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Adventure Island   1947     2 stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Stewart  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, Paul Kelly, John Abbott, Alan Napier

  Shipwreck survivors are marooned on an island where they must contend with a psychopath who rules their sanctuary. This film is a remake of 1937's "Ebb-Tide."


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Apache Uprising   1966     1 star    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell, Lon Chaney Jr., Gene Evans, Richard Arlen, Arthur Hunnicutt, DeForest Kelley, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Parker

  A gold robbery and Apache uprising are thwarted by Jim Walker (Rory Calhoun) who waylays danger from his town.

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Black Spurs   1965     1 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney Jr., Bruce Cabot, Richard Arlen, Terry Moore, Patricia Owens, Jerome Courtland, DeForest Kelley

  Bounty hunter Santee (Rory Calhoun) is brought to town to stir up the citizens and divert attention away from a scheming railroad baron.

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The Blue and the Gray   1982     2 and a half stars    TV, 400 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen  
Cast: Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Gregory Peck, Julia Duffy, Lloyd Bridges, Rory Calhoun, Colleen Dewhurst, Duncan Regehr, Rip Torn, Robert Vaughn

  Based on Bruce Catton's Civil War novel, this TV miniseries presents the Civil War through the eyes of a Union officer (Stacy Keach) and a correspondent (John Hammond) and through the trials of a family affected by the war. Hollywood stars abound.


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The Bullfighters   1945     1 and a half stars    N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm St. Clair  
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Margo Woode, Richard Lane, Carol Andrews, Diosa Costello, Rory Calhoun, Edward Gargan, Jay Novello, Hank Worden

  In their final American feature film (one French movie was made in 1950), Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy play detectives in Mexico City. Laurel resembles a famous matador and finds himself substituting for the matador in the bullring.


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Dayton's Devils   1968     2 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Shea  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Leslie Nielsen, Lainie Kazan, Eric Braeden, Barry Sadler, Bruce Glover, Georg Stanford Brown, Pat Renella, Rigg Kennedy, Rodolfo Acosta, Mike Farrell, Bo Hopkins

  While working out of a Mexican villa, former U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) recruits Mike (Rory Calhoun), Max (Eric Braeden), Barrney (Barry Sadler), and Claude (Pat Renella) in a plot to rob over $2 million from a United States Air Force base. They are smuggled onto the Santa Barbara beach, destroy communications on the base, and steal the payroll. Dayton's girlfriend Leda (Lainie Kazan) drives the get-away car and takes them to the beach. They swim out to their boat where disasters await.



Cast
Rory Calhoun Mike Page
Leslie Nielsen Frank Dayton
Lainie Kazan Leda Martell
Eric Braeden Max Eikhart
Barry Sadler Barney Barry
Georg Stanford Brown Theon Gibson
Pat Renella Claude Sadi
Rigg Kennedy Sonny Merton
Rodolfo Acosta Fishing Boat Captain
Mike Farrell Naval Officer
Bo Hopkins Navy Truck Driver

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Four Guns to the Border   1954     2 and a half stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Carlson  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Colleen Miller, George Nader, Walter Brennan, Nina Foch, John McIntire, Charles Drake, Jay Silverheels, Nestor Paiva, Mary Field

  Bank robbers show their human sides when they stop to save an old man and his daughter from marauding Indians.

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Poster Art From art.comHow to Marry a Millionaire   1953     2 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean Negulesco  
Cast: Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, William Powell, Cameron Mitchell, Alexander D'Arcy, Fred Clark

  Loco (Betty Grable), Pola (Marilyn Monroe), and Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall) join forces as they set out to find a marriageable millionaire.


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I'd Climb the Highest Mountain   1951     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King  
Cast: Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart, Lynn Bari, Ruth Donnelly, Kathleen Lockhart, Alexander Knox

  Although unprepared for life in a rural community, Mary (Susan Hayward) gamely accompanies her minister husband, William Asbury Thompson (William Lundigan), to his new post in the Georgia hill country.


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The Main Event   1979     2 stars    PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff  
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Rory Calhoun, Ernie Hudson, Chu Chu Malave

  Because of an embezzlement scheme, perfume magnate Hillary Kramer (Barbara Streisand) loses everything–except her tax-shelter contract with a prizefighter, Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal). The Kid, however, is not sure he wants to suffer physical harm in the boxing ring. Hillary has other plans for her ticket back to financial stability.


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Meet Me After the Show   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Sale  
Cast: Betty Grable, Macdonald Carey, Eddie Albert, Fred Clark, Rory Calhoun, Lois Andrews, Irene Ryan, Edwin Max, Harry Antrim, Steve Condos

  Delilah (Betty Grable) and Jeff (Macdonald Carey) have more success in their show-business careers than they seem to be able to attain in their own marriage.

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Motel Hell   1980     2 stars    R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Kevin Connor  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce, Monique St. Pierre, John Ratzenberger, Rosanne Katon, E. Hampton Beagle, Everett Creach, Michael Melvin, Marc Silver, Victoria Hartman, Gwil Richards

  Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) uses both his motel ownership and smoked-meat roadside stand to develop his own delicious concoctions: a blend of human flesh and pork! A fair satire on gory movies, which is pretty gory itself.



Cast
Rory Calhoun Vincent Smith
Paul Linke Sheriff Bruce Smith
Nancy Parsons Ida Smith
Nina Axelrod Terry
Wolfman Jack Reverend Billy
Elaine Joyce Edith Olson
Monique St. Pierre Debbie
John Ratzenberger Drummer
Rosanne Katon Suzi
E. Hampton Beagle Bob Anderson
Everett Creach Boris "Bo" Tulinski
Michael Melvin Ivan
Marc Silver Guitarist
Victoria Hartman Female Terrible
Gwil Richards Mr. Owens

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Night of the Lepus   1972     half star    PG, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: William F. Claxton  
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix, Melanie Fullerton

  When a herd of giant mutated rabbits threatens an Arizona town, hope hangs on the abilities of Roy (Stuart Whitman) and Gerry Bennett (Janet Leigh). This film is so bad that it deserves to be seen.


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The Red House   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Delmer Daves  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, Julie London, Ona Munson, Harry Shannon, Arthur Space, Walter Sande, Pat Flaherty

  Crippled farmer Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson) lives a secluded life with his sister Ellen (Judith Anderson) and teenage ward Meg (Allene Roberts) who they have raised since she was a baby. In the woods on the property is a red house that Pete forbids anyone to visit, but Meg becomes curious and talks farmhand Nath (Lon McCallister) into investigating with her. The secrets of the house come to light in this eerie tale.


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Requiem for a Heavyweight   1962     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood Money

Director: Ralph Nelson  
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Nancy Cushman, Madame Spivy, Stanley Adams, Muhammad Ali, Val Avery, Rory Calhoun, Jack Dempsey, Lou Gilbert, William "Haystacks" Calhoun, Arthur Mercante, David Susskind

  Has-been heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) has suffered a knockout by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), which has left him with slurred speech and other injuries that prevent him from returning to the boxing ring. He must find a new life, but his money-hungry manager Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason) does NOT have Rivera's best interests in mind when he aggressively encourages him to become a wrestler. Good acting all around.



Cast
Anthony Quinn Louis "Mountain" Rivera
Jackie Gleason Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney Army
Julie Harris Grace Miller
Madame Spivy Ma Greeny
Stanley Adams Perelli
Muhammad Ali Himself as Cassius Clay
Val Avery Young Fighter's Promoter
Rory Calhoun Himself
Jack Dempsey Himself
Lou Gilbert Dr. Gilbert
William "Haystacks" Calhoun Himself
Arthur Mercante Referee
David Susskind Himself/Narrator

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Ride Out for Revenge   1957     1 and a half stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Bernard Girard  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Gloria Grahame, Lloyd Bridges, Joanne Gilbert, Vince Edwards, Frank DeKova, Michael Winkelman, Richard Shannon, Cyril Delevanti

  This attempt at evening out reputations earned during the settling of America's West, presents drunken cavalrymen attacking peace-loving Indians.

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River of No Return   1954     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otto Preminger  
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig, Will Wright, Murvyn Vye, Douglas Spencer, Arthur Shields, Don Beddoe, Edmund Cobb

  After being double-crossed, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) is left as the sole protector of his son Mark (Tommy Rettig) and Kay (Marilyn Monroe) who need help riding the rapids of a Canadian river and avoiding an Indian uprising.


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Something for the Boys   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Lewis Seiler  
Cast: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan, Perry Como, Glenn Langan, Rory Calhoun, Thurston Hall, Eddie Acuff, Clarence Kolb, Paul Hurst, Murray Alper, Judy Holliday, Jimmy Dodd

  Distant cousins–Chiquita (Carmen Miranda), Blossom (Vivian Blaine), and Harry Hart (Phil Silvers)–inherit a Texas plantation that is in very bad condition. In an effort to make money for repairs and turn the plantation into a hotel for World War II Army wives, they decide to put on a show in the plantation's back yard. This musical features songs from Cole Porter and include "I Wish I Didn't Have to Say Goodnight" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice." This film marks Perry Como's film debut.



Cast
Carmen Miranda Chiquita Hart
Michael O'Shea Sgt. Rocky Fulton
Vivian Blaine Blossom Hart
Phil Silvers Harry Hart
Sheila Ryan Melanie Walker
Perry Como Sgt. Laddie Green
Glenn Langan Lt. Ashley Crothers
Rory Calhoun Soldier
Thurston Hall Col. Jefferson Calhoun
Eddie Acuff Blue Army Radio Operator
Clarence Kolb Col. Grubbs
Paul Hurst Defense Plant Foreman
Murray Alper Army Desk Sgt.
Judy Holliday Defense Plant Welder
Jimmy Dodd Soldier
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The Spoilers   1955     2 stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jesse Hibbs  
Cast: Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Ray Danton, Barbara Britton, John McIntire, Wallace Ford, Carl Benton Reid, Raymond Walburn, Ruth Donnelly, Willis Bouchey, Roy Barcroft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Foulger, Dayton Lummis

  During the Gold Rush of 1898, gold mine owner Roy Glennister (Jeff Chandler) is confronted by gold commissioner Alex McNamara (Rory Calhoun) who is intent on cheating Glennsiter out of his claim to his mine. Wealthy saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Ann Baxter) falls in love with Glennister but becomes the pawn of McNamara. Meanwhile, Glennister has fallen in love with Helen (Barbara Britton) whose uncle, Judge Stillman (Carl Benton Reid), is in cahoots with McNamara. Glennister is arrested on a murder charge but breaks out of jail and ends up in a fistfight with McNamara to gain back his rights to reopen his mine.



Cast
Anne Baxter Cherry Malotte
Jeff Chandler Roy Glennister
Rory Calhoun Alexander McNamara
Ray Danton "Bronco" Blackie
Barbara Britton Helen Chester
John McIntire Dextry
Wallace Ford Flapjack Simms
Carl Benton Reid Judge Stillman
Raymond Walburn Mr. Skinner
Ruth Donnelly Duchess--Cherry's Maid
Willis Bouchey Jonathan Struve
Roy Barcroft The Marshal
Forrest Lewis Banty Jones
Byron Foulger Montrose/"Monty"
Dayton Lummis Lawyer Wheaton
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That Hagen Girl   1947     1 star  User Rating      N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Godfrey  
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple, Rory Calhoun, Lois Maxwell, Dorothy Peterson, Conrad Janis, Harry Davenport, Frank Conroy, Charles Kemper, Penny Edwards, Harry Davenport, Nella Walker

  This film is chock-full of sentimentality. It is the story about whether or not Tom Bates (Ronald Reagan) REALLY is Mary Hagen's (Shirley Temple) birth father, and it's really poor.    2 User Reviews




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A Ticket to Tomahawk   1950     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Sale  
Cast: Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Will Wright, Charles Kemper, Jack Elam, Connie Gilchrist, Marilyn Monroe

  In this Comedy/Western, Johnny (Dan Dailey) is a traveling salesman who has the bad luck to be the only passenger on a train derailed by competing stagecoach personnel. Look for Marilyn Monroe as one of the chorus girls backing up Dailey's song.

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The Treasure of Pancho Villa   1955     1 star    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Calleia, Pascual Garcia Pena, Carlos Musquiz, Fanny Schiller, Tony Carbajal

  While Pancho Villa stages his revolution he depends on aid from Tom Bryan (Rory Calhoun) with his supply of gold stolen from the Mexican government.

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Way of a Gaucho   1952     2 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Gene Tierney, Richard Boone, Hugh Marlowe, Everett Sloane, Enrique Chaico, Lidia Campos, Nestor Yoan, Raoul Astor, John Paris

  Outlaw Martin (Rory Calhoun) deserts the army he was serving rather than going to jail. Ending up in Argentina, he and his gang get into railroad robberies, until his former boss (Richard Boone)–now a railroad policeman–takes chase. Eventually, he promises to go straight and settles down with his wife (Gene Tierney). Great scenery (including Tierney) makes this watchable.

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With a Song in My Heart   1952     2 and a half stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang  
Cast: Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott, Una Merkel, Lyle Talbot, Max Showalter, Leif Erickson

  While Susan Hayward and Thelma Ritter received Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, it was Alfred Newman who walked away with the Oscar for Best Musical Scoring in this biography of singer Jane Froman who makes an inspiring recovery following a plane crash.

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Young Fury   1965     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Christian Nyby  
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen, John Agar, William Wellman Jr., William Bendix, Preston Pierce, Merry Anders, Jody McCrea

  There are several old-time stars in this Western, which brings a gunslinger (Rory Calhoun) home, after a long absence, with a gang on his tail. His son (Preston Pierce) has his own gang at home and relations are strained as dad tries to make up. After finding out why he left, the son repents and rides to save dad, who's being chased by the gang who has now caught up with him.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. Adventure Island (1947)
2. Apache Uprising (1966)
3. Black Spurs (1965)
4. The Blue and the Gray (1982)
5. The Bullfighters (1945)
6. Dayton's Devils (1968)
7. Four Guns to the Border (1954)
8. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
9. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
10. The Main Event (1979)
11. Meet Me After the Show (1951)
12. Motel Hell (1980)
13. Night of the Lepus (1972)
14. The Red House (1947)
15. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
   aka: Blood Money
16. Ride Out for Revenge (1957)
17. River of No Return (1954)
18. Something for the Boys (1944)
19. The Spoilers (1955)
20. That Hagen Girl (1947)
21. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
22. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
23. Way of a Gaucho (1952)
24. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
25. Young Fury (1965)


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