The Best of Everything 1959 N/R, 121 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker, Brian Aherne, Robert Evans, Louis Jourdan, Joan Crawford, Brett Halsey
Three women seek success in the Big Apple in this somewhat dated story adapted from Rona Jaffe's novel.
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The Fiend Who Walked the West 1958 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely, Ken Scott, Emile Meyer
This remake of "Kiss of Death"–now with a Western setting–is about Felix Griffin's (Robert Evans) psychopathic deeds. Following his release from prison, Griffin sets out to murder friends of his ex-cell mate.
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Hey, Rookie 1944 N/R, 77 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Barton Cast: Larry Parks, Ann Miller, Joe Sawyer, Joe Besser, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, Doodles Weaver, Jack Gilford, Robert Evans
This World War II musical involves the USO's effort to put on a revue for American soldiers.
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The Kid Stays in the Picture 2002 R, 91 min. Genre: Documentary
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen Cast: Robert Evans
This documentary about Hollywood producer and Paramount Studio chief, Bob Evans, is based on his memoirs and narrated by Evans himself. The result is a well-told and entertaining autobiography.
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Lydia Bailey 1952 N/R, 89 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, William Marshall, Luis Van Rooten, Robert Evans, Juanita Moore, Charles Korvin, Will Wright, Gladys Holland, Roy E. Glenn Sr.
An American lawyer, Albion Hamlin (Dale Robertson), visits Haiti during a native uprising against French dominion. His quest is to find heiress Lydia Bailey (Anne Francis) and remove her from harm's way.
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Man of a Thousand Faces 1957 N/R, 122 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau, Jim Backus, Jeanne Cagney, Robert Evans, Celia Lovsky, Jack Albertson, Philip Van Zandt, Nolan Leary, Roger Smith, Robert Lyden, Troy Donahue, "Snub" Pollard
This film presents the biography of the celebrated silent screen actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney), master of horror and make-up. Although it dwells too much on his troubled private life, and not enough on his successes, it is a well-executed drama with a moving performance by Cagney.
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The Sun Also Rises 1957 N/R, 129 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Errol Flynn, Eddie Albert, Gregory Ratoff, Marcel Dalio, Robert Evans, Eduardo Noriega, Henry Daniell
This is an excellent rendition of Hemingway's classic story about the "Lost Generation" of expatriates who roamed Europe between the two World Wars. The plot revolves around an American writer (Tyrone Power) who suffers from impotence following the war.
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| 1. The Best of Everything (1959)
2. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
3. Hey, Rookie (1944)
4. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
5. Lydia Bailey (1952)
6. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
7. The Sun Also Rises (1957)
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