Movies by Janet Leigh
As part of the cast:
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Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)
Cast: Julie Benz, Nicole Bilderback, Michelle Jones …
Directed by: John T. Kretchmer
Three Valley High girls rule the school via their wealth and a dark secret they share. But when a new student arrives, the three bad girls begin to age rapidly. Could the new girl have…
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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
Cast: Howard Hughes, Billy Zane, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Jeremy Geltzer, Mary Jane Morrison
A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer, director and aviator. But he is perhaps best…
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Halloween: H2O (1998)
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin …
Directed by: Steve Miner
Set 20 years after the original film, Laurie still struggles with memories of her brother, maniacal killer Michael Myers, when he suddenly reappears with a vengeance. Laurie's son may…
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Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Cast: George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Arnold Leibovit
The output of producer, director and animator George Pal ranged from Puppetoons to fantasy films, including Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb and The Time…
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The Fog (1980)
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: John Carpenter
While an old, weather-beaten fisherman tells a ghost story to fascinated children huddled by a campfire, a piece of driftwood in a child's hands begins to glow, and an eerie fog envelops…
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Night of the Lepus (1972)
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun …
Directed by: William F. Claxton
Fed up with the bunnies hopping across their land, a group of ranchers tries to stunt the rabbits' growth with a hormone. But instead of reducing the bunny populace, it makes the animals…
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One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
Cast: Trish Van Devere, Monte Markham, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Mel Stuart
Aimee Brower (Trish Van Devere) has the perfect life, including a fulfilling marriage to college professor James (Paul Jenkins). But when James files for divorce so he can romance one of his…
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Hello Down There (1969)
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Scientist Fred Miller (Tony Randall) will do anything in the name of science in this rib-tickling comedy. That's why he's agreed to live for one month underwater, in a home created…
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Grand Slam (1967)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann …
Directed by: Giuliano Montaldo
A jaded teacher (Edward G. Robinson) is ready to leave his career behind and help himself to a piece of the pie from a jewelry broker across the street. In need of help, he meets up with an…
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Harper (1966)
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Jack Smight
Paul Newman steps into the hard-boiled tradition of Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe as Lew Harper, a "new type" of detective -- as he puts it. Lauren Bacall plays the wife of a missing…
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Kid Rodelo (1966)
Cast: Don Murray, Janet Leigh, Broderick Crawford …
Directed by: Richard Carlson
To get even with his double-crossing former partner, Joe Harbin (Broderick Crawford), Kid Rodelo (Don Murray) aims to recover a $50,000 stash of gold upon his release from a stint in prison.…
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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Cast: Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret …
Directed by: George Sidney
When teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson) gets drafted, his songwriter (Dick Van Dyke) organizes a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl will give Birdie a farewell smooch.…
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Wives and Lovers (1963)
Cast: Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters …
Directed by: John Rich
Newly loaded after penning a best-seller, a once-struggling author (Van Johnson) convinces his wife (Janet Leigh) to move to a tony suburb. But while the couple's finances are robust,…
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is a Korean War hero with a lethal secret: He's been brainwashed by the communist Chinese. With one phone call, the Reds can transform Shaw into a deadly…
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Psycho (1960)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where twitchy manager Norman Bates…
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life / Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Cast: Dean Martin, Eli Wallach, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Fielder Cook, George Sidney
Love and confusion are the themes in this hilarious Dean Martin double feature combining two raucous romantic comedy romps. In How to Save a Marriage, Dino plays the well-intentioned David,…
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Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: George Sidney
Part screwball comedy, part political farce, this 1960 film from director George Sidney stars (then) real-life husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh as David and Ann Wilson. When Ann…
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Touch of Evil (1958)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Narcotics detective Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) sees his honeymoon cut short when a car crossing the U.S.-Mexico border explodes before his eyes. Vargas forsakes his bride (Janet Leigh) to…
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The Vikings (1958)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
One of the largest-grossing films of the 1950s, The Vikings is slam-bang action from start to finish, with Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine as a couple of Norsemen who rape and pillage the…
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The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
For the 100 or so soldiers building an Arctic radar station, it's been a cold and lonely stretch at the edge of the world, and morale is beginning to flag. The solution: a contest for…
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Jet Pilot (1957)
Cast: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen …
Directed by: Josef Von Sternberg
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.…
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Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien …
Directed by: Jack Webb
Jazz cornet player Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) and his Big Seven Band have a steady gig at a Kansas City speakeasy, until Pete runs afoul of local mob boss Fran McCarg (Edmond O'Brien), who…
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My Sister Eileen (1955)
Cast: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett …
Directed by: Richard Quine
Actress Eileen Sherwood (Janet Leigh) and her sister Ruth (Betty Garrett) plan to take Manhattan by storm once they arrive. But Ruth's dreams are immediately quashed when her new boss,…
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Prince Valiant (1954)
Cast: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
The tale from the Sunday comics about a Viking prince under the reign of King Arthur is brought to life with Robert Wagner in the title role. A mentor to young Valiant is Sir Gawain (Sterling…
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Living It Up (1954)
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Norman Taurog
After hearing about poor Homer Flagg (Jerry Lewis) -- who's dying of radiation poisoning -- an enterprising reporter (Janet Leigh) offers to fly him to New York City for the star…
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The Naked Spur (1953)
Cast: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Howard Kemp (James Stewart) is eager to hunt down murderous villain Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan) and cash in the $5,000 reward to reclaim the ranch he once owned. While tracking the ominous…
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Houdini (1953)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher …
Directed by: George Marshall
This biopic follows the life of Harry Houdini as he evolves from sideshow performer to celebrated illusionist. The film touches on Houdini's crusade against fraudulent spiritualists and…
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Scaramouche (1952)
Cast: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: George Sidney
Based on Rafael Sabatini's novel, this 1952 action-adventure stars Stewart Granger as an 18th-century Frenchman who learns how to master the sword so he can realize his vendetta against…
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Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a losing streak, and Coach McGovern's bad attitude could have something to do with it. But thanks to a meddling reporter, the prayers of an orphan girl and…
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Little Women (1949)
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien …
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
This 1949 screen version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel is packed with star power. Marmee Marach (Mary Astor) attempts to raise her four teenage daughters in a time of deprivation…
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Holiday Affair (1949)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey …
Directed by: Don Hartman
Janet Leigh stars as Connie Ennis, a young widowed mother who has an unfortunate first encounter with department store clerk Steve Mason (Robert Mitchum), inadvertently causing him to get…
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Act of Violence / Mystery Street (1948)
Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges
Suspense and intrigue abound in this film noir double bill that follows the stories of a World War II veteran whose past catches up with him and a dead prostitute whose remains wash up on a…
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Words and Music (1948)
Cast: Judy Garland, Perry Como, Lena Horne …
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart -- one of the most successful songwriting teams of all time -- are the subject of this biopic featuring Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers. The…