Silver Lode (1954)

Silver Lode (1954)

starring John Payne, Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea

directed by Allan Dwan

81 minutes

Dan Ballard (John Payne) is about to get married to Rose Evans (Lizabeth Scott) when US Marshall Fred McCarty (Dan Duryea) comes to town with a warrant for Dan's arrest. He is wanted for killing McCarty's brother and stealing $20,000. The people of Silver Lode can't believe it. They stand by Dan. McCarty reluctantly gives Dan a couple hours to prove his innocence after the local judge and sheriff insist on it.

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

starring Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif

directed by David Lean

228 min

During the first World War, Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent by the British Government on a mission to contact Prince Faisal (Alec Guinenss) of Iraq. His original guide on this mission is killed by Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) who then volunteers to lead him to Prince Faisal. Lawrence and Ali, under instructions from the prince, lead an expedition to Aqaba to try and retake the city. On their way there they meet Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn) who is at first antagonistic towards the pair and their small strike force but later agrees to join them in the attack on Aqaba.

The storming of Aqaba is a raging success. The Turkish forces that held the city are routed. Lawrence leaves his allies in Aqaba and heads across the Sinai Peninsula to the British military command in Cairo. He convinces them to allow him to return with supplies and money.

Un Village Français 4.05

La Mission

or The Mission

The Jewish people being held at the school learn that they are to be taken to Poland. Albert Crémieux gets increasingly agitated about what is going to happen to his wife and daughter. Raymond brings Marie some information that he copied from his wife's papers, about the work his business is doing for the Germans. Marie passes that information on to Victor, her contact with the Resistance. She tries to convince Victor that they need to try and rescue Anna and Hélène but he isn't buying it.

Servier chastises Daniel Larcher for hiding Sarah Meyers in his house. Daniel returns home empty handed, unable to see Sarah or do anything for her. He talks to Hortense about it. She puts together a suitcase of clothing for Sarah.

It Should Happen to You (1954)

It Should Happen to You (1954)

starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon

directed by George Cukor

86 minutes

Unemployed model Gladys Glover (Judy Holliday) is spotted by photographer Pete Sheppard (Jack Lemmon) in Central Park. He strikes up a conversation with her. He’s there shooting footage with a handheld camera for a movie he is making. He gets her address after she expresses an interest in seeing the movie he is working on.  They chitchat and then go their separate ways.

She spots an unused billboard near Columbus Circle. She contacts the company that owns the billboard and rents it for a week. She has them paint her name on the billboard. 

Doctor Who (1963) 15.06.05

The Invasion of Time - Part Five

The Sontarans, led by Commander Stor, take over. Cardinal Borusa creates a distraction which allows that Doctor and the others to escape. They head to the President's office where they find Borusa. Stor sends his troops after them. Leela kills one of them after the Doctor tells her how it can be done.

Kelner stays behind and does his best to assist the Sontarans. He leads them straight to the President's office. The Doctor and his friends are already in there by that point and have locked the door. They eventually leave by a secret back door and head for the TARDIS. Leela takes most of the others with her.

The Doctor and Bousa stay behind, in Borusa's office. The Doctor needs the Great Key and insists that Borusa hand it over. Once the Doctor has thte key they head for the TARDIS.

Paranoia Agent 1.04

A Man's Path

Hirukawa, a uniformed police officer, was a client of Maria, is obsessed with a manga series called A Man's Path, and owes money to the mob. He gets desperate and starts robbing people to get the money he needs. The boss to whom he owes the money isn't very understanding when Hirukawa has trouble coming up with all the money he owes.

Hirukawa frequently thinks about his favorite manga, A Man's Path. He tries to recast his situation to be like that of the hero of the manga. The two men couldn't be more dissimilar.

Hirukawa crosses paths with Ikiru, the older of the two detectives investigating the Lil' Slugger case. They've known each other for years.

Hirukawa gets stressed out over what his life has come to, robbing people. He is freaking out when the boy with the golden skates and the bat comes along and hits him. Hirukawa, unlike the others, doesn't fall down and stay down. He gets up and attacks Lil' Slugger. The next day there is a press conference at which Hirukawa is identified as the officer who captured Shonen Bat.

Moonlighting 2.03

Money Talks... Maddie Walks

Maddie and David are walking down the street, after a meeting with a potential client that didn't go so well, arguing when Maddie looks up and spots some she knows, about to jump off a ledge. She goes up to the ledge to try and talk him out of doing it. She learns that the accountant who stole her money used it to help build a casino in Buenos Aires.

Maddie flies to Buenos Aires and goes to see Ron Sawyer, the accountant. He isn't very nice or cooperative. She doesn't get anywhere with him. David shows up and suggests that they use some of the money that Ron gave Maddie to spend on gambling. They play craps and several other games and win $20,000.

David is ready to leave but Maddie isn't satisfied. She wants David to play Ron in a game of stud poker, which he told her is his game. David tries to talk her out of it but she insists. The game doesn't go exactly as Maddie hoped it would. She walks away only $4,000 richer than she was an the beginning of the night.