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Joan Shawlee Movies
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Jack Lemmon,
Walter Matthau,
Paula Prentiss,
Klaus Kinski,
Dana Elcar,
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For what turned out to be his final film, Billy Wilder decided to adapt
the French black comedy L'Emmerdeur to America and he and his writing
partner I.A.L. Diamond came up with Buddy Buddy. As it turned out I saw this film back to back with Wilder's Kiss Me
Stupid. In that one, a whole lot of talented actors couldn't raise it
above mediocrity. But in watching Buddy Bud...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Starring:
Frank Sinatra,
Jill St. John,
Richard Conte,
Gena Rowlands,
Simon Oakland,
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Genres:
Drama
Action
Starring:
Peter Fonda,
Nancy Sinatra,
Bruce Dern,
Diane Ladd,
Buck Taylor,
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Roger Corman shocked Hollywood and the world with his controversial
telling of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Gang. But, in telling the
story, Corman depicts the generation gap of the 1960s and the feeling
of hopelessness by the youth of middle-America as the war in Viet-Nam
raged in the background. Peter Fonda equals his role in Easy Rider. He plays Heavenly Blues the
leader of ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Jack Lemmon,
Shirley MacLaine,
Lou Jacobi,
Bruce Yarnell,
Herschel Bernardi,
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Irma la Douce is a gem, one of Billy Wilders best films. Banned from TV
for many years by network censors, it began as a Broadway play and ran
from Sep 29, 1960 to Dec 31, 1961 playing at both the Plymouth Theatre
and the Alvin Theatre in New York. It quickly won the attention of
Hollywood and in 1963 debuted as a film starring Jack Lemmon and
Shirley MacLaine. It is a love sto...
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Genres:
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Jack Lemmon,
Shirley MacLaine,
Fred MacMurray,
Ray Walston,
Jack Kruschen,
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Ohhh - after my 4th or 5th viewing, I think this may be one of the most
remarkable blends of comedy and drama to have ever been filmed - THE
APARTMENT - in subtle ways - rises well above the conventions of any
genre. It was my introduction to the great Billy Wilder, and my
fondness for Jack Lemmon (a remarkable and sorely missed actor) begins
here as well.*SOME SPOILERS* The co...
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Genres:
Comedy
Music
Starring:
Marilyn Monroe,
Tony Curtis,
Jack Lemmon,
George Raft,
Pat O'Brien,
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Admittedly biased, "Some Like It Hot" can certainly stand on its own merit
with or without my thunderous round of applause. More than a decade ago, I
had the privilege of performing both the Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon roles
in "Sugar," the musical adaptation of "Some Like It Hot" which originally
starred Tony Roberts, Robert Morse and Elaine Joyce on Broadway in the 70s.
Tho...
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Genres:
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Starring:
Laurette Luez,
Allan Nixon,
Joan Shawlee,
Judy Landon,
Mara Lynn,
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Tom Brown,
Joan Shawlee,
Nat Pendleton,
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We managed to win World War II in the European theater even with the
presence of Bud and Lou in the American Army. The boys who enlisted in
the army to get away from the cops in Buck Privates and found their
nemesis patrolman, Nat Pendleton, as their sergeant are now returning
veterans. Only Costello managed to smuggle in little Beverly Simmons, a
French war orphan, in his duff...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Tom Brown,
Joan Shawlee,
Nat Pendleton,
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We managed to win World War II in the European theater even with the
presence of Bud and Lou in the American Army. The boys who enlisted in
the army to get away from the cops in Buck Privates and found their
nemesis patrolman, Nat Pendleton, as their sergeant are now returning
veterans. Only Costello managed to smuggle in little Beverly Simmons, a
French war orphan, in his duff...
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