All About Eve 1950 N/R, 138 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, Randy Stuart, Craig Hill
This Oscar winner for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (George Sanders), and three other awards tells the story of young actress Eve's (Anne Baxter) attempts to reach stardom without paying her dues by joining a group of famous Broadway types. A candid and humorous look at New York theater is the result. Bette Davis: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride." The film also received eight other Oscar nominations including two for Best Actress (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter) and two for Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter). The 14 total nominations tied 1997's "Titanic" as the most received by any film.
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Angel on My Shoulder 1946 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Onslow Stevens, George Cleveland, Hardie Albright, Fritz Leiber, Jonathan Hale, George Meeker, James Flavin
A murdered mobster, Eddie Kagle (Paul Muni), makes a deal with the devil (Claude Rains) to come back to life–as a respected judge.
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Armored Attack 1943 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Jane Withers, Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Ann Harding, Carl Benton Reid, Walter Huston, Erich von Stroheim
During the Cold War, this film was edited to de-emphasize the role of brave Russians holding back advancing Nazi forces during World War II. A comparison between this version and the original, titled "The North Star," provides an interesting look at the use of propaganda in the industry.
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Blaze of Noon 1947 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: John Farrow Cast: Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Johnny Sands, Jean Wallace, Lloyd Corrigan
Early days of the United States Air Mail service provide the subject for this film featuring brothers Colin (William Holden), Roland (Sonny Tufts), Tad (Sterling Hayden), and Keith (Johnny Sands) who pioneered the new profession as daring pilots.
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The Blue Gardenia 1953 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell, Richard Erdman, George Reeves, Ruth Storey, Ray Walker, Nat King Cole
After finding out that her soldier/boyfriend has found a new girlfriend, Norah (Anne Baxter) goes out with Harry (Raymond Burr). The blind date doesn't go well for Norah. Returning to Harry's place after having too much to drink, he makes a pass at her, and she takes a poker to him. Later, after Harry is found dead, Norah assumes she did it while drunk, and now a reporter (Richard Conte) is on her trail. OK film noir.
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Carnival Story 1954 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Kurt Neumann Cast: Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, George Nader, Jay C. Flippen, Helene Stanley, Ady Berber
Set in Munich, Germany, this is the tale of Willie (Anne Baxter) who joins a carnival and falls for seedy Joe (Steve Cochran). High diver Frank (Lyle Bettger) takes her under his wing, makes her a star, and marries her. But, Joe is still on Willie's mind, and Joe shows his bad side through violence.
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Charley's Aunt 1941 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne Baxter, Edmund Gwenn, Reginald Owen, Laird Cregar, Richard Haydn, Arleen Whelan, Will Stanton
An Oxford student, Lord Fancourt (Jack Benny), pretends to be his roommate Charley's (Richard Haydn) Aunt Babbs Babberley. The deception is performed as a means to facilitate the romancing of Amy (Anne Baxter) and Kitty (Arleen Whelan).
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Cimarron 1960 N/R, 140 min. Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Anthony Mann, Charles Walters Cast: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Arthur O'Connell, Russ Tamblyn, Mercedes McCambridge, Vic Morrow, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, Charles McGraw, Robert Keith, David Opatoshu, Mary Wickes, Aline MacMahon, Lili Darvas
Set during the era between 1890 and 1915, this is the film adaptation of Edna Ferber's epic novel about Yancey and Sabra Cravat (Glenn Ford and Maria Schell) homesteading in Oklahoma. They stake a claim, and Yancey starts a newspaper business that proves very profitable. Yancey gains respectability as a leading citizen and is asked to run for governor. But, Yancey realizes that becoming governor would mean he would play a role in defrauding the Indians of their land and mineral rights. He declines the offer, much to the dismay of Sabra.
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Crash Dive 1943 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, James Gleason, Dame May Whitty, Harry Morgan, Ben Carter, Charles Tannen, Frank Conroy, Florence Lake, John Archer, George Holmes
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Special Effects, this submarine/love story involves the captain (Dewey Connors) of the U.S.S. Corsair; his executive officer, Ward Stewart (Tyrone Power); and the woman, Jean Hewlett (Anne Baxter), who they both love. Tensions rise after the submarine arrives in New London, and Stewart learns that Connors is already engaged to Jean. Although the two must work together, when the submarine is ordered back to sea to take part in a secret mission, tensions reach new heights over both the war effort and Jean.
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The Eve of St. Mark 1944 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price, Dickie Moore, Ruth Nelson, Ray Collins, Harry Morgan, Stanley Prager, John Archer
Based on Maxwell Anderson's plot of lovers who foresee the end of their romance as military service looms, this is a very-watchable film on the unsettling drama of war.
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The Family Jewels 1965 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Lewis Cast: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Donna Butterworth, Gene Baylos, Milton Frome, Herbie Faye, Anne Baxter, Ellen Corby, Robert Strauss, Neil Hamilton
Nine-year-old orphan Donna Peyton (Donna Butterworth) must select from seven uncles (all played by Jerry Lewis) to determine who will be her guardian.
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Five Graves to Cairo 1943 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Billy Wilder Cast: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova, Miles Mander, Konstantin Shayne, Fred Nurney, Ian Keith
Remade from 1939's "Hotel Imperial," this story is updated to World War II, and it is the Germans–not Russians–who are the object of conspiracy as a hotel guest (Franchot Tone) tries to obtain military secrets from Field Marshal Rommel (Erich von Stroheim).
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Follow the Sun 1951 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating, Roland Winters, Sam Snead, Jimmy Demaret, Cary Middlecoff, Nana Bryant
This is the biography of professional golfer Ben Hogan (Glenn Ford) who was determined to make a comeback following a crippling car accident.
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Guest in the House 1944 N/R, 121 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Brahm Cast: Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick, Scott McKay, Jerome Cowan, Marie McDonald, Margaret Hamilton, Percy Kilbride, Connie Laird
After her mental breakdown, Evelyn is taken by her fiance, Dan (Scott McKay), to his family home to recuperate. Once there, Evelyn becomes infatuated with Dan's married brother, Douglas (Ralph Bellamy), and tries her best to ruin his marriage. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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Homecoming 1948 N/R, 113 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak, Ray Collins, Gladys Cooper, Cameron Mitchell, Marshall Thompson, Lurene Tuttle, Jessica Grayson, J. Louis Johnson, Eloise Hardt
Doctor Ulysses Delby Johnson (Clark Gable) enlists in the Army as a World War II surgeon and learns the real meaning of love and life from his nurse, Lieutenant Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Lana Turner). Drags a little as time goes by.
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I Confess 1953 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne, Dolly Haas, O.E. Hasse, Judson Pratt, Henry Corden, Charles Andre, Gilles Pelletier, Roger Dann, Oliva Legare
A priest (Montgomery Clift) hears the murderer's confession and later is accused of committing the act himself.
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Jane Austen in Manhattan 1980 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ivory Cast: Anne Baxter, Robert Powell, Michael Wager, Tim Choate, John Guerrasio, Katrina Hodiak, Kurt Johnson, Philip Lenkowsky, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Sean Young, Bernard Barrow
Teachers Lilliana (Anne Baxter) and Pierre (Robert Powell), who differ in their plans for the mode of presentation, fight for the right to bring to the stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was a mere 12 years old.
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The Luck of the Irish 1948 N/R, 99 min. Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
Director: Henry Koster Cast: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb, James Todd, Jayne Meadows, J.M. Kerrigan, Phil Brown, Charles Irwin, Louise Lorimer, Don Brodie, J. Farrell MacDonald, Norman Leavitt, Tito Vuolo, Dorothy Neumann
American newsman Stephen Fitzgerald (Tyrone Power) is visiting Ireland when he meets a leprechaun, Horace (Cecil Kellaway), and later confronts him with his pot of gold. After Stephen tells the leprechaun that he will not take his gold, the leprechaun is obligated to return the favor. The leprechaun follows Stephen back to New York and tries to clear the way for a romance with sweet Irish colleen Nora (Anne Baxter) who Stephen had met in Ireland. But, Stephen is now seeing the daughter, Frances (Jayne Meadows), of his corrupt boss, D.C. Augur (Lee J. Cobb). When Nora visits New York and sees Stephen and Frances together, she returns to Ireland. With the leprechaun's guidance, Stephen denounces Auger, quits his job, and leaves for Ireland to find Nora.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Tim Holt, Anne Baxter, Ray Collins, Richard Bennett, Erskine Sanford, Orson Welles, Don Dillaway, Nancy Gates, James Westerfield, John Elliott
This is the Booth Tarkington's story of the wealthy Amberson family's fall from the heights of society and the impact it inflicts on its members in the late 19th century. Eugene Morgan (Joseph Cotten) returns to Indianapolis, Indiana, after many years. He left as a struggling inventor when Isabel Amberson (Dolores Costello) turned down his marriage proposal to marry the "more acceptable" Wilbur Minafer (Don Dillaway). Eugene is now a widower with a daughter Lucy (Anne Baxter) and the successful inventor of an automobile. Isabel has been widowed, and Eugene again pursues her. But her son George (Tim Holt) and Aunt Fanny Amberson (Agnes Moorehead) interfere, and their actions bring on tragedy for the family when they do not accept progress in the changing world of the automobile age. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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The Masks of Death 1984 TV, 80 min. Genre: Mystery aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
Director: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson, Jenny Laird, James Cossins, Susan Penhaligon, Marcus Gilbert
Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) comes out of retirement to solve mysterious murders where there were no clear causes, but each victim had a look of extreme fear. Meanwhile, he's been asked to help in locating a missing prince to avoid war. Cushing is a fine Sherlock.
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The North Star 1943 N/R, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Jane Withers, Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Ann Harding, Carl Benton Reid, Walter Huston, Erich von Stroheim
Russian efforts to bravely hold off the invading Nazi army during World War II are graphically portrayed as Russians survive the brutalities. During the Cold War, this film was altered to de-emphasize the good Russians and re-titled, "Armored Attack."
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O. Henry's Full House 1952 N/R, 116 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco Cast: Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, Jean Peters, Fred Allen, Oscar Levant, Jeanne Crain
John Steinbeck narrated this film consisting of five of O. Henry's classic short stories: "The Clarion Call," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," The Cop and the Anthem," and "The Last Leaf."
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The Pied Piper 1942 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel Cast: Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall, Anne Baxter, Otto Preminger, J. Carrol Naish, Lester Matthews, Jill Esmond, Ferike Boros, Peggy Ann Garner, Merrill Rodin, Maurice Tauzin, Fleurette Zama, William Edmunds, Marcel Dalio, Marcelle Corday
Another World War II propaganda film (though good) has Mr. Howard (Monty Woolley) enjoying a fishing holiday in France in 1940 when the Germans invade. He ends up leading the two Cavanaugh children–Ronnie and Sheila (Roddy McDowall and Peggy Ann Garner)–across France to attempt an escape to England through German-occupied territory. Along the way, more and more children join the trek. Academy Award nominations include Best Picture and Actor (Woolley).
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The Razor's Edge 1946 N/R, 146 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, John Payne, Herbert Marshall, Anne Baxter, Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore, Elsa Lanchester, Fritz Kortner
This is the earlier, and better, version of Somerset Maugham's philosophical novel about a young man (Tyrone Power) returning from the war as a hero and trying to find meaning in his life. Of him, Herbert Marshall says: "You see, my dear, goodness is after all the greatest force in the world, and he's got it." Anne Baxter collected an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. There were also nominations for Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb).
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A Royal Scandal 1945 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Baxter, Charles Coburn, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer, Sig Ruman, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mikhail Rasumny, Grady Sutton, Eva Gabor, Egon Brecher, Donald Douglas, Michael Visaroff, Wilton Graff
Russia's Czarina, Catherine the Great (Tallulah Bankhead), is threatened with an overthrow, but her sexual appetite pays off as her lover, Alexi (William Eythe), comes to her aid and outfoxes the rebels.
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Smoky 1946 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Family
Director: Louis King Cast: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot, Esther Dale, Roy Roberts, J. Farrell MacDonald, Max Wagner, Guy Beach, Harry Carter
Based on Will James' novel, this is the story of a wild stallion named Smoky and how the spirited horse escapes a beating and encounters a series of adventures. 1 User Review
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| | Great Western Story | Rick from Paso 09/06/2007 | | Pretty faithful to the book and much better than the Fess Parker version. A real tear jerker and one of Fred MacMurray's best movies. Burl Ives first movie. One of my favorite movies! |
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The Spoilers 1955 N/R, 84 min. Genre: Western
Director: Jesse Hibbs Cast: Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Ray Danton, Barbara Britton, John McIntire, Wallace Ford, Carl Benton Reid, Raymond Walburn, Ruth Donnelly, Willis Bouchey, Roy Barcroft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Foulger, Dayton Lummis
During the Gold Rush of 1898, gold mine owner Roy Glennister (Jeff Chandler) is confronted by gold commissioner Alex McNamara (Rory Calhoun) who is intent on cheating Glennsiter out of his claim to his mine. Wealthy saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Ann Baxter) falls in love with Glennister but becomes the pawn of McNamara. Meanwhile, Glennister has fallen in love with Helen (Barbara Britton) whose uncle, Judge Stillman (Carl Benton Reid), is in cahoots with McNamara. Glennister is arrested on a murder charge but breaks out of jail and ends up in a fistfight with McNamara to gain back his rights to reopen his mine.
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The Sullivans 1944 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Fighting Sullivans
Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan, Trudy Marshall, John Campbell, James Cardwell, John Alvin, George Offerman Jr., Ward Bond
This is the story of five brothers who, during World War II, enlisted in the Navy and wanted to stay together. They were assigned to the cruiser "Juneau," and all were lost when the ship was sunk at Guadalcanal. In the future, the Navy would not allow all family members to serve on the same ship. Also, a Navy destroyer was named for them.
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Swamp Water 1941 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Man Who Came Back
Director: Jean Renoir Cast: Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Mary Howard, Eugene Pallette, Ward Bond, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Tom (Walter Brennan) is wrongfully accused of murder and sentenced to death, but he escapes and hides in the Okefenokee Swamp, determined to clear himself. He is discovered by a hunter (Dana Andrews), who helps in the effort to clear Tom. Brennan played the same role in a 1952 remake, "Lure of the Wilderness," a rarity in casting. 1 User Review
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| | SAW FHE ORIGINAL, STILL REMEMBER IT | RATDAD 06/29/2009 | | |
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The Ten Commandments 1956 N/R, 219 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, John Derek, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, John Carradine, Cedric Hardwicke, Debra Paget
This is an extravaganza to end all extravaganzas. Moses (Charlton Heston) leads the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land. Special effects are great in this Cecil B. DeMille film, his second go-around with this story. There were seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The Special Effects won an Oscar.
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Three Violent People 1956 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate Cast: Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland, Tom Tryon, Forrest Tucker, Elaine Stritch, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Peter Hanson, John Harmon
After the Civil War, Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) returns to Texas where he fights carpetbaggers and learns to deal with the news that his new bride was once a saloon hostess.
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A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Western
Director: Richard Sale Cast: Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Will Wright, Charles Kemper, Jack Elam, Connie Gilchrist, Marilyn Monroe
In this Comedy/Western, Johnny (Dan Dailey) is a traveling salesman who has the bad luck to be the only passenger on a train derailed by competing stagecoach personnel. Look for Marilyn Monroe as one of the chorus girls backing up Dailey's song.
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Walk on the Wild Side 1962 N/R, 114 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda, Anne Baxter, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Rust, Joanna Moore, Karl Swenson, Don "Red" Barry, Juanita Moore
The seedy side of New Orleans is shown in this film with Barbara Stanwyck playing the madam of a brothel. The story focuses on the personal lives of some of the prostitutes.
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The Walls of Jericho 1948 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl Cast: Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Hull, Barton MacLane, Colleen Townsend
Small-town life in Jericho, Kansas is NOT what Dave (Cornel Wilde) wants for himself. His wife belittles his dreams, but his law partner's wife apparently understands his unhappiness and comes to the rescue.
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Yellow Sky 1948 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Robert Arthur, John Russell, Harry Morgan, James Barton, Charles Kemper, Jay Silverheels, Robert Adler
Outlaws arrive in an Arizona ghost town and are confronted by a woman (Anne Baxter) living there alone with just her prospecting grandfather for company. They have hit gold, don't plan on giving it up easily to the robbers, and the battle begins.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946) |
1. All About Eve (1950)
2. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
3. Armored Attack (1943)
4. Blaze of Noon (1947)
5. The Blue Gardenia (1953)
6. Carnival Story (1954)
7. Charley's Aunt (1941)
8. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
9. Cimarron (1960)
10. Crash Dive (1943)
11. The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
12. The Family Jewels (1965)
13. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
14. Follow the Sun (1951)
15. Fool's Parade (1971)
16. Guest in the House (1944)
17. Homecoming (1948)
18. I Confess (1953)
19. Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
20. Little Mo (1978)
21. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
22. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
23. The Masks of Death (1984) aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
24. The North Star (1943)
25. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
26. The Pied Piper (1942)
27. The Razor's Edge (1946)
28. A Royal Scandal (1945)
29. Smoky (1946)
30. The Spoilers (1955)
31. The Sullivans (1944) aka: The Fighting Sullivans
32. Swamp Water (1941) aka: The Man Who Came Back
33. The Ten Commandments (1956)
34. Three Violent People (1956)
35. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
36. Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
37. The Walls of Jericho (1948)
38. Yellow Sky (1948)
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