Favorites On

Favorite Son [films featuring performers who were born within our 5 state area]

Advise and Consent 1962, Political, 139 mins Starring: Peter Lawford, Charles Laughton, Henry Fonda Maltin Says 3 stars: Long but engrossing drama of Washington wheeling and dealing, from Allen Drury novel. After The Thin Man 1936, Mystery, 113 mins Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Delightful second entry in the series finds the urbane Charleses in San Francisco and, when not inordinately inebriated, investigating murder charges brought against Loy's unstable cousin. Slightly overlong but first rate Airplane! 1980, Comedy, 86 mins Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves Maltin Says 3 stars: Very funny spoof of AIRPORT-TYPE pictures, with a nonstop string of gags that holds up almost to the end (why carp?). Airport 1970, Disaster, 137 mins Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seaburg Maltin Says 3.5 stars: ultraslick, old-fashioned movie that entertains in spite of itself, detailing hectic winter night at metropolitan airport. Algiers 1938, Crime, 95 mins Starring: Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamar, Charles D Brown Maltin Says 3 stars: Boyer as Pepe Le Moko falls in love with alluring Lamarr visiting Casbah district of Algiers: Calleia as police official, Lockhart as informer, stand out in well-cast romance. Alice Adams 1935, Drama / Comedy, 99 mins Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Frank Albertson Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Excellent small-town Americana with social-climbing girl finally finding love in person of unpretentious MacMurray. Americanization of Emily, The 1964, Drama/ Comedy, 117 mins Starring: James Garner, Julie Andrews, James Coburn Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Garner is fall guy for U.S. admiral's master plan to have American naval officer first Normandy invasion victim, with predictable results. Another Thin Man 1939, Mystery, 105 mins Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy Maltin Says 3 stars: Murder strikes at a Long Island estate and the screen's favorite lushdetective couple (along with Asta and newborn son Nick, Jr.) move in to solve it, although motherhood has slowed down Nora's drinking a bit.

Arsenic And Old Lace 1944, Comedy, 118 mins Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Hilarious adaptation of hit play about two seemingly harmless old ladies who poison lonely gentlemen callers. Frantic cast is excellent Back To Bataan 1945, War, 95 mins Starring: John Wayne Maltin Says 3 stars: Good, sturdy WWII action film with officer Wayne leading Filipino guerillas to victory in the South Pacific. Band Wagon, The 1953, Musical/Dance, 112 mins Starring: Fred Astaire Maltin Says 4 stars: Sophisticated backstage musical improves with each viewing. Astaire plays a "washed-up" movie star who tries his luck on Broadway Bataan 1943, War, 114 mins Starring: Robert Taylor Maltin Says 3 stars: Realistically made drama of famous WWII incident on Pacific Island; good combat scenes. Beach Blanket Bingo 1965, Musical/ Comedy, 98 mins Starring: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Paul Lynde Maltin Says 3 stars: Fifth BEACH PARTY movie is the best (and best known) Birds, The 1963, Horror, 120 mins Starring: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Hitchcock's classic about a woman and mass bird attacks that follow her around isolated California community. Not for the squeamish; a delight for those who are game. Bite The Bullet 1975, Western, 131 mins Starring: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergman, James Coburn Maltin Says 4 stars: Grand adventure in the classic tradition. Disparate types compete in a grueling, 600-mile horse race at the turn of the century Blue Dahlia, The 1946, Mystery, 99 mins Starring: Alan Ladd, Howard Freeman Maltin Says 3 stars: Exciting Raymond Chandler melodrama has Ladd returning from military service to find wife unfaithful. She's murdered, he's suspected in well-turned film Bye Bye Birdie 1963, Musical/ Comedy, 112 mins Starring: Janet Leigh, Dick VanDyke, Paul Lynde Maltin Says 3 stars: Entertaining version of Broadway musical about drafted rock 'n' roll idol coming to small town to give "one last kiss" to one of his adoring fans.

Call Northside 777 1948, Crime, 111 mins Starring: James Stewart, E.G. Marshall Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Absorbing drama of reporter Stewart convinced that convicted killer is innocent, trying to prove it; handled in semi-documentary style Captain Newman, MD 1963, comedy/drama, 126 mins Starring: Gregory Peck, Angie Dickinson Maltin Says 3 stars: Provocative, well-acted comedy-drama about dedicated Army psychiatrist Peck, battling bureaucracy and the macho military mentality on a stateside air base during WWII Cheaper By The Dozen 1950, Comedy, 85 mins Starring: Clifton Webb, Jean Crain, Myrna Loy Maltin Says 3 stars: Charming turn-of-the-century story of the Gilbreth children, twelve strong, their exacting father and mother Coogan's Bluff 1968, Western/ Crime, 100 mins Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee J Cogg, David Doyle Maltin Says 3 stars: Arizona lawman Eastwood comes to NYC to show city cops a thing or two about tracking down a wanted man. Stylish action film, good location work Day the Earth Stood Still, The 1951, Science Fiction, 92 mins Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, George Reeves Maltin Says 4 stars: Landmark science-fiction drama about dignified alien who comes to Earth to deliver anti-nuclear warning, stays to learn that his peaceful views are shared by most humans—but not all. Desk Set 1957, Romance / Comedy, 103 mins Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Gig Young Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Broadway play becomes a vehicle for Hepburn and Tracy, a guarantee for top entertainment. He's an efficiency expert automating her research department at a TV network; they clash, argue, and fall in love. Great fun Dirty Dozen, The 1967, War, 150 mins Starring: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ralph Meeker Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Box-office hit about 12 murderers, rapists, and other prisoners who get a chance to redeem themselves in WWII. Exciting, funny, and well acted Easter Parade 1948, Musical/Dance/Comedy, 103 mins Starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Delightful Irving Berlin musical about Astaire trying to forget ex-dance partner Miller while rising to stardom with Garland. Too good to watch just at Eastertime.

Fail Safe 1964, war/drama, 111 mins Starring: Walter Matthau, Henry Fonda Maltin Says 3.5 stars: U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to nuke U.S.S.R., plunging heads of American and Russian governments into crisis of decision making as time runs out. Hightension drama done with taste and intelligence Farmer's Daughter, The 1947, Political / Comedy, 97 mins Starring: Loretta Young, James Arness Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Young won Oscar for her performance as headstrong Swedish girl who fights for congressional seat against the man she loves. Delightful comedy with excellent cast. Fighting Seabees, The 1944, War, 100 mins Starring: John Wayne Maltin Says 3 stars: Spirited WWII saga of Wayne and O'Keefe stationed in South Pacific, forming Construction Battalion (Seabee) Unit For Whom The Bell Tolls 1943, War, 130 mins Starring: Gary Cooper Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Hemingway story of U.S. mercenary Cooper fighting for Spain with motley crew of peasants, including Bergman; tense action, beautiful color, great love scenes Gentleman Jim 1942, Sports, 104 mins Starring: Errol Flynn, Ward Bond Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Sassy biography of polished boxer Jim Corbett in fight game's early days Gentleman's Agreement 1947, Drama, 118 mins Starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire Maltin Says 3 stars: Sincere Academy Award-winning adaptation of Hobson's novel of writer pretending to be Jewish, discovering rampant anti-Semitism. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953, Musical, 91 mins Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell Maltin Says 3 stars: Slick, colorful bauble of entertainment with two sassy leading ladies tantalizing the men of two continents; Marilyn is at her best as fortune-hunter Lorelei Lee, and Russell gives a sly, knowing comic performance as her pal Girl Crazy 1943, Musical/Dance/Comedy, 99 mins Starring: Micky Rooney, Judy Garland Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Rooney sent to small Southwestern school to forget girls, but meets Garland and that's that. Glass Bottom Boat, The 1966, Comedy, 110 mins Starring: Doris Day, Paul Lynde Maltin Says 3 stars: Above-average Day nonsense, with widow Doris hired by research scientist Taylor as his biographer. He tries to seduce her; she's mistaken for a Russian spy

Hatari! 1962, Drama, 159 mins Starring: John Wayne Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Marvelous lighthearted action film of wild-animal trappers in Africa, with just-right mixture of adventure and comedy. Wayne is at his best. Heiress, The 1949, Drama, 115 mins Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift Maltin Says 4 stars: Henry James' novel Washington Square receives superlative screen treatment with Oscar-winning De Havilland as spinster wooed by fortune hunter Clift in 19th century NYC High Noon 1952, Western, 84 mins Starring: Grace Kelly, Gary Coooper Maltin Says 4 stars: On his wedding—and retirement—day, marshal Cooper learns that a gunman is coming seeking revenge. Though he has good excuses for leaving, he feels responsible to stay and face the gunman—but no one in the town is willing to help Human Comedy, The 1943, Comedy, 118 mins Starring: Micky Rooney, Donna Reed Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Memorable Americana, faithfully adapted from William Saroyan's sentimental Oscar-winning story of life in a small town during WWII. I Saw What You Did 1965, Thriller, 82 mins Starring: Joan Crawford, John Archer Maltin Says 3 stars: Tense, gimmick-free Castle shocker about two teenage girls who dial phone numbers at random and whisper film's title; one of their "victims" is Ireland—who's just murdered his wife! Look out! Jezebel 1938, Drama, 103 mins Starring: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Davis won her second Oscar as tempestuous Southern belle who goes too far to make fiancé Fonda jealous; Johnny Belinda 1948, Drama, 103 mins Starring: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Sensitively acted, atmospheric drama of young deaf-mute girl and doctor who works with her. Kiss Me Deadly 1955, Crime, 105 mins Starring: Cloris Leachman, Ralph Meeker, Wesley Addy Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Meeker is a perfect Mike Hammer in moody, fast and violent adaptation of Mickey Spillane novel.

Kiss of Death 1947, Crime, 98 mins Starring: Victor Mature, Richard Widmark Maltin Says 3 stars: Famous gangster saga is showing its age, with both the cops and robbers a little too polite—except, of course, for Widmark, in his notorious film debut as giggling, psychopathic killer who shoves a wheelchair-bound old woman down a flight of stairs! Lemon Drop Kid, The 1951, Musical, 91 mins Starring: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell Maltin Says 3 stars: Hope is hilarious as racetrack tout who owes big money to gangster and must pay or else. Letter to Three Wives 1949, Drama, 103 mins Starring: Jean Crain, Kirk Douglas, Ann Sothern, Celeste Holm Maltin Says 4 stars: Delicious Americana showing reactions of three women who receive a letter from town flirt who has run off with one of their husbands. Love in the Afternoon 1957, Romance/ Comedy, 130 mins Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Forget age difference between Cooper and Hepburn and enjoy sparkling romantic comedy, with Chevalier as Audrey's private-eye dad. McGiver lends good support in witty comedy set in Paris Magnificent Seven, The 1960, Western, 126 mins Starring: Yul Brenner, James Coburn Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Enduringly popular Western about paid gunslingers who try to rout the bandits who are devastating a small Mexican town. Marnie 1964, Thriller/Romance, 129 mins Starring: Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren Maltin Says 3 stars: This story of a habitual thief whose employer is determined to understand her illness was considered a misfire in 1964 … but there's more than meets the eye, especially for Hitchcock buffs McClintock 1963, comedy/drama, 122 mins Starring: John Wayne, Maurene O'Hara Maltin Says 3 stars: Brawling cattle baron G. W. McLintock (Wayne) locks horns with his feisty, estranged wife (O'Hara) who has returned home to get a divorce; their daughter visiting from college only complicates matters. Rowdy slapstick seldom stops—a giant mud pit free-for Mildred Pierce 1945, Drama, 109 mins Starring: Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Crawford won an Oscar as housewife-turned-waitress who finds success in business but loses control of ungrateful daughter Blyth—especially when she finds they're competing for the love of the same man.

Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The 1944, Comedy, 99 mins Starring: Betty Hutton, Chester Conklin Maltin Says 4 stars: Frantic, hilarious comedy of Betty attending all-night party, getting pregnant and forgetting who's the father. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1943, Comedy, 94 mins Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy Maltin Says 3 stars: Slick comedy of city couple attempting to build a house in the country; expertly handled, with Cary at his peak Mr. Deeds Goes To Town 1936, Comedy, 115 mins Starring: Gary Cooper Maltin Says 4 stars: Cooper is Longfellow Deeds, who inherits 20 million dollars and wants to give it all away to needy people. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington 1939, Political, 129 mins Starring: James Stewart, William Demarest Maltin Says 4 stars: Stewart is young idealist who finds nothing but corruption in U.S. Senate. Fine Capra Americana My Darling Clementine 1946, Western, 97 mins Starring: Henry Fonda, Ward Bond Maltin Says 4 stars: Beautifully directed, low-key Western about Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday , leading to inevitable gunfight at O.K. Corral. Full of wonderful details and vignettes Network 1976, Drama, 121 mins Starring: Peter Finch, William Holden, Wesley Addy Maltin Says 4 stars: Paddy Chayefsky's outrageous satire on television looks less and less like fantasy as the years pass; uninhibited tale chronicles fourth-place network that will air anything for a big rating North to Alaska 1960, drama/crime, 122 mins Starring: John Wayne, Stewart Granter Maltin Says 3 stars: Fast-moving actioner with delightful tongue-in-cheek approach; prospectors Wayne and Granger have their hands full dealing with latter's kid brother Fabian, con artist Kovacs, and gold-digging (in the other sense) Oklahoma! 1955, Western/ Musical/Dance, 145 mins Starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Roy Barcroft Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Expansive film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's landmark 1943 Broadway musical, filled with timeless songs plus a fine supporting cast

On Golden Pond 1981, drama, 109 mins Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda Maltin Says 3 stars: Fonda, in his last feature, is no less than brilliant as crochety retired professor Norman Thayer, Jr., angry at being 80 years old and scared of losing his faculties. Hepburn fine as his devoted, all-knowing wife who shares his summers at Maine lakefront Operation Petticoat 1959, War/Comedy, 124 mins Starring: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Marion Ross Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Hilarious comedy about submarine captain Grant who's determined to make his injured ship seaworthy again Outlaw, The 1943, Western, 115 mins Starring: Jane Russell Maltin Says 3 stars: Notorious "sex western" is actually compelling—if offbeat—story of Billy the Kid, with principal honors going to Huston as Doc Holliday. Paint Your Wagon 1969, Musical, 166 mins Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Jean Seberg Maltin Says 3 stars: Splashy, expensive musical from Lerner-Loewe play about gold-rush days where prospectors Marvin and Eastwood share one wife… Pure entertainment; witty, often risque script Paper Lion 1968, Sports/ Comedy, 107 mins Starring: Alan Alda, David Doyle Maltin Says 3 stars: Funny film, loosely based on George Plimpton's book, about that writer's experiences when he becomes honorary member of Detroit Lions football team. Picture of Dorian Gray, The 1945, Horror, 110 mins Starring: George Sanders, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Haunting Oscar Wilde story of man whose painting ages while he retains youth. Young Lansbury is poignant, Please Don't Eat The Daisies 1960, Comedy, 111 mins Starring: Doris Day, David Niven,Margaret Lindsay Maltin Says 3 stars: Bright film based on Jean Kerr's stories about a drama critic and his family. Point Blank 1967, Crime, 92 mins Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Marvin, shot and left for dead by unfaithful wife and mobster boyfriend, gets revenge two years later. Taut thriller Pride of the Yankees, The 1942, Sports / Biography, 127 mins Starring: Gary Cooper Maltin Says 4 stars: Superb biography of baseball star Lou Gehrig, with Cooper giving excellent performance; fine support from Wright as devoted wife. Truly memorable final sequence

Rio Grande 1950, Western/War, 105 mins Starring: John Wayne, Victor McLaglen Maltin Says 3 stars: The last of director Ford's Cavalry trilogy and the most underrated: a vivid look at the gentlemanly spirit of the Cavalry during post-Civil War days Road to Bali 1952, Musical / Comedy, 90 mins Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jane Russell Maltin Says 3 stars: Only color ROAD film has lush trappings, many guest stars and good laughs, as Bob and Bing save Dorothy from evil princess and jungle perils Sands of Iwo Jima 1949, war, 110 mins Starring: John Wayne Maltin Says 3 stars: Enormously popular WWII saga, with Wayne in one of his best roles, as a tough Marine top-sergeant. Sayonara 1957, drama/war, 147 mins Starring: Marlon Brando Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Romantic James Michener tale of Korean War pilot Brando falling in love with Japanese entertainer Taka; extremely well acted, Send Me No Flowers 1964, Romance / Comedy, 100 mins Starring: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Paul Lynde Maltin Says 3 stars: Hypochondriac Rock, convinced he has a short time to live, has Randall find new husband for wife Doris. Funny script Shadow of a Doubt 1943, Thriller, 108 mins Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, MacDonald Carey Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Perceptive Americana intertwined with story of young girl who slowly comes to realize her beloved Uncle Charley is really the Merry Widow murderer; Shadow of the Thin Man 1941, Mystery, 97 mins Starring: Myrna Loy, William Powell, Donna Reed Maltin Says 3 stars: Nick and Nora probe murder at a race track and run into the usual assortment of shady characters in this agreeable fourth entry in the series Smokey and the Bandit 1977, Comedy, 96 mins Starring: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Paul Williamls Maltin Says 3 stars: Box-office smash is one long comedy chase, as bootlegger Reynolds outraces Sheriff Gleason for nearly the entire film Sons of Katie Elder 1965, western, 122 mins Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin Maltin Says 3 stars: Typical Western with Duke, Holliman, Anderson, and Martin the rowdy sons of frontier woman Katie Elder, who set out to avenge her death.

Spiral Staircase, the 1946, Thriller, 83 mins Starring: Dorothy McGuire Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Superb Hitchcock-like thriller with unforgettable performance by McGuire as mute servant in eerie household which may be harboring a killer. Splendor in the Grass 1961, Drama, 124 mins Starring: Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Sandy Dennis Maltin Says 3 stars: Sentimental sudser by William Inge about emotionally broken girl rebuilding her life; set in late 1920s Star Is Born, A 1954, Musical, 154 mins Starring: James Mason, Judy Garland Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Powerful semi-musical with Garland and Mason at their peaks as doomed Hollywood star couple, she on the way up, he down. Streetcar Named Desire, A 1951, Drama, 122 mins Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando Maltin Says 4 stars: Stunning production of Williams' play, with Brando as the animalistic Stanley Kowalski and Leigh as his wistful, neurotic sister-in-law, Blanche Dubois, pressed together in a grim New Orleans tenement Superman 1978, Science Fiction, 143 mins Starring: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Dynamic, grandly entertaining saga of the Man of Steel, tracing his life from Krypton to Smallville to Metropolis, mixing equal parts sincerity, special effects and sendup. Great fun. Teacher's Pet 1958, Comedy, 120 mins Starring: Clark Gable, Mamie VanDoren, Gig Young, Marion Ross, Doris Day Maltin Says 3 stars: Self-educated city editor Gable clashes with journalism teacher Day in this airy, amusing comedy. Them! 1954, Science Fiction, 94 mins Starring: James Arness Maltin Says 3.5 stars: First-rate '50s sci-fi about giant ant mutations running wild in the Southwest. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969, Drama, 121 mins Starring: Jane Fonda, Gig Young Maltin Says 3.5 stars: 1930s marathon dance becomes microcosm of life, with myriad of subplots, characters' lives intertwining. Fonda is self-destructive girl who attracts aimless Sarrazin with tragic results

Thing, The (From Another World) 1951, Science Fiction, 87 mins Starring: James Arness Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Classic blend of science-fiction and horror… Scientists at lonely Arctic outpost dig up alien from the permafrost and must fight for their lives when it's accidentally thawed. To Hell and Back 1955, War / Biography, 106 mins Starring: Audie Murphy, David Janssen Maltin Says 3 stars: Murphy (the most decorated soldier of WWII) stars in very good war film based on his autobiography, with excellent battle sequences Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970, War, 143 mins Starring: Martin Balsom, Jason Robards , E. G. Marshall, Wesley Addy Maltin Says 3 stars: Events leading up to Pearl Harbor attack, from both American and Japanese points of view. Well-documented screenplay shows major and minor blundering on both sides, then recreates attack with frightening realism. Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A 1945, Drama, 128 mins Starring: Dorothy McGuire Maltin Says 4 stars: Splendid, sensitive film from novel about a bright young girl trying to rise above the hardships of her tenement life in turn of the century Brooklyn, New York Trouble With Harry, The 1955, Comedy, 99 mins Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Jerry Mathers Maltin Says 3 stars: Offbeat, often hilarious black comedy courtesy Mr. Hitchcock and scripter John Michael Hayes about bothersome corpse causing all sorts of problems for peaceful neighbors in New England community. True Grit 1969, western, 128 mins Starring: John Wayne, Kim Darby Maltin Says 3 stars: Film version of Charles Portis's wonderful novel about an over-the-hill marshal who helps 14-year-old track down her father's killer. Wagon Master 1950, Western, 86 mins Starring: Ward Bond Maltin Says 3 stars: Good Ford Western about two roaming cowhands who join a Mormon wagon train heading for Utah frontier Westerner, The 1940, Western, 100 mins Starring: Gary Cooper Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Excellent tale of land disputes getting out of hand in the Old West, with Brennan's mercurial Judge Roy Bean winning him his third Oscar.

Westward The Women 1951, Western, 118 mins Starring: Robert Taylor Maltin Says 3 stars: Intriguing Western with Taylor heading wagon train full of females bound for California to meet mail-order husbands. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962, Thriller / Comedy, 132 mins Starring: Bette Davis, Jaon Crawford, Wesley Addy Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Far-fetched, thoroughly engaging black comedy of two former movie stars; Joan's a cripple at the mercy of demented sister Baby Jane White Heat 1949, Crime, 114 mins Starring: James Cagney, John Archer Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Cagney returned to gangster films, older but forceful as ever, as psychopathic hood with mother obsession; Wild One, The 1954, Drama, 79 mins Starring: Marlon Brando Maltin Says 3.5 stars: THE original motorcycle film with Brando's renowned performance as packleader terrorizing small town; dated, but well worth viewing. Wrong Man, The 1957, Crime, 105 mins Starring: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles Maltin Says 3 stars: Unusual Hitchcock film done as semidocumentary, using true story of NYC musician falsely accused of robbery Young Frankenstein 1974, Comedy/Horror, 105 mins Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Finely tuned parody of old FRANKENSTEIN pictures, scripted by Wilder and Brooks, with appropriate music, sets, laboratory equipment and black and white camerawork Young Lions, The 1958, War, 167 mins Starring: Marlon Brando Maltin Says 3.5 stars: One of the all-time best WWII studies. Dean Martin and Clift play U.S. soldiers, Brando a confused Nazi officer. Young Mr. Lincoln 1939, Political/ Biography, 100 mins Starring: Henry Fonda, Ward Bond Maltin Says 3.5 stars: Fine Ford Americana with Abraham Lincoln facing years of struggle as a beginning lawyer in the 1800s. Yours, Mine and Ours 1968, Drama/ Comedy, 111 mins Starring: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda Maltin Says 3 stars: A wholesome family picture with some intelligent scripting. Based on real situation of widowed mother of eight marrying widower with ten more children.