Mickey Simpson

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The Lone Ranger (1956)

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

Fort Apache (1948)

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Henry Fonda  •  Shirley Temple  •  Pedro Armendáriz

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Henry Fonda  •  Shirley Temple  •  Pedro Armendáriz

Giant (1956)

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Rock Hudson  •  James Dean  •  Carroll Baker

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Rock Hudson  •  James Dean  •  Carroll Baker

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Linda Darnell  •  Victor Mature  •  Cathy Downs

Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Linda Darnell  •  Victor Mature  •  Cathy Downs

Stagecoach (1939)

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  John Wayne  •  Andy Devine  •  John Carradine

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  John Wayne  •  Andy Devine  •  John Carradine

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Myrna Loy  •  Shirley Temple  •  Rudy Vallee

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Myrna Loy  •  Shirley Temple  •  Rudy Vallee

The Street with No Name (1948)

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barbara Lawrence

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barbara Lawrence

King Rat (1965)

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  George Segal  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  James Donald

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Forbes
CAST:  George Segal  •  Tom Courtenay  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  James Donald

The Long Gray Line (1955)

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Robert Francis  •  Donald Crisp

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Robert Francis  •  Donald Crisp

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

The Singer Duke Mitchell meets Sammy Petrillo in this parody of Martin & Lewis. They arrive on a jungle island, where a mad scientist played by Bela Lugosi makes human esperiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Bela Lugosi  •  Duke Mitchell  •  Sammy Petrillo  •  Charlita

The Singer Duke Mitchell meets Sammy Petrillo in this parody of Martin & Lewis. They arrive on a jungle island, where a mad scientist played by Bela Lugosi makes human esperiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Bela Lugosi  •  Duke Mitchell  •  Sammy Petrillo  •  Charlita

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wallace
CAST:  Joan Carroll  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Ruth Warrick  •  Eve Arden

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wallace
CAST:  Joan Carroll  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Ruth Warrick  •  Eve Arden

A Date with the Falcon (1942)

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Wendy Barrie  •  James Gleason  •  Allen Jenkins

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Wendy Barrie  •  James Gleason  •  Allen Jenkins

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Ingster
CAST:  Alexander Knox  •  Ann Sothern  •  George Tobias  •  Sharyn Moffett

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Ingster
CAST:  Alexander Knox  •  Ann Sothern  •  George Tobias  •  Sharyn Moffett

Surrender (1950)

Violet Barton, a femme-fatale goal-setter, fascinates men and readily returns their affection to obtain the wealth she desires, even to the point of bigamy. She has an affair with gambler Gregg Delaney but marries his best friend, Johnny Hale, when she discovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Vera Ralston  •  John Carroll  •  Walter Brennan  •  Francis Lederer

Violet Barton, a femme-fatale goal-setter, fascinates men and readily returns their affection to obtain the wealth she desires, even to the point of bigamy. She has an affair with gambler Gregg Delaney but marries his best friend, Johnny Hale, when she discovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Vera Ralston  •  John Carroll  •  Walter Brennan  •  Francis Lederer

Angel in Exile (1948)

An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe him to be a sacred religious figure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan  •  Philip Ford
CAST:  John Carroll  •  Adele Mara  •  Thomas Gomez  •  Barton MacLane

An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe him to be a sacred religious figure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan  •  Philip Ford
CAST:  John Carroll  •  Adele Mara  •  Thomas Gomez  •  Barton MacLane

Half Past Midnight (1948)

A detective encounters a woman in a nightclub. He finds that she is being blackmailed by a dancer who is murdered that very night. Of course, the woman becomes the main suspect. She and the gumshoe team up and begin searching for the real killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William F. Claxton
CAST:  Kent Taylor  •  Peggy Knudsen  •  Joe Sawyer  •  Walter Sande

A detective encounters a woman in a nightclub. He finds that she is being blackmailed by a dancer who is murdered that very night. Of course, the woman becomes the main suspect. She and the gumshoe team up and begin searching for the real killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William F. Claxton
CAST:  Kent Taylor  •  Peggy Knudsen  •  Joe Sawyer  •  Walter Sande

Tall Man Riding (1955)

Still seeking revenge against ranch owner Tuck Ordway for publicly whipping him years earlier and breaking up his relationship with Ordway's daughter, cowboy Larry Madden plans to oust Ordway from his ranch by having his claim to the land declared invalid. Ordway's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Peggie Castle  •  Robert Barrat

Still seeking revenge against ranch owner Tuck Ordway for publicly whipping him years earlier and breaking up his relationship with Ordway's daughter, cowboy Larry Madden plans to oust Ordway from his ranch by having his claim to the land declared invalid. Ordway's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Peggie Castle  •  Robert Barrat

Star of Texas (1953)

Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Paul Fix  •  Frank Ferguson  •  Rick Vallin

Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Carr
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Paul Fix  •  Frank Ferguson  •  Rick Vallin

He Rides Tall (1964)

A rancher is pressured by his cheating wife and a gang leader, into trying to cripple a marshal's gun hand, after that marshal killed his murderous son in self defense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.G. Springsteen
CAST:  Tony Young  •  Dan Duryea  •  Jo Morrow  •  Madlyn Rhue

A rancher is pressured by his cheating wife and a gang leader, into trying to cripple a marshal's gun hand, after that marshal killed his murderous son in self defense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.G. Springsteen
CAST:  Tony Young  •  Dan Duryea  •  Jo Morrow  •  Madlyn Rhue
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