Santiago (1956)

Gordon Douglas

Alan Ladd stars in Santiago, a taut adventure set during Cuba's struggle for freedom from Spain. Ladd plays Caleb Adams, a weapon runner who is taking his latest gun to the Cuban revolutionaries on an old steam ship. Onboard he meets beautiful patriot doña Isabella, played by Rossana Podesta, who attempts to win his heart and turn him to her political side.


Young at Heart

Gordon Douglas

When Alex enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters falls for him. He is charming, good looking and personable. Laurie and Alex seem made for each other and become engaged. When Barney comes into the picture to help Alex with some musical arrangements matters become complicated. He is seen as a challenge by Laurie, who can't believe anyone could be as cynical, and she is more than a match for his gloomy outlook on life.


First Yank into Tokyo

Gordon Douglas

An American pilot who was raised in Japan has his face surgically altered to go undercover on a daring mission as the The First Yank into Tokyo. World War II. With the United States and Japan locked in a grueling war, and the fate of the world depending on which country emerges victorious, the U.S. sends a man behind enemy lines to retrieve secrets to a new weapon that could change the course of the war. Major Steve Ross (Tom Neal) was raised in Japan, knows the culture, speaks the language like a native... and since the death of his girlfriend has nothing left to lose. Ross volunteers to have his face altered to appear Japanese for a vital, one-way mission. In Tokyo, Ross finds his girlfriend alive and held as a prisoner, but the lives of millions depend on the successful completion of his suicidal assignment.


The Detective

Gordon Douglas

Police detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs. Based on the Roderick Thorpe novel.


The Big Land

Gordon Douglas

Alan Ladd stars as a Kansas cattle rancher battling the elements and corrupt cattle buyers to build a railroad spur to the Rio Grande just after the United States' Civil War.


Claudelle Inglish

Gordon Douglas

In this tale of a good girl who goes very bad, a beautiful young Southern lady remains faithful to the man she loves while he is away in the military . . . until she gets a letter that he has fallen in love with another. Now, donning a tight dress and putting on new makeup, she proceeds to use her allure to seek vengeance by driving the men in her small town wild in their desire for Claudelle Inglish.


Sincerely Yours (1955)

Gordon Douglas

Fabulous pianist/television superstar Liberace headlines this showbiz romance with songs depicting the life and loves of a concert pianist who brings happiness to many empty lives and eventually finds happiness for himself. Tony Warrin has it all. A popular pianist who plays any style, he has money, great clothes, a penthouse overlooking Central Park, a rich blond fiancée, a loyal brunette secretary secretly in love with him, and a date at Carnegie Hall. But on concert night, disease deafens him. While medical science works on a cure, he must find other ventures. He learns lip reading and, using high-powered binoculars, eavesdrops on conversations in the park. When he finds people in need, he plays God, interceding with help. Meanwhile, his fiancée is falling in love with another man, and his secretary quits. But when his doctors give him new hope, Carnegie Hall and true love may once again be within his reach.


Laurel & Hardy: Saps at Sea

Gordon Douglas

In this twist on SOULS AT SEA (with a nod to Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES), Ollie goes berserk at the horn factory. When the doctor recommends an oceanvoyage as an antidote to calm his nerves, the fellows rent a ship that slips hermoorings and drifts miles from shore … with an escaped murderer on board. This farewell Laurel & Hardy film at the Hal Roach Studios was nostalgic, almost on par with A CHUMP AT OXFORD. Critics loved the lively, old-fashioned slapstick. Thereafter, Roach allowed his deal with Laurel & Hardy to lapse, and while both the partnership and studio flirted with the idea of reuniting to produce more movies, and eventually TV programs, strokes suffered by the two comedy giants in the mid-1950s finally made any such plans impossible. Directed by Mr. Roach’s protégé, Gordon Douglas. With James Finlayson and Rychard Cramer. Plus former Mack Sennett silent star Ben Turpin, and Harry Bernard, close friend of Charley Chase; all three of whom died shortly after the picture was issued to movie theaters.


The Great Missouri Raid

Gordon Douglas

In this Western, the James and Younger boys ride the outlaw trail again all because of a mean Union Army Major.


Bombers B-52

Gordon Douglas

Natalie Wood, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Academy Award winner Karl Malden star in the story of an Air Force sergeant struggling with a choice to reenlist, the hot-headed young pilot who's in love with his daughter--and the most fearsome weapon of their time in Bombers B-52. Sergeant Chuck Brennan (Malden) is tempted to accept a much-better paying civilian job and must face the insolent young colonel, Jim Herlihy (Zimbalist Jr.) who's pursuing his daughter, Edith (Wood). But a dangerous test-flight to Africa of the new B-52 changes Brennan's mind about both Herlihy and his career in the Air Force, as Herlihy decides to stay to perfect this amazing flying weapon of war.


The Doolins of Oklahoma

Gordon Douglas

Following the demise of the legendary Dalton gang at the hands of federal marshal Sam Hughes (George Macready), Wild Bill Doolin (Randolph Scott) seeks refuge from his crimes by settling down and marrying Elaine Burton (Virginia Huston). However, his peaceful life is cut short when some of his old cohorts expose Doolin's past in order to force him to join them in leading a new outlaw band, the Doolins of Oklahoma. With the law on the trail, the gang sets about robbing banks. But after seeing two of his men killed or captured, the cornered Doolin is faced with a potentially fatal choice if he is to keep Elaine from being brought down with him.


Harlow

Gordon Douglas

Hollywood in 1928 is the land of milk and honey, magic and fantasy. Jean Harlow’s spectacular and controversial career begins with bit parts in the movies. She is living with her mother, Mama Jean Bello, and her opportunistic stepfather, Marino Bello, when Hollywood agent, Arthur Landau, spots her on a film set, gets her a series of comedy roles and soon realizes he has a gold mine in Jean. He introduces her to film star Jack Harrison and then arranges for her to meet producer Richard Manley. She is panned in her first picture but the critics hail her as a sex symbol and, after a personal appearance tour, she returns to Hollywood a sensational success.


Sylvia

Gordon Douglas

A millionaire with a mysterious fiancee hires a detective to discover the truth about her past.


In Like Flint

Gordon Douglas

Suave secret agent Derek Flint (James Coburn) returns in the ultimate spy spoof, this time pitted against a group of female tycoons who plot to take over the world! After they replace the U.S. President with a clone as part of their super-evil plan, Flint must infiltrate the women’s secret lair – a lush tropical spa. There, he finds himself having one sexy, outrageous adventure after another!


The Nevadan

Gordon Douglas

A fine early example of Randolph Scott’s long partnership with producer Harry Joe Brown (later known together as “Ranown”) which would result in iconic films such as Decision at Sundown, Ride Lonesome and Buchanan Rides Alone. Here, Scott portrays Barclay, his usual mysterious lone rider, but he gets entangled in the company of others sooner and more completely, than in later films. Forrest Tucker plays Tanner, an escaped convict with a hidden stash of gold, who commandeers Barclay’s assistance. George Macready (Gilda) is a corrupt landowner, whose daughter (played by Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind) is the first to size up Barclay when the stranger comes to town. Another unique aspect of the independent productions of the Brown/Scott partnership was the use of less expensive and less established processes for shooting color films; The Nevadan was filmed in Cinecolor, a two-color process, which results in a unique color palette completely unlike the famous Technicolor process which was the standard for major color films from the era.


Yellowstone Kelly (1959)

Gordon Douglas

Big man, big land, big adventure. Western fans get all three in Yellowstone Kelly, a strife-torn saga of American soldiers and Sioux warriors in the days after Little Big Horn. Clint Walker (Cheyenne) stars as trapper and U.S. military scout Yellowstone Kelly, drawn into the conflict when he saves the life of a beautiful Arapaho girl (Andra Martin) held captive by the Sioux. She runs off, Kelly gives her shelter and all hell-for-leather breaks loose on the plains. Rich Technicolor photography provides the stunning backdrop for brawling, hoof-pounding frontier action reliably delivered by two genre greats, director Gordon Douglas and screenwriter Burt Kennedy.


Fort Dobbs (1958)

Gordon Douglas

Surrounded by hostile Comanches, frontier widow Celia Gray knows the only hope she and her little boy have is to escape to Fort Dobbs. Their escort is Gar Davis, a strapping stranger who clearly has something to hide. Celia fears she knows his secret: he's the man who murdered her husband. Clint Walker plays the mysterious stranger and Virginia Mayo is the ravishing widow in this Western tale of high-desert suspense and action. As the desperate travelers make their way through Indian attacks and the perils of a forbidding terrain, they're joined by a gun trader (Brian Keith in an audience-grabbing performance) carrying high-performance rifles he's looking to sell – and Gar worries that the Comanches will be the highest bidder.


Sins of Rachel Cade

Gordon Douglas

It's 1939, and World War II begins its carnage. But deep in the Belgian Congo, nurse Rachel Cade goes about the daily, desperate business of saving lives, barely touched by the world outside. Then an RAF pilot crash lands near the hospital, bringing with him the urgency of war...and a love that will change Rachel's life forever. Three exciting stars - Angie Dickinson (Point Blank), Peter Finch (Network) and seven-time James Bond Roger Moore - headline an exotic drama scripted by Edward Anhalt (Becket). Of equal note is the extraordinary supporting cast, including Woody Strode, Juano Hernandez, Rafer Johnson and Scatman Crothers. Powerful performances and powerful storytelling infuse this film with a timeless relevance.


So This Is Love

Gordon Douglas

Forget her string of Broadway successes. Forget even the flowers-and-candlelight ardor of handsome bachelors. There's only one great passion in Grace Moore's life: to star at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. Flowing with songs popularized by Moore and excerpts from three classic operas, So This Is Love is a polished gem about how the stage and screen star (a Best Actress Oscar nominee for 1934's One Night of Love) sang her dream into reality. It's a perfect match of star and role: Kathryn Grayson (Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate), who also had an enduring ambition to perform on the operatic stage, portrays Moore. A colorful supporting cast plays the Who's Who roles of other show-biz greats, and in only his second movie is an entertainer who'd score big on the home screen: Merv Griffin.


I Was a Communist for the FBI

Gordon Douglas

Based on a true story, this documentary-style caper film follows a federal agent on a dangerous assignment -- he must go underground to flush out a nefarious spy ring. Leonard Maltin praises this suspenseful political tales as "low key, and effective." Starring Frank Lovejoy ("Home of the Brave," "House of Wax"), favorite '50s quiz show guest Dorothy Hart and Philip Carey ("Calamity Jane," "Dead Ringer").


Robin and the 7 Hoods

Gordon Douglas

The Rat Pack's final fling finds our boys fighting a rival gang for supremacy in 1928 Chicago. Leader Frank Sinatra is surprised at his rise in respectability after he gives a large sum of money to an orphanage, earning him the nickname Robin Hood of the Windy City. Bing Crosby is a standout as the gang's elder statesman in this hip comedy-drama, which features a bevy of memorable Cahn-Van Heusen songs including "My Kind of Town." One of 1964's top boxoffice grossers!


Viva Knievel!

Gordon Douglas

Evel Knievel plays himself in a story about crooks who plan to have the daredevil killed during a motorcycle jump in Mexico so they can use his trucks to smuggle drugs into the United States. All-star supporting cast, including Leslie Nielsen ("The Naked Gun" movies), Dabney Coleman ("9 to 5"), Lauren Hutton ("American Gigolo"), and screen legend Gene Kelly.


Tony Rome

Gordon Douglas

The beautiful daughter of a wealthy industrialist turns up drunk and unconscious in a hotel room. To avoid a scandal the hotel house detective hires his former partner, private detective Tony Rome, to sober her up and escort her home. The next day, the girl's diamond pin is mysteriously missing. Arriving back at his houseboat, Tony is greeted by a pair of thugs who knock him out and tear his boat apart, desperate to find the pin. Tony's problems are just beginning, when he gets to his office he's in for a grisly surprise... his ex-partner is waiting for him with a bullet through his head.


Way... Way Out

Gordon Douglas

Both the Americans and Russians have a two person base on the Moon. The American station is staffed by a group of half-crazed men, and the Russians are a well adjusted male-female team. Comedic chaos erupts when Peter Mattemore (Jerry Lewis) and his bride-of-convenience, Eileen (Connie Stevens), are sent to a lunar space station to monitor the weather.


Rio Conchos

Gordon Douglas

Rio Conchos unfolds in Texas, shortly after the end of the Civil War. A group of four men led by ex-Confederate soldier Major Jim Lassiter (Richard Boone) sets out across the desert on a secret mission to prevent an unbalanced ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of warrior Apaches. The ex-Confederate colonel hopes to supply the renegade Indians with rifles in an attempt to recruit their help in carving out a chunk of Confederate territory in the West. The conflicts among the four men make this a provocative and engaging film.


Up Periscope

Gordon Douglas

James Garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is Lt. J.G. Kenneth M. Braden, an elite U.S. soldier during World War II. After being reluctantly pulled away from a week-long romance, Braden is given the dangerous mission of infiltrating a Japanese-held island. He must scuba ashore, and alone behind enemy lines, capture a top secret radio code before escaping to an awaiting U.S. submarine.


Them

Gordon Douglas

Humanity confronts its most awesome challenge from hideous hordes of gigantic ant mutations spawned by atomic fallout. A golden oldie and a horror landmark, bristling with tension, thrills, and Academy Award-nominated special effects. Starring Academy Award-nominee James Whitmore ("The Shawshank Redemption") and Emmy-nominee James Arness ("Gunsmoke").


They Call Me Mister Tibbs

Gordon Douglas

In this first sequel to In The Heat of the Night, homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) (Now married and living in San Francisco) investigates the violent murder of a Nob Hill prostitute. The prime suspect is a priest (Martin Landau). . .a close friend of Tibbs. . .who was last seen leaving the victim's apartment. Tibbs is reluctant to believe that the priest, who is fighting for reform in city government, is capable of committing such a desperate, sexually violent crime. Facing several threats against his life, Tibbs finally arrives at the absolute certainty that his friend is the murderer. At home, Tibbs faces another problem when he finds his 11-year-old son smoking. Tibbs solves this problem by introducing the boy to the "pleasures" of a very big cigar.


Chuka

Gordon Douglas

Throughout the West, one name means action: Chuka! Rod Taylor straps on his six-gun in this heroic, hard-hitting western about Chuka, a man of war who's seen enough fighting to know he must keep the brushfires of hatred and violence from erupting again. Acclaimed actors Ernest Borgnine, John Mills, James Whitmore and Louis Hayward join Taylor in this taut tale that emphasizes strong characterizations and meaningful action. Tension builds for soldiers guarding a besieged prairie fort against Indian attacks. Their nerves are frayed and their spirits are dying. But there's a glimmer of hope: the lone gunfighter who's come to help them is the man called Chuka!