Detective Story 1951  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten
One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director.
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The Hidden Eye 1945  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty, William "Bill" Phillips, Ray Collins, Paul Langton, Thomas E. Jackson, Morris Ankrum, Eddie Acuff, Francis Pierlot, Robert Lewis
Blind Detective Mclain (Edward Arnold) is back in this second film based on Baynard Kenrick's sleuth. With the help of his dog, and a good sense of smell, he is out to solve a series of murders associated with an oriental cult. The scent of a rare perfume links the murders. The prior movie was "Eyes in the Night."
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Lady Gangster 1942  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox, Ruth Ford, Virginia Brissac, Roland Drew, Jackie Gleason, Dorothy Adams, William Hopper, William "Bill" Phillips, Vera Lewis, Dorothy Vaughan
Aspiring actress Dot Burton (Faye Emerson) takes a turn in the wrong direction when she hooks up with a gang of bank robbers. Ending up in prison, she participates in a breakout and eventually goes straight after saving Kenneth's (Frank Wilcox) life. There is good reason for director Florey to have used a pseudonym in this weak effort.
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The Man from Colorado 1948 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ellen Drew, William Holden, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle, Jerome Courtland, James Millican, Ian MacDonald, James Bush, Jim Bannon, William "Bill" Phillips, Eddie Fetherston, Ben Corbett, Stanley Andrews
Colonel Owen Devereaux (Glenn Ford) is a disturbed Civil War veteran who becomes a federal judge after returning from the war. His Army buddy Del Stewart (William Holden) has been appointed marshal, and he tries to help Owen overcome his psychologically motivated need to condemn men to death. Making matters worse is the fact that Del shares an unrequited love with Owen's wife Caroline (Ellen Drew) that causes jealousy. Tensions mount and lead to a violent conclusion.
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What Next, Corporal Hargrove? 1945 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn, Jean Porter, Chill Wills, Hugo Haas, William "Bill" Phillips, Paul Langton, Cameron Mitchell, William Lundigan, Walter Sande
This sequel to "See Here, Private Hargrove" finds our hero (Walker) in France near war's end. He and his buddy (Wynn) are on garbage duty where they get into all sorts of predicaments.
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| 1. Detective Story (1951)
2. The Hidden Eye (1945)
3. Lady Gangster (1942)
4. The Man from Colorado (1948)
5. What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
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