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AIR FORCE
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This is the daring story of a B-17 "flying fortress" and her tough, brave crew who, after setting out on a routine mission, end up becoming WWII heroes. Directed by the great Howard Hawks in the tradition of his own The Dawn Patrol. Earned four Oscar nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, which William Faulkner had an uncredited hand in writing. Howard Hawks---USA---1943---119 mins.
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BALL OF FIRE
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Mild-mannered professor Gary Cooper is hard at work on a new encyclopedia. He finds the help of a brassy nightclub singer, played by Barbara Stanwyck, both invigorating and distracting. With S.Z. Sakall, Oscar Homolka and Leonid Kinskey as interested faculty members and Dan Duryea as trouble. Script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Howard Hawks---USA---1942---111 mins.
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BARBARY COAST
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Edward G. Robinson shines as a big shot San Francisco saloon owner during the Gold Rush days. Miriam Hopkins is the dance hall queen who attracts his attention. With Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Brian Donlevy and Donald Meek. A brawling action adventure from Howard Hawks. Script by Ben Hecht and Charles Howard Hawks---USA---1935---91 mins.
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BIG SLEEP (BOGART)
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Humphrey Bogart is Philip Marlowe in this great adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel--one of the all-time classics of the detective genre. Blackmail, murder, sex and drugs all come into play as the ace detective tries to sort out the guilty parties. Even the author couldn't figure out who killed the chauffeur, but it's not the plot that makes this one so much fun, it's Bogie's chemistry with a super-sexy Lauren Bacall and Hawks' flawless direction. With John Ridgely, Martha Vickers and Elisha Cook, Jr. Howard Hawks---USA---1946---114 mins.
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BRINGING UP BABY (SPEC ED)
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One of the funniest movies from Hollywood, a classic screwball comedy. Katharine Hepburn is the madcap heiress with her pet leopard, "Baby", who falls for an absent-minded zoologist (Cary Grant) and makes a shambles of his life. Briskly paced fun with May Robson, Charlie Ruggles and Barry Fitzgerald supporting the leads. Howard Hawks---USA---1938---102 mins.
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EL DORADO
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Howard Hawks revisits and revises Rio Bravo, with John Wayne squaring off against numerically superior numbers of bad guys while depending on the help of a drunk, a kid and a fussy senior citizen. With Robert Mitchum, James Caan and Arthur Hemingway as the good guys and Ed Asner and Christopher George as the villains. Watch carefully for George Plimpton as one of the baddies Wayne KO's in a barroom brawl. Howard Hawks---USA---1967---125 mins.
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
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Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell form a unique duo in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, one of the classic musicals of the 1950's. Two "little girls from Little Rock" seek their fortune in Paris in Anita Loos' story. Featuring Marilyn's signature rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." Howard Hawks---USA---1953---92 mins.
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GIRL IN EVERY PORT
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In the film that influential Swiss writer Blaise Cendrars declared "definitely marked the first appearance of contemporary cinema," sailor Spike Madden (Victor McLaglen) discovers that he has competition for his girlfriends in various ports of call. He finally overtakes his rival, Salami (Robert Armstrong), another sailor, and after a fight they become fast friends. When Madden falls in love with gold digging vamp Marie (Louise Brooks), Salami must decide whether to tell his friend the truth about her. Silent, music track. Includes short subject Stork Mad (1926) with Bobby Ray. Howard Hawks---USA---1928---79 mins.
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HATARI!
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John Wayne stars in Howard Hawks' lighthearted adventure about a group of animal trappers learning to live with each other in the wilds of Africa. "Light, sunny, and effortlessly switching between action and comedy...one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a late masterpiece" (Geoff Andrew, Time Out Film Guide). Howard Hawks---USA---1962---157 mins.
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HIS GIRL FRIDAY
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One of the wittiest Hollywood comedies: Rosalind Russell is the ace reporter ready to quit for marriage, Cary Grant, her editor trying to convince her to stay. An escaped murderer puts Russell's determination to test. Sophisticated comedy from Howard Hawks, based on the classic play, The Front Page. "One of the fastest of all movies, from line to line and from gag to gag" Howard Hawks---USA---1940---95 mins.
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I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE
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Ann Sheridan portrays a WAC in World War II who marries a French Army Officer (Cary Grant). Though it's a fairly routine scenario for returning American soldiers, this WAC's new spouse baffles the army bureaucracy, leading to a number of funny mishaps, including Grant appearing in drag. Howard Hawks---USA---1949---105 mins.
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LAND OF THE PHAROAHS
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A strange work from Howard Hawks, based on a script by William Faulkner and Harry Kurnitz, about the epic construction of the Great Pyramid. With Jack Hawkins, James Robertson Justice, and a smarmy, dark turn by Joan Collins. Howard Hawks---USA---1955---104 mins.
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MONKEY BUSINESS (MONROE)
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Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, and Marilyn Monroe star in Howard Hawks' screwball comedy about a youth serum and its hilarious consequences. "Very funny and strangely frightening--Hawks' comedies are invariably more pessimistic than his dramas--Monkey Business ranks with the best works of the American cinema" (Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader). Screenplay by Ben Hecht, I.A.L. Diamond and Charles Lederer. Howard Hawks---USA---1952---97 mins.
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ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
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Cary Grant takes center stage as the mail pilot, in Howard Hawks' two-fisted adventure tale set in South America during the 30's. Jean Arthur is the showgirl; with an outstanding performance from Rita Hayworth. Howard Hawks---USA---1939---121 mins.
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RED RIVER
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The classic cattle-drive movie, often cited as one of the best American westerns. John Wayne is Thomas Dunson, a tyrant of the trail who alienates his foster son (Montgomery Clift) and causes a sagebrush mutiny. Plenty of two-fisted Western action in this battle of the wills, and featuring a great supporting cast. With Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey Jr. and Sr., John Ireland and an uncredited Shelley Winters as a dancehall girl in the Howard Hawks---USA---1948---133 mins.
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RIO BRAVO: SPECIAL EDITION
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This American classic features John Wayne as a sheriff trying to prevent a killer from escaping or being captured by a group of men determined to handle him on their own terms. With Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan. "Arguably Hawks' greatest film...beautifully acted, wonderfully observed, and scripted with enormous wit and generosity" (Geoff Howard Hawks---USA---1959---141 mins.
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RIO LOBO
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John Wayne is cast as Union Col. Cord McNally, a tough soldier in the Civil War whose private battles continue when the larger contest is over. A story of revenge, settling scores after the War, this was Hawks' last film. Howard Hawks---USA---1970---102 mins.
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SCARFACE (1932)
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Paul Muni plays Tony Carmonte, an ambitious hood fighting his way up to be the number one gang boss. Produced by Howard Hughes, Scarface is regarded as the best and most brutal of the classic gangster films. Howard Hawks---USA---1932---90 mins.
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SERGEANT YORK (2-DVD SPECIAL EDITION)
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Gary Cooper stars in an Oscar-winning role as Alvin York, a backwoods boy from Tennessee who overcomes his pacifist principles and decides to fight in WWI.
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TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
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The one where a 19-year-old Lauren Bacall tells Humphrey Bogart, "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together...and blow."
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