Babes in Bagdad 1952  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney, John Boles, Sebastian Cabot, Christopher Lee, MacDonald Parke, Hugh Dempster, Thomas Gallagher, Natalie Benesh
Things go well in the caliph's (John Boles) harem until Kyra (Paulette Goddard) comes along and demands equal rights for women. This comedy fails to entertain, even with a cast of stars.
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The Late George Apley 1947  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Charles Russell, Richard Ney, Mildred Natwick, Edna Best, Paul Harvey, Nydia Westman
Ronald Colman is excellent in his portrayal of the stuffy, autocratic Bostonian who is determined to rule his roost and maintain his family's social status.
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Mrs. Miniver 1942 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Reginald Owen, Miles Mander, Henry Wilcoxon, Rhys Williams, Mary Field, Brenda Forbes, Helmut Dantine, Tom Conway
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) is the matriarch of a British family who holds things together as World War II closes in around them. While she tends to the children and her garden, her husband Clem (Walter Pigeon) takes part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Meanwhile, German bombs are dropping on their peaceful village, and the eldest son Vin (Richard Ney) falls in love with upper-crust Carol (Teresa Wright). The family seems able to face the tragedies of the war, but will the war take its toll on their young love? This film was awarded the Oscar for Best Picture, Director (William Wyler), Actress (Garson), and Supporting Actress (Wright). It also won two more Oscars and was nominated for six others, including Best Actor (Pidgeon), Supporting Actor (Henry Travers), and Supporting Actress (Dame May Whitty).
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The Premature Burial 1962  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier, John Dierkes, Dick Miller, Clive Halliday, Brendan Dillon
Based on Edgar Allen Poe's tale, this is Roger Corman's only film based on Poe's stories that does not star Vincent Price. The plot involves medical student Guy Carrell (Ray Milland who is afraid of being buried alive. His fears are realized, and following his premature burial he returns for revenge.
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| 1. Babes in Bagdad (1952)
2. The Late George Apley (1947)
3. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
4. The Premature Burial (1962)
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