Philip Ober

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Assignment to Kill
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Assignment to Kill

Aug. 15, 1968

Assignment to Kill

A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the ...
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
7.2

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred ...
The Brass Bottle
6.3

The Brass Bottle

May. 20, 1964

The Brass Bottle

A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.
Go Naked in the World
5.4

Go Naked in the World

Mar. 10, 1961

Go Naked in the World

A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son’s romance with a high-priced hooker.
The Facts of Life
6.3

The Facts of Life

Nov. 14, 1960

The Facts of Life

Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other’s ...
North by Northwest
8.3

North by Northwest

Jul. 08, 1959

North by Northwest

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
The Mating Game
6.9

The Mating Game

Apr. 29, 1959

The Mating Game

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins’ farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn’t paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for ...
Beloved Infidel
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Beloved Infidel

Nov. 17, 1959

Beloved Infidel

Toward the end of his life F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to afford the cost of an asylum for his wife. He is ...
Torpedo Run
6.4

Torpedo Run

Oct. 24, 1958

Torpedo Run

A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.
Ten North Frederick
6.8

Ten North Frederick

May. 22, 1958

Ten North Frederick

A wealthy, aging businessman with political ambitions conducts an adulturous affair with his daughter’s roommate.
The High Cost of Loving
6.4

The High Cost of Loving

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he ...
Tammy and the Bachelor
6.9

Tammy and the Bachelor

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.
About Mrs. Leslie
7.1

About Mrs. Leslie

Aug. 03, 1954

About Mrs. Leslie

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.
Scandal at Scourie
6.6

Scandal at Scourie

May. 17, 1953

Scandal at Scourie

After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and ...
The Girls of Pleasure Island
5.7

The Girls of Pleasure Island

In the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified, strait-laced Englishmen, lives on a South Sea atoll with ...
From Here to Eternity
7.6

From Here to Eternity

Aug. 28, 1953

From Here to Eternity

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit’s team, while his captain’s wife and second in command are ...
Come Back, Little Sheba
7.5

Come Back, Little Sheba

A mismatched couple’s marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
The Clown
6.5

The Clown

Jan. 16, 1953

The Clown

Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn, is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son ...
The Unknown Man
6.4

The Unknown Man

Nov. 09, 1951

The Unknown Man

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he’s gotten off was really guilty.
The Secret Fury
6.6

The Secret Fury

Feb. 21, 1950

The Secret Fury

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted ...
Never a Dull Moment
5.6

Never a Dull Moment

Aug. 19, 1950

Never a Dull Moment

Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the ...