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416,851 | 663,392 | 79,116 | 8 | Great Alcatraz Film | Recently visited the Alcatraz Prison which reminded me of a haunting grave yard for poor souls who wasted their entire lives for wrong turns they made in life . This film portrayed just how Alcatraz really looks with its 5 x 9 cells and all of the accommodations of a toilet , a wash basin , a single pull down seat and a very uncomfortable bed . Clint Eastwood , ( Frank Morris ) , " A Perfect World " , ' 93 , played one of the prisoners who made a career out of breaking out of prisons in Georgia and was sent to the Rock . The dinning room looked exactly as it did when I viewed it , except it is in rather bad condition and the solitary confinement cells were really black hell holes to be placed in . Warden James Johnston who was the first Warden to serve from 1934 to 1948 who treated the prisoners better than most of the other wardens and allowed the men to have hobbies and were given job opportunities within the prison . If you are interested in how a few prisoners escaped from the ROCK , this is the film for you , however , no one really knows if the three of them every lived HAPPY EVER AFTER or just plain drowned . |
416,872 | 663,392 | 74,806 | 8 | Great Jodie Foster Film | For some reason I missed viewing this film which held my interest from the very beginning to the end and I was amazed at the great acting of Jodie Foster . Jodie was 14 years of age making this film playing the role as Rynn who in the film was suppose to be 13 years of age . Rynn lives with her father in an old home which they leased for three years and she did not go to school , but taught herself at home along with her father's help . Martin Sheen , ( Frank Hallet ) plays the role as a married man with children but he likes little girls and even puts the make on poor little Rynn . It was nice seeing Alexis Smith , ( Mrs . Hallet ) who had a rather minor role but she was at one time a great movie star . There is some nudity , which is suppose to be Jodie Foster , but I have strong feelings these quick scenes were performed by a stand-in actress . You will never be able to figure out just how this film will end . Enjoy . |
416,946 | 663,392 | 64,115 | 8 | Great Classic 1969 Film | Viewed this film years ago , and seeing it again was better than the first time I viewed it . It very well could be that the top stars in this film were younger and both at the height of their careers . Paul Newman , ( Butch Cassidy ) , " Where the Money Is " 2000 , gave an outstanding performance in being dramatic , comical and deadly . His sidekick , Robert Redford , ( The Sundance Kid ) , " The Last Castle " , ' 01 , had a great time protecting Butch Cassidey in a cross fire of bullets and even convincing him to jump off a high cliff into roaring rapids far below . Katherine Ross , ( Etta Place ) , " Don't Let Go " , ' 02 , looked very pretty and had a hard time trying to settle down the true love in her life . Great film for all generations to view and enjoy two great Actors . |
416,780 | 663,392 | 44,953 | 8 | Hardly Recognized Janet Leigh | This was a great James Stewart , ( Howard Kemp ) film where he plays the role of a rancher who has lost everything because his wife took off with another man and left him penniless . Howard has captured a man who is wanted for murder and has a reward set at $5 , 000 . 00 and he also has with him a very young gal named Lina Patch , ( Janet Leigh ) who won't leave him , Ben Vandergroat , ( Robert Ryan ) . As this group make their way through woods and mountains , they meet up with other men , like Roy Anderson , ( Ralph Meeker ) who was a soldier in the Civil War and has a dishonorable discharge from the Army and he wants to get in on this reward money for Ben Vandergroat . There is still another older man named Jesse Tote , ( Millard Mitchell ) who also wants his cut in the reward and is also interested in finding gold . Lina has her hands full trying to keep the men's hands off of her and she does a good job of not letting any of the guys get too close for comfort . There are fights with Indians and most of the fights are among themselves . Great 1953 Classic Western which has a different twist to the story . |
416,905 | 663,392 | 36,342 | 8 | NIce Hitchcock Production | Always enjoyed the great acting of Joseph Cotten , ( Uncle Charlie ) who starts off this movie laying in bed and smoking a cigar and and just staring into space , with money thrown all over the floor of his boarding house room . His landlady tells him that two men were looking for him , but she told them he was not feeling very well and she did not want to disturb him . It is from this point in the film when Charlie decides to take off to visit his sister's family in a small town and hide out from who ever is trying meet up with him . Charlie is well liked by his sister's daughter , Charlie Newton , ( Teresa Wright ) who thinks the world of her uncle Charlie . Charlie Newton is a very smart young gal and starts to get suspicious of the way her uncle is acting and the story begins to get very interesting which will keep you glued to the silver screen . Great Hitchcock film with great actors and a great ending which will definitely surprise you . |
417,746 | 663,392 | 51,534 | 8 | Great Eugene O'Neill Story | Never viewed this film and was completely surprised at the great acting by Burl Ives , ( Ephriam Cabot ) and Sophia Loren , ( Anna Cabot ) . Ephriam is an old man who runs his farm with a steel arm and treats his son's like dirt and he manages to work his wives to death on the farm . There are three sons and two of them decide to run off and go to California . While , Eben Cabot , ( Anthony Perkins ) stays on . Eben was very close to his real mother and she told him the farm was his and she also told Eben where Ephriam hid his money under a rock in the woods . Ephriam decides to find another wife and chooses a young 25 year old gal from Italy , Anna Cabot , ( Sophia Loren ) who makes herself right at home on the farm and manages to wrap her 76 year old husband around her little finger . Eben does not get along with Anna very much at first , but things do start to happen to these two in a romantic way . Excellent film and the ending you will never be able to figure out . Enjoy . |
416,270 | 663,392 | 86,984 | 8 | Great DePalma Film | Whenever DePalma is in charge of a film , you can be very certain it will be full of action , sex , drama and hold your interest from the beginning to the very end . Melanie Griffith , ( Holly ) , " Shade " , ' 03 , played a porno star and hooker if it so required her body to perform . Holly had no problem in showing off almost everything a bride should show her husband or whatever the situation . Gregg Henry , " Silent Partner " , ' 05 offered Craig Wasson , ( Jake Scully ) , " Tracks " , ' 02 the use of his buddies fantastic apartment with the use of a telescope that viewed a very interesting bedroom scene every night , like clock work ! Even Dennis Franz , ( Rubin ) , " City of Angels " , ' 98 , played a movie director and yelled and screamed just like his role in NYPD Blue , but was a lot thinner and naturally , younger . Like I said before , DePalma created a great film and I will always like his direction of " Dressed to Kill " . Enjoy . |
416,675 | 663,392 | 818,124 | 8 | Entertaining TV Film | Enjoyed this TV film which portrays a young daughter who has a very burning desire to become an accomplished Ballet Dancer and puts her entire heart and soul in this endeavor . This girl is finally recommended for a noteworthy audition by her elderly teacher who suddenly up and quits his position and soon after kills himself . Reed Halton , ( Sebastian Spence ) becomes her new teacher and is very handsome and talented . Daphne Zuniga , " Beautiful People " , ' 06 is the girls mother and is presently going through a divorce , which keeps the mother and daughter's relationship on edge . If you like ballet , some romance and drama , this is definitely a great film to catch on TV . I must applaud all the actors in this film , as well as , the director and producer . |
417,268 | 663,392 | 40,087 | 8 | Ask Joe Keller | Enjoyed this Edward G . Robinson , where he plays the role of Joe Keller , a self made man who was poor and built up a very profitable business . Joe has a nice family he is very proud of and works hard to give them all the comforts he never had when he was a child growing up . During World War II Joe started bidding for government contracts and he was making good money until American pilots started having problems with their aircraft and many pilots were killed because of faulty parts . There is a big scandal and Joe Keller faces some very serious problems . Burt Lancaster , ( Chris Keller ) plays the role of one of Joe Keller's son's and he gives an outstanding supporting role in this film . After this airplane scandal , many people started saying , " Ask Joe Keller " what really happened . Edward G . put his heart and soul in his role and clearly showed his great professional acting abilities . This is a rather sad story , but true to life . |
416,797 | 663,392 | 74,860 | 8 | Olivier was a Horrible Dentist | Have seen this film many times and it always holds my interest from the beginning to the very end . Dustin Hoffman , ( Thomas Levy ) is a brilliant graduate history student and loves to prepare himself for a marathon and is running through Central Park , New York all the time . Thomas has a brother Henry Levy , ( Roy Scheider ) who is involved with the government and realizes that his brother is getting deeply involved with an international crime which involves stolen diamonds which were given to Henry Levy by Jewish people . Dr . Christian Szell , ( Laurence Olivier ) is a former Nazi doctor who performed horrible operations on poor Jewish people and wanted these diamonds very badly . There is a horrible scene where Dr . Szell does some dentistry work on Thomas Levy which simply drives him crazy . Great film with great actors and Dustin Hoffman gave a great performance along with Laurence Olivier who I understand was not feeling in good health when he made this film , but you would never know it . Enjoy . |
417,947 | 663,392 | 45,009 | 8 | Great film but Unknown until Recently | Enjoyed this great newspaper story which took about three months to produce for a budget of about Three-Hundred & Fifty Thousand Dollars by Samuel Fuller the Director and Producer . Fuller was able to give a fifty year history of the newspaper business within this very film and it deals with two main characters , Phineas Mitchell , ( Gene Evans ) who decides to create a newspaper called the " Globe " with a group of other newspapermen who need work and they all get together to make this possible . The other person in this film is a woman named Charity Hackett , ( Mary Welch ) who is the editor of the " Star " which is a very established newspaper and they are a powerful voice in New York City on Park Row . The Globe's front page headline is about a man who jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge which is a leap of 120 feet into the East River . The Globe begins to over power The Star and Charity Hackett begins to get very upset because she realizes that her paper needs a complete change in is obtaining good news stories and things of interest for the public . The Globe was able to get an inventor who created the Linotype Machine for printing and they also started to raise funds for the land in which the Statue of Liberty would be built on . This is a great film and whenever you get a chance , don't miss this film . |
417,260 | 663,392 | 55,464 | 8 | Rape Upset Her Life | Carroll Baker gave a great performance as Mary Ann Robinson who was an only child and her mother told Mary Ann the outside world was dirty and filthy and their neighborhood was changing for the worst . Mary Ann one day was attacked and raped and it changed her complete outlook on life . Mary Ann washed herself constantly and felt she was very dirty and a bad person . Mary runs off and goes to the Bronx where she rents an apartment with horrible living conditions . This story becomes more complicated as Mary wanders around the City of New York working in a Five & Dime Store and then going up on the Manhattan Bridge and doing away with her life . This is a very well directed film and Ralph Meeker , ( Mike ) gave a great supporting role along with Jean Stapleton , " All in the Family TV Star " . Don't miss this film . |
416,309 | 663,392 | 25,091 | 8 | Great 1934 Film to Enjoy | This is a great 1934 film which had a great deal of mystery and entertainment right to the very end of the film . John Prentice , ( William Powell ) , played the role as a very famous lawyer who was always busy with plenty of his clients and his wife was , Evelyn Prentice , ( Myrna Loy ) . Evelyn Prentice had a small daughter and the family was very happy , but John was constantly busy all the time and Evelyn is approached by a man who seems to charm her and tempt her into some sort of a relationship with him . At the same time , John defended a very rich client and was able to free her from any judgments in a car accident and this client showered John with all kinds of affection and wanted to have an affair with him . There is a murder which occurs and turns this film completely around and takes the story in another direction . Please don't miss this film , it is just plain great to view and enjoy with great acting by Myrna Loy and William Powell . |
416,956 | 663,392 | 55,489 | 8 | Geraldine Page was Outstanding | Enjoyed this dramatic love story which involves a girl named Alma Winemiller , ( Geraldine Page ) a pretty young gal who is a preacher's daughter and very straight laced . Alma grew up with the boy next door named John Buchanan Jr . , ( Laurence Harvey ) and unknowing to herself she fell in love with him a very long time ago . Alma always looks out her window in order to see what John is doing and simply cannot stop watching his whereabouts in life . John's father is a medical doctor who sends John off to medical school and when he returns back home , Alma is all grown up and still has a heart throb for Johnny . However , John has changed and became a ladies man and is a wild guy who loves women and drinking . John finds a Spanish girlfriend named Rosa Zacharias , ( Rita Moreno ) and they are always making romantic love and living it up every weekend . Alma shows an interest in John and goes after him for a date and John decides to take her out on a date and finds out she is not willing to make love to him , so he calls her a cold fish and predicts she will become an old maid . Great film and excellent acting . |
417,436 | 663,392 | 135,659 | 8 | Liked Stephen Kings Story | Always liked Stephen Kings books and some of his films were great and others not as interesting , with horrible endings which made very little sense . This film in my opinion was fantastic and held my interest right to the very end and his conclusion to the film was even better than I expected . Storm of the Century was very creepy with all the snow covering this small lobster town and then a man with an ugly cane coming to the door of a very old home ; and an old lady drinking tea inside hears the door bell and struggles to use a walker to see who is at her door . It is from this point on that the film never stops giving you the creeps and chills up and down your spine . This strange man keeps saying : " Give Me What I Want and I will Go Away " and the guy really means it . Stephen King even makes an appearance on a broken TV Screen , so watch out for his brief showing . Enjoy |
417,177 | 663,392 | 40,427 | 8 | JACK WEBB USED DNA IN 1948 ! | This film was full of veteran actors , Richard Basehart , ( Roy Martin / Roy Morgan ; Scott Brady ( Sgt . Marty Brennan ) brother of former film star , Lawrence Tierney " Dillinger " . Jack Webb , was very young and thin in this picture , he was married to Julie London who starred in the film , " The Red House " with Edward G . Robinson . Jack Webb used all the equipment they had in the 1948's and even had some good CSI theories as a Crime Lab expert . This 1948 keeps you spellbound and keeps you guessing throughout the entire picture . The black and white film makes it even more chilling and mysterious . View it if you can , you won't be sorry ! |
416,626 | 663,392 | 102,116 | 8 | Great Sean Penn Film | Greatly enjoyed this film directed by Sean Penn with a great cast of veteran actors and a very interesting story which starred David Morse , ( Joe Roberts ) who plays the role as a small town chief of police . This film starts off with Charles Bronson , ( Mr . Roberts ) and Sandy Dennis , ( Mrs . Roberts ) who raised two boys Joe Roberts and Frank Roberts , ( Viggo Mortensen ) . Frank went to the Viet Nam War and when he returned he met his brother Joe and told him he was not going to live with his father and mother and was going to leave and do just what he wants to do . Frank has some very serious mental problems and gets into all kinds of problems which cause great problems to his mother and father and it makes his brother Joe worry about him all the time . This film had great actors who gave great supporting roles , namely : Sandy Dennis and Charles Bronson . Sandy Dennis gave her last performance in this film and passed away at the early age of 54 years of age after winning an Oscar and appearing in many films and New York City Theater Stage Shows . |
416,048 | 663,392 | 404,390 | 8 | Outstanding film | This picture will capture your attention from the very beginning to the end and it never stops getting more and more involved with plenty of gore and the language is unbelievable . The story starts off with Joey Gazelle , ( Paul Walker ) who is involved in a money and dope operation and things go bad and a dirty cop gets shot . Joey is told by his gang members to get ride of the gun and make sure the cops do not find it . Joey goes in his basement at home and hides the gun but his son and another young boy hide and watch where his father put the guns . One of these boys takes the gun and tries to stop his father from beating up on his mother . Joey goes nuts when he finds out and knows he is in big trouble with his gang members if the police get this gun and the bullets . This particular gun causes more trouble in the lives of so many people and even causes people to kill each other in an ice hockey stadium . One scene on the ice is a hockey player shooting a puck into the mouth and face of his victim . There is some very steamy love making scenes and plenty of people being killed all the time . |
417,217 | 663,392 | 257,044 | 8 | How People Created Their Own Problems | It was nice seeing Paul Newman and Tom Hanks perform together in a very interesting film in the 1930's during depression days . During this period of time , Al Capone and the mob were all involved with booze , sex and any kind of illegal way of making money . Tom Hanks is a hit man and has two sons and a sweet loving wife and a nice home . As the story progresses , you understand why Hanks carries a gun and one of his sons finds out the sad truth about his father and grandfather , whom he loves very much . The story points out the fact that some people are misguided by their loyalty's to superiors and the choices they choose in life can actually destroy them and the people they love . Excellent acting and great photography , depicting all the living in years gone by , especially the old cars and furniture . |
416,452 | 663,392 | 29,322 | 8 | Great 1937 Film In Color | Enjoy many of William A Wellman's direction of films and in this film he goes completely slapstick with his leading stars being Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg and Fredric March as Wally Cook . Janet Gaynor was originally selected for the role as Hazel Flagg and was decided that Carole Lombard was best suited for the role and she was a great success . This is a story about Hazel Flagg who lives in a town called Warsaw , Vermont and Hazel has been advised by her physician in town that she has a very short time to live , because she has a radiation in her system and it will take her life . A New York City newspaper man picks up on her story and decides to visit her town and write a complete story about her condition and her life . This report is Wally Cook , ( Fredric March ) who visits this town and gets a very cold reception from everyone in town and especially Margaret Hamilton , ( Warsaw , Vermont Drug Store Lady ) who two year later appeared in " The Wizard of Oz " in 1939 . There is lots of comedy and Carole Lombard the wife of Clark Gable gave a great performance with lots of vitality and humor . Enjoy . |
416,923 | 663,392 | 40,366 | 8 | Great Classic 1948 Film | Enjoyed this great film about the world of the numbers racketeer's which were operated through out New York City and many other cities in the United States . Joe Morse , ( John Garfield ) is a crooked lawyer who is involved with big time gangsters and gives them all kinds of legal advice concerning their criminal activities . Leo Morse , ( Thomas Gomez ) is a brother of Joe and they both do not get along very well mainly because Joe went to college and made a big name for himself and Leo was just a simple numbers manager . Edna Tucker , ( Marie Windsor ) works for Leo Morse and is a very young gal and she gets romantically involved with Joe Morse which adds some female sparks to this film . Great acting by veteran actor Thomas Gomez and John Garfield gave an outstanding performance . This is a very well directed film and it will hold your interest from beginning to the very end . |
416,979 | 663,392 | 16,832 | 8 | Beatrice Lillie & Franklin Pangborn Were Outstanding | Greatly enjoyed this great classic 1926 silent film comedy and was amazed at the great performance that Beatrice Lillie portrayed on the screen as Violet . Violet worked as a stage hand for a theatrical company that traveled by railroad all through the small towns of America . Violet would serve meals , clean up , mend clothing , iron and washed the actors and actresses clothes , besides , acting a small role in their play as a maid . Violet meets up with a young man named Jimmy Marsh ( Jack Pickford ) who needs a job and she manages to get him into this theatrical group and falls in love with him . However , Jimmy Marsh is suspected of stealing money in his home town and has some dark secrets he is hiding from everyone . There is plenty of comedy performed by Franklin Pangborn , ( Cecil Lovelace ) who plays a big sissy and has people laughing in stitches . Jack Picford is the brother to Mary Pickford who found a career in Hollywood , but had a very short life . Great Classic Silent film . Enjoy |
417,128 | 663,392 | 36,027 | 8 | Height & Eyeballs of Darby Jones Made this Film | This film was made on a very low budget and was called a " B " film , which was usually shown along with another " B " film , a Newsreel and a few Cartoons as a Saturday night feature during the 1940's through out movie houses . Tom Conway , ( Paul Holland ) , " Voodoo Woman " , ' 57 , was a big success at the time in Hollywood , playing in the Falcon Series and helped to draw the crowds to see this Voodoo black and white horror film . All that Darby Jones was required to have in this film , was Height and Eyeballs that almost came out of his head and never BLINK . Tall Darby Jones played ( Carre Four ) , the zombie who towered over Frances Dee . She was the nurse who finds happiness with Tom Conway , a sugar planter whose wandering wife has been zombified by his mother . Frances Dee , ( Betsy Connell ) , Jessica Holland's nurse gave a great supporting role . This is a classic film from the 40's and if you liked Tom Conway at the height of his career , this film will entertain you . |
416,771 | 663,392 | 44,744 | 8 | Great British Comedy | The great Oscar Wilde wrote this play and it is one of his classic comedies with many great actors . Michael Redgrave , ( Jack Worthing ) is an English gentleman who lives in the city and calls himself Earnest and when he goes to his country estate he calls himself Jack where he has a ward who is named Cecily Cardew , ( Dorothy Tutin ) a very pretty young girl eighteen years of age . Jack Worthing is in love with a girl named Gwendolyn Fairfax who fell in love with him only because his name is Earnest and she really asks him to marry her and so they do get engaged . Jack has a cousin named Algernon Moncrieff who visits his country home and meets his ward Cecily and they become in love . Jack decides he is going to change his name to Earnest in order to please his girlfriend . However , many things become very complicated in this story and you will have to see this picture in order to find out just what happens . Enjoy . |
416,554 | 663,392 | 71,209 | 8 | Enjoyed Dick Haymes Acting | Enjoyed this 1974 film which deals with a couple , Helen Mercer , ( Amanda Blake ) and her boyfriend who are con-artists who go around getting the confidence of widow's that are lonely . In one scene , one widow is killed and they both move on to another woman named Gretchen Addison , ( Tisha Sterling ) who is a very clever woman who takes a liking to Helen Mercer and takes Gretchen under her wing , so to speak . Harold Porter , ( Dick Haymes ) plays the role as a judge who is good friends with Helen and also has a love interest in Helen . Some one is killed and this changes the entire story around and points the audience into another direction . This is a great Classic film and very worth your time to view and enjoy this film . |
417,616 | 663,392 | 55,728 | 8 | Outstanding Film | Otto Preminger presented to the public in 1962 a great film dealing with a behind the scenes of Washington D . C . politics from the President , Vice President and many Senators wheeling and dealing . The subject of homosexual behavior is introduced to this story which was a subject that was kept in the closet by the film industry in Hollywood in 1962 . Franchot Tone , ( The President ) , Henry Fonda , ( Robert A . Leffingwell ) , Charles Laughton , ( Senator Seabright Cooley ) and Gene Tierney , ( Dolly Harrison ) and many other veteran actors gave outstanding performances who all created a very realistic government . I thought that Charles Laughton strongly portrayed an old crafty and wise senior Senator and made you want to hate him for this role he created . Great Classic film from 1962 , Enjoy . |
418,042 | 663,392 | 35,966 | 8 | Great Fritz Lang Production | This was a very interesting film from 1943 during WW II which was a propaganda film in order to show the American people how horrible the Nazi occupation of the Czeck Nation and many other countries under the rule of the Germans . This film featured great actors like Brian Donlevy , Walter Brennan , Dennis O'Keefe and Gene Lockhart . There was a top Gestapo Officer assassination and Brian Donlevy was the man that the Nazi's were hunting for . However , the Czeck Underground was very powerful and protected him in every way possible , even will the loss of many lives who were executed by the Gestapo . The real traitor in this film is Gene Lockhart who was a beer merchant who was very rich and was willing to sell out his country to the Nazi's . At one point in the film I thought even Dennis O'Keefe was a spy as this picture went around and around in circles and was entirely too long . The title of this film sounds like a Western Film and has nothing to do with this picture at all . |
416,099 | 663,392 | 315,733 | 8 | Great Masterpiece of Work | Enjoyed viewing this film from the very beginning of the film to the end . Many of the actors gave outstanding performances in their roles and Sean Penn , ( Paul Rivers ) and Naomi Watts , ( Christina Peck ) were super stars in this story . There are many quick flashbacks , from one person to another and the director leaves the audience to solve the problems each man and woman is facing and some of the characters have deep dark secrets , with heart transplants and an ex-con who tries to find a more spiritual way of life and convert the towns he visits . There is love scenes and some very romantic scenes with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts along with other strange couples and families . Enjoy , this is a very different type of film and worth viewing . |
416,836 | 663,392 | 144,084 | 8 | Great Thriller | This film had me captured from the very beginning to the end with great acting by Christian Bale , ( Patrick Bateman ) . Patrick is a man who is a Wall Street magnet who loves to put all kinds of creams and lotions all over his body , tans himself and is as fit as a fiddle . Except his brain gets very confused and he simply loves to kill all kinds of people . Patrick loves to pal around with his buddies and goes to very expensive clubs in New York and has plenty of woman who are crazy about him , especially Evelyn Williams , ( Reese Witherspoon ) who is seriously in love with Patrick . Patrick decides to eliminate one of his buddies , Paul Allen by chopping him up with a heavy ax and simply drags his body out of the lobby with the blood staining he floor . This mad man rapes and performs horrible things to people even animals and also has an apartment filled with dead bodies . However , Detective Donald Kimball , ( Willem Dafoe ) starts visiting Patrick quite frequently and starts to get on Patrick's nerves . The is only the beginning of the film , wait till you see how it ends . |
417,730 | 663,392 | 289,765 | 8 | Chop Liver Any One ? | Anthony Hopkins ( Dr . Hannibal Lector ) was once again called into a case that seemed to be bothering the police and needed a good profile on who they were up against . The name of the evil doer was a " Tooth Fairy " , who did all kinds of horrible things to wonderful families that Loved each other very much and had animals and children which all added up to the average happy family in America . This sick person traveled to the Florida Keys and various other parts of the United States to find his perfect family to destroy . As the story progresses , you are given a hint that this killer's Mommy told him he was " Dirty , and did bad things on the Bed Sheets " , and she would cut it off " . If you like a good mystery and liked Hopkins in his previous role as Hannibal Lector you will simply love this film . Enjoy . |
416,411 | 663,392 | 64,406 | 8 | LEE REMICK TAMES JAMES COBURN | James Coburn ( John Cunninghman ) gets very distracted when Lee Remick ( Sheila Metcalfe ) enters his room as a hooker and gives him plenty of action . He almost forgets about doing his final hit to retire on . This film is filled with great actors , Burgess Meredith ( Ramsey Williams ) who also played in Rocky 1 and Rocky 2 . Karen Black ( Ellen ) and Sterling Hayden give excellelnt supporting roles along with Lilli Palmer ( Adrianne ) , Lee Remick's close friend . This film cannot be ignored , it has too many veteran actors to make it an all time classic film of the late 60's . |
416,849 | 663,392 | 55,798 | 8 | Birdman Not of Alcatraz | Greatly enjoyed this great film about Robert Stroud portrayed by Burt Lancaster as the Birdman from Leavenworth Prison . However , Robert Stroud never was permitted to take his birds to Alcatraz , he was very much hated by the entire prison system which had to deal with him . Karl Malden , " On the Water Front " , seemed to be the warden at most of the prison's Stroud stayed at and gave an outstanding performance through out the entire picture . Telly Sevalas , ( Feto Gomez ) , " Horror Express " , was about the only prisoner who became close with Bob Stroud because of their interest in birds at Levenworth prison . Sevalas put his heart and soul into this role and also put some humor in many of the scenes . There were many other great veteran actors , Thelma Ritter , ( Elizabeth Stroud ) , " The Misfits " who played the role as Robert Stoud's mother who even went to President Wilson to prevent her son from being hanged in prison . Neville Brand , ( Bull Ransom ) played the prison guard and grew old with Robert and became a very close friend . There were no scenes photographed from the actual cells on Alcatraz and any place on Alcatraz . This film clearly showed the horrible conditions of prison life in those years with 5 x 9 cells and very little rehabilitation for the poor souls to have a new lease in Life . |
418,019 | 663,392 | 51,454 | 8 | Great Story about Violette Slabo | Never had the opportunity to view this 1958 film , however , I did have knowledge of the story behind Violette Salbo , ( Virginia McKenna ) and the wonderful poem she used as a code to destroy the Nazi's during WW 11 . This picture clearly shows the horror of Hitler and his bunch of goons killing innocent men , woman and children in concentration camps and behind closed doors . Virginia McKenna gave an outstanding performance of Violette Salbo as a very brave woman who stood firm against the strong forces of evil and went on to be remembered in the hearts and minds of many generations to come . Don't miss this film , it is truly a great film Classic , however , it is very down to earth and rather sad and yet happy . |
417,564 | 663,392 | 64,437 | 8 | Getting Married was Routine | This is a true story about a lonely hearts club which was recommended to Martha Beck , ( Shirley Stoler ) who was a nurse and a very frustrated gal who was obese and desired to be married . Martha started writing to Raymond Fernandaz , ( Tony Lo Bianco ) , and they both grew very close to each other , however , Martha was very possessive and decided to join into Raymond's scam to rob old and young women , marry them and drain them out of their savings . Martha convinced Raymond to buy a home in Valley Stream , Long Island , N . Y . after having lived in Albany , N . Y . and then killings start to happen and many marriages took place constantly . Martha always says that she is the sister to Raymond and are constantly making love to each other . However , Martha finds out that Raymond has made one of these women pregnant and the story takes on a different direction . This is a very brutal and down to earth film which clearly shows how horrible murder really happens . |
417,978 | 663,392 | 113,999 | 8 | Man with Ring in Nose Beware ! | The film started out with a boot camp situation with a drill instructor breaking in his new company of Army enlistments . All of a sudden there is a horror show going on in a local convenient store , where things start being turned into Swiss Cheese and lots of tomato juice . The Army instructor is Brian Bosworth , ( John North ) , " Mach 2 " , ' 01 , who winds up in a hospital for a few weeks and when he gets outside the door , all hell breaks loose . In this picture there is a very young boy who deals with drugs and is very street smart , which in today's society is being used all the time . These kids are under age and cannot be given hard sentences , so they do the dirty work of the Older Boys . Bruce Payne , ( Karl Savak ) , " Hellborn " , ' 03 gives an outstanding performance as an FBI agent who seems to like evil more than good . This is an entertaining film , but there is nothing you will remember about this film after an hour goes bye - ! This film was called two names : " One Man's Justice " and " One Tough Bastard " , whatever you prefer |
417,499 | 663,392 | 44,419 | 8 | Outstanding Film Classic | Once I see the name Howard Hawks , I know immediately the picture is going to be a great film with outstanding actors . Hawks produced such great films as : " Sergeant York " , ' 41 ; " Red River " , ' 48 ; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes " , ' 53 along with many other great film Classics . Even though the film is in black and white , it still captures your imagination as to those early pioneer days and the desire for men to fight the many odds against them ; Indian attacks , fur traders and even a single female Indian Blackfoot , Elizabeth Threatt , ( Blackfoot Princess ) who managed to entertain the old timers and the young French bucks in the camp . Kirk Douglas , ( Jim Deakins ) , " The Bad & The Beautiful " , ' 53 , was very young looking and also slim and trim and was the star of the picture . However , Jim Deakins played a very low key role in this picture compared to all the veteran character actors , who gave the picture a great deal of depth . This is truly a great attempt of portraying the American Scene years ago . I almost forgot , the one and only gal in this picture , Elizabeth Threatt , gave her one and only performance in this film , I guess all those guys hitting on her in the film , made her decided to change her career in life real Fast ! |
417,119 | 663,392 | 55,830 | 8 | Organ Music Had a Magic Spell | This film opens up with some guys in a small town offering to drag some local gals in a car race and as a result , the girls cars falls from a bridge and is never found . However , one lone girl survives the wreck named Mary Henry , ( Candace Hilligoss ) who works for an organ making company and desires to seek employment with a church playing as their organist on Sundays and during the week . Mary's organ playing attracts many people and they adore her great talent and selection of music . In a few weeks Mary is drawn to an old run down carnival palace and then she begins to see the face of a horrible looking man who is always running after her . If you like organ music or not , this film will hold your interest from the very beginning of this film to the very end . Enjoy . |
418,068 | 663,392 | 195,631 | 8 | A Sibling Causes Horrible Trouble | This was a very entertaining film in which human life was taken at the drop of a hat . William R . Moses , ( James / Max ) " Hangman's Curse " , ' 03 was a very successful CEO and had very little time for his wife and spoiled son . All of a sudden a very close relationship appears and turns his entire life upside down and causes all kinds of problems . However , James's wife , Barbara Niven , ( Sandy Kennington ) , " The Drone Virus " , ' 04 , seems to enjoy the different changes that go on in the bedroom and how James has become so very romantic and attentive to her desires . If you look close , you will see Mindy Cohn , ( Toni ) , " Facts of Life Down Under " , ' 87 TV Series , who is a secretary to Sandy Kennington . There are lots of thrills and chills in this film and the story line is outstanding . |
417,397 | 663,392 | 48,342 | 8 | Great 1955 Classic Film | This was a very enjoyable film from 1955 and this is not your average type of Western starring James Stewart , ( Will Lockhart ) , who has several wagons of house goods driven by mules to delivery to a Alec Waggoman . Will delivers the merchandise to a Barbara Waggoman , ( Cathy O'Donnell ) , who is not very happy about receiving this merchandise , as she wants to quit the business and move away from her father Alec Waggoman , ( Donald Crisp ) who is very rich and owns almost everything in town and the outskirts . Will decides to travel back to Laramie and takes some salt to transport back and winds up getting into all kinds of trouble with Arthur Kennedy , ( Vic Hansbro ) over this simple taking of table salt . Will Lockhart decides to stay around and solve some very dark past events which happened to his family in this town . Great Classic James Stewart Film . |
416,852 | 663,392 | 29,030 | 8 | Great John Ford Classic | John Ford directed many great classic films over the years , however , this film was outstanding with great special effects for a 1937 film . All the actors were great film veterans of the silver screen , who contributed a great deal of their great talent during the 30's 40's and 50's . ; Dorothy Lamour , ( Marama ) " Man Handled " , was very young and extremely sexy on an island with Jon Hall , ( Terangie ) , " The Invisible Man's Revenger " who was very handsome and the two of them created a very warm romance through out the entire film . Raymond Massey , ( Gov . Eugene DeLaage ) , " Abe Lincoln in Illinois " , ' hated poor Terangie for murdering a man and wanted to keep him in prison for the rest of his natural life . Thomas Mitchell , ( Dr . Kersaint ) , " Gone With the Wind " , was a doctor who liked to drink and was still able to deliver a baby in a horrible Hurrican . John Carradine , ( Warden ) , " House of Frankenstein " , was the warden of a prison and an extremely hateful person who was good friends with Gov . Eugene DeLaage . There is a great fight scene with a shark between Jon Hall ( Terangie ) and Jaws which was very dramatic . This entire film is a great masterpiece from 1937 . |
417,039 | 663,392 | 40,525 | 8 | Rita Hayworth Was Beautiful | Fantastic film Classic from 1947 which stars Rita Hayworth , ( Elsa Bannister ) who is married to a crippled husband named Arthur Bannister , ( Everett Sloane ) who loves to have fun with his wife and is very loving and yet very cruel to her . Arthur always wants his wife to cheat on him with another man and this lucky guy is Michael O'Hara , ( Orson Wells ) who finds employment on a yacht that Arthur Bannister is the skipper of and Michael attempts to charm the beautiful Elsa who immediately falls in love with Michael at the same time there are plenty of other men aboard the yacht that are planning for a murder and a possible scape goat for the crime . There are many failed attempts at trying to kill Arthur Bannister , but there are also tricky characters who are also interested in seeing Arthur killed . Just who is going to be the fall guy will be quite interesting as you view the ending of this great film Classic from 1947 . |
417,458 | 663,392 | 161,081 | 8 | Excellent Mystery & Great Acting | Always enjoy the great acting of Harrison Ford , ( Dr . Norman Spencer ) who played an entirely different role than he usually performs . His wife , Michelle Pfeiffer , ( Claire Spencer ) , gives an outstanding performance as an upset wife who seems to imagine all kinds of strange things happening with her neighbors next door . Claire also observed a woman in her bathtub and doors always open . Dr . Spencer is wrapped up with his work project which is very important and he has very little time to waste with his wife's crazy dreams and visions . This film will capture your attention from beginning to end and you will not want to leave your chair . Enjoy . |
416,790 | 663,392 | 52,218 | 8 | Great Super Stars | Never viewed this film and was very surprised at the great acting by Shirley MacLaine , ( Ginnie Moorehead ) who found herself on a bus with her one night stand an Army Soldier named Dave Hirsh ( Frank Sinatra ) who is so bombed with booze he almost misses his bus stop in a small Indiana town . As soon as Dave Hirsh gets into the town he starts a bundle of trouble , because his brother Frank Hirsh , ( Arthur Kennedy ) , is a very successful man and is highly respected , however , he is not liked by his brother Frank who has not seen him for many years . Dave Hirsh was a writer who had written about two books and also had another book he would like to have published . Ginnie Moorehead who has been around the block a few times , likes Dave Hirsh and he in turn likes her also , but knows her past and is looking for a woman with character and class . Gwen French , ( Martha Hyer ) has read Dave Hirsh's books and he begins to fall in love with her because she is a teacher who teaches literature and wants him to publish his book and gives him confidence in himself . There is plenty of laughs with Dean Martin , ( Bama Dilert ) who is a gambler and heavy boozer . Great Classic Film , enjoy . |
417,133 | 663,392 | 52,182 | 8 | Great Actors playing Difficult Roles | In 1958 I would never have enjoyed this film , I would have found it boring and dull . However , just recently I viewed this film on TCM and was amazed at the great acting by such great stars all put together at Separate Tables . Deborah Kerr , ( Sibyl Railton Bell ) , " Eye of the Devil " , ' 67 , played a very wimpy sort of young lady who was tied to her mothers apron strings . All of the characters lived at this hotel with the exception of Rita Hayworth , ( Ann Shankland ) , " The Naked Zoo " , ' 71 , who shared a very interesting past with Burt Lancaster , ( John Malcolm ) , " Apache " , ' 54 . David Niven , ( Major Pollack ) , " The Moon is Blue " , ' 53 , played a very unusual person in this story and his performance won him the Oscar in 1959 as Best Actor in a Leading role . It seems that most of the characters in this film were like Lost Souls who had dark secrets that eventually came into the open . Some of the dark secrets in todays world would have put them behind bars for a very long time . Try viewing the film , you just might LIKE IT . |
417,927 | 663,392 | 59,825 | 8 | Nice Black & White Film | Enjoyed the great direction of John Frankenheimer in this film which did not deal with hand to hand combat with the German Nazi's during WW II . The story is concerned with saving very expensive art paintings from being stolen by the German Army by railroad . Burt Lancaster plays the role of a French Station Master ( Paul Labiche ) and a German Colonel Von Waldheim ( Paul Scofield ) who fight against each other in order to accomplish their goals . Paul Labiche at first is not interested in what happens to these art treasurers and then understands the importance of not letting the German's steal these famous paintings . There is a very big struggle through out this film by Paul Labiche to stop this train and defeat the determined German Colonel . Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield gave an outstanding performance in this 1964 Classic . |
416,314 | 663,392 | 40,495 | 8 | Oscar Winning Film | A truly great film with a very fantastic story about a deaf / mute young girl named Belinda McDonald , ( Jane Wyman ) who lives with her father Black McDonald , ( Charles Bickford ) and Aggie McDonald , ( Agnes Moorehead ) who live on a farm and work very hard to make a living . Belinda is called a dummy by most of the people in town until a Dr . Robert Richardson , ( Lew Ayres ) meets her and decides to teach her sign language and is able to communicate with her and other people . Unfortunately , a cruel person rapes Belinda and she becomes pregnant and that is when the story becomes very interesting and the story takes on many twists and turns . Agnes Moorehead gave an outstanding supporting role along with Stephen McNally , ( Locky McCormick ) . This is a great Academy Award Winning Film from 1948 . Enjoy . |
416,350 | 663,392 | 24,633 | 8 | Classic Barrymore Film | This film starts out with Mrs . O'Leary milking a cow in a barn who kicks over the pail into a lantern and burns the City of Chicago . Daniel Pardway , ( Lionel Barrymore ) arrives in this city and has a dream of starting a department store like Marshall Field's . However , Daniel has to start from nothing and his first bed room is shared by chickens and his wife is a very prim and proper lady and starts to cry , which makes Daniel bound and determined to make a success of his goal for a super department store . After five years , the store grows and grows and in the mean time Daniel has three sons and one daughter and at a rather early age he losses his wife and has to carry on with plans that all his children will eventually take over his business . This entire story deals with Daniel Pardway and his children with all of their ups and downs in life . Lionel Barrymore gave an excellent performance that makes this a great film classic from 1933 . |
417,455 | 663,392 | 289,043 | 8 | Lots of Blood on Their Lips ! | Wow , this sure was a very very bloody film , which starts out very calm and quiet , with a guy in a hospital bed and then he finds himself wandering all over London , England . This poor guy winds up meeting another human being , a female who gives him guidance and romance . However , I forgot to mention that there also was a scene in the beginning which dealt with monkeys in a laboratory who seemed to have very bad tempers . All I can say about this picture without making it a SPOILER for everyone is this : It is the most horrifying , blood thirsty film I have seen in a very long time ; there are even French Kissing with blood all over the lips and face . This is just a warning ! |
417,022 | 663,392 | 91,042 | 8 | Excellent Comedy | This picture deals with a high school boy named Ferris Bueller , ( Matthew Broderick ) who is a very well liked young man by everyone in his community and decides he wants to take a day off from high school and he seeks his best friend Cameron Frye ( Alan Ruck ) to loan him his father's car which is a super sports car and the pride and joy of his father . Cameron is rather reluctant about getting his father's car but Ferris over comes and they also take along a gal named Sloane Peterson , ( Mia Sara ) who is a girl friend of Ferris and they all head to Chicago , Illinios and have a ball going to baseball games at Wrigley Field , an expensive place to eat and visit the Art Museum . This film is filled with very comical situations and this film is a great entertaining film which is lots of fun to view . |
417,366 | 663,392 | 350,258 | 8 | Outstanding Film | Always enjoyed the great talents of Ray Charles during the 60's and especially his other great hits during his career . However , I never realized all the horrible hardships he faced being blind and how strong an influence his mother played in giving him the strength to get through his life and stand up tall and proud . This is truly a great picture which has many flashbacks and shows in detail every aspect of Ray Charles life , including his love of women and heroin addiction which he utilized most of his life . However , despite his faults he gave America great music and outstanding songs we will long remember . Jamie Foxx , ( Ray Charles ) gave one of the best performance I have seen in a very long time . A film you will want to view over and over again . |
417,821 | 663,392 | 40,872 | 8 | Nice Tragic Love Story | Enjoyed viewing this 1948 film starring Cathy O'Donnell , ( Catherine Mobley ) who is a lonely young girl and a virgin who lives with her father who is a drunk and she longs for a better life . Arthur Bowers , ( Farley Granger ) is an ex-con who has committed crimes concerning bank robberies and meets up with Catherine Mobley who become very attracted to each other . One-Eye Mobley a relation to Catherine is also involved with this bank robbery and Arthur . However , Catherine tries to keep him away from One-Eye because he is trouble and only wants to commit more crime and killing . Eventually , Catherine and Arthur run off and get married for twenty dollars and they try to find a life for them selves and make fantastic love and a closer relationship . This is a rather sad story , but very well produced and directed in 1948 . Enjoy . |
416,817 | 663,392 | 28,818 | 8 | Very Unusual Film | This is truly a great classic film which was located on an Island called Foula near Scotland and this film calls it the Shetland Island where a group of Scotish people dwell in the fog and a stormy sea against huge rocks and cliffs . There is naturally a love story between a man and a woman who are unable to get married because the young lady's father will not give his permission for the marriage . You see a very primitive way of living and it is rather depressing to see nothing but gloomy and stormy days all the time on this island that is not able to support itself and will eventually have to be vacated . The film makers had a very hard job in trying to bring their camera equipment up the steep cliffs of this island and the weather conditions also gave a great deal of problems to the production of this film . In many ways this is a very unusual film and the title for this film is very suitable for this film which is almost hard to believe that people could possibly ever live on an island like this . |
418,008 | 663,392 | 56,197 | 8 | Classic from 1962 | We all have seen a recent picture of " Saving Private Ryan " and other films depicting the War at Normandy . However , this film is a classic because of all the great actors who appeared in this film and put their hearts and souls into the different roles , Army Privates right up to the Generals's . This film even in black and white is a great film Classic which is worth viewing every once in a while . I remember seeing this film years ago and I think about all those men and women who gave their lives for this country in order to destroy the evils of Adolph Hitler and his wicked country who allowed this man to have such power and control . " Saving Pivate Ryan " was a great film and broke out hearts but this film is truly a great film classic . |
418,107 | 663,392 | 51,899 | 8 | Gary Cooper , Lee J . Cobb & Julie London Were Fantastic ! | Anytime that Gary Cooper appeared in a Western film you could definitely count on it to be very special during the late 1950's films . The photography through out the entire picture was outstanding in every way . Gary Cooper ( Link Jones ) , " The Naked Edge " , ' 61 , was leaving his past behind him and wound up getting on a train with Julie London , ( Billie Ellis ) , " A Question of Adultery " , and found themselves deeply involved with some outlaws who were lead by Lee J . Cobb , ( Dock Tobin ) , " That Lucky Touch " , ' 75 , who at one time had a soft spot in his heart for Link Jones and taught him all the wrong ways to live in life . These outlaws were so called Cousin's and lots of bad feelings are put on the fire when they get together . Billie Ellis gets the guys all hot and bothered and there is lots of lust and plenty of action . All these actors made this film into a great Classic Western for all future generations to enjoy . |
416,815 | 663,392 | 63,991 | 8 | Great Michael Powell Film | Never viewed this film before and always enjoy James Mason pictures and was surprised to see that it was showing for the first time on TCM TV and Robert Osborne and Michael Powell's wife gave a review and history of this film . There is plenty of comedy , and a very interesting story about an elderly artist named , Bradley Monahan , ( James Mason ) who is getting tired of being recognized for his great paintings and wants to find a very quite place where he can create some new paintings and he selects Australia's Great Barrier Reef for his retreat . Bradley soon finds out he is not alone on this island and runs into all kinds of people . However , he does meet a very cute young girl named Cora Ryan , ( Helen Mirren ) who is only a young teenager and he makes a deal with her to buy her fish that she catches and chicken's that she steals for a living to support her old aunt who loves gin . Eventually Bradley convinces Cora to pose for him in the nude and he draws all sorts of paintings of her . This is truly a great film and I was so glad I was able to view this film which is rarely seen in the United States , enjoy . |
417,152 | 663,392 | 51,879 | 8 | A Richard Burton Masterpiece of Acting | This film reminded me of a film in which Richard Burton and Elizebeth Taylor both starred together in " Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf " , 1966 where there is nothing but a shouting and screaming husband and wife . This film has a rating and raving husband , Richard Burton , ( Jimmy Porter ) who plays a hot jazz trumpet and also sells sweets on a peddler's cart in the London streets of a small town . Mary Ure , ( Alison Porter ) plays the wife to Jimmy Porter and is a very abused wife who never fights back or even slaps his face when he abuses her endlessly , day in and day out . Claire Bloom , ( Helena Charles ) , is a good friend of Alison and also an actress who decides to live with the Porters for a few weeks as she is an actress in a play performing in the town . When Jimmy Porter and Alison Porter are not arguing or fighting , they call each other nicknames , a Bear and a Squirrel who cuddle next to each other and pretend to eat nuts . This is a very depressing film , however , Richard Burton gave a magnificent performance through out the entire film . |
417,047 | 663,392 | 48,393 | 8 | Great Classic Film with Great Veteran Actors | Always enjoy Orson Welles screen writing and film direction and all the great films he produced in black and white , I remember one film he did in color and it was a flop . In this film , Orson Welles , ( Gregory Arkadin ) , " Butterfly " , ' 82 , plays a very rich mysterious man who has problems trying to remember the past and is extremely devoted to his daughter . Akim Tamiroff , ( Jakob Zouk ) , " The Great Bank RObbery , " , ' 69 plays a very comical role and has a very great desire to have GOOSE LIVER with gravy and all the trimmings and somehow manages to get his request . Patricia Medina , ( Mily ) , " Count Your Blessings " , ' 59 , is a very hot sexy gal who gets deeply involved with Gregory Arkadin and gets a very hard time of the affair . Patricia Medina was the wife of veteran actor , Joseph Cotton and gave an outstanding performance . Mischa Auer , ( The Professor ) , " Nathalie " , ' 57 , played a very weird role as a con-artist who trained fleas in a Circus and let them bite his arm for food . If you like Orson Welles and missed this film , you will greatly enjoy this very mysterious film . |
416,098 | 663,392 | 125,659 | 8 | Very Entertaining Film | Eduardo Noriega , ( Cesar ) plays the role as a handsome rich playboy who scores almost every night and whenever his best friend finds a gal for himself , Cesar manages to sweep her away . There is one gal who wears a red dress and follows Cesar everywhere he goes and he can't remember if they went to bed before or not . Cesar manages to get away with another gal named Sofia , ( Penelope Cruz ) who he falls for immediately and it takes a long time before this couple become romantic in bed . The girl in the red dress changes the plot in the story and that is when everything goes crazy right to the very end . Enjoyable film , and you will never figure out the ending . |
416,047 | 663,392 | 94,721 | 8 | Excellent Comedy | Enjoyed this film and the great acting by Alec Baldwin , ( Adam ) and Geena Davis , ( Barbara ) who are a married young couple who move into a home they are very happy with and they are both deeply in love with each other and are kissing each other all the time . One day they have to go into town and buy groceries and on their return trip they try to avoid a little dog in the road and the car runs through the side of a red covered bridge and at this point the picture makes a different change . After a little while Adam and Barbara realize they have died and someone else is moving into their home and they are not very happy about this event and decided to become ghosts to scare the family away . Michael Keaton , ( Beattlejucie ) gives a great supporting role along with veteran actress Sylvia SIdney , ( June ) , Robert Goulet , ( Maxie Dean ) and Dick Cavett , ( Bernard ) Great entertaining film from beginning to end . Enjoy . |
417,823 | 663,392 | 40,723 | 8 | Great Anothony Mann Production | The director of this picture was Anthony Mann , who always managed to make a low budget film into a masterpiece and provided great films in black and white . In this picture , Dennis O'Keefe , ( Joe Sullivan ) , " Las Vegas Shakedown " , plays a convict in prison , who takes the rap for Raymond Burr , ( Rick Coyle ) , " Ironside TV Series , ' 69 , who is a big time hood who promises Joe Sullivan he will give him $50 , 000 . when he gets out of prison . Marsha Hunt , ( Ann Martin ) , " Carnegie Hall " , ' 47 , visits Joe Sullivan in prison who has a sort of romantic interest in Joe and is trying to work with lawyers to get him out in three years . Claire Trevor , ( Pat Cameron ) , " Key Largo " , ' 48 , is really Joe's girlfriend who manages to help Joe break out of prison with a car waiting for him outside the walls . When this film was made in 1948 , it was considered to be very violent and had lots of bad sexual themes throughout the picture , what a change in the 21st Century ! |
416,669 | 663,392 | 59,578 | 8 | Pretty Good Italian Western | Always viewed the ending of this picture and never viewed the complete picture . Now I found out about what all the musical railroad watches were all about and the horrible history it had for a very bad dude . Enjoyed seeing action taking place in El Paso , Texas and how the bad guys had orchestrated a bank hold up and wound up tricking Clint Eastwood , ( Monco ) , " Blood Work " , ' 02 , who was a bounty hunter and very clever at his job , but the evil guys seemed to out smart him in many ways . If it was not for Lee Van Cleef , ( Col Douglas Mortimer ) , " The Octagon " , ' 80 , Manco would have found himself cut up in little pieces for the vultures . There is absolutely no romance , just hunting around for the Most Wanted Guys and their REWARD MONEY ! |
416,539 | 663,392 | 51,913 | 8 | Gem of a Film | This a great film with outstanding actors and is a take off on , " Hello Dolly " . Shirley Booth , ( Dolly Gallgher Levi ) plays the role as a matchmaker who is always broke but manages to get by one way or the other . Dolly has her eyes set on Horace Vandergelder , ( Paul Ford ) who is a very rich man and is very tight with his money and pays horrible wages to his employees at his General Store . Cornelius Hackl , ( Anthony Perkins ) is the chief clerk in the store along with another male co-worker who are very under-paid and actually are given no time off and work seven days a week . This story takes place in Yonkers , N . Y . in the 1800's , and one day , Dolly decides to find a young girl for Horace in New York City who sells ladies hats and is very pretty . Horace says he will go with her and meet this young woman named Irene Molly and possibly ask her to marry him . This is a very romantic and great comedy from 1958 and Paul Ford and Shirley Booth give outstanding performances , don't miss seeing this film . |
417,029 | 663,392 | 162,661 | 8 | Excellent / Entertaining Film | Enjoyed reading this story by Washington Irving and even visited the area in New York where Washington Irving is buried and the story was created . Johnny Depp , ( Ichabod Crane ) , " Charlie & The Chocolate Factory " , ' 05 , played the role of the constable investigating the various crimes happening in Sleepy Hollow and brings along all his up-to-date CSI equipment , that looked like it came from a scrap metal dump . Ichabod comes face to face with his murder , who seems to disappear as soon as he appears . Christina Ricci , ( Katrina ) , " Cursed " , ' 05 , takes a liking to Ichabod and tries to help him only for her own self interests . Christopher Lee , ( Burgomaster ) , " Charlie & the Chocolate Factory " , ' 05 gives a great supporting role with his sinister facial expressions . This film has everything , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror and some romance . Enjoy |
416,516 | 663,392 | 33,028 | 8 | A Great Step Back in Time | This is a very well produced picture from 1940 with Errol Flynn , ( Geoffrey Thorpe ) playing the starring role as a so called pirate for the Queen of England against the country of Spain . Spain at the time was superior in their naval fleet of sailing ships and were seeking world conquest according to this story . Brenda Marshall , ( Doria Maria ) gives a great supporting role with great beauty and falls in love with Geoffrey Thorpe after a very bitter experience with each other aboard his pirate ship along with her uncle , Claude Rains , ( Don Jose Alverez De Cordabo ) . Jose Alverez De Cordabo plays the role as a Spanish Ambasador to the King of Spain . Henry Daniell , ( Lord Wolfingham ) , " The Body Snatcher " , ' 45 is a British subject who is very sympathetic to Spain and is sort of a spy against the Queen of England . There is a good sword battle between Geoffrey Thorpe and Lord Wolfingham in one of the final scenes and plenty of swashbuckling action . These Sea Hawk seamen wind up in a jungle wadding through swamp land and then becoming slaves on a ship as oarsmen and beaten constantly . This is definitely a picture that will take you back in time when Errol Flynn was at the height of his career after playing Robin Hood . It was interesting to learn that Brenda Marshall was married to William Holden in real life . This is a must see picture , enjoy , |
418,154 | 663,392 | 110,684 | 8 | Nice Paul Newman Picture | Enjoyed this picture which takes place in upstate New York in the town of Bath , N . Y . The story is about a man ( Paul Newman ) who abandoned his family , and is now getting old and wants to find himself in life and at least create a relationship with his grandson . Of course there is always problems where a parent abandons their family and it causes mental problems for the entire family and their acceptance and confidence is not easy for them to give back . Paul Newman along with other veteran actors made this a rather bitter sweet film and at the same time a few comical scenes . There is a scene during a poker game and Newman is enjoying his long neck bottle of Bud and a girl sits next to him naked , he even gets flashed by another famous star . I know Newman enjoyed making this film . |
416,423 | 663,392 | 36,892 | 8 | Susan Hayward was Outstanding | Always liked Susan Hayward , ( Mildred Douglas ) who played the role of a gold digger , who would use men to her own advantage , get what she wanted and dump all the guys with a swift kick you know where . Mildred Douglas has to sail on a ship and meets up with Hank Smith , ( William Bendix ) a steam room coal shoveler who is hairy and she gets one look at him aboard ship and calls him a Hairy Ape . This comment brings a great deal of rage to Hank and Mildred becomes very fearful of this person and can hardly sleep at night . Hank even goes to a traveling Circus and views a large Ape in his cage and watches the Ape crush a rubber tire like it was a pretzel stick and gets the idea that he is going to smash Mildred's body just like the Ape was doing to the tire . There is a surprise ending to a rather entertaining 1944 film . |
416,908 | 663,392 | 59,358 | 8 | Great POW Film | Never viewed this film before and recently viewed this film on TCM and was amazed at the great acting of George Segal , ( Corporal King ) who was a wheel and dealer at the POW camp and was able to make plenty of money and was able to provide jobs for a few of his American and British POW's . This POW Camp was located in Changi in Singpore and was not a prison with large fences , because the prisoners were surrounded by water and a jungle . The officers had huts made of straw and this was considered a hell hole of a place where you went to bed in sweat and woke up in sweat with plenty of flies to keep you company . Some people were fed rat meat and on one occasion they had dog for supper . George Segal and James Fox both gave an excellent performance in this film about prisoners of war during World War II . |
418,071 | 663,392 | 41,954 | 8 | Contact Lenses Change Appearance ! | This is a great 1950's Classic film with great veteran actors and a very excellent plot which keeps you wondering how this crime will be brought to Justice ! Richard Basehart , ( Warren Quimby / Paul Southern ) , " The Satan Bug " , ' 65 , plays a mealy mouthed pharmacist who pushes pills at night and has a wife who is bored to death with him . Audrey Totter , ( Claire Quimby ) , " The Carpetbaggers " , ' 64 , plays the wife to Warren and decides to have a very hot and sexy affair for a different change of menu in her life . Cyd Charisse , ( Mary Chanler ) , " Party Girl " , ' 58 gets involved with Warren Quimby and falls in love with him while she takes his picture in front of his apartment dwelling . Barry Sullivan , ( Police Lt . , Collier Bannabel ) , " Harlow " , ' 65 tries to solve the murder and gets very close and warm with Claire Quimby who wraps him around her little finger more than twice . Contact Lenses were apparently quite new in society and Hollywood seemed to think it would change someone's identity completely . This is a great Black and White Classic and worth viewing . |
416,909 | 663,392 | 15,214 | 8 | Short Silent Sci-Fi Film | This silent film took me by complete surprise and I could hardly believe this film was so advanced for this production in 1925 . Henri Rollan , plays the role as a watchman on the top level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris , France and comes down into the city and finds people all sleeping and in suspended motion standing like frozen statues . It seems a certain scientist had discovered an invisible ray which could not reach people in airplanes or Henri who worked at the top of the Eiffel Tower . If you want to see how France looked in Paris in 1925 , you will enjoy all the old cars and the 1925 fashions for men and women . By the way , this film is only 21 minutes long and went along as a second feature on a much longer film I purchased . Great film to view and enjoy . |
417,742 | 663,392 | 41,931 | 8 | Masterpiece of Acting & Direction | This film was a very controversial in 1950 , mainly because of Ingrid Bergman's personal life which was talked about from every pulpit in the country and was actually banned by the Catholic Church . However , in today's standard of living , this would not have made much difference , we hear about such things going on in Hollywood all the time . Ingrid Bergman , ( Karin ) , " Cactus Flower " , ' 69 , played a very frustrated young gal who tried to escape from one place and married a fisherman and witnessed a horrible smelly fishy scene with large tuna being hauled into small fishing boats . Karin also had the experience of having to go out into the sea in order to avoid being burned up by a volcano that was pouring down lava into her town . Poor Karin also gets locked up in her own home and starts flirting with a local man to help her escape . Karin winds up climbing up a huge mountain without a suitcase and only the clothes on her back . Ingrid Bergman gave an outstanding performance that will be long remembered . Great Film to view in Black & White . |
416,588 | 663,392 | 32,701 | 8 | A Bette Davis Classic | It seems like this film was especially made for Bette Davis , as this was the type of role that Davis always appeared in if not horror films later on in life . Bette Davis , ( Leslie Crosbie ) , " The Corn Is Green " , ' 45 , played a horrible wife that did every thing she could , except love her husband . The poor husband was Herbert Marshall , ( Robert Crosbie ) , " Duel in the Sun " , ' 46 who worshiped Leslie and put up with all her evil ways with adultery and plenty of lies . Robert Crosbie finally asked her one question , " Do You Love Me ? " and from then on Gale Sondergaard , ( Mrs . Hammond ) finally showed her true feelings for Leslie and gave a great supporting role . Gale Sondergaard played very evil roles through out her career in Hollywood and turned down the role of the " Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz " . If you want to see a Bette Davis Classic film , this is the film for you . |
416,305 | 663,392 | 24,028 | 8 | Great Cagney Film | Never viewed this film and enjoyed the singing and dancing by Cagney and the other cast members namely : Dick Powell , ( Scott Blair ) who had a great tenor voice and Ruby Keeler , ( Bea Thorn ) . James Cagney plays the role as Chester Kent who writes musicals and eventually goes into producing Prologues which are shown in between the feature films shown in movie theater's during the 1930's . Chester has trouble with people trying to steal his ideas for his shows . This is a very entertaining film with lots of comedy and plenty of laughs . Joan Blondell , ( Nan Prescott ) gave a great supporting role who was also very young and pretty . Dick Powell was great as a singer and dancer and just starting out with his long and successful screen career . Enjoy . |
416,051 | 663,392 | 37,101 | 8 | A Great Classic Film | Have seen this film many times over the years and always enjoy watching Dick Powell playing the role as Philip Marlowe a private investigator who is a rough and tough guy who has a very warm heart for all kinds of women . One attractive blonde named Mrs . Helen Grayle , ( Claire Trevor ) seeks Marlowe to locate her stolen Jade necklace , Helen is married to a very rich sixty-five year old man and of course Philip greatly enjoys her company in more ways than one . There is another character named Moose Malloy , ( Mike Mazurki ) who wants Marlowe to find his girl friend who he has not seen her for many years because he was in prison . Marlowe meets up with a crook named Jules Amthor , ( Otto Kruger ) who hits Marlowe on the head so many times and even has a doctor shoot dope in his veins and causes him to be knocked out for three days and he goes through plenty of nightmares . Raymond Chandler wrote this story and the veteran producer was Edward Dmytrk , don't miss this film , enjoy . |
417,004 | 663,392 | 75,784 | 8 | Outstanding WW II FILM | Never viewed this film until recently and was very surprised at how well produced and directed this film portrayed . There is a cast of all time greats , some just starting out in their careers , such as : James Caan , Michael Caine , Sean Connery , Elliott Gould , Gene Hackman , Anthony Hopkings and Robert Redford and many many more . This film clearly showed what it was like fighting the Germans and how at times each side had compassion for the others in treating and caring for their wounded , nothing like the fight with the JAPS . ( As they were called during WW II ) . However , " Private Ryan " topped this film , but is a great second outstanding World War II Film I have ever seen . Great acting and down to earth realism . |
417,870 | 663,392 | 21,926 | 9 | Boris Karloff Just Starting His Career | Viewed this picture on late , late , late night TV in the mid 1950's and taped this hard to view picture , " Graft " . Boris Karloff was beginning to get the breaks he needed , this film was made before " Frankenstein " and it was also around the time he made , " Criminal Code " which launched his career as the KING OF HORROR . In this picture , Dusty ( Regis Toomey ) , a young cub reporter on a big-city newspaper , wants to have a huge story by-line . A crooked politician learns Pearl ( Dorothy Revier ) , his former mistress , is going to reveal their affair to the District Attorney . Afraid of an indictment , the politician orders the D . A . to be killed and Pearl kidnapped . Dusty gets involved with the murder and accuses Constance , ( Sue Carol , wife of Alan Ladd of " Shane " ) , the reformed candidate's daughter , of the murder . The story appears in the paper and the editor fires Dusty . Dusty still continues to follow the crooks and Pearl to a yacht , where she is being held prisoner . After a big fight , Dusty captures Terry , the leading Crime Boss , ( Boris Karloff ) and frees Pearl as the police arrive . The young reporter gets back to the newspaper in time to give them his story . Dusty eventually gets his position on the newspaper back and also wins the heart of Constance . This is a newspaper story revolving around the City Desk . " GRAFT " is like " FIVE STAR FINAL " 1931 . This movie is so crazy and unrealistic , it would really make a good COMEDY with lots of laughs . ( This film is rare and is not for sale or a gift ) |
416,601 | 663,392 | 290,334 | 9 | This X 2 Out Shined the Original | The entire production was first class and all the actors did outstanding acting . The effects of seeing a dam on the verge of possible destruction in the high snow covered mountains with a helicopter hovering over head , kept me spellbound . When I viewed the original X 2 film , I was very impressed and found to my great delight than more funds were put into this production and the cast of credits is endless . The outfits on the gals was super and very very sexy , skin type outfits , with very skinny bodies as the weapons fired away and also killing a very brave gal who stood her ground to the bitter END ! Forgot to mention the devilish looking creatures who had tails like a devil did a nice job on the so called good guys . |
417,948 | 663,392 | 87,763 | 9 | Charles Burnett Film Is Great | It was great to view this film by Charles Burnett , who wrote the story and directed the film and also did the camera work . Burnett was working on a budget and was able to obtain left over color film from MGM who were willing to sell him this film for his picture . This film deals mostly with a great actor , Pierce Mundy , ( Everett Silas ) who is a hard working son in his mother and fathers dry cleaning business and Pierce is a very kind and giving person who cares for his mother and father and takes good care of his grandparents . Pierce has a brother who has become a lawyer and he intends to marry a very rich pretty young gal and Pierce does not seem to get along with his brother or his future in-laws . The film is very funny and it also has its serious moments where Pierce has to face a decision whether to attend his brothers wedding or go to his best friends funeral . Don't miss this film , it is a great masterpiece by Charles Burnett . |
416,649 | 663,392 | 53,065 | 9 | Great Classic Film | Enjoyed this story filmed in New York City involving a man named Jerry Kingsley , ( Fredric March ) who owned a garment business in lower Manhattan . Jerry had recently lost his wife of many years and his family and friends wanted him to go out and meet other women . Jerry becomes interested in a very beautiful young blonde gal named Betty Preisser , ( Kim Novak ) who works in his office , and Betty is so young she could be his daughter . Once the family finds out about this relationship they strongly object , however , Betty and Jerry have the problem of finding out just what they want to do with their love and should they proceed and get married despite the difference in age . Great film , excellent acting and a gem of a story . |
417,642 | 663,392 | 404,496 | 9 | Great Dark Dark Vampire Film | If you really like the dark side to real young chicks , who have very strange spiritual abilities to suck blood from all different parts of the body , this is the film to watch and enjoy . Lorenzo Lamas , ( Mr . Jones ) , " The Nowhere Man " , ' 05 , is a sort of pimp of a Vampire and has strange powers over some very hot hot females . Siri Baruc , ( Ashley ) , " Glass Trap " , ' 05 , tries to locate her sister in the big city and gets deeply involved with this wild and exciting night spot where her sister works and is controlled by a Cult . Leah Cairns , ( Leslie ) gives a great supporting role through out the picture . This is certainly a different type of vampire film and the sexy gals make it a lot more interesting than the Classic Bela Lugosi film ! |
416,029 | 663,392 | 29,737 | 9 | Fashion Models in the 1930's ! | Decided to watch this film and see what was going on in 1937 and what the charming ladies looked like in order to attract the opposite sex . Well , hats were the in THING , along with FURS , and some pretty nice styles with wild woman's hairdo's . Joan Bennett , ( Wendy Van Klettering ) , " Scarlet Street " , ' 45 , was very slim and trim and very attractive with a rather sexy voice . Wendy was not very happy about getting married and became " A Runaway Bride " in the 1930's . The husband she was to marry was , Alan Mowbray , ( Henry Morgan ) , " I Wake Up Screaming " , ' 41 , who played a rather dumb role and gave a great supporting role . Warner Baxter , ( George Curson ) , " Shadows in the Night " , ' 41 , ran a model agency and had all the best looking gals show off their fancy clothing . There was a great scene at the " COTTON CLUB " , and fantastic dancing and way out musicians . If you want to take a look way back into the past and see how that generation enjoyed themselves , this is worth viewing . |
417,951 | 663,392 | 20,686 | 9 | Great Film Classic | It was hard for me to believe that this film story was written by a female named Francis Marion who had studied prison life at San Quentin . Chester Morris plays the role as a con named John Morgan and is good friends with Butch Schmidt , ( Wallace Berry ) who is a hard nose prisoner with lots of power and connections among the other prison mates . Robert Montgomery , ( Kent Marlowe ) is a man who comes from a rich family , however , Kent is a weak minded guy or you could also call him a stool pigeon . There is a big prison break scene with all kinds of bullets flying all over the place and machine guns blasting away . Even the National Guard is call to action in one of the worst prison breaks I have ever seen . This is a great film with great actors and an outstanding Classic Film from 1930 . |
418,125 | 663,392 | 120,875 | 9 | Great Drama & Romance Film | Joely Richardson , ( Eleanor Dunston ) , " The Fever " , ' 04 , was very attractive in this film and at times very sexy and hot in bed . Joely played the role of Eleanor , who was very rich and had a beautiful home and fantastic landscape and gardens full of flowers . Uden Young , ( Buck ) , " Human Touch " , was a worker at Eleanor's home along with Molly Parker ( Cynthia ) , " Break a Leg " , ' 05 . Uden and Molly had some hidden secrets between the two of them and managed to get deeply involved with Eleanor , doing all kinds of tasks until she finds out some horrible facts . Eleanor has health problems which seem to change the direction of the film . Eleanor buys Cynthia a very sexy outfit and Cynthia decides to show Buck how very pretty the dress looks , which is skin tight and she wears no under garments which does a big number on poor Buck . Great story , and a few tissues will be required , don't miss it , great acting and some very steamy romantic events ! |
416,549 | 663,392 | 36,791 | 9 | Hollywood Version | Have read various books which dealt with Joseph Goebbels one of Hitler's right hand men who carried out the murder of Millions of Jewish people and many more people from various countries . Goebbels had some very dark secrets as a young man growing up who carried out all his sick mental problems on other people . Joseph Goebbels is played by Wolfgang Zilzer who did a great job of acting and also looked very much like the real person . Goebbels in real life loved all kinds of women and he really loved Maria Brandt , ( Claudia Drake ) who was a very pretty German actress who gave Joseph a hard time . However , Hollywood twisted the story which made Goebbels into a person who was not as evil as he really was . In real life , Goebbels really went to bed with this famous German actress and was really married to a very beautiful woman who had to turn her back on all his affairs . Nice 1944 film . |
417,221 | 663,392 | 491,729 | 9 | Entertaining Mystery | Always like a film that starts out in an old cemetery where lost souls hang around and people sometimes wind up in trouble . That is what happens in this story , you see a young girl drive her car near an old cemetery , needing tender loving care and all of a sudden she speaks to a man through a fence and that is when the story really starts to get interesting . Jovanna Huguet , ( Christie McDermott ) , gives a great performance as a TV reporter who manages to get deeply involved with the circumstances of this case and brings in many other great supporting actors . There are many twists and turns to the plot and you are kept pretty much in the dark as to what is really going on . I will tell you this , the film does return to that Old Cemetery and reveals some interesting secrets to this case . Enjoy |
417,442 | 663,392 | 40,725 | 9 | Great 1948 Classic | It was very hard for me to believe that this film was produced in 1948 and portrayed such great professional dancing and music with a story that touched the heart strings . There was never a dull moment throughout the entire picture as Moira Shearer , ( Victoria Page ) tries to break into the world of ballet and has to meet up with Anton Walbrook , ( Boris Lermontov ) who rules the entire world of ballet . Marius Goring , ( Julian Craster ) is a composer who realizes that some of his music compositions have been stolen by Boris Lermontov and works out an arrangement to compensate for his trouble . Victoria Page gives a great performance wearing her Red Shoes and dancing herself to death . This is a great classic and will be for many generations and people who love the arts and especially ballet . |
416,018 | 663,392 | 59,319 | 9 | Michael Caine was Fantastic | Seemed to have missed this great picture starring Michael Caine where he is very young and at the top of his career and shows forth his fantastic acting skills . All the English characters make this film into a great spy thriller with all kinds of special effects and the torture of human beings you will not be able to believe . Sue Llyod , ( Agent , Jean Courtney ) , " Eat the Rich " , ' 87 was very sexy and had her eyes on Sergeant Harry Palmer , ( Michael Caine ) , " Bewitched " , ' 05 , who worked with Jean and at times you just found her to be a rather dark and mysterious person . Great spy thriller and worth your while to view and enjoy . However , it is a bit long and drawn out for a period of time and you do have to be patient , remember it was produced in 1965 . |
416,862 | 663,392 | 22,001 | 10 | A Great Classic Gem of a FILM for all Future Generations ! ! | There is nothing sluggish or dated about this film or the great actors . Greta Garbo was a true Classic sex symbol and great actress of the Golden Era of Films ! Her Classic films are studied in many drama departments of our finest Universities . Greta Garbo ( Yvonne Valbert ) , " Conquest " , ' 37 , portrayed a woman who had many lovers over the years of her life and who fell deeply in love with a much younger man , whom you are led to believe took his virginity away from him . Robert Montgomery ( Andre Mantell ) , " Lady in the Lake " , ' 47 , was a student and very inexperienced , however , he was charmed by the flirting of Yvonne . This is a very powerful love story which never grows old , the ending was well written and I am sure this ending was the same for many people in the same situation unfortunately ! |
416,156 | 663,392 | 256,380 | 10 | Beauty is In the Eye of the Beholder ! | Greatly enjoyed this film and it had me laughing through most of the film . Gwyneth Paltrow , ( Rosemary Shanahan ) , " Sylvia " , ' 03 , did a fantastic job of acting her role as the tin gal vs . the not so thin gal ! Jason Alexander ( Mauricio Wilson ) , " Odessa or Bust " , ' 01 , was outstanding in his supporting role and had a short TAIL to tell at one point in the picture . There was a great moral truth to this picture , that a person should look deeper into a person and not always feel that their Soul Mate in life has to be slim and trim or look like a fashion model . This picture made you realize that Beauty is only SKIN DEEP and the warmth and love that can come from a person's inner soul is more Important . This is a great film and very entertaining ! |
416,298 | 663,392 | 56,447 | 10 | Clifton Webb & William Holden Were Fantastic | Always enjoyed the great acting of Clifton Webb , ( Father Bovard ) , " Cheaper by the Dozen " , ' 50 and his great performance in " Stars & Stripes Forever , " , ' 52 ( John Phillip Sousa Story ) . In this picture , Webb plays an elderly Priest who is very strong willed against the Chinese Communists and the way they hurt the people and missionary's in China . William Holden , ( Father O'Banion ) , " Picnic " , ' 55 gives a great performance as Father Bovard's assisting Priest . There is comedy and also very sad situations in this film which made the film very entertaining for a 1960 film . Unfortunately , Clifton Webb made this film his Swan Song and gave one of his best performance in his career . Great Classic film actors made this film a film for all generations to view . |
417,134 | 663,392 | 299,110 | 10 | Shannen Doherty was Outstanding | Always liked Shannen Doherty and in this film she really put her heart and soul into her role and showed what a great talent she really has to offer Hollywood . Shannen plays ( Sarah Reynolds ) , " Another Day " TV , 01 , who is married and seems to be drifting a part from her husband who wants children , but Sarah is just not quite ready for the patter of little feet around the home . The film starts right from the beginning with lots of violence and manages to have a story that never seems to end . The plot has many twists and turns , people go to jail who are innocent and the guilty seem to be release in order to start more torture and death . Shannen Doherty looked very sexy and attractive in this film and I only wish Shannen would get her act together in real life , so we can look forward to more of her acting career and great talents . |
416,294 | 663,392 | 264,395 | 10 | Three Actors Held This Picture Together | Was definitely looking forward to seeing this picture starring John Travolta , ( Hardy ) , " Swordfish " , ' 01 , who plays an expert in being able to interrogate prisoners and decides to do his buddy a favor and see how he can help him crack this case . Samuel L . Jackson , ( West ) , " The Man " , ' 05 , plays a rough and tough Drill Sgt . who really over does his training and causes all kinds of problems with his group of trainees , some even go bananas and cause people to lose their lives . Hardy finds out he has to deal with Connie Nielson , ( Osborne ) , " The Ice Harvest " , ' 05 who assists Hardy with his interrogating routine of " Good Cop , Bad Cop " . If you try to figure out how this picture will end , you will definitely get lost and you will need plenty of patience to see this film to its Final Ending ! |
417,417 | 663,392 | 21,986 | 10 | LORETTA YOUNG AT HER VERY BEST ! | Just recently I was able to tape this wonderful film classic and enjoyed the great talents of Douglas Fairbanks Jr . , " Sinbad The Sailor " ' 47 , when he was very very young as ( Larry O'Brien ) and enjoyed the funny romantic advances Larry played in order to keep Loretta Young ( Diane , " The Bishops Wife " ' 47 , from marrying a very horrible old man . There was a great deal of great comedy in this film and if you looked real close you would see an UGLY butler called Boris Karloff just starting out before his great " Frankenstein Film " debut . This great film classic lets future generations see the natural beauty of great film stars like Loretta Young and the great talents of Douglas Fairbanks Jr . , who followed in his fathers FOOTSTEPS ! |
417,682 | 663,392 | 118,615 | 10 | Jennifer Lopez Tames a Snake ? | Being a big fan of Jennifer Lopez , " Angel Eyes " , ' 01 , I could not resist viewing this horror film and the horrors of a snake you have never seen before just hugging and hugging the entire cast to DEATH . Ice Cube , " Friday after Next " , ' 02 , was a great supporting actor who had a hard time trying to keep Jennifer Lopez out of harms way . Jon Voight , " Zoolander " , ' 01 , played a real real bad character who simply loved snakes and was a complete Snake himself through out the entire film . If you hate snakes in any way , this film will keep you on the edge of your seat in more ways than one . A great entertaining film because it has the charm of Jennifer Lopez , however , her charm does not seem to tame the Big SNAKE . |
417,098 | 663,392 | 56,406 | 10 | GREAT CLASSIC BOXING CHAMPS IN THIS FILM ! | Anthony Quinn , Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney made this film a great black and white film classic for all future generations . However , as a young boy living in Richmond Hill , Queens during the 1940's , I had Abe Simon ( great prize fighter , who fought Joe Lewis ) a neighbor who lived down the street . Abe Simon was an adviser for this film along with Willie Pep ( World Featherweight boxing Champion 1942-48 / 1949-50 ) Abe Simon looked like a giant and had huge hands , but was a very kind and down to earth person and well liked . Willie was also an adviser in this film for Anthony Quinn and later became a bouncer in NYC . These great boxer's gave this film the great realism that it has and it was great to see them along with another great boxer , Jack Dempsey , who owned a food establishment on Broadway NYC . This film clearly shows the horrible results of boxing in the ring for a profession , however , all boxers and future boxers should be praised for their great gifts in that field of endeavor . |
416,105 | 663,392 | 70,435 | 10 | A REAL HAUNTED HOUSE TALE ! | In the very beginning of the film , you view a man who walks on the grounds of his home and also looks out of his bedroom windows . This figure of a man vows that no one will live in his home . However , Robert Culp , ( John Blake ) , " The Almost Guys " , ' 04 , decides to leave his job in the Big City and go to a home he owns far away from everything . He even threw his TV out the window and wanted to disassociate himself from the world of big business . John Blake takes his beautiful wife Joanna Blake ( Samantha Eggar ) , " The Astronauts's Wife " , ' 99 , along with him to enjoy this home in the mountains . Sheila Sullivan ( Luanna Baxter ) , " Hickey & Boggs " , ' 72 , plays a very cute and sexy role and goes skinny dipping in a wonderful falls in the mountains . If you love Robert Culp and wish to see his real wife ( Sheila Sullivan ) at the time of this filming , this is the film for you . The ending of this film will surprise you and make you wonder just what happened ! |
417,958 | 663,392 | 95,631 | 10 | De Niro & Grodin at Their Very Best ! | If you like De Niro and Grodin , this is definitely the film for you to enjoy . These two actors can do some very fancy and quick speaking lines back and forth with each other that will make you laugh . Along with some very deep thoughts which are tossed around by both of them , and a very sad scene facing his daughter after many years absence . Robert DeNiro , ( Jack Walsh ) , " Heat " , was an ex-cop who had a rough time and had not seen his wife or daughter for nine years and has the task of trying to transport Charles Grodin , ( Jonathan Mardukas ) , " Beethoven " , ' 92 , to Los Angles by a certain date and time . Naturally there are bondsmen involved and Mob guys who do some very comical mistakes trying to catch Jonathan Mardukas . There are car chases , railroad freight car rides , and even a brief duster plane along with many many different types of cars . This is a very Classic film and worth seeing over and over again . |
416,686 | 663,392 | 56,412 | 10 | Classic Western Actors | Enjoyed viewing this Western from the early 60's , and especially since it starred two of Hollywood's greatest Western stars : Randolph Scott , Joel McCrea and character actor , Edgar Buchanan . Randolph Scott , played ( Gil Westrum ) , " Carson City " , ' 52 , who was great friends with Joel McCrea , ( Steve Judd ) , " Fort Massacre " , ' 58 , had a mission to transporta young gal , with her father's permission , so she could get married to a cowboy in an other state and at the same time they both had dealings with gold . This girl finds out that her future husband is nothing but a sex starved beast and all kinds of problems occur between Gil Westrum and Steve Judd . Edgar Buchanan , ( Judge Tolliver ) , " Benji " , ' 74 is a boozer of a judge and even has a license to marry young couples . There is a point in the film where Gil becomes a real bad dude and Steve is faced with all kinds of problems . Great Classic film and great actors . |
416,633 | 663,392 | 39,041 | 10 | Outstanding Film | Enjoyed this great classic film from 1946 starring Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Hamilton who was a young woman very much in love with her husband , Orson Wells , ( John MacDonald / Erik Kessler ) . John MacDonald decides to go into the Army and fight in World War II and is killed in action and his wife Elizabeth is completely heart broken . However , she finds a man , Lawrence Hamilton , ( George Brent ) who loves her very much because she works for his father's firm and he asks her to marry him after many years . Elizabeth has a son from her first husband and then a second from Lawrence . It just so happens that Elizabeth's first husband is not killed and has been severally wounded and finally returns to America with a little girl named Margaret Ludwig , ( Natalie Wood ) . As you can see this story gets very complicated and there are many secrets that are finally revealed which turn this love story into a great masterpiece with all great actors . Enjoy . |
416,188 | 663,392 | 47,849 | 10 | A Great TRACY FILM ! | As soon as I see this film on TV , I just have to enjoy this great film of veteran actors in this wonderful film about a Japanese-American War Hero who was down graded by his home town local jerks ! Spencer Tracy , ( John T . Macreddy ) , " Inherit the Wind " , ' 60 , swings his one arm around the local bar and gives Ernest Borgnine ( Coley Trimble ) , " Marty " , ' 55 , the beating of his life , tearing down the screen door to the bar . Coley makes you hate him and you enjoy every punch that Macreddy gives out . Ann Francis , ( Liz Wirth ) , " Pancho Villa " , ' 72 , gives plenty of charm but gets her boyfriends mixed up with Robert Ryan , ( Reno Smith ) , " The Love Machine " , ' 71 , and Lee Marvin , " The Dirty Dozen " , ' 67 . All these classic actors give great supporting roles to Spencer Tracy and even veteran actor Walter Brennan ( Doc T . R . Velie , Jr . ) " Glory " , 56 gets a few words in the picture and blasts the bad guys who run the town to the ground . There is lots of booze consumed by everyone in the picture and you often wonder who is sober and who is not ! It was nice to see THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD , " Streamliner " make an appearance in the town after four years of never stopping in this God Forsaken town , which helped John T . Macreddy get a board this train to a better world of living and nicer people ! |
416,330 | 663,392 | 83,658 | 10 | Looking Forward to Year 2019 | Being a big fan of Harrison Ford , I just can't imagine missing the re-runs on TV of this film . Harrison Ford , ( Rick Deckard ) , " Sabrina " , ' 95 , plays a retired cop . Rick is called back into action to catch some very bad Robots and a pretty sex one that has plenty of muscle in all the right places and really puts Rick Deckard on his butt . Daryl Hannah , ( Pris ) , " The Job " , ' 03 tries to convince Rick that she is not programed and can actually cry and also be very sexy and romantic along with having a MOM years ago . WOW ! I was amazed at the production and direction of this film in the 1980's and found it to be a classic film a head of it's times . Great film and good acting was performed by all the supporting cast . I really hope things will be a lot better in the Year 2019 than this film tried to portray . |
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