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Three stories about guys who aren’t happy.

One guys is in the dark, the other one is in the Moon, and the third one wants to leve forever.
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My advice would be for the first guy to turn on a lght, the second guy to come down to Earth, and the third guy not to cling to unrealistic expectations!

What advice would you folks have for these dissatisfied men?
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Man in the Dark (1953)



Edmond O'brien is a convict who undergoes experimental surgery intended to alter and improve his criminal personality. The procedure erases his memories — including the memory of where he stashed $130,000. Former criminal cohorts want to "help" him recall the whereabouts of the loot.

This remake of "The Man Who Lived Twice" (1936) was shot in less than two weeks and became the first major 3-D film to be released. "House of Wax" (a much more worthy effort all around) came out later the same year.

Like many early 3-D films, "Man in the Dark" takes every opportunity to poke, thrust, swing, or throw something at the audience. In plain 2-D such scenes are strange and puzzling to the viewer. (What is the hidden symbolism of that chair being hurled at the camera?)

"Man in the Dark" does, however, feature a 3-D roller coaster ride that tops the 3-D gimmicks used in most of its predecessors.

Directed by Lew Landers.
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Man in the Moon (1960 England)

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Kenneth More stars in this British satire. (American viewers should bear in mind that British humor never aims at belly laughs, just giggles.)

In a series of rigorous tests, More demonstrates his amazing ability to withstand heat, cold, G-forces, etc. The British Space Ministry considers him the perfect astronaut — despite the fact that he's none too bright.

When they launch him to the Moon, he lands a bit short of his destination — in Australia. But that's fine with More, because the heavenly body he really wants to visit is Shirley Anne Field, who plays a strip tease artist with outstanding talents.

Directed by Basil Dearden.

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Who Wanted to Live Forever (1970)

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[Also released as: "The Only Way Out is Dead" and "The Heart Farm"]

Sandy Dennis and surgeon Stuart Whitman ("City Beneath the Sea") discover that millionaire Burle Ives has a sinister purpose for maintaining his plush, mountain-top medical center. Ives is arranging for young, healthy, male patients to be on hand so that his own failing health can benefit from stolen organ transplants.

Good location photography in the Canadian Rockies and taunt direction by John Trent make this one both pleasing to the eye and exciting to watch. This Canadian made-for-TV movie received a theatrical release in Europe.

Also starring Jack Creley, Ron Hartman, and Tom Harvey.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)