Cat-Women of the Moon 1953  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Romance
aka: Rocket to the Moon
Director: Arthur Hilton
Cast: Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, William Phipps, Douglas Fowley, Carol Brewster, Susan Morrow, Suzanne Alexander, Bette Arlen, Roxann Delman, Ellye Marshall, Judy Walsh
Commander Laird Grainger (Sonny Tufts) and his space ship co-pilot Kip Reissner (Victor Jory) take off for an expedition to the "back" side of the moon. Others in the crew are navigator Helen Salinger (Marie Windsor), Doug Smith (William Phipps), and Walt Walters (Douglas Fowley). When they land on the moon, they discover an underground empire of women, led by Alpha (Carol Brewster). They are the last members of an old civilization, and, after hypnotizing Helen, they plot to learn how to operate the ship so that they can steal it and head for Earth. Remade as "Missile to the Moon."
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 Cinderella 1950  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Iline Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Mike Douglas, William Phipps, James MacDonald, Luis Van Rooten, Don Barclay, Rhoda Williams, Earl Keen, June Foray, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeffrey Stone, Marion Darlington, Lucille Bliss
This is the classic Disney animated version of poor Cinderella (voice of Ilene Woods) who lives with her evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine (voice of Eleanor Audley) and stepsisters Drizella and Anastasia (voices of Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) but ends up going to the ball and meeting Prince Charming (voice of William Phipps/singing voice of Mike Douglas).
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Crossfire 1947 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Sam Levene, Paul Kelly, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Lex Barker, Richard Benedict, Tom Keene, William Phipps, Marlo Dwyer, Harry Harvey
Racial prejudice is the theme of this film about a war veteran (Robert Ryan) who cold-bloodedly kills a Jew (Sam Levene). The police (Robert Young and Robert Mitchum) set a trap through which they plan to catch the killer. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Ryan), Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame), Director, and Writing.
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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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Flat Top 1952  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, William Phipps, John Bromfield, Keith Larsen, William Schallert, Todd Karns, Phyllis Coates, Dave Willock, Walter Coy
World War II newsreel photographs enhance this story of daring exploits of the pilots aboard an aircraft carrier.
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Fort Algiers 1953  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon, Henry Corden, Joe Kirk, William Phipps, Lewis Martin, Leonard Penn
Nightclub singer Yvette (Yvonne De Carlo) tries to get inside info when tribal leader Amir (Raymond Burr) incites the natives to join a rebellion. When Yvette's mission is uncovered, her lover, Jeff (Carlos Thompson), comes to the rescue.
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993 G, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Cast: Don Ameche, Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Robert Hays, Kim Greist, Don Adler, Ed Bernard, Jean Smart, Veronica Lauren, William Phipps, Frank Roberts, Nurmi Husa
This is a remake of the original Disney "The Incredible Journey." Animals and voices blend into a delightful rendition of an adventure taken by two dogs–young bulldog Chance (voice of Michael J. Fox) and old golden retriever Shadow (voice of Don Ameche)– and one Himalayan cat Sassy (voice of Sally Field). Mistakenly believing that their owners have deserted them, their adventure takes them from their home in Oregon on an incredible trek across the Sierras that happily ends with a family reunion on Thanksgiving Day.
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The Indian Fighter 1955 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Abel, Walter Matthau, Lon Chaney Jr., Diana Douglas, Eduard Franz, Alan Hale Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., William Phipps
The Sioux are understandably upset with settlers taking over their land and stealing their gold. Enter a wagon train, with its leader Johnny Hawks (Kirk Douglas), winding its way through dangerous Sioux territory.
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower 1949 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Burgess Meredith
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.
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The Snow Creature 1954  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: W. Lee Wilder
Cast: Paul Langton, Leslie Denison, Teru Shimada, Rollin Moriyama, Robert Kino, Robert Hinton, Darlene Fields, George Douglas, Robert Bice, Rudolph Anders, William Phipps, Jack Daly
A snow creature has been captured in the Himalayas and is being shipped to the U.S. when a problem develops during the Customs inspection. The creature, which will kill anyone it comes near, escapes from the meat cooler that it is being shipped in and disappears into and under the L.A. city streets.
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They Live by Night 1948  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, Will Wright, William Phipps, Ian Wolfe, Harry Harvey, Charles Meredith
Set during the Great Depression, this story centers on three Mississippi prisoners who escape. One of them, Bowie (Farley Granger), wants only to live peacefully with his newfound love, Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell). But a life of crime beckons to reverse the new course of Bowie's plans.
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 War of the Worlds 1953  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin, Cedric Hardwicke, Robert Cornthwaite, Jack Kruschen, Henry Brandon, Sandro Giglio, William Phipps
This imaginative film earned the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It relates H. B. Wells' story about a Martian invasion that is stopped short when a bacteria invades the aliens' bloodstream. 1 User Review
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| | Haineye 03/06/2007 | | best sci-fi movie every made. Special effects and plot outstanding. |
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| 1. Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
aka: Rocket to the Moon
2. Cinderella (1950)
3. Crossfire (1947)
4. Executive Suite (1954)
5. Flat Top (1952)
6. Fort Algiers (1953)
7. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
8. The Indian Fighter (1955)
9. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
10. The Snow Creature (1954)
11. They Live by Night (1948)
12. War of the Worlds (1953)
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