3 Movies Starring Kathryn Grant

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-08-17

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (585 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Quine

Genres:

ComedyWar

Cast:

Writer:

Arthur Carter (screenplay)

Jed Harris (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Arthur Carter (play)

Fullplot:

Private Hogan must raise his ability to scheme and plot to a new level to put on a madcap dance to celebrate the closing of an Army surgical hospital in post WWII France while evading the stickler-for-details Captain Locke - and win the heart to the beautiful nurse Lieutenant Betty Bixby.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-12-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (7648 Reviews)

Director:

Nathan Juran

Fullplot:

While sailing with Princess Parisa to Baghdad to their wedding, Sinbad finds the Colossa Island and anchors his vessel to get supplies for the starving crew. Sinbad and his men help the magician Sokurah to escape from a Cyclops that attacks them, and Sokurah uses a magic lamp with a boy jinni to help them; however, their boat sinks and he loses the lamp. Sokurah offers a small fortune to Sinbad to return to Colossa, but he does not accept and heads to Baghdad. The citizens and the Caliph of Baghdad are celebrating the peace with Chandra, and they offer a feast to the Sultan of Chandra. Sakurah requests a ship and crew to return to Colossa but the Caliph refuses to jeopardize his countrymen. However, the treacherous magician shrinks the princess and when the desperate Sinbad seeks him out, he tells that he needs to return to Colossa to get the ingredient necessary for the magic potion. But Sinbad has only his friend Harufa to travel with him, and he decides to enlist a doubtful crew in the prison of Baghdad, in the beginning of his dangerous voyage to Colossa to save the princess and avoid the eminent war between Chandra and Baghdad.

The Big Circus

The Big Circus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-07-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (420 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Irwin Allen (screenplay)

Charles Bennett (screenplay)

Irving Wallace (screenplay)

Irwin Allen (story)

Fullplot:

After splitting with his longtime business partner, Hank Whirling is about to take his big top circus on tour. He manages to get a loan and some investment money but has to take on one of their employees, Randy Sherman, to keep an eye on the finances. Sherman immediately hires a new press agent, Helen Harrison, over Hank's objections. After a series of accidents, they soon realize that they have a saboteur in the company. With financial problems increasing, Whirling looks to take the the show to New York City before his former partner Jules Borman can get his circus there. He realizes that he'll need a lot of publicity and trapeze and high wire artist Zach Colino agrees to walk the wire across Niagara Falls. After the circus train is sabotaged - killing Zach's wife and several others - they race to Niagara Falls to complete the high wire act but Zach may not be up it. The saboteur working for Borman bides his time and is planning another death.

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