 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Richard Deacon, Peggy King, Dan Seymour, Mel Welles, Kurt Katch, Richard Karlan
Two mummies and a search for treasure are the objects of interest for Pete Patterson (Bud Abbott) and Freddie Franklin (Lou Costello) as they stumble upon underhanded dealings in Egypt.
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Billie 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger, Billy De Wolfe, Charles(2) Lane, Dick Sargent, Michael Fox, Richard Deacon, Ted Bessell
Talented athlete Billie (Patty Duke) bows to the wishes of parents and others to change her lifestyle from that of tomboy to a "ladylike" young woman.
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Blackbeard's Ghost 1968  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Joby Baker, Elliott Reid, Richard Deacon, Norman Grabowski, Michael Conrad, Kelly Thordsen, Herbie Faye, George Murdock, Ned Glass, Gil Lamb
In this Disney film, the restless ghost of notorious pirate Blackbeard (Peter Ustinov) helps Steve (Dean Jones) fight off efforts of developers of a gambling casino who plan to build in the neighborhood.
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 Carousel 1956  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Audrey Christie, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Rounseville, Gene Lockhart, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, John Dehner, Richard Deacon
Rodgers and Hammerstein scored a hit with this story about carnival barker Billy (Gordon MacRae) and the sweet, innocent Julie (Shirley Jones). They fall in love, Julie becomes pregnant, and Billy is killed in an attempted robbery. Fifteen years later, Billy is allowed to return to Earth for one day to come to the aid of his daughter who was born after his death.
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Critic's Choice 1963 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn, Jessie Royce Landis, John Dehner, Jim Backus, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Jerome Cowan
Loosely based on Ira Levin's play, this is the story of stage critic Parker Ballantine's (Bob Hope) dilemma when his own wife Angela's (Lucille Ball) play is about to be produced on Broadway.
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Dear Heart 1964  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Nichols, Charles Drake, Angela Lansbury, Mary Wickes, Patricia Barry, Neva Patterson, Richard Deacon
Two middle-aged postal employees meet at a New York City convention where they fall in love. The title song was written by Henry Mancini and Jay Livingston and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Decision at Sundown 1957 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French, John Litel, Noah Beery Jr., Andrew Duggan, John Archer, James Westerfield, Ray Teal, Vaughn Taylor, Richard Deacon, H.M. Wynant, Frank J. Scannell, Bob Steele
Three years ago, Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) ran off with rancher Bart Allison's (Randolph Scott) wife. She subsequently committed suicide, and, now, Bart tracks down Tate in order to exact revenge. After finding Tate, Bart learns that the townsfolk will protect him because, it turns out, Bart's wife had left willingly. As sundown approaches, the final showdown nears, and the townsfolk begin to change sides after much soul searching.
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Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title 1966  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Richard Deacon, Tim Herbert, Joey Adams, Moe Howard, Carl Reiner, Nick Adams, Many Guest Stars
This film is such a mess that even all the King's horses and all the King's men cannot put it together to make sense. The plot involves Charlie (Morey Amsterdam) who is mistaken for a cosmonaut thought to have defected. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | Sounds extremely confusing, yet I have a strange urge to see it........ |
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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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The Gnome-Mobile 1967 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Walter Brennan, Tom Lowell, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Sean McClory, Norman Grabowski, Jerome Cowan, Charles(2) Lane
When two children, Rodney (Matthew Garber) and Elizabeth (Karen Dotrice), along with their grandfather Mulrooney (Walter Brennan), discover gnomes in a redwood forest, Mulrooney's sanity is questioned.
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Hot Blood 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia, Mikhail Rasumny, Nina Koshetz, Helen Westcott, James H. Russell, Wally Russell, Nick Dennis, Richard Deacon, Robert Foulk, John Raven, Peter Brocco, Ross Bagdasarian
In this story, set in a gypsy community in Los Angeles, aspiring dancer Stephen Torino (Cornel Wilde) enters into an arranged marriage with Annie (Jane Russell). At first, Stephen shows little interest in Annie, but when he gets to know her, he changes his attitude, and romance is on his mind.
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The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Marjorie Main, Arthur Hunnicutt, Una Merkel, Ted de Corsia, Richard Eyer, Dave O'Brien, Joe Sawyer, Roscoe Ates, Richard Deacon, Sid Tomack
Percy Kilbride was not available to play Pa Kettle in this film, so the storyline shifts to Uncle Sedge Kettle (Arthur Hunnicutt) who Ma Kettle tries to reform from his moonshining ways when she and the kids go to visit his back-country haunts.
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The King's Pirate 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Doug McClure, Guy Stockwell, Jill St. John, Mary Ann Mobley, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Deacon, Torin Thatcher, Diana Chesney, Ted de Corsia, Sean McClory
This remake of "Against All Flags" stars Doug McClure in the role of a swashbuckling hero who manages to enter a pirate fortress and romance a female pirate (Jill St. John).
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Lay That Rifle Down 1955 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Judy Canova, Robert Lowery, Jil Jarmyn, Jacqueline deWit, Richard Deacon, Robert Burton, James Bell, Leon Tyler, Pierre Watkin, William Fawcett, Marjorie Bennett, Edmund Cobb
Overworked Judy (Judy Canova) is also paid little for her tasks at her aunt's hotel. So, she decides to enroll in a charm school, which turns out to be a scam, and that leads to more troubles–and fun for the viewer.
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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, John(2) Davidson, Lesley Ann Warren, Janet Blair, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Wally Cox, Richard Deacon
This Disney offering is based on the true story of a musical homesteading family with eight children who were divided between presidential candidates Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. Goldie Hawn's film debut in a bit part as a dancer. Not very good–not even the music.
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Piranha 1978 R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Barry Brown, Paul Bartel, Richard Deacon, Belinda Balaski
This spoof of "Jaws" is the subject for Joe Dante's directorial debut. The story is about the accidental release of piranhas into a river that flows by a summer resort. There is a sequel.
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Charles Coburn, Jill St. John, Ron Ely, Ray Stricklyn, David(1) Nelson, Richard Deacon, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates
This is a dated story about Mr. "Pa" Pennypacker (Clifton Webb), a Pennsylvania businessman, who is married to two different women and is raising families (17 children) in two different towns. Judge Judy would have a field day with this case!
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 That Darn Cat 1965 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Neville Brand, Elsa Lanchester, William Demarest, Frank Gorshin, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Richard Eastham, Grayson Hall, Tom Lowell, Iris Adrian, Liam Sullivan
In this Disney film Siamese cat D.C. (Darn Cat) ends up in the middle of an FBI investigation and leads to solving a kidnapping case. D.C. is allowed into the home used by bank robbers Iggy and Dan (Frank Gorshin and Neville Brand) who are holding bank teller Margaret Miller (Grayson Hall) hostage. Margaret etches the word "Help" on her watch and then attaches it to D.C.'s neck. When D.C. arrives home to his owners Patti and Ingrid Randall (Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine), Patti discovers the watch and calls the F.B.I. When agent Zeke (Dean Jones) arrives at their home, they decide to tail D.C., believing that he will lead them to the robbers and hostage Margaret. Zeke, Patti, neighbors, and friends join in the hunt and provide good slapstick comedy along the way.
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| 1. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
2. Billie (1965)
3. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
4. Carousel (1956)
5. Critic's Choice (1963)
6. Dear Heart (1964)
7. Decision at Sundown (1957)
8. Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
9. Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
10. The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
11. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
12. Hot Blood (1956)
13. The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
14. The King's Pirate (1967)
15. Lady in Cement (1968)
16. Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
17. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
18. Piranha (1978)
19. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
20. That Darn Cat (1965)
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