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453,655 | 15,896,852 | 52,862 | 5 | The Great Missed Opportunity | Heralded , " This story is based on a true incident . Men of the Saint Louis Police Department play the same parts they did in the actual crime , " which is one of the less interesting elements about this film . Directors Charles Guggenheim and John Stix ' documentary-style approach is more interesting . And , an early... |
452,711 | 15,896,852 | 47,603 | 5 | A Slow Moving Lion in Winter | Robert Mitchum ( as Curt ) stars as bullying , titular head of the arguing Bridges family , electing himself over both parents , and brothers Tab Hunter ( as Hal ) and William Hopper ( as Arthur ) . In the dead of winter , the family is threatened by a marauding mountain lion ; the animal must be destroyed before it ea... |
453,069 | 15,896,852 | 39,826 | 5 | The 8th Voyage of Sinbad | Douglas Fairbanks Jr . ( as Sinbad ) loves to tell stories , like this one . After a ship's crew is poisoned , Mr . Fairbanks Jr . ' s " Sinbad the Sailor " hops on board and finds a map to Deryabar ; there , he hopes to find the treasure of Alexander the Great . He also believes he may be the rightful Prince of Deryab... |
452,822 | 15,896,852 | 24,139 | 5 | Clara Bow Calls It Quits | Fresh-faced student Richard Cromwell ( as Chris Miller ) jumps off a train , to join father Preston Foster ( as Nifty Miller ) ' s traveling carnival . Mr . Foster wants his son to stay away from the sleazy side-show folk , and pursue his interest in becoming a lawyer ; but , Mr . Cromwell wants to spend some quality t... |
453,004 | 15,896,852 | 319,262 | 5 | Giving Global Warming the Cold Shoulder | Global Warming is accelerated to incredible levels , propelling the planet Earth into another Ica Age . Most frequently , the cameras find climatologist Dennis Quaid ( as Jack Hall ) and estranged son Jake Gyllenhaal ( as Sam Hall ) . Both men are strong , and smart . Mr . Quaid is one of the few who knows the seriousn... |
452,543 | 15,896,852 | 22,236 | 5 | Train in Vain | Railroad rider Grant Withers ( Bill White ) is a bit of a carouser , overindulging in alcohol and romancing salty waitress Joan Blondell ( as Marie ) . His best pal Regis Toomey ( Jack Kulper ) has settled down with sweet pea planting wife Mary Astor ( as Lily Kulper ) . After a drunken escapade , Mr . Withers gets tos... |
453,603 | 15,896,852 | 39,861 | 5 | The Sanitarium in the Sierras | Roy Rogers returns to an old boyhood hometown in the Sierras , where he discovers poachers killing off the area deer . Mr . Rogers finds an abandoned fawn , and brings it to " The Sanitarium " - an animal refuge run by old friend Harry Cheshire ( as Cap . Foster ) ; there , he finds Mr . Cheshire treating the fawn's mo... |
453,529 | 15,896,852 | 60,463 | 5 | Mermaid Doris Loses Her Bottom | The script , pacing , and editing of " The Glass Bottom Boat " fail Doris Day and Rod Taylor . It's a shame , because the movie seemed to have had a lot to offer . Surprisingly , Ms . Day plays an attractive divorced woman who has given up on romance ; instead , she enjoys her job , and a " family " of animals . Mr . T... |
452,674 | 15,896,852 | 115,862 | 5 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | Idealistic attorney Chris O'Donnell ( as Adam Hall ) goes down to Mississippi , to take on the " death row clemency case of his onetime Klansman grandfather " Gene Hackman ( as Sam Cayhall ) . " With just 28 days before the execution , Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam was convicted... |
452,486 | 15,896,852 | 40,965 | 5 | Whispering Past the Railroad | Colorful , but dull , tale of two friends " working on the railroad . " Alan Ladd plays the friend who falls a little more to the good side of the tracks - and Robert Preston plays the friend who bends over more on the wrong side of the tracks . Of course , there is a Woman between them ? she married one , but longs fo... |
453,546 | 15,896,852 | 871 | 5 | Torn Between Two Lovers | Marion Leonard ( as Fanny ) and James Kirkwood ( as Ben ) seem to be a happily married couple . One day , Mr . Kirkwood goes out on a hunting jaunt , in a canoe ; when he rises to fire at some game , the canoe capsizes . Apparently a poor swimmer , Kirkwood is rescued by nearby hunter Frank Powell ( as Ed ) . Mr . Powe... |
453,145 | 15,896,852 | 29,942 | 5 | Boys in the Hood | A success in its day , " Boys Town " is the story of how a Priest saves his " Home for Juvenile Delinquent Boys " . He takes in boys that society can't manage , and operates under the motto : " There is No Bad Boy . " Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney star as Priest and head Bad Boy . I was interested in seeing two great... |
452,998 | 15,896,852 | 8,458 | 5 | Whip It | After Mary Pickford ( as Marget MacTavish ) loses her father at sea , she becomes " The Pride of the Clan " ; this makes Ms . Pickford the leader of her Scottish island community . For most young women , the responsibility would prove too daunting ; but , the spunky Pickford perseveres . She whips the town into shape .... |
452,380 | 15,896,852 | 92,115 | 5 | San Franciscan Trolls | Teen idol Noah Hathaway ( as Harry Potter Jr . ) moves into a San Francisco apartment , with his family . Right away , little sister Jenny Beck ( as Wendy Potter ) follows a bouncing ball into the building's dank basement . There , she sings " Pease Porridge Hot " , and gets possessed by " Troll " . Young Beck and Phil... |
453,234 | 15,896,852 | 33,367 | 5 | Medicine Show People | Roy Rogers , George " Gabby " Hayes , and Sally Payne are members of " Professor Blackstone's Medicine Show " . Their offering of tuneful entertainment and elixir receives a poor reception in the town of Deadwood , led by Bad Man Hal Taliaferro ( as Ripper ) . They decide to stick around and extinguish the " Bad Man of... |
453,682 | 15,896,852 | 22,111 | 5 | A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush | Ricardo Cortez plays playboy detective Sam Spade , in this first version of novelist Dashiell Hammett's " The Maltese Falcon " . Bebe Daniels ( as Ruth Wonderly ) is the femme fatale with whom he becomes involved , along with Dudley Digges ( as Gutman ) and Otto Matieson ( as Dr . Cairo ) ; for various reasons , they a... |
452,430 | 15,896,852 | 4,766 | 5 | The Virginian is For Pardners | Dustin Farnum is " The Virginian " , a cow-puncher who arrives to settle in Bear Creek , Wyoming ; where , he meets , and falls in " lov " ( sic ) with newly arrived schoolteacher Winifred Kingston ( as Molly Wood ) . His life is complicated when his best friend Jack W . Johnston ( as Steve ) gets involved with town ga... |
453,205 | 15,896,852 | 45,551 | 5 | It's All Greek to Sea | Robert Wagner ( as Tony Petrakis ) and Terry Moore ( as Gwyneth Rhys ) are an attractive couple ; and , the color cinematography is lovely in " Beneath the 12-Mile Reef " . Gilbert Roland ( as Mike Petrakis ) heads up an entertaining supporting cast . Mr . Wagner's hair is darkened to appear more Greek ( but his on-scr... |
453,390 | 15,896,852 | 20,479 | 5 | PickFair | Mary Pickford ( as Katherine ) and Douglas Fairbanks ( as Petruchio ) star in Sam Taylor's abridged version of William Shakespeare's " The Taming of the Shrew " . Ms . Pickford is best during the well-photographed Karl Struss storm , and post-storm , scenes ; and , Mr . Fairbanks give the best overall performance in th... |
452,427 | 15,896,852 | 39,698 | 5 | A Star is Born with love and music , but no liquor . | Betty Hutton ( as Pearl White ) works in a clothing factory ; she sings to her co-workers , and dreams of stardom . When famed stage actress Constance Collier ( as Julia Gibbs ) comes in for a costume , Ms . Hutton reveals she is a fan . Since Ms . Collier doesn't have the $98 for an ordered garment , Hutton offers to ... |
453,728 | 15,896,852 | 55,139 | 5 | The Strange Case of Dr . Suzuki and Mr . Stanford | An American reporter traveling in Japan stops to meet and interview a reclusive Japanese scientist at his mountain laboratory . The scientist greets the curious newsman and , after getting to know him , concludes the reporter is the perfect test subject for his latest experiment . After injecting the reporter against ... |
453,710 | 15,896,852 | 624,837 | 5 | Joan Staley Turns on the Charm | Chad ( Peter Brown ) returns early from a case , in his long underwear ; as it turns out , he's been ambushed by outlaw prisoner Billy Harker's sexy girlfriend Joan Staley ( as Laurie Martin ) . Parmalee ( Philip Carey ) sends Reese ( Neville Brand ) and Joe ( William Smith ) out to assist the slightly embarrassed Chad... |
452,453 | 15,896,852 | 142,688 | 5 | Roman Polanski Goes to Hell with Johnny Depp | After being hired by Frank Langella ( as Boris Balkan ) , " Johnny Depp unlocks the gates to hell , in Roman Polanski's newest thriller . Depp stars as Dean Corso , an unscrupulous rare-book dealer who is hired to locate the remaining copies of ' The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom , ' a demonic manuscript that can su... |
452,867 | 15,896,852 | 624,834 | 5 | Back in the Saddle | After driving some errant Native American Indians away from a wagon train , Reese ( Neville Brand ) , Chad ( Peter Brown ) , and Joe ( William Smith ) want a break ; and , Reese has a toothache . But , the concerned ladies of Laredo report the disappearance of British schoolmaster Richard Haydn ( as Jonathan Pringle ) ... |
453,079 | 15,896,852 | 24,222 | 5 | Vanity , Thy Name Is Woman ? | Attorney Frank Morgan ( as Paul Held ) is called upon to defend a friend , doctor Paul Lukas ( as Walter Bernsdorf ) , who has just shot his wife ) to death . After listening to Mr . Lukas describe how he discovered his wife was having an affair , Mr . Morgan sees similar behavior in his own beautiful young wife , Nanc... |
452,661 | 15,896,852 | 55,047 | 5 | Behind Blue Eyes | This film was unjustly nicknamed " I Was a Teenage Jesus " , as star Jeffrey Hunter neither was , nor does he look , like a " teenager " . Rather , his appearance quite matches the idealized " Jesus " very much accepted by many Christians . Actually , Mr . Hunter is , overall , the correct age to be portraying Jesus Ch... |
452,788 | 15,896,852 | 12,465 | 5 | The Family Beast of Burden | Lois Wilson ( as Lulu ) is the spinsterish member of the Deacon family : " The family beast of burden , whose timid soul has failed to break the bonds of family servitude . " Her brother-in-law is patriarchal Theodore Roberts ( as Dwight Deacon ) ; running the house with an iron fist , he is both a dentist and a Justic... |
453,249 | 15,896,852 | 6,731 | 5 | Moving Forward | Years ago , Norma Talmadge ( as Grace Briggs ) and her crooked partner Eugene Palette ( as Jimmy Briggs ) helped locksmith and gang leader Ralph Lewis ( as John Higgins ) commit burglaries . After falling in love , Ms . Talmadge and Mr . Lewis married . Later , Lewis was arrested , and went to prison for his crimes . U... |
453,711 | 15,896,852 | 624,855 | 5 | Southern Hospitality with Julie Harris | The outlaw " Jamison Gang " , led by Donnelly Rhodes ( as Bob ) , sends Bruce Dern ( as Durkee ) to scout out for Laredo's Rangers . They rightly fear the Rangers will interfere with their plans to pick up a wealth of silver , buried under a farm . Instead of scouting , Mr . Dern turns informer . Rangers Reese ( Nevill... |
452,946 | 15,896,852 | 66,001 | 5 | Piercing the Iron Curtain | Knife-wielding seaman Christopher Jones ( as Leiser ) is recruited , by British spies , to sneak through the Iron Curtain , in Germany ; there , he is to confirm suspicions the East German Communist are building missiles . Mr . Jones ' mission is , at first , complimented by , but later , compromised by the urge to mat... |
452,556 | 15,896,852 | 43,071 | 5 | The Bowery Boys Meet The Beatles | In a striking opening sequence , Leo Gorcey ( as Slip Mahoney ) , Huntz Hall ( as Horace Debussy " Sach " Jones ) , William " Billy " Benedict ( as Whitey ) , Buddy Gorman ( as Butch ) , and David Gorcey ( as Chuck ) appear in menacing plastic masks , at the " Bowling Green Van & Storage Company " . The police arrive o... |
453,194 | 15,896,852 | 564,206 | 5 | Buster Keaton and " Captain Marvel Adventures " | Donna believes , " Christmas should be warm and friendly and peaceful . " Instead , she finds it to be cool , contentious , and chaotic . The recipients of her fruitcakes are unable to hide their disappointment , and Donna has to buy a last minute gift for Alex . Moreover , Mary won't shop until she's sure she'll get a... |
452,918 | 15,896,852 | 564,220 | 5 | Shelley Fabares wants Jimmy Hawkins | Donna ( Donna Reed ) realizes daughter Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) has a teenage crush , after she forlornly washes the same dish five times . Indeed , Mary wants to go to the " Varsity Prom " with handsome Jimmy Hawkins ( as George Haskell ) , the basketball star who works in the school library . But , Mary thinks she ha... |
452,888 | 15,896,852 | 622,201 | 5 | Violence with Big Blue Eyes | After a prison stint , hoodlum James Dean ( as Joe " Joey " Harris ) hopes to pick up where he left off , with wife Naomi Riordan ( as Barbie Andrews Harris ) , and pursue a career in auto mechanics . When Mr . Dean discovers his wife has left New York City , he goes to ask a mutual friend , delicatessen proprietor Rud... |
452,678 | 15,896,852 | 624,881 | 5 | Eve Arden Brings Culture to Laredo | After the " Slaughter Gang " robs a bank in San Sabo , the Rangers capture the bandits , and return their booty to the local bank . There , they meet culture-peddling Eve Arden ( as Miss Em ) , who is refused for a bank loan . Ms . Arden impresses Reese ( Neville Brand ) with her flattery and ladylike manner . Reese , ... |
452,505 | 15,896,852 | 37,988 | 5 | Sometimes Too Subtle & Sometimes Too Obvious | The story is familiar - Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray wishes his painting would grow old whilst he remain young . The sets , direction , and photography are beautiful . Through no fault of their own , the actors ' characters falter - for example ; Angela Lansbury is strikingly beautiful and terrific , but annoyingly sings ... |
453,450 | 15,896,852 | 1,088 | 5 | Beauty and the Biograph Girl | Florence Lawrence ( as Mabel Jarrett ) lives happily with her parents James Kirkwood and Flora Finch ; while waiting for her suitor Arthur V . Johnson ( as Tom Hearne ) ' s inevitable proposal of marriage . Another member of the household is Mary Pickford ( as Winnie ) , who is not only Ms . Lawrence's cousin , but als... |
453,664 | 15,896,852 | 42,786 | 5 | God on the Radio | You know , writer George Sumner Albee said , " wouldn't it be something if God would come on the radio and give people such a bad scare they'd wake up and behave themselves ! " That quote appeared in MGM president Dore Schary's book " Case History of a Movie " , which elevated " The Next Voice You Hear ? " far above ... |
452,566 | 15,896,852 | 221,027 | 5 | Ooo , What a Lucky Man He Was | In early life scenes , Jesse James ( as Young George Jung ) is an ordinary , likable kid . He has a really nice , but unsuccessful in business , father ( Ray Liotta as Fred Jung ) . He has a hellish , selfish mother ( Rachel Griffiths as Ermine Jung ) . He has an overweight friend ( Ethan Suplee as " Tuna " ) . In 1968... |
452,745 | 15,896,852 | 34,167 | 5 | Onward Christian Soldier | Drunken hillbilly Gary Cooper ( as Alvin C . York ) is the sharpest shooter in his Tennessee town , but he doesn't want to fight , after World War I breaks out . With bushy-eyebrowed parson Walter Brennan ( as Rosier Pile ) as a sponsor , Mr . Cooper seeks to become a " conscientious objector " . Older man Cooper has a... |
452,697 | 15,896,852 | 58,333 | 5 | The Roger Horror Picture Show ? | This ends with one very strange party ! I just watched it , and I don't remember the events preceding the party - Vincent Price is the Satanic host . He makes people act like pigs and other animals . A man in a gorilla suit provides the most gruesome moment . Ex-Beatle bird Jane Asher and David Weston are the young cou... |
453,210 | 15,896,852 | 16,308 | 5 | Never Gve a Sucker an Even Break | From a modern prospective , this is a most underwhelming film . Carol Dempster ( as Sally ) would seem , athleticism being one of her strengths , to be a natural choice to play a circus performer ; she is , however , mostly unremarkable . W . C . Fields ( as Professor McGargle ) is more graceful ; however , without his... |
452,915 | 15,896,852 | 564,298 | 5 | Jeff's Finesse | Donna ( Donna Reed ) and Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) organize items the Stone family plans to donate to a charity auction . To their surprise , Jeff ( Paul Peterson ) gives up a two-week old toy rocket . Jeff is more interested in football , now , and decides to " use psychology " to get a new uniform from " pushover " mo... |
452,531 | 15,896,852 | 16,560 | 5 | From Pigtails to Curls | In a New Jersey orphanage , pigtailed Marion Davies ( as Mamie Smith ) causes a slapstick ruckus ; consequently , she is brutally abused . Then , Ms . Davies ' luck changes ; and , she is sent to the loving home of motherly Hedda Hopper ( as Edith Caldwell ) . Ms . Hopper's husband is away , on an extended trip to Mexi... |
453,197 | 15,896,852 | 564,265 | 5 | The Truth About Lying | Donna ( Donna Reed ) receives an unexpected call from Charles Herbert ( as David Barker ) , who enjoyed spending his Thanksgiving with the Stones ( see Episode # 10 , " Guest in the House " ) . " That problem child , " as Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) describes him , makes up a story about being lonely on his birthday . Of ... |
453,199 | 15,896,852 | 564,240 | 5 | A Date with Stephen Pearson | When Jackie Kelk ( as Burt " Bo " Boland ) return from a trip to France , Mary ( Shelley Fabares ) is allowed to stay up late , and entertain the adults with her piano playing . Neither mother Donna ( Donna Reed ) nor Alex ( Carl Betz ) seem interested in watching Jeff ( Paul Peterson ) performing his new " magic show ... |
453,582 | 15,896,852 | 1,062 | 5 | Hats Off to D . W . Griffith | Early film short directed by D . W . Griffith ; it might be more accurately called a " short short " at barely three minutes . It is entertaining , though . The director is saying , " Ladies , please remove your hats ! " Why ? Because you can't match a movie when some woman parks herself in front of your seat , and lea... |
453,016 | 15,896,852 | 45,016 | 5 | Overly Sentimental , but Captivating Drama | Loretta Young stars as the wife of University professor Kent Smith . Life seems wonderful ; however Ms . Young is told , after a second miscarriage , she can never have children . Later , she is speeding home , after some event , and hits a child with her car . A truck driver ( also on the road ) takes the boy , and le... |
453,363 | 15,896,852 | 349,106 | 5 | Father Like Son | Home from college , 19-year-old Winston Miller ( as Tommy ) goes to father Edward Everett Horton's office . Mr . Miller is obviously infatuated with his Dad's fetching secretary Ruth Renick ( as Grace Wilson ) ; he runs errands and recites poetry for her . Ms . Renick is unresponsive , showing no romantic interest in t... |
452,999 | 15,896,852 | 5,600 | 5 | A Little Lamb Goes a Long Way | Douglas Fairbanks ( as Gerald , a " Son of the Idle Rich " ) jumps from stage to screen as " The Lamb " , an extension of the successful Broadway character he'd been playing during the first half of the decade . Mr . Fairbanks had essayed a smaller role in " The Martyrs of the Alamo " ; wisely , it was held back until ... |
452,356 | 15,896,852 | 27,357 | 5 | A Shot in the Park | Joan Bennett is a manicurist / reporter , and Cary Grant is a police detective . They have a few funny lines in " Big Brown Eyes " ; and , along comes Walter Pidgeon with his gang of jewel thieves . The main problem , for me , was the clash between the humor , and the crime drama . The major crime is the accidental sho... |
453,382 | 15,896,852 | 5,586 | 5 | The Last Card | Western saloon and gambling hall proprietors William S . Hart ( as " Keno " Bates ) and Herschel Mayall ( as " Wind River " ) are robbed , at gunpoint , by Gordon Mullen ( as Jim Maitland ) , after he loses his last cent gambling with Mr . Hart . Hart and Mr . Mayall track Mr . Mullen down , and Hart shoots him dead . ... |
453,009 | 15,896,852 | 86,837 | 5 | The Sequel Proving Less Is More | A new time , a new odyssey , a new chance to confront the enigmas arising from the daring Jupiter mission of the year 2001 . Crew members aboard the Leonov are on course to rendezvous with the still orbiting Discovery . What they don't know is that they are equally on course for an uncharted realm of human destiny . A... |
452,353 | 15,896,852 | 40,000 | 5 | Soggy Psychological Drama | Joan Bennett is " The Woman on the Beach " , caught between her blinded husband Charles Bickford and their Lieutenant friend Robert Ryan . Or , maybe not ? I couldn't figure out what was going on , though the actors try their best . The film keeps you wondering what motivates the three principal characters . Far too mu... |
452,740 | 15,896,852 | 44,828 | 5 | Going a Little Over the Distance | A little too-standard re-make of the " Cowboys and Indians " western drama ( " The Lost Patrol " , " Sahara " ? ) . It does update the budget - with scenic location camera-work , and interesting direction by Andre De Toth . Broderick Crawford is fine , but seems a little out of place in western gear . Barbara Hale adds... |
452,882 | 15,896,852 | 53,271 | 5 | Charming Young Performers Make This Dog Hunt | Tommy Kirk is a typical teenager ( Wilby ) who gets an ancient ring caught in his trouser cuff . The magical jewel turns him into an on-again / off-again shaggy dog . Mr . Kirk's father Fred MacMurray ( Mr . Wilson ) hates dogs ; little brother Kevin Corcoran ( Moochie ) loves them . This is a Walt Disney movie for kid... |
452,500 | 15,896,852 | 3,170 | 5 | A Song of Two Humans | D . W . Griffith's version of the classic " American Film Tragedy " - Poor Young Couple is threatened when the man meets ? The Seductress ! Lillian Gish and Walter Miller are the plain , unassuming lovers - they marry , and she has a child . When they go to Town , Temptress Viola Barry spies hunky Mr . Miller , and the... |
452,607 | 15,896,852 | 243,736 | 5 | Mourning Wood | Six months of hot women can't get emotionally blocked San Francisco stud Josh Hartnett ( as Matt Sullivan ) to forget sexy ex-girlfriend Vinessa Shaw ( as Nicole ) ; so , he decides to give up sex for " 40 Days and 40 Nights " ( aka " Lent " , the time period before Easter ) . It's a lot harder than it sounds , because... |
453,158 | 15,896,852 | 373,926 | 5 | Lost in the Translation | In one of the hidden corridors of power at United Nations headquarters , translator Silvia Broome ( Nicole Kidman ) overhears a potentially explosive secret about a planned assassination attempt . But when federal agent Tobin Keller ( Sean Penn ) investigates her claim and digs deeper into Silvia's dangerous past , he... |
452,806 | 15,896,852 | 46,806 | 5 | Sky Pilot | World War II veteran William Holden ( as Harry Brubaker ) isn't sure he wants to return to service as the United States of America battles Communist expansion in Korea ; although , Fredric March ( as George Tarrant ) is very convincing . With the support of glamorous wife Grace Kelly ( as Nancy Brubaker ) and pal Micke... |
452,642 | 15,896,852 | 16,480 | 5 | A New Testament for the Indian Race | Film adaptation of Zane Grey's western story " The Vanishing American " ; once upon a time ; this was considered a very sympathetic " History of the Indian Race " . Presently , it's worth is much more subjective ; it would be entirely appropriate for modern viewers to take offensive , especially Native Americans . The ... |
453,064 | 15,896,852 | 11,865 | 5 | Lusting in His Heart | Thomas Meighan ( as Robert Gordon ) is a is a typical husband , with the matrimonial faults most wives will find in / tolerable ; he smokes too much and likes the " Fox Trot " . Gloria Swanson ( as Beth Gordon ) is his virtuous , but bored , wife ; she is likes to sew and is concerned for the " starving millions in Eur... |
452,762 | 15,896,852 | 16,028 | 5 | Arrested Development | New York City slum lass Mary Pickford ( as Annabelle " Little Annie " Rooney ) has a 12-year-old's girlish crush on William Haines ( as Joe Kelly ) , who becomes the suspect in a too-close-for-comfort murder . " Little Annie Rooney " is a well-produced film ; however , Pickford's " little girl " characterization does n... |
453,144 | 15,896,852 | 33,902 | 5 | More Boys in the Hood | More " Boys Town " fun from director Norman Taurog and company ; including Spencer Tracy as the good Priest , and Mickey Rooney as Bad Boy ( turned good ) . Mr . Tracy continues to fight for his homes for " Delinquent Boys " ; Mr . Rooney begins to fight for wayward boys , too , proving the Priest's theories work . Aga... |
452,606 | 15,896,852 | 119,734 | 5 | A Simple Twist of Fate | As a little boy , Jude Law ( as Danny Kowalski ) , helped deliver a baby . Because his hand was small , young " Danny " ( Cory Buck ) was able to reach in , and uncurl the umbilical cord from around the neck of the baby . So , the baby girl is born healthy ; and , the little boy , who will grow up to be Jude Law , decl... |
452,601 | 15,896,852 | 36,073 | 5 | The East Side Kids Catch the Jitterbug | East Side boxing star " Mr . Dynamite " Leo Gorcey ( as Ethelbert " Muggs " McGinnis ) is kidnapped by thugs , in order to throw a championship fight to New York City's rival " West Side " . But fellow " East Side Kid " Bobby Jordan ( as Danny Lyons ) takes Mr . Gorcey's place , and wins the fight . Gorcey is convinc... |
453,630 | 15,896,852 | 7,368 | 5 | From Russia with Love | One snowy day in Russia , peasant girl Lillian Gish ( as Marfa ) is saved from abduction by dashing Frank Bennett ( as Jan ) , a visitor from San Francisco ; and , a romance between the two begins . But , young Ms . Gish is under the guardianship of controlling uncle Allan Sears ( as Ivan ) and avaricious aunt Pearl El... |
453,156 | 15,896,852 | 29,322 | 5 | Carole Lombard is Colored | Small-town Carole Lombard ( as Hazel Flagg ) is mistakenly diagnosed with radiation poisoning , which draws the attention of an enterprising " New York Star " reporter Fredric March ( as Wally Cook ) . Although the two ( separately ) realize drunken bumpkin doctor Charles Winninger's diagnosis is in error , they go alo... |
453,035 | 15,896,852 | 107,613 | 5 | Church Bells Take Their Toll | New York electrician Matt Dillon ( as Gus DeMarco ) wants to buy a bowling alley in Brooklyn , with his buddies from work ; but , he doesn't have the money . To get his share of the bucks , Mr . Dillon must either sell his beloved Corvette , or marry off his alimony-collecting wife . If Dillon can find " Mr . Wonderful... |
453,170 | 15,896,852 | 477,139 | 5 | Almost Cut My Hair | Spurned by his girlfriend , Patrick Fugit ( as Zia ) cleans his room , and slits his wrists . Now dead , Mr . Fugit gets a job at " Kamikaze Pizza " ( good to know there is pizza after death ) . Fugit meets various and sundry suicide victims . Of the individuals he meets , you should consider three highly significant :... |
452,676 | 15,896,852 | 324,554 | 5 | Walk a Mile in My Red-Soled Shoes | Tripping through Paul McGuigan's " Wicker Park " left me confused in its flashbacks , which would have been fine , if it was coupled with more intrigue . Anyway , hot chick magnet Josh Hartnett ( as Matthew ) is engaged to marry juicy Jessica Paré ( as Rebecca ) , but sees delicious Diane Kruger ( as Lisa ) , an old fl... |
453,663 | 15,896,852 | 38,163 | 5 | Funny as a Crutch | Wallace Beery ( as Ned Trumpet ) is a World War II blimp aviator ; his unbelievable war stories have helped earn him the nickname " Old Gas Bag " . Though he was never a husband or ( presumably ) father , Mr . Berry's stories include bragging about the exploits of his talented son ; probably , this is to compete with b... |
452,409 | 15,896,852 | 385,267 | 5 | Naked as We Came | Dan Foreman ( Dennis Quaid ) is a loving husband , caring father , and star ad executive . But now , life is putting him through the ultimate test . Carter Duryea ( Topher Grace ) , a young hotshot half his age , has just become his boss . And to complicate matters , Dan discovers Carter is dating his daughter ( Scarl... |
452,693 | 15,896,852 | 49,388 | 5 | Julie Do Ya Love Me ? | This film should have been better , with Doris Day and Louis Jourdan showing promise as the " terrified wife on the run from deranged husband . " I did not care for the gasping , breathless , overly dramatic voiceovers from Ms . Day - I can't believe they asked her to do these ; they spoil the dramatic acting performan... |
452,706 | 15,896,852 | 10,060 | 5 | Wobbly Comedy with Valentino Supporting | Mae Murray ( as Mary McGuire ) works as a coat and cloak check girl ; when she dons one of the customers garments and dances around in it , she is fired . Ms . Murray decides to apply for a job as hostess and dancer at the " Peach Tree Inn " managed by William Mong ( as Larry McKean ) . In order to clinch the job , Mur... |
453,039 | 15,896,852 | 20,691 | 5 | John Wayne as a Pilgrim | Handsome young John Wayne ( as Breck Coleman ) helps settle the great American West by serving as scout for a pioneer wagon train . An expert trailblazer , Mr . Wayne was trained by good Indians . With Wayne's help , the travelers overcome both bad weather , and bad Indians . Bad acting is not so lucky . Along the way ... |
452,560 | 15,896,852 | 49,143 | 5 | Three Cheers for Bernard Gorcey , Raymond Hatton , and Carl Switzer | In a noticeably well-performed ( and uncredited ) opening , former " Our Gang " member Carl " Alfalfa " Switzer ( as Shifty Robertson ) arrives at Bernard Gorcey ( as Louie Dumbrowsky ) ' s ice cream parlor and sweet shop , after being " found " by Huntz Hall ( as Horace Debussy " Sach " Jones ) . Promising they will b... |
452,616 | 15,896,852 | 164,003 | 5 | Matt Dillon Soaks Up Local Cambodia | After a bogus insurance scam sparks an FBI investigation , front man Jimmy Cremmins flees to Cambodia to meet his mentor , Marvin . But Jimmy gets more than he bargained for when - against a backdrop of raw , dangerous beauty and ever-shifting loyalties - Marvin draws him into a web of deceit and murder from which the... |
453,441 | 15,896,852 | 16,643 | 5 | Horsing Around with the Other Chaplin | Syd Chaplin ( as " Old Bill " Busby ) and Jack Ackroyd ( as Little " Alfie " ) are World War I servicemen ; while being bombarded , in a foxhole , Mr . Chaplin tells Mr . Ackroyd , " If you knows of a better ' ole - - go to it . " This exchange gives the film its peculiar title . The characters are based on the ( by no... |
453,248 | 15,896,852 | 7,272 | 5 | Wherefore Art Thou , Romeo ? | A synopsis reveals this to be a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's " Romeo and Juliet " . Film historian Anthony Slide reported the only significant difference being , " Rosaline , the girl of whom Romeo is enamored before meeting Juliet , is shown , not merely talked about . " In his early 30s , Francis X . Bushman ... |
453,143 | 15,896,852 | 35,959 | 5 | Just Your Average Joe | Spencer Tracy plays a World War II pilot who isn't just killed , but demolished , in the exciting opening of " A Guy Named Joe " . He goes to a Heavenly place ( with Lionel Barrymore in charge ) . There , he is given his Real Wings - he is to return to earth and be Van Johnson's " Guardian Angel " . In the process , he... |
453,301 | 15,896,852 | 42,634 | 5 | Loretta and Clark in Mayoral Scandal | Clark Gable and Loretta Young look MGM production perfect as they play two Mayors who meet at a convention in San Francisco . Mr . Gable is the rough one , ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk . Ms . Young is the softer focused Clarissa Standish . The well-named twosome clash , of course , during the Mayoral proceedings - but , ... |
452,779 | 15,896,852 | 47,030 | 5 | I'll Have Another Miller | The bloom is off the rose of the Stewart / Allyson partnership from " The Stratton Story " ( 1949 ) . They still have a nice screen rapport , but no are scenes as good as in their initial effort . Instead , the sad events in the Millers ' life seem to be accompanied by a cheerful tear and stiff upper lip ; for example ... |
452,977 | 15,896,852 | 163,978 | 5 | Paradise Costs | Bangkok-bound Leonardo DiCaprio ( as Richard ) drinks six beers during his airplane flight . After landing , the adventure-seeking Mr . DiCaprio drinks snake blood , as a chaser . Then , " Daffy " acquaintance Robert Carlyle meets an unexpected , bloody demise , leaving DiCaprio a map , which is supposed to lead him to... |
453,649 | 15,896,852 | 75,213 | 5 | John Wayne's Last Shot | Notorious western gunslinger John Wayne ( as J . B . Brooks ) is dying of cancer . He receives some painkilling medicine from friendly old doctor James Stewart ( as E . W . Hostetler ) . Then , Mr . Wayne rents a room from Lauren Bacall ( as Bond Rogers ) ; there , he hopes to die ( God willing ) as peacefully as possi... |
453,257 | 15,896,852 | 249,478 | 5 | Father Figures | Fair-minded boat builder John Travolta ( as Frank Morrison ) takes time out to attend teenaged son Matt O'Leary ( as Danny Morrison ) ballgames . But , young O'Leary is more likely to be found at the Southport jail - he's having trouble accepting snarky rich Vince Vaughn ( as Rick Barnes ) , who quickly marries his div... |
452,545 | 15,896,852 | 22,775 | 5 | Barbary Coast Melodrama | San Francisco madam Ruth Chatterton ( as " Frisco " Jenny ) suffers paternal abuse , out-of-wedlock pregnancy , and the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 . After becoming a mother , Ms . Chatterton tries to go straight ; but , she is unable to support a child . Chatterton partners up with Louis Calhern ( as Steve Dutton... |
452,982 | 15,896,852 | 329,717 | 5 | Broken Hip Hop | Veteran ( read : the old guy ) Harrison Ford ( as Joe Gavilan ) really wants to make a big sale in his sideline real estate business . Rookie ( read : the young dude ) Josh Hartnett ( as K . C . Calden ) sidelines as a yoga teacher who really wants to be an actor . Mr . Ford likes to listen to Smokey Robinson , who app... |
453,247 | 15,896,852 | 6,568 | 6 | The Million Dollar Mermaid | A detailed synopsis of Herbert Brenon's lost spectacular can be easily found ( presently ) by searching " A Daughter of the Gods " and " Library of Congress " . Before that , the film's program expressed its fantastical content , " The Prologue : The plaything of a little child escapes its earthly prison . And thereby ... |
453,558 | 15,896,852 | 2,197 | 6 | Friends and Lovers | Early film directed by D . W . Griffith ; it stars Mary Pickford as an upstairs saloon girl who has a great time with dandy patron Henry B . Walthall . Then , he leaves her for business opportunities up " north . " Ms . Pickford is devastated , of course . On his way of town , Mr . Walthall meets old friend Lionel Barr... |
452,639 | 15,896,852 | 2,176 | 6 | Womankind Overcomes Man's Vagary | Subtitled " A Psychological Tragedy " , this one's about four survivors of a deserted mining camp making their way across a hot and windy western desert . Claire McDowell leads the group ; alongside her are : her ailing husband Charles West , and her sister Mary Pickford . Before leaving , Ms . McDowell invites abandon... |
453,659 | 15,896,852 | 23,878 | 6 | Love Is in the Air | Although they are not at their relative best in this rather routine drama , actor Richard Barthelmess ( as Jim Blaine ) and director William A . Wellman make " Central Airport " worth visiting . Mr . Barthelmess is in a familiar role as an accident prone World War I pilot . He catches Sally Eilers ( as Jill Collins ) h... |
452,416 | 15,896,852 | 19,558 | 6 | In Apple Blossom Time | In Vienna , before The Great War ( aka World War I ) , dashing Erich von Stroheim ( as Nicki ) is a Prince with little family money ; therefore , parents George Fawcett and Maude George ( as Prince and Princess von Wildeliebe-Rauffenburg ) want their son to wed the wealthy , but crippled , Zasu Pitts ( as Cecelia ) . M... |
453,338 | 15,896,852 | 2,214 | 6 | Griffith Gets Sweet on West | On an opportunistic walk in the country , Blanche Sweet encounters a snake , and is rescued by dashing Charles West ; the two are mutually attracted , and begin courting . Mr . West is Ms . Sweet's ideal . Then , trouble arrives from the city , in the form of Dorothy Bernard , Sweet's visiting sister . Introducing Ms .... |
452,537 | 15,896,852 | 382,625 | 6 | Leonardo We Hardly Knew Ye | As a ritualistic murder is committed , in Paris ' Louvre museum , Harvard " Professor of Religious Symbology " Tom Hanks ( as Robert Langdon ) delivers a lecture on " The Interpretation of Symbols " . Naturally , as a famed symbologist , Mr . Hanks is called upon , to help investigate the murder . Assisting Hanks is pr... |
452,967 | 15,896,852 | 30,696 | 6 | A Flying Turkey from the Marx Brothers | The Marx Brothers and Frank Albertson must avoid being thrown out of their hotel suite . They have no money to pay their bill , so they invent a series of ailments for Mr . Albertson to act out in order to distract hotel management . The four hope an upcoming production of a play will reverse their fortunes . " Room Se... |
453,573 | 15,896,852 | 30,491 | 6 | Bonita Granville Suspects Fowl Play | The " Brinwood School for Young Ladies " is buzzing about the arrival of wealthy sponsor Helena Phillips Evans ( as Mary Eldredge ) . Pretty teenage sleuth Bonita Granville ( as Nancy Drew ) and the girls hope the woman's offer of $250 , 000 will be used to install a swimming pool . When the elderly woman disappears ju... |
453,527 | 15,896,852 | 56,575 | 6 | A Touch of Doris | Doris Day gets her outfit ruined , but meets wealthy Cary Grant . She accepts his romantic trip to Bermuda , but gets " cold feet " in the bedroom . Ms . Day's portrayal of a sexually repressed woman facing the prospect of becoming an " old maid " was very good - especially during the sequence where she imagines a seri... |
453,203 | 15,896,852 | 21,885 | 6 | A Little Theatrics Goes a Long Way | This is theatrical ! declares prosecutor Frank Sheridan , as the final " A Free Soul " trial is re-opened , near the end of the movie . Indeed , this is an extremely theatrical melodrama . The prosecutor's exclamation comes as alcoholic defense lawyer Lionel Barrymore quizzes actressy daughter Norma Shearer about her... |
452,503 | 15,896,852 | 70,533 | 6 | Dan Curtis Produces Dorian Gray | The story is familiar - Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray wishes his painting would grow old whilst he remain young . This is the version from Dan Curtis Productions , which produced the TV-series " Dark Shadows " from 1966-1971 ; the television show incorporated a version of " Dorian Gray " into the series ' " 1897 flashback ... |
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