Allegheny Uprising 1939  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders, Brian Donlevy, Chill Wills, Wilfrid Lawson, Robert Barrat, Moroni Olsen, Ian Wolfe, Eddie Quillan
Set in Ohio before the Revolutionary War, this is the story of Jim Smith (John Wayne), a colonial leader who falls in love with Janie (Claire Trevor)–all the while attacking Indians and British profiteers.
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Barbary Coast 1935  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Frank Craven, Brian Donlevy, Donald Meek, Harry Carey, David Niven, Matt McHugh
Set in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, this is the story of Mary Rutledge's (Miriam Hopkins) life as a saloon queen and her search for an honest love.
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Beau Geste 1939   N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Gary Cooper, Donald O'Connor, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, J. Carrol Naish, Susan Hayward, Charles Barton, Brian Donlevy, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford, James Stephenson, Heather Thatcher, James Burke, G.P. Huntley, Harold Huber
The Geste brothers–Beau (Gary Cooper), John (Ray Milland), and Digby (Robert Preston)–flee the country after Beau takes the blame for the theft of a family jewel that their aunt, Lady Brandon (Heather Thatcher) stole. They join the French Foreign Legion where Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Markoff (Brian Donlevy). Tragedies ensue when the Arabs attack, and Beau is seriously wounded. Unbeknownst to the brothers, Markoff believes that Beau has the family jewel in his possession and searches Beau for the jewel. Beau kills Markoff and then dies. By story's end, John is the only surviving brother, and he returns home to give his aunt a note from Beau explaining why he ran away. Brian Donlevy received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Beginning or the End 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn, Joseph Calleia, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Moroni Olsen
The development of the atomic bomb during World War II unfolds in this drama that climaxes with the bombing of Hiroshima.
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The Big Combo 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler, John Hoyt
This film was considered to be extremely vicious at the time of its initial release and is a good example of film noir. Police Lieutenant Diamond (Cornel Wilde) sets out to get the crime boss (Richard Conte), but he is told to drop the case because of associated extra costs and time. Diamond makes one last attempt to bring the boss to justice by soliciting the help of the boss's girlfriend (Jean Wallace) whom Diamond also loves. Matters heat up, and, as in life, the distinction between good and bad is not always clear.
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Billy the Kid 1941  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller
Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry O'Neill, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Frank Conlan, Frank Puglia, Cy Kendall, Ted Adams, Mitchell Lewis, Dick Curtis, Grant Withers
Although Billy the Kid (Robert Taylor) was a cold-hearted murderer, this film sympathizes with his psychotic personality.
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Birth of the Blues 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jack Teagarden, J. Carrol Naish, Cecil Kellaway, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon
The music is great, but the story of New Orleans jazz is told from the white–not the African-American–perspective and loses its true meaning in the process.
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Brigham Young 1940  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Marc Lawrence, Jane Darwell, Jean Rogers
Scorned by citizens of Missouri and Illinois, Brigham Young (Dean Jagger) leads his fellow Mormons westward to Utah. This is the story of The Church of the Latter Day Saints as its members followed their beliefs to success following adversity.
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Canyon Passage 1946 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Ward Bond, Andy Devine, Lloyd Bridges, Stanley Ridges, Hoagy Carmichael, Rose Hobart
Hoagy Carmichael sings "Buttermilk Sky" in this Western set in 1850s' Oregon. The owner of a thriving general store, Logan Stuart (Dana Andrews), vies with corrupt banker George Camrose (Brian Donlevy) for the attentions of the beautiful Lucy Overmire (Susan Hayward).
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Command Decision 1948 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Brian Donlevy, Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Charles Bickford, Edward Arnold, Richard Quine, Ray Collins, John McIntire
During World War II, Air Force General K.C. "Casey" Dennis (Clark Gable) orders a disastrous daylight bombing mission over Germany. His superior, General Roland Kane (Walter Pidgeon), investigates the matter that ends up the subject of a Congressional hearing.
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Cowboy 1958 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Brian Donlevy, Anna Kashfi, Dick York, Richard Jaeckel, Strother Martin, King Donovan, Vaughn Taylor, Frank DeKova
Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) seeks excitement as a cowhand on a roundup. He gets more than he bargained for, but he becomes hardened to the rigors of life, and along the way his partner, Tom Reece (Glenn Ford), softens his own outlook on life.
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A Cry in the Night 1956 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood, Raymond Burr, Richard Anderson, Irene Hervey, Anthony Caruso, Alan Ladd
Raymond Burr is very good as Harold Lofus, a voyeur whose obsession accelerates to kidnapping young Liz Taggart (Natalie Wood), the daughter of police Captain Dan Taggart (Edmond O'Brien).
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Destry Rides Again 1939 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Una Merkel, Samuel S. Hinds, Jack Carson, Warren Hymer
Bottleneck is a Western town badly in need of help, and Destry (James Stewart) is hired to do the job. Through peaceful means, mild-mannered Destry cleans up the town.
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The Errand Boy 1961 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Lewis
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Dick Wesson, Renee Taylor, Kathleen Freeman, Isobel Elsom, Sig Ruman, Doodles Weaver, Fritz Feld
Errand boy Marty S. Tashman (Jerry Lewis) works at a film studio that will never be the same after he "helps out."
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The Fat Spy 1965  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph Cates
Cast: Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, Jayne Mansfield, Jordan Christopher, Johnny Tillotson, Lauree Berger, Lou Nelson, Toni Lee Shelly, Adam Keefe
Wellington (Brian Donlevy) owns an island off the coast of Florida that is the target for a boatload of teens who intend to conduct a treasure hunt. It is also rumored to contain the Fountain of Youth, which is also a draw. High point: Jordan Christopher songs backed up by The Wild Ones.
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Gamera the Invincible 1965 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Cast: Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay, John Baragrey, Dick O'Neill, Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Jun-ichiro Yamashiko, Yoshiro Uchida, Michiko Sugata, Mort Marshall, Bob Carraway, Alan Oppenheimer, John McCurry, Steve Zacharias
"Godzilla" was so popular that it made sense to bring out new monsters. Thus, Gamera was born, and this film is the first of a series, which was revived in the mid-1990s. A nuclear blast in the Arctic awakens Gamera–a giant, flying, fire-breathing monster. Gamera proceeds to wreak havoc on Tokyo and other assorted areas until a plan is developed that is successful in sending Gamera rocketing to Mars.
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The Glass Key 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Donald MacBride, Moroni Olsen
Based on a Dashiell Hammett novel, this is a riveting story of a politician (Brian Donlevy) accused of murder. When his bodyguard (Alan Ladd) determines to clear the name of his boss, he must fight the influence of the Mob. This story was previously filmed in 1935.
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The Great Man's Lady 1942 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Thurston Hall, K.T. Stevens, Lucien Littlefield, Lloyd Corrigan, Etta McDaniel, Mary Treen, Frank M. Thomas
Pioneer Hanna Sempler (Barbara Stanwyck) reflects on her long life and the love and support she gave her husband, Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea). 1 User Review
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The Great McGinty 1940 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, Muriel Angelus, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Allyn Joslyn, Thurston Hall, Harry Rosenthal, Arthur Hoyt, Libby Taylor, Frank Moran, Jimmy Conlin, Dewey Robinson, Esther Howard
Preston Sturges won the Academy Award for Best Writing (original screenplay) for his work on this political satire. The story is about Dan McGinty (William Demarest) who rises to governor of his state and then lets his power slip away because he tries to be honest.
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Hangmen Also Die 1943 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lest We Forget
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Alexander Granach, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, Lionel Stander, Arthur Loft
Following the assassination of the hated Nazi, Reinhardt Heydrich, by Czechoslovakian Doctor Svoboda (Brian Donlevy), Germans retaliate against the Czechs through a reign of terror.
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Asher
Cast: Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, Beverly Adams, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Irene Tsu, Frankie Avalon, Buster Keaton
Frankie Avalon bows out of the series in this sixth of the "Beach Party" movies, showing up only in a cameo appearance. He is being shipped out for naval reserve training, and to make sure that his girlfriend, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), does not go out with Ricky (Dwayne Hickman), he gets help from a witch doctor (Buster Keaton). This results in a beautiful woman showing up to occupy Ricky's attention.
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I Wanted Wings 1941 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore, Veronica Lake, Harry Davenport, Phil Brown, Edward Fielding, Willard Roberts
This film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects and provided the vehicle for Veronica Lake's film debut. The ho-hum plot involves the experiences of three men going through flight training during World War II.
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Impact 1949 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Clarence Kolb, Will Wright, Mae Marsh, Robert Warwick, Philip Ahn
Walter's (Brian Donlevy) wife (Helen Walker) is cheating on him, and she and her lover plan his demise. But, Walter survives the plot, and the lover is killed (in Walter's car and burned beyond recognition). Walter recuperates, and his memory returns–but he is presumed dead, and his wife has been charged with his murder.
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In Old Chicago 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Alice Brady, Andy Devine, Brian Donlevy, Sidney Blackmer, Phyllis Brooks, Tom Brown, Berton Churchill
Alice Brady won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. O'Leary in this story about the great Chicago fire. The film also received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
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 Jesse James 1939 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry Hull, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Donald Meek
Ruthless Jesse James (Tyrone Power) and his brother, Frank (Henry Fonda), seek revenge through bank robberies after the Midland Railroad fought for their family land. Fonda returns in a sequel: "The Return of Frank James."
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Juke Box Rhythm 1959  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Jo Morrow, Jack(2) Jones, Brian Donlevy, George Jessel, Hans Conried, Karin Booth, Marjorie Reynolds, Frieda Inescort, Fritz Feld
Princess Ann (Jo Morrow) flies to New York City to purchase her coronation gown and meets pop singer Riff Manton (Jack Jones). Music abounds and the cast is good, but the plot is meaningless.
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Kansas Raiders 1950 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady, Tony Curtis, Richard Arlen, Richard Long, Dewey Martin, Richard Egan, James Best
Jessie James (Audie Murphy) and his gang team up with Rebel forces to fight the Yankees during the Civil War.
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Kiss of Death 1947 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Taylor Holmes, Mildred Dunnock, Howard Smith, Millard Mitchell, Anthony Ross
Richard Widmark made his film debut as a psychopath, Tommy Udo, in this gangster film that is gripping at times but has become somewhat dated. This is the one where Udo pushes the old woman in a wheelchair down the stairs.
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, Porter Hall, Emory Parnell, Al Bridge, J. Farrell MacDonald, Julius Tannen, Victor Potel
This wartime comedy is about Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) who becomes pregnant by one of the soldiers at a party–she doesn't know which one. As a solution to her dilemma, she snares Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) who has been rejected for military service. Bold, for the 1940s, and lots of fun.
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Never So Few 1959 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Brian Donlevy, Dean Jones, Charles Bronson, Paul Henreid, Philip Ahn, Robert Bray, Whit Bissell, Kipp Hamilton, John Hoyt, Richard Lupino
Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) leads British and American guerilla fighters against Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II. While on leave in Calcutta to bring the doctor, Capt. Grey Travis (Peter Lawford), and medical supplies back to his troops, Tom meets and romances Carla (Gina Lollobrigida) who is the mistress of local businessman Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid). Tom rejoins the troops and then finds that his reinforcements have been killed by Nationalist Chinese forces. Against orders, Reynolds leads his guerilla fighters into China and seeks retribution through bloodshed. A court martial follows, but Reynolds is able to make his point and is cleared. Meanwhile, Carla must decide whether or not to change her life and go to the U.S. with Reynolds.
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Nightmare 1942 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt, Arthur Shields, Ian Wolfe, Hans Conried, Gavin Muir, Stanley Logan, John Abbott
Gambler Brian Donlevy breaks into Barrymore's house the night her husband is murdered. They are both suspects and so must track down Nazi spies to clear themselves. Not a bad wartime suspense story.
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up 1946 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Brian Donlevy, Billy De Wolfe, James Brown, Bill Edwards, William Demarest, Mikhail Rasumny, Mary Hatcher, Sara Haden
This sequel to "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" doesn't match that one, but is still OK entertainment as we follow Cornelia Otis Skinner (Gail Russell) to college in the 1920s where she and her friend (Diana Lynn) get involved with bootleggers.
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The Pigeon That Took Rome 1962 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino, Salvatore Baccaloni, Brian Donlevy, Arthur Shields, Gary Collins, Marietto, Rudolph Anders
Based on a true story, this film is about Captain Paul MacDougall (Charlton Heston) who used carrier pigeons to send important messages about enemy plans to the Allies during World War II. Plenty of comedy as Heston romances local girl.
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Quatermass II 1957 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Enemy from Space
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James, Bryan Forbes, Vera Day, William Franklyn, Charles Lloyd Pack, Percy Herbert, John Van Eyssen, Michael Ripper
Aliens invade and take over human bodies in this "Quatermass" episode featuring Brian Donlevy in the role of the gruff Dr. Quatermass.
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The Remarkable Andrew 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Porter Hall, Montagu Love, Jimmy Conlin, Richard Webb, Frances Gifford, Nydia Westman
Andrew Jackson's ghost (Brian Donlevy) helps Andrew Long (William Holden) achieve justice when he is framed on a charge of embezzlement.
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Song of Scheherazade 1947 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Reisch
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Brian Donlevy, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Eve Arden, Philip Reed, Elena Verdugo, Terry Kilburn, George Dolenz, Charles Kullmann, John Qualen, Richard Lane
Romantic complications result when cadets aboard a Russian Naval Academy ship search for music and love during their shore leave in Morocco in 1865.
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A Southern Yankee 1948 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: My Hero
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, George Coulouris, Lloyd Gough, John Ireland, Minor Watson, Charles Dingle, Art Baker, Reed Hadley
Aubrey (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in Missouri who wants to be a spy for the Yankees in the Civil War. He gets his chance when he substitutes for a captured Southern spy. Skelton is hilarious.
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Stand by for Action 1942 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell, Henry O'Neill, Chill Wills, Douglass Dumbrille, Douglas Fowley, Dick Simmons
In this insightful Navy drama, a young and arrogant Naval officer, Lieutenant Gregg Masterman (Robert Taylor), differs with his superior, Lieutenant Commander M.J. Roberts (Brian Donlevy) while serving on board their destroyer during World War II convoy duty.
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Strike Me Pink 1936 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers, William Frawley, Brian Donlevy, Jack La Rue, Harry Parke, Helen Lowell, Gordon Jones, Edward Brophy
This is a weak Eddie Cantor entry as he plays a mild-mannered tailor who becomes involved with the Mob when he takes on the job of manager of an amusement park.
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Thirteen Hours by Air 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Zasu Pitts, John Howard, Benny Bartlett, Grace Bradley, Alan Baxter, Brian Donlevy, Ruth Donnelly, Dean Jagger
Hijacking and murder is in store for passengers on a commercial airplane flying a transcontinental route.
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This Is My Affair 1937 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Sidney Blackmer, John Carradine, Frank Conroy, Sig Ruman, Alan Dinehart, Douglas Fowley
Lieutenant Perry (Robert Taylor) is a federal agent who becomes involved in the assassination of President McKinley. Nightclub singer Lil Duryca (Barbara Stanwyck) is his love interest.
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The Trouble with Women 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Lloyd Bridges, Iris Adrian, Charles Smith, Lewis L. Russell
Professor Gilbert Sedley (Ray Milland) runs into problems while publicizing his new book and sues the newspaper responsible. Kate Farrell (Teresa Wright) is sent to investigate, and the good professor is soon smitten.
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Two Years Before the Mast 1946 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, Frank Faylen
Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd) goes undercover and details hardship and brutality under the diabolical sea captain, Richard Henry Dana (Howard Da Silva).
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Union Pacific 1939 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Brian Donlevy, Anthony Quinn, Regis Toomey, Fuzzy Knight, Lon Chaney Jr.
This is a great action film about the building of America's first continental railroad; bigger than life in typical Cecil B. DeMille style.
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The Virginian 1946 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Gilmore
Cast: Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton, Fay Bainter, Tom Tully, Henry O'Neill, Marc Lawrence, Paul Guilfoyle, William Frawley
Joel McCrea is the fourth actor to play the lead role in this story of the good guy, the Eastern schoolteacher, the friend-gone-bad, and the villain (Brian Donlevy). OK; saved by Donlevy, who always makes a good villain.
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Wake Island 1942 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel, Mikhail Rasumny, Rod Cameron, Bill Goodwin, Damian O'Flynn, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Phillip Terry, Don Castle, Dane Clark
Set shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Marines are sent to small Wake Island to hold off the Japanese advances. The action is nearly continuous as the Marines thwart one attack after another. This and other similar films were important in rallying the country behind the war effort and showing there is even victory in defeat. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (William Bendix).
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When the Daltons Rode 1940 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Erwin, Andy Devine, Frank Albertson, Mary Gordon, Harvey Stephens
Not a bad effort in telling the story of how the Daltons became a band of bandits, with Randolph Scott as a friend and lawyer trying to stop them from going astray. Humor, action, and good cast help.
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The Winner 1969  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Pit Stop
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos, Ellen Burstyn, Sid Haig, Beverly Washburn, George Washburn, George Barris, Titus Moede
The competitive spirit, and sometimes a win-at-all-cost attitude, prevails in this low-budget stock car racing film. Some good racing and crash footage help keep the interest in Brian Donlevy's last movie.
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| 1. Allegheny Uprising (1939)
2. Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
3. Barbary Coast (1935)
4. Beau Geste (1939)
5. The Beginning or the End (1947)
6. The Big Combo (1955)
7. Billy the Kid (1941)
8. Birth of the Blues (1941)
9. Brigham Young (1940)
10. Canyon Passage (1946)
11. Command Decision (1948)
12. Cowboy (1958)
13. Crack-Up (1936)
14. A Cry in the Night (1956)
15. The Curse of the Fly (1965)
16. Destry Rides Again (1939)
17. The Errand Boy (1961)
18. The Fat Spy (1965)
19. Gamera the Invincible (1965)
20. The Glass Key (1942)
21. The Great Man's Lady (1942)
22. The Great McGinty (1940)
23. Hangmen Also Die (1943)
aka: Lest We Forget
24. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
25. I Wanted Wings (1941)
26. Impact (1949)
27. In Old Chicago (1937)
28. Jesse James (1939)
29. Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
30. Kansas Raiders (1950)
31. Kiss of Death (1947)
32. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
33. Never So Few (1959)
34. Nightmare (1942)
35. Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
36. The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
37. The Quatermass Experiment (1955)
aka: The Creeping Unknown
38. Quatermass II (1957)
aka: Enemy from Space
39. The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
40. Song of Scheherazade (1947)
41. A Southern Yankee (1948)
aka: My Hero
42. Stand by for Action (1942)
43. Strike Me Pink (1936)
44. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)
45. This Is My Affair (1937)
46. The Trouble with Women (1947)
47. Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
48. Union Pacific (1939)
49. The Virginian (1946)
50. Wake Island (1942)
51. When the Daltons Rode (1940)
52. The Winner (1969)
aka: Pit Stop
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