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453,050 | 15,896,852 | 1,265 | 4 | Little Gladys Bridges the Gap | During the Civil War , there were many cases of divided loyalties ; obviously , many occurred " In the Border States " , where North met South by happenstance of geography . From the border , young father Owen Moore goes off to join the Union Army . Shortly , Confederate soldier Henry B . Walthall , separated from his ... |
452,670 | 15,896,852 | 39,969 | 4 | Turtle Soup for the Soul | Ronald Reagan ( he's Bill ) and Eleanor Parker ( she's Sally ) are very unsteady in this " comedy / drama " about a soldier and an actress falling in love when circumstances force him to spend the night with her ( notorious New York hotels during wartime , you know ) . Eve Arden ( she's Olive ) walks away with the acti... |
453,512 | 15,896,852 | 23,030 | 4 | Checking In , Checking Out | The " Hotel Continental " has seen 50 years of romance , intrigue , and tragedy . But , in one day , the bustling building is going be demolished , " until the last brick is carted away . " Its " last night " attracts many nostalgic patrons to the " Continental " , but most importantly ( for the sake of this motion pic... |
453,229 | 15,896,852 | 38,033 | 4 | Way Out West with the Stooges | The Three Stooges in a feature length western comedy-musical ? Perhaps " Rockin ' in the Rockies " was meant to combine the Stooges comedy short with the western musical , in a matinée ; if so , this was a pleasant way to break up a Saturday afternoon . Jay Kirby ( as Rusty ) is a handsome young hero ; and , Marty Beth... |
453,729 | 15,896,852 | 58,084 | 4 | A Cool Characterization from Delphi Lawrence | A scientist is working on a suspended animation process where a human being is frozen and then revived later . Deciding to use himself as a guinea pig , the scientist has his assistant place him into suspended animation to prove the process works . While in the process , the scientist's ex-wife ( sic ) is murdered ( s... |
453,717 | 15,896,852 | 64,331 | 4 | Summer of ' 69 | Summer means a break from high school for Wes Stern ( as Kenny Leeds ) , Ricky Kelman ( as Mike Decker ) , and Wink Roberts ( as Tommy Kingsley ) . The three young men ride bikes , go swimming , and think about having sex . After his widowed father goes off on a pleasure trip with a sexy secretary , Mr . Stern is sent ... |
452,986 | 15,896,852 | 67,451 | 4 | Rosalind Russell's Incredible Journey | Rosalind Russell is a patriotic widow with time on her hands . She decides to volunteer her services as a spy for the C . I . A . Agreeing her retiring housewife manner makes her a good candidate for undercover work , the C . I . A . accepts " Mrs . Pollifax - Spy " , and assigns her a mission - she is to obtain some m... |
453,109 | 15,896,852 | 40,438 | 4 | It's Water Under the Bridge | In the beautiful hills of Scotland , Lassie is a good-for-nothing collie . Afraid of water , the dog lets sheep drown . So , owner Rhys Williams ( as Milton ) trades her in , to lovable old doctor Edmund Gwenn ( as William MacLure ) . Mr . Williams ' son Tom Drake ( as Tammas Milton ) is studying doctoring with Mr . Gw... |
452,708 | 15,896,852 | 58,105 | 4 | Luke's Lagoon | Luke Halpin ( as Sandy Ricks ) is home alone when he's informed said home is going to be taken away by the state of Florida ; apparently , the state has let the land to the Ricks family , and they need it back . Mr . Halpin's father Brian Kelly ( as Porter Ricks ) is away , and mother Martha has passed away since the o... |
453,137 | 15,896,852 | 78,869 | 4 | That Giant Sucking Sound | The ' U . S . S . Cygnus ' is perched precariously at the edge of a Black Hole - the vast , empty nothingness where space and time end . Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown . And so begins a story that only Disney's film magicians could tell . A story of robots and humanoids . Of... |
453,714 | 15,896,852 | 84,737 | 4 | Pretty Vacant | Adonis-like Peter Gallagher ( as Michael Pappas ) and gorgeous blonde girlfriend Daryl Hannah ( as Cathy Featherstone ) go to the Greek islands , for a hot vacation . Despite their youth and beauty , the couple feels their sexual sparkplug needs recharging . Ms . Hannah reads a " How to ? " book , and introduces some b... |
453,463 | 15,896,852 | 27,481 | 4 | A Brief History of Spine | Stephen Hawke is a moneylender whose compassion for his clients is only outshined by his devotion to his lovely daughter . What she and the rest of the public don't know is that Stephen Hawke is leading a double life . At night , he becomes ' The Spine Breaker ' , a notorious killer with the habit of viciously killing... |
452,742 | 15,896,852 | 46,928 | 4 | An Extended Episode of " The F . B . I . " | It's " The F . B . I . " starring Broderick Crawford , with special guest star Ruth Roman . The film begins promising - you expect a great interwoven , mysterious plot ; but , it doesn't really work out that way . Instead , it's an extended TV crime drama , with stuff that may have been a little too sexy and violent fo... |
452,746 | 15,896,852 | 25,531 | 4 | Cheap Freak Show | Enterprising " Times Herald " reporter John Harron ( as Jerry Ross ) investigates " The Murder in the Museum " of a city councilman . This " Museum " isn't what you may be expecting ; although there appear to be a few paintings on display , it's really a traveling freak show - " The World's Largest Collection of Natura... |
452,386 | 15,896,852 | 287,730 | 4 | Flesh and Blood | Undercover New York police officers Eric Roberts ( as Kit Adrian ) and Romano Orzari ( as Jay Flowers ) go up against a ruthless Russian mafia , pretending to work for bleached-blond crime lord Shawn Doyle ( as Anton Seaberg ) . Mr . Roberts invites even more danger by sleeping with the enemy's estranged wife , lusciou... |
453,184 | 15,896,852 | 3,471 | 4 | Sold Out | The head of a common New York family , Jane Gail ( as Mary Barton ) , works with her younger sister Ethel Grandin ( as Loma Barton ) at " Smyrner's Candy Store " . After Ms . Grandin is abducted by dealers in the buying and selling of women as prostituted slaves , Ms . Gail and her policeman boyfriend Matt Moore ( as L... |
453,005 | 15,896,852 | 123,034 | 4 | You Don't Win Silver , You Lose Gold | Three college roommates would die to attend grad school at Harvard - but , their grades are wack . " It's either an MBA from Harvard or you're flipping burgers . " So , after some partying , two of them decide to kill the third , and make it look like a suicide . The reason being the " standard practice " of giving tra... |
452,828 | 15,896,852 | 22,628 | 4 | Daisy Picks Leslie Howard | After his engagement to alluring socialite Myrna Loy ( as Cecilia Henry ) , Connecticut publisher Leslie Howard ( as Tom Collier ) learns former friend and lover , artist Ann Harding ( as Daisy Sage ) , is returning to an apartment they shared . Professing her undying love , Ms . Harding startles Mr . Howard by proposi... |
452,637 | 15,896,852 | 1,340 | 4 | Scent of a Woman | Stopping by Henry B . Walthall's " Parfumerie " , Nobleman Francis J . Grandon finds himself attracted by the scent of a woman - - it's Perfumer Walthall's young wife Florence Barker . Later , Mr . Grandon is unable to forget his attraction . . He thinks Ms . Barker is " formidable " ; and , he invites her to an upcomi... |
453,327 | 15,896,852 | 55,623 | 4 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy | Elvis Presley plays a troubled young " country boy " who faces The Law after administering a deadly punch . He receives parole ; then , the court has him move in with his uncle , and attend counseling sessions . There are three women who incur Elvis ' attentions - Hope Lange is the " sophisticated " psychiatrist , Tues... |
453,010 | 15,896,852 | 33,998 | 4 | Joan Woodbury Works It | As a young lass , beautiful Joan Woodbury ( as Rita Adams ) was orphaned , after her " stool pigeon " father was shot to death . As a young woman , Ms . Woodbury finds herself struggling to keep a job , as her murdered father's ex-convict status makes Woodbury a bad business risk . Woodbury rooms with understanding son... |
452,355 | 15,896,852 | 31,450 | 4 | Joan Bennett Shows Some Leg | Joan Bennett is tempting as " The Housekeeper's Daughter " . Ms . Bennett is given some great lines , fine direction ( Hal Roach ) , and neat things to do - like putting those thigh bells on ! She has a past , which comes back to haunt . . . she was involved with Victor Mature and a bunch of gangsters . Bennett desires... |
452,813 | 15,896,852 | 20,542 | 4 | A Connecticut Yankee in Marie Dressler's Court | On Long Island , crooner Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees are mistaken for a more famous band , by neighboring socialite Marie Dressler ( as Mrs . Whitehall ) . The ruse , which started innocently , goes too far , and threatens Mr . Vallee's budding relationship with Ms . Dressler's niece , Sally Blane ( as Jean... |
453,462 | 15,896,852 | 29,301 | 4 | Spare the Tod and Slaughter the Child | An unscrupulous squire plots to have a young woman for his own by framing her fiancé for a crime . The young man heads off to the gold fields of Australia to seek his fortune , while the squire stops any mail from being sent or received by the couple through his hold over the postmaster . The squire even has the young... |
453,680 | 15,896,852 | 16,672 | 4 | George K . Arthur plays The Boob | Country boy George K . Arthur ( as Peter Good ) is in love with Gertrude Olmstead ( as Amy ) , but she has taken up smooching with city-slicker Tony D'Algy ( as Harry Benson ) . Mr . Arthur dons western Tom Mix-type clothing to appear more manly , but Ms . Olmstead is unimpressed . Arthur suspicions that Mr . D'Algy is... |
453,086 | 15,896,852 | 31,387 | 4 | Gorilla and the Ritzs | This Ritz Brothers vehicle features them as detectives hired to protect lawyer Walter Stevens ( Lionel Atwell ) from ' The Gorilla ' , a killer working under the guise of an escaped circus animal . Garrity , Harrigan , and Mullivan ( Jimmy , Harry , and Al Ritz ) discover that is really heiress Norma Denby ( Anita Lou... |
452,769 | 15,896,852 | 92,563 | 4 | Preying For You | In 1955 , seedy Brooklyn private investigator Mickey Rourke ( as Harry Angel ) is hired by spooky Robert De Niro ( as Louis Cyphre ) to find an old " big band " singer named " Johnny Favorite " . The trail of clues lead Mr . Rourke to seedy Louisiana , and he encounters sexy voodoo priestess Lisa Bonet ( as Epiphany Pr... |
453,215 | 15,896,852 | 33,955 | 4 | Ronald Reagan Steps Lightly | Investigative reporter Ronald Reagan ( as Matt Sawyer ) is at odds with his editor , and may lose his job permanently if he's wrong about a big story with dangerous gangster connections . Mr . Reagan thinks a millionaire was murdered , but officials say suicide . The dead man's daughter , pretty Joan Perry ( as Jane Ab... |
452,608 | 15,896,852 | 11,000 | 5 | Intolerance , Be Damned ! | A story of Satan , who , according to the film , was originally God's " Angel of Light " . But , He wanted to be God-like . As punishment , God periodically orders Helge Nissen ( as Satan ) to " ' Continue thy evil doings ! ' " And , director Carl Theodor Dreyer traces the Evil One's deeds through the ages . The film c... |
453,481 | 15,896,852 | 116,714 | 5 | My Own Private Missouri | David Arquette ( as John ) is an aspiring actor . Lukas Haas ( as Donner ) is a gay youth tossed out of his home , by an intolerant father . Both wind up hustling , on Santa Monica Boulevard . Since Mr . Arquette arrived first , he has taught Mr . Haas the tricks of the trade , beginning with the most important dating ... |
453,402 | 15,896,852 | 28,200 | 5 | Clara Kimball Young has The Last Laugh | A collection of travelers has gathered at the ' Red Rock Tavern ' , an old hotel , during a thunderstorm . All arriving for different reasons , the group is suddenly drawn together by the murder of one of the guests . Two store detectives staying at the hotel try to solve the case as other bodies turn up and the terro... |
453,296 | 15,896,852 | 36,922 | 5 | Warner's Hollywoodland , 1944 | Robert Hutton is a World War II soldier who dreams of meeting actress Joan Leslie . In Hollywoodland , dreams come true - so , in a trip to the " Hollywood Canteen " ( hosted by Bette Davis and John Garfield ) , Mr . Hutton meets Ms . Leslie . He kisses her . Later , he dates her ( as he is the one millionth soldier to... |
453,018 | 15,896,852 | 59,309 | 5 | Otto Preminger in Wayne's World | When John Wayne goes to pick up Patricia Neal for a date ? and encounters his just discovered son ? who is appearing for a date with Neal's friend ? . well , you know you're watching a soap opera . It starts out a little like " Beach Party " - of-the-absurd , and moves to a reverse - " From Here to Eternity " , then mu... |
452,638 | 15,896,852 | 2,190 | 5 | Why Do You Think They Call it " Dopokoke " ? | Good physician Charles Hill Mailes is always generous with only son Charles West ; but , the latter spends his father's money like it's going out of style . In order to keep his son's lifestyle luxurious , Mr . Hill Mailes invents Dopokoke " For His Son " . Dopokoke is a cocaine-laced soft drink . With the drug include... |
453,482 | 15,896,852 | 684,889 | 5 | Steele Away with Lara Parker | Remington ( Pierce Brosnan ) and Laura ( Stephanie Zimbalist ) go undercover to investigate intellectual theft , in the world of high fashion design . Not surprisingly , the investigation involves murder . Although the delightful Doris Roberts does not appear in this episode , the great guest cast helps fill the void .... |
453,549 | 15,896,852 | 2,208 | 5 | Another Operator Guards Her Trust | Dorothy Bernard ( as Grace ) is a railroad telegraph operator , admired by all , especially by men . Though men like W . C . Robinson try to tickle her fancy , she prefers Wilfred Lucas ( as Jack ) . After the two flirt , Ms . Bernard receives word that a $2 , 000 payroll will be arriving by train , and placed in her t... |
452,561 | 15,896,852 | 33,144 | 5 | Here We Go Again , Boys ! | With his gang's clubhouse closed for repairs , Bobby Jordan ( as Danny Dolan ) moves " The East Side Kids " back to a ( horse ) stable hangout . There , young Mr . Jordan , hard-boiled Leo Gorcey ( as Muggs Maloney ) , Ernest " Sunshine Sammy " Morrison ( as Scruno ) , David Gorcey ( as Peewee ) , and Donald Haines ( a... |
453,456 | 15,896,852 | 38,937 | 5 | Vincent Price Murders His Wife | A psychiatrist argues with his wife and , in a fit of rage , kills her . The psychiatrist discovers that the crime was observed by his neighbor and fears she will report him to the authorities . After the woman is unsuccessful in convincing her husband of what she saw , the psychiatrist approaches him and says she nee... |
452,791 | 15,896,852 | 17,519 | 5 | William Boyd Loves a White Russian | William Boyd ( as Feodor ) is a Volga river boatman " whose broad breast and ringing voice never tired because he dreamed a dream of freedom . " Elinor Fair ( as Princess Vera ) is " in that delightful feminine state of intending to say ' yes ' but acting ' no ' " to Victor Varconi ( as Prince Dimitri Orloff ) , " an O... |
453,185 | 15,896,852 | 108,915 | 5 | Long with the Wind | This very long sequel to " Gone with the Wind " is an EPIC disappointment . What the storyline is will vary from viewer to viewer - my take is that it started with the funeral of " Melanie Hamilton " ( unseen ) , proceeded with the death of " Mammy " ( Esther Rolle ) , and meandered around until " Scarlett O'Hara " ( J... |
452,668 | 15,896,852 | 87,932 | 5 | Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Eric ! | Mickey Rourke ( he's Charlie ) and Eric Roberts ( he's Paulie ) play a pair of poor Italian restaurant workers fired when the latter is caught stealing . Daryl Hanna is around to attract the lecherous glances . Geraldine Page and Kenneth McMillan are around to attract the awards conscious . Most obvious is the performa... |
452,856 | 15,896,852 | 32,717 | 5 | Big Moo | This one compares relatively well with the other old " Little Women " and " Little Men " movies . It boasts an evenly keeled performance from Jimmy Lydon ( as Danny ) , who handles the material particularly well . Other Louisa May Alcott adaptations err by casting older , and far too cutely made-up , stars as Alcott's ... |
453,045 | 15,896,852 | 63,049 | 5 | Hey , Hey ! They're the Monkees - Can You Dig It ? | Micky Dolenz , Davy Jones , Peter Tork , and Mike Nesmith star as the " The Monkees " , a manufactured pop / rock group trapped in commercialism . Albeit with some serious lapses in development , this film follows the same characterizations offered in the TV series " The Monkees " . Bob Rafelson and The Monkees continu... |
453,379 | 15,896,852 | 21,785 | 5 | A Chip Off the Old Block | In London , pretty dancer Anna May Wong ( as Ling Moy ) discovers she is the daughter of wicked Chinese warlord Warner Oland ( as Fu Manchu ) . Naturally , Ms . Wong is compelled to continue her father's murderous ways ; mainly , she wants to torture and kill members of the British Petrie family ( as in previous Fu fil... |
453,026 | 15,896,852 | 15,145 | 5 | Taking a Powder | Rudolph Valentino ( as Philippe , aka the " Duke de Chartres " ) is a member of France's 18th century powder set ; he and royal cousin Bebe Daniels ( as Princess Henriette ) are quite a pair , but etiquette gets in the way . So , Mr . Valentino leaves the court of Lowell Sherman ( as King Louis XV ) and Lois Wilson ( a... |
453,183 | 15,896,852 | 37,074 | 5 | Gotham City Mugging | After Leo Gorcey ( as Muggs McGinnis ) laments the rise of muggings in the city , " The East Side Kids " admit Al Stone ( as Herbie ) , a cousin of Huntz Hall ( as Glimpy McClosky ) , into the club . They join mates William " Billy " Benedict ( as Skinny ) , David " Dave " Durand ( as Dave aka Danny ) , Bobby Stone ( a... |
452,592 | 15,896,852 | 9,086 | 5 | Joseph M . Schenck presents Norma Talmadge in a Beautiful Production | East meets west when Chinese made-up Norma Talmadge ( as San San ) falls in love with visiting United States consulate Thomas Meighan ( as John Worden ) . Mr . Meighan is the answer to her prayer , " Oh , Buddha , please send love-man here to give me million sweet kisses . " Their " forbidden " union produces an interr... |
452,780 | 15,896,852 | 41,594 | 5 | Close , but No Whistle | A miscast " Little Women " , with a lot of expensive sets and photography ; colorful and overproduced . Margaret O'Brien is the best of the bunch ; she can actually play a " Little Woman " believably . " Christopher Columbus ! " but , June Allyson looks and sounds ghastly in this role ; the " older woman cast as young ... |
453,718 | 15,896,852 | 66,306 | 5 | Piloting with Roger Davis and Dack Rambo | Handsome beach drifters Roger Davis ( as Marcus McAllister ) and Dack Rambo ( as Riley Briggs ) take their boat down the coast of Mexico , to look for pretty women and sunken treasure . While Mr . Davis spies on a nearby yacht party , Mr . Rambo goes scuba diving . Rambo surfaces without treasure , and the two watch je... |
452,417 | 15,896,852 | 4,113 | 5 | Be It Ever So Humble | D . W . Griffith's allegorical study of John Howard Payne , who composed the heart-tugging standard " Home , Sweet Home " . The director presents the drama in four parts : In " Part I . ( Prologue ) " , Henry B . Walthall ( as Payne ) leaves home to make his fortune in the big city , leaving Lillian Gish to pine away a... |
453,411 | 15,896,852 | 30,400 | 5 | It Takes a Milkman | Fish-loving college graduate Allan Lane ( as Bill Norman ) agrees to become a lowly milkman for 30 days , so his millionaire father will believe him worthy of a proposed six-month tropical expedition , aboard the family yacht . So , Mr . Lane begins enthusiastically delivering " Arlen Milk " . On his route , he meets p... |
453,201 | 15,896,852 | 184,791 | 5 | Knavery's Plain Face Is Never Seen | ' O ' is Odin James ( Mekhi Phifer ) , the school's star basketball player and future NBA hopeful . He has the adoration of all , including the team's coach ( Martin Sheen ) and Dean's beautiful daughter , Desi ( Julia Stiles ) . Odin's troubled friend Hugo ( Josh Hartnett ) , the coach's son is deeply resentful of hi... |
452,772 | 15,896,852 | 105,428 | 5 | Cat Scratch Fever | This film begins with a helpful definition of Stephen King's " Sleepwalkers " : " Nomadic shape-shifting creatures with human and feline origins . Vulnerable to the deadly scratch of the cat , the sleepwalker feeds upon the life-force of virginal human females ? " Then , in Bodega Bay , California ( an obvious referenc... |
453,530 | 15,896,852 | 41,515 | 5 | It's a Fair Film ( with Great Cameos ) | Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson play " themselves " and Doris Day is a Warner Brothers worker who wants to be a star . Mr . Morgan and Mr . Carson are hardly convincing as " big stars " ; I don't think many would know of them and I had to look them up on IMDb . Ms . Day is trying too hard in this movie , losing the natur... |
453,521 | 15,896,852 | 32,342 | 5 | Giving it Up for James Cagney | James Cagney ( as Danny ) is a New York City truck driver who takes up boxing in order to finance his brother Arthur Kennedy ( as Eddie ) ' s musical career . Ann Sheridan ( as Peggy ) is Danny's childhood girlfriend - she gives up their romance for a dancing career , and ends up weeping profusely for it . The film beg... |
453,550 | 15,896,852 | 2,521 | 5 | A Sweet and Harrowing Story of the Early West | The story begins by introducing two married couples - - prospector Charles Gorman ( as Jack Hardy ) and his " Homesick for the East " wife Blanche Sweet ( as Alice ) ; and , Mexicans Charles Hill Mailes ( as Jim ) and wife Claire McDowell . The husbands meet at a saloon , where the Mr . Gorman makes a laughing stock ou... |
452,507 | 15,896,852 | 32,851 | 5 | Pacific Northwest Indian Wipe Out | Spencer Tracy ( as Major Rogers ) gets Robert Young ( as Langdon ) and Walter Brennan ( as Hunk ) drunk , so they'll become members of his Colonial American Rangers , and head for the " Northwest Passage " of the title . Along the way , they kill many Indians ( aka Native Americans ) . The photography is the film's mai... |
452,928 | 15,896,852 | 349,903 | 5 | Bilking the Public | They're back . And then some . Twelve is the new Eleven when Danny Ocean and pals return in a sequel to the cool caper that saw them pull off a $160 million heist . But $160 million doesn't go as far as it used to . Not with everyone spending like sailors on leave . Not with Vegas big-shot Terry Benedict out to recove... |
452,428 | 15,896,852 | 19,757 | 5 | A Magic Show Murder Mystery | Holmes Herbert ( as Peter Dwight ) is a magician , and quick-change master-of-disguise ; he has assumed the role of Count Merlin , a " Master of Occult Services " . Margaret Livingston ( as Florence Dwight Talbot ) is his ex-wife , who , fifteen years earlier , took their baby daughter and hooked up second husband Rock... |
452,575 | 15,896,852 | 45,883 | 5 | Turn of the Page | After encountering rampaging Apache Indians , John Wayne ( as Hondo Lane ) and his dog lick their wounds at Geraldine Page ( as Angie Lowe ) ' s ranch . The plain Ms . Page is waiting for her husband to return ; however , she and manly Mr . Wayne are attracted to each other . Wayne teaches Page's boy Lee Aaker ( as Joh... |
452,718 | 15,896,852 | 61,005 | 5 | Barbara Steele Away | In the 18th Century , a terrible witch is punished by the townspeople she terrorized by being drowned in a lake . Two hundred years later , a newlywed couple is driving near the lake when their car crashes into the water . The husband comes to the surface unharmed but his young bride emerges from the water possessed b... |
452,365 | 15,896,852 | 43,643 | 5 | Hughes Kind of Woman | Gangsters hang in the nicest looking places . " His Kind of Woman " never , for me , becomes what it looks like it should be . It's just too long and complicated . I couldn't focus on any one plot or character . I found Vincent Price , Jane Russell , and the settings very enjoyable . I wish I could say they were distra... |
452,467 | 15,896,852 | 623,166 | 5 | Snatch the Pebble From My Hand | Chinese-American Kung Fu practitioner David Carradine ( as Kwai Chang Caine ) continues his wanderings in the American West , from the very successfully piloted TV-movie shown earlier in the year . For the most part , the series features a relatively high level of excellence in photography and performance ( with the ob... |
452,980 | 15,896,852 | 120,662 | 5 | An Eyeful of Ashley | Good-looking Ewan McGregor ( as Stephen " The Eye " Wilson ) is a secret agent man assigned to stalk wigged-out Ashley Judd ( as Joanna Eris ) . Merrily posing through several stages of undress , Ms . Judd is a sexy serial killer . Mr . McGregor keeps his clothes on , but matches his prey in the emotionally disturbed d... |
453,399 | 15,896,852 | 32,390 | 5 | Bela Lugosi's Bat Attack | All Heathville loved Paul Carruthers , their kindly village doctor , according to the film's foreword , " No one suspected that , in his home laboratory on a hillside overlooking the magnificent estate of Martin Heath , the doctor found time to conduct certain private experiments - weird , terrifying experiments . " ... |
453,409 | 15,896,852 | 28,603 | 5 | The Best Movie Ever Made Starring John Beal and Joan Fontaine | Young New York City surgeon , and amateur pilot , John Beal ( as James Stanton ) rubs the older doctors at " General Hospital " the wrong way . Most of all , they consider his interest in flying an inappropriate hobby . After Mr . Beal gives the wife of another doctor a lift in his plane , it crashes ; and , the young ... |
453,076 | 15,896,852 | 182,444 | 5 | Robert Goldstein's Lost Spirit | During the American Revolution , part-Native American Indian royalist Adda Gleason ( as Catherine Montour ) conspires with enemy forces ( considering the war's outcome ) to become the first " Queen of America " . She gets a jumps start by being a favorite mistress of Great Britain's King George III ( Jack Cosgrove ) . ... |
453,232 | 15,896,852 | 61,093 | 5 | Enochlophobia on the Rocks | Jerry Lewis ( as Christopher Pride ) wants to marry Janet Leigh ( as Elizabeth " Liz " Acord ) and move to Paris , where he has been commissioned to design a mural . But , Psychiatrist Leigh doesn't want to leave her patients ; especially three strikingly beautiful women , who can't seem to develop romantic relationshi... |
453,474 | 15,896,852 | 271,259 | 5 | Five Guys , One Safe , No Brains | Despite its intriguing title , this film has nothing whatsoever to do with " Dark Shadows " ; Collinwood is an area in Cleveland , Ohio . Mainly , the film involves " down-and-out working stiffs " Sam Rockwell ( as Pero ) , Michael Jeter ( as Toto ) , Isaiah Washington ( as Leon ) , William H . Macy ( as Riley ) , and ... |
453,366 | 15,896,852 | 23,775 | 5 | Slippery When Wet | Sultry young Barbara Stanwyck ( as Lily Powers ) livens up her father's speakeasy with sassy sex appeal . Raised as a tramp , Ms . Stanwyck rejects a regular sex partner arranged for " protection " , and thinks about changing her life . When her abusive father dies in his still , Stanwyck goes to wicked New York City .... |
453,188 | 15,896,852 | 58,983 | 5 | Mickey Hargitay as " The Crimson Executioner " Cries Out for Blood ! | At a remote castle , a group of models and a photographer are on location for a photo shoot . What the group doesn't realize is the castle is not abandoned , as they were led to believe , as a deranged and muscular madman has taken up residence in the castle . He believes himself to be the reincarnation of an executio... |
453,629 | 15,896,852 | 9,145 | 5 | The Sincerest Form of Flattery | Director Allen Holubar's wartime D . W . Griffith imitation ; " Heart of Humanity " most closely resembles " Hearts of the World " ( 1918 ) , with actress / wife Dorothy Phillips ( as Nanette ) unsuccessfully impersonating Lillian Gish . Mr . Griffith took his cast to Europe ; but , Mr . Holubar begins closer to home ,... |
453,713 | 15,896,852 | 206,314 | 5 | Re-treading Lightly | Handsome California student Paul Walker ( as Lewis Thomas ) gets a break from college studying , and takes off in his new ( to him ) 1971 Chrysler Newport . In Salt Lake City , Utah , he springs his fun-loving , delinquent brother Steve Zahn ( as Fuller Thomas ) from jail . While on their way to pick up cute Boulder , ... |
452,436 | 15,896,852 | 14,854 | 5 | Mary , Queen of Lots | In Elizabethan England , Mary Pickford ( as Dorothy Vernon ) is contracted by her father , Anders Randolf ( as George Vernon ) , to marry cousin Marc McDermott ( as Malcolm Vernon ) upon reaching the age of eighteen . But , Ms . Pickford also wants to marry Allan Forrest ( as John Manners ) . The " Lord " and " Lady " ... |
453,290 | 15,896,852 | 45,963 | 5 | The Sound and the Fury | Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson are once happily married co-stars who get back together to star in a musical stage version of Shakespeare's " The Taming of the Shrew " . They let their personal animosity affect their roles . The main movie seems to be about Howard Keel's production of " The Taming of the Shrew " . The ... |
453,557 | 15,896,852 | 2,415 | 5 | Make-Up to Break-Up | Early film directed by D . W . Griffith ; with Blanche Sweet giving a noteworthy performance . She is a young woman forbidden , by her father ( Charles Hill Mailes ) , to wear make-up . When she goes to an ice cream social , she attracts little attention , while the Griffith men go for " The Painted Lady " . Dejected ,... |
452,448 | 15,896,852 | 76,094 | 5 | Rambo Against Satan | A young couple is forced to confront the ultimate horror when Satan decides to claim the young woman as his own . The boyfriend consults with two priests in the hopes of getting guidance on his spiritual dilemma . The two priests in turn decide to perform an exorcism in order to rid the woman of her possession . The b... |
453,095 | 15,896,852 | 9,104 | 5 | Rosy Scenario | Wealthy American women Marian Lee ( as Mrs . Herriman-Smith ) and Helen Howard ( as Mrs . Jeanne Du Vivier ) are convinced the latter's house cleaner " Rosy Taylor " is a ghost , after they learn she has kept up chores after her reported death . Then , the story flashes back ? ? to begin in a French town , where pretty... |
452,993 | 15,896,852 | 2,423 | 5 | The Passion of Pola Negri | The life story of French milliner's maid Pola Negri ( as Jeanne Marie Vaubernier ) , who becomes the famed mistress ( " Madame Du Barry " ) of Emil Jannings ( as King Louis XV ) . Unfortunately , the French Revolution catches " rags to riches " Ms . Negri on the wrong side of polite society . Her stalwart first love Ha... |
452,997 | 15,896,852 | 23,694 | 5 | The Living Dead End | Bela Lugosi ( as Murder Legendre ) dabbles in odd things ; for example , he has created a crew of zombies to work sugar mills in Haiti . The island is a center of voodoo and mysticism , which makes it the perfect operational center for the hypnotic Mr . Lugosi . One evening , while walking around the local graveyard wi... |
452,581 | 15,896,852 | 33,021 | 5 | F in History | After graduating from West Point , handsome cadet Errol Flynn ( as Jeb Stuart ) finds romance with lovely Olivia de Havilland ( as Kit Carson Holliday ) , and fights abolitionist Raymond Massey ( as John Brown ) . Along the old Santa Fe Trail , politics is on everyone's mind . Mr . Massey wants to free slaves through t... |
452,371 | 15,896,852 | 43,476 | 5 | Triple Fizzle | The three stars - Frank Sinatra , Jane Russell , and Groucho Marx - make the film interesting and enjoyable ( if you like them ) . Everything else seems routine . At one point , when Mr . Marx is discovered smoking a cigar in Mr . Sinatra's bathtub , the movie threatens to become surreal . This scene could not have hap... |
452,989 | 15,896,852 | 37,408 | 5 | Two Girls , a Sailor , and a Variety Show | Extremely long World War II story about " Two Girls and a Sailor " ( portrayed by June Allyson , Gloria DeHaven , and Van Johnson ) . The threesome from the customary " love triangle " - will Sailor Johnson choose pert June Allyson or sexy Gloria DeHaven ? The film would be more accurately titled , " Two Girls , a Sail... |
452,546 | 15,896,852 | 24,334 | 5 | A Reform School Knock-Out | While waiting for the jury's decision at her murder trial , beautiful Loretta Young ( as Mary Martin ) recalls her life , in flashback . An unfortunate childhood ends with Ms . Young being sent to a reform school ; upon release , she falls in with a bad crowd , led by handsome Ricardo Cortez ( as Leo Darcy ) . In an at... |
453,157 | 15,896,852 | 39,645 | 5 | Don't Give Up Hope | Baby photographer Bob Hope ( as Ronnie Jackson ) is on death row , for a murder he didn't commit . While preparing for his stint in the ( laughing ) gas chamber , Mr . Hope tells his story , in flashback ? Hope isn't happy taking baby pictures . His real desire is to become a successful a private detective , like " Sam... |
453,306 | 15,896,852 | 22,430 | 5 | A Neighborhood of Plain People in an American City of Today | An average family's life is disrupted when they inadvertently witness gangsters murder two men ; one is a policeman . Walter Huston ( as Whitlock ) is the district attorney who will become involved with the case . The family is headed by Frances Starr and Grant Mitchell ( as Ma and Pa Leeds ) . The Leeds ' have four ch... |
452,590 | 15,896,852 | 53,054 | 5 | Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall are an Odd Couple | Rambunctious Debbie Reynolds ( as Mariette Larkin ) gets the urge to mate with tax collector Tony Randall ( as Lorenzo Charlton ) . And , he wants to mate with her ! - How ? - Well , farming father Paul Douglas ( as Sidney " Pa " Larkin ) doesn't pay taxes ; he trades things , and raises piglets . Maryland " Ma " Una M... |
453,593 | 15,896,852 | 19,993 | 5 | Mike Fright | MGM's " Hollywood Revue " often comes off like an elaborate amateur " Talent Show " from an otherwise uninvolved in show business group of people . It could be any school , or workplace . Everyone gets a role , and a few people stand out . The early appearance by Joan Crawford sets the tone . She is clearly not at her ... |
452,958 | 15,896,852 | 64,606 | 5 | The People versus Don Knotts | Clean and decent ornithologist Don Knotts ( as Abner Peacock IV ) is about to see his poor-selling bird-watching magazine peck it in . Meanwhile , smut-peddling publisher Edmond O'Brien ( as Osborne Tremain ) loses his magazine's license , due to pornographic content . To continue printing his bosomy babes , O'Brien tr... |
453,136 | 15,896,852 | 39,678 | 5 | Spanish Trail Mix-Up | With " The Great Southwestern Tent Show " in town , cowboy king Roy Rogers ( as Roy Rogers ) learns a featured attraction , his singing " Sons of the Pioneers " pals , have a $10 , 000 I . O . U . debt due . From sleepwalking constable Andy Devine ( as Cookie Bullfincher ) , Mr . Rogers learns about a convenient $10 , ... |
452,514 | 15,896,852 | 35,799 | 5 | Don't Take Any Wooden Yen | Suave submarine skipper Cary Grant ( as Cassidy ) leads a Christian crew from San Francisco to Tokyo Bay , to fight the Godless Japanese . A flag-waver , " Destination Tokyo " sailed into theaters while World War II was being fought . Debuting director Delmer Daves and his cast manage to deliver some engaging performan... |
453,302 | 15,896,852 | 37,508 | 5 | Missed It by That Much ! | Gary Cooper plays a singing cowboy named Melody Jones who is mistaken for a robber named Monte Jarrad ( they have the same initials ) . Loretta Young is his love interest Cherry de Longpre - she helps out Mr . Cooper and pal William Demarest . The odd character names are a a clue this was intended as a comedy . With a ... |
453,324 | 15,896,852 | 65,687 | 5 | Lost and Found in Las Vegas | Since this captures Elvis at the beginning of his white jump-suited Vegas years , it's valuable . The song performances range from great to rushed , depending on what kind of effort Elvis wants to put into a particular song . As a total performance , it is good - but , it doesn't tell the whole musical story that is El... |
453,525 | 15,896,852 | 47,200 | 5 | It's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad Magician ! | This was enjoyable , but certainly no classic . It's fun to watch the actor Vincent Price in these insane roles . I was surprised to read , in the credits , Eva Gabor was a player ; I thought she looked familiar , but she did not have the familiar wig from later years . The furnace was hot , but the disguises were easy... |
452,364 | 15,896,852 | 25,617 | 5 | Watch for Garbo | This film begins with a failed set-up : specifically , Ms . Garbo's younger sister marries , and it is implied that Garbo is becoming an " old maid " . Suddenly , Mr . Marshall's doctor character reveals he has been in love with Garbo since they were 12-year-old schoolchildren . At last , Garbo has a suitor ! At last ,... |
453,412 | 15,896,852 | 22,303 | 5 | A Light Touch of Class | Suffering hard times in South Bend , hefty Marie Dressler ( as Marie Truffle ) moves her poverty-stricken family to New York . There , she moves in with her generous , more well-to-do sister Polly Moran ( as Polly Rochay ) . Ms . Dressler joins Ms . Moran at work in her " Beauty Parlor " and " Reducing " salon , with c... |
452,406 | 15,896,852 | 37,576 | 5 | Kidding Around with Charles Laughton | In the late 1600s , dastardly pirate Charles Laughton ( as Captain William Kidd ) convinces King William III ( Henry Daniell ) he's above board - but , of course , Mr . Laughton is pulling the King's leg . One of the Captain's seafaring crew of cutthroats , heroic Randolph Scott ( as Adam Mercy ) , poses a threat . Lau... |
452,593 | 15,896,852 | 197,775 | 5 | A Glad Look at an Old Book | Eleanor H . Porter's eternally optimistic " Pollyanna " ( Elizabeth Archard ) makes an earnest , faithful multi-hour English teleplay . But , faithful adaptations need to take the change of medium into consideration , and this production falters in following the novel rather laboriously . Its long , detailed establishm... |
452,975 | 15,896,852 | 20,332 | 5 | When Time Isn't Kind | Most old films noted as " of historical interest only " are actually very entertaining . " Rio Rita " is not . It is one of the better examples of the " historically interesting " film . It's also helpful if you view it as a extravagantly filmed stage production . The 1927-28 stage musical , produced by Florenz Ziegfel... |
452,820 | 15,896,852 | 22,211 | 5 | Love Minus Zero | Cute theater usherette Clara Bow ( as Helen " Bunny " O'Day ) agrees to apartment sit for a friend , and unexpectedly finds the premises serve as a center for illegal gambling . There , she meets suave , but crooked , Norman Foster ( as Douglas " Doug " Thayer ) . Mr . Foster is hot-and-bothered , and Bow is head-over-... |
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