The Asphalt Jungle 1950 N/R, 112 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: John Huston Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe, James Whitmore, Marilyn Monroe, Strother Martin, Marc Lawrence, Jean Hagen, John McIntire, Anthony Caruso
A gang of criminals attempts to commit the perfect crime when a corrupt lawyer (Louis Calhern) backs a jewel robbery, but the scheme is doomed from the start. Academy Award nominations include Best Director and Supporting Actor (Sam Jaffe).
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Attack! 1956 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Action
Director: Robert Aldrich Cast: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Strother Martin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen, Steven Geray, Peter van Eyck
This reenactment of the World War II Battle of the Bulge involves men following the inept leadership of their captain (Eddie Albert) until they rebel to save their own lives during a German counterattack.
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970 R, 121 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, L.Q. Jones, Peter Whitney, R.G. Armstrong, Gene Evans, Kathleen Freeman, William Mims, Susan O'Connell, Vaughn Taylor, Max Evans, James Anderson
Loner Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) builds a home and a new life for himself in the old West–until his stagecoach stop loses out to a new invention: the automobile.
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The Big Knife 1955 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich Cast: Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Strother Martin, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, Jean Hagen, Everett Sloane, Wesley Addy
Hollywood actor Charlie Castle (Jack Palance) would sell his soul for a good script. When he makes a deal with an unscrupulous producer (Rod Steiger), his actions bring tragic results.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 PG, 112 min. Genre: Adventure / Western
Director: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Cloris Leachman, Jeff Corey, George Furth, Kenneth Mars, Ted Cassidy, Donnelly Rhodes, Jody Gilbert, Timothy Scott, Don Keefer
This film earned Burt Bacharach an Oscar for his classic song, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the title roles. The infamous bandits just barely escape from the law and head to Bolivia, accompanied by Etta Case (Katharine Ross) who is Sundance's woman. A timeless classic not to be missed. There were three other Oscars (Best Writing, Cinematography and Musical Score) as well as three additional nominations (Best Picture, Director, Sound).
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The Champ 1979 PG, 122 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Strother Martin, Arthur Hill, Joan Blondell, Elisha Cook Jr., Randall "Tex" Cobb, Mary Jo Catlett
This emotional drama involves a young son–played by Rick Schroder–who believes his father is a champion boxer on the verge of making a comeback. The father (Jon Voight), however, is an alcoholic/gambling addict who never does get his act together. Remake of the 1931 winner of a tearjerker starring Wallace Beery.
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Cool Hand Luke 1967 N/R, 129 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Drivas, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Dennis Hopper, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert Donner, Harry Dean Stanton
Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), a prisoner on a chain gang, refuses to crack under pressure as is shown in a fight with fellow inmate Dragline (George Kennedy) when Luke is beaten badly but still refuses to give up. His rebellious attitude earns him his "Cool Hand Luke" title. But, problems arise for Luke when he realizes that he must now live up to the expectations that other prisoners have for him. Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film, and Newman was nominated for Best Actor. Policeman: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
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Cowboy 1958 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves Cast: Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Brian Donlevy, Anna Kashfi, Dick York, Richard Jaeckel, Strother Martin, King Donovan, Vaughn Taylor, Frank DeKova
Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) seeks excitement as a cowhand on a roundup. He gets more than he bargained for, but he becomes hardened to the rigors of life, and along the way his partner, Tom Reece (Glenn Ford), softens his own outlook on life.
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The Deadly Companions 1961 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Brian Keith, Maureen O'Hara, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills, Strother Martin, Will Wright, Jim O'Hara, Peter O'Crotty, Billy Vaughn, Chuck Hayward
When a gunslinger (Brian Keith) accidentally shoots the son of a dance hall entertainer (Maureen O'Hara), he feels obligated to escort the funeral procession through hostile Indian territory.
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The End 1978 R, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Burt Reynolds Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Strother Martin, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Carl Reiner, Norman Fell, Pat O'Brien, David Steinberg
In this black comedy Wendell Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) learns that he is dying from a blood disease. His solution is to commit suicide. When his attempt fails, he is hospitalized where he meets mental patient Marlon Bounki (Dom DeLuise) who tries to help.
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An Eye for an Eye 1966 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Western aka: Talion
Director: Michael D. Moore Cast: Robert Lansing, Patrick Wayne, Slim Pickens, Gloria Talbott, Paul Fix, Strother Martin, Henry Wills, Jerry Gatling, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Herman Hack, George Sowards
Two handicapped bounty hunters (Robert Lansing and Pat Wayne)–one crippled, the other blind–join forces to track down the vicious killer who has double-crossed them and murdered one of the hunter's family members.
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The Flim-Flam Man 1967 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner Cast: George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson, Alice Ghostley, Albert Salmi, Slim Pickens, Strother Martin, George Mitchell
Since only characters who deserve to be taken are cheated, this movie works as it tells the story of a con artist (George C. Scott) who takes an Army deserter under his wing and teaches him a few things about dishonesty.
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The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday 1976 PG, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Taylor Cast: Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Elizabeth Ashley, Kay Lenz, Strother Martin, Sylvia Miles, Howard Platt
A bizarre group of misfits plot to get rich quick while two of their members, Sam (Lee Marvin) and prostitute Thursday (Kay Lenz), fall in love.
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Hannie Caulder 1972 R, 85 min. Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy Cast: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, Strother Martin, Jack Elam, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Stephen Boyd
After her husband was brutally murdered and she was raped, Hannie Caulder (Raquel Welch) gets help from bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp) as she sets out to seek revenge against the murderous Clemens brothers. With the great cast, this could have been better with a good script.
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Hard Times 1975 PG, 97 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Robert Tessier, Bruce Glover, Frank McRae, Felice Orlandi
During the Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) arrives in New Orleans and joins forces with gambler "Speed" (James Coburn). Speed becomes his manager, and Chaney becomes the under-dog boxer who ekes out a living for the two.
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Harper 1966 N/R, 121 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Smight Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Strother Martin, Shelley Winters, Robert Wagner, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Webber
Lew Harper (Paul Newman), private eye, has not been enjoying a thriving practice and accepts Mrs. Sampson's (Lauren Bacall) offer to pay him to find her missing husband. During the course of the investigation, Harper uncovers a murder plot. Paul Newman: "The bottom's full of nice people; only cream and bastards rise." There is a sequel: "The Drowning Pool."
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The Horse Soldiers 1959 N/R, 118 min. Genre: Western
Director: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson, Strother Martin, Hoot Gibson, Anna Lee, Russell Simpson, Carleton Young, Ken Curtis, Judson Pratt, Willis Bouchey, Bing Russell, O.Z. Whitehead, Hank Worden
This story is based on a true event during the Civil War; a Union cavalry unit, led by Col. Marlowe (John Wayne), invaded the Confederacy in an attempt to weaken it into early submission. John Ford/John Wayne do their usual good job of entertaining. 1 User Review
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| | liked the movie | dirtyways 08/14/2009 | | IT WAS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS SO THAT MAKES IT ONE YOU SHOULD WATCH +JOHN WAYNE,WILLIAM HOLDEN |
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Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Western
Director: Richard Wilson Cast: Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, Brad Dexter, Alfred Ryder, George Segal, Pat Hingle, Mike Kellin, Bert Freed, Strother Martin, Clifton James
Returning home to the New Mexico Territory following action in the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier (Yul Brynner) finds he has lost his land. He fights a psychotic gunslinger as the balance of power in his part of the West is at stake.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 N/R, 123 min. Genre: Drama / Romance / Western
Director: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, Jeanette Nolan, John Carradine, John Qualen, Ken Murray, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle
This film begins with Senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arriving at the frontier town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). The visit peaks the interest of reporter Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young), and Stoddard tells the story of what took place years before when Stoddard was a young lawyer and was attacked by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) because of Stoddard's desire for statehood. Stoddard was left for dead, but Doniphon found him, took him to Shinbone, and helped him find a job. Later, Valance challenged Stoddard to a gun fight, which ended with Valance dead. By story's end, it is learned that it is Doniphon, not Stoddard, who killed Liberty Valance. But when asked if the truth will be published, the reporter replies, "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." A John Ford classic.
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McLintock! 1963 N/R, 127 min. Genre: Western / Comedy / Romance
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Chill Wills, Jerry Van Dyke, Edgar Buchanan, Strother Martin, Aissa Wayne, Jack Kruschen, Bruce Cabot, Perry Lopez, Robert Lowery, Hank Worden
Rancher George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) tries to keep peace between cattlemen and homesteaders, although he almost has more than he can handle with his estranged wife, Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), in this Comedy/Western version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
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Pocket Money 1972 PG, 99 min. Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, Christine Belford, Kelly Jean Peters, Fred Graham, Wayne Rogers, Hector Elizondo, Gregory Sierra, Richard Farnsworth
Cowboy Jim Rane (Paul Newman) sets out for Mexico with con man Leonard (Lee Marvin) to buy steers for a crooked cattleman, and they end up in a "heap o' trouble."
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Rhubarb 1951 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin Cast: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart, Elsie Holmes, William Frawley, Leonard Nimoy, Taylor Holmes, Donald MacBride, Strother Martin, Willard Waterman, Henry Slate, James Griffith, Jim Hayward, Tristram Coffin, James Flavin
Rhubarb is a cat that is willed to a baseball team–as the owner! Eric Yeager (Ray Milland) is appointed guardian of Rhubarb, and it becomes immediately apparent that Rhubarb brings good luck to the team, and the fun begins. Based on H. Allen Smith's best-selling novel.
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Rooster Cogburn 1975 PG, 107 min. Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Miller Cast: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan, Anthony Zerbe, Strother Martin, John McIntire, Paul Koslo, Jack Colvin, Warren Vanders, Lane Smith
A boozing U.S. marshal (John Wayne), complete with patch over one eye, fights for law and order with a minister's daughter (Katharine Hepburn) as his sidekick. Hepburn and Wayne are a good team in this sometimes-exciting film.
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The Shaggy Dog 1959 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Charles Barton Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Kellaway, Alexander Scourby, Strother Martin, James Westerfield, Roberta Shore, Forrest Lewis, Jacques Aubuchon, Ned Wever, Gordon Jones
In this Disney film, Willy Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that turns him into a shaggy dog, and he must explain who he is to his dog-hating father (Fred MacMurray). Willy is changed back and forth between himself and the shaggy dog, which delights his younger brother, Moochie (Kevin Corcoran). Meanwhile, Willy likes the girl next door, Allison (Annette Funicello). She grows attached to the dog, and Willy finds himself competing with the dog for Allison's attention. The only way that Willy can get out from under the spell is to perform a good deed–and Soviet spies in his neighborhood just might provide the solution.
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Shenandoah 1965 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: James Stewart, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, Katharine Ross, George Kennedy, Patrick Wayne, Strother Martin, Glenn Corbett, Philip Alford, Charles Robinson
The Civil War is the backdrop for this story about Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) and his family who must make life-changing decisions when their peaceful world of Virginia is shattered. 2 User Reviews
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| | trixish 10/25/2007 | | great movie on of my favorites, Jimmy Stewert at his best. |
| | anonymous 10/25/2007 | | great movie , Jimmy Stewert is great ! |
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Slap Shot 1977 R, 122 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Lindsay Crouse, Jennifer Warren, Strother Martin, Melinda Dillon, Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz
The Charleston Chiefs are a losing hockey team. Then coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) shows his team how violence reaps rewards. Funny stuff.
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The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 N/R, 122 min. Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson Jr., Martha Hyer, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin, George Kennedy, James Gregory, Paul Fix, Jeremy Slate, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams
Ranch owner Katie's sons John, Tom, Matt, and Bud (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr.) come home for her funeral and stay long enough to fight for their land and their lives.
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Strategic Air Command 1955 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Barry Sullivan, Jay C. Flippen, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan, Don Haggerty, Strother Martin, Alex Nicol
Called back into the military service, professional baseball player Robert Holland resumes his rank of lieutenant colonel and is introduced to the challenges inherent in the Strategic Air Command.
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Target Zero 1955 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Action
Director: Harmon Jones Cast: Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson, L.Q. Jones, Chuck Connors, Strother Martin, Joby Baker, John Alderson, John Dennis, George Chan
Lieutenant Flagler (Richard Conte) and his patrol join forces with three British soldiers and a United Nations worker, Ann Galloway (Peggie Castle), to hold off the enemy in this Korean War film.
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True Grit 1969 G, 128 min. Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell, Strother Martin, Jeremy Slate, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey, Donald Woods, Alfred Ryder, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Edith Atwater
This movie is the vehicle for John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne plays the role of a rough old guy "Rooster" Cogburn who helps Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) find her father's killer Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) deep in Indian territory. They are joined in their search by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who is also on the trail of Chaney.
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Up in Smoke 1978 R, 86 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Lou Adler Cast: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edie Adams, Stacy Keach, Strother Martin, Tom Skerritt, Louisa Moritz, Zane Buzby, Karl Johnson, Val Avery
This is truly Cheech and Chong at their crazy best dodging the cops while pursuing "quality" marijuana.
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The Villain 1979 PG, 93 min. Genre: Western
Director: Hal Needham Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ann - Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, Foster Brooks, Robert Tessier, Mel Tillis
In this very funny flick the bad guy, Cactus Jack (Kirk Douglas), just cannot manage to get the attention of Charming Jones (Ann-Margret) who has her sights set on Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is too innocent for his own good. Panned by many, this reviewer thinks this live-action roadrunner film is just what you need when you want to relax and have fun and a few laughs.
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The Wild Bunch 1969 R, 145 min. Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, L.Q. Jones, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek
In 1913, Pancho Villa was the leader of a revolutionary army that the U.S. was warily aiding. This story is about a group of outlaws whose leader Pike Bishop (William Holden) boldly hijacks an ammunition train loaded with supplies for Gen. Mapache (Emilio Fernandez), and Bishop's ex-partner Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is in hot pursuit. A Sam Peckinpah classic that has it all.
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| 1. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
2. Attack! (1956)
3. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
4. The Big Knife (1955)
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
6. The Champ (1979)
7. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
8. Cowboy (1958)
9. The Deadly Companions (1961)
10. The End (1978)
11. An Eye for an Eye (1966) aka: Talion
12. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
13. Fool's Parade (1971)
14. The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976)
15. Hannie Caulder (1972)
16. Hard Times (1975)
17. Harper (1966)
18. The Horse Soldiers (1959)
19. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
20. Love and Bullets (1979)
21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
22. McLintock! (1963)
23. Nightwing (1979)
24. Pocket Money (1972)
25. Rhubarb (1951)
26. Rooster Cogburn (1975)
27. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
28. Shenandoah (1965)
29. Slap Shot (1977)
30. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
31. Strategic Air Command (1955)
32. Target Zero (1955)
33. True Grit (1969)
34. Up in Smoke (1978)
35. The Villain (1979)
36. The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
37. The Wild Bunch (1969)
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