The Benny Goodman Story 1956  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Valentine Davies
Cast: Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Hy Averback, Dick Winslow, Jack Kruschen, Harry James, Wilton Graff, Sammy Davis Jr., Martha Tilton, Barry Truex, Shepard Menken, David Kasday
Great music is part of this biography of the famous bandleader Benny Goodman (Steve Allen) that includes his days of growing up in Chicago as well as his romance with and marriage to society debutante Alice Hammond (Donna Reed). Guest performers include Harry James, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Sammy Davis Jr., and Martha Tilton.
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The Big Circus 1959 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, David(1) Nelson, Gilbert Roland, Steve Allen, Adele Mara
Performers for a bankrupt circus work to overcome adversity in this story filled with action and intrigue.
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The Comic 1969  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne, Carl Reiner, Steve Allen, Jay Novello, Fritz Feld, Jerome Cowan
Dick Van Dyke is Billy Bright, a silent movie star, who is not such a great man in real life. Now he has fallen on hard times, and his acting is limited to performing in commercials. Good job by Dick Van Dyke.
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Down Memory Lane 1949 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Steve Allen, Donald Novis, Gloria Swanson, Ben Turpin, Franklin Pangborn, Irving Bacon, James Finlayson, Mack Sennett
Steve Allen introduces classic Mack Sennett comedies and presents film clips from the sound through silent eras.
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 Great Balls of Fire! 1989 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Steve Allen, Lisa Blount, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, Jimmie Vaughn, David Ferguson, Paula Person
Jerry Lee Lewis and his music in the 1950s are the subjects of this film, and includes Lewis' (Dennis Quaid) cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) as the Bible-thumping zealot. Lewis' unconventional lifestyle includes marrying his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), an act that begins his downfall when he is condemned as a pervert. Songs include "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Real Wild Child," "Crazy Arms," and the title song "Great Balls of Fire!" to round out the hits.
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Heart Beat 1980  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey, Ann Dusenberry, Margaret Fairchild, Tony Bill, John Larroquette, Steve Allen
This story is loosely based on the story of Jack Kurouac (John Heard) whose friend Neal Cassady (Nick Nolte) keeps leaving his wife, Carolyn (Sissy Spacek), for travels and the company of Jack.
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I'll Get By 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: June Haver, William Lundigan, Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, Harry James, Thelma Ritter, Steve Allen, Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain, Victor Mature
This remake of 1940's "Tin Pan Alley" doesn't have much of a plot–the emphasis is on the music, and there are many old standards. Two singers (June Haver and Gloria DeHaven) plug songs for a writer/musical producer team (William Lundigan and Dan Dailey). Romance is on the way.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1980  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henning Schellerup
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Dick Butkus, Meg Foster, James Griffith, Paul Sand, Laura Campbell, John Sylvester White, Michael Rudd, Steve Allen, Gary Coleman, H.E.D. Redford, Marneen Fields
This TV version of the Washington Irving classic is filled with humor and good acting as nasty Brom Bones (Dick Butkus) attempts to scare off schoolmaster Ichabod Crane (Jeff Goldblum) when Katrina (Meg Foster) shows an interest in Ichabod. The past schoolmasters have met fateful ends, but Ichabod doesn't listen to Brom Bones' spooky tales–until one dark night when he is pursued by the Headless Horseman. 1 User Review
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| | would love to see this movie offered to the public again. | chrisara 10/23/2007 | | |
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Warning Shot 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O'Connor, Joan Collins
Sgt. Tom Valens (David Janssen) strives to clear his name after he is suspected of killing a man during a stakeout when, in actuality, the man first pulled a gun on Valens.
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Doris Day, Robert Morse, Terry-Thomas, Patrick O'Neal, Lola Albright, Steve Allen, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Pat Paulsen, Earl Wilson
Set amidst the 9 November 1965 blackout in the Northeastern United States, this is an attempt-at-a-comedy about crises encountered during that long evening.
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| 1. The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
2. The Big Circus (1959)
3. The Comic (1969)
4. Down Memory Lane (1949)
5. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
6. Heart Beat (1980)
7. I'll Get By (1950)
8. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
9. Warning Shot (1967)
10. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
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