All Ashore 1953  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald, Barbara Bates, Jody Lawrance, Dick Crockett, Fay Roope, Jean Willes
Three sailors (Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, and Ray McDonald) head off on shore leave but find they are broke.
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Babes on Broadway 1941  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek, Luis Alberni, James Gleason, Margaret O'Brien
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland team up again for a lively musical with songs that include "How About You?" and "Hoe Down." This film marks the film debut of Margaret O'Brien.
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Bell, Book and Candle 1958  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold, Elsa Lanchester, Janice Rule, Philippe Clay, Howard McNear, Beck Nelson, Don Brodie, Ted Mapes
A modern-day witch, Gillian (Kim Novak), and warlock, Nicky (Jack Lemmon), live in New York City's Greenwich Village. When Gillian falls for Shepard Henderson (James Stewart), she uses her magic spells to draw the unsuspecting Henderson to her. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/16/2009 | I saw this movie for the first time last weekend. How refreshing to watch a real movie, no reality show, just a movie.
It was interesting and funny, you should watch. Kim Novak is beautiful and who doesnt' like Jimmy Stewart. |
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Command Decision 1948  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Brian Donlevy, Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Charles Bickford, Edward Arnold, Richard Quine, Ray Collins, John McIntire
During World War II, Air Force General K.C. "Casey" Dennis (Clark Gable) orders a disastrous daylight bombing mission over Germany. His superior, General Roland Kane (Walter Pidgeon), investigates the matter that ends up the subject of a Congressional hearing.
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Drive a Crooked Road 1954  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Dick Crockett, Jerry Paris
In this story, written by Blake Edwards, Richard Quine, and James Benson Nablo, an auto mechanic, Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney), gets in trouble when he heeds a gangster's girlfriend's advances and aids in preparing the getaway car for a bank robbery.
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 For Me and My Gal 1942 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly, Marta Eggerth, Ben Blue, Horace McNally, Richard Quine, Keenan Wynn
This film marks Gene Kelly's movie debut. The story is set during World War I and features Judy Garland and George Murphy, along with Kelly, as vaudevillians trying to get their breaks by playing the Palace. Classic songs include "For Me and My Gal" and "When You Wore a Tulip."
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How to Murder Your Wife 1965 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Terry-Thomas, Claire Trevor, Max Showalter, Mary Wickes, Virna Lisi, Eddie Mayehoff, Sidney Blackmer, Jack Albertson, Alan Hewitt, Barry Kelley, William Bryant, Edward Faulkner, Charles Bateman, Lauren Gilbert
Stanley Ford (Jack Lemmon) is the writer of a comic strip who lives in his bachelor pad with his manservant Charles (Terry-Thomas). One morning after attending a wild bachelor party, Stanley wakes up and finds himself married to the bikini-clad woman (Verna Lisi) who had popped out of the cake and does not speak English. Stanley stages his wife's murder through his cartoon characters' actions in his comic strip, and when his wife sees the cartoons, she panics and runs away. The police appear at Stanley's door asking questions about his wife, and now Stanley faces a murder charge.
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It Happened to Jane 1959  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
aka: Twinkle and Shine
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Mary Wickes, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown, Max Showalter, Jayne Meadows, Harry Morgan, Parker Fennelly, Walter Greaza, Philip Coolidge
Widow Jane Osgood (Doris Day) runs a New England lobster business. After her shipment of lobsters die, Jane hires lawyer George Denham (Jack Lemmon) and sues the railroad company she holds responsible. But, railroad executive Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs), who is "the meanest man in the world," does not take the law suit lying down, and the battle rages between Harry and Jane. Meanwhile, love blossoms between George and Jane.
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Jane Eyre 1934 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, Jameson Thomas, Aileen Pringle, David Torrence, Lionel Belmore, Edith Fellows, John Rogers, Jean Darling, Ethel Griffies, Claire Du Brey, William Burress, Richard Quine, Joan Standing
As an orphan, Jane (Jean Darling), is sent to an orphanage where she suffers cruel treatment from the headmaster Mr. Brocklehurst (David Torrence). The years pass, and the grown-up Jane (now played by Virginia Bruce) accepts the job of governess at the home of wealthy Edward Rochester (Colin Clive). Jane, at last, is happy, but that all changes when she hears unexplained screams at night and learns that Edward's insane wife Bertha (Claire Du Brey) is hidden in a room of the house. Meanwhile, Edward falls in love with Jane and asks her to marry him, but Bertha ruins their plans, and Jane moves away. Later, Bertha sets fire to the house, and Edward is blinded by the fire. When Jane learns about the fire, she returns to Edward and convinces him that she loves him.
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Little Men 1934 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Ralph Morgan, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Junior Durkin, Cora Sue Collins, Phyllis Cerf, Frankie Darro, Dickie Moore, Richard Quine, Tommy Bupp, Tad Alexander, David Durand, Buster Phelps, Ronnie Cosby, Dickie Jones, Bobby Cox
Louisa May Alcott's story is adapted to the screen as a follow-on to "Little Women," and it's pretty "soapy." Jo March (Erin O'Brien-Moore) and Professor Bhaer (Ralph Morgan)–from "Little Women"–are now married. They start a school for homeless boys in hopes of providing a path for the boys' success.
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My Sister Eileen 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair, George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Elizabeth Patterson, Grant Mitchell, Richard Quine, June Havoc, Donald MacBride, Gordon Jones, Frank Sully, Clyde Fillmore, Jeff Donnell, Ann Doran
This is the movie version of the 1940 Broadway hit about two sisters, Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen (Janet Blair), from Ohio who move into a basement-studio apartment in Greenwich Village where they meet and befriend their nutty neighbors. Ruth yearns to be a writer, while Eileen is determined to find success on the stage. Ruth finds success in her field when she starts writing about her sister Eileen, and she finds love with magazine editor Robert Barker (Brian Aherne) who has taken an interest in helping both sisters succeed with their plans. Russell received an Oscar nomination for her performance. A musical version was made in 1955, which followed a Broadway musical remake.
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My Sister Eileen 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Lucy Marlow, Barbara Brown, Horace McMahon, Queenie Smith, Tommy Rall, Henry Slate, Hal March, Kathryn Grant, William Newell
This musical remake of the 1940s' play and film involves two sisters–Eileen (Janet Leigh) and Ruth (Betty Garrett)–who move from Ohio to New York City where they move into a basement apartment. Ruth aspires to be a writer, but her work is turned down by magazine publisher Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) until he convinces her to move away from fiction and write about her "true" life. Eileen Aspires to be an actress, and now Ruth pretends to be Eileen in her writings, which involve Eileen's misadventures with strange men. It works, and both find fame, fortune, and love. Highlight: Jack Lemmon and Betty Garrett perform "It's Bigger than You and Me." Screenplay by Blake Edwards.
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The Notorious Landlady 1962 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries, Estelle Winwood, Dick Crockett, Maxwell Reed, Henry Daniell, Doris Lloyd, Philippa Bevans, Ronald Long, Richard Peel, Anthony Eustrel, James Logan, Tudor Owen
William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) is an American diplomat who arrives in London and is asked by his boss, American Ambassador Franklyn Ambruster (Fred Astaire), to help clear the name of William's beautiful landlady, Carley Hardwicke (Kim Novak). Rumors fly that Carley has murdered her husband Miles (Maxwell Reed), and then Miles shows up alive–only to be killed by Carley in a fight over stolen jewels. Carley escapes, but a helicopter rescue and a chase to obtain the jewels lie in wait.
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Operation Mad Ball 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur O'Connell, James Darren, Roger Smith, Dick York, L.Q. Jones, William Leslie, Sheridan Comerate, Jeanne Manet, Richard Bull, William Hickey, Paul Picerni
As a way to raise morale, World War II American soldiers stationed in France plan a big blast of a party and invite the nurses who they work with. But, the nurses are officers, and the soldiers are enlisted men, and they are not allowed to fraternize. Their commanding officer, Capt. Locke (Ernie Kovacs) sticks by the rules, so Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon), with help from Sgt. Yancy Skibo (Mickey Rooney), sneaks around and arranges for the party to be held at a local hotel managed by Mme. LaFour (Jeanne Manet). One of the nurses, Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), is Hogan's love interest, and she is not sure that the scheme will work.
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Paris - When It Sizzles 1964  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Noel Coward, Gregoire Aslan, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Raymond Bussieres, Christian Duvaleix, Thomas Michel, Frank Sinatra
Aging screenwriter Richard Benson (William Holden) creates a fantasy world for his young typist, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), with whom he has fallen in love.
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 The Prisoner of Zenda 1979  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer, Gregory Sierra, Jeremy Kemp, Catherine Schell, Simon Williams, Stuart Wilson, Norman Rossington, John Laurie, Graham Stark, Michael Balfour, Arthur Howard, Ian Abercrombie
In this comedy version of the classic story, Peter Sellers plays a Cockney cabby who gets involved in palace intrigue because of his unique resemblance to Rudolf IV (Peter Sellers). One of Sellers' worst.
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Pushover 1954 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Philip Carey, Dorothy Malone, E.G. Marshall, Alan Dexter, Phil Chambers, Don C. Harvey, Paul Richards, Ann Morriss
Lona McLane (Kim Novak) lures an honest police detective, Paul Sheridan (Fred MacMurray), into the underworld of crime. This was Kim Novak's breakthrough movie.
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Sex and the Single Girl 1964 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Mel Ferrer, Edward Everett Horton, Howard St. John, Stubby Kaye, Fran Jeffries, Otto Kruger, Barbara Bouchet, Leslie Parrish, Larry Storch, Max Showalter, Helen Kleeb
This satire on sexual mores is more-or-less based on the Helen Gurley Brown book by the same name. Helen Brown (Natalie Wood) is a 23-year-old therapist who advises women about sex. Bob Weston (Tony Curtis) is a magazine editor planning to write a story in which he will accuse Helen of being a virgin. But everything changes when they meet, and romance is definitely in the air–despite the fact that Bob is married–although maybe not legally–to Sylvia (Lauren Bacall). Problems ensue, which all lead to a wild taxi chase on the freeway where things are finally sorted out.
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Siren of Bagdad 1953 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Hans Conried, Charlie Lung, George Keymas, Michael Fox, Carl Milletaire, Laurette Luez, Vivian Mason, Anne Dore
A magician and deposed sultan join forces to rid the kingdom of an evil sultan in this adventure/comedy.
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So This Is Paris 1954 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday, Allison Hayes, Christiane Martel, Myrna Hansen, Ann Codee
Three American sailors go on liberty in Paris where they find romance and help war orphans as an added benefit.
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The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, John Williams, Hiram Sherman, Neva Patterson, Ralph Dumke, Ray Collins, Arthur O'Connell, George Burns
Laura Partridge (Judy Holliday) is a minor shareholder (only 10 shares) in a large corporation, but she spearheads an effort to oust corrupt board members and get the honest CEO, Edward L. McKeever (Paul Douglas), back in control of the company.
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Sound Off 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne James, Sammy White, John Archer, Gordon Jones, Wally Cassell, Arthur Space, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Pat Williams, Marshall Reed
Blake Edwards wrote the screenplay for this film in which Mike Donnelly (Mickey Rooney) is drafted and ends up entertaining the troops and a certain WAC, Lieutenant Colleen Rafferty (Anne James).
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Strangers When We Meet 1960 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Virginia Bruce, Kent Smith, Paul Picerni, Helen Gallagher, John Bryant
Well-to-do architect Larry Coe (Kirk Douglas) becomes enamored with his neighbor, Maggie Gault (Kim Novak). Ignoring their respective mates, Larry and Maggie plunge into a torrid affair.
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W 1974 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: I Want Her Dead
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Twiggy, Michael Witney, Eugene Roche, Dirk Benedict, John Vernon, Michael Conrad, Alfred Ryder, Carmen Zapata, Dave Morick, Ken Lynch
In this movie, which marks Twiggy's first film appearance, she plays an amnesiac, Katie, who had gained a new identity when she married Ben Lewis (Michael Witney). But now, the couple is threatened by a mysterious person who has left the letter "W" at the scene of three near-death "accidents" that have involved them in the last 24 hours.
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We've Never Been Licked 1943 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Richard Quine, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Mitchum, Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, Moroni Olsen, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry Davenport, Mantan Moreland, William Frawley
A young American, raised in Japan, is faced with the dilemma of which country he wants to ally with following the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
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World of Suzie Wong 1960 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms, Michael Wilding, Laurence Naismith, Bernard Cribbins, Jacqui Chan, Yvonne Shima, Andy Ho, Lionel Blair, Lier Hwang, Edwina Carroll, Dervis Ward, Marian Spencer, Toke Townley
An American artist, Robert Lomax (William Holden), meets Hong Kong prostitute Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan) and uses her for his model. Robert does not know that Suzie is a prostitute, and Suzie keeps that fact hidden from him–for awhile. After the deception is revealed, Robert becomes involved with Kay O'Neill (Sylvia Syms) who helps him sell his paintings, and Suzie and playboy Ben Marlowe (Michael Wilding) become an item. Those affairs end, and romance begins between Suzie and Robert, which, after a tragedy ensues, ends with Robert asking Suzie to marry him.
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| 1. All Ashore (1953)
2. Babes on Broadway (1941)
3. Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
4. Command Decision (1948)
5. Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
6. The Flying Missile (1950)
7. For Me and My Gal (1942)
8. How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
9. It Happened to Jane (1959)
aka: Twinkle and Shine
10. Jane Eyre (1934)
11. Little Men (1934)
12. My Sister Eileen (1942)
13. My Sister Eileen (1955)
14. The Notorious Landlady (1962)
15. Operation Mad Ball (1957)
16. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
17. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
18. Pushover (1954)
19. Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
20. Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
21. Siren of Bagdad (1953)
22. So This Is Paris (1954)
23. The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
24. Sound Off (1952)
25. Strangers When We Meet (1960)
26. W (1974)
aka: I Want Her Dead
27. We've Never Been Licked (1943)
28. World of Suzie Wong (1960)
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