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Song lyrics to Beautiful Things, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Anthony Newley and Samantha Eggar with vocal by Diana Lee

Beautiful Things [song lyrics]

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Song lyrics to Beautiful Things, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Anthony Newley and Samantha Eggar with vocal by Diana Lee in Doctor Dolittle

Emma, I can’t explain what it is that he is
But he is what he is for a very good reason
I can’t explain why he does what he does
But he does what he does cause his heart is pure –
Of that much, I’m sure.

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Song lyrics to My Friend The Doctor, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Anthony Newley in Doctor Dolittle

My Friend the Doctor [Doctor Dolittle]

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Song lyrics to My Friend The Doctor, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Anthony Newley in Doctor Dolittle

Matthew: He’s altogether a marvelous man, an’ he understands the Irish!
… and any man who understands the Irish
Can’t be reckoned altogether bad –
The same way that a lunatic
Whose patron saint is Patrick
Can’t be reckoned altogether mad.

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Song lyrics to Talk To The Animals, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Rex Harrison in Doctor Dolittle

Talk to the Animals [song lyrics]

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Song lyrics to Talk To The Animals, Written by Leslie Bricusse, Performed by Rex Harrison in Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle: If i could talk to the animals –
Just imagine it –
Chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee!

Polynesia: Imagine talking to a tiger –

Doctor Dolittle: Chatting to a cheetah –

Polynesia: Ooh!

Doctor Dolittle: What a neat achievement that would be!

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Song lyrics to I’m Just Wild About Harry (1921) Music by Eubie Blake, lyrics by Noble Sissle, performed in Casablanca, Babes in Arms, Rose of Washington Square, Jolson Sings Again, and many more

I’m Just Wild About Harry [song lyrics]

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Song lyrics to I’m Just Wild About Harry (1921) Music by Eubie Blake, lyrics by Noble Sissle, performed in Casablanca, Babes in Arms, Rose of Washington Square, Jolson Sings Again, and many more

I’m Just Wild About Harry was the most popular number of the Broadway show Shuffle Along. That was the first financially successful Broadway play to have African-American writers and an all African-American cast. The song broke what had been a taboo against musical and stage depictions of romantic love between African-Americans.

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The Food of the Gods (1976) by Bert I. Gordon, starring Marjoe Gortner, Ida Lupino, Ralph Meeker, Pamela Franklin

The Food of the Gods

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The Food of the Gods (1976) by Bert I. Gordon, starring Marjoe Gortner, Ida Lupino, Ralph Meeker, Pamela Franklin

In The Food of the Gods, on a remote island a farmer discovers a strange gooey substance. It causes young animals to grow rapidly. His problems begin when the creatures get hungry – they prefer human flesh. Loosely based on H.G. Wells’ 1904 novel.

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Tormented - by the she-ghost of haunted island! Tormented (1960) starring Richard Carlson, Lugene Sanders, Juli Reding

Tormented

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Tormented (1960) starring Richard Carlson, Lugene Sanders, Juli Reding

In Tormented, a pianist dumped his singer girlfriend and became engaged to a young socialite from an affluent island community. A confrontation between them at the top of a lighthouse results in her falling to her death to the rocks below. The pianist tries to keep the death quiet while proceeding with the wedding plans. But the dead singer begins haunting him …

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Two on a Guillotine (1965) starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero

Two on a Guillotine

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Two on a Guillotine (1965) starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero

In Two on a Guillotine, the daughter of a deceased stage magician must spend a week in a haunted house to receive her inheritance. Romance & mystery follow.

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The Island of Dr Moreau (1977) starring Michael York, Burt Lancaster, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart

The Island of Dr Moreau [1977]

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The Island of Dr Moreau (1977) starring Michael York, Burt Lancaster, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart

The Island of Dr Moreau begins with a shipwreck. Crewman Andrew Braddock (Michael York) washes up on a mysterious island ruled by the seemingly benevolent Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster). Braddock will learn that this “man of science” has been testing a serum on the island animals. A serum that’s able to transform them into near-human beings.

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