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37 Films that I own. No Particular Order!
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- DirectorHenry KosterStarsRichard ToddJean PetersMarjorie RambeauThe rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.A true story to inspire!
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsJohn MillsJohn GregsonDonald SindenThe attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.The attempt to sink the Tirpitz!
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsDonald SindenDiana DorsJeannie CarsonAn Englishman is left with an abandoned, very tame, and domesticated pet alligator, who helps him develop a bond with a young Irishwoman. Plans to get rid of the animal cause mayhem and produce a surprising outcome for all.Gentle Comedy
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne FrancisA one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.A true classic, not to be missed!
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneLauren BacallPaul FixHis ship seized by the Chinese Communists, American Merchant Captain Tom Wilder languishes in prison but Chinese villagers help him escape to sail them to Hong-Kong.Plenty of action in this John Wayne blockbuster!
- DirectorJosé FerrerStarsJosé FerrerTrevor HowardDora BryanDuring World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.A true story of courage!
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsHumphrey BogartFredric MarchArthur KennedyThree escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.A Bogart classic, highly recommended!
- DirectorElia KazanStarsJames DeanRaymond MasseyJulie HarrisTwo brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.Intense story, great acting by all!
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsStewart GrangerJean SimmonsBill TraversIn early-1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife.Granger and Simmons at their best!
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraIn New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.Classic Musical!
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBarbara LuddyLarry RobertsPeggy LeeThe romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.I just love the scene with the Spaghetti!
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsJames StewartArthur KennedyDonald CrispNewcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.One of Jimmy Stewart's Best Westerns!
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsNorman WisdomLana MorrisBelinda LeeCivil Servant Norman becomes the favourite of the rulers of a South Seas island that the British have an interest in.Slapstick Galore!
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Oh What A Beautiful Film!
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsNorman WisdomJoan RiceShirley AbicairNorman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer (boo hiss!) who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "never seen the sea". When they get back, they discover the plan to close the orphanage and must decide what to do.More Slapstick From Norman Wisdom!
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.James Dean, Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo the original angry teens!
- DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierCedric HardwickeNicholas HannenShakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.An Olivier Classic!
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsRichard AttenboroughGeorge BakerBill OwenA trio of ex-servicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into post-war Britain, but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo.Good British Thriller!
- DirectorMuriel BoxStarsPeter FinchKay KendallMuriel PavlowIn the 1950s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea of basing a family drama series on a real-life happily-married actor couple. Unfortunately, he chooses the Fosters, who need the money and so do the show. Actors they may be, but happily married they most surely are not.Amusing British Comedy!
- DirectorZoltan KordaTerence YoungStarsAnthony SteelLaurence HarveyJames Robertson JusticeA CinemaScope remake of The Four Feathers (1939).Remake Of "The Four Feathers", slated by the critics, but I actually like it!
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsClark GableJane RussellRobert RyanTwo brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.Gable's Best Western!
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantGrace KellyJessie Royce LandisA retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.Grant & Kelly a great combination!
- DirectorMichael TrumanStarsJack HawkinsMargaret JohnstonJune ThorburnAfter Jim Fletcher is told by his firm that his new furniture designs are not in keeping with the firm's image, he threatens to resign and decides to uproot his family and emigrate to Australia. but his problems are only just beginning.Family comedy as only the British know how!
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn ForsytheShirley MacLaineEdmund GwennHarry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.Great Black Comedy from Hitchcock!
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartPeter UstinovAldo RayThree Devil's Island escapees hide out in the house of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises.An Odd Film, but I like it!
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRandolph ScottDorothy MalonePeggie CastleLarry Madden returns to Little River after several years, still vowing to avenge himself against the humiliating whipping he received at the hands of cattle baron Tucker Ordway.Average Randolph Scott western, but I enjoy the old oaters!
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsJack BuchananJanette ScottJeannie CarsonA stockbroker's youngest daughter tricks an American singer into visiting her family at their suburban Wimbledon home. Her two sisters and their oddball husbands also visit, and the stockbroker notes the effect of the singer on his lovelorn family.British Musical
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDan DaileyCyd CharisseThree soldiers meet ten years after their last meeting in New York, and find out that they have little in common now.Great Hollywood Musical!
- DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAlec GuinnessPeter SellersCecil ParkerFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.Wonderful Ealing comedy with wonderful characters!
- DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.One of Robert Mitchum's most frightening roles. Beautifully shot in black & white under Charles Laughton's expert direction!
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsAnthony SteelRobert BeattyDavid KnightA busy day at London Airport. Follow the lives and loves of the crew and passengers.Gives a early glimpse of London Heathrow in the 1950's.
Matinee idols, Anthony Steel and Robert Beatty star! - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsAnthony SteelPeter FinchDiane CilentoA cargo ship takes on a female passenger. Can the Captain contain the crew and himself as they hit stormy conditions and emotions explode?One woman passenger on board an old tramp steamer gives rise to tensions amongst the lustful crew!
- DirectorGuy GreenStarsRobert BeattyTerry MooreWilliam SylvesterA woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.Good British thriller
- DirectorWendy ToyeStarsKenneth MoreShelagh FraserMandy MillerTony Kent returns home after 3 years in the Navy to find his children are strangers. After his wife is suddenly called away, Tony takes his brood to his father's windmill home where he tries to bond with Peter, Anne and Fusty.Kenneth More is the harassed Father in this delightful British family comedy!
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsDirk BogardeVirginia McKennaBasil SydneyA European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.Tough British film about the Mau-Mau uprising in Africa in the 1950's!
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn WayneLana TurnerDavid FarrarAs World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.John Wayne cast as a German Merchant Navy Captain during WWII, is a little hard to believe!
- DirectorFritz LangStarsStewart GrangerGeorge SandersJoan GreenwoodA young orphan is sent to the village of Moonfleet in Dorset, England to stay with his mother's former lover, who has the facade of a gentleman but leads a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers; the duo go on a treasure hunt.