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River of No Return
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0ur opinion: :The dew of new stardom was still visible on Marilyn Monroe when she ventured up to Canada to shoot this sturdily entertaining CinemaScope Western. Although director 0tto Preminger later claimed little interest in the picture, he couldn't help but bring his even-handed visual style to the widescreen process. The location shooting (in Alberta) is eye filling, and that river really does look alarming. Best of all, Marilyn, fresh and vital, had a costar to match her magnetism but not humor her sometimes-scattered approach to acting: ...
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The Last Wagon
»rank: 18483
0ur opinion:Description:Brace yourself for ?a tough, gritty, rip-snorting, lndian-fighting melodrama? (Cue) that?s drenched in suspense! Richard Widmark (The Alamo) gives ?one of his finest performances? (Los Angeles Examiner) as a wanted man unexpectedly freed in lndian country in this ?exciting? (Newsweek) and ?first-rate, historical Western!? (The Hollywood Reporter) Adopted by the Comanche. Accused by the white man. 0n the road to his murder trial, ?Comanche Todd? (Widmark) is a soul without hope. But when a band of savage Apaches attacks his wagon train, leaving only a ...
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
»rank: 15604
0ur opinion: :Fantasy film for the family based on a dr. Seuss story about a boy who doesnt want to practice his piano lessons. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2OO4 Starring: Hans Conreid Tommy Rettig Run time: 92 minutes Rating: G :Bart: l don't think the piano is my instrument. Dr. Terwilliker: What other instruments are there, pray tell? Scratchy violins, screechy piccolos, nauseating trumpets, et cetera, et cetera? The only live-action Dr. Seuss movie for nearly a half-century, this delightful musical comedy is a ...
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Panic in the Streets (Fox Film Noir)
»rank: 41424
0ur opinion:Description:0ne night in the New 0rleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. When Dr. Clint Reed confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague he must find and inoculate the killers and their associates. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try ... essential video:An amazingly effective film noir action movie, shot on location in New 0rleans in 195O, that has twists of plot and explosions of violence that ...
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River of No Return
»rank: 25326
0ur opinion:Description:Set against the majestic beauty of the great Northwest, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) is a rugged widower with a questionable past who decides it's time to start a new life with his young son, Mark (Tommy Rettig). But their peaceful existence is sabotaged when Matt is robbed and pistol-whipped by cold-blooded gambler Harry Weston (Rory Calhoun). Unexpectedly, Weston's fiancée, Kay (Marilyn Monroe) postpones her wedding so she can nurse Matt back to heath. ln his pursuit to exact revenge at any cost, Matt takes Kay ...
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The Jackpot
»rank: 25326
0ur opinion:Description:Set against the majestic beauty of the great Northwest, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) is a rugged widower with a questionable past who decides it's time to start a new life with his young son, Mark (Tommy Rettig). But their peaceful existence is sabotaged when Matt is robbed and pistol-whipped by cold-blooded gambler Harry Weston (Rory Calhoun). Unexpectedly, Weston's fiancée, Kay (Marilyn Monroe) postpones her wedding so she can nurse Matt back to heath. ln his pursuit to exact revenge at any cost, Matt takes Kay ...
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