Van Johnson
1) Brigadoon
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Two Americans stumble upon a Scottish village which comes to life for only one day a century. One of the men falls in love with a townswoman, and has to decide where his heart lies.
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Royal wedding: A musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance.
Pied Piper of Hamelin: The famous children's fairy tale is retold with warmth and understanding as the mysterious ratcatcher comes to the town of Hamelin and promises to rid the town of its unwelcome guests for a price.
Wild guitar: Bud Eagle leaves rural South Dakota on his motor scooter...
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Bathing beauty (1944 ; 101 min.): Songwriter Steve Elliott is about to marry Caroline Brooks. A strange woman, who has been paid by Steve's agent to say she is his wife, interrupts the ceremony. An angry Caroline leaves Steve at the alter and gets her old job back teaching at a girl's college. Determined to win her back, Steve enrolls in the school to become its only male student.
Neptune's daughter (1949 ; 93 min.): Scatterbrained Betty Barrett...
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David Maldon nearly drowned during World War 2, in a flood of brandy! Developing a condition known as 'Liquor Recoil, ' David must avoid alcohol at all costs; the merest whiff makes him wobbly, and a quaff makes him crazy. Fortunately for David, he has a unique guardian angel watching out for him, his boss' daughter.
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This romantic drama is set during post-WWII high society Paris. Writer and war veteran Charles Wills returns to the Left Bank to reminisce about his life after the liberation of the City of Lights. There he meets wealthy American eccentric James Ellswirth and his daughters, Marian and the beautiful but frivolous Helen. Although Marion loves Charles, he marries Helen instead, and the two begin a family. Their happiness soon spirals into tragedy when...
11) Go for broke
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A WW2 drama with Lt. Michael Grayson, a bigoted Texan, assigned to train and lead the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. A squard of loyal Japanese-Americans who had to battle prejudice as well as the Axis enemy.
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Phillip Hannon is a blind London writer who lives on Baker Street. He overhears a conversation that reveals a kidnaping plot so he rushes to the police. They are polite but refuse to believe him. His friends also prove to be no help, humoring the man with a friendly air. However, he knows what he heard is true and engages the help of his fiancee Jean and Bob, his secretary, to find the kidnappers.
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"In 1620, a group of religious outcasts boarded the Mayflower in England and set sail for the New World, where they founded a tiny wilderness outpost that was the genesis for what would become the United States of America. This is their thrilling story, a tale of hardship and devotion, and of storms, hunger and disease faced and defied"--Container.
15) Battleground
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"December 1944. A gripping tale of 101st Airborne troops resisting Hitler's fierce, final counteroffensive by Bastogne veteran Robert Pirosh"--Container.
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When Susan moves with her father from America to England, she ends up falling in love with and marrying Sir John Ashwood, an English baronet. But, before their son is born, Susan loses her husband to World War I. When World War II breaks out years later, her son's own tour of duty begins. Finding out whether he will return home safely or not makes for some of the most dramatic moments in motion picture history.