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The Fountainhead (1949)

Ayn Rand's classic novel is vibrantly brought to life with a screenplay penned by the author herself. Brilliant, uncompromising architect Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) must fight to maintain his personal integrity when establishment critics attempt to coerce him to follow more traditional concepts and change his ideas for the "betterment of Society." Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith also star; King Vidor directs. 112 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

William Wyler's sensitive adaptation of the best-selling Jessamyn West novel stars Gary Cooper as Jess Birdwell, the patriarch of an Indiana Quaker family staunchly opposed to violence. But the Birdwells find their faith and love put to the test when eldest son Josh (Anthony Perkins) feels he must join the army and fight in the Civil War in order to prove his manhood. Dorothy McGuire, Marjorie Main, Robert Middleton also star. 137 min. C/Rtg: NR

Love In The Afternoon (1957)

Pretty Parisienne Ariane Chavasse (Audrey Hepburn) was intrigued that her private eye papa (Maurice Chevalier) had been hired to shadow the aging American playboy Frank Flannagan (Gary Cooper). When she learns her dad's client wants to settle things with a bullet, though, she sets out to covertly warn the at-risk roué, and romantic complications ensue. Billy Wilder's charming nod to Lubitsch co-stars John McGiver, Lise Bourdin. 130 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

Having come upon a foundering freighter in the English Channel, salvage skipper John Sands (Charlton Heston) discovered one soul remaining on board--tight-lipped first officer Gideon Patch (Gary Cooper)--and the cargo gone. As official inquiries got underway, Sands was faced with either helping Patch prove his claims that he was made the patsy for an elaborate scam...or seeing his own reputation sunk. Adventure-thriller co-stars Michael Redgrave, Virginia McKenna, Richard Harris. 105 min. C/Rtg: NR