John Wayne stars in the wildly entertaining western heist movie "The War Wagon," where he plays a man seeking compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned three years before. Director Burt Kennedy ("Mail Order Bride" 1964) put in all of the great production values that make The Duke look [..]

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" has become a familiar catchphrase in the English language thanks to producer-director Stanley Kramer ("It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" 1963) and screenwriter William Rose. The film explores the topic of interracial marriage, from every possible angle, in this love story [..]

"Valley of the Dolls" is a trashy melodrama film based on Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel of the same name. It is the story of three young women in show business and their struggles with drug addiction. Veteran director Mark Robson ("Von Ryan's Express" 1965) could not [..]

"The Reluctant Astronaut" was a vehicle for Don Knotts and hiss unique brand of comedy. He was greatly aided by producer-director Edward Montagne ("McHale's Navy" 1964) and screenwriters James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, who also penned the teleplays for "The Andy Griffith Show," on which Knotts appeared [..]

Producer Aaron Rosenberg and director Gordon Douglas ("Stagecoach" 1966) put together some fun entertainment with "Tony Rome." This Frank Sinatra vehicle features the Chairman of the Board playing a private detective in the mold of the noir police dramas of the 1940's. [..]

Director Gordon Douglas ("Follow That Dream" 1962) and star Frank Sinatra had such a smashing success with "Tony Rome" in 1967 that 20th Century Fox green-lighted a sequel called "Lady in Cement," released in 1968. It did not have the quality of the original but was quite [..]

An early Jane Fonda performance in the title role dominates the science fiction classic "Barbarella." The director was Roger Vadim ("And God Created Woman" 1956), Fonda's husband at the time, who, along with producer Dino De Laurentiis, imbued the film with outstanding production values, highly original [..]

A late 1960's film called "Boom!" can best be described as an Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton vehicle. This motion picture, adapted from the Tennessee Williams play "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," is completely dominated by the legendary couple in virtually every scene. [..]

Doris Day's final appearance in a feature film was the romantic comedy "With Six You Get Eggroll." This wholesome family comedy featured a talented cast including Brian Keith as Day's love interest, Barbara Hershey as his daughter, and John Findlater, Richard Steele, Jimmy Bracken playing her three sons. [..]

Clint Eastwood starts his popular depictions of the tough guy hero, after getting famous starring in spaghetti westerns, in "Coogan's Bluff," where he plays an Arizona deputy sheriff in New York City to extradite a criminal. This is the first of five collaborations with director Don [..]