About Face 1952  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson, Phyllis Kirk, Joel Grey, Virginia Gibson, Larry Keating, John Baer, Aileen Stanley Jr., Cliff Ferre
Set to music, this is a remake of 1938's "Brother Rat" about three cadets at Virginia Military Institute who try to conceal a forbidden marriage that would mean dismissal from the cadet corps for one of them if it was discovered.
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Athena 1954   N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Nancy Kilgas, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, Linda Christian, Steve Reeves, Ray Collins, Edmund Purdom
This musical is about a bizarre family of seven sisters who take the adage "You are what you eat" to the extreme. 1 User Review
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| | Worth seeing for the muscle | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | Athena had a dumb story and some stupid songs, but it features Steve Reeves and Dick Dubois, two of the best built and handsomest bodybuilders of the day. The parts where Steve Reeves is flipped by Edmund Purdom is pure science fiction. |
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 Funny Face 1957  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair, Suzy Parker, Robert Flemyng, Ruta Lee, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Jean Del Val, Alex Gerry, Dovima, Virginia Gibson, Sue England, Paul Smith
Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) uses a bookstore to shoot a layout and is fascinated with hapless clerk Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) who has been left with the cleanup after models and photographer have left. Not to worry, Jo is rescued by Dick who takes her to Paris and turns her into a glamorous fashion model. All this, and a love story to boot, makes a good movie.
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Goodbye, My Fancy 1951 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Janice Rule, Lurene Tuttle, Howard St. John, Ellen Corby, John Qualen, Virginia Gibson
When Agatha Reed (Joan Crawford) returns to her alma mater to receive an honorary degree, she becomes involved with college president Dr. J. Merrill (Robert Young) AND reporter Matt Cole (Frank Lovejoy). This film marks Janet Rule's film debut.
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 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Marc Platt, Jane Powell, Julie Newmar, Ruta Lee, Ian Wolfe, Virginia Gibson, Matt Mattox, Jacques d'Amboise, Nancy Kilgas, Betty Carr, Norma Doggett
Great dancing highlights this fanciful musical about seven brothers in 1850s' Oregon who "kidnap" seven women chosen as their brides. An avalanche prevents the girls' relatives from rescuing them, and love blooms before the spring thaw. An Academy Award went to the film for Best Musical Score, and a nomination was received for Best Picture along with three other nominations.
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Starlift 1951  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Janice Rule, Ron Hagerthy, Dick Wesson, Richard Webb, Gary Cooper, James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Hayden Rorke, Howard St. John, Virginia Gibson, Phil Harris
This film is a patriot tribute to those who served in the Korean War. Starlet Nell Wayne (Janice Rule) is accompanying Doris Day and Gordon MacRae (playing themselves) to perform in a variety show at Travis Air Force Base. A soldier, Cpl. Rick (Ron Hagherthy), falls for Nell, romance blooms, and the press makes a big deal of it. But, Rick has misled Nell about his military duties, and the romance begins to fail–until Rick really does volunteer for combat duty. The film features cameo appearances by many movie stars.
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Tea for Two 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Patrice Wymore, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, S.Z. Sakall, Bill Goodwin, Virginia Gibson, Crauford Kent, Elinor Donahue, Harry Harvey, Pat Flaherty, George Baxter, Herschel Daugherty
Based on the Broadway musical, "No, No, Nanette," this delightful film is about Nan's (Doris Day) bet that she can get money needed for her Broadway musical show by not answering "NO!" for an entire weekend. Nan wins the bet and then learns that the money was wiped out in the Wall Street Stock Market crash. Jimmy (Gordon MacRae) is smitten with Nan and offers her the money. The show does go on and is a hit. The film's songs include "Tea for Two," "I Want to Be Happy," "I Only Have Eyes for You," and "Do Do Do."
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| 1. About Face (1952)
2. Athena (1954)
3. Funny Face (1957)
4. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
5. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
6. Starlift (1951)
7. Tea for Two (1950)
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