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"Who's that in the frilly cap and apron, toting a tea tray? Not a pert French maid, but spinster sleuth Miss Marple in disguise. And it's not Darjeeling that's caught her interest -- it's murder! Margaret Rutherford makes her first appearance in this sly, engaging mystery based on Agatha Christie's 4:50 from Paddington. Comfily ensconced in her railway carriage, Miss Marple sees a strangulation aboard a passing train, then follows a trail of baffling...
2) Orphans
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Harold, a slick mobster, enters the bleak world of two teenaged orphans. The boys are urban scavengers who steal and mug for a living, but when they kidnap Harold, the gangster, he turns the tables to become an unlikely parent who changes their lives forever.
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"Margaret Rutherford returns as amateur detective Miss Marple. 'But he was murdered, wasn't he?' What a frightfully un-British comment to make at the reading of the will. But that's dotty Aunt Cora for you. Then a mysterious hand offs Aunt Cora, and suddenly the old girl's observation doesn't seem quite so dotty after all. This time Rutherford is joined by a perfect partner, the droll Robert Morley. Together they canter along a country lane, ankle...
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"The Cosgood Players are knocking them dead. Literallly. No matter what's on the playbill, the shabby repertory company seems to specialize in mysteries as members of the troupe shuffle off this mortal coil in alarmingly rapid succession. Luckily, the players have a detective in the cast: their newest (if not quite an ingenue) thespian, the redoubtable Miss Marple. Margaret Rutherford takes her final bow as Miss Marple in an ingenious baffler abounding...
5) Slither
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"[A] movie with as many zany people and events as a road map has destinations. A road movie on its zigzag route involving the search for a tucked-away stash of cash; a house blown to kingdom come; a pill-popping, short-shorted wanderer packing heat; amiable ne'er-do-wells looking to do better as they steer a muscle car towing a silver Airstream, plus trailing villains in ominous black vans, a diner stick-up, beach towns, farm towns, a war veterans'...
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Crime wave (1954 ; 74 min.): "Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter"--Amazon.com.
Decoy (1946 ; 76 min.): "A mortally wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber, to try and find out where he buried a fortune in cash"--Amazon.com.
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Josie and the Pussycats, an all-girl pop group, along with Alan, their roadie and Josie's love interest, Alexander, the manager, and his sister, Alexandra, find mystery and adventure wherever they go. Their claws and fangs emerge to bust the meanest dudes, all without messing up their hair and makeup for their next big sold-out concert.
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When a high-tech ninja from the Far East attacks Titans Tower, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy make sushi out of him. Discovering the warrior was sent by menacing Japanese baddie Brushogun, the crew heads to Tokyo! But crushing the criminal element there isn₂t as easy as they thought. The local police don₂t believe Brushogun is anything more than a myth, and when Robin takes out an attacker in a thrilling showdown, he gets a one-way...
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