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Frontier in Space (1973) starring John Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado

Frontier in Space [Doctor Who]

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Frontier in Space (1973) starring Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado

Frontier in Space – In the year 2450 the Doctor is arrested as a spy as the fragile peace between Earth and Draconia is threatened. But someone … or something … is behind the scene, manipulating both sides.

Wide Open

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Wide Open (1930) starring Edward Everett Horton, Louise Fazenda, E. J. Ratcliffe, Vera Lewis, Louise Beavers

Wide Open is a delightful farce about a timid office worker (Edward Everett Horton). His inventive ideas win him promotion and the boss’ daughter (Patsy Ruth Miller)

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (song lyrics)

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Song lyrics to Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s An Irish Lullaby) – as performed by Dean Martin in At War with the Army

Editor’s note

It’s a sweet bit, as Dean Martin is imitating Bing Crosby, and Jerry Lewis is imitating Barry Fitzgerald.

The Indestructible Man

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The Indestructible Man (1956) starring Lon Chaney Jr., Casey Adams, Marian Carr

What would happen if a prisoner on death row, with a chip on his shoulder, was accidentally revived? And accidentally made indestructible as well? It’s The Indestructible Man, and the answer is a roaring rampage of revenge!

Born to Be Bad

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Born to Be Bad (1950) starring Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie

Synopsis of Born to Be Bad

In Born to Be Bad, a manipulative gold digger sets her sights on a wealthy man. A man who’s already engaged. She ignores the advances of a rugged writer who loves her despite her flaws.

Tonda Wanda Hoy [song lyrics]

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Tonda Wanda Hoy. Lyrics by Mack David. Music by Jerry Livingston. Sung by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis separately in At War with the Army

It’s easier to say I love you than tonda wanda hoy comma kalai
And wouldn’t you rather say I love you than tonda wanda hoy comma kalai
It’s easier to spell kiss me dear than tonda wanda hoy comma kalai
And wouldn’t you rather hear kiss me than (tonda wanda hoy comma kalai)

Doctor Who – Black Orchid

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Doctor Who – Black Orchid (1982) starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton

Doctor Who – Black Orchid is a short, entertaining Doctor Who story arc. It features the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, involved in a murder mystery. Two of his companions, Nyssa and Teegan, have a large role as well.

Two Girls and a Sailor

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Two Girls and a Sailor, starring Van Johnson, Gloria DeHaven, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante

Synopsis of Two Girls and a Sailor

Emmy-nominee Van Johnson (“Too Young to Kiss,” “Thrill of a Romance“), Golden Globe-winner June Allyson (“Too Young to Kiss,” Little Women“) and Gloria Dehaven (“The Yellow Cab Man,” So This is Paris“) take part in a romance where one sister falls in love with a World War II sailor, but the sailor finds himself in love with the other sister instead.

The Ape

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The Ape (1940) starring Boris Karloff

The Ape is an unusual horror film. It has a kindly doctor (Boris Karloff), who’s working on a cure for polio. So, that’s good, although his cure requires human spinal fluid. He has a strong affection for Frances Clifford, suffering from polio. The audience never finds out why, but that’s okay. Then, a circus gorilla escapes. A rather vicious gorilla, that’s terrorizes the townspeople. And it breaks into the doctor’s home!

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