 After the Thin Man 1936  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Sam Levene, Joseph Calleia, George Zucco, Paul Fix, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal
Nick, Nora, and Asta are back in another delightfully clever film in which one of Nora's upper-crust relatives might be a murderer. William Powell and Myrna Loy are incomparable as Nick and Nora Charles, and Asta, of course, is the terrier with an attitude.
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 The Alamo 1960   N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: John Wayne
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Frankie Avalon, Richard Boone, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Ken Curtis, Denver Pyle, Joan O'Brien, Joseph Calleia, Carlos Arruza, Veda Ann Borg, John Dierkes
John Wayne directed and starred (as Davy Crockett) in this major production about the famous battle of Texas' independence in 1836 against an attack by the Mexican army at a small fort near San Antonio. Great musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin, and the final attack is a real spectacle. Several Oscar nominations were received with one winner: Best Sound. Nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Chill Wills). 1 User Review
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| | Mt. Everest of western epics | crocketteer 02/22/2008 | Mighty and glorious in the old style of vast Hollywood epics, directed by the Paul Bunyan of the genre himself, John "Duke" Wayne.
After being schooled by master directors Walsh, Wellman, Hathaway, De Mille, Von Sternberg, Hawks and Ford - the actor put his self on the line, by producing and directing, as well as heading the cast - to release the immortal story of the doomed patriots, awaiting reinforcements that never came, as they battled the Army of Mexico and meglomaniacal dictator Santa Anna.
Though padded out with unneccesary subplots and occasional historical inaccuracies - it rises to the levels of greatness with a heartfelt soundtrack, sumptous cinematography, and vivid battle action that ranks among the best, in historic recreations. Later versions of the story - lack the folkloric essence of Manifest Destiny, that Wayne infused in his version. Mocked upon its release, it has been justly rewarded with continuous sales in the VHS / DVD market worldwide, and is now getting the respect it deserves.
Recent remake of story is morose and lacking in spirit and vigor. Though Wayne's panoramic release was never made for tiny TV screens, it is getting it's due - when seen on a large plasma screen - and eventually will be given the DVD release it deserves. Ghost riders of the West salute you, John Wayne. |
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Algiers 1938 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Walter Kingsford, Paul Harvey, Johnny Downs, Robert Greig
Suave French jewel thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) is safe within the Casbah confines where he plays cat-and-mouse games with Inspector Slimane (Joseph Calleia). But when he meets the beautiful Gaby (Hedy Lamarr), her very presence represents the world at large that he can no longer enter, and Inspector Slimane just bides his time. Charles Boyer was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar and Gene Lockhart was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Beginning or the End 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn, Joseph Calleia, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Moroni Olsen
The development of the atomic bomb during World War II unfolds in this drama that climaxes with the bombing of Hiroshima.
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Branded 1950  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Alan Ladd, Mona Freeman, Charles Bickford, Robert Keith, Joseph Calleia, Tom Tully, Milburn Stone, Peter Hanson, Selena Royle
Choya (Alan Ladd) impersonates the kidnapped son of the Lavery family. However, his life changes when he is with his "new family," and he ends up risking his own life to rescue their real son–missing since he was five years old–from the clutches of a Mexican bandit.
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Captain Carey, U.S.A. 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer, Joseph Calleia, Frank Puglia, Luis Alberni, Roland Winters, Russ Tamblyn, Celia Lovsky, Angela Clarke
Following World War II a former O.S.S. officer, Captain Webster Carey (Alan Ladd), returns to Italy to track down the traitor who was responsible for the death of villagers. An Academy Award was received for Best Song, "Mona Lisa."
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The Cross of Lorraine 1943 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Whorf, Joseph Calleia, Peter Lorre, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, Jack Lambert, Donald Curtis
Surrendering to the Nazis under the false illusion of being sent home, Paul (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and Victor (Gene Kelly) suffer the brutality of concentration camp life–especially at the hands of Sergeant Berger (Peter Lorre). Useful war propaganda.
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Deadline at Dawn 1946  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Clurman
Cast: Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Massen, Lola Lane, Jerome Cowan, Marvin Miller, Joe Sawyer, Steven Geray
While on shore leave, a sailor (Bill Williams) is accused of murder, and a dancer (Susan Hayward) tries to help clear his name.
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Five Came Back 1939 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine, Allen Jenkins, Joseph Calleia, C. Aubrey Smith, Patric Knowles, Elisabeth Risdon, Frank Faylen
This is an interesting, if somewhat dated, film concerning passengers who attempt survival in a jungle full of headhunters after their plane crashes. This was remade as "Back from Eternity."
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For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Cordova, Joseph Calleia, Katina Paxinou, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mikhail Rasumny, Fortunio Bonanova, Frank Puglia, Eric Feldary, Victor Varconi, Alexander Granach
Set in the Spanish Civil War, American Robert Jordan (Gary Cooper) helps a band of peasant guerillas blow up a bridge. While hiding in the hills, Jordan meets and falls in love with Maria (Ingrid Bergman) who has suffered at the hands of Franco's forces. Katina Paxinou won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. The film also received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Cooper), Actress (Bergman), and Supporting Actor (Akim Tamiroff).
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Four Faces West 1948 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
aka: They Passed This Way
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford, Joseph Calleia, William Conrad, Martin Garralaga, Raymond Largay, John Parrish, Dan White, Davison Clark, Houseley Stevenson, Sam Flint
Normally honest rancher Ross (Joel McCrea) resorts to bank robbery when his family homestead is threatened. He does, however, leave an IOU with the teller, intending to pay the money back. Sheriff Pat Garrett (Charles Bickford) sets out on his trail as Ross meets several people on his trek to avoid arrest. But Pat gets his man.
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 Gilda 1946 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Mark Roberts, Ludwig Donath, Donald Douglas
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) manages a casino in South America and falls in love with Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Among Johnny's problems are that Gilda is married to his boss (George Macready) and the casino is really a front for the Nazis. Rita Hayworth performed her rendition of "Put the Blame on Mame" and was catapulted to stardom.
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The Glass Key 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Donald MacBride, Moroni Olsen
Based on a Dashiell Hammett novel, this is a riveting story of a politician (Brian Donlevy) accused of murder. When his bodyguard (Alan Ladd) determines to clear the name of his boss, he must fight the influence of the Mob. This story was previously filmed in 1935.
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Golden Boy 1939 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Don Beddoe, Frank Jenks, Charles Halton
In William Holden's first starring role, he delivers a fine performance as Joe Napoleon, who dreams of being a violinist but turns to boxing as a more viable means of earning money.
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The Gorilla 1939  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Joseph Calleia, Paul Harvey, Edward Norris, Wally Vernon, Art Miles
Inept detectives (the Ritz Brothers–Jimmy, Harry, and Al) visit Peter's (Bela Lugosi) haunted house and become involved in solving a murder mystery.
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His Brother's Wife 1936 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Jean Hersholt, Joseph Calleia, John Eldredge, Samuel S. Hinds, Phyllis Clare, Leonard Mudie, Jed Prouty, Pedro de Cordoba
When Rita (Barbara Stanwyck) is left by her lover, Chris (Robert Taylor), who heads for the jungle on a scientific expedition, she marries his brother out of spite.
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Hot Blood 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia, Mikhail Rasumny, Nina Koshetz, Helen Westcott, James H. Russell, Wally Russell, Nick Dennis, Richard Deacon, Robert Foulk, John Raven, Peter Brocco, Ross Bagdasarian
In this story, set in a gypsy community in Los Angeles, aspiring dancer Stephen Torino (Cornel Wilde) enters into an arranged marriage with Annie (Jane Russell). At first, Stephen shows little interest in Annie, but when he gets to know her, he changes his attitude, and romance is on his mind.
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 The Iron Mistress 1952 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia, Phyllis Kirk, Don Beddoe, Alf Kjellin, Anthony Caruso, Douglas Dick, Robert Emhardt, Jay Novello
Set in New Orleans in the decade before the battle of the Alamo, this film relates adventures of Jim Bowie, the fighting frontiersman.
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Juarez 1939 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, John Garfield, Gale Sondergaard, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Joseph Calleia, Gilbert Roland, Henry O'Neill
This film relates the story of Mexico's peasant leader who sets out to liberate his country from Emperor Maximillian in the 1860s.
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 The Light in the Forest 1958 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Cast: Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, Wendell Corey, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy, John McIntire, Joseph Calleia, Carol Lynley, Rafael Campos, Frank Ferguson
After being kidnapped as a young boy and raised by the Delaware Indians, Johnny (James MacArthur) is released and returns to his family where he learns to re-adapt to his white culture. Disney. 1 User Review
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| | Disney´s great movie | david d. 05/26/2007 | | Disney´s great movie. "the light in the forest" is a very interesting and beautiful movie. James Macarthur is wonderful. Great interpretation of a white boy who has lived with the Indians and returns with his white parents. My Disney´s favorite movie |
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Lured 1947 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Personal Column
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Alan Mowbray, Cedric Hardwicke, Boris Karloff, George Zucco, Joseph Calleia, Alan Napier, Robert Coote
Lucille Ball plays a chorus girl who police enlist as bait for a serial killer–a psychopath who uses the personal columns when contemplating his next murder.
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My Little Chickadee 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Margaret Hamilton, Si Jenks, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Nagel, Ruth Donnelly, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Lloyd Ingraham, Jackie Searl, Lane Chandler, Al Bridge
Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is kidnapped by the Masked Bandit/Jeff Badger (Joseph Calleia) during a stagecoach robbery. Later, when Belle returns to town, she is suspected of having sexual relations with the Masked Bandit and is run out of town. On the train, she meets Cuthbert J. Twille (W.C. Fields) and fakes a marriage to him. Now, they return to town as a "respectable" couple, and the fun begins. Just watching the cavorting of W.C. Fields and Mae West in the same film makes this movie worthwhile.
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The Noose Hangs High 1948 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Cathy Downs, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Mike Mazurki, Jack Overman, Fritz Feld, Joe Kirk, Ben Welden
When Homer and Ted (Lou Costello and Bud Abbott) try to retrieve stolen money, they end up in the middle of a gambling syndicate's activities.
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Public Hero No. 1 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia, Paul Kelly, Lewis Stone, Paul Hurst, George E. Stone, Selmer Jackson, Walter Brennan
FBI agents are not far behind mob boss Sonny (Joseph Calleia) who has escaped from prison. This is an entertaining, suspense-filled drama featuring Lionel Barrymore as a hard-drinking doctor for the mob.
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Riffraff 1935 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia, Mickey Rooney, Victor Kilian, J. Farrell MacDonald, Roger Imhof, Juanita Quigley, Paul Hurst
Union leader Dutch (Spencer Tracy) fights for the rights of tuna fishermen but has problems settling disputes with cannery worker Hattie (Jean Harlow).
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Serenade 1956 N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sarita Montiel, Vincent Price, Joseph Calleia, Vince Edwards, Frank Puglia, Harry Bellaver, Edward Platt, Mario Siletti
A California vineyard worker, Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), becomes an opera star and women worship him.
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Sundown 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders, Harry Carey, Joseph Calleia, Reginald Gardiner, Cedric Hardwicke, Carl Esmond, Marc Lawrence, Gilbert Emery
Zia (Gene Tierney) is a member of an African tribe and helps the British uncover a German plot by infiltrating the Nazi organization. Some pretty good action, but overall it's just another flick with one important ingredient: patriotism, which was important in the early stages of World War II.
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Touch of Evil 1958  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Dennis Weaver, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Ray Collins, Joanna Moore, Marlene Dietrich, Valentin de Vargas, Joi Lansing, Joseph Cotten, Mercedes McCambridge
Orson Welles can make film masterpieces, and this is one excellent example of his artistic talents. Welles plays an American policeman who has issues with an important man (Charlton Heston) in the Mexican government while on the trail of the killers of a wealthy Mexican. A number of cameo appearances add to the appeal.
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When in Rome 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo, Tudor Owen, Dino Nardi, Aldo Silvani, Mario Siletti, Argentina Brunetti, Mimi Aguglia, Emory Parnell
Joe Brewster (Paul Douglas) is on the lam from police when he runs across a priest, Father John (Van Johnson). Joe steals the priest's cloak and identification in hopes of eluding the police, but Father John tracks him down himself. Rather than turn Joe over to the police, Father John influences Joe to the extent of conversion to religion. Good acting by the stars and pictures of Rome and Venice add to this otherwise tame comedy/drama.
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Wild Is the Wind 1957 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, Dolores Hart, Joseph Calleia, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Lili Valenty, James Flavin, Dick Ryan, Joseph Vitale
Following the death of his wife, Gino (Anthony Quinn) marries his deceased wife's sister, Gioia (Anna Magnani) but has trouble separating his fantasies from reality. Both Quinn and Magnani received Academy Award nominations.
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Yankee Buccaneer 1952 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball, Joseph Calleia, Rodolfo Acosta, George Mathews, James Parnell, David Janssen, Jay Silverheels, Michael Ansara, Joseph Vitale, Richard Alexander
Cdr. David Porter (Jeff Chandler) commands a U.S. Navy ship that masquerades as a pirate ship in an effort to stop the activities of pirates in the Caribbean.
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| 1. After the Thin Man (1936)
2. The Alamo (1960)
3. Algiers (1938)
4. The Beginning or the End (1947)
5. Branded (1950)
6. The Caddy (1953)
7. Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
8. The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
9. Deadline at Dawn (1946)
10. Five Came Back (1939)
11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
12. Four Faces West (1948)
aka: They Passed This Way
13. Gilda (1946)
14. The Glass Key (1942)
15. Golden Boy (1939)
16. The Gorilla (1939)
17. His Brother's Wife (1936)
18. His Woman (1931)
19. Hot Blood (1956)
20. The Iron Mistress (1952)
21. Juarez (1939)
22. Jungle Book (1942)
23. The Light in the Forest (1958)
24. The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
25. Lured (1947)
aka: Personal Column
26. My Little Chickadee (1940)
27. The Noose Hangs High (1948)
28. Public Hero No. 1 (1935)
29. Riffraff (1935)
30. Serenade (1956)
31. Sundown (1941)
32. Touch of Evil (1958)
33. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
34. When in Rome (1952)
35. Wild Is the Wind (1957)
36. Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
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