Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (
1982) | IMDb:
6.8
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.
Directed by:
Carl Reiner
The Swarm (
1978) | IMDb:
4.5
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Katharine Ross
,
Richard Widmark
,
Richard Chamberlain
,
Olivia de Havilland
,
Ben Johnson
Directed by:
Irwin Allen
Bon Voyage! (
1962) | IMDb:
5.6
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome
Starring:
Fred MacMurray
,
Jane Wyman
,
Michael Callan
,
Deborah Walley
,
Jessie Royce Landis
,
Tommy Kirk
Directed by:
James Neilson
The Absent-Minded Professor (
1961) | IMDb:
6.7
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
The Apartment (
1960) | IMDb:
8.3
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Fred MacMurray
,
Ray Walston
,
Jack Kruschen
,
David Lewis
The Caine Mutiny (
1954) | IMDb:
7.7
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart
,
Robert Francis
,
Van Johnson
,
Fred MacMurray
,
May Wynn
,
Katherine Warren
Produced by:
Stanley Kramer
The Miracle of the Bells (
1948) | IMDb:
6.6
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
Starring:
Fred MacMurray
,
Alida Valli
,
Frank Sinatra
,
Lee J. Cobb
,
Harold Vermilyea
,
Charles Meredith