13 West Street 1962  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Michael Callan, Dolores Dorn, Jeanne Cooper, Margaret Hayes, Kenneth MacKenna, Stanley Adams, Chris Robinson, Henry Beckman
In this early version of "Death Wish," Walt Sherill (Alan Ladd) tracks down the gang who attacked him to find out why they resorted to violence.
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961   N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney, Jose Luis Villalonga, Alan Reed, Stanley Adams, Claude Stroud, Dorothy Whitney
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leaves her small town and arrives in New York City to lead a life of sophistication. Along the way, she falls in love with neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard). An Academy Award was received for the song "Moon River," and songwriter Henry Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Musical Score. Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Hepburn).
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Dixie Dynamite 1976  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lee Frost
Cast: Warren Oates, Christopher George, Jane Anne Johnstone, Kathy McHaley, R.G. Armstrong, Stanley Adams, Phil Hoover, Mark Miller, Conlan Carter, Wes Bishop
Sisters Dixie and Patsy (Jane Anne Johnstone and Kathy McHaley) have revenge on their minds after a crooked sheriff guns down their moonshiner father. Some good rockabilly songs.
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Double Trouble 1967 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams, Yvonne Romain, Chips Rafferty, Michael Murphy, Norman Rossington, Monte Landis, Leon Askin, John Alderson, Stanley Adams, Helene Winston
Singer Guy Lambert (Elvis Presley) is touring Europe when he runs into trouble on two fronts: jewel thieves who hide diamonds in his luggage AND a rich teenager (Annette Day) who falls in love with him.
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A House Is Not a Home 1964 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, Cesar Romero, Ralph Taeger, Kaye Ballard, Broderick Crawford, Mickey Shaughnessy, Stanley Adams, Roxanne Arlen, Lewis Charles, Alex Gerry, Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch has a small part as one of the "girls" in this story about the infamous madam, Polly Adler (Shelley Winters).
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Lilies of the Field 1963 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino, Francesca Jarvis, Pamela Branch, Stanley Adams, Ralph Nelson, Dan Frazer, Jester Hairston
Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for his role as handyman Homer Smith who helps refugee nuns build a chapel. Four Academy Award nominations were also received, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Lilia Skala).
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The Night Stalker 1972  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Cook Jr., Larry Linville
Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) covers a big story about a vampire on the loose in Las Vegas. This film and its sequel "The Night Strangler" led to the TV series: "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," which, in turn, served as the inspiration for TV's "X Files."
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974 R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert(2) Taylor
Cast: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Fred Smoot, Pat Harrington Jr., Dick Whittington, Peter Leeds, Louisa Moritz, Stanley Adams
This second go-around of the original X-rated "Fritz the Cat" is not bad, with some funny moments as Fritz is on welfare, has a nagging wife, and looks for escape through dreaming of what his other eight lives might be like. Still clearly for adults only.
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North to Alaska 1960 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Fabian, Ernie Kovacs, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Joe Sawyer, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen, Stanley Adams, Frank Faylen, Kermit Maynard, Roy Jenson, Alan Carney
After Sam (John Wayne) and George (Stewart Granger) strike gold in Alaska, Sam goes to Seattle to bring back George's fiancee but finds that she has married someone else. Sam heads for a saloon and meets French dancer Michelle (Capucine). He invites her to join him on the trek back to Alaska as a replacement for George's fiancee. Michelle agrees to the plan, and all goes well–until Sam falls in love with Michelle. Other problems rise to the fore with George's young brother Billy (Fabian) who is smitten with Michelle, but she resists his advances. Meanwhile, con-man Frankie Cannon (Ernie Kovacs) plots to convince Michelle to help him steal George and Sam's gold claim. By story's end, Sam, George, Billy, and Michelle join forces to protect the gold, and Sam and Michelle discover their love for each other.
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The Outsider 1961  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett, Vivian Nathan, Ralph Moody, Stanley Adams, Vince Edwards, Gertrude Michael, Miriam Colon, Edmund Hashim, Paul Comi, Wayne Heffley, Jeffrey Silver, James Beck
Pima Indian Ira Hayes was one of the four men who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima. This story begins when Hayes (Tony Curtis) leaves his Arizona reservation and joins the U.S. Marine Corps. He and Pvt. James B. Sorenson (James Franciscus) become friends in boot camp and go off to fight in World War II. Sorenson is also one of the four men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, but he is later killed in battle. Hayes is not able to deal with the death of his friend and, at war's end, cannot adjust to the civilian world. He is found dead at age 32.
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Pirates of Tortuga 1961  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Ken Scott, Leticia Roman, Dave King, John Richardson, Rafer Johnson, Robert Stephens, Rachel Stephens, Stanley Adams, Edgar Barrier, James Forrest, Arthur Gould-Porter, Charles Horvath
Commissioned by England's King Charles II, Bart Paxton (Ken Scott) is sent to infiltrate a pirate band operating from the island of Tortuga and capture the leader, Captain Henry Morgan (Robert Stephens). Plans change when Paxton attacks the pirates, and the ensuing hand-to-hand fight between the Paxton and Morgan leaves both men unconscious and at the mercy of the governor of Tortuga.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 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
Has-been heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) must find a new life. His money-hungry manager (Jackie Gleason) does NOT have his client's best interest in mind when he aggressively encourages him to become a wrestler. Good acting all around.
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Saddle the Wind 1958 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish, John Sturges
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Richard Erdman, Douglas Spencer, Ray Teal, Jay Adler, Stanley Adams, Irene Tedrow, Lars Henderson, Henry Wills, Kelo Henderson
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is engaged to Joan (Julie London) and wants to live quietly as a farmer. Then, along comes his younger brother, Tony (John Cassavetes), who not only demonstrates intense sibling rivalry but also is proud of his abilities with a gun. His temper results in a killing, leading to further tragedy. Good acting and writing (by Rod Serling), along with a fine musical score by Elmer Bernstein, make this an enjoyable tale.
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When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Cast: Sue Ane Langdon, Louis Armstrong, Liberace, Frank Faylen, Harve Presnell, Fred Clark, Connie Francis, Stanley Adams, Joby Baker, Russell Collins
A financially troubled college is saved through the efforts of its students in this over-long film used to show off studio talent.
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| 1. 13 West Street (1962)
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
3. Dixie Dynamite (1976)
4. Double Trouble (1967)
5. High School Big Shot (1959)
6. A House Is Not a Home (1964)
7. Lilies of the Field (1963)
8. The Night Stalker (1972)
9. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
10. North to Alaska (1960)
11. The Outsider (1961)
12. Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
13. Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
14. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
aka: Blood Money
15. Saddle the Wind (1958)
16. When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
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