Abilene Town 1946  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Boyce, Howard Freeman, Richard Hale, Jack Lambert, Dick Curtis
When a range war rages in 1879 as homesteaders and cattlemen clash, Marshal Dan Mitchell (Randolph Scott) arrives on the scene to try to settle the dispute over land rights.
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Friendly Persuasion 1956  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Phyllis Love, Marjorie Main, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Walter Catlett, Richard Hale, Joel Fluellen, Peter Mark Richman, Theodore Newton, John Smith, Marjorie Main
The Civil War interferes with a Quaker farm family's peaceful existence in Indiana. Son Josh (Anthony Perkins) defies his parents' (Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire) beliefs and enlists on the Union side as a soldier. The film accumulated several major Oscar nominations (Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Anthony Perkins), Song, Writing, and Sound).
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Julius Caesar 1953 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr, Edmond O'Brien, George Macready, Michael Pate, Richard Hale, Alan Napier, John Hoyt, William Cottrell, Tom Powers, Ian Wolfe
This rendition of Shakespeare's play is excellent. Marlon Brando's performance as Mark Anthony is powerful, and James Mason's portrayal of Brutus is just as good. The film received an Oscar for Art Direction/Set Decoration and had four other nominations, including Best Picture and Actor (Brando).
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Kim 1950  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway, Reginald Owen, Arnold Moss, Richard Hale, Hayden Rorke, Laurette Luez, Roman Toporow, Ivan Triesault, Olaf Hytten, Hamilton Camp
Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, this plot revolves around an orphaned boy, Kim (Dean Stockwell), who is recruited by the Secret Service in India and trained by Mahbub Ali (Errol Flynn) to become an espionage agent for the British. Kim's mission: work with Mahbub Ali and help rid India of the Czarist Russians who are causing trouble in India.
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The Man with a Cloak 1951 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Fletcher Markle
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron, Joe De Santis, Jim Backus, Margaret Wycherly, Richard Hale, Nicholas Joy, Roy Roberts
Set in New York during 1848, this mystery is about a plot to get money to support the cause of the new French republic.
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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1952 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Miracle of Fatima
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Gilbert Roland, Angela Clarke, Frank Silvera, Jay Novello, Richard Hale, Norman Rice, Frances Morris, Carl Milletaire, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson, Sammy Ogg, Paul Picerni
In 1917, three Portuguese shepherds reported experiencing visions of the Virgin Mary near their village of Fatima, and their story led to annual visits by Christian believers from around the world seeking miraculous cures for their ailments. Based on a true story, this film demonstrates how, at a time when World War I was raging, the report led to a confrontation with government officials, but the making of the film was inspired by the masses of believers who came to Fatima in 1951.
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The Other Love 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, Maria Palmer, Joan Lorring, Richard Conte, Richard Hale, Lenore Aubert, Gilbert Roland, Edward Ashley, Natalie Schafer
Dying of consumption, Karen Duncan (Barbara Stanwyck) heads for Switzerland for treatment. Once there, she tries to enjoy one last romantic fling while her kind doctor (David Niven) is the real course to true love.
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Red Garters 1954  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Guy Mitchell, Pat Crowley, Joanne Gilbert, Gene Barry, Cass Daley, Frank Faylen, Reginald Owen, Buddy Ebsen, Richard Hale
In this musical spoof on Westerns, Reb Randall (Guy Mitchell) sets out to avenge his brother's murder. He arrives in the small town of Paradise Lost and does find his brother's killer, but there is plenty of music and romance along the trail.
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San Antone 1953 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Rod Cameron, Arleen Whelan, Forrest Tucker, Katy Jurado, Bob Steele, Harry Carey Jr., Rodolfo Acosta, Roy Roberts, George Cleveland, Richard Hale
This film is set during the years immediately following the Civil War and is about Confederate bully (Forrest Tucker) who victimizes those who also want to live in Texas.
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Tower of London 1962  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Joan Freeman, Michael Pate, Robert Brown, Bruce Gordon, Joan Camden, Richard Hale, Sandra Knight, Sarah Selby, Charles Macaulay
The crazed King Richard III (Vincent Price) rules England by brute force as his method of retaining the throne. Weak. Though not great, the 1939 version is better.
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| 1. Abilene Town (1946)
2. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
3. Julius Caesar (1953)
aka: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
4. Kim (1950)
5. The Man with a Cloak (1951)
6. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
aka: The Miracle of Fatima
7. The Other Love (1947)
8. Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
aka: Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers
9. Red Garters (1954)
10. San Antone (1953)
11. Tower of London (1962)
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