An American Dream 1966  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Gist
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, J.D. Cannon, Harold Gould, Warren Stevens, Joe De Santis, George Takei, Stacy Harris
A wealthy woman is pushed from a tall building by her husband. The ensuing struggles between her husband, father, and the police are the subject of this film.
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The Barefoot Contessa 1954  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring, Rossano Brazzi, Valentina Cortese, Elizabeth Sellars, Warren Stevens, Franco Interlenghi, Bessie Love, Mari Aldon, Diana Decker, Bill Fraser
Through flashbacks from her graveside, friends (Humphrey Bogart and Edmond O'Brien) tell the story of film star Maria Vargus (Ava Gardner) and her rise and fall. Edmond O'Brien won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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Black Tuesday 1954 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves, Jean Parker, Milburn Stone, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Silvia Findley, James Bell, William Schallert, Vic Perrin
Vincent Canelli (Edward G. Robinson) and Peter Manning (Peter Graves) are escaped convicts trying to stay one step ahead of the cops in this exciting gangster film.
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Deadline U.S.A. 1952 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Kim Hunter, Ethel Barrymore, Ed Begley, Paul Stewart, Jim Backus, Warren Stevens, Joe De Santis, Carleton Young, Martin Gabel
Humphrey Bogart plays the honest newspaper editor who fights the evil underworld as his publisher (Ethel Barrymore) struggles to keep the business going.
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 Forbidden Planet 1956   N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller / Romance
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, James Drury, George Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson, Harry Harvey Jr., Roger McGee, Peter Miller, James Best
This is probably the best science fiction movie of the 1950s. It is the year 2200, and spaceship Altair-4–commanded by John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen)–has landed on a faraway planet. There he is greeted by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter (Anne Francis) who are the sole survivors of a colony of settlers. All is not as it should be, and the doctor does not intend to share the secrets of the planet.
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The Frogmen 1951  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Stevens, Robert Wagner, Harvey Lembeck, Robert Rockwell, Henry Slate, Robert Adler, Robert Patten, Fay Roope
LCdr. John Lawrence (Richard Widmark) commands a Navy Underwater Demolition Team whose members are resentful of him. But, their opinions change after he risks his life to neutralize a live torpedo. The Film received Academy Award nominations for Best Story and Cinematography.
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Gorilla at Large 1954 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Burr, Peter Whitney, Lee Marvin, Warren Stevens, Charlotte Austin, John Kellogg, Charles Tannen, John McKee, Max Wagner
A series of murders take place at an amusement park, The Garden of Evil, where the main attraction is a huge gorilla. The chief suspect is a gorilla–or is it someone else wearing a gorilla suit?
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Hot Spell 1958 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Shirley Booth, Anthony Quinn, Shirley MacLaine, Earl Holliman, Eileen Heckart, Warren Stevens, Clint Kimbrough, Jody Lawrance, Harlan Warde, Irene Tedrow
Alma Duval (Shirley Booth) longs to return to her marriage with her estranged husband (Anthony Quinn) who has become enamored with a younger woman.
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Madame X 1966 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Keir Dullea, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith, Constance Bennett, John Van Dreelen, Virginia Grey, Warren Stevens, Carl Benton Reid, Teddy Quinn, Frank Maxwell, Kaaren Verne, Joe De Santis, Bing Russell
In the sixth version of this story since 1909, Lana Turner plays the role of Holly Parker who is talked into disappearing in order to protect the career of her politician husband (John Forsythe). Subsequently, she is tried for murder and is defended by her (unknowing) son (Keir Dullea).
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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Clifton Webb, Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel, Billy Lynn, Doro Merande, Warren Stevens, J. Farrell MacDonald, Thomas Browne Henry, Hugh Beaumont
This is another film in the series of "Mr. Belvedere" comedies. This time, Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb) heads for a retirement home where he gets the residents up and out of their rocking chairs.
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No Name on the Bullet 1959 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, R.G. Armstrong, Virginia Grey, Warren Stevens, Willis Bouchey, Whit Bissell, Edgar Stehli, Simon Scott, Karl Swenson, Jerry Paris
Professional assassin John Gant (Audie Murphy) rides into Lordsburg causing paranoia among many in the town who have shady pasts. Who is the intended victim? One of Audie Murphy's best roles.
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Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden, Warren Stevens, Beatrice Straight, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott, Ted Donaldson, Hugh Beaumont, Harry Cheshire, Ken Christy, Cliff Clark
While flying to Los Angeles, David L. Trask (Gary Merrill) makes with fellow passengers–ex-stripper Bianca Carr (Shelley Winters), troubled Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie), and travelling salesman Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn). The plane crashes, and Trask is the sole survivor. Now, Trask visits the families of the victims, and, in the process, brings comfort to them and changes his own life forever.
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Red Skies of Montana 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Richard Widmark, Constance Smith, Jeffrey Hunter, Richard Boone, Warren Stevens, James Griffith, Joe Sawyer, Richard Crenna, Ralph Reed, Charles Bronson
Forest firefighters lose their lives in the line of duty, and their leader, Cliff Mason (Richard Widmark), tries to remember if he must take the blame for the tragedy.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 25 (Episodes 49&50) 1968 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: James Komack, Marc Daniels
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Warren Stevens, Barbara Bouchet, Anthony Caruso
Two episodes of the classic series are presented in this DVD. "A Piece of the Action" (aired 1/12/1968, stardate 4598.0)-Many years ago the starship Horizon visited the remote planet of Iotia, whose inhabitants were known to be heavily into imitation. The Enterprise makes a visit to check up on the people of Iotia and find that their civilization has been rebuilt to imitate the Chicago mobs of the 1920s (from a book left by Horizon). Kirk and his crew are in the middle of the turmoil and must get involved. "By Any Other Name" (aired 2/23/1968, stardate 4657.5)-While answering a distress signal from a planet, Kirk's landing party is captured by a group from the Andromeda galaxy searching for new places to colonize; they need the Enterprise in order to return home. Though they are huge beings with tentacles, they can take on human form and have great powers. Well, Kirk, what's your game plan to get out of this mess?
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Stroker Ace 1983  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson, Loni Anderson, John Byner, Bubba Smith, Cassandra Peterson, Frank O. Hill, Warren Stevens
Burt Reynolds is back behind the wheel–this time as "Stroker Ace," a NASCAR driver, who has a major dispute with the fast-food chicken king who sponsors his racing team. Lonnie Anderson provides the love interest. All this and Jim Nabors also sings–wow!
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Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie 1952 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: David Wayne, Jean Peters, Hugh Marlowe, Albert Dekker, Alan Hale Jr., Joyce Mackenzie, Helene Stanley, Richard Karlan, Merry Anders, Warren Stevens
Set in the early 1900s, barber Ben Halen (David Wayne) is a typical American male in a typical small town of that era who strives to protect his wife Nellie from the cold cruel world.
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| 1. An American Dream (1966)
2. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
3. Black Tuesday (1954)
4. Deadline U.S.A. (1952)
5. Forbidden Planet (1956)
6. The Frogmen (1951)
7. Gorilla at Large (1954)
8. Hot Spell (1958)
9. Madame X (1966)
10. Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
11. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
12. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
13. Red Skies of Montana (1952)
14. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 25 (Episodes 49&50) (1968)
15. Stroker Ace (1983)
16. Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
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