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Robert Smith

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10 titles
The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

Melville Shavelson 1959 1h 57m

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

Charles F. Haas 1959 1h 31m 6.0

A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.

99 River Street

99 River Street

Phil Karlson 1953 1h 23m 6.5

A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.

Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

David Miller 1952 1h 52m 6.8

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Invasion USA

Invasion USA

Alfred E. Green 1952 1h 13m 5.0

A group of American witness the deadly invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union.

The Magic Face

The Magic Face

Frank Tuttle 1951 1h 28m

Actor becomes Hitler's valet, murders him, takes his place and ruins Nazi Germany's war efforts.

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

James V. Kern 1950 1h 31m 5.0

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia?

Quicksand

Quicksand

Irving Pichel 1950 1h 19m 6.5

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled.

The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

Edward Ludwig 1949 1h 32m 5.0

A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.

You Came Along

You Came Along

John Farrow 1945 1h 43m

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond-selling tour with two buddies, and substitute chaperone Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shou...

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