Roger Bradley, son of a milk magnate, isn’t allowed to work for his dad’s company because Read More »
Tag Archives: Piper Laurie
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1955) Edward Buzzell, Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, Jack Carson
Harold North, public relations director of the Post conglomerate Read More »
The Grass Harp (1995) Charles Matthau, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau
After his mother’s death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father’s cousins, the wealthy, avaricious Read More »
Dangerous Mission (1954) Louis King, Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix
Witness to a mob killing and afraid to testify, young Louise Graham flees to Montana Read More »
Hounddog (2007) Deborah Kampmeier, Dakota Fanning, David Morse, Piper Laurie
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious Read More »
Carrie (1976) Brian De Palma, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
It’s nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast Read More »
Rising Son (1990) John David Coles, Brian Dennehy, Piper Laurie, Graham Beckel
A factory foreman with 36 years experience becomes despondent after being laid off by his company Read More »
Francis Goes to the Races (1951) Arthur Lubin, Donald O’Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. Read More »
Johnny Dark (1954) George Sherman, Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don Taylor
Automobile engineer, Johnny Dark, designs a radical new car. Read More »
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) Rudolph Maté, Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Julie Adams
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. Read More »
Smoke Signal (1955) Jerry Hopper, Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, Rex Reason
Capt. Harper’s cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. Read More »
Children of a Lesser God (1986) Randa Haines, William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. Read More »
The Hustler (1961) Robert Rossen, Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, Drama, Sport
“Fast” Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. Read More »
Dawn at Socorro (1954) George Sherman, Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, David Brian, Romance, Western
Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. Read More »
The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) Rudolph Maté, Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Adventure
In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha covets the Caliphate’s throne. Baby Prince Hussein is next in line to the throne but he is too young to rule. An envious and ambitious regent, Mustapha hires a paid assassin to kill the infant king, leaving Mustapha free to rule the Caliphate as he pleases. On the night of the planed murder, the paid assassin, master thief Yussef, enters the chambers of the baby Prince ready to strike his deadly blow. However, Yussef is impressed by the child’s innocent gaze and decides to steal the infant Prince. Yussef lies to Mustapha the baby is dead but in fact the baby is safely in Yussef’s home. Yussef raises the baby as his own and teaches the young boy to be one of the best thieves in Tangiers. Nevertheless, having a deposed prince with many powerful enemies for a son could be dangerous.
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