All American 1953  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson, Richard Long, Mamie Van Doren, Gregg Palmer, Paul Cavanagh, Stuart Whitman, Frank Gifford, Tom Harmon, Jim Sears
The personal life of an All-American football player (Tony Curtis) is the subject of this film involving romance with girlfriend Sharon (Lori Nelson) and the tragic death of his parents.
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan 1978  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Berry
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Hatsune Ishihara, George Wyner, Lonny Chapman, Antonio Inoki, Matthew Anton, Erin Blunt, George Gonzales, Brett Marx, David Pollock, David Stambaugh, Jeffrey Louis Starr, Scoody Thornton
Small-time Hollywood agent Marvin Lazar (Tony Curtis) sets up a match between the Bad News Bears Little League team and an all-star team in Japan. And, off they go to Japan for the Little League World Series in Tokyo where adventures await.
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The Black Shield of Falworth 1954 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Dan O'Herlihy, Patrick O'Neal, Rhys Williams, Herbert Marshall, Ian Keith, Claud Allister
Based on Howard Pyle's novel, "Men of Iron," this is the story of young Knight Myles (Tony Curtis) who fights for his King, Henry IV (Ian Keith)–and for the love of Lady Anne.
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The Boston Strangler 1968   N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Sally Kellerman, Hurd Hatfield, Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey, William Marshall, George Voskovec, Leora Dana, Carolyn Conwell, Jeanne Cooper, Austin Willis, Lara Lindsay
For more than two years, from 1962 to 1964, Boston women seemed to be at the mercy of a psychopathic killer. He began strangling and raping elderly women and then switched to younger women–a total of 13 victims–by the end of his reign of terror. Boston Police Department detective John S. Bottomly (Henry Fonda) directs the investigation, and it is not until one victim, Diane Cluny (Sally Kellerman), survives her attack and reports that she bit her attacker's hand that the clues fit together and lead to the capture of serial killer Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis). 1 User Review
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Brainwaves 1982 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ulli Lommel
Cast: Keir Dullea, Suzanna Love, Tony Curtis, Vera Miles, Percy Rodriguez, Paul Willson, Ryan Seitz, Nicholas Love, Corinne Wahl, Eve Brent Ashe, Gale Sondergaard, Ruth Roman
Following brain surgery, a young woman (Suzanna Love) has flashbacks to a murder and finds herself being stalked by the murderer.
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Brittle Glory 1997 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
Director: Stewart Schill
Cast: Tony Curtis, Arye Gross, Ally Walker, Richard Portnow, Paul Sand, Wendy Davis, Lillian Hurst, Lily Knight
Jack Steele (Tony Curtis) was the Reptile Man in a television series 25 years ago, and Lewis Rosen (Arye Gross) played Reptile Man's sidekick, Tadpole. Together, they fought for justice. Now the TV superhero and sidekick still put on their costumes and make public appearances, taking advantage of their popularity (Does this sound a little like Clayton Moore playing The Lone Ranger?). But Lewis is tired of being the brunt of Jack's jokes and wants to get back in show business. It appears that Jack may be hampering Lewis' chances at landing a job.
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Captain Newman, M.D. 1963 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: David Miller
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Bobby Darin, Eddie Albert, Jane Withers, Larry Storch, Robert Duvall, James Gregory, Dick Sargent, Bethel Leslie, Robert F. Simon, Vito Scotti, Crahan Denton, Paul Carr
This film adaptation of Leo Rosten's tragi-comedy bestseller is about Army neuropsychiatrist Dr. Newman (Gregory Peck) whose patients suffer breakdowns from battle fatigue. His job is to heal his patients and return them to active duty. But, he needs more help and gets it in the form of new arrivals–orderly Jackson Leibowitz (Tony Curtis) and nurse Lt. Francie Corum (Angie Dickinson). Jackson performs more than his fair share of pranks, but he aids Newman and Francie in dealing with the traumatized patients. Meanwhile, Newman and Francie are attracted to each other, and a romance blooms.
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Casanova & Co. 1976  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sex on the Run
Some Like It Cool
Director: Franz Antel
Cast: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Sylva Koscina, Hugh Griffith, Britt Ekland, Victor Spinetti, Marisa Mell, Andrea Ferreol, Umberto Orsini, Jean Lefebvre
When Casanova (Tony Curtis) discovers himself impotent, he hires his look-alike (also played by Curtis) to fill in for his sexual feats and, thus, maintain his reputation.
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Celluloid Closet 1996 R, 102 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Cast: Stewart Stern, Tony Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal, Paul Rudnick, Shirley MacLaine, Quentin Crisp, Tom Hanks
This excellent documentary shows how images of homosexuality have appeared in the medium of film–in spite of cultural disapproval. Many guest stars.
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Christmas in Connecticut 1992 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis, Richard Roundtree, Gene Lythgow, Kelly Cinnante, Jimmy Workman, Vivian Bonnell, David Arnott, Sonny Carl Davis, Jenee Bandler, Bob Braun, Peter Kent, Wendle Josepher, Robert Noble
Forest ranger Jefferson Jones (Kris Kristofferson) has lost his cabin in a fire and states on TV that he would like a home-cooked meal on Christmas. What a great idea to serve him that meal on live TV as a guest on Elizabeth Blane's (Dyan Cannon) popular homemaker show. But Elizabeth can't cook, and the "fun" begins.
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City Across the River 1949  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maxwell Shane
Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Tony Curtis, Richard Jaeckel, Richard Benedict, Mickey Knox, Anabel Shaw, Sharon McManus
Young gang members in Brooklyn get over their heads in trouble when a teacher is murdered during a gang war.
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The Count of Monte Cristo 1975  TV, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Greene
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Taryn Power
A young French soldier, Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain), escapes from prison, finds a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, assumes a new identity, and seeks revenge for his trials and tribulations.
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Criss Cross 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Tony Curtis, Richard Long, Alan Napier, Percy Helton, Griff Barnett, Vito Scotti
Armored-car driver Steve (Burt Lancaster) is coerced by his ex-wife, Anna (Yvonne De Carlo), to enter into a plot to rob the armored car he drives. Tony Curtis makes his film debut.
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The Defiant Ones 1958 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Cara Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles McGraw, King Donovan, Claude Akins, Whit Bissell, Lawrence Dobkin, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Kevin Caughlin
Hatred turns into understanding and finally love when two escaped convicts (Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier) must lean on each other to survive. This movie, about the futility of racial hatred, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, Actor (both Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actor (Theodore Bikel), Supporting Actress (Cara Williams), Director, and Film Editing. It won for Best Writing and Cinematography.
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Don't Make Waves 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Webber, Joanna Barnes, Sharon Tate, David Draper, Mort Sahl, Edgar Bergen, Dub Taylor, Douglas Henderson
Southern California sun and surf contribute to the downfall of a married man who finds himself in the middle of an affair.
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Drop Dead Darling 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Arrivederci, Baby
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nancy Kwan, Mischa Auer, Anna Quayle, Warren Mitchell, Noel Purcell, Jacqueline Bisset
After years of carrying out murders of women for his own financial gain, Nick Johnson (Tony Curtis) meets his match.
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Flesh and Fury 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist, Louis Jean Heydt, Tom Powers, Harry Guardino, Harry Shannon, Nella Walker
A hearing and speech impaired boxer, Paul Callan (Tony Curtis), is torn between two women: a sexy blonde (Jan Sterling) and an honest, secure reporter (Mona Freeman).
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Forbidden 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Mamakos, Harry Lauter, Alan Dexter, David Sharpe, Mamie Van Doren
A hired gunman (Tony Curtis) searches for a crime boss's wife (Joanne Dru) and discovers that she is his old girlfriend.
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Forty Pounds of Trouble 1963 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Tony Curtis, Phil Silvers, Suzanne Pleshette, Claire Wilcox, Larry Storch, Howard Morris, Stubby Kaye, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Murphy, Edward Andrews
This is a remake of "Little Miss Marker" in which Tony Curtis plays Steve McCluskey, the manager of a casino, who ends up with a little girl (Claire Wilcox) to care for.
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Francis 1949 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Tony Curtis, Ray Collins, Chill Wills, John McIntire, Eduard Franz, Howland Chamberlin, Frank Faylen
A West Point cadet (Donald O'Connor) discovers that the mule Francis (voice of Chill Wills) can talk, and Francis manages to get the cadet into all sorts of trouble. First in a series of seven "Francis" films.
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The Great Impostor 1960 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Tony Curtis, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell, Karl Malden, Gary Merrill, Joan Blackman, Raymond Massey, Robert Middleton, Jeanette Nolan, Sue Ane Langdon
The humorous, as well as the serious, side of the exploits of impostor Ferdinand Demara (Tony Curtis) is depicted in this story of a man who successfully posed in many different roles during his lifetime. 1 User Review
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The Great Race 1965 N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Larry Storch, Dorothy Provine, Vivien Vance, Arthur O'Connell, Ross Martin
A car race from New York City to Paris in the early 1900s is the subject for this film. Plenty of laughs, especially the slapstick comedy provided by villainous Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) as he tries to foil the white-clad hero, Leslie the Great (Tony Curtis). Highlight: the Academy Award-nominated song, "The Sweetheart Tree" sung by Maggie (Natalie Wood).
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Houdini 1953 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Ian Wolfe, Sig Ruman, Connie Gilchrist, Stefan Schnabel, Michael Pate, Frank Orth
This fictionalized biography about the great escape artist Houdini (Tony Curtis) is entertaining as it recreates many of Houdini's famous illusions and escapes.
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I Was a Shoplifter 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Andrea King, Tony Curtis, Charles Drake, Gregg Martell, Larry Keating, Robert Gist, Rock Hudson, Nana Bryant
Undercover cop Jeff Andrews (Scott Brady) infiltrates a shoplifting ring and saves Faye Burton (Mona Freeman) who has been blackmailed into joining the criminal organization.
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The Immortals 1995 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Brian Grant
Cast: Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis, Chris Rock, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe, Kevin Bernhardt, Kieran Mulroney, Michael Paul Chan, Alex Meneses, Oleg Vidov
Nightclub owner Jack (Eric Roberts) recruits an assorted group of eight criminals, who have not met before, to perform a series of robberies. They have one thing in common: they all have fatal illnesses, and, too late, they realize that this job is really a suicide mission.
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Insignificance 1985 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell, Michael Emil, Will Sampson, Raymond J. Barry, Patrick Kilpatrick
Four famous people, representing Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy meet at a hotel to discuss the world. Marilyn Monroe's (Theresa Russell) explanation of the Theory of Relativity to Albert Einstein (Michael Emil) is one of the highlights of the film.
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Johnny Dark 1954 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don Taylor, Paul Kelly, Ilka Chase, Sidney Blackmer, Scatman Crothers, Russell Johnson, Joe Sawyer, Robert Nichols
After being cheated by the automaker for whom he works, engineer Johnny Dark (Tony Curtis) steals the sports car he designed and enters a Canada to Mexico race.
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Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis, John McIntire, Leif Erickson, Barry Kelley, Gregg Barton, Wally Maher, Charles Drake
Narcotics agent George Morton (Howard Duff) recruits convict Johnny Evans (Dan Duryea) to help crack a narcotics ring.
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Kansas Raiders 1950 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady, Tony Curtis, Richard Arlen, Richard Long, Dewey Martin, Richard Egan, James Best
Jessie James (Audie Murphy) and his gang team up with Rebel forces to fight the Yankees during the Civil War.
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The Lady Gambles 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, Leif Erickson, Don Beddoe, Tony Curtis, John Hoyt, Philip Van Zandt, Elliott Sullivan
Joan Booth's (Barbara Stanwyck) marriage falls apart as a direct result of her gambling addiction. This film gives a good psychological profile of a compulsive personality.
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The Last Tycoon 1976 PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Dana Andrews, Anjelica Huston, John Carradine
This F. Scott Fitzgerald story is about an aging Hollywood film executive, Monroe Stahr (Robert De Niro), who finds that he is powerless to control his destiny.
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The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Huston
Cast: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, John Huston, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, John Merivale
This clever mystery has a unique twist for a finale when the actors remove their disguising make-up and reveal themselves in cameo roles. It is a suspenseful tale of Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) who has Adrian Messenger's (John Merivale) list of names and is trying to find a murderer among them.
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Lobster Man from Mars 1989 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Sheff
Cast: Tony Curtis, Deborah Foreman, Dean Jacobson, Patrick Macnee, Anthony Hickox, S.D. Nemeth, Billy Barty, Bobby Pickett, Mindy Kennedy, Phil Proctor, Tim Halderman, Todd Kutcher
In this film-within-a-film, producer J.P. Shelldrake (Tony Curtis) needs a tax write-off, and quickly. His needs appear to be fulfilled when young Stevie (Dean Jacobson) appears to sell his movie–"Lobster Man from Mars"–a sure bet to lose money. The story involves the Lobster Man arriving on Earth with the mission of stealing Earth's air due to the loss on air on Mars. His reward: feasting on humans. Of course the film becomes a hit and J.P. is in REAL trouble with the IRS.
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The Manitou 1978  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Girdler
Cast: Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith, Jon Cedar, Paul Mantee, Jeanette Nolan, Lurene Tuttle
In this embarrassingly poor film, Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) seeks the help of a Native American witch doctor (Michael Ansara) to rid her body of an ancient shaman's head that is sprouting out of her back.
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Meet Danny Wilson 1952 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Tommy Farrell, Vaughn Taylor, Tony Curtis, Donald MacBride, Jack Kruschen, George Eldredge
Danny Wilson (Frank Sinatra) gets support from the mob in furthering his singing career.
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Midnight 1989 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Tony Curtis, Steven Parrish, Frank Gorshin, Wolfman Jack, Rita Gam, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Kathleen Kinmont, Gustav Vintas, Karen Witter, Robert Miano, Gloria Jean Morrison, Robert Axelrod, Barry Diamond, Nathan Le Grand
When the staff members of a late-night TV show featuring horror movies become murder victims in a series of killings, the show's hostess "Midnight" (Lynn Redgrave) wants out. Mr. B. (Tony Curtis) has been scheming to take over the rights to the show. Is he responsible for the killings?
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The Midnight Story 1957 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, Gilbert Roland, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia, Kathleen Freeman, Argentina Brunetti, Herb Vigran, Peggy Maley, Tito Vuolo
Following the brutal murder of a priest, his friend–San Francisco cop Joe Martini (Tony Curtis)–is determined to track down the killer.
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The Mirror Crack'd 1980 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor, Nigel Stock, Pierce Brosnan, Margaret Courtenay, Charles Lloyd Pack, Charles Gray, Wendy Morgan, Marella Oppenheim, Maureen Bennett
In this Agatha Christie mystery, an American movie company is making a film in an old English village. One of the actresses, Marina Rudd (Elizabeth Taylor), had suffered a mental breakdown but is now trying to make a comeback. Unfortunately, she is still plagued by her past and has been receiving death threats. When a pair of murders takes place, Scotland Yard Inspector Craddock (Edward Fox), arrives on the scene with his aunt, Miss Marple (Angela Lansbury), to investigate. Everyone thinks that Marina was the intended victim, but Miss Marple and Craddock look into others involved with the movie set including Marina's husband who is the film's director Jason Rudd (Rock Hudson). Also on the list of suspects are film producer Marty Fenn and his wife Lola Brewster (Tony Curtis and Kim Novak). Determination pays off as Craddock and Miss Marple finally uncover the evidence that identifies the guilty party.
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Mister Cory 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant, Louise Lorimer, Russ Morgan, Dick Crockett, William Reynolds, Henry Daniell, Willis Bouchey
Cory (Tony Curtis) was a poor young man who made it big in the gambling world. When he returns to his boyhood home in the Chicago slums, he learns the errors of his way of life
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Monte Carlo or Bust 1969 G, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Tony Curtis, Susan Hampshire, Terry-Thomas, Gert Frobe, Peer Schmidt, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Walter Chiari, Jack Hawkins, Eric Sykes
This is a fun adventure of a 1920s race from London to Monte Carlo. Often slapstick with a few bits that aren't too funny, it is still a good no-brainer of the same mold as "The Great Race," "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines," etc.
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Naked in New York 1994 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Algrant
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, Lynne Thigpen, Kathleen Turner, Roscoe Lee Browne, Whoopi Goldberg
Jake (Eric Stoltz) has made the move to New York City where his first play is about to be produced. His romantic interest is Joanne (Mary-Louise Parker) who remains in Massachusetts. This is the humorous story of their long-distance romance and his first adventure in the Big Apple.
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No Room for the Groom 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don DeFore, Spring Byington, Jack Kelly, Frank Sully, Fess Parker, David Janssen, Paul McVey, Lillian Bronson
When an ex-G.I. (Tony Curtis) returns home from Korea, he finds his house is filled with offbeat relatives of his wife (Piper Laurie).
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Not with My Wife, You Don't 1966 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carroll O'Connor, Richard Eastham, Ann Doran, Bob Hope, Eddie Ryder, George Tyne
Julie (Verna Lisi) is a bored Air Force wife whose husband, Tom (Tony Curtis), worries about her fidelity to their marriage.
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Operation Petticoat 1959 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Arthur O'Connell, Virginia Gregg, Robert F. Simon, Gavin McLeod, Robert Gist, George Dunn, Dick Crockett
The U.S.S. Sea Tiger is a World War II submarine that undergoes more than any military vessel should be required to endure. Not only must the boat be painted pink, it is also used to transport a group of nurses across the Pacific. Cary Grant plays the hapless commanding officer.
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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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Paris - When It Sizzles 1964 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Noel Coward, Gregoire Aslan, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Raymond Bussieres, Christian Duvaleix, Thomas Michel, Frank Sinatra
Aging screenwriter Richard Benson (William Holden) creates a fantasy world for his young typist, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), with whom he has fallen in love.
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The Perfect Furlough 1958 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Keenan Wynn, Elaine Stritch, Janet Leigh, Linda Cristal, Troy Donahue, Marcel Dalio, Les Tremayne, Jay Novello, King Donovan
Tony Curtis plays a soldier stationed in the Arctic when he wins a furlough to Paris where he begins a romance with a military psychiatrist (Janet Leigh).
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Portrait of a Showgirl 1982 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno, Tony Curtis, Barry Primus, Dianne Kay, Kip Gilman, Howard Morris, Hamilton Camp, Floyd Levine, Douglas Dirkson, Stephen Young, Nicky Blair
Las Vegas life in general and Caesar's Palace in particular are highlighted in this film about a dancer (Lesley Ann Warren) who comes to realize there is more to life than dancing in Vegas. Made for TV. Rita Moreno is great as her dancer friend.
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Prime Target 1991 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Heavener
Cast: David Heavener, Tony Curtis, Isaac Hayes, Robert Reed, Andrew Robinson, Jenilee Harrison, Michael Gregory, Don Stroud
David Heavener does it all-including producer, screenwriter, music composer and performer, as well as being the director and star. It's pretty poor stuff, too, as tough cop Don Bloodstone (Heavener) escorts a crime boss (Tony Curtis) across country with complications along the way.
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The Prince Who Was a Thief 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Jeff Corey, Betty Garde, Marvin Miller, Peggie Castle, Donald Randolph, Hayden Rorke, Fred Graham
The prince was kidnapped as an infant and is now a skilled thief. Nevertheless, Julna (Tony Curtis), royal heir to the throne is restored to his rightful position.
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The Purple Mask 1955 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Gene Barry, Dan O'Herlihy, Angela Lansbury, George Dolenz, Robert Cornthwaite, Paul Cavanagh, John Hoyt, Donald Randolph
Swashbuckler Rene (Tony Curtis) kidnaps Napoleon's men as a means to obtain funds to help the Royalists' cause.
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The Rat Race 1960 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Medford, Don Rickles, Joe Bushkin, Marjorie Bennett, Norman Fell, Lisa Drake, Hal K. Dawson
A naively optimistic musician (Tony Curtis) arrives in New York City ready to hit it big and rents the apartment just vacated by a down-on-her-luck waitress (Debbie Reynolds). Realizing that she has nowhere else to go and no money, he offers to share the apartment with her.
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The Rawhide Years 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy, William Demarest, William Gargan, Peter van Eyck, Minor Watson, Robert J. Wilke
Gambler Ben Matthews (Tony Curtis) is falsely accused of murder, is sentenced to prison, escapes, and sets out to clear his name.
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Rosemary's Baby 1968  R, 136 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes, Charles Grodin, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Elisha Cook Jr., Tony Curtis, Patsy Kelly, Victoria Vetri, Emmaline Henry, Hanna Landy, Phil Leeds, Hope Summers
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and her actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a creepy apartment building in New York City where Rosemary begins to experience eerie situations. She has very disturbing dreams, and after one in which she is raped by something inhuman, she learns that she is pregnant. Her neighbors Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon) give Rosemary a strange potion to help her through the pregnancy. After their friend Hutch (Maurice Evans) tells Rosemary that Roman and Minnie are members of a coven of witches, Rosemary realizes that she is being victimized. Finally, Rosemary delivers a healthy baby–SATAN! Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Sex and the Single Girl 1964 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Mel Ferrer, Edward Everett Horton, Howard St. John, Stubby Kaye, Fran Jeffries, Otto Kruger, Barbara Bouchet, Leslie Parrish, Larry Storch, Max Showalter, Helen Kleeb
This satire on sexual mores is more-or-less based on the Helen Gurley Brown book by the same name. Helen Brown (Natalie Wood) is a 23-year-old therapist who advises women about sex. Bob Weston (Tony Curtis) is a magazine editor planning to write a story in which he will accuse Helen of being a virgin. But everything changes when they meet, and romance is definitely in the air–despite the fact that Bob is married–although maybe not legally–to Sylvia (Lauren Bacall). Problems ensue, which all lead to a wild taxi chase on the freeway where things are finally sorted out.
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Sextette 1978  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, George Hamilton, Regis Philbin, Walter Pidgeon, George Raft, Alice Cooper
When a former sex goddess, Marlo Manners (Mae West–in her 80s), marries a young nobleman, Sir Michael Barrington (Timothy Dalton), their wedding night is interrupted by her former husbands. Not a bomb only because it IS Mae West.
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Sierra 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger, Richard Rober, Tony Curtis, Elisabeth Risdon, Roy Roberts, James Arness, Houseley Stevenson
A father and son stay one step ahead of the law while trying to find evidence of the father's innocence in a crime for which he is the prime suspect.
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Six Bridges to Cross 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Jay C. Flippen, Sal Mineo, Jan Merlin, Ken Clark, Don Keefer, Tito Vuolo, Paul Dubov
Gangster Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) leads a caper to steal $2.5 million, but his efforts go for naught when he is killed by his "comrades."
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So This Is Paris 1954 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday, Allison Hayes, Christiane Martel, Myrna Hansen, Ann Codee
Three American sailors go on liberty in Paris where they find romance and help war orphans as an added benefit.
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 Some Like It Hot 1959   N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Pat O'Brien, Nehemiah Persoff, George E. Stone, Billy Gray, Dave(1) Barry, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Beverly Wills, Tom Kennedy
Two out-of-work musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and must escape from Chicago. Their vehicle is an all-girl band, which they join disguised as women. The fun begins as they hop on a train with their fellow band members and must keep up the disguise. Marilyn Monroe: "I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop." The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design and was nominated for five others, including Best Actor (Lemmon) and Director. 1 User Review
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Son of Ali Baba 1952 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Philip Van Zandt, Gerald Mohr, Robert Barrat, Leon Belasco
Kashma Baba (Tony Curtis) sets out to save the beautiful princess Kiki (Piper Laurie) and to rescue the treasures of his kingdom.
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 Spartacus 1960 N/R, 196 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom, John Ireland, Woody Strode, John Gavin, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone
This story begins when the slave, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), is sold to Biatus (Peter Ustinov). During his subsequent training as a gladiator, Spartacus leads the other slaves in a rebellion, and they make their way to southern Italy. Meanwhile in Rome, two senators–Crassus (Laurence Olivier) and Gracchus (Charles Laughton)–envision the slave revolt as their keys to power. But, the interference from Crassus and Gracchus does not deter Spartacus and the slaves from their march to freedom. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Russell Metty won for Best Cinematography. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design) and a nomination for Best Musical Score. 1 User Review
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| | One of the greatest movies ever. | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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The Square Jungle 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Kelly, Jim Backus, Leigh Snowden, David Janssen, Carmen McRae, John Marley, Barney Phillips
Eddie Quaid (Tony Curtis) is an amateur boxer who battles his way into the professional world of boxing and the championship.
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: War Games
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon, Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Ewell, Bradford Dillman, Arthur O'Connell, Don Ameche, John Fiedler, William Bramley, Eddie Firestone, Dorothy Green, Grady Sutton, Christopher Mitchum
Col. Flanders (Don Ameche) must deal with citizens of a small town who are unhappy about the Army missile base located nearby. To help solve the problem, Flanders invites the townsfolk to a party that degenerates into a fistfight between the soldiers and the guests. Meanwhile, a soldier, Shannon Gambroni (Tony Curtis), has fallen for bar maid Ramona (Suzanne Pleshette) who town Sheriff Harve (Ernest Borgnine) considers his property. Harve has Shannon arrested, and Shannon's soldier friends, headed by Michael M. Nace (Brian Keith), take matters into their own hands and use a World War II tank to rescue Shannon.
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 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, Jeff Donnell, Edith Atwater, Emile Meyer, Joseph Leon
This top-notch film reveals the corrupt world of gossip columnists. Burt Lancaster plays J.J. Hunsecker, the columnist who has press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) try to break up his sister's (Susan Harrison) romance.
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Taras Bulba 1962 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann, Sam Wanamaker, Brad Dexter, George Macready, Guy Rolfe, Perry Lopez, Vladimir Sokoloff, Abraham Sofaer, Ilka Windish, Vladimir Irman, Daniel Ocko, Mickey Finn, Ron Weyand
This Nikolai Gogol story is about the barbaric Cossack, Taras Bulba (Yul Brynner), who led a bloody revolt in the Ukraine during the 16th century. He had made a pact with the Poles to drive the Turks out of the European steppes but was betrayed when the Poles forced the Cossacks into the hills following the battle. Now, Taras Bulba has settled down to life on a farm when he decides to send his son Andrei (Tony Curtis) to school in Poland where he hopes Andrei will learn more about the hated Poles. While at school, Andrei falls in love with a Polish noblewoman, Natalia Dubrov (Christine Kaufmann). Tensions between father and son rise as each must decide between loyalty for the Cossacks and love. This story was filmed in England in 1939 as "The Rebel Son." An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Musical Score.
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Tarzan in Manhattan 1989 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Joe Lara, Kim Crosby, Jimmy Medina Taggert, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joe Seneca, Tony Curtis, Peter Sherayko, Robert Benedetti, Jim Doughan, Oliver Muirhead
Tarzan (Joe Lara) heads to New York after Cheetah is captured to be used in scientific experiments. He teams up with Jane (Kim Crosby), a taxi driver, and off they go to save the prized chimp.
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Trapeze 1956 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, John Puleo, Minor Watson, Sid James, Gerard Landry, Jean-Pierre Kerien, Gamil Ratib, Pierre Tabard
Circus performer Tino Orsini (Tony Curtis) wants to be the seventh trapeze artist ever to perform the feat of a triple somersault. To obtain his dream, he asks veteran trapeze artist Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) for help. Ribble agrees to work with Orsini, they become friends, and all goes well–until the circus' beautiful tumbler Lola (Gina Lollobrigida) enters the scene, and a love triangle threatens the friendship of Orsini and Ribble.
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 The Vikings 1958 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols
Ernest Borgnine is great in this epic film about the mighty Vikings and their exploits. Good photography and very entertaining. 1 User Review
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| | A truly remarkable movie | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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Who Was That Lady? 1960 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore, John McIntire, Barbara Nichols, Larry Keating, Larry Storch, Simon Oakland, Joi Lansing
Professor David Wilson (Tony Curtis) kisses a student and looks for the perfect alibi to use on his jealous wife Ann (Janet Leigh). David and his friend Michael (Dean Martin) think they have concocted the perfect story: they are secret agents! The falsehood leads to big TROUBLE.
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 Winchester '73 1950 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Steve Brodie, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, Jay C. Flippen, John Alexander, James Millican, Abner Biberman
While visiting Dodge City, Lin McAdam (James Stewart) wins a Winchester rifle in a marksmanship contest. But, the prized rifle is stolen by the contest runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown), and McAdam follows the trail of his stolen prize. Along the way, he meets assorted characters–including grifter Steve Miller (Charles Drake), sociopath Waco Johnny Dean (Dan Duryea), and beautiful Lola Manners (Shelly Winters). When he finally reaches the end of the trail, a big shootout awaits. One of the great Westerns.
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| 1. All American (1953)
2. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
3. Beachhead (1954)
4. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
5. Boeing Boeing (1965)
6. The Boston Strangler (1968)
7. Brainwaves (1982)
8. Brittle Glory (1997)
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
9. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
10. Casanova & Co. (1976)
aka: Sex on the Run
aka: Some Like It Cool
11. Celluloid Closet (1996)
12. The Chastity Belt (1968)
aka: On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
13. Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
14. City Across the River (1949)
15. The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)
16. Criss Cross (1949)
17. The Defiant Ones (1958)
18. Don't Make Waves (1967)
19. Drop Dead Darling (1966)
aka: Arrivederci, Baby
20. Flesh and Fury (1952)
21. Forbidden (1953)
22. Forty Pounds of Trouble (1963)
23. Francis (1949)
24. Goodbye Charlie (1964)
25. The Great Impostor (1960)
26. The Great Race (1965)
27. Houdini (1953)
28. I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
29. The Immortals (1995)
30. Insignificance (1985)
31. Johnny Dark (1954)
32. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
33. Kansas Raiders (1950)
34. Kings Go Forth (1958)
35. The Lady Gambles (1949)
36. The Last Tycoon (1976)
37. Lepke (1975)
38. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
39. Little Miss Marker (1980)
40. Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
41. The Manitou (1978)
42. Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
43. Midnight (1989)
44. The Midnight Story (1957)
45. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
46. Mister Cory (1957)
47. Monte Carlo or Bust (1969)
aka: Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
48. Naked in New York (1994)
49. No Room for the Groom (1952)
50. Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)
51. Operation Petticoat (1959)
52. The Outsider (1961)
53. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
54. The Perfect Furlough (1958)
55. Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
56. Prime Target (1991)
57. The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
58. The Purple Mask (1955)
59. The Rat Race (1960)
60. The Rawhide Years (1956)
61. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
62. Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
63. Sextette (1978)
64. Sierra (1950)
65. Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
66. So This Is Paris (1954)
67. Some Like It Hot (1959)
68. Son of Ali Baba (1952)
69. Spartacus (1960)
70. The Square Jungle (1955)
71. Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
aka: War Games
72. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
73. Taras Bulba (1962)
74. Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
75. Trapeze (1956)
76. The Vikings (1958)
77. Who Was That Lady? (1960)
78. Wild and Wonderful (1964)
79. Winchester '73 (1950)
80. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
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