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    The War Between Men and Women 1972 POSTER

    The War Between Men and Women

    1972

    English

    6.1

    13

    39%

    39%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    new york city

    pregnant animal

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Lisa Eilbacher Lisa Eilbacher as Caroline Kozlenko Herb Edelman Herb Edelman as Howard Mann Barbara Harris Barbara Harris as Theresa Alice Kozlenko Bob Harks Bob Harks as Wedding Guest
    A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions.
    On the Double 1961 POSTER

    On the Double

    1961

    English

    6.4

    15

    58%

    58%

    Action

    adolf hitler

    Adventure

    Comedy

    disguise

    eye patch

    food fight

    sergeant

    War

    world war ii

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Edgar Barrier Edgar Barrier as Blankmeister Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott as Colonel Rock Houston Dana Wynter Dana Wynter as Lady Margaret MacKenzie-Smith Diana Dors Diana Dors as Sergeant Bridget Stanhope
    American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.
    A New Kind of Love 1963 POSTER

    A New Kind of Love

    1963

    English

    5.7

    8

    13%

    49%

    Action

    Comedy

    Romance

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Robert Clary Robert Clary as Frenchman at Restaurant Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter as Lena O'Connor Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward as Samantha Blake Paul Newman Paul Newman as Steve Sherman
    A down-and-out reporter and a fashion designer fall in love in Paris.
    Yours, Mine and Ours 1968 POSTER

    Yours, Mine and Ours

    1968

    English

    7.1

    16

    57%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    Family

    nurse

    parent

    sibling

    widow

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Marti Litis Marti Litis as Hospital Nurse Harry Holcombe Harry Holcombe as Judge Stuart Nisbet Stuart Nisbet as Man of the Cloth Tim Matheson Tim Matheson as Mike Beardsley
    When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
    It Started in Naples 1960 POSTER

    It Started in Naples

    1960

    English

    6.3

    5

    57%

    Comedy

    custody battle

    Drama

    island

    naples, italy

    nightclub

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Yvonne Monlaur Yvonne Monlaur as Giuliana Farnese Giuliana Farnese as Cafè Client Sophia Loren Sophia Loren as Lucia Curcio Clark Gable Clark Gable as Michael Hamilton
    Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an 8 year old boy who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. To make matters worse, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub dancer.
    Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 POSTER

    Cast a Giant Shadow

    1966

    English

    6.3

    14

    51%

    51%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    History

    israel

    israeli–palestinian conflict

    palestinian-israeli conflict

    War

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Angie Dickinson Angie Dickinson as Emma Marcus Luther Adler Luther Adler as Jacob Zion Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson as James MacAfee Michael Douglas Michael Douglas as Jeep Driver
    An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.
    Houseboat 1958 POSTER

    Houseboat

    1958

    English

    6.6

    11

    55%

    71%

    Action

    class society

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    harmonica

    houseboat

    nanny

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    washington dc, usa

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Capt. Alan Wilson Martha Hyer Martha Hyer as Carolyn Gibson Sophia Loren Sophia Loren as Cinzia Zaccardi Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Country Club Patron
    An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
    The Five Pennies 1959 POSTER

    The Five Pennies

    1959

    English

    7.1

    4

    92%

    92%

    Biography

    Drama

    Music

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Susan Seaforth Hayes Susan Seaforth Hayes as Girl at Birthday Party Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Hotel Guest Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong Ned Glass Ned Glass as Murray
    Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
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