Mitchell Leisen Archives

The Girl Most Likely

Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts. Dodie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dodie accepts. Then Dodie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dodie accepts. ...

NR

5

1958 Comedy 98 min Play

6

Darling, How Could You!

Two absentee American parents get to know their three children again after spending five years in Panama.

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6

1951 Comedy 96 min Play

6.2

The Mating Season

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

NR

6.2

1951 Comedy 101 min Play

5.3

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey (Alan Ladd), the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi (Wanda Hendrix). Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.

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5.3

1950 Thriller 82 min Play

7.2

No Man of Her Own

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

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7.2

1950 Drama 98 min Play