Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Severn Darden, John Huston, Natalie Trundy, Paul Williams, Claude Akins, Lew Ayres, France Nuyen, Austin Stoker, Noah Keen, Richard Eastham, Paul Stevens, Heather Lowe, Bobby Porter, Cal Wilson
The year is 2670 A.D., and human civilization has collapsed following a nuclear war. The new world features intelligent apes–led by Caesar (Roddy McDowall) who encourages coexisting with the mutant humans. But, when gorilla leader General Aldo (Claude Akins) wants to overthrow Caesar and attack the mutant humans, war is inevitable. This is the final episode in the "Planet of the Apes" series, and shots from earlier "episodes" highlight the film.
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 Man on Fire 1957 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Cast: Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett, E.G. Marshall, Malcolm Broderick, Richard Eastham, Anne Seymour, Dan Riss, William Schallert, Leslie Parrish
Earl Carleton (Bing Crosby) wants full custody of his son Ted (Malcolm Broderick) in his divorce settlement. When emotions flare, Earl kidnaps the boy.
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Murderers' Row 1966  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Dean Martin, Ann - Margret, Karl Malden, Camilla Sparv, James Gregory, Beverly Adams, Richard Eastham, Tom Reese, Duke Howard, Ted Hartley
In this sequel to "The Silencers," the role of Detective Matt Helm is played again by Dean Martin. This time he is after a criminal organization responsible for kidnapping the inventor of a Helium beam that could be used for evil purposes. There is a sequel: "The Ambushers."
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Not with My Wife, You Don't 1966 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carroll O'Connor, Richard Eastham, Ann Doran, Bob Hope, Eddie Ryder, George Tyne
Julie (Verna Lisi) is a bored Air Force wife whose husband, Tom (Tony Curtis), worries about her fidelity to their marriage.
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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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Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Toby Tyler
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney, Richard Eastham, James Drury, Edith Evanson, Tom Fadden, Barbara Beaird, Dennis Olivieri
In this Disney film, Toby Tyler (Kevin Corcoran) is a boy who leaves home to start a new life with the circus.
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Tom Sawyer 1973 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates, Jeff East, Jodie Foster, Lucille Benson, Henry Jones, Noah Keen, Dub Taylor, Richard Eastham
This musical version of "Tom Sawyer" is entertaining. It features Johnny Whitaker in the title role, while Jeff East takes on the role of Tom's friend, Huckleberry Finn. The film includes episodes of the boys many pranks–all of which are delightfully choreographed.
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| 1. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
2. Man on Fire (1957)
3. Murderers' Row (1966)
4. Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)
5. That Darn Cat (1965)
6. Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
aka: Toby Tyler
7. Tom Sawyer (1973)
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