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452,921 | 15,896,852 | 564,287 | 2 | The Baby Isn't Homely ! | Donna ( Donna Reed ) is put on the spot when her women's committee selects Alex ( Carl Betz ) to judge a beautiful baby contest . The pediatrician thinks telling mothers their children are " normal , average infants " might force him to " close up shop . " Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) suspects something is amiss when her m... |
453,448 | 15,896,852 | 1,044 | 2 | Oedipus in Reverse | Charles West leaves his parents ( Herbert Prior and Anita Hendrie ) , his girl ( Mary Pickford ) , and his country inn , to make his way in the big city . Five years later , Mr . West is a rich man . When hard times hit the old folks at home , Ms . Pickford writes West , suggesting a visit . To surprise his parents , W... |
452,778 | 15,896,852 | 48,667 | 2 | Steer Clear ! | This film reeks of production line planning . It appears like the filmmakers looked at recent hit movies , and threw spaghetti on the screen - Jimmy Stewart ! June Allyson ! Anthony Mann ! Baseball ! War ! Baby ! Airplane ! - ROLL ' EM ! - The film does address the age of the Stewart / Allyson performers ; though , I'm... |
452,366 | 15,896,852 | 51,605 | 2 | Chicken Little Clucks Again | Dana Andrews , Marilee Earle , and Mel Tormé are the main attractions . I don't know how anyone can play scenes with the great Mr . Tormé . I would crack up ! Mr . Andrews , Ms . Earle , and the others are incredibly awful in this film . I don't have any idea what's going on with Andrews ' physical condition ; but , he... |
452,956 | 15,896,852 | 48,682 | 2 | Eight Legs to Hold You | Policewoman Carole Mathews goes " undercover " to join Marie Windsor , Beverly Garland , and Jil Jarmyn in prison . The " Gang of Four " escape , and head for the local swamp , to look for some stashed diamonds . Who would hide their booty in a swamp ? They take turns touching tied-up hostage Mike Connors . His girlfri... |
453,638 | 15,896,852 | 69,159 | 2 | The Dirty Dozin ' | This English re-titled " A Reason to Live , A Reason to Die " is a thoroughly unconvincing United States Civil War swipe of " The Dirty Dozen " , done in the Clint Eastwood " spaghetti western " style . James Coburn ( as Pembroke ) leads a less than star-studded group of seven desperadoes . ( Still pre-Kojak ) Telly Sa... |
453,120 | 15,896,852 | 36,051 | 2 | They Don't Know Jack | Hollywood's attempt to turn Jack London's life into a " Jack London " adventure film isn't a bad idea ; certainly , he led an interesting , and sometimes adventurous , life . This film , however , winds up flat and unsatisfying . Most importantly , it lacks integrity . Michael O'Shea ( as London ) has some Londonesque ... |
453,468 | 15,896,852 | 55,609 | 2 | Built in Italy | It's a battle between mortals and gods as the right to claim the Goddess of Love as their own brings the Roman gods of myth to life in this classic tale . Vulcan , the God of Fire , wishes to have the beautiful Venus as his bride and will battle strange creatures and fellow gods alike , in his quest to win her . Amazi... |
453,029 | 15,896,852 | 78,895 | 2 | Steer Clear | Chesty gringo Telly Savalas ( as Frank Cooper ) is a US-Mexico " Border Cop " . He serves as a father figure to young immigrant Danny De La Paz ( as Benny Romero ) , who wants Mr . Savalas to be best man at his impending wedding . Savalas is tough , but boss Eddie Albert ( as Commander Moffat ) may be tougher . Tough i... |
453,601 | 15,896,852 | 40,399 | 2 | A Mule in Sintown | Roy Rogers and company try to bring " Sintown " back to life - it's a ghost town which may go boom if silver mining is successful . Andy Devine ( as " Cookie " ) slapsticks around . Jane Frazee ( as Carol ) loses a piece of her bitches to Mr . Rogers ' sharp leer . Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage stand-in... |
453,602 | 15,896,852 | 40,385 | 2 | A Bull Session with the Big Andy | Roy Rogers is a Sheriff who must catch airplane saboteurs . Mr . Rogers is also a singling cowboy . Tito Guizar is Bullfighter Nicci Lopez . Mr . Guizar is also a singing cowboy . As " The Gay Ranchero " of the title , Guizar seems to have more to do than Rogers . Andy Devine ( as " Cookie " ) works at the Manzanita Sp... |
452,799 | 15,896,852 | 36,075 | 2 | Smashing the Saboteurs | Roy Rogers ( as Roy ) , Smiley Burnette ( as Frog ) , and the " Sons of the Pioneers " go undercover to help Texas Governor Russell Hicks stop World War II Axis sympathizers from blowing up U . S . warehouses . Not a war story , but a Roy Rogers western : this one a " Variety Show " of stunts , songs , and Smiley bits ... |
453,373 | 15,896,852 | 5,200 | 2 | The Lord Blinks | God sends frontier parson and gunslinger William S . Hart ( as Jim Houston ) , his pretty wife Dorothy Dalton ( as Mary ) , and their cute little daughter Thelma Salter ( as Alice ) to the western town of " Barren Gulch " . Of course , Mr . Hart finds the town sinfully in need of his services . He needn't have looked a... |
452,991 | 15,896,852 | 46,891 | 2 | Mission : Intolerable | It's difficult to determine exactly what is going on in the minds of the people who made this movie . Anyway , it starts out as a crime drama ; a murder is committed , apparently witnessed by a woman who gets away . Soon , there is an avalanche , causing massive destruction that completed disappears in a couple of seco... |
453,614 | 15,896,852 | 58,072 | 2 | There's a Starman Wading in the Sky | A giant alien brain is leading its forces across the far reaches of space with the intent to conquer the universe . Arriving at Earth , the monstrous brain unleashes a hoard of monsters upon the planet to spread disease and destruction . The Earth's only hope of survival rests with Starman , the hero from another worl... |
452,962 | 15,896,852 | 49,363 | 2 | The Butcher of Los Angeles | Lon Chaney Jr . is completely wasted as Charles " The Butcher " Benton . Chaney as " The Butcher " , a man convicted for bank robbery and murder , is executed ; then , he is accidentally revived , by a doctor seeking a cure for cancer . So , the mute and murderous Mr . Chaney goes on a lumbering rampage , to Los Angele... |
453,068 | 15,896,852 | 22,000 | 3 | Watch with Discretion | Gloria Swanson ( as Gerry Trent ) breaks it off with caddish Monroe Owsley ( as Jim Woodward ) in order to take up with novelist Ben Lyon ( as Tony Blake ) . Later , Ms . Swanson's younger sister Barbara Kent ( as Joan Trent ) arrives - with the lover Swanson rejected ! Swanson would rather little sister stick with boy... |
453,669 | 15,896,852 | 75,990 | 3 | Father Christopher Lee | A scientist discovers signals from space that appear to carry information concerning a series of seemingly unrelated natural disasters , occurring across the globe . Hoping to discover the source of these signals and who's behind them , the scientist and his wife set out on a trek to locate the intended recipient of t... |
452,362 | 15,896,852 | 63,121 | 3 | A Film Not Quite as Long as the Cold War | Excruciatingly long and expensive " epic " submarine drama directed by John Sturges . The Russians have a spy on a submarine . The submarine is on an important mission to the North Pole - nobody is sure who it might be the spy . Along for the ride to " Ice Station Zebra " are suspects : Ernest Borgnine with a Russian a... |
453,172 | 15,896,852 | 15,344 | 3 | Kicks Up a Little Dust | Mysterious cowboy Bill Patton ( as Bob Norton ) arrives , " in the land of the West - on the banks of the Rio Grande , " at the " Bar-V " ranch . Ostensibly seeking employment , Mr . Patton is revealed , as the plot unravels , an undercover Texas Ranger . Patton wants to get a job at the " Bar-V " , and round-up eviden... |
453,560 | 15,896,852 | 2,303 | 3 | A Lesser Griffith | A confusing early film , directed by D . W . Griffith . Blanche Sweet and Edwin August are deliriously happy . He's a fisherman , and she's his " fishermaiden " . Ms . Sweet enjoys hanging around the seashore ; where , one day , she stumbles upon nasty Alfred Paget and a gang of smugglers . The smugglers nab and gag Sw... |
452,910 | 15,896,852 | 45,604 | 3 | A Communist Plot | Russian Barton MacLane ( as Captain Scarface ) is a Communist spy who plans to destroy the Panama Canal . Mr . MacLane enlists the help of German scientist Rudolph Anders ( as Yeager ) by threatening the life of his daughter , Virginia Grey ( as Ilse Yeager ) . Meanwhile , American Leif Erickson ( as Sam Wilton ) has s... |
453,660 | 15,896,852 | 26,157 | 3 | The Revenge of the Son of the Phantom | Western miner Tim McCoy ( as Slim Braddock ) is cheated out of his claim by Karl Hackett ( as Williams ) , but he can't prove anything . So , he becomes " The Phantom " bandit , and robs stages carrying Hackett booty . During a confrontation , Mr . McCoy is wounded ; he dies in the care of son Eddie Buzard ( as young T... |
452,770 | 15,896,852 | 93,315 | 3 | Anyone for Tennis ? | Hunky Los Angeles college tennis player Scott Strader ( as " The Kid " ) likes to party more than practice , so straight-laced pal Perry Lang ( as Jeff Andrews ) is worried about their championship possibilities . When coach Richard Roundtree ( as Chip Williams ) takes the team to Las Vegas , the nightlife threatens to... |
452,953 | 15,896,852 | 54,393 | 3 | Spurn of the Screw | A pianist dumps his singer girlfriend , and becomes engaged to a young socialite from an affluent island community , which infuriates the singer . A confrontation between the pianist and the singer , at the top of a lighthouse , results in her falling to her death , to the rocks below . The pianist tries to keep the d... |
452,597 | 15,896,852 | 35,092 | 3 | Insult to Injury | The " Eastside " kids - " Mr . Wise Guy " gang leader Leo Gorcey ( as Ethelbert " Muggs " McGuiness ) , " left hand man " Bobby Jordan ( as Danny Collins ) , " right hand man " Huntz Hall ( as Glimpy Stone ) , " yes man " David Gorcey ( as Peewee ) , " no man " Bill Lawrence ( as Skinny ) , and " black-out warden " Ern... |
452,665 | 15,896,852 | 32,676 | 3 | The Big Chill | Pat O'Brien portrays Knute Rockne , the All-American Notre Dame football coach . No doubt , this film will be considerably more appealing to those interested in some aspect of " Knute Rockne All-American Notre Dame Football " - probably , it's most interesting to serious followers of football and / or Notre Dame footba... |
453,507 | 15,896,852 | 43,822 | 3 | Arrivederci Lana | On assignment in scenic Italy , beautiful lip-synching Lana Turner ( as Fredda Barlo ) meets older singer and prince Ezio Pinza ( as Mr . Imperium ) . The two fall in love , while enjoying the pretty Italian countryside . Unhappily , Mr . Pinza is called away to his Kingly father's death bed , leaving Lana in the lurch... |
452,628 | 15,896,852 | 90,006 | 3 | This Bud's for You | In New Zealand , Cliff Robertson ( as Judd Pierson ) is an semi-unemployed daredevil race-car driver . Mr . Robertson advertises Budweiser beer on his race-car . His traveling companion is mechanic Leif Garrett ( as Casey Lee ) . Mr . Garrett drinks Budweiser beer when he goes out to pick up women . While Robertson and... |
452,441 | 15,896,852 | 10,791 | 3 | Gangster Rap | In the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown , the secretive " Bo Sing Tong " society blackmails , assassinates , and smuggles opium . Sessue Hayakawa ( as Luk Chan ) is the Chinese gang's most feared hatchet-man . After falling in love with Helen Jerome Eddy ( as Sen Chee ) , Mr . Hayakawa desires to trade in his life of... |
453,587 | 15,896,852 | 26,230 | 3 | Vampire Cradle Robbing | A small European village is the site of a series of horrible murders , thought to be the result of some vicious animal attacks . When the local doctor begins to look into the deaths , he discovers the victims were really attacked by some type of vampire-like creature . The doctor is also startled to find the he may be... |
452,688 | 15,896,852 | 38,976 | 3 | Digging Up an Old Plot | Leader Leo Gorcey ( as Slip ) and " The Bowery Boys " graduate from extermination school , and get off on a ghost-busting assignment . Actually , Huntz Hall ( as Sach ) is the school " dunce " , and doesn't really graduate ; but , he goes along anyway . Eventually , Mr . Hall is strapped down on an operating table , wh... |
453,334 | 15,896,852 | 45,919 | 3 | No Man Is an Island | During World War II , in an ice storm , Captain John Wayne ( as Dooley ) and his small crew crash land their airplane over unpopulated , freezing North America . Can friends and colleagues like Walter Abel ( as Fuller ) , Lloyd Nolan ( as Stutz ) , James Arness ( as McMullen ) , and Andy Devine ( as Willie Moon ) locat... |
453,237 | 15,896,852 | 32,274 | 3 | Get Along Little Doggies | Roy Rogers ( as Dr . Steve Kells ) is a wrongly accused fugitive from justice . On his way out west , he meets up with another fugitive , George " Gabby " Hayes ( as " Honest " John Whittaker ) ; together , they take up residence in an Idaho town . When Mr . Rogers ' identity is discovered , he decides to infiltrate th... |
452,598 | 15,896,852 | 34,973 | 3 | Turning Japanese | Following the World War II Japanese attack on U . S . forces at Pearl Harbor , " The Eastside Kids " : Leo Gorcey ( as Muggs ) , Bobby Jordan ( as Danny Connors ) , Huntz Hall ( as Glimpy ) , David Gorcey ( as Peewee ) , Ernest Morrison ( as Scruno ) , and Bobby Stone ( as Skinny ) want to serve their country . But , b... |
452,562 | 15,896,852 | 32,277 | 3 | The Importance of Being Ernest Morrison | The fourteen " Dead End " - related film introduces " The East Side Kids " as a series banner . Herein , Bobby Jordan replaces Harris Berger ( as Danny Dolan ) , from the previous " East Side Kids " movie . Dave O'Brien ( as " Knuckles " Dolan ) continues as Mr . Jordan's reformed older brother . Fellow " Dead End " ki... |
452,816 | 15,896,852 | 19,800 | 3 | Losing It | For her second talking film appearance , Paramount presented Clara Bow ( as Pat Delaney ) in the audience pleasing " circus " genre , with a " Wings " co-star , Richard Arlen ( as Larry Lee ) . Although the formula seemed like a blockbuster in the making , the film was disappointing . Bow is cast in an inappropriate , ... |
452,833 | 15,896,852 | 34,959 | 3 | Ladies They Talk About | Chic beauty Faye Emerson ( as Dorothy Drew aka " Dot " Burton ) supplants hard times as an actress by joining a group of bank robbers . Unfortunately , Ms . Emerson's carefully planned plot to rob the " Central Trust and Savings Bank " of $40 , 000 goes awry , when her getaway car driver , a young Jackie Gleason ( as W... |
452,447 | 15,896,852 | 70,198 | 3 | Mindless Experimentation | An insane scientist has been experimenting with the transfer of souls between human beings . The crazed doctor has conducted his nefarious deeds upon even his own family members , including the exchange of his own soul into his brother's body . With his soul now inhabiting a new body , the madman believes he can conti... |
453,128 | 15,896,852 | 37,151 | 3 | One Remake Too Many | One Body Too Many ( 1944 ) Frank McDonald - Jack Haley , Jean Parker , Bela Lugosi " A timid insurance salesman decides to place a call upon an eccentric recluse at his mansion only to find that he has just passed away . What he also finds is a home full of relatives who are , according to the will , all bound to remai... |
452,372 | 15,896,852 | 48,111 | 3 | Cannibals Cook Brunettes | Jane Russell proved to be a delightful musical-comedy performer in the similarly titled " Gentlemen Prefer Blondes " ? but , sadly , this film squanders those skills . There is a budget , and nice Paris photography , but the film just doesn't work . Ms . Russell seems to be playing Marilyn Monroe . That leaves nobody t... |
453,515 | 15,896,852 | 54,733 | 3 | Smooth Thievery becomes Illogical | Jack Hogan is " The Cat Burglar " who steals the briefcase sexy blonde June Kenney ( as Nan ) is holding for her secretive suitor John Baer ( as Alan ) . He is really out for her jewels , but picks up the briefcase as an afterthought . Unbeknownst , he has acquired a notebook filled with top secret spy formula doodling... |
453,218 | 15,896,852 | 32,820 | 3 | Ronald Reagan's Led Zeppelin | After spies and saboteurs wreck havoc across the United States , Federal agent Ronald Reagan ( as Brass Bancroft ) and comic sidekick Eddie Foy Jr . ( as Gabby Watters ) go undercover to investigate . Secret Service head John Litel ( as Saxby ) gives Mr . Reagan the identity of dead spy " Steve Swenko " . Reagan seeks ... |
452,859 | 15,896,852 | 28,517 | 3 | A Woman's Story Is Executed | Willful , independent-minded Katharine Hepburn ( as Pamela Thistlwaite ) grows up in Victorian England , alongside her pretty sister Elizabeth Allan ( as Flora Thistlewaite ) . When stern father Donald Crisp ( as Byron Thistlewaite ) presents his young lasses to polite society , they quickly pair up and get pregnant . ... |
452,669 | 15,896,852 | 41,526 | 3 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Ronald Reagan ( he's John ) loves Patricia Neal ( she's Mary ) , but he's married to his best friend's girl . There is a very good reason : best friend Jack Carson saved Mr . Reagan's life during World War II and Reagan married Lily to help his buddy out - you see , Lily needs an American husband to obtain passage to t... |
453,275 | 15,896,852 | 6,359 | 3 | South of the Border | In the days before the Great War ( aka World War ) I ) , in the Caribbean Sea , the tiny nation of Paragonia nestled . Soon , the " jewel set in the girdle of the earth " would need All-American Douglas Fairbanks to settle unrest . In the spring of 1910 , a New York mining company's contract with the Republic comes up ... |
452,990 | 15,896,852 | 56,606 | 3 | The Price is Low | Vincent Price fails to illuminate Richard III - possibly this is due to the direction of Roger Corman , and the resources available to the filmmakers . It's interesting to watch Mr . Price and the others attempt this odd version of Shakespeare ; if you're not a fan of either , you probably won't enjoy this " Tower of L... |
452,973 | 15,896,852 | 120,757 | 3 | Broken Hip | The DVD sleeve explains the premise : " Three problem teens are headed for jail , " and are " set to do time until Captain Greer offers them a deal to work for him - undercover . " The film opens with definitions of the words " Mod " and " Squad " , so you won't have to look them up in the dictionary . For a visual def... |
453,190 | 15,896,852 | 54,627 | 3 | Darrell Howe's Anatomy | A young man is despondent over the conviction and subsequent execution of his older brother . Having idolized his brother to the point of it being an obsession , the young man cannot believe he was guilty , even though he was , and swears to avenge him . The crazed young man decides to carry out his revenge by trackin... |
453,721 | 15,896,852 | 314,498 | 3 | I Want My , I Want My , I Want My SAT | Chris Evans , Erika Christensen , Bryan Greenberg , Scarlett Johansson , Leonardo Nam and , " NBA star Darius Miles lead this hip coming-of-age comedy about six students who try to break into the testing center and steal the answers to the SAT , " according to the official synopsis , " The classmates are wildly differe... |
453,533 | 15,896,852 | 21,622 | 3 | No Smoking ! | I was very confused . What happened to the Doctor on the telephone line ? What happened between Mr . Colman and Ms . Loy ? I guess this is a case where less is not more . ( So , a scene with Colman resisting Loy's advances , and she respecting him for it , was cut ? ) The acting is a collision of three types : Stage , ... |
453,239 | 15,896,852 | 32,972 | 3 | Gabby and " Purdy " Steal the Show | Roy Rogers ( as Roy Colt ) is the Texas Ranger sent to collect , and Jacqueline Wells ( as Jane Tabor ) is the Lady who won't pay tolls as they disagree on Texan / Mexican territory status . Mr . Rogers is assisted by his trusty sidekick George " Gabby " Hayes ( as Gabby ) and Ms . Wells ( later more commonly known as ... |
453,046 | 15,896,852 | 63,325 | 3 | England Swings for Herman's Hermits | In swinging 1960s England , " Herman's Hermits " - - aka Peter " Herman " N-o-o-n-e , Keith Hopwood , Derek Leckenby , Karl Green , and Barry Whitwam - - get involved with dog-racing for profit . Stanley Holloway and Mona Washbourne ( as Mr . and Mrs . Brown ) lift the film's acting levels only slightly , unfortunately... |
452,663 | 15,896,852 | 47,879 | 3 | Crawford , Chaney , Bronson , and Talman - - Cell-Mates ! | It's " The F . B . I . " starring Reed Hadley , with an all-star guest cast ! The film begins with an accidental ( convenient ? ) kidnapping , which leads to one thing , and another - which doesn't really indicate the main story , which is a " Big House , U . S . A . " prison break story . The story is very improbable ... |
453,083 | 15,896,852 | 268,312 | 3 | Jimmy We Hardly Knew Ye | This appears to be a very ordinary documentary , written , produced and directed by Ara Chekmayan , for the video market . However , it promises to be , " A stunning NEW look at a legendary star . " What's new will depend upon what you already know . I found this account of James Dean's life interesting , and learned s... |
453,386 | 15,896,852 | 77,962 | 3 | Tired of Toein ' the Line | Reform school resident Sean Thomas Roche ( as Tommy Morton ) receives a visit from father Ralph Meeker ( as Bert Morton ) , who informs him schoolteacher mother Ida Lupino ( as Bess Morton ) is retiring . Clearly , Mr . Meeker and Mr . Roche have some " generation gap " difficulties ; but , they pale in comparison with... |
453,151 | 15,896,852 | 51,198 | 3 | Wayne Goes Topless | In this absurd John Ford biography , John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara play the young Mr . & Mrs . Spig Wead . Watching their drinking and smoking habits , it's a wonder they didn't burn down the house , or fall down the stairs , earlier . Mr . Wayne is way too old for these shenanigans ; all of the slapstick carousing cou... |
453,484 | 15,896,852 | 53,095 | 3 | Getting a Head | In this macabre tale of science gone wrong , a scientist is successful in creating a serum capable of keeping a dog's head alive after the body dies . Before the scientist can take advantage of his new discovery , he suffers a fatal heart attack . His assistant uses the formula to keep the scientist's severed head ali... |
452,764 | 15,896,852 | 69,933 | 3 | A Vampire Film with Little Bite | An archaeologist visits a remote island to bury his late father and , despite the warnings from the local people , opens the tomb of the vampire queen , buried over 700 years ago . This foolish act by the archaeologist and his reporter friend places the entire island in danger , including the local schoolteacher ? Wit... |
453,730 | 15,896,852 | 33,576 | 3 | Steer Clear | A test pilot and his weather observer partner are trying to develop a robot-controlled plane they hope their employer can sell to the army . Foreign agents learn of their work and sabotage the plane , hoping to stop the inventors and allowing the spies to steal the invention . Our inventors hope to thwart the plans of... |
452,469 | 15,896,852 | 111,228 | 3 | Every Man Has Business and Desire | When one of easily aroused officer Michael Harris ( as Jack Ramsey ) ' s sexual conquests turns up strangled , he becomes a prime suspect . It's apparent ( to viewers ) that Mr . Harris is being framed , as the killings continue . Harris ' police pal Brion James ( as Ben McCarthy ) , who recovers from hangovers excepti... |
452,410 | 15,896,852 | 74,292 | 3 | Runaway Train Wreck | Terrorists spread the Plague on an all-star cast aboard a luxurious European train . After a fairly decent opening , the star-studded cast gets down to the task at hand , making you bored silly . In the underwear scene sweepstakes , Sophia Loren easily beats Martin Sheen ( Ann Turkel and Ray Lovelock are disqualified ,... |
453,384 | 15,896,852 | 45,094 | 3 | Road to Silly | I thought Mr . Crosby had a great voice . He should have had more singing time in the film . Mr . Hope seemed a bit hapless - perhaps he and Crosby were not ready for the film . They seemed very unrehearsed , especially during the " song and dance " bit . The movie is very dated . My grandmother says this " comedy " wa... |
452,578 | 15,896,852 | 76,451 | 3 | A Star Is Boring , A Star Is Boring | When World War II ends , singer Liza Minnelli ( as Francine Evans ) meets saxophonist Robert De Niro ( as Jimmy Doyle ) during celebrations . Although neither seems at all attracted to the other , he tries to pick her up . After repeated attempts and refusals , the ill-matched duo decide they can make beautiful music t... |
453,111 | 15,896,852 | 41,238 | 3 | Those Doggone Scottish Laws | Back ( again ) in Scotland , Lassie is ( again ) on trial for her life . Because the faithful dog sleeps on her master's grave , she must be put to death , according to law . Oddly , it is also explained that Lassie had no " legal " owner , which is , apparently , also against an old Scottish law . If , after three day... |
452,797 | 15,896,852 | 37,472 | 3 | Timber ! . . . and Watch Out for That Horse . . . | Roy Rogers ( as Roy ) is an insurance investigator who goes undercover to solve a robbery ; among the suspects is Dale Evans ( as Betty Weston ) ' s father Harry Shannon ( as Sam Weston ) , who has just broken jail . Mr . Rogers gets a job singing on Ms . Evans ' show boat " Yellow Rose of Texas " . Later , Bob Nolan a... |
453,596 | 15,896,852 | 27,746 | 3 | Can Robert Pull Barbara Out of His Hat ? | Robert Taylor ( as Chris Claybourne ) is a playboy doctor who falls in love with model Barbara Stanwyck ( as Rita Wilson ) . This is a film for Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor ( he takes off his shirt as a bonus ) fans only . Otherwise , " His Brother's Wife " is an absurd movie . The opening switches around from an... |
452,472 | 15,896,852 | 104,670 | 3 | A Comedy without Respect | Bucking for a promotion at work , Rodney Dangerfield ( as Chester Lee ) brags about his soccer prowess ; so , his boss assigns him coach for " The Ladybugs " , an inept girls soccer team . Mr . Dangerfield knows little about soccer , and less about coaching the team ; so , he persuades girlfriend's sporting son Jonatha... |
453,459 | 15,896,852 | 51,064 | 3 | The Island of Doctor Myra | Soda shop teenagers Don Sullivan ( as Reg ) , Jay Hawk ( as Morrie ) , and Mitzie Albertson ( as Julie ) discuss waterskiing and horseback riding . Hay-brained Mr . Hawk decides to go riding with girlfriend Nan Green ( as Dotty ) while the others join Paul Pepper ( as Skip ) and Brianne Murphy ( as Pam ) for water spor... |
453,417 | 15,896,852 | 700 | 3 | The Pied Gypsy | A little girl has " Her First Adventure " when she goes to town to watch a band of gypsies perform on a New Jersey street , and follows their caravan . The gypsies are amused by the little girl , and decide to keep her . Eventually , her family and the police lead a hot pursuit , led by the girl's heroic pooch . D . W ... |
452,418 | 15,896,852 | 37,547 | 3 | Tokyo , Mon Amour | James Cagney ( as Nick Condon ) is a reporter in Tokyo ; a dutiful , precognizant American , he confronts the increasing grip of Fascism on the Japanese people , during the reign of Tanaka Giichi . Sylvia Sidney ( as Iris Hilliard ) , is a mysterious part-Chinese woman , who provides Mr . Cagney with intrigue and roman... |
453,256 | 15,896,852 | 257,019 | 3 | The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game | Computer savvy John Light ( as John Elias ) goes from Stanford drop-out to successful young Dotcom-era tycoon . But , Mr . Light's sneering success could be short-lived , with partners like ambitious Jeffrey Donovan ( as Robert Jennings ) . Mr . Donovan used to bed down with Light's girlfriend , Megan Dodds ( as Lisa F... |
453,088 | 15,896,852 | 24,554 | 3 | Tepid Ginger and Talbot | Rival reporters Pat Morgan ( Ginger Rogers ) and Ted Rand ( Lyle Talbot ) are always trying to out-scoop each other on stories . The latest involves the mysterious death of a philanthropist who fell to his death after a shriek was heard from his penthouse apartment . The two reporters start out as rivals but combine e... |
452,966 | 15,896,852 | 33,667 | 3 | Ann Miller's Wardrobe Malfunction | Penny Singleton ( she's Bill ) and Glenn Ford ( he's Tex ) arrive in the western town of Headstone . The town is terrorized by a " Killer Pete " ( he wears a black scarf ) . Resident Ann Miller ( she's local bad girl Lola ) makes trouble . Will Lola get whatever Lola wants ? Will lady Bill find love ? And , who is " Ki... |
452,893 | 15,896,852 | 6,978 | 3 | Lackluster Luke | Harold Lloyd runs a movie theater , which is successfully drawing crowds for " The Iron Claw " , a Pathé serial . With " Snub " Pollard employed as projectionist , things get understandably tangled up . Mr . Lloyd is expectedly distracted by irresistible female movie patrons , like Bebe Daniels . The film doesn't show ... |
453,012 | 15,896,852 | 35,694 | 3 | Food for the Mob | In this rousing crime drama , a hard-nosed gang of criminals attempts to move in on local food distribution channels . Vowing to break down their strong-arming operation is heroic city market official Michael Lynn ( John Litel ) , who hopes to disband the racket by removing the operation head from power . Lynn's schem... |
453,485 | 15,896,852 | 56,983 | 3 | Coppola , Bring Me the Axe ! | Louise Haloran is faced with a dilemma since her husband John has died of a heart attack and is not included in his mother's will . Traveling to his family's ancestral home in Ireland , Louise hopes to ingrain herself into the family while telling them that John is away on business . Unfortunately , John's family is v... |
453,600 | 15,896,852 | 41,347 | 3 | Roll Out the Barrel | Roy Rogers is back on border patrol , investigating the smuggling of criminals across the U . S . - Mexican border . Clayton Moore ( as Tom Sharper ) is a fellow border patrolman who discovers the wicked smugglers , and is left for dead ; instead , he gets amnesia . Andy Devine ( as " Cookie " ) is a helpful judge , an... |
453,460 | 15,896,852 | 54,807 | 3 | Dancing with Mr . | Three macabre tales of terror are featured in this frightful thriller hosted by the incomparable ' Mr . D ' ( Lon Chaney Jr . ) . A psychotic photographer is faced with a beauty that haunts his pictures and dreams in one tale . A scientist becomes obsessed with a frozen ' Ice Princess ' that leads to an unfortunate en... |
453,233 | 15,896,852 | 33,771 | 3 | Storm & Payne trump Rogers & Rogers | Roy Rogers stars as Jesse James and his look-alike , gambler man Clint Burns . George " Gabby " Hayes is Mr . Rogers's ex-pal , Sheriff Gabby . Gale Storm ( Jane Fillmore ) and Sally Payne ( Polly Morgan ) are a noteworthy team , as two reporters on the lookout for stories about the elusive outlaw hero . Of course , mi... |
452,972 | 15,896,852 | 37,607 | 3 | Hanging On the Firing Line | Charles Coburn plays a lovable old veteran who returns to his hometown of Fredricksville , Georgia as World War II commences . There , he finds nephew William Eythe , who helps facilitate a job for his uncle on the town newspaper . Also on staff is society gal Joan Bennett . Mr . Coburn uses his newspaper column " On t... |
453,452 | 15,896,852 | 821 | 3 | The Biograph Girl and the Beard | Princess Florence Lawrence ( " The Biograph Girl " ) is fickle with men ; she rejects bearded Frank Powell when he arrives for their royal wedding , and refuses to greet him with a kiss . The royal court is thrown asunder ; so , court " Cardinal " James Kirkwood conspires to reintroduce lovely Ms . Lawrence to the dash... |
452,400 | 15,896,852 | 831 | 3 | Throwing Out the Baby in the Basket | George Gebhardt is tracking down Charles Inslee , looking to settle an old debt . Mr . Gebhardt finds Mr . Inslee in an old tenement building , living with his wife Marion Leonard , and their baby . Inslee explains he is as penniless as down-and-out Gebhardt , and has no money . The two men argue , and Gebhardt angrily... |
453,059 | 15,896,852 | 52,846 | 3 | Getting a Leg Up | A rural Texas town finds itself beset by a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths with no seemingly rational explanation . The local sheriff is faced with an angry community leader demanding an end to the matter , or his resignation . Through the combined efforts of the sheriff and a quick witted mechanic , th... |
453,631 | 15,896,852 | 22,243 | 3 | Two Men and a Baby | In " The Painted Desert " of Arizona , William Farnum ( as Bill ' Cash ' Holbrook ) and J . Farrell MacDonald ( as Jeff Cameron ) happen upon an abandoned covered wagon ; in the deserted carriage , they find a baby boy . The chums " adopt " the boy , but argue over what to name him . Each man wants to pass on , through... |
452,398 | 15,896,852 | 785 | 3 | Swimsuit Fashions of 1908 | Linda Arvidson and Arthur V . Johnson enjoy a romantic rendezvous at the beach ; meanwhile , Charles Inslee escapes from a couple of policemen , who are bringing him to a nearby " Insane Asylum " ; he gets one of the lawmen's guns , and dashes off for the beach . At the beach , Inslee abducts Ms . Arvidson , taking her... |
453,445 | 15,896,852 | 797 | 3 | A Wedding Blast | Marion Leonard and Charles Inslee are a courting ' couple ; but not everyone is happy with their announced wedding plans - - Herbert Yost had been hoping against hope for Ms . Leonard to changer her mind , and marry him ; instead , she rejects his advances . Unable to face a life without Leonard , Mr . Yost hatches a v... |
453,238 | 15,896,852 | 33,286 | 3 | Calamity Jane and an Exciting End | Roy Rogers stars as " Young Bill Hickok " , saving California and its gold from wicked invaders like John Miljan ( as Nicholas Tower ) ? against a Civil War back-story ? with references to Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth . This time George " Gabby " Hayes brings along his niece , none other than Calamity Jane ( w... |
453,219 | 15,896,852 | 29,836 | 3 | It's Only Hit and Run | Honest young insurance agent Ronald Reagan ( as Eric Gregg ) is optimistic , but poor . His wife , scheming Sheila Bromley ( as Nona Gregg ) , longs for the finer things in life . Describing herself as " not weighted down with tons of righteousness , " Ms . Bromley begins to spend more money than Mr . Reagan earns . Br... |
452,684 | 15,896,852 | 58,534 | 3 | It's Carnival Time for Elvis ! | Vagabond singer Elvis Presley ( as Charlie Rogers ) gets a job working at a carnival owned by strong-willed Barbara Stanwyck ( as Maggie Morgan ) . There , after years " playing the field , " Mr . Presley gets the urge to settle down with one woman , pretty Joan Freeman ( as Cathy Lean ) . But , Presley doesn't get alo... |
453,705 | 15,896,852 | 250,292 | 3 | D Minus Three Laughs and Counting | Andrew Gurland's " Cheats " is his fictionalized " true story " about four high school friends who maneuver to cheat on tests . The quartet are : supercilious school-hating Trevor Fehrman ( as Handsome Davis ) , his likewise good-looking pal Matthew Lawrence ( as Victor ) , their chubby school-hating chum Elden Henson ... |
452,401 | 15,896,852 | 880 | 3 | The Scaffolding of Intruders | Daddy's girls Florence Lawrence and Dorothy West receive some terrific news at the local post office , unaware they are being stalked by burglar Charles Inslee . Meanwhile , father David Miles receives a message ( from young Robert Harron ) which necessitates daddy leaving home ; so , when the young women return , they... |
453,449 | 15,896,852 | 892 | 3 | Florence Lawrence Makes Biscuits for Biograph | Florence Lawrence makes " Her First Biscuits " for husband John R . Cumpson . But Ms . Lawrence's biscuits aren't as charming as she ; when Lawrence leaves the room , Mr . Cumpson tosses the biscuits out the window , pretending they were delicious , and leaves for work . Proud of her successful baking endeavor , Lawren... |
452,633 | 15,896,852 | 895 | 3 | For Wardrobe Watchers | While the American Revolution rages , Owen Moore , " a brave American officer trying to get news of a British attack to General Washington , " leaves home on his mission . He is immediately attacked by German Hessians , working for the British crown . Mr . Moore manages to make it back home , where father James Kirkwoo... |
453,119 | 15,896,852 | 35,562 | 3 | Polecat | News of an oil strike stirs trouble in a western town . Flat broke , Richard Arlen ( as Johnny Maverick ) drives west , picking up , and partnering up , with prospecting hitch-hiker Elisha Cook Jr . ( as " Chicopee " ) . Almost immediately , the two discover oil , on land owned by the country bumpkin " Smithers " famil... |
452,720 | 15,896,852 | 35,567 | 3 | Spencer Tracy Takes Katharine Hepburn in a Bizarre Act of Unnatural Love | Popular political columnist Katharine Hepburn ( as Tess Harding ) guest-stars on a radio program ; and , after muffing a question about " America's National Pastime " ( baseball ) , declares the sport should be abolished . Of course , this irks her " New York Chronicle " colleague , sports columnist Spencer Tracy ( as ... |
452,491 | 15,896,852 | 22,191 | 3 | Spanking the Party Girl | Alice White is , indeed , a " Naughty Flirt " . She plays a " wild and crazy party girl " who loves to go out and engage men . One man , a lawyer , resists her advances - so , naturally , she wants him most of all . He spanks her for her naughty ways , and it changes her life ( she tells him he really makes an " impres... |
453,006 | 15,896,852 | 265,105 | 3 | Pin Pricked | Blond super-hunk Sam Page ( or " Nathan Watkins " / as Chris Chandler ) goes to Drake college , on a swimming scholarship . Stripping down to his gym shorts for a run , Mr . Page catches the eye of blonder super-hunk Bradley Stryker ( as Devon Eisley ) . Mr . Stryker is the leader of Drake's weirdest fraternity ; and ,... |
453,347 | 15,896,852 | 22,093 | 3 | It Takes a Thief | Wealthy Harrison Ford ( as Donald Ransome ) arrives late for a wedding ; there , he makes off with not only a string of pearls , but also lovely Alberta Vaughn ( as Betty ) ' s attention . When the pearls are discovered missing , Mr . Ford uses Ms . Vaughn as an unwitting accomplice ; he stashes the necklace in her bel... |
453,642 | 15,896,852 | 52,969 | 3 | Gordon's Island : A Racial Microcosm of Society | A scientist on an island is working on a project , to help with the world population problem , ( he ) accidentally creates giant shrews that escape his lab and devour every animal on the island . With nothing else to eat , the giant shrews set their sights on the compound of scientists and their guests . Led by Captai... |
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