All Fall Down 1962 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer Cast: Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury, Brandon DeWilde, Constance Ford, Barbara Baxley, Henry Kulky, Albert Paulsen
Based on William Inge's script, this is the story of Berry-Berry Willart (Warren Beatty), a young man who falls in love with an older woman, Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint), and then is responsible for her untimely demise.
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The Deserter 1971 PG, 99 min. Genre: Western aka: Ride to Glory
Director: Burt Kennedy Cast: Bekim Fehmiu, John Huston, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors, Ricardo Montalban, Ian Bannen, Brandon DeWilde, Slim Pickens, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne
This run-of-the-mill Western involves battles between the U.S. Cavalry and American Indians along the Mexican border in the 19th century.
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Hud 1963 N/R, 112 min. Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Martin Ritt Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon DeWilde, Whit Bissell, John Ashley, Val Avery, Crahan Denton, Yvette Vickers, Curt Conway, George Petrie, Pitt Herbert, Sheldon Allman, Carl Low, Robert Hinkle
Cattle rancher Hud (Paul Newman) wants profits in oil and tries to talk his father (Melvyn Douglas) into turning the ranch into an oil field. Alma (Patricia Neal) watches as Hud tries to coerce his father and tries to ward him off when Hud drunkenly propositions her. Neal won the Best Actress Oscar, and Douglas won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won for Cinematography and received for other nominations, including Best Actor and Director.
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In Harm's Way 1965 N/R, 165 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Burgess Meredith, Slim Pickens, Dana Andrews, Brandon DeWilde, Jill Haworth, Stanley Holloway, Franchot Tone, Carroll O'Connor
The heroic efforts of the U.S. Navy following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the camaraderie of those men and women as they found ways to fight back is the theme of this movie. John Wayne plays the hero and romantic lead Capt. Rockwell Torrey, while Kirk Douglas takes on the role of the executive officer Commander Paul Eddington Jr. who creates problems.
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The Member of the Wedding 1952 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, Brandon DeWilde, William Hansen, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, James Edwards, Dickie Moore, Danny Mummert, Harry Bolden, Charlcie Garrett, Hugh Beaumont, June Hedin, Ann Carter
The relationship between 12-year-old Frankie (Julie Harris) and her Black nanny (Ethel Waters) is one-sided. Frankie is so caught up in her brother's (Arthur Franz) wedding plans that she ignores her nanny's needs as they prepare for the wedding. Harris, at age 27, was nominated for Best Actress playing 12-year-old Frankie in this, her first film.
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The Missouri Traveler 1958 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Hopper Cast: Brandon DeWilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford, Mary Hosford, Mary Field, Will Wright, Kathleen Freeman, Earle Hodgins, Frank Cady
Set during the turn of the 20th century, this is the story of orphaned, 15-year-old Brian Turner (Brandon de Wilde) who trains horses for a living.
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Night Passage 1957 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Western
Director: James Neilson Cast: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon DeWilde, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Jack Elam, Ellen Corby
The Utica Kid (Audie Murphy) plans to make off with a railroad payroll that is guarded by his own brother, Grant McLaine (James Stewart).
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Shane 1953 N/R, 118 min. Genre: Western / Drama
Director: George Stevens Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Jack Palance, Van Heflin, Brandon DeWilde, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Elisha Cook Jr., Ellen Corby, Emile Meyer, Douglas Spencer, John Dierkes, Paul McVey, Edith Evanson
This is one of the best Westerns ever made. It features a family of homesteaders befriended by a mysterious man (Alan Ladd) who helps them fight the cattle baron trying to bar farming on free land. The film won one Academy Award (Best Cinematography) and was nominated for five others: Best Picture, two for Best Supporting Actor (Brandon de Wilde and Jack Palance), Best Director, and Best Writing.
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Those Calloways 1965 N/R, 132 min. Genre: Family
Director: Norman Tokar Cast: Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Brandon DeWilde, Walter Brennan, Ed Wynn, Linda Evans, Philip Abbott, Parley Baer, Tom Skerritt, John Larkin
The Calloways are Vermonters who seek to provide a bird sanctuary for wild geese despite resistance from local residents. Disney.
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| 1. All Fall Down (1962)
2. The Deserter (1971) aka: Ride to Glory
3. Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)
4. Hud (1963)
5. In Harm's Way (1965)
6. The Member of the Wedding (1952)
7. The Missouri Traveler (1958)
8. Night Passage (1957)
9. Shane (1953)
10. Those Calloways (1965)
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