-for-TV mystery, David Ryder (John Forsythe) runs over and kills a pedestrian. When he returns to the scene if the accident, the body is missing. It appears that the townsfolk, including the sheriff, have something to hide.
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The Detective 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Al Freeman Jr., Jacqueline Bisset, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Horace McMahon, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom
A homosexual is killed, and apparently there are only two honest policemen in the NYPD. As this film unfolds, it presents an assortment of cops with various degrees of psychological problems. Frank Sinatra is excellent as one of the honest cops who ends up losing his job and his wife while pursuing the homosexual's killer.
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 The Dirty Dozen 1967   N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Jim Brown, Clint Walker, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Telly Savalas, Tom Busby, Robert Webber
During World War II, Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is assigned by General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) to train 12 convicts to go behind enemy lines on a special mission for the Allied Forces. The convicts have either been sentenced to death or life imprisonment and include sexual pervert Archer Maggott (Telly Savalas), psychotic Victor Franko (John Cassavetes), and lame-brained killer Vernon Pinkley (Donald Sutherland). Reisman must train them how to perform as a unit when they dress in Nazi uniforms and overtake a French chateau occupied by German officers. Filled with suspense along with comedy to lighten the mood.
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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown 1957  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Meeker, Fred Clark, Adolphe Menjou, Una Merkel, Benay Venuta, Robert Harris, Milton Frome, Dick Haynes
After kidnapping movie star Laurel Stevens (Jane Russell), criminals Dandy (Keenan Wynn) and Mike Valla (Ralph Meeker) are frustrated when their ransom note is taken for a publicity stunt.
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The Happiness Cage 1972 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Mind Snatchers
The Demon Within
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: Christopher Walken, Joss Ackland, Ronny Cox, Ralph Meeker, Marco St. John, Susan Travers, Tom Aldredge, Bette Henritze, Birthe Neumann, Claus Nissen
U.S. Army Private Reese (Christopher Walken) is in constant trouble, so he is sent to a medical facility at a remote location. Hmmm, it appears he is part of a mind control experiment intended to take care of people like him.
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Jeopardy 1953 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Lee Aaker, Bud Wolfe, Saul Gorss, Paul Fierro, Alex Montoya
Doug Stilwin (Barry Sullivan) is trapped under a pier where drowning is certain when the tide rises. His wife, Helen (Barbara Stanwyck), tries to get help but is kidnapped in the process by a psychotic killer. Will Doug and/or Helen survive?
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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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The Night Stalker 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Cook Jr., Larry Linville
Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) covers a big story about a vampire on the loose in Las Vegas. This film and its sequel "The Night Strangler" led to the TV series: "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," which, in turn, served as the inspiration for TV's "X Files."
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Paths of Glory 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell
This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.
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Run of the Arrow 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Hot Lead
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Rod Steiger, Sarita Montiel, Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker, Jay C. Flippen, Charles Bronson, Frank DeKova, Tim McCoy, Stuart Randall, Carleton Young
Following the Civil War, one Southerner is not ready to give up his fight against the Yankees. So, he teams up with the Sioux to continue his own war.
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Something Wild 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Garfein
Cast: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Charles Watts, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Clifton James, William Hickey, Diane Ladd, Reid Cruickshanks
This offbeat, dark drama follows Mary Ann (Carroll Baker) who lives with her overbearing mother (Mildred Dunnock). Mary Ann is raped one night and, rather than tell her mother, she runs away, taking a job in a seedy store in Manhattan. Despondent, she finally attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge but is stopped by Mike (Ralph Meeker) who takes her in. While drunk, Mike tries to rape Mary Ann, but she gets away. She soon returns and asks him to marry her.
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Joseph Campanella, Frank Silvera, Bruce Dern, John Agar, Harold J. Stone, Jack Nicholson
This film is loaded with all the violence of the 1929 slaying of the Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker) gang by the forces of Al Capone (Jason Robards). Star-loaded, but run-of-the-mill Roger Corman effort.
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Teresa 1951 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Pier Angeli, John Ericson, Peggy Ann Garner, Richard Bishop, Ralph Meeker, Bill Mauldin, Rod Steiger, Lee Marvin, Ed Binns, Patricia Collinge
This is Rod Steiger's film debut and Lee Marvin's second film. It is the story of prejudice encountered by an Italian war bride (Pier Angeli) when she comes to the United States after World War II with her American GI husband (John Ericson).
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Winter Kills 1979 R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: William Richert
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Sterling Hayden, Eli Wallach, Dorothy Malone, Ralph Meeker, Richard Boone, Elizabeth Taylor, Erin Gray
Based on the Richard Condon novel, this is a good story about the investigation of a President's assassination, which turns up many surprises. This mystery/thriller was not received well the first time around but had a better viewing after re-editing and re-releasing. John Huston turns in a fine performance as the assassinated President's father Pa Kegan who is also the father of Nick (Jeff Bridges) who, 19 years later, tries to solve the case.
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| 1. Ada (1961)
2. The Anderson Tapes (1971)
3. Big House, U.S.A. (1955)
4. Birds of Prey (1973)
5. Brannigan (1975)
6. Cry Panic (1974)
7. The Detective (1968)
8. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
9. The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
10. The Happiness Cage (1972)
aka: The Mind Snatchers
aka: The Demon Within
11. I Walk the Line (1970)
12. Jeopardy (1953)
13. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
14. The Naked Spur (1953)
15. The Night Stalker (1972)
16. Paths of Glory (1957)
17. Run of the Arrow (1957)
aka: Hot Lead
18. Something Wild (1961)
19. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
20. Teresa (1951)
21. Winter Kills (1979)
22. Without Warning (1980)
aka: It Came Without Warning
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