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Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)

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Myrt and Marge (1933)

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Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Dirigible (1931)

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Mikey And Nicky (1976) — (Movie Clip) Maybe They’ll Forget About Me

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Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)

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Myrt and Marge (1933)

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Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Dirigible (1931)

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Edge of the City - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Edge of the City (1957). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

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Mikey And Nicky (1976) — (Movie Clip) You Would Have To Hire An Army Calmer and higher ranking Philadelphia gangster Mikey (Peter Falk) has convinced his childhood pal Nicky (John Cassavetes), who thinks he’s about to get whacked, to leave the hotel where’s he’s holed up, but we’ve no idea who Ned Beatty is, or who he’s talking to, in writer-director Elaine May’s Mikey And Nicky, 1976.

Mikey And Nicky (1976) — (Movie Clip) Maybe They’ll Forget About Me The second scene in the picture and the first with the principals (Peter Falk, John Cassavetes) together, writer-director Elaine May details just how freaked out small-time Philadelphia gangster Nicky is, believing he’s about to be killed, and why he’s called his life-long friend and colleague Mikey, in Mikey And Nicky, 1976.

Mikey And Nicky (1976) — (Movie Clip) Open, I’m In A Phone Booth Intense, baffling and irresistible opening from writer-director Elaine May, introducing her two title characters, John Cassavetes as Nicky and Peter Falk as Mikey, with substantial obfuscation, in the controversial, rarely-seen, intimate gangster drama that nearly ended her career, Mikey And Nicky, 1976.

Shadows (1959) -- (Movie Clip) A Real Mad Chick Ben (Ben Carruthers) drops by rehearsal aiming to borrow money from older-brother, singer Hugh (Hugh Hurd), who's busy with manager Rupert (Rupert Crosse) and night club boss Jack (Jack Ackerman), in John Cassavetes' Shadows, 1959.

Shadows (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Jazz Musician Ben (Ben Carruthers) with pals Tom (Tom Allen) and Dennis (Dennis Sallas), picking up girls in a Manhattan diner, early in writer-director John Cassavetes' first feature, Shadows, 1959.

Shadows (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Take Some Dramamine Ben (Ben Carruthers) visiting with sister Lelia (Lelia Goldoni) and smart boyfriend David (David Pokitillow), pals Tom and Dennis (Tom Allen, Dennis Sallas) accompanying, in John Cassavetes' Shadows, 1959.

Brass Target (1978) -- (Movie Clip) A Friend In The Right Uniform John Cassavetes as grizzled Major Joe DeLucca in post-War Germany, inquiring about stolen Allied gold meets unhinged alcoholic fixer Col. McCauley (Patrick McGoohan), who has acquired his Polish ex-girlfriend Mara (Sophia Loren), her first scene, in Brass Target, 1978.

Edge Of The City (1957) -- (Movie Clip) The Lower Forms Axel (John Cassavetes), himself of iffy background, still on his first day working the New York docks, joins Tyler (Sidney Poitier), whom he finds much more welcoming than crooked Charlie (not seen), who got him the job, early in Martin Ritt's Edge Of The City, 1957.

Edge Of The City (1957) -- (Movie Clip) With Nine College Degrees First scene for Ruby Dee as Lucy, wife of Tommie (Sidney Poitier), hosting his increasingly close new friend and colleague Axel (John Cassavetes), who is surprised to learn schoolteacher Ellen (Kathleen Maguire) is also invited, in Martin Ritt's Edge Of The City, 1957.

Edge Of The City (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Put Him In My Gang We have only bits of background on Axel (John Cassavetes), sleeping rough and awakened by Tyler (Sidney Poitier), seeking work in the docks through his connection to Malik (Jack Warden), to whom he gives a false last name, early in Martin Ritt's Edge Of The City, 1957.

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Sayeth Solomon Opening with appearances by Sandy Baron, Norman Fell, Reva Rose, Marty Ingels (with cameos by Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes), Michael Constantine, Peggy Cass, Suzanne Pleshette, Murray Hamilton and Hilarie Thompson, part of the tour group in If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, 1969.

Dirty Dozen, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) I Want That Knife Right In The Gut Reisman (Lee Marvin), aiming to get his military-convicts ready for their behind-the-lines probably-suicide mission, tries to get Posey (Clint Walker) agitated, colleagues (Donald Sutherland, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson et al) taking note, in The Dirty Dozen, 1967.

Dirty Dozen, The - (Original Trailer) A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines in The Dirty Dozen (1967) starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown.

Rosemary's Baby - (Original Trailer) A young woman (Mia Farrow) fears the baby she's carrying is the son of Satan in Rosemary's Baby (1968), directed by Roman Polanski and based on the bestseller by Ira Levin.

Edge of the City - (Original Trailer) An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt union official in Edge of the City (1957).

Saddle the Wind - (Original Trailer) A rancher with a questionable past tries to stop his outlaw brother in Saddle the Wind starring Robert Taylor.

Gloria - (Original Trailer) A former gangster's moll (Gena Rowlands) must protect a child wanted by the mob in Gloria (1980).

Child is Waiting, A - (Original Trailer) An emotionally fragile woman takes a job teaching mentally handicapped children in A Child is Waiting (1963),directed by John Cassettes and starring Judy Garland and Burt Lancaster.

Edge of Outside - (A TCM Promo) A preview of the new TCM documentary about independent filmmakers such as John Cassavetes and Samuel Fuller who broke from tradition and forged their own style and vision in spite of Hollywood. DON'T MISS IT on 7/5 at 8 & 11:30 pm ET.

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