The best Paula Kelly’s movies

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

21/10/1943- 09/02/2020
We present our ranking of the best Paula Kelly’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Paula Kelly.
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Soylent Green

Soylent Green
7/10
In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain
7.2/10
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents..

Drum

Drum
5.5/10
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity
6.9/10
Taxi dancer, Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life.

Peter Pan

Peter Pan
6.6/10
Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Mia Farrow as Peter Pan and Danny Kaye as Captain Hook, and with Sir John Gielgud narrating. Julie Andrews sang one of the songs, "Once Upon a Bedtime", off-camera over the opening credits. It aired on NBC at 7:30pm on Sunday, December 12, 1976, capping off the program's 25th year on the air. The program did not use the score written for the highly successful Mary Martin version which had previously been televised many times on NBC. Instead, it featured 14 new and now forgotten songs, written for the production by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!
7.2/10
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 26/07/1974
  • Character: Leggy Peggy
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/05/1986
  • Character: Satin Doll
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze
5.4/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 29/03/1972
  • Character: Martha Harris
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin
6.2/10
The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 19/03/1989
  • Character: Theresa
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Bank Robber

Bank Robber
4.5/10
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence which becomes more difficult as greed takes over and the people demand more exuberant bribes from the bank robber to shelter and hide him.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
7.1/10
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
7.4/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/11/2015
  • Character: Herself (archive footage)
A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. Originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 43 of the PBS series Great Performances.

Trouble Man

Trouble Man
6.7/10
It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.

Lost in the Stars

Lost in the Stars
6.3/10
  • Release: 08/04/1974
  • Character: Rose
Musical from the American Film Theatre series, based on the play Cry The Beloved Country.

Three Tough Guys

Three Tough Guys
5.5/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 29/05/1974
  • Character: Fay
Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.

Sophisticated Ladies

Sophisticated Ladies
  • Release: 08/02/1989
The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies documents a performance of the popular Broadway revue, built around more than two dozen great tunes from Ellington's songbook. Hinton Battle, Paula Kelly and Phyllis Hyman headline the cast for this production; songs include "Take The A Train," "Caravan," "Satin Doll," "In a Sentimental Mood," "Mood Indigo," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and many more.

Top of the Heap

Top of the Heap
6.3/10
A Washington D.C. cop is proud to be one of the few African-Americans on the force. He is not well loved by his peers, or by people. Trouble erupts when he is overlooked for a promotion.

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 04/08/2001
  • Character: Host
A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

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