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Cast A Giant Shadow John Wayne 1966

In this fact-based film, distinguished U.S. Army Col. David Marcus (Kirk Douglas) is enlisted by the Israelis to perform the difficult task of preparing their fledgling nation for battle against the Arabs. Before long, he feuds with the local leaders,

Some Like it Hot Marilyn Monroe 1959

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and

Hellfighters John Wayne Vera Miles 1968

Chance Buckman (John Wayne) has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. He, his assistant Greg (Jim Hutton) and his team of skilled firefighters extinguish raging oil field fires all over the world, cheating death every time. Madelyn

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Audrey Hepburn 1961

Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but

Robinson Crusoe Dan O’Herlihy 1954

When he is shipwrecked on a deserted island, aristocratic adventurer Robinson Crusoe (Dan O’Herlihy) must find a way to survive using only a few salvaged supplies and weapons. He also rescues a dog and a cat, who keep him company,

There’s No Business Like Show Business Marilyn Monroe 1954

Terry (Dan Dailey) and Molly (Ethel Merman) are vaudeville performers who eventually add their three children to the act to become “The Five Donahues.” However, their children start to go their own way in time, with Steve (Johnnie Ray) deciding

Ben Hur Charleton Heston 1959

Epic drama about an aristocratic Jew living in Judaea who incurs the wrath of a childhood friend, now a Roman tribune. Although forced into slavery on a galley and compelled to witness the cruel persecution of his family, he survives,

West Side Story Natalie Wood 1961

A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a

Désirée Marlon Brando 1954

Desiree Clary (Jean Simmons) has met the love of her life, and his name is Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando). But their love is a difficult one, as Napoleon’s rise through the military ranks takes him away from her, and they

Sorrowful Jones Bob Hope Lucille Ball 1949

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn’t return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle.

Fancy Pants Bob Hope Lucille Ball 1950

To add a touch of English sophistication to her New Mexican estate, Effie (Lea Penman) convinces Humphrey (Bob Hope), a man she thinks is a British butler, to come to the United States in her employ. In reality, “Humphrey” is

Return To Paradise Gary Cooper 1953

An island beauty (Roberta Haynes) and her people follow a beach bum (Gary Cooper) instead of a fire-and-brimstone preacher (Barry Jones).