BIG HOUSE, THE

BIG HOUSE, THE (director: George W. Hill; screenwriters: Joseph Farnham/Martin Flavin/Frances Marion/Lennox Robinson; cinematographer: Harold Wenstrom; editor: Blanche Sewell; cast: Chester Morris (John Morgan), Wallace Beery (Butch Schmidt), Lewis Stone…

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BIG SHAVE, THE

THE BIG SHAVE (director/writer: Martin Scorsese; cinematographer: Ares Demertzis; cast: Peter Bernuth; Runtime: 7; MPAA Rating: NR; Janus; 1968) "personal statement film." Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Shot by recent NYU…

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PIED PIPER, THE

PIED PIPER, THE (director/writer: Jacques Demy; screenwriters: Andrew Birkin/Mark Peploe; cinematographer: Peter Suschitzky; editor: John Trumper; cast: Donald Pleasence (The Baron), John Hurt (Franz), Jack Wild (Gavin), Donovan (Pied Piper),…

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BIG WHEEL, THE

BIG WHEEL, THE (director: Edward Ludwig; screenwriter: Robert Smith; cinematographer: Ernest Laszlo; editor: Walter Thompson; music: Nathaniel W. Finston; cast: Mickey Rooney (Billy Coy), Spring Byington (Mary Coy), Lina Romay…

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PINOCCHIO

PINOCCHIO (supervising directors: Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen; screenwriters: Ted Sears, Webb Smith, Joseph Sabo, Otto Englander, William Cottrell, Erdman Penner and Aurelius Battaglia; story adaptation: Aurelius Battaglia, William Cottrell,…

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BITE THE BULLET

BITE THE BULLET (director/writer: Richard Brooks; cinematographer: Harry Stradling, Jr.; editor: George Grenville; music: Alex North; cast: Gene Hackman (Sam Clayton), Candice Bergen (Miss Jones), James Coburn (Luke Matthews), Ben…

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PITCH PERFECT

PITCH PERFECT (director: Jason Moore; screenwriter: Kay Cannon/based on the book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin; cinematographer: Julio Macat; editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin;…

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BLACKMAIL

BLACKMAIL (director/writer: Alfred Hitchcock; screenwriters: Charles Bennett/Benn W. Levy/Garnett Weston/based on the play by Charles Bennett; cinematographer: Jack Cox; editor: Emile de Ruelle; music: Campbell and Connelly/arranged by Hubert Bath…

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PLATINUM BLONDE

PLATINUM BLONDE (director: Frank Capra; screenwriters: story by Harry Chandlee & Douglas W. Churchill/Jo Swerling/Dorothy Howell/Robert Riskin; cinematographer: Joseph Walker; editor: Gene Milford; music: Irving Bibo/David Broekman/Bernhard Kaun; cast: Jean…

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