21 Hours at Munich 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: William Holden, Franco Nero, Shirley Knight, Richard Basehart, Anthony Quayle, Noel Willman, Georg Marischka, Paul L. Smith, Gunther Maria Halmer, Martin Gilat
This film represents a reenactment of the Munich Olympic Games' tragedy in 1972 when Arab terrorists kidnapped nine and murdered two Israeli athletes.
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The 7th Dawn 1964   N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Seventh Dawn
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsuro Tamba, Michael Goodliffe, Allan Cuthbertson, Maurice Denham, Sydney Tafler, Beulah Quo, Tony Price
Communist terrorists, British officials, and the people of Malaya fight for control of the country.
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Alvarez Kelly 1966 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal, Victoria Shaw, Arthur Franz, Harry Carey Jr., Richard Rust, Don "Red" Barry
During the Civil War, Confederate forces kidnap Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) and recruit him to rustle cattle that are badly needed to feed Southern families.
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Apartment for Peggy 1948   N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Griff Barnett, Randy Stuart, Marion Marshall, Gene Nelson, Henri Letondal, Houseley Stevenson
Peggy (Jeanne Crain) and her newly wed professor husband, Jason (William Holden), settle into the world of academia in this cute comedy about life in America following World War II. 2 User Reviews
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| | Great old movie | emily a 11/04/2007 | | I saw this movie many years ago. It was one of those late night gems that keep you up until it's over. It's a great comedy that even today would make you laugh out loud. If you want a good movie that reminds you of your favorite classics, this one is most definitely worth watching. |
| | doughjoe 08/11/2007 | | This is an overlooked gem of a film by the director/writer of Miracle on 34th Street and another excellent but hard-to-find film called Little Boy Lost (starring Bing Crosby). Dealing with issues as powerful as suicide and the tension to sacrifice ideals for material gain, Seaton once again shows that skilled directors could work within the Hollywood system and lift films into a higher realm. It is genuinely funny and touching, and - while some of the attitudes of 1948 seem rather dated - there is much that rings true. Excellent performances by Holden, Crain & Gwenn. |
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Arizona 1940 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Regis Toomey, George Chandler, Byron Foulger, Edgar Buchanan, Colin Tapley
Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) is a rough-and-tumble woman who becomes involved with Peter Muncie (William Holden), and together they clean up the area around Tucson.
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Ashanti 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Beverly Johnson, Kabir Bedi, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Winston Ntshona, Jean-Luc Bideau, Johnny Sekka
After his wife Anna (Beverly Johnson) is kidnapped by slave traders, Doctor David Linderby (Michael Caine) travels across Africa in pursuit of her captors.
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Blaze of Noon 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Johnny Sands, Jean Wallace, Lloyd Corrigan
Early days of the United States Air Mail service provide the subject for this film featuring brothers Colin (William Holden), Roland (Sonny Tufts), Tad (Sterling Hayden), and Keith (Johnny Sands) who pioneered the new profession as daring pilots.
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Boots Malone 1951 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: William Holden, Johnny Stewart, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael, Ed Begley, Harry Morgan, Whit Bissell, Carl Benton Reid, Ralph Dumke, Anthony Caruso
A drifter, Boots Malone (William Holden), trains to be a first-rate jockey and–only then–realizes the role of the gambling syndicate in the Sport of Kings.
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Born Yesterday 1950   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden, Howard St. John, Frank Otto, Larry Oliver, Barbara Brown, Grandon Rhodes, Claire Carleton, Charles Cane, Paul Marion, John Morley, Helen Eby-Rock, William Mays, Smoki Whitfield
Tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) goes to Washington, D.C., with his girlfriend Billie (Judy Holliday) and, once there, decides she needs lessons to help her learn social graces. Professor Paul Verrall (William Holden) is hired, and, during the course of his teaching, tutor and student fall in love. Holliday won the Oscar for her role as the dizzy blonde. Nominations for Best Picture, Director, Writing, and Costume Design were also received.
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Breezy 1973 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Marj Dusay, Shelley Morrison, Joan Hotchkis, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Norman Bartold, Lynn Borden, Eugene Peterson
Directed by Clint Eastwood, this is the story of a May-December romance between a divorced older man (William Holden) and a ditzy teenager (Kay Lenz).
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 The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957  N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Andre Morell, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Ann Sears
A Japanese colonel (Sessue Hayakawa) is in charge of building a bridge with a work force of British and American prisoners of war. Alec Guinness plays the proud Col. Nicholson who starts out proving British superiority and ends up devoted to the successful completion of "his" bridge. This great film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, David Lean won for Best Director, and Alec Guinness won for Best Actor. It won four other Oscars as well: Best Writing, Cinematography, Film Editing, and Musical Score. 1 User Review
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| | TREMENDOUS, BUT SECOND TO BRIDGES OVER TOYKO REA | DIAMONDQB 03/27/2007 | | |
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Charles McGraw, Earl Holliman, Dennis Weaver, Robert Strauss, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Keiko Awaji, Charles Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Dickie Jones, Corey Allen
Harry Brubaker (William Holden) leaves his law firm to fly Navy jets in Korea. When his wife, Nancy (Grace Kelly), visits him, Admiral Tarrant (Fredric March) tells her that her husband flies dangerous missions, and–for the first time–Nancy understands the dangers of being a jet pilot during wartime. 1 User Review
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| | THIS IS ONE MOVIE THAT I WATCH OVER AND OVER | DIAMONDQB...USNA 03/27/2007 | | BECAUSE I WAS WW2 USNA, AND ALSO WORKED FOR ACADEMY (WP) FOR THE NEXT 20 ODD YEARS, THIS WAS A MOVIE A LOT LIKE MYSELF IN MANY WAYS, EXCEPT I AM STILL HERE AND MY LITTLE WIFE, MY LITTLE PEARLEY B., WHOM I LOVE MORE THAN LIFE ITS SELF AND I HAD 66WONDERFUL YEARS TOGETHER, SHE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD OCT.29, 2005, AND LEFT ME A VERY BROKEN HEARTED OLD GUY, I LOVE AND MISS HER SO, YOU CAN SEE PICTURES http://jonmulliniks.blogster.com HER FAVORITE MALE ACTOR OF COURSE WAS WILLIAM HOLDEN, SHE SAID BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE ME AND WE WERE SO MUCH A LIKE, SHE KNEW HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD, I ALSO LIKED HOLDEN VERY MUCH AND WE SAW MOST OF HIS FILMS, I JUST GOT THROUGH LOOKING AT ONE OF HIS CIVAL WAR MOVIES...MARANATHA!!! WINDRIVERCHOCTAW@JUNO.COM |
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Casino Royale 1967 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: John Huston, Val Guest, Ken Hughes, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Woody Allen, Orson Welles, William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Daliah Lavi, John Huston, George Raft, Joanna Pettet, Charles Boyer, Kurt Kasznar, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Peter O'Toole
Special Agent 007 James Bond (David Niven) is enjoying retirement when he is coaxed back into the Secret Service after M is slain. Bond's mission is to smash the spy organization SMERSH, which is headed by the evil Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), and to accomplish that goal, agents converge on Casino Royale. Burt Bacharach provided the good musical score. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song ("The Look of Love").
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The Christmas Tree 1969   G, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: When Wolves Cry
Director: Terence Young
Cast: William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil, Brook Fuller, Madeleine Damien, Friedrich von Ledebur, Mario Feliciani, Yves Barsacq, Georges Douking, Michel Thomass, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Dealing with the impending death of his 10-year-old son Pascal (Brook Fuller) following radiation contamination, French-American millionaire Laurent (William Holden) devotes his own life to ensure Pascal's happiness. 1 User Review
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| | Class film | Anonymous 02/02/2007 | | |
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The Counterfeit Traitor 1962 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Seaton
Cast: William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith, Ernst Schroder, Eva Dahlbeck, Werner Peters, Klaus Kinski, Stefan Schnabel, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Phil Brown
Oil importer Eric Erickson (William Holden) is recruited in Stockholm as a spy for the Allies against the Nazis during World War II.
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The Country Girl 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds, Eddie Ryder, Robert Kent, Frank J. Scannell, Jacqueline Fontaine, "Snub" Pollard, John W. Reynolds, Franklyn Farnum, Jon Provost, Ida Moore, Dan White
Devoted Georgie (Grace Kelly) must deal with her alcoholic husband, Frank (Bing Crosby), whose acting career is fading. Georgie plays the foil to hide her husband's problem with alcohol. Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her role; the film also won an Academy Award for Best Writing and had nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Crosby), Director, Cinematography, and Art Direction/Set Decoration.
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Damien: Omen II 1978 R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Omen II: Damien
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henriksen, Meshach Taylor, Allan Arbus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Lucas Donat, Fritz Ford, John J. Newcombe, John Charles Burns
It's seven years later (although only two years since the original "Omen"), and Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) has moved in with his rich Aunt Ann and Uncle Richard (Lee Grant and William Holden) after getting rid of his parents in the prior movie. Those who cross Damien are quickly, and grossly, done away with as he plots to inherit his uncle's wealth. The special effects are great. Followed by "The Final Conflict" and "The Awakening."
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The Dark Past 1948 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Berry Kroeger, Steven Geray, Ellen Corby, Wilton Graff
This remake of "Blind Alley" is a psychological drama about a professor, Doctor Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb), outwitting his captor, escaped convict Al Walker (William Holden).
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Dear Ruth 1947  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Edward Arnold, Mary Philips, Mona Freeman, Billy De Wolfe, Irving Bacon, Isabel Randolph, Virginia Welles, Marietta Canty
"Dear Wife" and "Dear Brat" were sequels to this comedy about the amusing adventures of the Wilkens family. This Hollywood movie was based on Norman Krasna's Broadway hit and is entertaining despite its age. 2 User Reviews
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| | oldiebutgoodie 06/16/2009 | | A great movie, wonderful and predictable ending. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Please put on DVD!! |
| | Anonymous 01/31/2007 | | THIS is a great movie! I wish this movie would be made on DVD. |
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Dear Wife 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Haydn
Cast: William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold, Mary Philips, Harry von Zell, Irving Bacon, Arleen Whelan, Elisabeth Fraser
This sequel to "Dear Ruth" again stars William Holden and Joan Caulfield as Bill and Ruth Seacroft. Now, Bill is running for state senator against a formidable opponent–his father-in-law.
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The Devil's Brigade 1968 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Claude Akins, Richard Jaeckel, Dana Andrews, Michael Rennie, Carroll O'Connor, Patric Knowles
A group of thugs unite to form a Special Forces unit during World War II. Their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Frederick (William Holden), leads them on a dangerous mission into Italy.
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The Earthling 1980 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson, Olivia Hamnett, Alwyn Kurts, Redmond Phillips, Tony Barry
Orphaned by the death of his parents (Jack Thompson and Olivia Hamnett) in a camping accident, Shawn Daley (Ricky Schroder) is rescued by a hermit, Patrick Foley (William Holden), who teaches him the art of survival in the Australian outback.
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Escape from Fort Bravo 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, William Campbell, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Glenn Strange, Alex Montoya, Charles Stevens, William Newell, Harry Cheshire
During the Civil War, Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe) is being held prisoner at the prison camp where Southern belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) is brought in to distract Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) and aid in a prison break. The ploy works, Roper falls in love with Carla, and she leaves with the escaping rebels including Marsh who has also fallen for Carla. But, Roper catches up with them and leads them back to Fort Bravo. It proves to be a difficult trek–especially when they meet up with a Mescalero Apache hunting party and must form an alliance to fend off the attack.
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Escape to Athena 1979 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Cast: Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Stefanie Powers, Sonny Bono, Elliott Gould, William Holden, Anthony Valentine, Siegfried Rouch, Michael Sheard, Richard Wren, Philip Locke, Steve Ubels
Allied POWs get help from a Nazi (Roger Moore) and a Greek resistance leader (Telly Savalas) in a daring attempt to escape from their prison and to locate a hidden treasure on Mount Athena. But, problems arise concerning the fact that a secret German rocket installation is also located on the mountain.
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Executive Suite 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: William Holden, Tim Considine, William Phipps, June Allyson, Fredric March, Barbara Stanwyck, Shelley Winters, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Paul Douglas
Big business, with all of its perks and flaws, is exposed in this film. Loren Shaw (Fredric March) and his forces work against McDonald Walling (William Holden) and his supporters in the struggle for the position of president of Treadway Corporation.
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Fedora 1978 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Jose Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Henry Fonda, Michael York, Hildegarde Neff, Mario Adorf, Gottfried John, Hans Jaray
Adapted from Thomas Tryon's "Crowned Heads," this tale is about a down-on-his-luck movie producer, Barry Detweiler (William Holden), who tries to lure an elusive movie star, Fedora (Marthe Keller), out of her retirement on the Greek isles. Nothing is like appears, and the "surprise" ending is unsurprising. Kinda long.
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The Fleet's In 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Cass Daley, Leif Erickson, Rod Cameron, Gil Lamb, Jack Norton, Barbara Britton
Betty Hutton makes a splash as a WAVE in this musical about sailors on shore leave. The story was remade by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as "Sailor Beware."
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Force of Arms 1951 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Girl for Joe
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Evans, Dick Wesson, Paul Picerni, Katherine Warren, Ross Ford, Ron Hagerthy, Don Gordon
This film, based on Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is set in Italy during World War II where WAC nurse Lieutenant Eleanor McKay (Nancy Olson) falls in love with her patient, Sergeant Peterson (William Holden).
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Forever Female 1953 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, James Gleason, Jesse White, Marjorie Rambeau, George Reeves, King Donovan, Marion Ross, Pat Crowley
An aging summer-stock star tries to take on roles meant for much younger actresses in this perceptive, and very funny, story.
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Golden Boy 1939 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Don Beddoe, Frank Jenks, Charles Halton
In William Holden's first starring role, he delivers a fine performance as Joe Napoleon, who dreams of being a violinist but turns to boxing as a more viable means of earning money.
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The Horse Soldiers 1959 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson, Strother Martin, Hoot Gibson, Anna Lee, Russell Simpson, Carleton Young, Ken Curtis, Judson Pratt, Willis Bouchey, Bing Russell, O.Z. Whitehead, Hank Worden
This story is based on a true event during the Civil War; a Union cavalry unit, led by Col. Marlowe (John Wayne), invaded the Confederacy in an attempt to weaken it into early submission. John Ford/John Wayne do their usual good job of entertaining.
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I Wanted Wings 1941 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore, Veronica Lake, Harry Davenport, Phil Brown, Edward Fielding, Willard Roberts
This film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects and provided the vehicle for Veronica Lake's film debut. The ho-hum plot involves the experiences of three men going through flight training during World War II.
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Invisible Stripes 1939 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Flora Robson, Humphrey Bogart, Paul Kelly, Marc Lawrence, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill, Moroni Olsen, Tully Marshall, Joseph Crehan, Joe Downing, Chester Clute, Margot Stevenson
Cliff Taylor (George Raft) is paroled from Sing Sing prison the same day as mobster Chuck Martin (Humphrey Bogart). Cliff needs money to help his younger brother Tim (William Holden) get married to Peggy (Jane Bryan) and joins Chuck's gang. Problems ensue, and both Cliff and Chuck are killed by rival gangsters Ed Kruger (Paul Kelly) and Lefty Sloan (Marc Lawrence). But, as they lie near death, Cliff and Chuck console themselves with the fact that by dying they will not be serving life sentences.
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The Key 1958 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oskar Homolka, Kieron Moore, Bernard Lee, Noel Purcell, Bryan Forbes, James Hayter, John Crawford
In this, Sophia Loren's first British film, she plays "Stella," a kept woman, whose key is passed from one naval officer to the next one who arrives in port during World War II.
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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom, Murray Matheson, Richard Loo, Virginia Gregg, Soo Yong, Philip Ahn, Donna Martell
Yes, the story is pure soap, BUT the film is worthwhile. This story of racial bigotry develops when a Eurasian doctor (Jennifer Jones) falls in love with an American journalist (William Holden). Love triumphs, as did the title song, which won an Oscar. The film won two other Oscars and was nominated for an additional five, including Best Picture and Actress.
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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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Meet the Stewarts 1942 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: William Holden, Frances Dee, Grant Mitchell, Anne Revere, Margaret Hamilton, Don Beddoe, Mary Gordon, Marjorie Gateson, Danny Mummert, Marguerite Chapman
Candace (Francis Dee) is a spoiled socialite who agrees to live on the budget of her working-class husband, Michael Stewart (William Holden).
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Million Dollar Legs 1939 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, Jackie Coogan, Peter Lind Hayes, Buster Crabbe, Richard Denning, Thurston Hall, William Holden, Roy Gordon
Greg (John Hartley) is an able college athlete and student who strives to succeed without the financial backing of his father (Thurston Hall). The college kids buy a racehorse to get the school out of debt. Holden's appearance is very brief-look fast.
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Lucille Ball, William Holden, Janis Carter, James Gleason, Frank McHugh, Will Wright, Gloria Henry, George Cleveland, Stephen Dunne, Arthur Space
Secretary Ellen Grant (Lucille Ball) gets in deeper than she plans when she gets involved with the underworld of bookies and shady real estate agents.
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The Moon Is Blue 1953 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: William Holden, David Niven, Maggie McNamara, Tom Tully, Dawn Addams, Albert Bassermann, Fortunio Bonanova, Gregory Ratoff, Hardy Kruger, Johanna Matz
Considered risque when it was released in the 1950s, this is the story of a young woman, Polly (Maggie McNamara), who flaunts her virginity. Maggie received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Network 1976 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Beatrice Straight, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Arthur Burghardt, Darryl Hickman, Lane Smith, Bill Burrows, John Carpenter, Jordan Charney, Kathy Cronkite, Ed Crowley
The United Broadcasting System decides to fire its dean of newscasters, Howard Beale (Peter Finch). His friend, network executive Max Schumacher (William Holden), announces that Beale is being fired, and Beale responds by telling the audience that he will be committing suicide on the next show. The head of the network, Frank Hackett (Robert Duvall), wants to get rid of Beale immediately–until he realizes that the network will have the highest ratings ever when Beale commits suicide on the air–and programming exec Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) talks him into airing the show. The show goes on, but Hackett does not commit suicide and, instead, announces, "I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" He is suffering a nervous breakdown, but the ratings of his television news show skyrocket, and Hackett becomes a TV icon. This film provides great satire on the greed inherent in television networks as they fight for top ratings. Oscars were won by Faye Dunaway (Best Actress), Peter Finch (Best Actor), and Beatrice Straight (Best Supporting Actress). Six nominations were also received, including Best Picture, Actor (William Holden), Supporting Actor (Ned Beatty) and Director.
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Our Town 1940 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Stuart Erwin, Spencer Charters, Doro Merande
Thornton Wilder's story about Grover's Corners is brought to the screen in a heart-warming tale about the early 1900's era. It centers on Emily (Martha Scott) and George (William Holden), who fall in love in Grover's Corners. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Actress (Scott).
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Paris - When It Sizzles 1964 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Noel Coward, Gregoire Aslan, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Raymond Bussieres, Christian Duvaleix, Thomas Michel, Frank Sinatra
Aging screenwriter Richard Benson (William Holden) creates a fantasy world for his young typist, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), with whom he has fallen in love.
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Picnic 1955 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Susan Strasberg, Arthur O'Connell, Cliff Robertson, Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Verna Felton, Nick Adams, Reta Shaw, Raymond Bailey, Elizabeth Wilson, Phyllis Newman, Henry Pagueo, Don C. Harvey
When drifter Hal Carter (William Holden) wanders into a small Kansas town, his presence greatly affects the citizens as he falls in love with his old friend Alan Benson's (Cliff Robertson) fiancee Madge Owens (Kim Novak). Meanwhile, as he explores the town, Madge's young sister Millie (Susan Strasberg) and spinster schoolteacher Rosemary (Rosalind Russell) fall for him. Matters rise to a head at a picnic, and, after a fight with Alan, Hal hops a freight train to escape the law. But, by story's end, Madge is riding a bus in an effort to find her true love Hal. The film received Oscars for Art Direction/Set Decoration and Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture, and Director. Arthur O'Connell received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Howard Bevans, the rejected, reliable boyfriend of Rosemary.
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The Proud and Profane 1956 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin, William Redfield, Ross Bagdasarian, Marion Ross, Adam Williams, Ann Morriss, Richard Shannon
Red Cross worker Lee Ashley (Deborah Kerr), while serving in the Pacific theater during World War II, has a love affair with Lieutenant Colonel Colin Black (William Holden), and THEN learns he is already married.
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Rachel and the Stranger 1948 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Loretta Young, William Holden, Gary Gray, Robert Mitchum, Tom Tully, Sara Haden, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin, Regina Wallace, Frank Conlan
Big Davey (William Holden) buys a new bride, Rachel (Loretta Young), but he does not appreciate her until after an Indian raid and Jim (Robert Mitchum) shows an interest in her.
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The Remarkable Andrew 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Porter Hall, Montagu Love, Jimmy Conlin, Richard Webb, Frances Gifford, Nydia Westman
Andrew Jackson's ghost (Brian Donlevy) helps Andrew Long (William Holden) achieve justice when he is framed on a charge of embezzlement.
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The Revengers 1972  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: William Holden, Susan Hayward, Ernest Borgnine, Woody Strode, Arthur Hunnicutt, Roger Hanin, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Jorge Luke, Warren Vanders, Larry Pennell
When his family is massacred by Indians, Jon Benedict (William Holden) enlists the aid of six condemned convicts to help track down the killers. Cliche-filled nonsense. Susan Hayward's last film.
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S.O.B. 1981 R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, Robert Vaughn, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Robert Preston, Loretta Swit
Director Blake Edwards presented this satire on Hollywood's filmmaking that parallels the experiences of Edwards and his wife, Julie Andrews, as they rose to fame.
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Sabrina 1954 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer, Joan Vohs, Francis X. Bushman, Marcel Dalio, Nella Walker, Marcel Hillaire, Ellen Corby, Marjorie Bennett, Emory Parnell, Nancy Kulp
Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur. Unsophisticated Sabrina falls in love with David Larrabee (William Holden) who does not return her affections–until she returns from a Paris cooking school and has become a sophisticated woman. In addition to an Academy Award for Costume Design, the film received five nominations, including Best Actress (Hepburn) and Director.
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Satan Never Sleeps 1962 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Devil Never Sleeps
Flight from Terror
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: William Holden, Clifton Webb, France Nuyen, Athene Seyler, Martin Benson, Edith Sharpe, Weaver Lee, Burt Kwouk, Andy Ho, Marie Yang
Set in China during Mao's Communist revolution, this is the story of Father O'Banion (William Holden), a missionary priest, to whom the problems of a Communist regime become all too apparent.
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 Stalag 17 1953 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman, Peter Graves, Neville Brand, Sig Ruman, Peter Baldwin, Michael(2) Moore, Robinson Stone, Gil Stratton, William Pierson, Robert Shawley
William Holden captured the Oscar for his portrayal of Sefton, a P.O.W., suspected of collaborating with his Nazi captors. Intrigue continues throughout as clues are dropped that lead to the identity of the real informer. Oscar nominations were received for Best Supporting Actor (Robert Strauss) and Director.
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Streets of Laredo 1949 G, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Stanley Ridges, Alfonso Bedoya, Ray Teal, Clem Bevans, James Bell, Joe Dominguez, Dick Foote, Grandon Rhodes, Perry Ivins, Byron Foulger, Hank Bell
In this remake of 1936's "The Texas Rangers," outlaws Jim Dawkins (William Holden) and Wahoo Jones (William Bendix) turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, they are forced to capture a former cohort, Lorn Reming (Macdonald Carey).
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Submarine Command 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz, Darryl Hickman, Jack Kelly, Moroni Olsen, Jerry Paris, Charles Meredith
Set during the Korean War, the psychological conflicts of submarine Captain White (William Holden) outweigh his sea battles as he deals with his role in the death of two shipmates.
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Sunset Blvd. 1950 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Cecil B. DeMille, Jack Webb, Fred Clark, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Lloyd Gough, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton, Anna Q. Nisson, H.B. Warner
Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is an aging ex-Hollywood star who longs for a comeback. Aspiring screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) recognizes her weaknesses and moves into her home by flattering her with stories of her future regained stardom. In addition to three Oscars (Best Writing, Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Musical Score), the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Holden), Actress (Swanson), Supporting Actress and Actor (Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim), and Director.
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Texas 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, George Bancroft, Edgar Buchanan, Don Beddoe, Andrew Tombes, Addison Richards, Edmund MacDonald, Joseph Crehan
Amidst the wild world of early Texas cattlemen, two friends–one a cattle rustler, the other a cattleman (William Holden and Glenn Ford)–vie for the affections of a beautiful young woman (Claire Trevor).
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Those Were the Days 1940 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Good Old School Days
At Good Old Siwash
Director: Theodore Reed
Cast: William Holden, Bonita Granville, Ezra Stone, Judith Barrett, Richard Denning, James Seay, Alan Ladd, Vaughan Glaser, Lucien Littlefield, Phillip Terry, Sheila Ryan
Romance on the college campus is the theme of this film about the courtship of Martha (Bonita Granville) by Petey (William Holden).
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Toward the Unknown 1956 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith, Charles McGraw, Murray Hamilton, Paul Fix, James Garner, L.Q. Jones, Karen Steele, Bartlett Robinson
Air Force Major Lincoln Bond (William Holden) redeems himself for earlier behavior as a POW when he test-flies a new jet plane for the United States. Jim Garner's film debut.
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 The Towering Inferno 1974 PG, 165 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely, Jennifer Jones, Robert Wagner, Robert Vaughn
The special effects are spectacular in this disaster film about a raging fire in a newly constructed office building and hotel in San Francisco. An Oscar for Best Song went to "We May Never Love Like This Again." In addition to two other Oscars (Best Cinematography and Film Editing), the film was nominated for four others, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Fred Astaire).
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The Turning Point 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully, Ed Begley, Don Porter, Neville Brand, Ray Teal, Ted de Corsia, Howard Freeman
Crime committee chairman John Conroy (Edmund O'Brien) clashes with reporter Jerry McKibbon (William Holden) over methods of fighting the syndicate.
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Union Station 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts, James Seay, Herbert Heyes, Fred Graham, Parley Baer
Following the kidnapping of a woman, Chicago police Lieutenant William Calhoun (William Holden) leads fellow cops in a suspense-filled effort to trap the kidnapper.
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Variety Girl 1947 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, Paulette Goddard, Barbara Stanwyck, Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland, William Holden
This film is an all-star revue featuring a myriad of performers praising the humanitarian Variety Club's efforts for children in need.
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When Time Ran Out... 1980  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Earth's Final Fury
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Karras, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, James Franciscus
Fires, floods, shipwrecks, and airplane wrecks were not enough in the disaster genre. In this stretch for a new catastrophe, all the stars in the world could not save this bomb about a volcano. By the end of this tedious film, the viewer will root for the volcano! Some video copies actually have another 20 minutes added! Of course, volcanoes became film fodder in the 1990s.
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 The Wild Bunch 1969 R, 145 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, L.Q. Jones, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek
In 1913, Pancho Villa was the leader of a revolutionary army that the U.S. was warily aiding. This story is about a group of outlaws whose leader Pike Bishop (William Holden) boldly hijacks an ammunition train loaded with supplies for Gen. Mapache (Emilio Fernandez), and Bishop's ex-partner Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is in hot pursuit. A Sam Peckinpah classic that has it all.
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World of Suzie Wong 1960 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms, Michael Wilding, Laurence Naismith, Bernard Cribbins, Jacqui Chan, Yvonne Shima, Andy Ho, Lionel Blair
An American artist, Robert Lomax (William Holden), falls in love with Hong Kong prostitute Suzy Wong (Nancy Kwan).
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Young and Willing 1943 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward H. Griffith
Cast: William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, Martha O'Driscoll, James Brown, Barbara Britton, Mabel Paige, Paul Hurst, Olin Howland
Young and aspiring show-business hopefuls share an apartment building as well as their dreams and love as they strive for success.
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1. 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
2. The 7th Dawn (1964)
aka: The Seventh Dawn
3. Alvarez Kelly (1966)
4. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
5. Arizona (1940)
6. Ashanti (1979)
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy
7. Blaze of Noon (1947)
8. Boots Malone (1951)
9. Born Yesterday (1950)
10. Breezy (1973)
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
12. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
13. Casino Royale (1967)
14. The Christmas Tree (1969)
aka: When Wolves Cry
15. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
16. The Country Girl (1954)
17. Damien: Omen II (1978)
aka: Omen II: Damien
18. The Dark Past (1948)
19. Dear Ruth (1947)
20. Dear Wife (1949)
21. The Devil's Brigade (1968)
22. The Earthling (1980)
23. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
24. Escape to Athena (1979)
25. Executive Suite (1954)
26. Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
27. Fedora (1978)
28. The Fleet's In (1942)
29. Force of Arms (1951)
aka: A Girl for Joe
30. Forever Female (1953)
31. Golden Boy (1939)
32. The Horse Soldiers (1959)
33. I Wanted Wings (1941)
34. Invisible Stripes (1939)
35. The Key (1958)
36. The Lion (1962)
37. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
38. The Man from Colorado (1948)
39. Meet the Stewarts (1942)
40. Million Dollar Legs (1939)
41. Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
42. The Moon Is Blue (1953)
43. Network (1976)
44. Open Season (1974)
aka: The Recon Game
45. Our Town (1940)
46. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
47. Picnic (1955)
48. The Proud and Profane (1956)
49. Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
50. The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
51. The Revengers (1972)
52. S.O.B. (1981)
53. Sabrina (1954)
54. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
aka: The Devil Never Sleeps
aka: Flight from Terror
55. Stalag 17 (1953)
56. Streets of Laredo (1949)
57. Submarine Command (1951)
58. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
aka: Sunset Boulevard
59. Texas (1941)
60. Those Were the Days (1940)
aka: Good Old School Days
aka: At Good Old Siwash
61. Toward the Unknown (1956)
62. The Towering Inferno (1974)
63. The Turning Point (1952)
64. Union Station (1950)
65. Variety Girl (1947)
66. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
aka: Earth's Final Fury
67. The Wild Bunch (1969)
68. Wild Rovers (1971)
69. World of Suzie Wong (1960)
70. Young and Willing (1943)
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