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The Virginian (1920) Starring Gary Cooper
The Virginian (1929)Starring Gary Cooper Gary Cooper, as a lanky Wyoming ranch and foreman, places his gun on a poker table after being insulted by one of the gamblers and intones, "If you want to call me that . . . smile." That much quoted line's origin is in this early sound version of the Owen [...]
The Rosary Murders (1987) Starring Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning
The Rosary Murders (1987)Starring Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning Life in the Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer in Detroit is upset by a series of killings whose victims are all priests and nuns. All victims are found with a black rosary in their hands. Father Koesler begins collaborating with the police but soon finds himself in [...]
The Happening (1967) Starring Anthony Quinn
The Happening (1967)Starring Anthony Quinn Four neophyte criminals get some unexpected help from their first victim in this caper comedy. A quartet of Miami Beach bohemians -- Sureshot (Michael Parks), Taurus (George Maharis), Herby (Robert Walker Jr.), and Sandy (Faye Dunaway) -- are looking for kicks and some fast money, and they hatch a scheme that [...]
24 Hours (1931) Starring Kay Francis, Clive Brook
24 Hours (1931)Starring Kay Francis, Clive Brook 24 Hours is all it takes for tippling married man Jim Towner (Clive Brook) to go from social respectability to convict stripes. Upset that his wife Fanny (Kay Francis) has been unfaithful, the wealthy Jim weaves drunkenly from one nightclub to another. He falls for a cabaret performer (Miriam [...]
Love And Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995) Starring Patsy Kensit
Love And Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995)Starring Patsy Kensit Mia Farrow grew up in Beverly Hills, the daughter of actress Maureen O’Sullivan and the writer/director John Farrow. One of several children, she and her siblings spent their time attending star-studded parties at home and strict Catholic schools abroad. Her childhood also had its share of [...]
Sadat (1983) Starring Louis Gossett Jr.
Sadat (1983)Starring Louis Gossett, Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat in this two-part made-for-TV biopic. With 4 hours at its disposal, Sadat is able to trace its protagonist from his formative years fighting against the British occupiers of his country. The second part of the [...]
Steamboat Round The Bend (1935) Starring Will Rogers
Steamboat Round The Bend (1935)Starring Will Rogers Two of America's most distinguished humorists, Oklahoma's Will Rogers and Kentucky's Irvin S. Cobb, costar in Steamboat Round the Bend. Cobb isn't much of an actor, so it is Rogers who carries the comic weight of this fast-paced slice of Americana. Will uncharacteristically sticks to the script for most [...]
Return To Boggy Creek (1977) Starring Dawn Wells, Dana Plato
Return To Boggy Creek (1977)Starring Dawn Wells, Dana Plato This adventure chronicles the compassion of the huge, enigmatic ape-like creature said to inhabit Boggy Creek. Unlike the other series entries, which claim to be fact-based, this film is total fiction. The tale is set in a tiny fishing village near the title tributary. A hurricane is [...]
Louisiana Hayride (1944) Starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter
Louisiana Hayride (1944)Starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter But for the presence of the Columbia "torch lady" in the opening credits, it would be easy to mistake Judy Canova's Louisiana Hayride for one of her concurrently-produced Republic musicals. The rambunctious Canova is cast as backwoods heiress Judy Crocker, who comes to Hollywood in hopes of crashing the [...]
10 Rillington Place (1971) Starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson
10 Rillington Place (1971)Starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson London, 1949. John Christie is an unassuming, middle-aged man who, along with his wife Ethel, lives in the ground-floor flat at 10 Rillington Place. His demeanor masks the fact of being a serial killer. His modus operandi is to act as a person with a medical background, lure [...]