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Humphrey Bogart stars along with Lizabeth Scott in this movie set in a small seaside town, called Gulf City. He plays an army captain, Warren (Rip) Murdock, an army paratrooper, who’s been ordered to find a sergeant, who went missing, before he was to receive The Congressional Medal of Honor. He finds out the sergeant, […]

This film stars Frank Sinatra as Major Bennett Marco, who was in command of a group of soldiers, in The Korean War, who were rescued by Sgt. Raymond Shaw, played by Laurence Harvey. Shaw because of his heroic actions, was awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor. The problem is that Major Marco, can’t recall the

Gregory Peck stars in this movie about Jimmy Ringo, a gunfighter, who has come into a town. While in town, a young man engages him in a gunfight. Needless to say, the young man comes out on the losing end. He leaves and rides on to the town of Cayenne, to see his estranged girlfriend,

This movie stars two film legends, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. It was based on a magazine story by the famous playwright, Arthur Miller. It was adapted into a screenplay, for his then wife, Marilyn Monroe, adding the character of Rosalyn Taber. In the film, Monroe is a newly divorced woman, who falls for an

Henry Fonda stars as Wyatt Earp, in this film directed by John Ford. It is loosely based on the events leading up to The Gunfight at the OK Corral. Walter Brennan is Old Man Clanton, who heads up the family, who opposes Earp. Wyatt Earp is a man who just wants a part of the

There are many films that are about Christmas, but not as many that are related to our nation’s birthday or just have a feel for the American spirit. Here are five movies that should be viewed on this patriotic day. Five- Casablanca Humphrey Bogart stars as American expatriate Rick Blaine, living in Casablanca and running

James Cagney is cast in the title role of Danny Kenny, a boxer, who loves Peggy Nash, played by Anne Sheridan. He climbs to the top of the boxing world, but Peggy, wants to be a singer, and leaves him for Murray Burns, played by Anthony Quinn, who can help her career. Danny gets a

A concert pianist named Stephen Orlac, played by Colin Clive is involved in a train wreck. The result is that his talented hands are maimed. His wife Yvonne, played by Frances Drake, finds a famous surgeon, named Dr. Gogol, played by Peter Lorre, to perform an operation, to repair his hands. Dr. Gogol, transplants Orlac’s

Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston star in The Wreck of the Mary Deare. Heston plays John Sands a salvage expert, who finds the ship, The Mary Deare adrift. He goes aboard and finds only the first officer Gideon Patch, played by Gary Cooper. He finds out from Patch, that there was a fire, and the

Steve McQueen specialized in playing tough guys. His role as Lt. Frank Bullitt a San Francisco police detective, is no exception. In this movie, he is tough, but cool when facing danger and political pressure. Bullitt involves a mob witness, who is being guarded by McQueen’s character, and other police officers around the clock, until