 Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon, Gene Lockhart, Mary Howard, Howard Da Silva, Dorothy Tree, Harvey Stephens, Minor Watson, Alan Baxter, Elisabeth Risdon, Aldrich Bowker, Maurice Murphy, Louis Jean Heydt, Clem Bevans
Based on Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play, this is a classic film about the 16th President, covering his childhood through election to the Presidency. Along with Lincoln's professional life, highlighted by his debates with Stephen Douglas (Gene Lockhart), his personal life, including the doomed courtship of Ann Rutledge (Mary Howard) and later marriage to Mary Todd (Ruth Gordon in her screen debut) are also part of the story.
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Action in the North Atlantic 1943  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Julie Bishop, Alan Hale, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene, Dane Clark, Minor Watson, Glenn Strange, Frank Puglia
The U.S. Merchant Marine is the focus of this film as the convoys continue to deliver needed supplies to Europe during World War II while sailing through U-Boat infested waters.
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Any Which Way You Can 1980  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Buddy Van Horn
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Ruth Gordon, William Smith, Harry Guardino, Michael Cavanaugh, Barry Corbin, Roy Jenson, Bill McKinney, William O'Connell, John Quade, Al Ruscio, Dan Vadis
Clint Eastwood is back as Philo with Clyde the orangutan in this funny sequel to "Every Which Way But Loose". Now the fisticuffs king is enticed into fighting for a ton of money. Entertaining film with a hilarious performance by Ruth Gordon.
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp, Maria Ouspenskaya, Montagu Love, Sig Ruman, Donald Meek, Henry O'Neill, Albert Bassermann
This is an excellent film biography of the German research scientist, Dr. Ehrlich (Edward G. Robinson), who discovered a cure for venereal disease.
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Edge of Darkness 1943 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Nancy Coleman, Judith Anderson, Helmut Dantine, Ruth Gordon, Charles Dingle, John Beal, Monte Blue
Norwegian resistance fighters try to save their nation from Nazi invaders during World War II.
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Every Which Way But Loose 1978 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: James Fargo
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D'Angelo, Walter Barnes, George Chandler, Roy Jenson, James McEachin, Bill McKinney, William O'Connell, John Quade, Dan Vadis, Hank Warden
Clyde (an orangutan) actually steals the show in this weak film about beer-drinking truck driver Philo (Clint Eastwood) who travels with the ape. To earn extra money, Philo participates in bar room fights. Along the way, he picks up as many enemies as friends, and the chase is on.
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 Harold and Maude 1971 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Ellen Geer, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Eric Christmas, G. Wood, William Lucking, Judy Engles, Shari Summers, Tom Skerritt, Susan Madigan, Ray K. Goman, Hal Ashby
This cult classic is a dark comedy in which 19-year-old Harold (Bud Cort), who is obsessed with death, demonstrates creative ways to fake his own death to scare his dominating mother (Vivian Pickles). His mother wants him to start dating, but Harold is busy attending funerals and has no time for women in his life. While attending a funeral, Harold meets and then falls in love with swinging, life-loving 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon)–much to the disgust of his mother. But, as Harold passes into manhood, Maude teaches him lessons about how best to spend his time on Earth. Good soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
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Inside Daisy Clover 1965   N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Christopher Plummer, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, John Hale, Harold Gould, Katharine Bard, Peter Helm, Betty Harford, Ottola Nesmith, Edna Holland, Dee Carroll, Gertrude Flynn, Merv Griffin
Daisy (Natalie Wood) becomes a 15-year-old, 1930s' movie star after her mentally unstable mother (Ruth Gordon) enters her in a talent-search contest, but by age 17, her time in the limelight has passed. In her quest to regain popularity, Daisy goes to the extreme of marrying popular film idol Wade Lewis (Robert Redford) who she sees only as a means to an end. The marriage lasts only one day, and a short time later Daisy suffers a nervous breakdown. Now, Daisy must decide if she really wants the fame associated with stardom or if she should leave Hollywood. 1 User Review
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| | Inside Daisy Clover-Must come out on DVD | BigDinTampa 08/03/2007 | | I have seen this movie several times on television and saw it in theaters when it first came out. This is a very touching and moving story of a young neglected girls rag to riches story. She lives in a small trailer with her mother played by Ruth Gordon who gives a wonderful performance. Daisy, played by Natalie Wood, makes a demo record at a carny area on the beach. She is soon discovered and made into a star by a ruthless movie mogul played by Christopher Plummer. He demands that she plays a sweet innocent little girl, but she is soon corrupted by a good looking actor played by Robert Redford, who leads her down the wrong path. He is out for one thing and the naive girl falls for his act. The sexual twist is worth waiting for and the performances were stellar. This movie should be rated 3 and 1/2 stars. |
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Lord Love a Duck 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Axelrod
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman, Sarah Marshall, Lynn Carey, Max Showalter, Donald Murphy
This film is nearly as weird as its title. Alan (Roddy McDowall) is one extremely bright high-school senior who looks after new arrival Barbara (Tuesday Weld). Madcap humor, much of it black, has made this before-its-time movie a cult favorite.
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Maxie 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Aaron
Cast: Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes, Valerie Curtin, Googy Gress, Michael Laskin, Michael Ensign, Lou Cutell, Nelson Welch
A very conservative woman (Glen Close) has humorous experiences when a dead soul, a 1920s Flapper, inherits her body. A dead comedy.
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My Bodyguard 1980 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Chris Makepeace, Matt Dillon, Adam Baldwin, Martin Mull, Ruth Gordon, John Houseman, Paul Quandt, George Wendt, Hank Salas
A young teenager enters a public high school for the first time and is greeted by members of a gang who hit him up for extortion money. Ultimately, he makes friends with the gang leader; the results are interesting.
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Rosemary's Baby 1968 R, 136 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes, Charles Grodin, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Elisha Cook Jr., Tony Curtis, Patsy Kelly, Victoria Vetri, Emmaline Henry, Hanna Landy, Phil Leeds, Hope Summers
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and her actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a creepy apartment building in New York City where Rosemary begins to experience eerie situations. She has very disturbing dreams, and after one in which she is raped by something inhuman, she learns that she is pregnant. Her neighbors Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon) give Rosemary a strange potion to help her through the pregnancy. After their friend Hutch (Maurice Evans) tells Rosemary that Roman and Minnie are members of a coven of witches, Rosemary realizes that she is being victimized. Finally, Rosemary delivers a healthy baby–SATAN! Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Scavenger Hunt 1979  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Ruth Gordon, Tony Randall, Vincent Price, Arnold Schwarzenegger
The winner of a scavenger hunt will win the inheritance of a game manufacturer (Vincent Price)–and the search is on! Pretty poor stuff, especially considering the good cast. 1 User Review
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| | Wantmymovieback 05/30/2007 | | I want this movie to make a comeback. I love this movie!!! |
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Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice 1969 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Fuller, Mildred Dunnock, Joan Huntington, Peter Brandon, Michael Barbera, Peter Bonerz, Richard Angarola, Claire Kelly, Valerie Allen
After Claire (Geraldine Page) is left penniless when her husband dies, she moves to Arizona with a plan to make money: start a pine tree garden, hire a housekeeper who has savings, kill her and bury her under a new pine tree, and take the deceased's savings. But Alice (Ruth Gordon) becomes suspicious when one of her ex-employees is missing and gets a job with Claire as a housekeeper. And the battle of wits begins. The two fine actresses, as expected, are good in their roles in this thriller/black comedy.
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Where's Poppa? 1970 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Going Ape
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman, Trish Van Devere, Barnard Hughes, Vincent Gardenia, Paul Sorvino, Rob Reiner, Rae Allen, Joe Keyes
This cult film involves Gordon Hocheiser's (George Segal) attempts to induce a heart attack in his nagging, senile mother (Ruth Gordon). Sick, but fun if you like that kind of humor.
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| 1. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
2. Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
3. Any Which Way You Can (1980)
4. Boardwalk (1979)
5. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
6. Edge of Darkness (1943)
7. Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
8. Harold and Maude (1971)
9. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
10. Lord Love a Duck (1966)
11. Maxie (1985)
12. My Bodyguard (1980)
13. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
14. Scavenger Hunt (1979)
15. Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (1969)
16. Where's Poppa? (1970)
aka: Going Ape
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