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Captain John Smith and Pocahontas   1953     1 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers  
Cast: Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance, Alan Hale Jr., Robert Clarke, Stuart Randall, James Seay, Philip Van Zandt, Shepard Menken, Douglass Dumbrille, Anthony Eustrel, William Cottrell, Henry Rowland

  The legend of Captain John Smith and Indian princess Pocahontas is the theme of this story in which Pocahontas saves Smith's life and continues through their ill-fated romantic future in the colony of Jamestown.

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Donovan's Brain   1953     2 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Felix E. Feist  
Cast: Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis, Steve Brodie, Lisa Howard, Tom Powers, Michael Colgan, James Anderson, Victor Sutherland, Peter Adams, Harlan Warde, Shimen Ruskin, Walter Merrill, Max Wagner, William Cottrell

  Scientist Dr. Patrick Corey (Lew Ayres) specializes in brain research and has successfully kept a monkey's brain alive. When a ruthless millionaire dies in a plane accident, Corey notes that brain waves are still active and removes the brain for experimentation. The brain stays alive and even begins to control Corey–who continues the millionaire's corrupt work in a Jekyll/Hyde-like situation. As the brain becomes ever more powerful, it influences others to do its bidding. A good film based on Curt Siodmak's novel and was filmed previously as "Lady and the Monster" and later as "The Brain" a.k.a. "Vengeance." This film is closest to the novel's storyline.



Cast
Lew Ayres Dr. Patrick J. Cory
Gene Evans Dr. Frank Schratt
Nancy Davis Janice Cory
Steve Brodie Herbie Yocum
Lisa Howard Chloe Donovan
Tom Powers Donovan's Washington Advisor
Michael Colgan Tom Donovan
James Anderson Chief Tuttle
Victor Sutherland Nathaniel Fuller
Peter Adams Mr. Webster
Harlan Warde Treasury Agent Brooke
Shimen Ruskin Tailor
Walter Merrill Town House Desk Clerk
Max Wagner Station Agent
William Cottrell Dr. Crane
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Julius Caesar   1953     4 stars    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz  
Cast: Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr, Edmond O'Brien, George Macready, Michael Pate, Richard Hale, Alan Napier, John Hoyt, William Cottrell, Tom Powers, Ian Wolfe

  This rendition of Shakespeare's play is excellent. Marlon Brando's performance as Mark Anthony is powerful, and James Mason's portrayal of Brutus is just as good. The film received an Oscar for Art Direction/Set Decoration and had four other nominations, including Best Picture and Actor (Brando).



Cast
Louis Calhern Julius Caesar
Marlon Brando Marc Antony
James Mason Brutus
John Gielgud Cassius
Greer Garson Calpurnia
Deborah Kerr Portia
Edmond O'Brien Casca
George Macready Marullus
Michael Pate Flavius
Richard Hale Soothsayer
Alan Napier Cicero
John Hoyt Decius Brutus
William Cottrell Cinna
Tom Powers Metellus Cimber
Ian Wolfe Ligarius
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Drama
Director: Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton  
Cast: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton, Jean Wallace, Patricia Roc, Belita, Wilfrid Hyde-White, William Phipps, William Cottrell, George Thorpe, Chaz Chase, Howard Vernon

  Based on Georges Simenon's novel, this is an intriguing tale of a cat-and-mouse game played between police Inspector Jules Maigret (Charles Laughton) and Radek (Franchot Tone), which leads to a climactic chase over Paris rooftops.



Cast
Charles Laughton Inspector Jules Maigret
Franchot Tone Johann Radek
Burgess Meredith Joseph Heurtin
Robert Hutton Bill Kirby
Jean Wallace Edna Wallace
Patricia Roc Helen Kirby
Belita Gisella Heurtin
Wilfrid Hyde-White Professor Grollet
William Phipps Janvier
William Cottrell Moers
George Thorpe Comelieu
Chaz Chase Waiter
Howard Vernon Inspector

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The Strange Door   1951     1 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Pevney  
Cast: Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Wyler, Michael Pate, Paul Cavanagh, Alan Napier, William Cottrell, Morgan Farley, Charles Horvath, Eddie Parker, Stanley Mann, Keith McConnell, Herbert Evans, Harry Cording

  This is the adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Sire de Maletroit's Door" in which the mad Frenchman, Alan de Maletroit (Charles Laughton), cannot control his insane jealousy and throws his brother Edmond (Paul Cavanagh) in the dungeon while forcing a marriage on his brother's daughter, Blanche (Sally Forrest).



Cast
Charles Laughton Sire Alain de Maletroit
Boris Karloff Voltan
Sally Forrest Blanche de Maletroit
Richard Wyler Denis de Beaulieu
Michael Pate Talon
Paul Cavanagh Edmond de Maletroit
Alan Napier Count Grassin
William Cottrell Corbeau
Morgan Farley Renville
Charles Horvath Turec
Eddie Parker Moret
Stanley Mann Servant
Keith McConnell Courier
Herbert Evans Clergyman
Harry Cording Guard
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Movie Quick Pick
1. Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
2. Donovan's Brain (1953)
3. Julius Caesar (1953)
   aka: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
4. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
5. The Strange Door (1951)


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