A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the bottle starts to alienate him from his wife and oldest daughter. His younger daughter, however, still remains unflinchingly loyal to him, and they share many fun misadventures over the course of the movie.

Murder Is My Beat

1955

English

6.0

♡ 4

100%

Edgar G. Ulmer Director

Jay Adler as Bartender Louie

John Indrisano as Cop on Train Platform

Harry Harvey as Gas Station Attendant

Hank Patterson as Medical Examiner

Mr. Dean's body is found face down in the fireplace, burned beyond recognition. Nightclub-singer Eden Lane is convicted of the crime. She is escorted to prison by one of the arresting detectives when she convinces him that she just spotted the murderer outside their train.

Island in the Sky

1953

English

6.8

♡ 5

86%

William A. Wellman Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Fitch

Sean McClory as Frank Lovatt

John Indrisano as Mechanic

Regis Toomey as Sgt. Harper

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue.

Guys and Dolls

1955

English

7.1

♡ 11

91%

83%

based on play or musical

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director

Regis Toomey as Arvide Abernathy

Johnny Silver as Benny Southstreet

Kathryn Givney as General Cartwright

John Indrisano as Liverlips Louie

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.

King Creole

1958

English

7.0

♡ 13

96%

Michael Curtiz Director

John Indrisano as Collector

Ned Glass as Hotel Desk Clerk

Ron Nyman as Patron

Carolyn Jones as Ronnie

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.

Bells Are Ringing

1960

English

6.9

♡ 6

82%

Vincente Minnelli Director

John Indrisano as Bookie

Roy Jenson as Cop

Ruth Storey as Gwynne

Jean Stapleton as Sue

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.

Pillow Talk

1959

English

7.4

♡ 24

94%

Michael Gordon Director

Lee Patrick as Mrs. Walters

Don Beddoe as Mr. Walters

Ron Nyman as Nightclub Patron

John Indrisano as Truck Driver Punching Jonathan

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

The Human Duplicators

1964

English

3.3

♡ 3

8%

Hugo Grimaldi Director

Hugh Beaumont as Austin Welles

George Nader as Glenn Martin

Richard Arlen as Lt. Shaw - National Intelligence

John Indrisano as Thor

An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and creating a race of zombies.

Lulu Belle

1948

English

5.9

♡ 1

Leslie Fenton Director

John Indrisano as Charlie - Brady's Bodyguard

William Haade as Duke Weaver

George Montgomery as George Davis

Addison Richards as Police Commissioner John Dixon

Lulu Belle is singing in a cheap dive in Natchez, Mississippi in the early 1900's when she meets rising young attorney George Davis. He gives up his fiancée and career to marry Lulu Bell. When his money runs out, Lulu Belle goes to work in a New Orleans club run by tough gambler Mark Brady. She tries to send George back to Natchez by pretending that she has fallen for prize-fighter Butch Cooper but George, in a fit of jealousy, drives a handful of forks into Butch's face. He is sent to prison and Lulu goes to New York with millionaire Harry Randolph, who makes her the singing sensation of Broadway and asks her to marry him. She refuses when she learns that George has been released from prison, realizing that he is the only man she ever truly loved.

How to Make a Monster

1958

English

5.5

25%

Herbert L. Strock Director

Thomas Browne Henry as Martin Brace

Malcolm Atterbury as Richards

Paul Brinegar as Rivero

John Indrisano as Studio Workman

When master monster make-up man Pete Dumond is fired by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.

Barefoot in the Park

1967

English

7.0

♡ 12

81%

79%

Action

based on play or musical

Gene Saks Director

Mildred Natwick as Ethel Banks

Herb Edelman as Harry Pepper

Robert Redford as Paul Bratter

John Indrisano as Policeman with Drunk

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

The Midnight Story

1957

English

6.7

♡ 2

Joseph Pevney Director

John Indrisano as Card Player

Joe Turkel as Lothario at Dance

Ted de Corsia as Lt. Kilrain

Gilbert Roland as Sylvio Malatesta

Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties.

The Star

1952

English

6.9

♡ 5

25%

Stuart Heisler Director

Frank J. Scannell as Auctioneer

James Anderson as Bailey - Actor playing Jed Garfield in The Fatal Winter

Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot

John Indrisano as Projectionist

Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.

99 River Street

1953

English

7.4

♡ 13

100%

Phil Karlson Director

John Indrisano as Fight Referee

Peggie Castle as Pauline Driscoll

Frank Faylen as Stan Hogan

Ian Wolfe as Waldo Daggett

A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.

Something to Live For

1952

English

6.4

♡ 2

100%

alcoholism

Drama

husband wife relationship

George Stevens Director

Paul Newlan as Bartender

Joan Fontaine as Jenny Carey

John Indrisano as Party Guest

Gloria Dea as Slave Girl

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962

English

7.8

♡ 7

89%

Ralph Nelson Director

John Indrisano as Barfly Watching TV

Julie Harris as Grace Miller

Michael Conrad as Ma Greeny's Thug

Val Avery as Young fighter's promoter

Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.