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Clint Eastwood stars as former bounty hunter turned hired gunslinger, Joe Kidd, who finds himself in the middle of a range war in rough and rugged New Mexico. Following an armed uprising by local Mexican revolutionaries who claim they've been cheated out of their land, Kidd is hired to quell the rebellion by a wealthy land baron (Robert Duvall) with interests in the disputed territory. But Kidd's and his employer's interests are soon at odds when he falls for a beautiful Hispanic rebel in this top-notch action-adventure from acclaimed veteran western director John Sturges.

Clint Eastwood stars as a gunslinger hired by a wealthy land baron (Robert Duvall) to stop the rebellion of local Mexican revolutionaries who claim they've been cheated out of their land.

Clint Eastwood stars as a gunslinger hired by a wealthy land baron (Robert Duvall) to stop the rebellion of local Mexican revolutionaries who claim they've been cheated out of their land.

Clint Eastwood stars as former bounty hunter turned hired gunslinger, JOE KIDD, who finds himself in the middle of a range war in rough and rugged New Mexico. Following an armed uprising by local Mexican revolutionaries who claim they've been cheated out of their land, Kidd is hired to quell the rebellion by a wealthy land baron (Robert Duvall) with interests in the disputed territory. But Kidd's and his employer's interests are soon at odds when he falls for a beautiful Hispanic rebel in this top-notch action-adventure from acclaimed veteran western director John Sturges.

Geraldine Page delivers a smoldering, stellar performance as Alma, a repressed single woman whose longing for a handsome medical student (Laurence Harvey) becomes steady torture as he takes up instead with the sultry Rosa (Rita Moreno), while stringing Alma along. Adapted from a Tennessee Williams play, the film received four Academy Award nominations in 1962, and Page won a Golden Globe for Best Actress.

Offered a job to track down a priceless ruby that went missing after a plane vanished in the Caribbean, down-on-his-luck former attorney Mike Cormack (John Payne) soon discovers the plane's pilot is married to Janet (Mary Murphy), Mike's ex-fiancée who broke his heart. Now he must try to unravel Janet's web of lies even as he finds himself falling for the double-crossing temptress all over again in this film noir adventure.

California land tycoon Charles Hale (Ray Middleton) hatches a scheme to marry off his brother Oliver (John Russell) to a wealthy Spanish ranching family. Oliver, however, follows his heart and marries a gal named Garnet (Joan Leslie) instead. A battle of brotherhood ensues. This expansive, all-star Western from Republic Pictures features scene-stealing turns from Vera Ralston as saloon chanteuse Florinda and Pat O'Brien, who plays a drunken doctor.

Burlesque comic Peanuts White (Bob Hope) bears such a striking resemblance to international spy Eric Augustine (also Hope) that government agents turn to Peanuts to complete Augustine's unfinished mission when he gets injured on the job. Hilarity ensues as Peanuts assumes Augustine's identity and proceeds to charm his way into a topsy-turvy world of intrigue. Hedy Lamarr co-stars as a mysterious beauty with shifting loyalties.

Highway engineer Roy Rogers helps run a rehabilitation camp for young first-time crimial offenders. Powerful landowner Andrew Willard assigns his crooked foreman Devery to stop the building the new highway Roy is supervising, which will run through his valuable ranch land. However, Devery is also stealing his boss' prize cattle and stealing valuable jewelry from local wealthy ranchers. Roy's young offenders are threatened with arrest and the camp shut down. Willard's niece June (Edwards) protests her uncle's threats, and joins up with Roy to find and bring to justice the real criminals.

Highway engineer Roy Rogers helps run a rehabilitation camp for young first-time crimial offenders. Powerful landowner Andrew Willard assigns his crooked foreman Devery to stop the building the new highway Roy is supervising, which will run through his valuable ranch land. However, Devery is also stealing his boss' prize cattle and stealing valuable jewelry from local wealthy ranchers. Roy's young offenders are threatened with arrest and the camp shut down. Willard's niece June (Edwards) protests her uncle's threats, and joins up with Roy to find and bring to justice the real criminals.

Eugene Ferguson pledged to help people when he became a doctor, but will he perform a life-saving surgery on a South American tyrant (Jose Ferrer) who's taken him captive? Yes, if Ferguson hopes to leave the troubled land. No, if he heeds the threats made by revolutionaries determined to overthrow the despot. Cary Grant plays Ferguson, a physician navigating the unexpected terrain between a rock and a hard place in this political thriller that's the directorial debut of Richard Brooks (Elmer Gantry). The role is a change of pace for Grant, and he prepared for it with diligent study and observation of surgical procedures. The result is a portrayal rooted in reality and put across with the uncanny talent of one of film's greatest stars.

While trying to lay low, reluctant mob hit man Alex (David Bradley) visits his brother Tony (Brad Milne), whose involvement with a dangerous group of radicals leads both siblings smack-dab in the middle of a life-and-death dispute over chemical weapons. Tensions run high in this shootout-filled action flick, which finds Alex forced to unleash his killer instincts in order to save his brother and himself.