Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Buster Keaton, Tony Randall, Mickey Shaughnessy, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Judy Canova, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Sherry Jackson, Finley Currie, Josephine Hutchinson, Parley Baer, Royal Dano
In this version of Mark Twain's story, Huckleberry Finn (Eddie Hodges) escapes from his brutal alcoholic father, Pap (Neville Brand), and joins runaway slave Jim (Archie Moore) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Along the way, they meet con-men "King" and "Duke" (Tony Randall and Mickey Shaughnessy) who find work on a riverboat and join the circus–neither the riverboat nor the circus were in Twain's book. Reluctantly, Huckleberry and Jim are drawn into the schemes of "King" and "Duke."
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The Breaking Point 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Sherry Jackson, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, John Doucette, Edmon Ryan
This remake of Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" stars John Garfield in the role of Harry Morgan–the captain of a boat who, needing money, contracts to smuggle illegal aliens into California.
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Come Next Spring 1956 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Steve Cochran, Walter Brennan, Sherry Jackson, Richard Eyer, Edgar Buchanan, Sonny Tufts, Harry Shannon, Mae Clark, Roscoe Ates
Following eight years of roaming the countryside, family patriarch Matt Ballot (Steve Cochran) returns to his wife Bess (Ann Sheridan) and children. He has his work cut out for him in convincing relatives and friends that he is home to stay.
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Gunn 1967  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asner, Albert Paulsen, Sherry Jackson, Helen Traubel, Regis Toomey, Dick Crockett
This feature-length version of the then-popular television series, "Peter Gunn," features suave detective Peter Gunn in hot pursuit of a gangster's murderer. Watch the TV show reruns instead of this.
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Hello God 1951 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Marshall
Cast: Errol Flynn, Sherry Jackson, William Marshall, Joseph Mazzuca, Armando Formica
The film is of interest only because Flynn made it (in Italy) (1) in order to get out of his contract with Warner Bros. and (2) as a favor to his friend William Marshall. It also was controversial due to its pacifist nature, which was not in the public interest at that time. In fact, after Flynn made a new contract with Warners, he attempted to steal the negative. It was seldom shown–and then only in Europe. Flynn plays an unknown soldier who tells the stories of four soldiers killed during World War II and their feelings as they approach heaven.
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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1952 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Miracle of Fatima
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Gilbert Roland, Angela Clarke, Frank Silvera, Jay Novello, Richard Hale, Norman Rice, Frances Morris, Carl Milletaire, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson, Sammy Ogg, Paul Picerni
In 1917, three Portuguese shepherds reported experiencing visions of the Virgin Mary near their village of Fatima, and their story led to annual visits by Christian believers from around the world seeking miraculous cures for their ailments. Based on a true story, this film demonstrates how, at a time when World War I was raging, the report led to a confrontation with government officials, but the making of the film was inspired by the masses of believers who came to Fatima in 1951.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 5 (Episodes 10&11) 1966 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: James Goldstone, Vincent McEveety
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Michael Strong, Morgan Woodward, Marianna Hill, James Gregory, Sherry Jackson
Two episodes of the original series are presented on this DVD. "What are Little Girls Made of?" (aired 10/20/1966, stardate 2712.4). The Enterprise is searching for biologist Dr. Korby, and finds him on a now-uninhabited planet. The trouble is, he has learned how to make androids and intends to make duplicates of leaders in order to take over the Federation. Kirk becomes a test case. "Dagger of the Mind" (aired 11/3/1966, stardate 2715.1)-While investigating evidence that members of a penal colony are going mad, Kirk finds that he must deal with Dr. Adams who has developed a brainwashing device.
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This Woman Is Dangerous 1952 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian, Richard Webb, Philip Carey, Ian MacDonald, Sherry Jackson, Mari Aldon, George Chandler, Douglas Fowley
When criminal Beth Austin (Joan Crawford) undergoes an operation to prevent impending blindness, she falls in love with her doctor (Dennis Morgan).
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Trouble Along the Way 1953  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson, Marie Windsor, Leif Erickson, Chuck Connors, Bill Radovich, Ned Glass
When a Roman Catholic college decides to devote funds to a winning football team, coach Steve Williams (John Wayne) comes out of retirement to turn a hapless group into champions.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
2. The Breaking Point (1950)
3. Come Next Spring (1956)
4. Gunn (1967)
5. Hello God (1951)
6. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
aka: The Miracle of Fatima
7. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 5 (Episodes 10&11) (1966)
8. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
9. Trouble Along the Way (1953)
10. Wild on the Beach (1965)
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