Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Ian Hunter, Kathryn Grayson, George P. Breakston, Todd Karns, Addison Richards, Gene Reynolds, Margaret Early
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has failed his final exam, so it looks like he will not be graduating from high school. But, Andy has hired a social secretary (Kathryn Grayson) who now offers to help Andy study. He does well on his second test, and all ends happily.
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The Big Cat 1949  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier, Sara Haden, Irving Bacon, Gene Reynolds
During the Depression, in 1933, city-boy Danny Turner (Lon McCallister) visits his rancher uncle Gil (Forrest Tucker) in Utah. A cougar is on the loose, and, while Danny is not of much use as a ranch hand, he proves pivotal when Gil's life is threatened by the big cat.
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The Blue Bird 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason, Jessie Ralph, Helen Ericson, Johnny Russell, Laura Hope Crews, Russell Hicks, Cecilia Loftus, Gene Reynolds, Stanley Andrews
In a change of character for Shirley Temple, she plays a little brat who leaves home but finds that happiness can only be found through unselfishness.
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Boys Town 1938   N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Sidney Miller, Martin Spellman, Jimmy Butler
As Father Edward J. Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) strives to set up a community for homeless boys, he runs into trouble with one boy, Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney), whose older brother (Edward Norris) is a gangster. Whitey runs away a number of times and finally manages to join his brother's gang. But, Father Flanagan and the boys capture the gang, and Whitey, at last, respects Father Flanagan's program and has hope for the future. Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in this film (his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar). Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director, and another Oscar was received for Best Original Story.
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954   N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Charles McGraw, Earl Holliman, Dennis Weaver, Robert Strauss, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Keiko Awaji, Charles Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Dickie Jones, Corey Allen
Harry Brubaker (William Holden) leaves his law firm to fly Navy jets in Korea. When his wife, Nancy (Grace Kelly), visits him, Admiral Tarrant (Fredric March) tells her that her husband flies dangerous missions, and–for the first time–Nancy understands the dangers of being a jet pilot during wartime. 1 User Review
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| | THIS IS ONE MOVIE THAT I WATCH OVER AND OVER | DIAMONDQB...USNA 03/27/2007 | | BECAUSE I WAS WW2 USNA, AND ALSO WORKED FOR ACADEMY (WP) FOR THE NEXT 20 ODD YEARS, THIS WAS A MOVIE A LOT LIKE MYSELF IN MANY WAYS, EXCEPT I AM STILL HERE AND MY LITTLE WIFE, MY LITTLE PEARLEY B., WHOM I LOVE MORE THAN LIFE ITS SELF AND I HAD 66WONDERFUL YEARS TOGETHER, SHE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD OCT.29, 2005, AND LEFT ME A VERY BROKEN HEARTED OLD GUY, I LOVE AND MISS HER SO, YOU CAN SEE PICTURES http://jonmulliniks.blogster.com HER FAVORITE MALE ACTOR OF COURSE WAS WILLIAM HOLDEN, SHE SAID BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE ME AND WE WERE SO MUCH A LIKE, SHE KNEW HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD, I ALSO LIKED HOLDEN VERY MUCH AND WE SAW MOST OF HIS FILMS, I JUST GOT THROUGH LOOKING AT ONE OF HIS CIVAL WAR MOVIES...MARANATHA!!! WINDRIVERCHOCTAW@JUNO.COM |
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The Californian 1937  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Gentleman from California
Director: Gus Meins
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Marjorie Weaver, Katherine DeMille, Maurice Black, Morgan Wallace, Nigel De Brulier, George Regas, Pierre Watkin, Jim Farley, Edward Keane, Gene Reynolds, Ann Gillis
During 1855, Ramon Escobar (Ricardo Cortez) returns to California after completing school in Spain and discovers that corrupt politicians are using tax collectors to force old Californians off their land. Ramon takes on the cause to bring justice back to the area.
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The Country Girl 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds, Eddie Ryder, Robert Kent, Frank J. Scannell, Jacqueline Fontaine, "Snub" Pollard, John W. Reynolds, Franklyn Farnum, Jon Provost, Ida Moore, Dan White
Devoted Georgie (Grace Kelly) must deal with her alcoholic husband, Frank (Bing Crosby), whose acting career is fading. Georgie plays the foil to hide her husband's problem with alcohol. Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her role; the film also won an Academy Award for Best Writing and had nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Crosby), Director, Cinematography, and Art Direction/Set Decoration.
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Of Human Hearts 1938  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Walter Huston, James Stewart, Gene Reynolds, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Charles Coburn, John Carradine, Ann Rutherford, Charley Grapewin, Gene Lockhart
Life for a 19th-century preacher (Walter Huston) and his son (James Stewart) is not always easy as they struggle to settle their differences as well as the Midwest. John Carradine is in the final scene as Abraham Lincoln giving advice on the values of family.
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The Santa Fe Trail 1940 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Van Heflin, Gene Reynolds, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond
Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), who would later become Robert E. Lee's top cavalry scout, is given orders to bring in abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey).
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They Shall Have Music 1939  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea, Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Porter Hall, Terry Kilburn, Marjorie Main, Paul Harvey, Tommy Kelly, Gale Sherwood, Mary Ruth
Professor Lawson (Walter Brennan) runs a musical school for underprivileged children in this film effort by Samuel Goldwyn to popularize classical music through film. 1 User Review
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| | 5 STAR | Anonymous 05/03/2009 | | Wonderful nostalgic film. Great music. Great acting. |
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| 1. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
2. The Big Cat (1949)
3. The Blue Bird (1940)
4. Boys Town (1938)
5. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
6. The Californian (1937)
aka: The Gentleman from California
7. The Country Girl (1954)
8. Of Human Hearts (1938)
9. The Santa Fe Trail (1940)
10. They Shall Have Music (1939)
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