Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak, Douglass Dumbrille, Marc Lawrence, Leon Belasco, Tor Johnson, Jack Raymond, Fred Nurney
After joining the Foreign Legion, Bud Jones (Bud Abbott) and Lou Hotchkiss (Lou Costello) end up in Algeria under the thumb of Sergeant Axmann (Walter Slezak).
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 Bedtime for Bonzo 1951  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Jesse White, Lucille Barkley, Herbert Heyes, Herb Vigran, Harry Tyler, Edward Gargan, Ann Tyrrell
In this light-hearted film, a college professor (Ronald Reagan) raises a chimpanzee in order to prove that it is environment, not heredity, that determines personality traits.
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 Black Beauty 1971 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: James Hill
Cast: Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Peter Lee Lawrence, Uschi Glas, Patrick Mower, John Nettleton, Maria Rohm, Eddie Golden, Clive Geraghty, John Hoey, Patrick Gardiner, Brian McGrath, Ronan Smith, Margaret Lacey, John Franklyn
The exceptional horse is the highlight of this adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel. Black Beauty grows up with young Joe Evans (Mark Lester), but then is taken away and passes through several people–including gypsies, a Spanish circus owner, and a soldier fighting the war in India. Finally, Black Beauty is rescued and, once again, Joe regains the regal horse.
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Born to Kill 1947  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lady of Deceit
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Elisha Cook Jr., Isabel Jewell, Esther Howard, Kathryn Card, Tony Barrett
Double murderer Sam Wild (Lawrence Tierney) marries Georgia (Audrey Long), but he prefers her sister (Claire Trevor) with whom he has an affair. Meanwhile, the police investigate the murders. A tough film–classic film noir.
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Call Me Madam 1953  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Billy De Wolfe, Helmut Dantine, Walter Slezak, Steven Geray, Ludwig Stossel, Lilia Skala, Percy Helton, Charles Dingle, Emory Parnell, John Wengraf, Frank Gerstle
In this film adaptation of Irving Berlin's Broadway musical, Sally Adams (Ethel Merman)–"the hostess with the mostess"–is the U.S. Ambassador to Lichtenburg. While serving as ambassador, Sally falls in love with Foreign Minister Cosmo Constantine (George Sanders). Meanwhile, Sally's press attache, Kenneth Gibson (Donald O'Connor), attracts Princess Maria (Vera-Ellen). Songs of note in this celebrated film include "You're Just in Love" and "It's a Lovely Day Today." An Oscar was received for Best Musical Score.
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Come September 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Walter Slezak, Brenda De Banzie, Rosanna Rory, Ronald Howard, Joel Grey, Ronnie Haran, Chris Seitz, Joan Freeman
Rich American Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) arrives at his Italian villa for a vacation in July rather than the usual September visit. That poses a problem for Maurice (Walter Slezak), the caretaker, since he runs the villa as a hotel when Robert is not there. But Robert's problems prove greater as he tries to stop his girlfriend Lisa (Gina Lollobrigida) from marrying another, and also finds himself acting as a chaperon for American girls who are being hounded by oversexed boys at his villa.
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Confidentially Connie 1953 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Van Johnson, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern, Walter Slezak, Gene Lockhart, Arthur Space, Barbara Ruick, Hayden Rorke, Robert Burton, Marilyn Erskine
Connie Bedloe (Janet Leigh) tries to convince her poor but proud husband Joe (Van Johnson) that his teaching job is a dead end street and gets support from his scheming father (Louis Calhern).
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Emil and the Detectives 1964 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Cast: Walter Slezak, Bryan Russell, Roger Mobley, Heinz Schubert, Peter Ehrlich, Cindy Cassell, Elsa Wagner, Wolfgang Volz, Eva-Ingleborg Schotz, Franz Nicklisch
After being drugged and robbed, Emil (Bryan Russell) gets help from hundreds of other children in tracking down the criminals.
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Heidi 1968 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Jennifer Edwards, Michael Redgrave, Walter Slezak, Peter van Eyck, Karl Lieffen, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Miriam Spoerri, John Moulder-Brown
This is a pleasant retelling of the classic tale of the orphaned Heidi (Jennifer Edwards) who goes to live with her grandfather (Michael Redgrave) in the Alps. Good scenery.
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Inspector General 1949 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Walter Catlett, Rhys Williams, Benny Baker, Norman Leavitt, Nestor Paiva, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Conlin, Fred Kelsey
A case of mistaken identity results in a very funny story as an illiterate stooge, Georgi (Danny Kaye), is wrongly identified as a man of power in the government. When he arrives in their town, corrupt town officers believe that Georgi is the Inspector General and grant him wishes and bribes to keep them from being arrested for stealing tax money. When the real Inspector General (Rhys Williams) arrives on the scene, the corruption is brought to an end, and Georgi is appointed the town's mayor–free to live happily ever after with the woman of his dreams, Leza (Barbara Bates). Songs include "The Gypsy Drinking Song."
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Lifeboat 1944 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee, William Yetter Jr.
After being torpedoed by a U-Boat during World War II, the ship's survivors–wounded stoker Gus Smith (William Bendix), fashion writer Constance Porter (Tallulah Bankhead), tycoon Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), radio operator Stan (Hume Cronyn), Capitalist Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), Communist John Kovac (John Hodiak), nurse Alice MacKenzie (Mary Anderson), Black steward George Spencer (Canada Lee), and hysterical Mrs. Higley (Heather Angel)–take onto their life raft Nazi commander Willy (Walter Slezak) of the U-Boat that sank their freighter. As the only seaman among the group, Willy takes charge, and their fate lies in Willy's hands. Alfred Hitchcock received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
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Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harry Scott
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, Walter Slezak, Albert Dekker, Albert Bassermann, Ferike Boros, Harry Shannon, John Banner, Hans Conried, Emory Parnell
A burlesque queen (Ginger Rogers) is about to marry an important Nazi agent (Walter Slezak) but is rescued from her fate by a radio war correspondent (Cary Grant).
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People Will Talk 1951 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie, Hume Cronyn, Walter Slezak, Sidney Blackmer, Margaret Hamilton, Will Wright, Katherine Locke, Basil Ruysdael
While under investigation by his colleagues, a doctor (Cary Grant) teaching at the university does not help his case when he marries a young, pregnant woman (Jeanne Crain).
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 The Pirate 1948 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, George Zucco, Lester Allen, Lola Deem, Ellen Ross, Mary Jo Ellis
Manuella (Judy Garland) is a Caribbean girl happily engaged to Don Pedro (Walter Slezak)–until a dashing "pirate" (Gene Kelly) sails into her life.
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The Princess and the Pirate 1944 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak, Victor McLaglen, Marc Lawrence, Hugo Haas, Maude Eburne, Adia Kuznetzoff, Brandon Hurst
Sylvester (Bob Hope) and Margaret (Virginia Mayo) are pursued by pirates (Walter Brennan is very funny as one of the pirates) and are caught in the clutches of La Roche (Walter Slezak).
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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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Sinbad the Sailor 1947 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, George Tobias, Jane Greer, Mike Mazurki, Sheldon Leonard, Alan Napier, John Miljan, Brad Dexter, Paul Guilfoyle, Glenn Strange, Ben Welden
Sinbad (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) sails off in search of the lost treasure of Alexander the Great and tries to win the heart of beautiful Shireen (Maureen O'Hara).
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The Spanish Main 1945  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Binnie Barnes, John Emery, Barton MacLane, J.M. Kerrigan, Fritz Leiber, Nancy Gates, Jack La Rue
Swashbucklers on the high seas is the theme of this adventure in which Capt. Laurent Van Horn (Paul Henreid) takes on the evil Don Alvarado (Walter Slezak) and wins the hand of the beautiful Contessa Francesca (Maureen O'Hara). 1 User Review
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| | Don't pay too much | Anonymous 02/13/2007 | | The Chinese bootleg has the opening & end credits chopped off. I guess they didn't want "RKO Studios" to be shown. Worth owning, but buy from a seller on Ebay rather than a high priced seller on Amazon. |
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Step Lively 1944 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak, Eugene Pallette, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Grant Mitchell, Anne Jeffreys, George Chandler, Rosemary La Planche, Shirley O'Hara, Dorothy Malone
Glen Russell (Frank Sinatra) has written a play that Gordon Miller (George Murphy) is producing as a musical on Broadway. Checking on the progress being made with rehearsals, Glen visits Miller in his hotel suite where he is staying on credit. Money is a problem, and Miller is threatened with being ousted by the hotel chain supervisor Wagner (Adolphe Menjou). The production company is out of money and must put on the show within the next few days to take care of debts. It turns out that Glen can sing, and, reluctantly, he steps into the leading role to save the show. Of course, the show is a hit, and Glen also gets the girl, Christine (Gloria DeHaven).
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Till We Meet Again 1944 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson, Mona Freeman, Vladimir Sokoloff, William Edmunds, Konstantin Shayne, George Davis, Jack Lambert
French nun Sister Clothilde (Barbara Britton) helps a downed American pilot (Ray Milland) evade Nazi capture during World War II.
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Treasure Island 1972 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: John Hough
Cast: Orson Welles, Kim Burfield, Walter Slezak, Lionel Stander, Rik Battaglia, Paul Muller, Maria Rohm, Aldo Sambrell, Angel del Pozo, Jean Lefebvre, Michel Garland, Adolfo Thous, Alibe, Jose Luis Chinchilla, Victor Israel
Jim Hawkins' (Kim Burfield) treasure map is the key that gets him involved with the band of pirates headed by Long John Silver (Orson Welles) in this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak, Oskar Homolka, Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett
Four tales of Jacob (Karl Boehm) and Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) Grimm are told in this biographical musical of the famous storytellers from days of yore. This film won the Academy Award for Best Costuming.
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The Yellow Cab Man 1950 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak, Edward Arnold, James Gleason, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Harvey, Herbert Anderson, John Butler, John Indrisano
Augustus "Red" Pirdy (Red Skelton) invents an "unbreakable" glass and runs into major problems keeping from being stolen by the bad guys. A very funny Skelton romp.
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| 1. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
2. Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
3. Black Beauty (1971)
4. Born to Kill (1947)
aka: Lady of Deceit
5. Call Me Madam (1953)
6. Come September (1961)
7. Confidentially Connie (1953)
8. Emil and the Detectives (1964)
9. Heidi (1968)
10. Inspector General (1949)
11. Lifeboat (1944)
12. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
13. People Will Talk (1951)
14. The Pirate (1948)
15. The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
16. Riffraff (1947)
17. Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
18. The Spanish Main (1945)
19. Step Lively (1944)
20. Till We Meet Again (1944)
21. Treasure Island (1972)
22. White Witch Doctor (1953)
23. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
24. The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
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