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Verboten! 1959 star_border 6.4
A young American serviceman stationed in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, jeopardises his future after falling in love with a German woman.

From the Earth to the Moon 1958 star_border 5.2
Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

The Girl Most Likely 1958 star_border 3.7
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts. Dodie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dodie accepts. Then Dodie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dodie accepts. Now she has to choose.

Decade for Decision 1957
Short news featurette produced by Pathe-RKO after the Russians launched the first orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It is a patriotic 'call to arms' from the threat posed by this and the need for Americans to spend more on education in general and a college education in particular. A visit to the University of Buffalo highlights many of its science programs and the need for more college graduates all science specialties if America is to rise to the challenge. It bemoans the fact the PhDs earn less than a mechanic and the need to re-order priorities.

Escapade in Japan 1957 star_border 5.5
A plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later befriended by a fisherman's son, with the two setting off on an unintended journey across the country.

Bermuda Cockleshells 1957
This Sportscope short focuses on sailboat racing in Bermuda.

Jet Pilot 1957 star_border 5.4
John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.

Run of the Arrow 1957 star_border 6.2
When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.

The Unholy Wife 1957 star_border 4.6
A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.

Dirt Track Racing 1957 star_border 6
This RKO Sportscope entry introduces the viewer to the sport of speedway, a type of motorcycle racing, in post-World War II Vienna.

The Young Stranger 1957 star_border 5.8
The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the boy is involved in an altercation at a movie theater leads to even more trouble.

The Beach of Nazaré 1957
This Screenliner short looks at the dress and customs of Nazaré, a fishing village on Portugal's Atlantic coast.

Arctic Roundup 1957
An expedition heads to the barren lands of northern Canada to study musk-ox calves.

Wild Water 1957
This Sportscope short focuses on the sport of kayaking.

Sportsmen at Work 1957
This short film focuses on how conservationists endeavor to protect wildlife.

Basque Sports 1957
An RKO-Pathe Sportscope focusing on sports played by Basques living along the Spain-France border in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay coast. Pelota, jai alai, wood chopping, and rowing as well as traditional dances are featured.

Cave Explorers 1957 star_border 5
This Sportscope short documentary takes a look at a group of Austrian speleologists who explore a newly-discovered cave.

Salar, the Leaper 1957
The joy of fishing for Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick, Canada.

Tale of a Trotter 1956 star_border 5
This short follows the life of a harness racehorse named "Spunky" from foal, through training, to the finish of his first race at Yonkers Raceway.

Holland Sailing 1956
This Sportscope series entry highlights sailboat races in Holland.

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