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    Deep in My Heart 1954 POSTER

    Deep in My Heart

    1954

    English

    6.3

    6

    52%

    52%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    Stanley Donen Stanley Donen Director Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Bert Townsend Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley as Harold Butterfield John Alvin John Alvin as Mr. Mulvaney Howard Keel Howard Keel as Performer in 'My Maryland'
    Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 1970 POSTER

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    1970

    English

    6.0

    7

    50%

    36%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas Director John Alvin John Alvin as Garry Walberg Garry Walberg as Medical Examiner Barbara McNair Barbara McNair as Valerie Tibbs Edward Asner Edward Asner as Woody Garfield
    A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
    The Organization 1971 POSTER

    The Organization

    1971

    English

    6.0

    5

    25%

    28%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    policeman

    Thriller

    Don Medford Don Medford Director Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Benjy John Alvin John Alvin as Forensic Officer Sheree North Sheree North as Mrs. Morgan Daniel J. Travanti Daniel J. Travanti as Sgt. Chassman
    After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
    Romance on the High Seas 1948 POSTER

    Romance on the High Seas

    1948

    English

    7.0

    9

    88%

    65%

    Action

    carribean cruise

    Comedy

    fake identity

    mistaken identity

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    Mystery

    new york city

    rio de janeiro

    Romance

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Car Salesman John Alvin John Alvin as Charles - Travel Agent William Bakewell William Bakewell as Dudley Jack Carson Jack Carson as Peter Virgil
    Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
    April in Paris 1952 POSTER

    April in Paris

    1952

    English

    5.9

    7

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    paris, france

    Romance

    David Butler David Butler Director Doris Day Doris Day as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson George Givot George Givot as François Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Ship Captain John Alvin John Alvin as Tracy
    A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.
    Objective, Burma! 1945 POSTER

    Objective, Burma!

    1945

    English

    7.3

    5

    86%

    73%

    Action

    Adventure

    burma

    commando

    Drama

    merrill's marauders

    parachuting

    War

    war correspondent

    world war ii

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Capt. Nelson William Hudson William Hudson as Fred Hollis John Alvin John Alvin as Hogan Richard Erdman Richard Erdman as Pvt. Nebraska Hooper
    A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old air-strip to be taken back to their base, they find Japanese waiting for them, and they must make a long, difficult walk back through enemy-occupied jungle.
    The Shanghai Story 1954 POSTER

    The Shanghai Story

    1954

    English

    5.8

    1

    Action

    anti-communism

    cold war propaganda

    Crime

    Drama

    espionage

    Film-Noir

    hotel

    shanghai, china

    Thriller

    Frank Lloyd Frank Lloyd Director Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as Dr. Dan Maynard Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Mr. Emilio De Verno John Alvin John Alvin as Mr. Warren Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Sun Lee
    Shanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a hotel by the communist authorities in order to find the spy hiding among them.
    Milk Money 1994 POSTER

    Milk Money

    1994

    English

    5.7

    13

    12%

    37%

    Action

    Comedy

    make a match

    mob boss

    prostitute

    red-light district

    Romance

    stripper

    tree house

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director John Alvin John Alvin as Rich Old Guy Ed Harris Ed Harris as Tom Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as V Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Waltzer
    Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster named Waltzer is after her, and V realizes the suburbs are the perfect place to hide. But things get a lot more complicated when V falls in love with Tom, a single father who is unaware of her real profession.
    Illegal 1955 POSTER

    Illegal

    1955

    English

    7.0

    9

    59%

    59%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    court

    Crime

    criminal lawyer

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    noir

    self-defense

    Thriller

    Lewis Allen Lewis Allen Director Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield as Angel O'Hara John Roy John Roy as Bailiff Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Bellhop John Alvin John Alvin as Court Clerk
    A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
    Carrie 1952 POSTER

    Carrie

    1952

    English

    7.3

    5

    75%

    57%

    1900s

    big city

    chicago, illinois

    Drama

    early 1900s

    mistress

    restaurant

    Romance

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Carrie's Father Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Mr. Goodman John Alvin John Alvin as Stage Manager Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Sven
    In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her nagging, dullish married sister. She then runs for help to traveling salesman Charles Drouet. She soon becomes his mistress, but falls in love with married restaurant manager George Hurstwood.
    Naked Alibi 1954 POSTER

    Naked Alibi

    1954

    English

    6.5

    2

    54%

    54%

    beautiful woman

    beautiful  woman

    b-girl

    border town

    cop-killer

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    Jerry Hopper Jerry Hopper Director Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Charlie Brett Halsey Brett Halsey as Employee Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Marianna John Alvin John Alvin as Stu
    Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?
    The Quest: The Longest Drive 1976 POSTER

    The Quest: The Longest Drive

    1976

    English

    5.8

    8

    Drama

    journey

    orphan

    wagon train

    Western

    Bernard McEveety Bernard McEveety Director John Alvin John Alvin as Aames Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Cooler Kurt Russell Kurt Russell as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine Tim Matheson Tim Matheson as Quentin Beaudine
    To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd to market.
    A Bullet for Joey 1955 POSTER

    A Bullet for Joey

    1955

    English

    6.0

    6

    25%

    25%

    Adventure

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    police inspector

    spy

    Thriller

    Lewis Allen Lewis Allen Director John Alvin John Alvin as Constable Dan Percy Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Inspector Raoul Leduc William Bryant William Bryant as Jack Allen Frank Richards Frank Richards as Ship Officer
    Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.
    The Breaking Point 1950 POSTER

    The Breaking Point

    1950

    English

    7.5

    16

    100%

    89%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    california

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    fishing

    illegal immigration

    mexico

    noir

    Thriller

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director William Campbell William Campbell as Concho Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Macho Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Mr. Sing John Alvin John Alvin as Reporter
    A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
    The Beast with Five Fingers 1946 POSTER

    The Beast with Five Fingers

    1946

    English

    6.5

    8

    94%

    61%

    Drama

    hand

    Horror

    murder

    Mystery

    old house

    pianist

    playing piano

    Romance

    severed hand

    Thriller

    Robert Florey Robert Florey Director Robert Alda Robert Alda as Conrad Ryler John Alvin John Alvin as Donald Arlington Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Hilary Cummins Ray Walker Ray Walker as Mr. Miller
    Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
    Nora Prentiss 1947 POSTER

    Nora Prentiss

    1947

    English

    7.1

    5

    70%

    70%

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    heart disease

    infidelity

    jealousy

    loyalty

    marriage

    nightclub

    Vincent Sherman Vincent Sherman Director Kent Smith Kent Smith as Dr. Richard Talbot Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Lucy Talbot Robert Alda Robert Alda as Phil Dinardo John Alvin John Alvin as San Francisco Bay Ferry Boat Dispatcher
    Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.
    Somewhere in Time 1980 POSTER

    Somewhere in Time

    1980

    English

    7.2

    50

    52%

    87%

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    heartbreak

    hypnosis

    love

    photograph

    playwright

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    time travel

    Jeannot Szwarc Jeannot Szwarc Director John Alvin John Alvin as Arthur's Father Bruce Jarchow Bruce Jarchow as Bones, in 1912 William H. Macy William H. Macy as Critic Larry Coven Larry Coven as Critic
    Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969 POSTER

    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    1969

    English

    7.8

    18

    82%

    89%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boardwalk

    dance competition

    dancing

    Drama

    great depression

    marathon dance contest

    Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack Director Susannah York Susannah York as Alice Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Marathon Spectator John Alvin John Alvin as Prison Doctor Tom McFadden Tom McFadden as Second Trainer
    In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
    Dark Passage 1947 POSTER

    Dark Passage

    1947

    English

    7.5

    17

    90%

    82%

    Action

    Drama

    escaped convict

    Film-Noir

    fire escape

    noir

    plastic surgery

    prison escape

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Delmer Daves Delmer Daves Director John Alvin John Alvin as Blackie Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Detective Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson as George Fellsinger Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Madge Rapf
    A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
    Destination Tokyo 1943 POSTER

    Destination Tokyo

    1943

    English

    7.1

    4

    67%

    66%

    Action

    Adventure

    History

    japan

    submarine

    War

    war strategy

    world war ii

    二战

    Delmer Daves Delmer Daves Director Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Mike's Wife on Record William Challee William Challee as Rocky the Quartermaster John Alvin John Alvin as Sound Man Dane Clark Dane Clark as Tin Can
    During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn about each other as they face the enemy and some of them lose their lives.
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