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The Remarkable Clifton Webb!
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Dark Corner [VHS]Dark Corner [VHS]
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Hathaway-directed Noir offers Webb as another older man obsessed with younger woman; Lucille Ball shines as heroine; great film that SHOULD be on DVD!
The Razor's EdgeThe Razor's Edge
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Timeless classic based on Maugham novel of war vet (Tyrone Power) searching for 'truth'; Webb Oscar-nominated again, as social-climber; Anne Baxter won Oscar as tragic widow; remade by Bill Murray!
Sitting Pretty [VHS]Sitting Pretty [VHS]
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Webb's signature role, as supercillious Lynn Belvedere, who knows 'everything'; here, he shows expertise in child rearing; with Maureen O'Hara and Robert Young; basis of 'Mr. Belvedere' TV series!
Cheaper By the DozenCheaper By the Dozen
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Webb's best-loved role; while seemingly miscast as father of 12 (he was gay), Webb and Myrna Loy are warm and wonderful, and film is a delight! Remade by Steve Martin!
Stars & Stripes Forever [VHS]Stars & Stripes Forever [VHS]
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One of 50s BEST biopics; Webb is perfectly cast as the John Philip Sousa, the 'March King'; Robert Wagner and Debra Paget provide terrific love interest; you may learn to love marches!
TitanicTitanic
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Earlier version of famous tragedy teams Webb and Barbara Stanwyck as estranged couple, reunited on liner; Robert Wagner again in support; heartbreaking climax, BETTER than Cameron's (despite no CGI!)
Three Coins In the FountainThree Coins In the Fountain
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One of 50s most popular soaps; three secretaries find love, tragedy in Rome; Webb is prissy boss secretly loved by Dorothy McGuire!
Woman's World [VHS]Woman's World [VHS]
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All-star variation of "Executive Suite", as execs compete for a top position; Webb is the boss, judging merits of men and wives; great fun, a keeper!
The Man Who Never WasThe Man Who Never Was
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TERRIFIC WWII story, based on fact; to confuse Nazis, false war plans planted on dead soldier; Webb, as spy chief, superb, as is Stephen Boyd, as Irish agent working for Nazis!
Satan Never SleepsSatan Never Sleeps
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Webb's last film (at 72); he and William Holden, as priests, face persecution by Chinese Communists; France Nuyen scores as girl who loves Holden, that priests attempt to aid; Webb is excellent!