Category: Classics

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In the first film that John Wayne both produced and starred in, The Duke portrays Quirt Evans, a gunman who falls in love with Penelope Worth (Gail Russell), a Quaker whose ways are far different from his own. Evans is able to reform his lifestyle, but is forced to make a decision when he is tempted by his past.

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Starring: John Wayne, Gail Russell and Harry Carey

Written and Directed By: James Edward Grant

Alternate Title: Angel and the Outlaw

Genre: Western

Run Time: 100 minutes

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Davis Morgan (Richard Basehart) shoots down a police officer and leaves the cops with an unusual clue to follow. Soon, the investigators (played by Scott Brady and James Cardwell) discover that their suspect had been selling stolen electronics equipment and set a trap to catch him in the act. Alas, Morgan escapes, and a nationwide search is launched.

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Starring: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady and Roy Roberts

Directed By: Alfred L. Werker

Written By: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur

Alternate Titles: 29 Clues; The L.A. Investigator

Genre: Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Run Time: 79 minutes

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Hoping to regain her former job, reporter Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) forges a suicide note by John Doe. Although her ploy succeeds, the newspaper also hires John Willoughby (Gary Cooper) to pose as John Doe in order to keep the story running and that unexpectedly causes an entire political movement.

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Starring: Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck

Directed By: Frank Capra

Written By: Robert Riskin, Richard Connell (story), Robert Presnell (story)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Run Time: 122 minutes

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Gregory Peck plays Harry Street, a writer who is gravely wounded in African hunting accident. As he feverishly reflects on the successes and failures of his life, he recalls his true love Cynthia Green (Ava Gardner), whom he lost due to his obsession with wandering the world in search of stories. Harry’s neglected wife, Helen (Susan Hayward), proves to be a good listener as she nurses him back to health, and her devotion and care helps him regain the will to live.

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Starring: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner and Leo G. Carroll

Directed By: Harry King

Written By: Casey Robinson, Ernest Hemingway (story)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Adventure

Alternate Title: Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Run Time: 114 minutes

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The first of Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s literary work, this film is a period piece about the Jamaica Inn, headquarters for a group of pirates who bait innocent ships into their rocky coasts where they face a premature death. Mary (Maureen O’Hara), the niece of the landlord, fears for her life when she realizes what is going on, and in her quest to find safety she uncovers a disturbing secret.

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Starring: Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

Written By: Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison

Genre: Drama

Run Time: 108 minutes

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In this offbeat comedy, a group of criminals and a seemingly innocent British couple (played by Humphrey Bogart and Gina Lollobrigida) are on their way to Africa in search of riches when they become stranded in Italy while their steamer is being repaired. They act as though they are selling vacuum cleaners, but in actuality, they plan on buying land that contains Uranium.

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Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobridgida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre

Directed By: John Huston

Written By: James Helvick (novel), Truman Capote, John Huston

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Comedy

Run Time: 89 minutes