The best Larry J. Blake’s movies

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

24/04/1914- 25/05/1982
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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard
8.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 10/08/1950
  • Character: 1st Finance Man
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

High Noon

High Noon
8/10
  • Genre: ThrillerWestern
  • Release: 09/06/1952
  • Character: Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/07/1968
  • Character: Prisoner in Compound
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.

Demon Seed

Demon Seed
6.3/10
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again
5.7/10
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair
7.1/10
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.3/10
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!
6.7/10
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wrist watch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps
6.9/10
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer"

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 30/04/1949
  • Character: Martin (uncredited)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

The Werewolf

The Werewolf
5.9/10
The arrival in a small mountain town of a dissheveled stranger launches a series of murders committed by some sort of animal. As the town doctor and his daughter attempt to help the stranger, the sheriff investigates the murders; and they uncover a sinister experiment involving two rogue scientists, a car accident victim, his wife and children, and a serum that causes a man to turn into a ravaging werewolf.

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End
3.9/10
An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables. The lead scientist is eager to help find out what happened. Together they discover that giant grasshoppers are behind the devastation. Worse yet, thousands of them are headed toward Chicago! Can they be stopped... or is this the BEGINNING OF THE END?

The Swinger

The Swinger
5.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/11/1966
  • Character: Honest Hal (uncredited)
An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 08/12/1946
  • Character: Charles
While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Madison thinks back on her childhood, her first marriage, and later romances with two very different politicians, Aaron Burr and his good friend James Madison. She plays each against the other, not only for romantic reasons, but also to influence the shaping of the young country. By manipulating Burr's affections, she helps Thomas Jefferson win the presidency, and eventually she becomes First Lady of the land herself.

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World
5.9/10
Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength. The powerful formula comes to the attention of the college dean and two rival cereal companies, touching off a hilarious chain of events.

Band of Angels

Band of Angels
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/08/1957
  • Character: Auctioneer
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widower father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and he sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly however, Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress. The plantation is to be sold to pay off her father's debts and as the daughter of slave, Amatha is also to be sold as property. She is bought by a Louisiana plantation owner, Hamish Bond and over time she grows to love him until she learns he was a slave-trader. She tries again to become part of white society but realizes that her future lies elsewhere.

Creature with the Atom Brain

Creature with the Atom Brain
5.5/10
Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them. A police doctor's investigation of the deaths leads to the discovery of an army of dead criminal musclemen restored to life, remotely controlled by a vengeful former crime boss and a former Nazi scientist, from the latter's laboratory hidden in the suburbs.

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 15/08/1944
  • Character: Policeman (Uncredited)
A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.

Sudden Money

Sudden Money
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 31/03/1939
  • Character: Interviewer
Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald "Doc" Finney win a $150,000 grand prize in the sweepstake contest. With their windfall, each member of the family decides to pursue a dream.

Rhubarb

Rhubarb
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 29/08/1951
  • Character: Police Radio Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiacee Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.

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