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1. 1776 (1972)
directed by Peter H. Hunt
featuring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, David FordThe first independent production of former studio mogul Jack Warner, 1776 was adapted from the hit 1969 Broadway musical by Peter Stone and Sherman ... More
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2. Mommie Dearest (1981)
directed by Frank Perry
featuring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya AldaWhen her adoptive mother Joan Crawford died in 1977, erstwhile actress/author Christina Crawford and her brother Christopher were left out of Joan ... More
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3. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
directed by George Marshall
featuring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris DowlingThis neat, fast-paced perfectly cast film noir reflects the hard-boiled, grim wit of the author of its screenplay, Raymond Chandler. Johnny Morrison ... More
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4. The Lost Weekend (1945)
directed by Billy Wilder
featuring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Howard Da Silva, Phillip Terry, Doris DowlingBilly Wilder's searing portrait of an alcoholic features an Oscar-winning performance by Ray Milland as Don Birnam, a writer whose lust for booze ... More
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5. Garbo Talks (1984)
directed by Sidney Lumet
featuring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill, Howard Da SilvaThis bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an ... More
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6. Unconquered (1947)
directed by Cecil B. DeMille
featuring Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff, Katherine de Mille, Ward BondCecil B. DeMille's first postwar production, the $5 million Technicolor historical spectacular Unconquered lacks only the kitchen sink. The story ... More
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7. David and Lisa (1962)
directed by Frank Perry
featuring Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton JamesThis stark and spare look at the world of the mentally disturbed was one of the beacons of the new American independent film movement. Keir Dullea ... More
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8. Three Husbands (1950)
directed by Irving G. Reis
featuring Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Vanessa Brown, Howard Da Silva, Shepperd StrudwickInspired by the 1949 hit A Letter to Three Wives, this takes the other side of the coin with a deceased playboy leaving letters to the husbands ... More
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9. The Underworld Story (1950)
directed by Cy Raker Endfield
featuring Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva, Michael O'SheaWritten by murder-mystery specialist Craig Rice, The Underworld Story concerns a corrupt newspaperman (Dan Duryea), who is in the pocket of a ... More
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10. Smile, Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
directed by Jerry Thorpe
featuring David Janssen, John Anderson, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Clu Gulager, Zalman KingDavid Janssen stars as private eye Harry Orwell in the made-for-TV Smile, Jenny, You're Dead. Investigating the murder of his friend's son-in-law, ... More
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11. They Live by Night (1949)
directed by Nicholas Ray
featuring Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig"This boy...and this girl...were never properly introduced to the world we live in." With this superimposed opening title, director Nicholas Ray ...






