The Facts of Life

1960

English

6.3

♡ 5

59%

Melvin Frank Director

John Indrisano as Bartender

Addison Richards as Larry's Boss

John Roy as Man at Airport

Norman Leavitt as Parent at Meeting

Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages.

Christmas Eve

1947

English

5.7

♡ 11

38%

Edwin L. Marin Director

Douglass Dumbrille as Dr. Bunyan

John Indrisano as Gateman

George Raft as Mario Torio

Edgar Dearing as Police Sergeant

The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. Separate stories reveal Michael as a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann; Mario as a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America; Jonathan as a hard-drinking rodeo rider intent on a flirtatious social worker. Is there hope for Matilda?

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

English

7.8

♡ 40

88%

human animal relationship

prison

prisoner

rebel

John Frankenheimer Director

Telly Savalas as Feto Gomez

Michael Masters as Guard

Karl Malden as Harvey Shoemaker

John Indrisano as Inmate

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

English

7.0

♡ 8

80%

Sidney Lanfield Director

Gene Roth as Oxford Charlie's Butler

John Indrisano as Oxford Charlie's Henchman

Anthony Warde as Thoughtful Man

Robert Foulk as Victim

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.

The Lady Gambles

1949

English

6.6

♡ 3

29%

Michael Gordon Director

John Indrisano as Bert

Peter Brocco as Horse Player

Don Beddoe as Mr. Dennis Sutherland

Harold Goodwin as Westerner

When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.

The Caddy

1953

English

6.4

♡ 8

83%

Norman Taurog Director

Frank Richards as Burly Caddie

Chuck Hicks as Caddy

John Indrisano as Fisherman / Golf Spectator

Ned Glass as Stage Manager

Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.

The Set-Up

1949

English

7.8

♡ 8

85%

Robert Wise Director

Frank Richards as Bat - Program Vendor

John Indrisano as Corner Man

Darryl Hickman as Shanley

Phillip Pine as Souza

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Force of Evil

1948

English

7.2

♡ 5

100%

Abraham Polonsky Director

William Challee as Gunman #1

John Indrisano as Henchman

Thomas Gomez as Leo Morse

Arthur O'Connell as Link Hall

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

The Sea Chase

1955

English

6.4

♡ 8

52%

John Farrow Director

David Farrar as Cmdr. Jeff Napier

Sheb Wooley as Screaming Man hit by Axe

Gloria Dea as Señorita

John Indrisano as Sub-Lieutenant

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.

Under the Yum Yum Tree

1963

English

6.0

♡ 6

17%

56%

Action

Comedy

landlord tenant relationship

David Swift Director

John Indrisano as Boxing Instructor

Pamela Curran as Dolores

James Darren as James Darren - Singer Behind Title Credits

Bill Erwin as Teacher

A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.

Body and Soul

1947

English

7.6

♡ 5

92%

over-the-hill fighter

Sport

sports

transporter

Robert Rossen Director

John Indrisano as Davis-Marlowe Fight Referee

Theodore Lorch as Man at Weigh-in

Joseph Pevney as Shorty Polaski

Forbes Murray as Weigh-in Official

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

The Ambushers

1967

English

5.3

♡ 8

33%

Henry Levin Director

Roy Jenson as Karl

John Indrisano as Rapist

John Brascia as Rocco

Susanna Moore as Slaygirl

When an experimental flying saucer crashes, secret agent Matt Helm has to bring back the secret weapons hidden on board.

The Black Orchid

1958

English

6.4

♡ 8

17%

Martin Ritt Director

John Indrisano as Hood

Frank Richards as Hood

Peter Mark Richman as Noble

Sophia Loren as Rose Bianco

An aging widower fights family disapproval when he falls in love with a gangster's widow.

The Monster and the Girl

1941

English

6.0

♡ 5

31%

Stuart Heisler Director

Edward Van Sloan as Dave - the Warden

Cy Schindell as Henchman

Ethelreda Leopold as Party Girl

John Indrisano as Spectator

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

The High and the Mighty

1954

English

6.6

♡ 19

46%

William A. Wellman Director

John Indrisano as Radar Operator

William Hopper as Roy

Jan Sterling as Sally McKee

Regis Toomey as Tim Garfield

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

English

6.4

♡ 2

89%

Vincente Minnelli Director

John Indrisano as Bouncer

Claire Trevor as Clara Kruger

George Hamilton as Davie Drew

Edward G. Robinson as Maurice Kruger

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

English

6.1

♡ 3

60%

madison square garden

Musical

new york city

pre-code

A. Edward Sutherland Director

Edgar Dearing as Cop

John Indrisano as Henchman

Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong

Irving Bacon as Quartet member

When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smooth the path for the reform mayoral candidate.

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

English

6.1

♡ 7

25%

Norman Taurog Director

Kurt Russell as Boy Kicking Mike

Joe Quinn as Craps Shooter

Joan O'Brien as Diane Warren

John Indrisano as Poker Player

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl whose father has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse.

Go West Young Man

1936

English

6.2

♡ 2

Henry Hathaway Director

Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Kate Barnaby

Randolph Scott as Bud Norton

John Indrisano as Chauffeur

Lester Dorr as Reporter

Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from one such appearance, Arden's car breaks down. She orders her publicity man to find her a place to stay, suspicious that he planned the break down to keep her away from a man. However, she soon finds herself mooning over an attractive repairman in town and listening to his ideas about inventing equipment for film.

Ten North Frederick

1958

English

6.7

♡ 2

Philip Dunne Director

Geraldine Fitzgerald as Edith Chapin

Michael Pataki as Parking Lot Thug

John Indrisano as Parking Lot Thug

Dudley Manlove as Ted Wallace

After her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of apparent political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife, eased only by alcohol. But it starts to emerge that he had in fact one brief and unsuspected period of happiness and love.

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The Facts of Life

Christmas Eve

Birdman of Alcatraz

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lady Gambles

The Caddy

The Set-Up

Force of Evil

The Sea Chase

Under the Yum Yum Tree

Body and Soul

The Ambushers

The Black Orchid

The Monster and the Girl

The High and the Mighty

Two Weeks in Another Town

Every Day's a Holiday

It Happened at the World's Fair

Go West Young Man

Ten North Frederick