81% (2) Titanic 98 min, Not Rated, [Drama, History, Romance] [Jean Negulesco] [13 Jul 1953]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 90%, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
Actors: Audrey Dalton, Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner
Writer: Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard L. Breen
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Plot: Unhappily married and uncomfortable with life among the British upper crust, Julia Sturges takes her two children and boards the Titanic for America. Her husband Richard also arranges passage on the doomed luxury liner in order to let him have custody of their two children. Their problems soon seem minor when the ship hits an iceberg.
Rotten Tomatoes: The 1912 sinking of the luxury liner Titanic is used as a backdrop for a several fictional subplots, chief of which involves snooty socialite Clifton Webb and his wife Barbara Stanwyck. Stanwyck has booked passage on the ill-fated passenger ship with her daughter (Audrey Dalton) and son (Harper Carter), leaving Webb far behind. Webb manages to board the ship at the last minute, and discovers that Stanwyck plans to divorce him; she further informs him that he is not the father of their son. When the Titanic sideswipes an iceberg and begins its slow descent in the Atlantic, the women and children are put on the lifeboats while the men stay behind to face death (except for cowardly cardsharp Allyn Joslyn, who disguises himself as a woman). The formerly class-conscious Webb acts with conspicuous bravery, seeing to it that several steerage passengers are ushered to safety. He is reunited with his son, who has given up his lifeboat seat to an elderly woman. All misunderstandings swept aside, Webb and his son face their final moments on earth together. In the film's best moment, a miniature recreation of the Titanic is seen sinking beneath the waves as the survivors watch from their lifeboats in numb horror. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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62% (2) The Monster That Challenged the World 84 min, APPROVED, [Horror, Sci-Fi] [Arnold Laven] [01 Jun 1957]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 58%, Rotten Tomatoes: 67%, External Reviews
Awards: 1 nomination.
Actors: Audrey Dalton, Barbara Darrow, Hans Conried, Tim Holt
Writer: David Duncan (story), Pat Fielder (screenplay)
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Plot: An earthquake in the Salton Sea unleashes a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters. Discovering the creatures, a Naval officer and several scientists attempt to stop the monsters, but they escape into the canal system of the California's Imperial Valley and terrorize the populace.
Rotten Tomatoes: In this horror film, an underwater earthquake in the Salton Sea yields up the eggs of a long-extinct sea monster. Once hatched, the monster's offspring sustain themselves by sucking the life forces of various unlucky human land dwellers. Even worse, these horrendous creatures procreate at an incredible rate.
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72% (1) My Cousin Rachel 98 min, APPROVED, [Drama, Mystery, Romance] [Henry Koster] [24 Dec 1954]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
Actors: Audrey Dalton, Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Ronald Squire
Writer: Nunnally Johnson (screen play), Daphne Du Maurier (from the novel by)
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Plot: When Philip Ashley's much-loved (and rich) cousin Ambrose dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel to inherit his wealth. But when he meets Rachel and falls in love with her, he knows that his suspicions must have been unfounded. But were they, or is Rachel just trying to use Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him instead of to her? And will she murder him next?
Rotten Tomatoes: Olivia DeHavilland and Richard Burton star in this adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's gothic novel. DeHavilland is the widow of a Cornish man of property who died in suspicious circumstances. Burton is the dead man's cousin, who in probing his relative's demise immediately suspects DeHavilland.
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68% (1) Casanova's Big Night 86 min, [Adventure, Comedy, Musical] [Norman Z. McLeod] [12 Apr 1954]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 68%, External Reviews
Actors: Audrey Dalton, Basil Rathbone, Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine
Writer: Hal Kanter (written for the screen by), Edmund L. Hartmann (written for the screen by), Aubrey Wisberg (story)
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Plot: Italy, 1757. Lowly tailor Pippo Popolino disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what he's getting into: locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.
Rotten Tomatoes: When an 18th-century Venetian woman wants to find out the intentions of her would-be daughter-in-law, she hires a tailor's apprentice (Bob Hope) to assume the identity of her son--Casanova. Attempting this feat, he swiftly finds trouble.
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65% (1) Drum Beat 111 min, [Adventure, Western] [Delmer Daves] [08 Apr 1955]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 65%, External Reviews
Actors: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith
Writer: Delmer Daves (screenplay), Delmer Daves (story)
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Plot: President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.
Rotten Tomatoes: Though heavily advertised as Delmar Daves' Drum Beat, this film owed its existence to producer-star Alan Ladd. The star is cast as a veteran Indian fighter Johnny MacKay, who because of his close relationship with the Medoc tribe is sent out to negotiate a peace treaty. Once he has arrived in Medoc territory, Johnny (Ladd) must contend with the misspent emotions of his childhood sweetheart Toby (Marisa Pavan), the sister of Indian chief Manok (Anthony Caruso). Jealous over Johnny's relationship with pretty Nancy Meek (Audrey Dalton), Toby has cast her lot with renegade warrior Captain Jack (Charles Bronson), who honors no treaties. Though the film has a Native American villain, Drum Beat is largely sympathetic to the plight of the Indian. Based on a true story, the film is distinguished by J. Peverell Marley's breathtaking exterior photography, and by Victor Young's ballad-like musical score.
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53% (1) The Prodigal 112 min, [Drama] [Richard Thorpe] [06 May 1955]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 53%, External Reviews
Actors: Audrey Dalton, Edmund Purdom, Lana Turner, Louis Calhern
Writer: Joseph Breen (adaptation), Samuel James Larsen (adaptation), Maurice Zimm
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Plot: A young Hebrew named Micah, unsatisfied with his father's rural life, demands his inheritance so he can try his luck in the city. Once in the city he falls under the spell of a beautiful pagan priestess who induces him to squander his money and betray his faith. Only after many trials and tribulations does Micah recover his senses and return home to his forgiving father.
Rotten Tomatoes: One critic has noted that The Prodigal was aptly titled, inasmuch as it was all too prodigal with the funds of the then-flagging MGM studios. In its retelling of the 22-verse Biblical story of the Prodigal Son, the film helpfully fills in the story details inconsiderately left out of the Old Testament. Edmond Purdon plays Micah, the wastrel son of Eli (Walter Hampden) who takes his share of his father's fortune and blows it all in wicked old Damascus. Micah's one redeeming feature is his unserving faithful in the Lord God Jehovah. Pagan princess Samarra (Lana Turner at her most giddily exotic) intends to seduce Micah into renouncing his faith, only to get stoned to death for her troubles. Nearly two hours pass before Micah returns home and the fatted calf is killed in his honor. If for nothing else, The Prodigal would be memorable for Lana Turner's pagan-ritual costume, which is little more than a glorified bikini.
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