3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt 1964  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Director: Tommy Noonan
Cast: Mamie Van Doren, Tommy Noonan, Ziva Rodann, Paul Gilbert, John Cronin, Howard Koch, T.C. Jones, Charles Irving, Alvy Moore, Marjorie Bennett, Arthur Gould-Porter, Patrick O'Moore, Jennifer Lee, Jimmy Cross
Struggling actor Tommy Noonan (played by himself) is hired by stripper Saxie Symbol (Mamie Van Doren), used-car salesman Joe Lynch (Paul Gilbert), and male model Bruce Bernard (John Cronin) to visit a psychiatrist, Dr. Maya Von (Ziva Rodann), and act out their problems, thus saving them money because they won't have to make separate appointments. Tommy's appointments are aired accidentally on TV, a Hollywood producer buys the rights, and the "3 nuts" earn enough money to really enjoy life.
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 Adam's Rib 1949  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, Hope Emerson, Eve March, Clarence Kolb, Will Wright, Emerson Treacy, Polly Moran, Elizabeth Flournoy, Tommy Noonan, Paula Raymond
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play married attorneys Adam and Amanda Bonner who are on opposing sides at home as well as in the trial of sexy blonde Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) who shot her husband's (Tom Ewell) mistress. While Adam is the prosecutor in the case, Amanda defends Doris because she believes that Doris has the right to get revenge–just as men always have. Sexual equality, Amanda argues, is what should set Doris free. Doris is acquitted, but both Adam and Amanda admit that men and women are different, and, hence, the battle of the sexes continues.
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The Ambassador's Daughter 1956  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Francis Lederer, Edward Arnold, Minor Watson
Set amidst a dispute of American G.I.s' behavior while on R & R in Paris, the daughter of the American ambassador, Joan (Olivia de Havilland), falls in love with a U.S. soldier (John Forsythe).
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The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Norman Brooks, Murvyn Vye, Larry Keating, Phyllis Avery, Tony Galento
This film biography of Tin Pan Alley songwriters is filled with memorable songs including "Birth of the Blues" and "Sonny Boy."
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Bundle of Joy 1956  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Melville Cooper, Edward Brophy, Una Merkel, Gil Stratton, Mary Treen, Nita Talbot
Attempting to cash in on the real-life marriage of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the studio put them in this film together. The plot involves the aftermath of Polly Parrish's (Debbie Reynolds) actions when she picks up a baby left at a front door. Everyone believes that she is the real mother. Her ex-boss (Adolphe Menjou) becomes involved and tries to make Polly an "honorable woman" through marriage to his son, Dan (Eddie Fisher).
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Crack-Up 1946  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Tommy Noonan, Ellen Corby, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford
While trying to regain his own memory, amnesia victim George Steele (Pat O'Brien) attempts to get to the bottom of a series of suspected forgeries at his museum.
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Dick Tracy 1945 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dick Tracy, Detective
Director: William Berke
Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki, Jane Greer, Lyle Latell, Joseph Crehan, Mickey Kuhn, Tommy Noonan, Jason Robards Sr., Trevor Bardette, Morgan Wallace, Milton Parsons, William Halligan
Chester Gould's comic-strip characters come to the screen as Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) and his partner Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) hunt for serial killer Splitface (Mike Mazurki).
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 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, George Winslow, Marcel Dalio, Taylor Holmes, Harry Carey Jr., Norma Varden
Marilyn Monroe's and Jane Russell's rendition of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" highlight this musical comedy about Lorelei Lee's trip to Paris to meet her future rich husband.
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How to Be Very, Very Popular 1955 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cast: Betty Grable, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Sheree North, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Orson Bean, Tommy Noonan, Charlotte Austin, Rhys Williams
In this remake of 1934's "She Loves Me Not" and 1942's "True to the Army," two dancers (Betty Grable and Sheree North) witness a Mob killing and then hide out on a college campus. This was Grable's last movie–"musicals" was her thing, but musicals were NOT the thing by the mid-1950s.
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I Shot Jesse James 1949 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian, Barbara Woodell, Tom Tyler, Tommy Noonan, Byron Foulger, Margia Dean, Eddie Dunn, Jeni Le Gon, Phillip Pine, Robin Short
In Samuel Fuller's directorial debut, he puts together a dark, fictionalized tale of Bob Ford (John Ireland) who killed his friend Jesse James (Reed Hadley) for the reward money. As a result, he loses his girlfriend Cynthy (Barbara Britton), is reduced to making money by acting out his killing in bars, and finally must run from would-be killers who seek to kill the man who killed Jesse James.
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Promises! Promises! 1963  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Promise Her Anything
Director: King Donovan
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Tommy Noonan, Mickey Hargitay, Fritz Feld, T.C. Jones, Claude Stroud, Marjorie Bennett, Eddie Quillan, Victor Lundin, Eileen Barton, Patrick O'Moore
Wanting to conceive a baby, Sandy and Jeff Brooks (Jayne Mansfield and Tommy Noonan) set off on what they think will be a relaxing cruise. Their friends Claire and King Banner (Marie McDonald and Mickey Hargitay) join them, and drinks and revelry ensue resulting in both women becoming pregnant but not sure of who the fathers are. 1 User Review
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| | Mickey is still a stud | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | A slim story made watchable by the gorgeous stud Mickey Hargitay who lifts weights and takes his shirt off as well as his idiotic but busty wife Jayne Mansfield who takes EVERYTHING off in this film. I prefer Mickey's tits to Jayne's. |
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Riffraff 1947 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, Jerome Cowan, Jason Robards Sr., Eduardo Noriega, George Givot, Julian Rivero, Lou Lubin, Tommy Noonan, Betty Hill, Virginia Owen, Marc Krah
Panama City private-eye Dan Hammer (Pat O'Brien) is hired by a killer, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah), as his bodyguard. Hasso has stolen a map showing the location of a valuable oil location, and he is now pursued by Eric Molinar (Walter Slezak) and his thugs who want the map. Molinar kills Hasso to get the map, but, unbeknownst to Hammer, the map has been hidden in Hammer's office. Now the thugs wreck Hammer's office looking for the map. When that search fails, they beat up Hammer who has no idea of where the map is. Meanwhile, nightclub singer Maxine (Anne Jeffreys) enters the picture, and she and Hammer become romantically involved. The question is whether or not Maxine is really on Hammer's side in this story of intrigue.
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 A Star Is Born 1983  PG, 176 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is the uncut film of the 1954 musical version of "A Star Is Born" in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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 A Star Is Born 1954 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is another excellent production–this time a musical–of "A Star Is Born," in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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 Trapped 1949 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt, Barbara Payton, James Todd, Russ Conway, Tommy Noonan, Rory Mallinson, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Harry Antrim, Renny McEvoy
Stewart (Lloyd Bridges) is serving time in jail; however, when it is discovered that counterfeiters are using his equipment to print money, he joins forces with government agents to put the criminals out of business.
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| 1. 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
aka: Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt
2. Adam's Rib (1949)
3. The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
4. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
5. Bundle of Joy (1956)
6. Crack-Up (1946)
7. Dick Tracy (1945)
aka: Dick Tracy, Detective
8. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
9. How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
10. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
11. Promises! Promises! (1963)
aka: Promise Her Anything
12. Riffraff (1947)
13. A Star Is Born (1983)
14. A Star Is Born (1954)
15. Trapped (1949)
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