 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Carleton Young, Ted de Corsia, Eddie Marr, Percy Helton, Fred Graham, Herb Vigran, J.M. Kerrigan, Ted Cooper, Dayton Lummis, Jack Pennick
Captain Nemo (James Mason) and his submarine, Nautilus, fill the screen with the adventures imagined by Jules Verne in his classic novel. Many whaling ships have been lost at sea when Professor Pierre Aronnax (Paul Lukas), his aide Conseil (Peter Lorre), and harpoon master Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) voyage out in search of the sea monster that is supposedly sinking the ships. Their ship sinks, but they survive and are taken aboard Nautilus. They discover that the sea monster is actually the Nautilus, and they are amazed by the undersea world that greets them. Highlight: Kirk Douglas singing "A Whale of a Tale." The film won Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Film Editing.
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Arrowhead 1953  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Brian Keith, Mary Sinclair, Milburn Stone, Richard Shannon, Lewis Martin, Frank DeKova, Robert J. Wilke, Peter Coe, Pat Hogan, James Anderson, John Pickard, Richard Farnsworth
A peace treaty between the United States government and the Apache Indians is threatened by the actions of Ed Bannon (Charlton Heston). As a White child, Bannon was raised by Apaches, and now he holds bitterness in his heart toward them. When the Apache chief's college-educated son, Toriano (Jack Palance), leads the Apaches in bloody raids against the cavalry, the officers refuse to heed Bannon's warnings. Toriano and Bannon finally confront each other, and Bannon kills Toriano, which brings peace between the troopers and the Apaches.
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Backlash 1956  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell, John McIntire, Barton MacLane, Harry Morgan, Robert J. Wilke, Edward Platt, Jack Lambert, Roy Roberts
Jim Slater (Richard Widmark) is searching for the truth about what happened to his father during and after an Apache raid in post-Civil War Arizona. He runs across Karyl (Donna Reed) who is on a similar mission after her husband was killed in the same raid. They join forces, and, to Jim's regret, his father is the thief he was accused of being and had sold out his fellow thieves. John McIntire does his usual good job, this time in the role of Jim's father. Other than that, this expensive film, though beautifully shot, is not at the level of Sturges' other Western sagas such as "Bad Day at Black Rock" and "Gunfight at O.K. Corral".
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Best of the Badmen 1951 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Bruce Cabot, Barton MacLane, Robert J. Wilke, John Archer, Lawrence Tierney
Following the Civil War, ex-Union officer Jeff Clanton (Robert Ryan) robs Matthew Fowler's (Robert Preston) trains and banks with the help of the James and Younger outlaw gangs.
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Beyond the Purple Hills 1950 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, Hugh O'Brian, Gregg Barton, Robert J. Wilke, James Millican, Don Reynolds, Harry Harvey, Roy Gordon, Kermit Maynard, Merrill McCormick, Pat O'Malley, Jerry Scoggins
Gene Autry has just been appointed sheriff when he is forced to arrest his good friend Jack Beaumont (Hugh O'Brian) for the murder of Jack's father Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon). Gene is convinced that Jack is innocent, and the way to prove it is to find the real killers. So, Gene and his sidekick Mike Rawley (Pat Buttram) follow the trail that leads to Rocky Morgan (James Millican) and Amos Rayburn (Don Beddoe). The film features good stunt riding by young Don Reynolds.
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Buck Privates Come Home 1947  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Shawlee, Beverly Simmons, Nat Pendleton, Don Beddoe, Don Porter, Donald MacBride, Robert J. Wilke, Eddie Acuff
In this sequel to 1941's "Buck Privates," the war has now ended, and Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are coming home–along with a smuggled war orphan.
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The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Robert Middleton, John Dehner, Richard Collier, Charles Tyner, Jason Wingreen, Robert J. Wilke
Henry Fonda and James Stewart are entertaining as two old cowpokes that inherit a whorehouse in the Wild West.
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Days of Heaven 1978  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke, Jackie Shultis, Stuart Margolin, Timothy Scott, Richard Libertini, Gene Bell, Doug Kershaw, Frenchie Lemond, Bob Wilson
Bill (Richard Gere) is a 1920s' steelworker who sets out with his girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and sister Linda (Linda Manz) to work in the wheat fields of the Texas panhandle where tragedy awaits. Beautifully photographed (and won an Oscar for Best Cinematography).
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A Gunfight 1971 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Karen Black, Raf Vallone, Dana Elcar, Robert J. Wilke, Keith Carradine, Eric Douglas, Paul Lambert, James Cavasos, Philip L. Mead, George Le Bow, John J. Wallwork, Neil Davis
Two over-the-hill gunslingers, Abe Cross and Will Tenneray (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas), meet in a small Western town where Will lives with his wife Nora (Jane Alexander) and their son Bud (Eric Douglas). Abe and Will see the chance to make money by staging a gun duel between themselves and selling tickets for the event with the winner taking all. This is Cash's film debut.
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The Hallelujah Trail 1965 N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, John Dehner, Dub Taylor, Robert J. Wilke
A cavalry officer in charge of a wagon shipment of whiskey faces a temperance leaguer in Denver who is trying to talk the citizens into making their city alcohol-free.
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 High Noon 1952  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western / Thriller
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr., Thomas Mitchell, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger, Harry Morgan, Ian MacDonald, Lee Van Cleef, Eve McVeagh, Morgan Farley, Harry Shannon, Robert J. Wilke, Sheb Wooley
Gary Cooper won the Academy Award for his portrayal of the Marshal who, despite his Quaker bride's (Grace Kelly) objections, bravely faces an avenging murderer. Oscars were also awarded for Best Song: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')," Musical Score, and Film Editing. Nominations were also received for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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In Old Monterey 1939 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, George "Gabby" Hayes, Stuart Hamblen, Billy Lee, Jonathan Hale, Robert Warwick, Robert J. Wilke, Hal Price
Gene Autry must buy land for the government to allow building of a bombing range. There is resistance, especially from those who are holding out for a higher price. Not very patriotic, is it?
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 The Inner Circle 1946 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Philip Ford
Cast: Warren Douglas, Adele Mara, William Frawley, Ricardo Cortez, Will Wright, Virginia Christine, Martha Montgomery, Ken Niles, Dorothy Adams, Robert J. Wilke, Edward Gargan, Fred Graham
Private detective Johnny Strange (Warren Douglas) is framed for the murder of a popular radio personality. Johnny's solution: reenact the crime at the radio station using the suspects as participants and see if the truth can be sorted out.
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The Lone Ranger 1956  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Lyle Bettger, Bonita Granville, Perry Lopez, Robert J. Wilke, John Pickard, Beverly Washburn, Michael Ansara, Frank DeKova
The TV series comes to the big screen as our hero and Tonto try to head off a war between the Indians and settlers. They find out that a landowner is stirring things up to get his hands on Indian territory that has silver just waiting to be mined. Hi-ho, Silver! A family flick. There is a sequel: "The Lone Ranger and the City of Gold." 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 09/02/2009 | | I ALWAYS WATCHED THE TV SERIES |
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Man from Oklahoma 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical / Romance
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Roger Pryor, Arthur Loft, Maude Eburne, Si Jenks, Bob Nolan, Robert J. Wilke, Sam Flint, Elaine Lange, Edmund Cobb, Charles Soldani, Eddie Kane, George Sherwood
Even some of the songs aren't too good in this relatively weak entry as Roy Rogers sings such songs as "Dragin' the Wagon" as he comes to the aid of Dale Evans often during the Oklahoma land rush.
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Man of the West 1958  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Robert J. Wilke, Frank Ferguson, Emory Parnell, Guy Wilkerson, Chuck Roberson, Tom London, Dick Elliott, Tina Menard
While on a train to Fort Worth, the train is robbed, and Link Jones (Gary Cooper), saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), and Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) are stranded. Link leads them to his uncle's cabin where they learn that Link is a former outlaw and nephew of the gang's leader, Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb). Now a bank heist is planned. Will Link revert back to his former lifestyle and again enter the world of outlaws?
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Mule Train 1950 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Sheila Ryan, Robert Livingston, Gregg Barton, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, John Miljan, Syd Saylor, Frank Jaquet
Gene Autry, playing a U. S. Marshal, helps a friend from having his land stolen.
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The Rawhide Years 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy, William Demarest, William Gargan, Peter van Eyck, Minor Watson, Robert J. Wilke
Gambler Ben Matthews (Tony Curtis) is falsely accused of murder, is sentenced to prison, escapes, and sets out to clear his name.
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The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler 1971 G, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Wynn
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman, James Daly, Angie Dickinson, Robert J. Wilke, Don Haggerty, Jack Carter, Patrick O'Moore, Dick Simmons, Peter Mamakos
Following Senator Zachary Wheeler's (Bradford Dillman) plane crash, TV reporter Harry Walsh (Leslie Nielsen) unwittingly discovers a secret medical facility in New Mexico where diabolical plans are underway to blackmail leaders of the world.
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The San Antonio Kid 1944 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Tom London, Earle Hodgins, Duncan Renaldo, Glenn Strange, LeRoy Mason, Jack Kirk, Robert J. Wilke, Jack O'Shea
When oil is found by an oil company geologist, he receives aid from a gang to help scare the ranchers into selling their land. But Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) is interfering, so gunslinger San Antonio Kid (Duncan Renaldo) is brought in to deal with Red Ryder. Good luck Red.
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Santee 1973 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gary Nelson
Cast: Glenn Ford, Dana Wynter, Michael Burns, Jay Silverheels, Harry Townes, John Larch, Robert J. Wilke, Robert Donner, Taylor Lacher, John Bailey, X. Brands, Lindsay Crosby, Chuck Courtney, Boyd "Red" Morgan, John Hart
After killing Jody's (Michael Burns) father, bounty hunter Santee (Glenn Ford) takes in the boy and tries to establish a loving relationship with him. Jody, however, vows to avenge his father's death. When the sheriff is shot, Jody blames Santee, but the real killers are a gang of outlaws–the same ones who had earlier killed Santee's father. Santee wants to prove his innocence, and Jody goes along with Santee to track down the outlaw gang. They find the gang but suffer tragedy in the process.
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Smoky 1966  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Fess Parker, Diana Hyland, Katy Jurado, Hoyt Axton, Chuck Roberson, Armando Silvestre, Ted White, Robert J. Wilke, Jack Williams, Bob Terhune
A wild stallion, Smoky, escapes and lives a free life–for a while in this third film version of Will James' story. 1 User Review
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| | smoky the black stallion great heart warming story | southerncrosshr 06/04/2007 | | a great heart warming story fess parker does a outstandong job as clint barkley freed from prison for a crime he did not committ and we find out later his evil brother did it. he finds the black stallion and trains him to be the best cow pony around only to have his evil brother show up and make him lose his precious black stallion as he tries to find it the japanese attack pearl harbor and force clint to call off the search until after ww2 and he come home to find his horse owned by a junk man and mistreated by rodeo people broken down and in poor health clint works with the horse and turns him loose. great story tear jerker scenery is beautiful great musical score fine acting |
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Sunset in El Dorado 1945 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Hardie Albright, Roy Barcroft, Tom London, Robert J. Wilke, Bob Nolan, Margaret Dumont, Stanley Price
Most of this movie consists of flashbacks as Dale Evans travels to an abandoned town where her grandmother was a well-known dance hall queen. The grandmother's boyfriend looks a lot like Roy Rogers.
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The Tarnished Angels 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, Robert Middleton, Alan Reed, Alexander Lockwood, Christopher Olsen, Robert J. Wilke, Troy Donahue, William Schallert, Eugene Borden
Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) had been a flying ace in World War I but is now struggling to make a living as a barnstorming pilot. Along with his wife LaVerne (Dorothy Malone), 9-year-old son Jack (Christopher Olsen), and his troupe, Roger arrives at an air show and meets New Orleans journalist Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson). As Burke gets to know Roger's family, he is attracted to LaVerne. Tragedy lies ahead in this story about the importance of living the truth.
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They Call It Murder 1971 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Walter Grauman
Cast: Jim Hutton, Lloyd Bochner, Jessica Walter, Carmen Mathews, Leslie Nielsen, Jo Ann Pflug, Nita Talbot, Edward Asner, Vic Tayback, Robert J. Wilke
Based on Erle Stanley Gardner's novel, "The D.A. Draws a Circle," this film involves the intrigue of an insurance claim investigation following a car crash and swimming pool catastrophe.
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Tony Rome 1967 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Jeffrey Lynn, Lloyd Bochner, Robert J. Wilke, Sue Lyon, Joan Shawlee
Millionaire Rudolph Kosterman (Simon Oakland) hires private detective Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) to uncover the facts behind his daughter's (Jill St. John) slide from respectability to being found drunk in a sleazy hotel room. Followed by "Lady in Cement."
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Twilight on the Rio Grande 1947 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, Bob Steele, Charles Evans, George J. Lewis, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, Martin Garralaga, Howard Negley
Gene Autry and his sidekick (Sterling Holloway) find out their friend (Bob Steele) has met his end and are out to get justice for those responsible.
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Wichita 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Keith Larsen, Carl Benton Reid, Jack Elam, Robert J. Wilke
Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) is hired by citizens of Wichita to clean up the violence. When Wyatt bans all guns inside the city limits, citizens revolt.
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Written on the Wind 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Grant Williams, Robert J. Wilke, Edward Platt, Harry Shannon, John Larch
The Hadleys are a wealthy oil family beset by troubles–son Kyle (Robert Stack) is an alcoholic and daughter Marylee (Dorothy Malone) is a nymphomaniac. Dorothy Malone won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Robert Stack was nominated for Supporting Actor in this soaper that is saved by good acting.
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| 1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
2. Arrowhead (1953)
3. Backlash (1956)
4. Best of the Badmen (1951)
5. Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
6. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
7. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
8. Days of Heaven (1978)
9. A Gunfight (1971)
10. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
11. High Noon (1952)
12. Hot Summer Night (1957)
13. In Old Monterey (1939)
14. The Inner Circle (1946)
15. The Las Vegas Story (1952)
16. The Lone Ranger (1956)
17. Man from Oklahoma (1945)
18. Man of the West (1958)
19. Mule Train (1950)
20. The Rawhide Years (1956)
21. The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
22. The San Antonio Kid (1944)
23. Santee (1973)
24. Smoky (1966)
25. Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
26. The Tarnished Angels (1958)
27. They Call It Murder (1971)
28. Tony Rome (1967)
29. Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
30. Wichita (1955)
31. Written on the Wind (1956)
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