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1) Bates motel
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"A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary Bates Motel after the death of Norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business" --IMDb.
2) Pure luck
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Eugene Proctor, an unlucky, mishap-prone man, is sent on a mission with a no-nonsense detective, to rescue the equally unlucky daughter of his boss.
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"Set during the Cold War, this charming comedy based on Shakespeare's classic love story follows a tiny European country's President who holds the deciding vote in a United Nation's debate. Determined to remain neutral, he orchestrates a romance between the American ambassador's daughter and the Russian ambassador's son. If the two opposing world powers can't successfully join forces, there just may be a plague on both their houses!" -- Container....
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"A romantic comedy about finding love (and hate) in the most unlikely places. When bored socialite Helen auditions for a coveted theater role, she is offered a seemingly impossible bargain: receive a marriage proposal from gruff big-game hunter Jack in the next three days and the part is hers. During their whirlwind (and disastrous) romance, Helen quickly discovers that love is not a game, its all-out war!"--
7) Crackers
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A crazy bunch of off-the-wall characters all frequent the pawn shop of the meanest, money-hungriest man in town -- who just happens to have a safe that holds the answer to the prayers of these "customers."
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"When Mary Sheridan's father dies, lawyer Phineas Pratt informs her that her father left nothing but debt. Pratt purchases the Sheridan house and land in Danville, forcing Mary, her husband Tom and their baby King to move out. Tom invests his college savings in the only possession he has left, the Fairy Queen, a decrepit ferry he hopes to restore to working condition.
12) Waikiki wedding
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Bing Crosby plays press agent, Tony Marvin, whose job at a pineapple company is to turn Hawaii into pure paradise. Tony is escorting a beauty contest winner (Shirley Ross) and her friend (Marth Raye) on a tour of the islands. Tony must go to outrageous lengths to convince the women to stay, or risk a public relations disaster.
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"An American schoolteacher pretends she is the widow of a wealthy sailor to escape war-torn China with eight orphans. A hilarious first mate helps Mrs. Holliday and the kids find refuge in the huge mansion of his former boss. The old Commodore's grandson is captivated by his new family but Mrs. Holliday risks losing everything, including her heart, when the truth comes out"--Container.
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"Stockbroker Steve Bennett is being pressured to lie to his clients, but his better moral judgement just won't let him. So, when his boss and his partner bet him that no one can go without a falsehood in a 24-hour period, Steve takes on the challenge. He soon finds himself in the company of his boss's attractive niece as well as a conniving showgirl and some other interesting guests"--Container.
16) Desire
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In the most elaborate jewel heist in European history, the beautiful and conniving "Countess" Madeline embezzles a small fortune of pearls. As she makes her getaway to Spain to deliver the hot goods, her escape is thwarted by car trouble, until a handsome and likable young tourist helps her out. She shows her gratitude by leaving the unsuspecting good Samaritan in the dust, literally! When he accidentally ends up with the pearls, she must feign...
17) The Brink's job
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A high-spirited comedy caper which explores the lives of the men who pulled one of the most famous heists in history: the 1950 robbery of Brinks, Inc., which netted $2.7 million.
18) Fast and loose
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"A raucous, romantic comedy about a woman who can buy anything she wants ...except love. Marion Lenox is the carefree daughter of one of the wealthiest men on Long Island. When Marion abandons her family's aristocratic lifestyle for a humble car mechanic, her parents will do anything to shoot down Cupid's arrow"--Container.
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"Phoebe ... is a beautiful Southern belle engaged to handsome Spanish nobleman Don Andrea. When a former beau interrupts their wedding ceremony, he is accidentally killed by the groom-to-be, sending Andrea to Texas to avoid the authorities and to wait for his beloved. At the border, Andrea teams with wise-cracking Sam Hollis ... who is recruiting gunmen to help him, and his Indian co-hort to escort a shipment of guns through hostile Comanche territory"--Container....
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"A stuffy British butler, Marmaduke Ruggles, is traded in a poker game from an English Duke to a wealthy and rowdy American, Egbert Floud. Ruggles' new home is Red Gap, Washington, where he is introduced by Egbert as 'Colonel' Ruggles. The town ladies are quite taken by the sophisticated servant in disguise as he enamors them with fictitious stories of battles gone by. Ruggles proves his newfound patriotism in one of the best scenes of the film, his...