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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
"Come Back, Little Sheba" is a story of a middle-aged couple dealing with his alcoholism and her regrets about their marriage and life together. Tight direction by Daniel Mann in his big screen debut made this a engrossing film with a fast moving 99 minute running time. The [..]
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
"The Diary of Anne Frank" is the true story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family hiding in an attic from the Nazi German soldiers for two years in the Netherlands. Director George Stevens ("Giant" 1956) put together this engrossing drama from the screenplay by [..]
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
"Battle of the Bulge" is an epic war film about the final conflict of World War II in Europe. Director Ken Annakin ("Swiss Family Robinson" 1960) put together a highly fictionalized account of the battle in an attempt to make it acceptable for a motion picture [..]
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello star in the fifth and most popular of the Beach Party film series "Beach Blanket Bingo." It includes comedy bits, musical numbers, Funicello parachuting out of an airplane, a mermaid guest star, and more surprises from director William Asher [..]
What’s New Pussycat? (1965)
"What's New Pussycat?" is a screwball comedy about a man determined to be faithful to his fiancee, but is distracted by several attractive women coming in and out of his life. Director Clive Donner ("Nothing But the Best" 1964) and screenwriter Woody Allen (in his first major motion [..]
Bandolero! (1968)
James Stewart and Dean Martin play two brothers on the run from the law in "Bandolero!" They flee from Texas to Mexico with Raquel Welch, pursued by a crooked sheriff, sensitively portrayed by George Kennedy. Director Andrew V. McLaglen ("The Way West" 1967) does [..]
The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Don Knotts is his usual nervous self in "The Shakiest Gun in the West." Director Alan Rifkin ("The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" 1966) expertly assembled this Western comedy which is essentially a Don Knotts vehicle. The screenplay was written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, [..]
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball play recently widowed people who consider getting married, hindered only by their large families (ten children from him and eight from her) in "Yours, Mine and Ours." Director Melville Shavelson ("Cast a Giant Shadow" 1966) put together an entertaining, albeit predictable, [..]
Monte Walsh (1970)
"Monte Walsh" is a western drama about two aging cowboys who must come to terms with the closing of the frontier in the 1890's and the subsequent end of their employment opportunities. Director William A. Fraker put together a poignant western with good performances, high [..]
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Richard Gere plays an undisciplined Navy recruit who must adapt to the military ways while learning to connect with others. He gets more than he bargained for when he falls in love with a local woman in the process. Director Taylor Hackford ("Ray" 2004) and [..]