Posts Tagged ‘shanghaiing’

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Milland, Ray | Wayne, John | Goddard, Paulette | Massey, Raymond | Preston, Robert | Overman, Lynne | Hayward, Susan | Bickford, Charles | Hampden, Walter | Beavers, Louise | O'Driscoll, Martha | Risdon, Elisabeth | Hopper, Hedda | Kilian, Victor | Polk, Oscar
Directors: DeMille, Cecil B.
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In 1840, there’s work on the Florida Keys for honest salvagers (like the Claibornes) and outright pirates like King Cutler, who bribes sailors to cause wrecks. When Capt. Stuart’s ship is wrecked, Loxi Claiborne rescues him, falls for him, and travels to Charleston to convince the owners the wreck wasn’t his fault; company lawyer Steve Tolliver returns with them to Key West to investigate. Tolliver and Stuart’s rivalry for Loxi’s hand complicates their swashbuckling adventures in pursuit of Cutler, ending in a trial and a dangerous dive for evidence.

Secondhand Lions (2003)

Friday, August 24th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Caine, Michael | Duvall, Robert | Osment, Haley Joel | Sedgwick, Kyra | Katt, Nicky | Lucas, Josh | O'Neill, Michael | O'Connell, Deirdre | Balfour, Eric | Kane, Christian | Haberer, Kevin | Vaugier, Emmanuelle | Ozturk, Adam | Stone, Jennifer | Musso, Mitchel
Directors: McCanlies, Tim
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13 year old Walter has had a hard life, with his no good floozy of a mother getting together with many equally despicable men. Before going on yet another husband-hunting trip, she drops him off at the house of his great-uncles Hub and Garth. They disappeared for quite a while in their youth, and are rumored to have acquired a great fortune, which Walter’s mother hopes to get her hands on if he can ingratiate himself enough to the two cantankerous men. Though reluctant to put up with him at first, Hub and Garth grow to accept Walter, and even tell him fantastic stories of what they were up to while they went missing. When his mother returns, Walter must take charge of his own life, and decide what he’s going to do with it.