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During the early 1960s, three friends - Roy, Ned, and Scott - decide to follow their dream and go to Hollywood to find Marilyn Monroe. This leads the boys on a wild goose chase that leaves them running all around town and avoiding two loan sharks trying to get the money Roy stole from them. Will they get away from the loan sharks and meet the woman they fantasized about most of their lives?
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Two young competitors at one of the world's most important music awards defy the rivalry that should exist between them and fall in love. He knows that this may be his last chance for success, and she is the protege of a famous teacher who warns her to stay away from romance, so the competition tests the strength of their love.
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"This made-for-television adaptation of Dean Koontz's novel is a gripping re-telling of a psychological suspense thriller. Chyna Shepherd, the 26-year-old heroine of this story, is following the trail of the serial killer who murdered her dear friend, trying to stop him from killing another innocent victim ... Chyna, whose fragile world of safety is shattered with the murder of her closest friend, summons up the courage to face down her own demons...
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"Defying the wishes of his parents, the young Krupa sets out for New York in search of fame and fortune with his musician buddy, Eddie, and his small-town sweetheart Ethel. After Krupa's incredible talents are discovered, his rocketing career leaves little time for Ethel. Now playing in the fast lane, the hard-hitting drummer falls for sexy jazz singer, Dorissa, who introuduces him to drugs. But after serving time in jail and losing true-love Ethel,...
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"In the middle of Stalinist Russia, Ivan Sanshin ... is preparing for his wedding night when the KGB shows up and takes him away. Ivan is brought in to be Stalin's personal film projectionist and becomes a part of his inner circle, witnessing the ruler's actions and decisions ... a powerful tale based on the true story of a man's loyalty to a ruthless dictator despite the chaos that surrounds him"--Container.
10) Lord Jim
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The story of an idealistic Merchant Marine officer who disgraces himself when he abandons his ship.
11) Ride lonesome
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A classic western from the legendary director, Budd Boetticher. Ben Brigade is a stern-talking bounty hunter with a big gun. He is assigned to bring in the impetuous Billy, but knows that wild Comanche tribesmen and Billy's brother, Frank, are on his tail. He enlists the help of Sam and Whit, but they have their own motivations for coming along for the ride.
12) The key
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In war-weary London, Stella allows the key to her apartment to be passed from sea captain to sea captain. But when David Ross shows up she finds herself in love.
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"In this rambunctious comedy, David Wilson (Tony Curtis, 'Some Like it Hot') is an assistant professor caught by his wife, Ann (Janet Leigh, 'Psycho'), in a misunderstanding when a grateful student kisses David as Ann walks in the room. Ann is about to leave David, so David asks his friend, Michael (Dean Martin, 'Rio Bravo'), to help him get her back. Michael comes up with a story that David is an FBI agent and that the girl is a Russian spy. However,...
18) Strait-jacket
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Lucy Harbin goes berserk when she finds her husband in bed with another woman. With her three-year-old daughter accidentally witnessing the grisly act, Lucy axes the couple to death, then spends twenty years in a mental institution for the double murder. After she is released, she moves in with her brother, his wife, and her own daughter, now age twenty-three. Her nightmare is over, or is it? When a series of axe murders suddenly occurs in the neighborhood,...
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A frustrated mailman realizes that the only way he can get a woman is to kidnap her. When he tries to abduct a beautiful young woman, he accidentally grabs Gloria, a put-upon housewife whose husband resents her trying to further her education. However, Ben and Gloria soon realized they can help each other's problems.
20) Baby blue marine
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A young man joins the Marines during WWII, but fails to meet qualifications and is sent home. He gets mugged by an AWOL war vet who takes his clothes and leaves him his uniform. The young man is then mistaken for a war hero, and ends up falling in love with a waitress in a small Colorado town.
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