IMovie 09 won't import .mov files

Running iMovie 09 (v8.0.6) under 10.6.5 on MBP 13.
I'm trying to import a couple .mov files from an external hard drive. In the dialog box that results after choosing File:Import:Movies, I can navigate to where the files are, but their names are grayed out so I can't access them.
Any ideas?
BTW, problem does not occur with .mp4 file.

Here is the same! The iMovie 08 wont import .mov files. Even if I made it in the iWork/Keynote with H.264 or MPEG4 codec. You can work with the .avi files , they are opening in iMovie well, and you can edit them also. But not the .mov files. Strange...
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