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1. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
directed by Anthony Mann
featuring James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles Drake, George Tobias, Henry MorganThe Glenn Miller Story traces Miller's rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. June Allyson is ... More
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2. Back Street (1961)
directed by David Miller
featuring Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Charles Drake, Virginia GreyThis third film version of the lachrymose Fannie Hurst novel Back Street stars Susan Hayward as Rae Smith the role previously essayed by Irene Dunne ... More
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3. Harvey (1950)
directed by Henry Koster
featuring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway, Victoria HorneThis whimsical fantasy about a local drunk's 6' 3 1/2" imaginary rabbit pal was a smash hit (and a Pulitzer Prize winner) on Broadway and was then ... More
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4. To Hell and Back (1955)
directed by Jesse Hibbs
featuring Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Susan Kohner, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg PalmerThe highly variable Audie Murphy delivers his best screen performance as "himself" in Universal's To Hell and Back. Based on the star's autobiography ... More
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5. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
directed by Archie Mayo
featuring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Lisette Verea, Charles DrakeAfter a five-year absence, the Marx Brothers returned to the screen in the independently-produced effort A Night in Casablanca. Originally conceived ... More
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6. Air Force (1943)
directed by Howard Hawks
featuring John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Carey, Charles DrakeOn December 6, 1941, a squadron of nine B-17 bombers takes off for Hickam Field, HI. The crew of the Mary Ann, including two new men, assistant radio ... More
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7. Conflict (1945)
directed by Curtis Bernhardt
featuring Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet, Rose Hobart, Charles DrakeFilmed some 18 months before its release, Conflict is one of two melodramas in which Humphrey Bogart self-consciously portrayed a wife murderer (the ... More
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8. Until They Sail (1957)
directed by Robert Wise
featuring Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Charles DrakeAdapted by Robert Anderson from a story by James A. Michener, the Robert Wise-directed soaper Until They Sail is set in World-War-II New Zealand. ... More
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9. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
directed by Jack Arnold
featuring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Russell Johnson, Kathleen HughesIt Came From Outer Space is one of a handful of science fiction films from the 1950s that plays as well today as it did on its original release, this ... More
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10. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
directed by Lee Sholem
featuring Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Evelyn Ankers, Charles DrakeLex Barker first stepped into the loincloth of the Lord of the Jungle in Tarzan's Magic Fountain. The story gets under way when Tarzan rescues a long ... More
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11. Winchester '73 (1950)
directed by Anthony Mann
featuring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Charles Drake, Rock Hudson, Millard MitchellList of all editionsLin McAdam (James Stewart) and his friend High-Spade (Millard Mitchell) arrive in Dodge City for a shooting contest, in which the prize is a ... More
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12. Comanche Territory (1950)
directed by George Sherman
featuring Maureen O'Hara, MacDonald Carey, Charles Drake, Pedro de CordobaList of all editionsUniversal's Technicolor program westerns of the 1950s were among the best in the business. Comanche Territory stars MacDonald Carey as famed ... More
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13. Gunsmoke (1953)
directed by Bartlett Carré, Nathan Juran, Richard Whorf
featuring Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly, Mary Castle, Charles DrakeList of all editionsNo relation to the TV and radio series of the same name, Universal-International's Gunsmoke is a Technicolor vehicle for action star (and war hero) ... More
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14. Red Ball Express (1952)
directed by Budd Boetticher
featuring Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun, Hugh O'BrianList of all editionsRed Ball Express deals with the little-known activities of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps during WW II. It so happened that many of the Corps' ... More
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15. Tobor the Great (1954)
directed by Lee Sholem
featuring Charles Drake, Karin [Katharine] Booth, Billy Chapin, Taylor Holmes, Steven GerayList of all editionsThis children's sci-fi adventure chronicles the friendship between an 11-year-old and his grandfather's robot Tobor, who was designed to explore deep ... More
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16. Bad Ass (2012)
directed by Craig Moss
featuring Danny Trejo, Ron Perlman, Charles S. Dutton, Joyful DrakeList of all editionsA decorated Vietnam veteran becomes a local hero after standing up to a pair of skinheads on a transit bus, and he later takes the law into his own ... More
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17. The Beast (1996)
directed by Jeff Bleckner
featuring William Petersen, Karen Sillas, Larry Drake, Missy Crider, Charles Martin SmithList of all editionsThe fishing industry of a small Northwestern coastal town is nearly destroyed when a mysterious giant sea creature takes up residence. Based on a ... More
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18. The Green Years (1946)
directed by Victor Saville
featuring Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Dean StockwellList of all editionsThe Green Years was an important rung in the career of child actor Dean Stockwell. He stars as a morose young Irish lad, raised by ultra-strict ... More
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19. Les Miserables (1935)
directed by Richard Boleslawski
featuring Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson, John Beal, Marilyn Knowlden, Frances DrakeRichard Boleslawski directed this lavish adaptation of Victor Hugo's oft-filmed epic novel. Fredric March stars as Jean Valjean, who is hauled into ... More







