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Harry Essex’s Typical Vibe
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Harry Essex has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s.
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The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
Dir. Henry Hathaway · With John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Dir. Phil Karlson · With John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake
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