
In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men’s tropical lassitude Read More »
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House Guest (1962) Alan Crosland Jr., Alfred Hitchcock, Macdonald Carey, Robert Sterling, Crime, Drama, Mystery

An oily hero quickly makes himself unwelcome – even harder to dispose of, until he crashes his hosts’ car & mashes a neighbor’s wife. Read More »
Meet Me After the Show (1951) Richard Sale, Betty Grable, Macdonald Carey, Rory Calhoun, Comedy, Musical

Delilah Lee is the sar of husband Jeff Ames’ Broadway show when she starts to suspect he has been exchanging more than contracts with the show’s vampish backer. Alimony and amnesia become the order of the day.
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Count the Hours (1953) Don Siegel, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran, Drama, Crime

The midnight murder of a rancher and his wife leaves circumstantial evidence pointing the finger of guilt toward a married couple, George Braden and his wife Ellen, who live and work on the ranch. George confesses to the killings in order to free his wife from hours of grilling by the police. Despite the best efforts of his defense attorney, Doug Madison , George gets the death penalty. Sunsequent events and his sympathy for Ellen convince Doug that George is innocent but he must find the real murderer to prove it. His man-hunt leads to a former hired hand, Max Verne. With the help of the latter’s greedy girl friend, Gracie Sanger, Max is found and admits to the killings. But when a hearing is held, a psychiatrist pronounces him unsound of mind but harmless and the judge sets him free.
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Odongo (1956) John Gilling, Rhonda Fleming, Macdonald Carey, Juma, Adventure, Drama

Pamela Muir is a lovely veterinarian, who thinks the animals should run free. Steve Stratton is a hunter, who hires natives to assist with the capture and care of the animals. One day Stratton fires one of the locals. To get revenge, the former employee frees the animals just before a wealthy buyer is to arrive. Unfortunately, Stratton blames Odongo, an innocent young boy, for the crime. Heretofore, Odongo believed Stratton cared for him. The distraught Odongo runs off into the dangerous wilds. Muir and Stratton are forced to put aside their differences and search for him.
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