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Mission to Death (1966)

Actors: William Loose (composer), Norris Domingue (actor), James E. McLarty (actor), James E. McLarty (writer), Jim Brewer (actor), Emil Cadkin (composer), Kenneth W. Richardson (director), Kenneth W. Richardson (writer), Kenneth W. Richardson (producer), Jerry Green (actor), Charles Lasater (producer), Earl Podolnik (producer), Jeff Thompson (actor), Charles Lasater (actor), Wroe Owens (producer),

Plot: Shot in the 1960s by independent filmmaker Kenneth Richardson, Mission to Death brings the blood and guts reality of WWII hand to hand combat to the screen. Taking place deep within Nazi-occupied France, the film centers around a troop of American soldiers who find themselves caught in a brutal fight against a savage enemy. Their mission: infiltrate the German lines and destroy a secret radar installation so the Allied Forces can mount an all-out tactical air strike.

Keywords: world-war-two
Genres: Adventure, War,
Taglines: An against-the-odds attack against Hitler's henchman!

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Actors: Barry Norton (actor), Alberto Morin (actor), Paul Newlan (actor), Roland Lesaffre (actor), René Blancard (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), Louis Mercier (actor), Jean Martinelli (actor), John Alderson (actor), Alfred Hitchcock (actor), Steven Geray (actor), Art Gilmore (actor), Cary Grant (actor), Manuel París (actor), Jean Hébey (actor),

Plot: American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copy cat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. High on list of prime victims is Jessie Stevens, in Europe to help daughter Frances find a suitable husband. Lloyds of London insurance agent is using a thief to catch a thief. Take an especially close look at scene where Robie gets Jessie's attention, dropping an expensive casino chip down decolletage of French roulette player.

Keywords: 1950s, alcoholic-drink, automobile, based-on-novel, beach, black-cat, blockbuster, boat, burglar, burglary
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller,
Taglines: WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman! For a moment he forgets he's a thief--and she forgets she's a lady!

Quotes:

John Robie: You're here in Europe to buy a husband.::Frances Stevens: The man I want doesn't have a price.::John Robie: That eliminates me.

John Robie: I only regret one thing.::Danielle Foussard: That you never asked me to marry you?::John Robie: No, that I never taught you better English.

H. H. Hughson: How many did you kill?::John Robie: 72. But, I know something that'll please you: none of them were insured.

Jessie Stevens: [referring to John] Handsome. I wouldn't mind buying *that* for you.

Jessie Stevens: Why do you think we moved so often? Your father was a swindler, dear, but a lovable one. If you ask me, this one's a bigger operator on every level.::John Robie: Thank you, madam.

Frances Stevens: I'm in love with you.::John Robie: Now that's a ridiculous thing to say.

Frances Stevens: You want a leg or a breast?::John Robie: You make the choice.

Jessie Stevens: Sorry I ever sent her to finishing school. I think they finished her there.

Frances Stevens: Are you sure you were talking about water skis? From where I sat it looked as though you were conjugating some irregular verbs.

Frances Stevens: I've never caught a jewel thief before. It's stimulating. It's like... It's like...::John Robie: Like sitting in a hot tub?

The Light Touch (1952)

Actors: Pandro S. Berman (producer), Eugene Borden (actor), Rhys Williams (actor), Mario Siletti (actor), George Sanders (actor), Miklós Rózsa (actor), Vito Scotti (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Louis Mercier (actor), Norman Lloyd (actor), Hans Conried (actor), Stewart Granger (actor), Joseph Calleia (actor), Tom Reed (writer), Richard Brooks (writer),

Plot: Sam and Felix are art thieves. Sam has just stolen a picture from a museum in Italy, but told Felix that it was lost in a boat accident. He wants copies made to sell while he will sell the original and get paid both ways. To find an artist, they pick the young, beautiful, naive Anna. When Anna has doubts, Sam strings her along and then marries her and go to Sicily on their honeymoon. Anna finds out that Sam is a thief and is very disappointed. Felix finds out that Sam has the original and is out to get it. The police are also waiting along with the buyer that Sam has for the painting.

Genres: Crime, Drama,

Quotes:

Felix Guignol: Here's to art. The only world where age comes before beauty.

Sam Conride: That cologne of yours is very loud.::Felix Guignol: But in Tunis, very necessary.

Felix Guignol: If it has a crooked aspect, it has occurred to me.

Felix Guignol: You seem very positive.::Mr. Aramescu: I have faith.::Felix Guignol: In that case, accept my condolences.

Felix Guignol: How much progress have you made with Miss Vasarri?::Sam Conride: Well, either she's extremely naïve, or, what is worse, she's just plain honest.

Felix Guignol: Dear boy, when you ask for money, you're appealing to the most unresponsive side of my nature.

Felix Guignol: Don't be so unhappy. Marriage is a lottery. You may be getting a prize.::Sam Conride: Well, if it's a lottery, there ought to be a law against it.

Anton: Do you think deep down he loves her?::Felix Guignol: Dear boy, love is something that takes place before marriage, not during, and never after. For proof, ask any of my four ex-wives.

Felix Guignol: There are only two kinds of people: the impractical and the practical. And you cannot do business with the impractical. The best thing to do is to stay away from them. They confuse faith and ethics for business.::Sam Conride: Have you got a faith, Felix?::Felix Guignol: Certainly, my faith is that nothing is worth believing in. My faith is faithlessness, and so is yours. If we give that up, what are we going to live by? Man has to believe in something, even if it's nothing.

Sam Conride: Did you ever do something for anybody? I mean, without getting paid for it?::Mr. Aramescu: Once I had such an impulse - but I managed to overcome it. After all, why should I be a hypocrite?

Lydia Bailey (1952)

Actors: Bill Walker (actor), Roy Glenn (actor), Alphonse Martell (actor), Alberto Morin (actor), Dale Robertson (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Ken Terrell (actor), Fred Cavens (actor), Louis Mercier (actor), Clancy Cooper (actor), Maurice Marsac (actor), Robert Evans (actor), Joel Fluellen (actor), Marcelle Corday (actress), Will Wright (actor),

Plot: A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the strife between Toussaing L'Overture, the black president, and the French who are trying to retake possession of the country. Hamlin finds Lydia and, against the background of war and rebellion, they fall in love while helping the Haitians against the French.

Keywords: 1800s, america, atlantic-ocean, attorney, based-on-novel, black-man, boston-massachusetts, character-name-in-title, country, dancer
Genres: Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War,

The Light Touch (1952)

Actors: Pandro S. Berman (producer), Eugene Borden (actor), Rhys Williams (actor), Mario Siletti (actor), George Sanders (actor), Miklós Rózsa (actor), Vito Scotti (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Louis Mercier (actor), Norman Lloyd (actor), Hans Conried (actor), Stewart Granger (actor), Joseph Calleia (actor), Tom Reed (writer), Richard Brooks (writer),

Plot: Sam and Felix are art thieves. Sam has just stolen a picture from a museum in Italy, but told Felix that it was lost in a boat accident. He wants copies made to sell while he will sell the original and get paid both ways. To find an artist, they pick the young, beautiful, naive Anna. When Anna has doubts, Sam strings her along and then marries her and go to Sicily on their honeymoon. Anna finds out that Sam is a thief and is very disappointed. Felix finds out that Sam has the original and is out to get it. The police are also waiting along with the buyer that Sam has for the painting.

Genres: Crime, Drama,

Quotes:

Felix Guignol: Here's to art. The only world where age comes before beauty.

Sam Conride: That cologne of yours is very loud.::Felix Guignol: But in Tunis, very necessary.

Felix Guignol: If it has a crooked aspect, it has occurred to me.

Felix Guignol: You seem very positive.::Mr. Aramescu: I have faith.::Felix Guignol: In that case, accept my condolences.

Felix Guignol: How much progress have you made with Miss Vasarri?::Sam Conride: Well, either she's extremely naïve, or, what is worse, she's just plain honest.

Felix Guignol: Dear boy, when you ask for money, you're appealing to the most unresponsive side of my nature.

Felix Guignol: Don't be so unhappy. Marriage is a lottery. You may be getting a prize.::Sam Conride: Well, if it's a lottery, there ought to be a law against it.

Anton: Do you think deep down he loves her?::Felix Guignol: Dear boy, love is something that takes place before marriage, not during, and never after. For proof, ask any of my four ex-wives.

Felix Guignol: There are only two kinds of people: the impractical and the practical. And you cannot do business with the impractical. The best thing to do is to stay away from them. They confuse faith and ethics for business.::Sam Conride: Have you got a faith, Felix?::Felix Guignol: Certainly, my faith is that nothing is worth believing in. My faith is faithlessness, and so is yours. If we give that up, what are we going to live by? Man has to believe in something, even if it's nothing.

Sam Conride: Did you ever do something for anybody? I mean, without getting paid for it?::Mr. Aramescu: Once I had such an impulse - but I managed to overcome it. After all, why should I be a hypocrite?

The Razor's Edge (1946)

Actors: Gordon B. Clarke (actor), James Conaty (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Jaque Catelain (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), André Charlot (actor), Edward Biby (actor), Robert Barron (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), George Bruggeman (actor), Frederic Brunn (actor), John Davidson (actor), Franco Corsaro (actor),

Plot: Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.

Keywords: alcoholic, american-abroad, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, broken-engagement, chicago-illinois, coal-miner, dancing, doctor, drunkenness
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: Hunger no love . . . woman . . . or wealth could satisfy!

Quotes:

Elliott Templeton: The enjoyment of art is the only remaining ecstasy that's neither immoral nor illegal.

Elliott Templeton: [Recounting a series of rejected invitations] And then when I asked him to dinner, he said he couldn't come because he had no evening clothes. If I live to be a hundred I shall never understand how any young man can come to Paris without evening clothes.::Louisa Bradley: [Referring to the turning down of the invitations] Maybe he just didn't want to.::Elliott Templeton: That's the most incredible reason for refusing an invitation I've ever heard in my life.

Elliott Templeton: I do not like the propinquity of the hoi polloi.

Louisa Bradley: Elliott, who is this man you invited to dinner tonight?::Elliott Templeton: He's an English author. [Referring to W. Somerset Maugham] He's quite alright. In fact he's quite famous. So pretend you've heard of him even if you haven't.

Isabel Bradley: [Referring to Sophie MacDonald] She's an awful woman. She's bad, bad, bad! She's soused from morning to night.::W. Somerset Maugham: That doesn't necessarily mean she's bad. Quite a number of respectable citizens get drunk and do silly things... I call a person bad who lies and cheats and is unkind.::Isabel Bradley: If you're going to take her part, I'll kill you.::W. Somerset Maugham: I'd prefer it if you gave me a cup of tea.

Kosti: You sound like a very religious man who does not believe in God!

Elliott Templeton: I'm afraid I haven't a very good account to give you of that young man, Louisa.::Louisa Bradley: Oh?::Elliott Templeton: When he first came over to Paris, for Isabel's sake, I asked him to lunch to meet the sort of people he ought to know. He told me he didn't eat lunch.::Louisa Bradley: Perhaps he doesn't.::Elliott Templeton: And then, when I asked him to dinner, he said he couldn't come because he had no evening clothes. If I live to be a hundred, I will never understand how any young man could come to Paris without evening clothes.::Louisa Bradley: Maybe he just didn't want to.::Elliott Templeton: That's the most incredible reason for refusing an invitation I've ever heard in my life.

Kosti: You're a rum one, Larry. But what about all the answers to those profound questions you've been asking yourself? Don't you know, people have been asking those same questions for thousands of years?::Larry Darrell: Yes, but doesn't the fact that people *have* been asking those same questions for thousands of years only go to prove that they can't help asking?::Kosti: Very good, very good. You're not altogether stupid. As a matter of fact, you sound like a very religious man who doesn't believe in God.::Larry Darrell: I'm not sure that I believe in anything.

W. Somerset Maugham: [about Elliott's monogrammed robe] Elliott, what the devil's that crown doing over your initials?::Elliott Templeton: His Holiness has been graciously pleased to revive, in my favor, my old family title.::W. Somerset Maugham: Your what?::Elliott Templeton: Oh, didn't you know? I'm descended, in the female line, from the Count de Lauria, who came over to England with Philip II to marry the maid of honor to Queen Mary. As an American citizen, I feel it more modest not to use my title except on all my personal linen.

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Actors: Gregory Ratoff (actor), Georges Renavent (actor), J. Edward Bromberg (actor), John Bleifer (actor), Frank Puglia (actor), John Qualen (actor), Jean Hersholt (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Victor Kilian (actor), Rollo Lloyd (actor), Alphonse Martell (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Paul Porcasi (actor), Sig Ruman (actor),

Plot: A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the seventh floor, and then marches away to war.

Keywords: based-on-play, bed, black-stockings, female-bare-feet, female-bare-legs, female-stockinged-feet, female-stockinged-legs, love, number-7-in-title, number-in-title
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Simone Simon James Stewart portraying a love that will live forever

The World Moves On (1934)

Actors: Lumsden Hare (actor), Ben Hall (actor), Winter Hall (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Jesse Graves (actor), Pierre Couderc (actor), Fred Cavens (actor), Sidney De Gray (actor), Reginald Denny (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), André Cheron (actor), Stepin Fetchit (actor), Francis Ford (actor), J.C. Fowler (actor), Ramsay Hill (actor),

Genres: Drama, History, Romance, War,

The World Moves On (1934)

Actors: Lumsden Hare (actor), Ben Hall (actor), Winter Hall (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Jesse Graves (actor), Pierre Couderc (actor), Fred Cavens (actor), Sidney De Gray (actor), Reginald Denny (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), André Cheron (actor), Stepin Fetchit (actor), Francis Ford (actor), J.C. Fowler (actor), Ramsay Hill (actor),

Genres: Drama, History, Romance, War,

After Tonight (1933)

Actors: Landers Stevens (actor), Sam Harris (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Mischa Auer (actor), Herman Bing (actor), Syd Saylor (actor), George Davis (actor), Ben Hendricks Jr. (actor), Selmer Jackson (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Frank O'Connor (actor), Lucien Prival (actor), Frank Reicher (actor), Gilbert Roland (actor), Wilhelm von Brincken (actor),

Plot: While romancing a beautiful Russian countess, a captain in the Austrian intelligence service is assigned to capture "K-14", a clever spy who has so far managed to remain undetected. What the captain doesn't know is that he is actually closer to the spy than he realizes.

Keywords: austrian, cigarette-smoking, damsel-in-distress, disguise, double-cross, execution, frenchman, german, held-at-gunpoint, hospital
Genres: Drama, Romance, War,
Taglines: A Stirring Spy Drama (original UK poster) Two lovers you'll never forget.....SHE a spy....knowing him to be her enemy. HE knowing her only as a woman..lovely, desirable...One Night of Ecstacy!