Doreen Lang

North by Northwest (1959)

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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

The Birds (1963)

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Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

The Wrong Man (1956)

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Vera Miles  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Harold J. Stone

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Vera Miles  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Harold J. Stone

Wild in the Country (1961)

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Dunne
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Hope Lange  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Millie Perkins

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Dunne
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Hope Lange  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Millie Perkins

Brian's Song (1971)

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Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Things in Their Season (1974)

The son in a close-knit family of Wisconsin dairy farmers decides to get married and move out of the house, just as his mother discovers she has incurable leukemia and only a short time to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Patricia Neal  •  Ed Flanders  •  Marc Singer  •  Meg Foster

The son in a close-knit family of Wisconsin dairy farmers decides to get married and move out of the house, just as his mother discovers she has incurable leukemia and only a short time to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Patricia Neal  •  Ed Flanders  •  Marc Singer  •  Meg Foster

Like Normal People (1979)

An intellectually-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love, and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Shaun Cassidy  •  Linda Purl  •  Zalman King  •  James Keach

An intellectually-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love, and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Shaun Cassidy  •  Linda Purl  •  Zalman King  •  James Keach

A Death of Innocence (1971)

A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Tisha Sterling  •  John Randolph

A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Tisha Sterling  •  John Randolph

Death Sentence (1974)

A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and that the real killer is her own husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Laurence Luckinbill  •  Nick Nolte  •  Alan Oppenheimer

A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and that the real killer is her own husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Laurence Luckinbill  •  Nick Nolte  •  Alan Oppenheimer

A Death in Canaan (1978)

When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Stefanie Powers  •  Paul Clemens  •  Tom Atkins  •  Jacqueline Brooks

When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Stefanie Powers  •  Paul Clemens  •  Tom Atkins  •  Jacqueline Brooks

Gidget Grows Up (1969)

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her beloved "Moondoggie" to try to make him jealous have had the wrong effect. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Sheldon
CAST:  Karen Valentine  •  Edward Mulhare  •  Paul Petersen  •  Warner Anderson

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her beloved "Moondoggie" to try to make him jealous have had the wrong effect. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Sheldon
CAST:  Karen Valentine  •  Edward Mulhare  •  Paul Petersen  •  Warner Anderson

The Borgia Stick (1967)

A suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to break away from the cartel and go legitimate, but the syndicate doesn't want to give them up so easily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Inger Stevens  •  Don Murray  •  Barry Nelson  •  Fritz Weaver

A suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to break away from the cartel and go legitimate, but the syndicate doesn't want to give them up so easily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Inger Stevens  •  Don Murray  •  Barry Nelson  •  Fritz Weaver

The Group (1966)

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Joan Hackett  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Shirley Knight

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Joan Hackett  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Shirley Knight

The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)

A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Kay
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Richard Davalos  •  Lawrence Dobkin

A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Kay
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Richard Davalos  •  Lawrence Dobkin

Almost an Angel (1990)

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Elias Koteas  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Doreen Lang

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Elias Koteas  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Doreen Lang

The House That Would Not Die (1970)

A tale of witchcraft, black magic and a haunted house in the Amish country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Llewellyn Moxey
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Richard Egan  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Kitty Winn

A tale of witchcraft, black magic and a haunted house in the Amish country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Llewellyn Moxey
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Richard Egan  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Kitty Winn

Lapin 360 (1972)

Delia Peletier has been paid to have a child for a wealthy man who wants an heir. She has the baby and turns it over to her "employer," but subsequently decides she wants the child back. She hires three men to kidnap the child. The quartet hides out in the house of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Terry Kiser  •  Anne Baxter  •  Peggy Walton-Walker  •  Nehemiah Persoff

Delia Peletier has been paid to have a child for a wealthy man who wants an heir. She has the baby and turns it over to her "employer," but subsequently decides she wants the child back. She hires three men to kidnap the child. The quartet hides out in the house of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Terry Kiser  •  Anne Baxter  •  Peggy Walton-Walker  •  Nehemiah Persoff

Nightmare (1974)

A murder witness can't convince the police that the killer lives in the apartment across the courtyard from him, and he realizes he is the sniper's next victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Patty Duke  •  Vic Morrow  •  John Travolta

A murder witness can't convince the police that the killer lives in the apartment across the courtyard from him, and he realizes he is the sniper's next victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Patty Duke  •  Vic Morrow  •  John Travolta