Bombers B-52 1957  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Marsha Hunt, Don Kelly, Ann Doran, Nelson Leigh, Robert Nichols, Ray Montgomery, Robert Hover, Nicky Blair, Russ Conway, John Doucette, James Garner, Olin Howland
In the 1950s, during the Cold War, a B-52 Superfortress takes a test flight from the U.S. to Africa and then back home again. When not flying his B-52, Air Force pilot Col. Jim Herlihy (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is romancing young Lois (Natalie Wood). The problem is that Lois is the daughter of ground-crew chief Sgt. Chuck Brennan (Karl Malden) who has no trust or respect for Herlihy and has trouble believing this could be a match made in heaven.
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Eight Iron Men 1952  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley, Nick Dennis, James Griffith, Dickie Moore, George Cooper, Barney Phillips, Robert Nichols
Eight World War II Allied soldiers seek safety in a bombed-out Italian town and hold out until help arrives.
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Follow the Boys 1963  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Dany Robin, Janis Paige, Russ Tamblyn, Ron Randell, Eric Pohlmann, Richard Long, Roger Perry, Robert Nichols, Paul Maxwell, David Summer, Sean Kelly, John McLaren, Roger Snowdon
Wives and girlfriends wait on the French Riviera for their sailor mates to arrive in port. Bonnie (Connie Francis), Toni (Paula Prentiss), and Michelle (Dany Robin) follow their sailors Wadsworth (Russ Tamblyn), Peter (Richard Long), and Billy (Roger Perry) from port to port. Also joining in on the fun and romance are married couple Ben and Liz (Ron Randell and Janis Paige). Jealousy raises its ugly head, but love overcomes all problems in the end.
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Johnny Dark 1954 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don Taylor, Paul Kelly, Ilka Chase, Sidney Blackmer, Scatman Crothers, Russell Johnson, Joe Sawyer, Robert Nichols
After being cheated by the automaker for whom he works, engineer Johnny Dark (Tony Curtis) steals the sports car he designed and enters a Canada to Mexico race.
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Man in the Middle 1964 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan, Trevor Howard, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Gary Cockrell, Alexander Knox, Robert Nichols, Michael Goodliffe
Toward the end of World War II, Lieutenant Winston (Keenan Wynn) murdered a British sergeant. During the ensuing murder trial, Winston's lawyer, Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams (Robert Mitchum), begins to suspect that his client is being sacrificed by the United States government to maintain good relationships in foreign diplomacy with Britain.
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The Out of Towners 1970 G, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Out-of-Towners
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron, Anne Meara, Ann Prentiss, Graham Jarvis, Ron Carey, Philip Bruns, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Dooley, Robert Nichols, Carlos Montalban, Robert King, Dolph Sweet, Thalmus Rasulala
Heading for a job interview in N.Y.C., a couple, George and Gwen Kellerman (Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis), leave their quiet neighborhood in Ohio and meet with disasters. Dennis' oft-heard description of each and every new misfortune that they encounter is "Oh, My God!" This is a very funny film.
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The Thing from Another World 1951   N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: The Thing
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: James Arness, Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James R. Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, Eduard Franz, John Dierkes, William Self, Sally Creighton, Edmond Breon, Paul Frees, David McMahon
This is the classic film about an enemy, The Thing (James Arness), from outer space whose UFO has crashed at an Arctic radar post. Captain Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) accidentally explodes the UFO ship, but The Thing remains frozen in ice. An electric blanket is used to thaw The Thing, but it escapes and goes on a rampage. Now, the U.S. Army matches wits with its unwelcome "guest" as the suspense mounts, and they try to stop The Thing before it destroys Earth. 1 User Review
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| 1. Bombers B-52 (1957)
2. Eight Iron Men (1952)
3. Follow the Boys (1963)
4. Johnny Dark (1954)
5. Man in the Middle (1964)
6. The Out of Towners (1970)
aka: The Out-of-Towners
7. The Thing from Another World (1951)
aka: The Thing
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