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Tag Archives: USA
Jack and the Beanstalk (1970) Barry Mahon, Mitch Poulos, Dorothy Stokes, Renato Boracherro
Retelling of the classic fairy tale, but from a decidedly 1960s point of view, complete with “groovy” dialogue. Read More »
Down Twisted (1987) Albert Pyun, Carey Lowell, Charles Rocket, Trudy Dochterman
When a levelheaded waitress decides to help her shady friend against her better judgment Read More »
Having Wonderful Time (1938) Alfred Santell, Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peggy Conklin
Ginger Rogers, an overworked New York office girl, seeks 2 weeks of rest and relaxation at a camp in the Catskills. Read More »
Five and Ten (1931) Robert Z. Leonard, Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett, Drama, Romance
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life Read More »
The Hawaiians (1970) Tom Gries, Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin
The intertwined lives of two kindred souls with ambition begins when Captain Whip Hoxworth discovers that Nyuk Tsin Read More »
Baghead (2008) Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig
Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Read More »
Northern Patrol (1953) Rex Bailey, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Marian Carr
This entry in the series featuring RCMP Rod Webb and his wonder dog, Chinook, has a larger cast than usual Read More »
A Woman’s Secret (1949) Nicholas Ray, Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame
Susan is in the hospital with a bullet near her heart. Marian has told the police that she shot Susan in a rage as Susan was giving up singing. Read More »
The Missing Lady (1946) Phil Karlson, Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, George Chandler
A jade statue, the “missing lady”, is stolen and its owner killed. Read More »
The Actress (1953) George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright
Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Read More »
To Catch a Thief (1955) Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis
American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. Read More »
The Man Who Played God (1932) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming
Montgomery Royle is a famed pianist whose student, the much younger Grace Blair, believes herself to be in love with him. Read More »
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (1971) James Goldstone, Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet
This is the funny story about two warring Mafia gangs in New York City. Read More »
Cathouse Fever (1984) Chris Warfield, Ray Dennis Steckler, Becky Savage, Herschel Savage, Rhonda Jo Petty
Shy and reserved Los Angeles-based secretary Becky yearns to have a more eventful and exciting sex life. Read More »