Along the Great Divide 1951  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, John Agar, Walter Brennan, Ray Teal, Hugh Sanders, Morris Ankrum, James Anderson, Charles Meredith, Lane Chandler
When prisoner Pop Keith (Walter Brennan) escapes, U.S. Marshal Len Merrick (Kirk Douglas) is determined to bring him back to jail.
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Always Leave Them Laughing 1949 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Bert Lahr, Alan Hale, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Gough, Max Showalter, Iris Adrian, Wally Vernon
Comedian Kip Cooper's (Milton Berle) career has endured as many highs as lows. This story was remade as "Mr. Saturday Night" with Billy Crystal as the star.
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Backfire 1950  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Ed Begley, Monte Blue, John Ridgely, Ida Moore, Richard Rober
Ex-GI Bob Corey (Gordon MacRae) is searching for his war buddy, Steve (Edmond O'Brien), who is on the run because of a bum murder rap. With his army nurse friend (Virginia Mayo) in tow, Bob intends to clear his friend, but the real murderer is now on the trail of Bob.
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The Best Years of Our Lives 1946   N/R, 172 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Gladys George, Ray Collins, Roman Bohnen, Minna Gombell
This Best Picture Oscar winner tells the story of three WWII soldiers who come home and find that they can't just pick up where they left off. A classic film in which Harold Russell, an actual veteran, made history by winning two Oscars for one role (Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a Special Award Oscar). William Wyler also took home an Oscar for his directing, as did Fredric March for Best Actor. There were three other Oscars awarded. 1 User Review
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| | Worth its Three Oscars | 1fatts 04/13/2009 | It would be hard to overstate the importance of this film, not simply as a Hollywood triumph: Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor -- but as an intelligent, sensitive portrayal of the America the GIs returned to when WW2 was over.
Our protagonists, every one of them, are imperfect, each of them made both better and more fragile by what they had seen and what they had done. The struggle to rebuild lives and to come to grips with had been left behind never to be found again, is moving and. finally, compellng and believable. The complexity of Fredrick March's character is wonderful: deep nobility and vulnerability co-existing in what is ultimately a real human being.
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The Big Land 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Anthony Caruso, Julie Bishop, John Qualen, David Ladd, Don Castle, George J. Lewis, James Anderson
Cattlemen and farmers make an uneasy truce as both see the railroad as a new means for profit.
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Captain Horatio Hornblower 1951  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Terence Morgan, James Robertson Justice, Denis O'Dea, Christopher Lee, Stanley Baker, James Kenney, Moultrie Kelsall
A rather stern Captain Hornblower (Gregory Peck) is ordered to deliver weapons to enemies of Spain. Along with the weapons, Lady Wellesley (Virginia Mayo) is the passenger who warms up the captain.
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Evil Spirits 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gary Graver
Cast: Karen Black, Michael Berryman, Arte Johnson, Virginia Mayo, Martine Beswick, Bert Remsen, Debra Lamb, Robert Quarry, Yvette Vickers, Joan Caulfield, Anthony Eisley, Hoke Howell
Boarding-house owner Ella Purdy (Karen Black) listens to the advice of her dead husband and kills off her tenants but keeps their monthly Social Security checks for herself.
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The Flame and the Arrow 1950 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby, Nick Cravat, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Lynn Baggett
Dardo the Arrow (Burt Lancaster) leads a revolution against the warlord, Ulrich (Frank Allenby). In the process, he frees Lombardy from Ulrich's rule and falls in love with Ulrich's niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo).
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French Quarter 1978 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dennis Kane
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Davison, Lindsay Bloom, Alisha Fontaine, Ann Michelle, Vernel Bagneris, Lance LeGault, Stocker Fontelieu, Becky Allen, Anna Filamento, William Simms, Laura Misch Owens, Don Hood, Stanley Reyes, Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Each performer in this film has dual roles: one in modern times and the other in the past. The story begins in the early 1900s in New Orleans' red-light district and then covers the characters' reincarnations many years later. Affected by a voodoo curse, they are all living new lives despite what their futures might hold.
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The Girl from Jones Beach 1949 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake, Henry Travers, Lois Wilson, Florence Bates, Helen Westcott, Paul Harvey
Artist Bob Randolph (Ronald Reagan) sets out to find a perfectly proportioned model; he finds her in schoolteacher Ruth Wilson (Virginia Mayo), but the school board reaction is unfavorable.
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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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Jack London 1943  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
The Life of Jack London
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen, Harry Davenport, Frank Craven, Virginia Mayo, Ralph Morgan, Louise Beavers, Jonathan Hale, Leonard Strong
Fiction reigns in this loosely based biography of American author Jack London. This is a disappointing film that wastes potential talent.
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The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Eve Arden, Walter Abel, Lionel Stander, Fay Bainter, Clarence Kolb, Jerome Cowan
In this remake of "The Milky Way," Danny Kaye takes on Harold Lloyd's role of the milkman who rises in the rankings to become a champion boxer–mostly due to his manager's wheeling and dealing.
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King Richard and the Crusaders 1954 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Butler
Cast: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey, Robert Douglas, Michael Pate, Paula Raymond, Lester Matthews, Anthony Eustrel, Henry Corden, Wilton Graff, Neila Ates, Nick Cravat, Leslie Bradley, Bruce Lester
Under King Richard the Lionhearted's (George Sanders) leadership, Christian nations set off on the Third Crusade in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Grail from arch foe Saladin (Rex Harrison), Commander of the Faithful, Sultan of all Islam. Rivalries among the crusaders and Saladin's romantic interest in British noblewoman Lady Edith Plantagenet (Virginia Mayo) are items that Richard must contend with during this crusade.
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Out of the Blue 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason
Cast: Virginia Mayo, George Brent, Turhan Bey, Ann Dvorak, Carole Landis, Elizabeth Patterson, Julia Dean, Richard Lane, Charles Smith, Paul Harvey
George Brent plays a happily married husband who knows he will never be able to explain to his out-of-town wife why he has an unconscious woman in their apartment.
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Pearl of the South Pacific 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye, Lance Fuller, Basil Ruysdael, Lisa Montell, Carol Thurston
Dan and Bully (Dennis Morgan and David Farrar) intend to get rich by stealing a fortune in black pearls that are off a South Pacific island. Along with Rita (Virginia Mayo), who pretends to be a missionary, they set off on their quest, but the angry natives are worse than the giant octopus that guards the pearls. When Bully is killed, Rita and Dan decide to turn over a new leaf and live in peace on the island. Not much here, except to showcase Virginia Mayo.
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The Princess and the Pirate 1944 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak, Victor McLaglen, Marc Lawrence, Hugo Haas, Maude Eburne, Adia Kuznetzoff, Brandon Hurst
Sylvester (Bob Hope) and Margaret (Virginia Mayo) are pursued by pirates (Walter Brennan is very funny as one of the pirates) and are caught in the clutches of La Roche (Walter Slezak).
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The Proud Ones 1956 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Middleton, Walter Brennan, Arthur O'Connell, Ken Clark, Rodolfo Acosta, Edward Platt, Whit Bissell
Outlaws zero in on a Kansas town and the Marshal, Cass (Robert Ryan), must overcome handicaps to rid the town of the illegal elements.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Virginia Mayo, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Reginald Denny, Thurston Hall, Konstantin Shayne, Florence Bates, Gordon Jones
This is good entertainment with Danny Kaye at his best as Walter Mitty, the shy book editor, whose fantasies bring excitement into his otherwise dreary existence.
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She's Working Her Way Through College 1952 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson, Don DeFore, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrice Wymore, Roland Winters, Raymond Greenleaf, George Meader, Eve Miller
Wanting to improve herself intellectually, burlesque dancer Angela Gardner (Virginia Mayo) heads for college and upsets the campus in this musical remake of "The Male Animal."
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The Silver Chalice 1954 N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Jack Palance, Pier Angeli, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Joseph Wiseman, Alexander Scourby, Lorne Greene, E.G. Marshall, Natalie Wood, David J. Stewart, Herbert Rudley, Jacques Aubuchon, Michael Pate, Donald Randolph
This is the story of the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. Greek sculptor Basil (Paul Newman) is sold into Roman slavery, marries slave Deborra (Pier Angeli), and dallies with Helena (Virginia Mayo). Basil is commissioned to design the silver chalice with Jesus and his disciples sculpted around the rim. The cup is coveted by many, but Nero (Jacques Aubuchon) wants the cup destroyed. After much conniving, the cup is lost, but the apostle Peter (Lorne Greene) predicts that it will be found in the future and will help lead the people back to Christ. Although Paul Newman debuted in this film, he later apologized in a Hollywood trade ad for his performance in this movie.
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A Song Is Born 1948  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Hugh Herbert, Steve Cochran, Felix Bressart, Louis Armstrong, Esther Dale, J. Edward Bromberg, Ludwig Stossel, Ford Washington Lee, John William Sublett, O.Z. Whitehead, Ben Weldon, Mary Field
In this remake of "Ball of Fire," musicologist Professor Hobart Frisbee (Danny Kaye) heads a team of professors studying the history of jazz. While they do research, gangster Tony Crow's (Steve Cochran) moll, Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), decides that the house where the team of professors are living would make a great place to hide while police search for her to testify at Tony's trial. Honey introduces the professors to popular music, and a good time is had by all–until Tony spoils the party. Lots of Big Band greats are featured and certainly add to the entertainment value of this film. 1 User Review
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| | mllagers 03/14/2007 | | It's great. Great historical value. |
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South Sea Woman 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Paul Burke, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Leon Askin, Raymond Greenleaf, Cliff Clark
World War II has just begun, and Marine Sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is in San Diego embroiled in his court-martial trial for desertion. Coming to his defense is nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo) who testifies that O'Hearn is trying to protect his fellow Marine, Davy White (Chuck Connors), who O'Hearn had forced on a perilous trip from Shanghai to Pearl Harbor, resulting in O'Hearn arriving in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese had attacked and giving the impression that he had deserted.
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Starlift 1951 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Janice Rule, Ron Hagerthy, Dick Wesson, Richard Webb, Gary Cooper, James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Hayden Rorke, Howard St. John, Virginia Gibson, Phil Harris
This film is a patriot tribute to those who served in the Korean War. Starlet Nell Wayne (Janice Rule) is accompanying Doris Day and Gordon MacRae (playing themselves) to perform in a variety show at Travis Air Force Base. A soldier, Cpl. Rick (Ron Hagherthy), falls for Nell, romance blooms, and the press makes a big deal of it. But, Rick has misled Nell about his military duties, and the romance begins to fail–until Rick really does volunteer for combat duty. The film features cameo appearances by many movie stars.
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The Story of Mankind 1957 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irwin Allen
Cast: Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Virginia Mayo, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Charles Coburn
This film is a mini-view of moments in the history of the world. Filled with stars, events are presented in scenes where the actors are there for the impact of recognizing who they are as they represent characters of history.
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The West Point Story 1950 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Alan Hale Jr., Roland Winters, Wilton Graff, Jerome Cowan, Frank Ferguson
After agreeing to direct the annual West Point cadet revue, Elwin Bixby (James Cagney) learns what it means to live life on the Hudson as a West Point cadet.
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White Heat 1949  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, John Archer, Steve Cochran, Wally Cassell, Fred Clark, Ford Rainey, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Sid Melton
In this great gangster film, mobster Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is psychologically dependent on his evil mother (Margaret Wycherly). Nevertheless, he is determined to make it to "the top of the world, Ma." So, Cody and his gang rob a train, kill people, and make off with the loot. But, they leave clues behind, and Cody ends up in jail on a trumped up charge. Now, the feds send an undercover agent Hank Fallon, a.k.a. "Vic" (Edmund O'Brien), to the jail. He befriends Cody and infiltrates Cody's gang. Cody's mother is killed, Cody breaks out of jail with "Vic," and reunites with his gang for a chase scene through a chemical factory ending with Cody crying out to his deceased mother.
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Wonder Man 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Steve Cochran, Otto Kruger, Huntz Hall, Eddie Acuff
Danny Kaye stars as two brothers: Buzzy is a nightclub entertainer who is murdered by gangsters and studious twin Edwin who is called on to help get the killers. The film won an Oscar for special effects and was nominated for the music.
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Young Fury 1965 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen, John Agar, William Wellman Jr., William Bendix, Preston Pierce, Merry Anders, Jody McCrea
There are several old-time stars in this Western, which brings a gunslinger (Rory Calhoun) home, after a long absence, with a gang on his tail. His son (Preston Pierce) has his own gang at home and relations are strained as dad tries to make up. After finding out why he left, the son repents and rides to save dad, who's being chased by the gang who has now caught up with him.
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| 1. Along the Great Divide (1951)
2. Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
3. Backfire (1950)
4. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
5. The Big Land (1957)
6. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
7. Evil Spirits (1991)
8. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
9. French Quarter (1978)
10. The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
11. The Iron Mistress (1952)
12. Jack London (1943)
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
aka: The Life of Jack London
13. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
14. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
15. Out of the Blue (1947)
16. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
17. The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
18. The Proud Ones (1956)
19. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
20. She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
21. The Silver Chalice (1954)
22. A Song Is Born (1948)
23. South Sea Woman (1953)
24. Starlift (1951)
25. The Story of Mankind (1957)
26. The West Point Story (1950)
27. White Heat (1949)
28. Wonder Man (1945)
29. Young Fury (1965)
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