Howard Keel

After a strange meteor shower leaves most of the population blind, a merchant navy officer must save humanity from attacks by violent plants.

A passenger flight out of Vancouver crashes in remote mountains. On the ground, two lone survivors, a brother and sister perhaps 9 and 7 years old, gather food and blankets. In the air, bush pilot Vince Heldon (Howard Keel), the children’s father, guides his plane in a quest to find the downed aircraft. Meanwhile, against this backdrop of search and survival, another drama unfolds: pilot Nora Stead (Patricia Medina) arrives to join the search. She’s the ex-Mrs. Heldon, and her presence brings unresolved issues of that broken marriage to the surface while also creating problems for Vince and his new wife (Jane Greer). Joseph Lewis, who grabbed notice with his shoestring noir Gun Crazy, here guides another film admired for getting much from a small budget. Lee Aakers, soon to be famed for his role on TV’s The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, portrays the boy whose survivalist adventure includes confrontations with a mountain lion.

A newlywed’s attempts to refine her six uncouth brothers-in-law spark their pursuit of love on the Oregon frontier in a musical showdown of the sexes.

Musical fans, we’re calling you, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo! Howard Keel and Ann Blyth play stalwart Mountie and backwoods hellion in this grand and Cinemascope version of the beloved operetta.

John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Bruce Dern star in this classic Western about an ex-con who joins forces with a hired gun to steal gold from the corrupt tycoon who double-crossed them both.

A small town girl-turned-flight attendant finds herself the object of assorted Romeos—all named Mike—who will expect her to make a choice.

A pair of outlaw stepbrothers, Rio and Esqueda, find themselves at odds with each other after the former protects a new ranch owner and his wife.

Esther Williams dazzles the eye and Red Skelton tickles the funny bone while playing a down-and-out carnival sideshow team mistaken for a pair of multimillionaires at a Texas resort.