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Ray Milland: Civil War
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Vaudeville sharpshooter Johnny Carter (Ray Milland), posing as a Confederate officer wanted by the Union army, arrives in a small southern town after the Civil War to find a group of copper miners being terrorized by corrupt lawmen. The miners enlist his help in their fight, but he must ... find time elude his pursuers and romance local Lisa (Hedy Lamarr).
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In this atmospheric drama, Ray Milland plays an American who travels to England to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, who died during a wartime commando raid. Milland meets members of his sibling's platoon, each of whom leads him closer to the truth.
Like Corman, Ray Milland would likewise work more with American International. That same year he would star in and direct Panic in Year Zero! With station wagon and small house trailer, Harry Baldwin (Milland) sets out with wife Ann (Jean Hagen) and their teenage son (Frankie Avalon) and daughter Mary Mitchell) from suburban Los Angeles on a fishing vacation in the Sierras. Bright lights and a mushroom cloud are followed by radio reports of nuclear bombs dropped on several major southern California cities. Harry makes the quick decision to stock up on food, guns and ammunition, proceed to their secluded camping destination, and to protect his family, come what may, until civilization starts again.
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When WWII began, Milland tried to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Force, but was rejected because of an impaired left hand. He worked as a civilian flight instructor for the Army, and toured with a United Service Organisation (USO) South Pacific troupe in 1944. He married Malvinia Warner on September 30, 1932, and they remained together until his death. The couple had a son, Daniel, and an adopted daughter, Victoria.
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Western drama set shortly after the Civil War, with Ray Milland playing a former Confederate officer accused of theft who hides out in a frontier town from military officials. Hedy Lamarr, Macdonald Carey co-star. 83 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
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