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453,431 | 15,896,852 | 58,384 | 3 | Losing Some of its Zipper | Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello witness the invasion of their beach - by a troupe of " Muscle Men " being trained by Don Rickles ( as Jack Fanny ) . Buddy Hackett ( as S . Z . Matts ) wants " Muscle Man " Peter Lupus ( using the name Rock Stevens ) for his wealthy client Luciana Paluzzi ( as Judy ) , but she gets ... |
452,677 | 15,896,852 | 624,829 | 3 | Champagne and Bullets | Chad ( Peter Brown ) and Joe ( William Smith ) trick Reese ( Neville Brand ) into volunteering for a " special assignment " - cleaning out the stable . Then , Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) lets Chad and Joe go out on the more desirable task of securing an army payroll . After Chad and Joe lose the payroll to French soldier... |
452,650 | 15,896,852 | 624,844 | 3 | How to Catch a Drunken Indian | In the series premiere , Native American Indians terrorize the town of Presidio , stealing the people's supply of liquor . Meanwhile , back in Laredo , gullible Neville Brand ( as Reese Bennett ) is tricked into entering a bullfight , by handsome Texas rangers Peter Brown ( as Chad Cooper ) and William Smith ( as Joe R... |
453,707 | 15,896,852 | 624,847 | 3 | What Made Laredo Famous ( Has Made a Loser Out Of Me ) | Chad ( Peter Brown ) , Joe ( William Smith ) , and Reese ( Neville Brand ) are joined by new Ranger Claude Akins ( as Cotton " Buck " Buckmeister ) . The quartet are sent out to round up illegal still-operator Dub Taylor ( as Dude Meeker ) . They try to give Mr . Taylor some time to escape , because Laredo has a new ju... |
453,586 | 15,896,852 | 29,804 | 3 | Don't Even Try | Playboy lawyer Preston Foster ( as Jimmy Hughes ) is reluctantly recruited to run against an incumbent mayor , while romancing his daughter , pretty blonde Joan Fontaine ( as Trudy Olson ) . The campaign leads to the uncovering of a gang of racketeering gamblers in the city , with both mayoral candidates , and the city... |
453,709 | 15,896,852 | 624,842 | 3 | Rounding Up Illegal Mexicans | It's " Alamo Day " in Texas . After increased illegal border crossings , Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) sends Reese ( Neville Brand ) , Chad ( Peter Brown ) , and Joe ( William Smith ) out to round-up intruding Mexicans , and sent them home for the holiday . Arriving in the town of Porfirio , Chad and Joe face brown-faced J... |
453,518 | 15,896,852 | 71,790 | 3 | Madhouse is for Laughter . | Vincent Price ( as Paul Toombes ) is at it again ! He's a old time horror movie star on the comeback trail ; his attempt is , however , being thwarted by a series of horrific murders . Naturally , Mr . Price ( aka " Dr . Death " ) is a prime suspect . Along for the movie ride are Peter Cushing ( as writer Herbert Flay ... |
452,866 | 15,896,852 | 624,833 | 3 | Season Ending Silliness | Veteran inventor Charlie Ruggles ( as John Cane ) is able to open a jammed bank vault , which attracts unsavory Noah Berry ( as Ezekiel Fry ) and pal Robert Yuro ( as Sebastian " Sab " Melendez ) . The dastardly duo want Mr . Ruggles to help them rob banks . Ruggles declines , of course . To help him change is mind , M... |
452,681 | 15,896,852 | 624,861 | 3 | Too Many Crooks | Chad ( Peter Brown ) and Joe ( William Smith ) want a couple of days off to rest , but Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) sends the two Rangers out to stop the " Ramirez Gang " from terrorizing the nearby town of Guarded Wells . After killing off Ramirez , Chad and Joe are rewarded with liquor and women ; of particular appeal ,... |
453,381 | 15,896,852 | 18,218 | 3 | The Spaniard That Lighted My Life | Through 1906 , the proud Vasquez family has prospered in San Francisco ; it is the land the Spanish family helped conquer , and settle . The sweetest rose in the Vasquez Rancho's fair garden is dreamy Dolores Costello ( as Dolores Vasquez ) . Senorita Costello catches the eye , and heart , of Irish gentleman Charles Em... |
452,868 | 15,896,852 | 624,863 | 3 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | Reese ( Neville Brand ) , Chad ( Peter Brown ) , and Joe ( William Smith ) are to bring in wounded bank robber Jack Kelly ( as Lance Mabry ) , but find it difficult after meeting his perky pigtailed daughter , Gina Gillespie ( as Kim " Missy " Mabry ) . This is the obligatory " outlaw with a cute kid " episode ( and , ... |
452,925 | 15,896,852 | 624,859 | 3 | Chad & Jeremy - Busted in Whiskey Flats ! | In Three Forks , Texas , English actors Chad ( as Dudley Leicester ) and Jeremy ( as Newton Weekes ) are being arrested for nonpayment of debts ; but , Chad ( Peter Brown ) and Joe ( William Smith ) intervene on their behalf . As it turns out , Jeremy is one of Chad ( Brown ) ' s old friends . Chad and Joe go off to tr... |
452,865 | 15,896,852 | 624,854 | 3 | High Noon minus Forty-Five Minutes | Reese ( Neville Brand ) plans an anniversary celebration for Capt . Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) , who has been leading the Rangers of Company B for four ( or three ) years . While Reese lines up some dancing girls , Chad ( Peter Brown ) and Joe ( William Smith ) get the whiskey . Unfortunately , the men have difficulties... |
452,929 | 15,896,852 | 624,849 | 3 | Breaking the Habit | Reese ( Neville Brand ) , Chad ( Peter Brown ) , and Joe ( William Smith ) , argue about volunteering as escort for two of the Governor's friends . The Rangers are excited to help , when Capt . Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) reveals they are two French sisters . However , the women turn out to be nuns Barbara Rush ( as Sist... |
452,649 | 15,896,852 | 624,879 | 3 | Chad Hears Wedding Bells | Chad ( Peter Brown ) ' s demeanor worries Reese ( Neville Brand ) and Joe ( William Smith ) ; they think he's fallen under the spell of a blonde , or red-haired woman . As it turns out , she's Myrna Fahey ( as Emily Henderson ) , a busty brunette beauty . Ms . Fahey , Chad's old girlfriend , has arrived in Laredo with ... |
452,635 | 15,896,852 | 986 | 3 | Rampaging the Viperous French Nobility | During the French Revolution , wealthy couple Arthur Johnson and Marion Leonard are among the citizens spared , from the rampaging mobs , by professing Republican beliefs . Nobleman Frank Powell flees from murderous lower class Frenchmen ; arriving at Mr . Johnson and Ms . Leonard's safe Republican-leaning home , he be... |
452,765 | 15,896,852 | 58,466 | 3 | Foggy Murder Mystery | Residents and visitors of the Soho district in London are terrified due to a series of brutal murders near a prominent nightclub . A killer wearing a horrifying skull mask and golden gloves has been murdering patrons of the Sansibar . Scotland Yard is desperate to discover the secret behind the murders and find the ki... |
452,898 | 15,896,852 | 87,071 | 3 | Father Confusion | A British girl is traveling with her estranged father in order to attempt to rebuild their relationship . Shortly after they arrive in East Germany , the girl begins to suffer from strange sensations and mental lapses , where she remembers events from World War II that she could never have experienced herself . Is thi... |
452,923 | 15,896,852 | 624,875 | 3 | Who Is Killing the Cast of Laredo ? | A serial killer is loose in Laredo , which sets Reese ( Neville Brand ) , Chad ( Peter Brown ) , and Capt . Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) sleuthing . Joe ( William Smith ) is a suspect , having suffered gambling loses to Harry Lauter ( as Spence Gillis ) , an early victim . A more likely suspect may be John Carradine ( as ... |
452,647 | 15,896,852 | 624,867 | 3 | Accent on Alan Napier | Captain Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) takes the Rangers out to police a nearby homesteaders land giveaway . The Laredo quartet check in with Fred Clark ( as Commissioner Smoot ) , who will administrate the proceedings , in Fort Hall . While waiting for the " land rush " to begin , Chad ( Peter Brown ) romances shapely brun... |
452,648 | 15,896,852 | 624,864 | 3 | Reese's Gold | Reese ( Neville Brand ) is called in for praise , and assigned a solo mission , by Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) ; he is to transport a special , secret shipment from St . Louis to Laredo . Reese suspects it's an important shipment of gold , and brags to Chad ( Peter Brown ) and Joe ( William Smith ) , in the saloon . Thei... |
452,737 | 15,896,852 | 29,789 | 3 | Everyone is Out of Their Tree | Woman ( Miriam Hopkins as Virginia ) chases Man ( Joel McCrea as Kenneth ) for father ( Charles Winninger as B . J . ) . Woman wants to get Man to invest some of deceased mother's money in father's business venture ; but , father is notorious for losing money on hair-brained schemes . Little does anyone know , but real... |
453,668 | 15,896,852 | 57,270 | 3 | Two Tribes Go to War | A hydra is threatening the countryside and the people are terrified for their lives . The people's only hope of survival rests with Maxus , a powerful man who has the strength of many men . Before Maxus can battle the multi-headed monster , he must face other challenges in order to prove himself worthy and to prepare ... |
452,559 | 15,896,852 | 44,969 | 3 | Huntz Hall Gets it in The End | Bernard Gorcey ( as Louie Dumbrowsky ) ' s " Ice Cream Parlor " gets held-up , as leader Leo Gorcey ( as Slip Mahoney ) and " The Bowery Boys " come in for banana splits . Amusingly , Huntz Hall ( as Horace Debussy " Sach " Jones ) defends the older Gorcey , and gets hit on his head with the robber's pistol . Strangely... |
452,568 | 15,896,852 | 5,489 | 3 | Next ! | Charlie Chaplin responds to open auditions at Lodestone Studios . Rival Ben Turpin arrives at the same studio , obviously another unemployed comedian ! Turpin tries to horn in on Chaplin's action after the studio head hollers , " Next ! " Chaplin manages to walk in over Turpin , however . Charlie amusingly manages to b... |
453,364 | 15,896,852 | 22,840 | 3 | Voici William Farnum | French-accented William Farnum ( as Drifter ) trudges from the snowy mountains of Canada , to his valley hometown . Along the way , he partners up with old Charles Sellon ( as Whitey ) , who has just finished a 20-year prison stay . In town , the men meet their stated objectives : to find work and women . Mr . Farnum a... |
453,625 | 15,896,852 | 29,694 | 3 | Lovely Rita | While Tex Ritter ( as Tex Masters ) sings " Down the Colorado Trail " , accompanied by harmonica-playing sidekick Horace Murphy ( as Lucky ) , pretty government agent Rita Hayworth ( as Carmen Serano ) is sent out to investigate a series of mysterious rodeo deaths . Ms . Hayworth and Mr . Ritter cross paths in Middleto... |
452,914 | 15,896,852 | 564,312 | 3 | Donna the Prima Donna | Donna ( Donna Reed ) and the other mothers in the audience are moved to tears by Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) ' s " Freshman Class Essay Contest " speech on " The most beautiful word in the English language , Mother . " Brother Jeff ( Paul Peterson ) notes , " She's really pouring it on . " And , father Alex ( Carl Betz ) ... |
452,894 | 15,896,852 | 9,732 | 3 | Lloyd Goes West | Two-Gun Gussie ( 1918 ) Alf Goulding - Harold Lloyd , William Blasdell , ' Snub ' Pollard A successful pianist , Harold Lloyd goes west , where he is less appreciated , to tickle the ivories at the " Howling Poodle Tango Bar " . There , dastardly gunslinger William Blasdell ( as Dagger-Tooth Dan ) makes Mr . Lloyd's li... |
452,913 | 15,896,852 | 564,307 | 3 | Donna and Jeff Take a Hike | Jeff ( Paul Peterson ) is excited about going on an overnight camping trip with some of the neighborhood boys , which father Alex ( Carl Betz ) will supervise . At the same time , Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) is planning to spend her weekend at a girlfriend's house . Jeff is looking forward to " roughing it " while sister ... |
452,776 | 15,896,852 | 49,578 | 3 | Not Tonight , I have a Headache | June Allyson is not naughty enough for her husband , so he goes for Joan Collins , who has a roving eye of her own . They have to decide , in the end , which twosome is preferable . What seems like a million other characters move in and out of the story , all focused around Ms . Allyson . Some of the characters are int... |
453,581 | 15,896,852 | 1,032 | 3 | Sealed with a Kiss | Early film directed by D . W . Griffith ; it features a gloriously happy King ( Arthur V . Johnson ) and his Queen ( Marion Leonard ) - but , wait ! When the King leaves the scene , his Queen makes music with the palace's Minstrel ( Henry B . Walthall ) . When the King discovers the lovers , he decides to enact a horri... |
453,624 | 15,896,852 | 564,273 | 3 | Donna Takes it on the Chin | Donna is practicing to play " Nora " for an amateur production of Ibsen's " A Doll's House " - and , she's obviously awful . The family Stone is dumbfounded . Alex ( Carl Betz ) suggests Donna cut her lines , which snobbish director Mary Shipp ( as Lydia Langley ) has already done . Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) says her mo... |
452,996 | 15,896,852 | 74,836 | 3 | Dennis Down Under | In the mid 1800s , Irishman Dennis Hopper ( as Daniel Morgan ) emigrates to Australia , seeking a share of the continent's gold . Instead , Mr . Hopper finds himself branded , and thrown in a torturous prison ; there , he is gang-raped . Upon release , Hopper hooks up with aborigine David Gulpilil ( as Billy ) , with w... |
453,666 | 15,896,852 | 71,426 | 3 | UFO No Show | A flight wing of the Air Force has been experiencing difficulties with some of its aircraft so as a test they send aloft a jet with a four man crew . Once airborne , the jet picks up three mysterious objects on radar and when two interceptors are sent to investigate , they mysteriously disappear , according to the DV... |
453,454 | 15,896,852 | 1,050 | 3 | Robbing the Reverend | Arthur V . Johnson ( as Reverend John Stanton ) is a " good shepherd " minister ; he interrupts a sermon to rescue a mother's son from a drunken party , and returns to praise the Lord . While some ministers pass around collection plates , Mr . Johnson reaches into his pocket to give an offering to needy bums . Enter St... |
453,446 | 15,896,852 | 1,083 | 3 | A Flower from Mary Pickford | Crippled violinist David Miles ( as Filippo ) is very much taken with lovely young Mary Pickford ( as Giannina Ferrari ) ; when she tosses him a flower , he lovingly places it in a special vase . Ms . Pickford is rather free with her flowers , however , and also has one for Mr . Miles ' dashing friend Owen Moore ( as S... |
453,200 | 15,896,852 | 564,235 | 3 | A Date with George Hamilton | Mary is feeling jittery , before a date with young George Hamilton ( as Herbie Shields ) . Donna reassures her about the older boy , who is " two classes ahead " of Mary . When Jeff understands his sister will be all alone with Mr . Hamilton , he says , " Have fun ! " After Mary's date with Hamilton goes badly , she co... |
453,198 | 15,896,852 | 564,238 | 3 | The Silent Treatment | Hans Conried ( as Popkin ) arrives , with his ailing son . But , Mr . Conried can't afford the $100 treatments Alex ( Carl Betz ) recommends . And , he won't take charity , calling it , " The most insidious obligation of all . " In order to help the poor man out , Donna ( Donna Reed ) hires him as a part-time handyman ... |
453,052 | 15,896,852 | 1,227 | 3 | Dueling Johns | In the sting of the Civil War , mothers and sweethearts must wait and worry as their sons and lovers go off to the front . Forthwith , a Southerner named John ( Edwin August ) goes off to fight for the Confederacy . Meanwhile , a Northerner named John ( Edward Dillon ) goes off to fight for the Union . Naturally , the ... |
452,579 | 15,896,852 | 71,634 | 3 | Huck and Jim Sing | Unnecessary and unsatisfying musical rendering of Mark Twain's classic " Adventures of Huckleberry Finn " . At least , it captures the genuine friendship between Jeff East ( as Huckleberry Finn ) and Paul Winfield ( as Jim ) . However , these two performers are much more likable in other projects . Interestingly , Mr .... |
452,528 | 15,896,852 | 115,506 | 3 | Cave Encounters | A fleet of UFOs is circling the Earth and a top scientist races to discover their true intentions for the planet . When the UFOs begin an attack on Earth , the scientist finds himself thrown in with a sheriff and his deputies transporting some prisoners to jail . The unlikely group is forced to seek shelter from the a... |
453,051 | 15,896,852 | 1,256 | 3 | The Perseverance of Suitors | Henry B . Walthall ( as Charles Randolph ) goes off to fight for the Confederacy , during the Civil War . Also joining the ranks are his sister ( Agnes Randolph ) ' s suitors - - Joseph Graybill and Charles West . Later , in General Robert E . Lee's tent , soldier Walthall is chosen for an dangerous mission . But , the... |
452,462 | 15,896,852 | 34,224 | 3 | Bela Lugosi Meets " The East Side Kids " | In a plot patterned after 1940's " Boys of the City " ; Leo Gorcey ( as Muggs ) , Bobby Jordan ( as Danny ) , Huntz Hall ( as Glimpy ) , Ernest " Sunshine Sammy " Morrison ( as Scruno ) , Donald Haines ( as Skinny ) , and David Gorcey ( as Peewee ) slip away to a spooky old country estate , after getting in trouble wit... |
453,723 | 15,896,852 | 27,504 | 3 | Mystery Misfire | A murder is committed at the Forest Park Planetarium during a lecture by the celebrated Astronomer , Professor Ernst Einfeld ( Lee Kohlmar ) . The fatal shot is fired in semi-darkness while a distinguished audience observes the stars projected on the dome above them . A hardboiled homicide detective ( Russell Hopton )... |
452,557 | 15,896,852 | 44,714 | 3 | College Boy Too Late | In a " Pygmalion " - type plot , two cultured , chess-playing college alumni agree to round up some ruffians , and enroll them in an Ivy league school . To wit , they find Leo Gorcey ( as Slip ) and " The Bowery Boys " : Huntz Hall ( as Sach ) , Gil Stratton ( as Junior ) , David " Conden " Gorcey ( as Chuck ) , and Be... |
453,701 | 15,896,852 | 190,140 | 3 | Kids Know the Darndest Things | Armchair intellect Robert Benchley ( as Joseph A . Doakes ) is successful answering radio quiz show questions at home . He is urged to go " on the air " for real , by wife Ruth Lee . Anticipating he will clean up with winnings , Mr . Benchley goes on a " child versus adult " program called " Why Daddy ? " , hosted by F... |
452,518 | 15,896,852 | 298,203 | 3 | Not the Real Slim Shady | After the classic " Slim Shady " and " Marshall Mathers " LPs , Eminem hit the Hollywood show biz button with " The Eminem Show " ( album ) and " 8 Mile " ( film ) . The film is tailor made for the White Rapper . Eminem ( as Jimmy " B Rabbit " Smith ) blows a " Rap Battle " , hangs with his Detroit ' hoodies , and nail... |
452,586 | 15,896,852 | 22,618 | 3 | Romance on the Wrong Side of the Tracks | Poor , pretty Blanche Mehaffey ( as Joan " Mary Smith " Wentworth ) loses her purse to a street snatcher ; but , a tipsy passing playboy , John Darrow ( as Robert " Buddy " Hayes ) , manages to retrieve the handbag . After Mr . Darrow walks Ms . Mehaffey home , he tries to collect a kiss , and more , as a reward . But ... |
453,260 | 15,896,852 | 1,481 | 3 | Mary Pickford's Cuban Roots | Spanish immigrant Mary Pickford ( as Kate ) shares a kiss with her Floridian sweetheart Owen Moore , then learns his ship is being sent to Cuba . Ms . Pickford is despondent , but Mr . Moore promises to be faithful . A week later , Pickford receives an invitation to attend a house party , given by her Cuban uncle . So ... |
453,353 | 15,896,852 | 51,381 | 3 | Small World | Lonely doll-maker John Hoyt ( as Mr . Franz ) hires pretty June Kenney ( as Sally Reynolds ) as secretary at his " Dolls Inc " , where he fashions and fixes puppetry . In short order , Ms . Kenney hooks up with salesman John Agar ( as Bob Westley ) . Then , Kenney learns Mr . Hoyt's previous secretary has mysteriously ... |
452,381 | 15,896,852 | 131,483 | 3 | Stamp Out Communism | A short documentary touting the United States issued 5-cent stamp , which could send a letter from freedom loving Americans to those outside the United States . Communist bloc countries , like Poland , are specifically noted as countries receiving millions of letters from the USA . These letters promote the American wa... |
453,287 | 15,896,852 | 60,112 | 3 | The Light Goes Out on Any Wednesday | Jane Fonda ( she's Ellen ) is the mistress whom executive Jason Robards ( he's John ) squeezes regularly ; they have an ecstatically happy relationship , meeting every Wednesday in the " executive suite " he keeps for her . Then , into the New York apartment walks Dean Jones ( he's Cass ) , who claims to need the phone... |
453,622 | 15,896,852 | 368,447 | 3 | Weary in Walkerville | A bunch of people who talk like Barbara Eden's character in " I Dream of Jeannie " ( they do not use contractions ) live in an utopia " Village " . In exchange for their blessed simplicity , they must stay out of " The Woods " ( My mother told me to stay out of bowling alleys , but whatever ? ) . They say creatures cal... |
452,899 | 15,896,852 | 60,097 | 3 | Steele Away | A count who experiments with electro-stimulation of human blood discovers that his wife is having an affair . Catching the two lovers together , the count tortures and kills them , using their hearts and blood to further his experiments and to restore the beauty of his own lover . After his wife's death , the count di... |
452,508 | 15,896,852 | 75,200 | 3 | You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks ? | When his house is repeatedly robbed , Dean Jones ( as Wilby ) receives no assistance from the local authorities ; so , he decides to run for District Attorney . Complicating his run is the reemergence of a magical ring from his teenage years - which turns him into an on again / off again shaggy dog . This movie is the ... |
453,578 | 15,896,852 | 1,439 | 3 | Loan Shark ! | Early social commentary directed by D . W . Griffith ; it's about " The Usurer " ( think " Loan Shark " and " Money Lender " ) who calls in some loans , resulting in misery for those not as well off as he . As he collects money , he indulges more and more . Like Mr . Griffith's previous " message film " he receives an ... |
452,488 | 15,896,852 | 51,393 | 3 | Fair Badlanders | I thought the most interesting thing about this movie was that the miners wore those hats with torches in the front . At first , In thought they were candles , but they are really some sort of flamed headgear - looking like cloth caps with candle-type flames coming out in the front . They must have been awfully hot ! I... |
453,400 | 15,896,852 | 60,049 | 3 | Barbara Steele Takes a Bath | An attorney travels to his client's castle to conduct some business where he learns upon arriving the client died almost a year ago . The client's widow and daughter then tell the attorney an incredible tale of how the owner was able to revive the spirits of long-deceased plague victims and how his spirit roams the ha... |
452,721 | 15,896,852 | 53,593 | 3 | Now You See Him , Now You Don't | Crazed ex-military officer Paul Krenner has dreams of world domination when he forces unwilling scientist Peter Ulof to do his bidding . Ulof must develop a process to induce invisibility though atomic radiation . With this in his armory , Krenner plans to create an invisible military force , and sell it to the highes... |
452,363 | 15,896,852 | 49,006 | 3 | Beyond a Reasonable Plot | The film begins with an interesting premise : A writer and a newspaperman are anti-Capitol Punishment . They decide to " frame " the writer ( Mr . Andrews ) for murder ; after he is tried and convicted , they plan to reveal he didn't commit the murder - saving him from the electric chair and showing how easily an innoc... |
453,612 | 15,896,852 | 57,860 | 3 | There's a Starman Waiting in the Sky | The Earth is threatened with atomic destruction if the people of Mirapolia ( sic ) are not allowed to rule the planet . Observers from a distant planet , fat off in space , have been observing Earth and see the peril it's ( sic ) facing . Hoping to offer aid to the citizens of Earth , the benevolent aliens send their ... |
453,295 | 15,896,852 | 52,545 | 4 | Bing Crosby Was Right | Bob Hope is an incompetent life insurance salesman who finally sells a policy - to Jesse James ! Understandably , his boss wants Mr . Hope to return the $100 , 000 to the outlaw ; if necessary , Hope is ordered to die on the job . Hope , calling himself an " eligible bachelor " , wishes that he had Jessie's girl - the ... |
453,566 | 15,896,852 | 56,441 | 4 | Signed , Sealed , Delivered ( I'm Yours ) | While on a vacation at the beach , red-haired brothers Michael McGreevey and Billy Mumy ( as Arthur and Petey Loomis ) find a seal . The lads christen their critter " Sammy " , and spend summertime frolicking with the sandy sea lion . When it's time to go home , the boys begin to suffer separation anxiety . Young Mr . ... |
453,621 | 15,896,852 | 65,079 | 4 | Shooting the Breeze | The opening explains , " In the summer of 1909 , a member of the oldest American minority , a Paiute Indian named Willie Boy , became the center of an extraordinary historical event . This is what happened in the deserts of California . " The setting seems more 1969 than 1909 . The plot gets started when downtrodden In... |
452,383 | 15,896,852 | 52,602 | 4 | Lowering the Batting Average | A mysterious mansion holds secrets and terror for the owner and visitors alike in this thriller , based upon a classic stage play . Cornelia Van Gorder has taken up residence in an old mansion that was the scene of some mysterious deaths years ago . The recent owner of the mansion was a banker who had embezzled money ... |
452,774 | 15,896,852 | 39,054 | 4 | His Master's Voice | I found two highlights in " Two Sisters from Boston " . The first involves the dog of the big opera star ( played by Lauritz Melchior ) . It sits ever so quietly during the opera star's songs , which I thought were poorly dubbed in this movie . No matter how loud ( and gets very loud ! ) the opera star sings , the dog ... |
453,483 | 15,896,852 | 684,850 | 4 | High Wire Act | Taking a break from her office work , Mildred ( Doris Roberts ) visits " Cordaro's Fabulous Funtime Circus " ; there , she participates in a mysterious séance , held by ex - " Dark Shadows " warlock Michael McGuire ( as Fresco Zapata ) . The attempt to contact the otherworldly proves to be too successful , and is abrup... |
453,092 | 15,896,852 | 54,453 | 4 | Somewhere in the South Pacific | Classic example of a film that looked better on paper . " The Wackiest Ship in the Army " begins by failing as it was obviously promoted ; to be brief , it isn't very " wacky " . With the comedy ship sinking , the film becomes more dramatic ; and , much more enjoyable . Jack Lemmon ( as Rip Crandall ) , an expert at co... |
452,969 | 15,896,852 | 33,173 | 4 | Too Many Indians | Lucille Ball ( as Connie ) is going to college . Her wealthy father is afraid she'll get into trouble , so he hires four football players to be her bodyguards . NOT a very bright man , obviously ! The bodyguards are : Desi Arnaz ( as Manuelito ) , Eddie Bracken ( as Jojo ) , Richard Carlson ( as Clint ) , and Hal LeRoy... |
452,509 | 15,896,852 | 59,170 | 4 | Meyer's Angels | Three well-endowed strippers race ! kill ! and kidnap ! - resulting in an ample female foursome . Their " screenplay starts to unfold , " according to star Tura Satana ( as Varla ) , when they meet up with old man in a wheelchair Stuart Lancaster ( as The Old Man ) and his hunky son Dennis Busch ( as Vegetable ) . They... |
453,331 | 15,896,852 | 50,556 | 4 | Elvis Goes Directly to Jail | Elvis Presley plays an ex-con who becomes a rock ' n ' roll singer . The film begins with Elvis accidentally killing the boyfriend of a woman who tries to pick him up in a bar . In jail for manslaughter , he learns to play the guitar . Out of jail , he becomes a rock ' n ' roll star . The story becomes how he deals wit... |
452,845 | 15,896,852 | 286,106 | 4 | What in God's Name Is Going On Here ? | Man-of-the-cloth Mel Gibson ( as Graham Hess ) has left the Priesthood . Six months ago , Mr . Gibson lost his wife in a car accident ; and , he is struggling with a loss of Christian faith . Gibson's younger brother , Joaquin Phoenix ( as Merrill Hess ) has moved in , to help Gibson and his children grieve . Mr . Phoe... |
453,636 | 15,896,852 | 91,170 | 4 | Tennessee Walls | Fifteen-year-old Gary McCleery ( as Bobby Lipscomb ) skips school , hangs around with his older brothers , and dreams of flying airplanes . One evening , he makes the " Hard Choice " and joins drug-addicted Martin Donovan ( as Josh Lipscomb ) and trigger happy John Snyder ( as Ben Lipscomb ) in a " Food Market " robber... |
453,567 | 15,896,852 | 561,182 | 4 | Sealed with a Kiss | Last week , while on a vacation at the beach , red-haired brothers Michael McGreevey and Billy Mumy ( as Arthur and Petey Loomis ) found a seal . The lads christened their critter " Sammy " , and spent summertime frolicking with the sandy sea lion . When it was time to go home , the boys began to suffer separation anxi... |
453,551 | 15,896,852 | 2,133 | 4 | Mabel Normand Takes Flight | Mabel Normand and Fred Mace are out for a stroll , when they encounter aviator Phillip Parmalee and his cool early 1900s biplane . The pilot offers to take the duo up for a spin through the clouds ; Ms . Normand jumps at the chance , and enjoys her ride with the dashing Mr . Parmalee . The less brave , and relatively r... |
453,661 | 15,896,852 | 37,095 | 4 | Wee Wilbert Winkle | Meek and mild Edward G . Robinson ( as Wilbert Winkle ) decides to quit his bank job and do what he wants , open a " fix-it " repair shop behind his house . Mr . Robinson is married , but childless ; he has befriended local orphanage resident Ted Donaldson ( as Barry ) . Young Donaldson is an eager workshop assistant ,... |
452,368 | 15,896,852 | 61,420 | 4 | If You Don't Know Jack | I saw " Billy Jack " ( the next film ) first and believe it is the better Jack . There are many situations / elements in " Born Losers " which are more accessible in the later films . This " Born Losers " is mildly entertaining , I think , if you are more familiar with the character and situations Tom Laughlin creates ... |
452,747 | 15,896,852 | 33,243 | 4 | Southern Hospitality | The mysterious disease Pellagra strikes hundreds of thousands of Americans dead , mainly in the Southern United States , at the turn of the century . Dr . Joseph Goldberger ( played by Shepperd Strudwick ) , a Jewish immigrant , suspects the illness may be connected to nutrition . Mr . Goldberger's experiments , which ... |
453,315 | 15,896,852 | 23,996 | 4 | That Sinking Feeling | The acronymic " F . P . 1 " stands for " Floating Platform # 1 " . The film portends the building of an " F . P . 1 " in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean , to be used as an " air station " for transatlantic plane flights . Based a contemporary Curt Siodmark novel ; it was filmed in German as " F . P . 1 antwortet nicht... |
453,311 | 15,896,852 | 43,829 | 4 | West with Mickey | Mickey Rooney ( as J . Dennis " Denny " O'Moore ) is out west , looking to find his brother Robert Stack ( as Patrick O'Moore ) , whom he hasn't seen in eight years . Mr . Rooney meets up with Robert Preston ( as Joe Walter ) , who is looking for the notorious outlaw known as " El Tigre " . No prize for guessing how " ... |
452,516 | 15,896,852 | 59,245 | 4 | The Passion of George Stevens | Re-telling the story of Jesus Christ , who founded Christianity , and inspired a myriad of movies . " The Greatest Story Ever Told " is one of those religious " EPIC " - SCREAMING presentations , which would bore even God to death . Upon entering the " Pearly Gates " , creator George Stevens ( at the time , one of the ... |
453,217 | 15,896,852 | 200,208 | 4 | Another Fish Tale | For reasons not entirely clear , a beautiful mermaid leaves her baby son with a goofy boater ; happily , a nice couple picks him up instead . In this story , mermaids get fishy when they reach that certain age . Thirteen years later , the baby boy grows into typical teenager Chez Starbuck ( as Cody ) . He takes an adva... |
452,960 | 15,896,852 | 59,221 | 4 | Not Too Funny , Not Too Frightening | Mild-mannered newspaperman Don Knotts ( as Luther Heggs ) is assigned to spend a night in his small Kansas town's " haunted house " , on the 20-year anniversary of its ghastly murder / suicide . Mr . Knotts ' experience results in a sensational story about the Simmons house , " ghost-written " by his adept rival , repo... |
452,897 | 15,896,852 | 54,285 | 4 | Atom Age Scar Reduction Therapy | An exotic dancer has a terrible automobile accident and , as a result , is horribly scarred , on her face . Hoping for a miracle treatment , the dancer visits a scientist who has had marvelous results in restoring patient's ( sic ) appearances , and is cured of her scars . Unfortunately , there are some terrible side-... |
453,641 | 15,896,852 | 52,646 | 4 | Go to the Head of the Class ! | A surgeon working on experimental transplant procedures seems to be on the verge of a major breakthrough with his technique , even though his surgeon father disapproves of his manner of research . While out driving with his fiancée , the doctor crashes his car and is horrified to discover his bride-to-be is decapitate... |
453,498 | 15,896,852 | 37,084 | 4 | Gorilla in the Midst | A scientist has developed a serum which grotesquely distorts the victim's hands and heads . The scientist decides to use his serum on a concert pianist to extort money from him for the cure as well as take the man's daughter for a wife , according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis . J . Carrol Naish ( as Dr . Igor Markoff... |
452,940 | 15,896,852 | 292,644 | 4 | It's the End of the World as We Know It ( and I Feel Fine ) | Self-centered college students party and have sex . The focus is a " love triangle " formed by : frustrated abstinent Shannyn Sossamon ( Lauren Hynde ) , promiscuous dealer James Van Der Beek ( Sean Bateman ) , and shallow homosexual Ian Somerhalder ( Paul Denton ) . All three are , actually , a combination of frustrat... |
452,752 | 15,896,852 | 334,541 | 4 | Back Up Your Arsenal | The fourth " Tremors " feature goes back in time , to the year 1889 . " The Legend Begins " in the small city of " Perfection " , which was then " Rejection , Nevada " . As the story begins , seventeen miners are killed by the ghastly " Graboids " . Some of the characters in the present-day " Tremors " films have ances... |
452,907 | 15,896,852 | 32,283 | 4 | The Spy Who Nursed Me | Sent off on a World War I spy mission , Bruce Lester ( as Frank Bennett ) is shot down during an aerial attack ; he survives , and believes he has fallen in love with nurse Margaret Lindsay ( as Helene Von Lorbeer ) , after she nurses him back to health . Mr . Lester doesn't know it , but Ms . Lindsay is really German ... |
453,544 | 15,896,852 | 258,534 | 4 | Another Picture of Dorian Gray | The story is familiar - recall , original novelist Oscar Wilde's " Dorian " wished his painting would grow old whilst he remain young . Like in days of old , handsome male model Ethan Erickson ( as Louis ) wishes for eternal youth . Then , while one of his pictures ages , he becomes the ageless " Dorian " of the title ... |
452,492 | 15,896,852 | 32,304 | 4 | All a-Bored | This misty , seafaring film looks and sounds very beautiful , and atmospheric . I just couldn't get involved with the story ; and found the acting fantastically uneven . I can imagine the direction given to Victor Mature before he enters the French tavern - " Enter left and look startled ! " - The ship had a sort of " ... |
452,763 | 15,896,852 | 34,985 | 4 | A Walking Nightmare | When a banker turns up missing , former detective Nick Trayne is brought in on the case to find him . When the banker turns up but appears to be in a trance , Trayne must now try to find out what happened to the banker . A household full of suspects makes for a tough case that our crack detective must solve and bring ... |
452,871 | 15,896,852 | 338,337 | 4 | Look Where You Can't Go | Michael Jennings ( Ben Affleck ) is a brilliant computer engineer hired for top-secret projects . After each job , Jennings ' short-term memory is erased so he cannot recount any project information . Emerging from his latest assignment , a three-year contract with an eight-figure paycheck given to him by his longtime... |
453,037 | 15,896,852 | 285,823 | 4 | Robert Rodriguez plays a Mexican Hat Trick | Leaping back into action , gun-slinging , guitar-toting hero ' El Mariachi ' is back in town in ' Once Upon a Time in Mexico ' , as director Robert Rodriquez delivers the epic final chapter of his pulp western trilogy . Starring Antonio Banderas , Salma Hayek , Johnny Depp , Mickey Rourke , Eva Mendes , Enrique Iglesi... |
453,465 | 15,896,852 | 35,031 | 4 | Edward Norris Mustn't Be Squeamish | A young man , recently engaged to be married , is the victim of a traffic accident and dies as a result of his injuries . His father , desperate to revive his son , agrees to let a scientist friend try his experimental soul transmigration process to save him . After the young man returns to life , the father and fianc... |
452,437 | 15,896,852 | 28,523 | 4 | Frozen Dead | Yellowstone National Park ranger Henry Hunter ( as Dick Sherwood ) ' s head is turned by pretty Chicago tourist Judith Barrett ( as Ruth Foster ) . After the two get romantic , her ex-con father is murdered . Then , suspicious-looking visitor Alan Hale ( as Hardigan ) reveals he's a private detective ; so , he investig... |
453,057 | 15,896,852 | 35,009 | 4 | Of Wolf and Man | Dr . Cameron , a discredited scientist succeeds with his experiment in creating serum the transforms men into wolf-like creatures . Originally developing this formula to help the world , the scientist decides to use his newly created subject to exact revenge upon the scientists who were responsible for his ouster from... |
453,562 | 15,896,852 | 2,512 | 4 | Playing Cupid | In this early tearjerker , directed by D . W . Griffith , friendless bachelor Dell Henderson and lonely spinster Claire McDowell live across the hall from each other . The children in the neighborhood play dirty , rotten tricks on them . Oddly enough , the two loveless ones detest each other . The children , led by a l... |
453,087 | 15,896,852 | 23,583 | 4 | Uneven Dozen | The DVD sleeve's synopsis offers a good preview : " A wealthy gentleman hosts a dinner party where he is going to reveal the heir to his fortune , in front of the thirteen guests attending the dinner . Unfortunately , only twelve people show up for dinner and the host dies before he can reveal the heir's identity . Yea... |
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