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Of Mice and Men (1939) starring Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field

Of Mice and Men

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Of Mice and Men (1939) starring Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field

Of Mice and Men is an incredible portrayal of the famous novel by by John Steinbeck. Accurate, riveting, heartbreaking, highly recommended.

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Clash of the Titans [1981]

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Clash of the Titans (1981) starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith

Clash of the Titans is Ray Harryhausen’s telling of the classic Greek myth of Perseus. Complete with Pegasus, Calibos, Medusa, the Kraken …

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Batman – The Movie

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Batman – The Movie (1966) starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Lee Meriwether, Burgess Meredith, Alan Napier

When Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission. But the tip is a set-up by four of the most powerful villains ever. The Caped Crusaders’ four deadliest foes have joined forces to … Rule the world!

  • Penguin (Burgess Meredith)
  • Joker (Caesar Romero)
  • Riddler (Frank Gorshin)
  • Catwoman (Lee Meriwether)

Armed with a dehydrator that can turn humans into dust, the fearsome foursome intends to take over the world! Can the Dynamic Duo stop them in time?

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The Manitou

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The Manitou (1978) starring Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan  Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Stella Stevens

The Manitou is, quite frankly, one of the cheesiest monster movies of all time — one of those that’s so bad, you watch it with friends to make fun of it.

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Advise and Consent

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In short, Advise and Consent is one of the best political intrigue movies that I’ve ever seen.   The basic plot involves a very ill President of the United States (Franchot Tone) who wants to nominate for Secretary of State a senator.  A man with a small secret in his past (played beautifully by Henry Fonda – a great performance).   The Senate Majority Leader (a wonderful performance by Walter Pidgeon) tries to line up the votes.  But he’s being undercut by a zealous young senator (Don Murray).  And, on the “other side of the aisle” by a Southern senator (played by Charles Laughton in his final performance), a man who views himself as a kingmaker, using the other senators and people like pawns on a chess board.

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