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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Behave Yourself 1951  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Beck
Cast: Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest, Francis L. Sullivan, Lon Chaney Jr., Hans Conried, Elisha Cook Jr., Allen Jenkins, Sheldon Leonard
After Bill (Farley Granger) and Kate (Shelley Winters) take in a stray dog, their lives change when the dog's former owners, a group of mobsters, want the dog back.
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Edge of Doom 1950  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Stronger Than Fear
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Robert Keith, Mala Powers, Adele Jergens, Harold Vermilyea, John Ridgely, Ellen Corby, Paul Stewart, Douglas Fowley
The brutal murder of parish priest Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea) by young Martin Lynn (Farley Granger) is but one of the problems for Martin as he struggles to deal with his conscience.
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Enchantment 1948  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger, Jayne Meadows, Leo G. Carroll, Shepperd Strudwick, Gigi Perreau, Melville Cooper, Henry Stephenson
Years ago, during another war, General Sir Roland Dane (David Niven) lost his chance for love with Lark Ingoldsby (Teresa Wright). Now he encourages ambulance driver Grizel Dabe (Evelyn Keyes) not to make this same mistake with pilot Pax Masterson (Farley Granger).
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Glenda Farrell, Frances Fuller, Philip Reed, Gale Robbins, John Hoyt
Based on a scandal that happened in New York during the early 1900s, this is the story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's (Joan Collins) affair with Stanford White (Ray Milland) that resulted in his murder by her husband, Harry (Farley Granger).
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Hans Christian Anderson 1952 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Jeanmaire, Joey Walsh, Roland Petit, John Qualen, Philip Tonge, John Brown, Robert Malcolm, George Chandler
This musical biography of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen (Danny Kaye) received several Academy Award nominations and includes such songs as "Thumbelina," "Inchworm," and "Ugly Duckling." Corny but Danny Kaye is always worth watching.
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I Want You 1951  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger, Peggy Dow, Robert Keith, Mildred Dunnock, Ray Collins, Martin Milner, Jim Backus, Walter Sande
The Korean War's impact on families is the subject of this film, which provides an insightful artifact of the Cold War era.
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The Naked Street 1955 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maxwell Shane
Cast: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Jerry Paris, Frank Sully, Whit Bissell, Jeanne Cooper
Gangster Phil Regal (Anthony Quinn) gets low-life Nicky Bradna (Farley Granger) off death row so he can marry Regal's pregnant sister, Rosalie (Anne Bancroft), and make an honest woman of her.
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The Next Big Thing 2002 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: P.J. Posner
Cast: Chris Eigeman, Jamie Harris, Connie Britton, Mike Starr, Farley Granger, Marin Hinkle, Peter Giles, Dechen Thurman, John Seitz, Ileen Getz
Gus Bishop (Chris Eigeman) is a starving artist who is reinvented by a burglar (Jamie Harris) and turns into Geoffrey Buonardi. Buonardi comes complete with Bishop's paintings, and, more importantly, his made-up personal story is the vehicle that turns him into the art world's new popular star.
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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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Our Very Own 1950 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Ann Blyth, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Jane Wyatt, Ann Dvorak, Donald Cook, Natalie Wood, Phyllis Kirk, Martin Milner, Gus Schilling
As a young adult Gail discovers that she was adopted and must deal with her feelings toward her birth mother as well as her adoptive parents.
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The Prowler 1981  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Rosemary's Killer
Director: Joseph Zito
Cast: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger, Cindy Weintraub, Lisa Dunsheath, David Sederholm, John Seitz, Bill Nunnery, Thom Bray
A World War II veteran returns home to find his girlfriend in the arms of another at the annual dance. He disposes of the couple with a pitchfork, which causes the town to not hold the dance for another 35 years. Upon hearing of the re-institution of the dance, the veteran decides to get back in the killing business. A gory mess that is saved only by the good cast and special effects.
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The Purple Heart 1944 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Kevin O'Shea, Don "Red" Barry, Trudy Marshall, Sam Levene, Charles Russell, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, John Craven, Tala Birell, Peter Chong, Benson Fong, Nestor Paiva
This excellent World War II film tells the story of an American crew whose plane was downed, and they were captured after raids on Tokyo early in the War. The hardships, including torture and subsequent trials, encountered by the crew are presented well in this good movie. Fine performances.
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Rope 1948  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Joan Chandler, Douglas Dick, Constance Collier, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan
After taking their idea from their old school teacher (James Stewart), two college men (John Dall and Farley Granger) kill a friend in order to stage the perfect crime. To top things off, the killers entertain their victim's friends and relatives at a dinner party during which they drop clues concerning the murder. Now, the school teacher becomes suspicious.
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Roseanna McCoy 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford, Raymond Massey, Richard Basehart, Gigi Perreau, Aline MacMahon, Marshall Thompson, Hope Emerson, Arthur Franz
Family feuds stand in the way of romance for Roseanna McCoy (Joan Evans) and Johnse Hatfield (Farley Granger), but love wins out in the end.
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Senso 1954 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Wanton Contessa
Livia
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Christian Marquand, Marcella Mariani, Massimo Girotti, Sergio Fantoni, Tino Bianchi, Tonio Selwart
Set in 1866 Venice during Italy's fight for independence, this story centers on the doomed relationship of the materialistic Austrian officer, Lt. Franz Mahler (Farley Granger), and his wealthy mistress, Countess Livia Serpieri (Alida Valli). Like most of Visconti's films, this one is an excellent contrast of human emotions.
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The Serpent 1972 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
Le Serpent
Director: Henri Verneuil
Cast: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Virna Lisi, Farley Granger, Robert Alda, Marie Dubois, Michel Bouquet, Martin Held
In this film adaptation of Pierre Nord's "Le 13e Suicide" a Russian diplomat (Yul Brynner) defects to the West–along with top-secret Soviet documents.
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Side Street 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly, Edmon Ryan, Jean Hagen, Paul Harvey, Charles McGraw, Edwin Max, Adele Jergens, Harry Bellaver, Whit Bissell, John Gallaudet, Esther Somers, Harry Antrim
New York City postman Joe Norson (Farley Granger) steals an envelope filled with $30,000. As if this act was not bad enough, when Joe tries to return the cash, it turns out that the money belonged to blackmailers who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. And the chase is on.
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Small Town Girl 1953 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Laszlo Kardos
Cast: Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, S.Z. Sakall, Bobby Van, Robert Keith, Chill Wills, Billie Burke, Fay Wray, Nat King Cole
While serving a 30-day sentence for speeding, Rick Belrow Livingston (Farley Granger) finds his playboy lifestyle changing as he falls in love with Cindy Kimbell (Jane Powell) and changes from his marriage plans with chorus girl Lisa (Ann Miller).
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The Story of Three Loves 1953 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast: Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Farley Granger, Agnes Moorehead, Ricky Nelson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Richard Anderson
While traveling on an ocean liner, three passengers remember their love stories in this movie which is actually a trio of short films.
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Strangers on a Train 1951  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Robert Gist, Marion Lorne, John Brown, John Doucette, Dick Wessel
In this thriller, Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) is the psychopathic stranger on a train who has a conversation with Guy Haines (Farley Granger) about exchanging murders. Later, Guy learns that Bruno has carried out the murder of Guy's wife, and now Guy is expected to perform his part of the bargain. Tense all the way; an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.
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They Call Me Trinity 1971 G, 109 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Enzo Barboni
Cast: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Farley Granger, Elena Pedemonte, Steffen Zacharias, Dan Sturkie, Gisela Hahn, Ezio Marano, Luciano Rossi, Riccardo Pizzuti, Paolo Magalotti
A lazy, and somewhat shady, sheriff (Terence Hill) and his brother (Bud Spencer) take on a land baron (Farley Granger) and Mexican bandits who are exploiting Mormon settlers. A funny spoof of spaghetti Westerns. Followed by "Trinity Is Still My Name."
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They Live by Night 1948 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, Will Wright, William Phipps, Ian Wolfe, Harry Harvey, Charles Meredith
Set during the Great Depression, this story centers on three Mississippi prisoners who escape. One of them, Bowie (Farley Granger), wants only to live peacefully with his newfound love, Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell). But a life of crime beckons to reverse the new course of Bowie's plans.
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Very Close Quarters 1986  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Communal Flat
Director: Vladimir Rif
Cast: Shelley Winters, Paul Sorvino, Theodore Bikel, Farley Granger, Lee Taylor-Allan, Ellen Barber, Frederick Allen, Dennis Boutsikaris, Kathleen Doyle
Although filmed in 1983, this movie was not released until 1986, but the later date for release did not help this bomb. It is based on sexual habits within a Moscow communal flat.
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| 1. Armored Attack (1943)
2. Behave Yourself (1951)
3. Edge of Doom (1950)
aka: Stronger Than Fear
4. Enchantment (1948)
5. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
6. Hans Christian Anderson (1952)
7. I Want You (1951)
8. The Naked Street (1955)
9. The Next Big Thing (2002)
10. The North Star (1943)
11. Our Very Own (1950)
12. The Prowler (1981)
aka: Rosemary's Killer
13. The Purple Heart (1944)
14. Rope (1948)
15. Roseanna McCoy (1949)
16. Senso (1954)
aka: The Wanton Contessa
aka: Livia
17. The Serpent (1972)
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
aka: Le Serpent
18. Side Street (1950)
19. Small Town Girl (1953)
20. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
21. Strangers on a Train (1951)
22. They Call Me Trinity (1971)
23. They Live by Night (1948)
24. Very Close Quarters (1986)
aka: The Communal Flat
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