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Frankenstein (1993)

Test Pilot Pirx (1979)

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Scary Movie (1991) — (Movie Clip) I Walked With A Zombie/End Credits

Saint Jack (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Good Lover Bad Husband

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Frankenstein (1993)

Test Pilot Pirx (1979)

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Photo Collections

Lassie Come Home - Behind-the-Scenes Stills

Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Lassie Come Home (1943), starring Lassie and Roddy McDowall.

UPA Jolly Frolics - Model Sheets

Here are a few model sheets drawn for use in UPA Jolly Frolics cartoons in the 1950s. Model Sheets are reference charts for animators that tell them everything they need to know to keep a consistent look for the character they are drawing, which is important because many different artists may ultimately work on the same scene.

The Walking Hills - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

The Walking Hills - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Coroner Creek - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Coroner Creek - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm - Color Publicity Stills

Here are a few color publicity stills from MGM's The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962), starring Buddy Hackett and produced by George Pal. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

Badman's Territory - Movie Poster

Here is the American One-Sheet movie poster for Badman's Territory (1947), starring Randolph Scott and Ann Richards. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Scary Movie (1991) — (Movie Clip) I Walked With A Zombie/End Credits Not a spoiler in that it begins after the action, director Daniel Erickson rolls end credits with a 1981 original song by fellow-Austinite Roky Erickson (of 13th Floor Elevators fame), named for the 1943 Val Lewton RKO classic, wrapping up the quirky Texas indy Scary Movie, 1991.

Saint Jack (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Good Lover Bad Husband Ben Gazzara (the title character, a benevolent American ex-pat pimp in Singapore) takes care of an older friend helping him finance his own new brothel, then has an interview with a prospective professional (Monika Subramanian), in Peter Bogdanovich’s Saint Jack, 1979, with the popular Louis Armstrong recording of Oscar Peterson’s “Basin Street Blues.”

Cookie (1989) -- (Movie Clip) Angelo And Vinnie Brought You? Director Susan Seidelman working on location in star Peter Falk’s home town (Sing Sing prison in Osinning, New York) for his first scene, as mobster Dino explaining to his very estranged daughter (Emily Lloyd, title character) why he sent his lawyers to her misdemeanor trial, Tony LaFortezza as goon Angelo, Thomas Quinn driving, in Cookie, 1989.

Cookie (1989) -- (Movie Clip) Like We're A Normal Family After 15 years hard time mobster Dino (Peter Falk) rejoins his nervous mistress Lenore (Dianne Wiest) and their troublesome daughter (Emily Lloyd, title character), in Cookie, 1989, directed by Susan Seidelman from the original script by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen.

Drunken Angel (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You're A Leech Following up on their violent meeting the night before, inebriate doctor Sanada (Takashi Shimura) pursues gangster Matsunaga (Toshiro Mifune) to his lair in the slums, early in Akira Kurosawa's Drunken Angel, 1948.

Drunken Angel (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You Call That A Nail? Following the credits, getting familiar with the cesspool, Toshiro Mifune, as gangster Matsunaga, in his first scene in his first film with director Akira Kurosawa, visits doctor Sanada (Takashi Shimura), in the celebrated post-war Japan morality play, Drunken Angel, 1948.

Our Time (1974) -- (Movie Clip) You'd Never Hurt Me, Would You? Outside the mixer for the neighboring Massachusetts prep schools, we’ve learned that Abby and Michael (Pamela Sue Martin, Parker Stevenson, later partners in TV’s Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries) shared a summer romance, with George O’Hanlon Jr. as pesky Malcolm, in Our Time, 1974.

Our Time (1974) -- (Movie Clip) The Pennington Academy Opening the teen boarding school melodrama from later-prominent director Peter Hyams, Roderick Cook the preachy headmaster, Pamela Sue Martin is Abby late to assembly, Betsy Slade her friend Muffy and Karen Balkin the prissier Laura, in Warner Bros.’ Our Time, 1974, also starring Parker Stevenson.

Bombardier (1943) -- (Movie Clip) It's Just As Unlogical Randolph Scott as Army Air Force Captain Buck Oliver, a reluctant convert to high-altitude bombing, dictates a letter to old friend “Burt” (Anne Shirley) in New Mexico, advising her that his colleague Major “Chick” Davis will arrive soon to launch a training program, Barton MacLane his sergeant Dixon, in Bombardier, 1943.

Too Young To Kiss (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Revolutionary Etude Both billed above the title in their 4th picture starring together, June Allyson is twenty-something pianist Cynthia posing as her fictional kid sister Molly, and Van Johnson is Wainright, the impresario holding auditions for a youth orchestra, Hans Conreid introducing her, for the familiar Chopin composition, in MGM’s Too Young To Kiss, , 1951, with impressive fake playing by June, who had some piano training as a child.

Man From Snowy River, The (1982) -- (Movie Clip) It's A Hard Country After the accidental death of his cattleman father in early scenes, Australian Jim (Tom Burlinson) completing ceremonies, accompanied by crusty American miner family friend Spur (Kirk Douglas, first of his dual roles), then challenged by rangers led by Frew (Gus Mercurio), in The Man From Snowy River, 1982.

Night Porter, The (1974) -- (Movie Clip) My Keys, Please Not much background about Max (Dirk Bogarde, title character), at the desk of a Vienna hotel in 1957, has been revealed, but he sure takes notice when Charlotte Rampling appears, the refined spouse of a visiting American conductor, and director and co-writer Liliana Cavani uses her first flashback, early in The Night Porter, 1974.

Great Buster: A Celebration,The (2018) -- Original Trailer Trailer for the award-winning original documentary on Buster Keaton by Peter Bogdanovich, The Great Buster: A Celebration, 2018, with commentary from Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Richard Lewis, Werner Herzog and many more.

Cookie (1989) -- Original Trailer Original trailer for director Susan Seidelman’s mob spoof Cookie, 1989, starring Emily Lloyd, Peter Falk and Dianne Wiest, co-written and produced by Nora Ephron.

Smoke Signals - (Original Trailer) When his best friend's father dies, a Native funds their trip to deal with the remains in Smoke Signals (1998).

Phantom Tollbooth, The - (Re-issue Trailer) A bored boy enters a cartoon world where letters and numbers are at war in Chuck Jones' The Phantom Tollbooth (1970).

Bus Stop - (Original Trailer) An innocent cowboy kidnaps a small-time singer (Marilyn Monroe) with whom he's infatuated in Joshua Logan's Bus Stop (1956).

Dulcy - (Original Trailer) Ann Sothern plays Dulcy (1940), the scatterbrained beauty who tries to help her fiance's career by throwing a big party.

Big Street, The - (Re-issue Trailer) Lucille Ball plays a selfish showgirl who ignores Henry Fonda's lovestruck waiter until she is injured in The Big Street, 1942, produced by Damon Runyon from his short story.

On the Town - (Original Trailer) Three sailors wreck havoc during a whirlwind 24-hour shore leave in New York City in On the Town (1949) starring Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra.

Ride the High Country - (Original Trailer) Two aging gunslingers (Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea) sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town in Ride the High Country (1962).

Terminator, The - (Original Trailer) A deadly robot from the future travels back in time to kill a woman whose son will one day defeat its masters in James Cameron's The Terminator (1984).

Karate Kid, The - (Original Trailer) A boy (Ralph Macchio) learns karate from a retired master (Pat Morita) to deal with school bullies. From the director of Rocky (1976).

Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The - (Original Trailer) Lovesick teenager Bobby Van searches for romance at college and finds Debbie Reynolds in The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis (1953).

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