13 Rue Madeleine 1946  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte, Frank Latimore, Walter Abel, Melville Cooper, Sam Jaffe, E.G. Marshall, Blanche Yurka, Karl Malden
This espionage thriller is a semi-documentary on the intelligence scene during World War II. Bob Sharkey (James Cagney), a spy chief, goes to France after one of his men is killed.
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5 Card Stud 1968  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
aka: Five Card Stud
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Denver Pyle, Ted de Corsia, Katherine Justice, John Anderson, Ruth Springford, Yaphet Kotto, Bill Fletcher, Whit Bissell, Ted de Corsia, Roy Jenson, Don Collier
After a stranger is lynched for cheating at cards, members of the lynching party become victims of a succession of unsolved murders. Van Morgan (Dean Martin), who had witnessed the hanging and tried to stop the lynching, sets out with hail-and-brimstone minister, Rev. Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum), to find the murderer. Is the murderer closer than Morgan imagines?
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Airport 1970  G, 137 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Helen Hayes, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barry Nelson, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis, Whit Bissell
Of the five "Airport" films, this first one is the only one worth your time. Based on Arthur Haley's novel by the same name it is filled with suspense as a plane is stuck on the needed runway during a VERY snowy night. Helen Hayes won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar; nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton).
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The Black Rose 1950 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cecile Aubry, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie, Finlay Currie, Herbert Lom, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Harvey, Robert Blake
Set in the 1200s following a Saxon revolt, this is the story of Walter of Gurnie's (Tyrone Power) flight into China where he experiences adventure and gains great knowledge.
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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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Call Northside 777 1948 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, E.G. Marshall, Kasia Orzazewski, Betty Garde, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Michael Chapin, Samuel S. Hinds, George Pembroke
This story, based on an actual police case, features James Stewart as Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal who is given the assignment of writing a public interest story. His assignment is Tillie Wieceki (Kasia Orzazewski) who has offered $5,000 for information proving that her son Frank (Michael Chapin) is innocent although convicted of a policeman's murder committed 11 years ago. McNeal does not believe that Frank is innocent, but when McNeal examines the case, Frank passes a lie detector test showing that he is innocent, and, by the end of McNeal's investigation, Frank gains his freedom.
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China Girl 1942  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Alan Baxter, Sig Ruman, Myron McCormick, Robert Blake, Philip Ahn, Tom Neal
Johnny (George Montgomery), an American newsreel cameraman in China shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, has information the Japanese want. Johnny falls in love with an American-educated Chinese woman (Gene Tierney!), and together they get involved in the war effort.
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The Dark Corner 1946 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Molly Lamont, Minerva Urecal, Matt McHugh, Forbes Murray, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, John Goldsworthy
Ex-con Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) goes back to his private investigator business upon release from jail. He soon notices that someone–Stauffer, alias Fred Foss (William Bendix)–is tailing him, but what he does not know at this point is that he is being set up to take the blame for the murder of his ex-partner Anthony Jardine (Kurt Kreuger). Now, Bradford is on the lam, and his secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), steps in to save the day.
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The Desert Fox 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll, George Macready, Richard Boone, Eduard Franz, Dan O'Herlihy
Germany's Field Marshal Rommel and tank warfare in Africa during World War II are highlighted in this film. Actual war film footage is interspersed with studio filming, but the human story of Rommel's disfavor upon his return to Germany is what stands out in this excellent film.
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Diplomatic Courier 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Karl Malden, Hildegarde Neff, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Michael Ansara, James Millican, Stefan Schnabel
During a train ride from Salzburg to Trieste, the Cold War heats up as an American agent (Tyrone Power) seeks revenge over his friend's death and determines to get the KGB agents who were responsible. Look for Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Michael Ansara in small roles.
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Fourteen Hours 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith, Howard Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter, Grace Kelly, Martin Gabel
Mentally disturbed Robert Cosick (Richard Basehart) climbs out onto a 15-story ledge and threatens to jump. This story about a policeman's (Paul Douglas) attempt to talk him down provides a suspenseful and well-performed thriller. It also features stars in early roles: Grace Kelly in her film debut as Mrs. Fuller, Ossie Davis as a taxi driver, and Joyce Van Patten as Ruth's (Debra Paget) girlfriend.
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From Hell to Texas 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Carey Jr., R.G. Armstrong, Margo, John Larch, Ken Scott
After an accident in which Tod Lohman (Don Murray) kills the son of Amos Bradley (Chill Wills), Tod heads for the hills–one step ahead of Bradley's posse.
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Garden of Evil 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Western / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark, Hugh Marlowe, Cameron Mitchell, Rita Moreno, Victor Manuel Mendoza, Fernando Wagner, Antonio Bribiesca, Manuel Donde, Arturo Soto Rangel, Salvador Terroba
When Leah Fuller (Susan Hayward) hires Hooker (Gary Cooper), Fiske (Richard Widmark), and Luke Daly (Cameron Mitchell) to help free her husband John (Hugh Marlow) from a mine, they find themselves trapped in the same mine by warring Indians.
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Go West, Young Man 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Mae West, Warren William, Randolph Scott, Alice Brady, Elizabeth Patterson, Lyle Talbot, Isabel Jewell, Margaret Perry, Etienne Girardot, Maynard Holmes, John Indrisano, Nick Stewart, Charles Irwin, Walter Walker
Movie star Mavis Arden (Mae West), who expects to get her own way, ends up stranded at a remote boarding house where she decides to have fun with good-looking gas station mechanic Bud Norton (Randolph Scott). The attraction lasts–until Mavis fears commitment and backs off from the relationship.
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Heritage of the Desert 1932 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
aka: When the West Was Young
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, J. Farrell MacDonald, David Landau, Gordon Westcott, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Vince Barnett, Susan Fleming, Fred Burns, Charles Stevens, Jack Pennick, Hal Price, Lew Meehan, Merrill McCormick
Rancher Adam Naab (J. Farrell MacDonald) owns land that provides the only way out of the valley, and he won't allow outlaw Judson (David Landau) to drive his stolen cattle through his land. Judson attempts to buy the land without success and resorts to trying to get the land through Adam's son Snap (Gordon Westcott). The stage is set for a showdown with surveyor Jack Hare (Randolph Scott) in the center of the action, which is complicated by Snap's girlfriend Judy (Sally Blane) showing an interest in Jack. This film, based on a Zane Grey story, is Randolph Scott's first starring role.
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Home in Indiana 1944 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Walter Brennan, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Ward Bond, Charles Dingle, George Cleveland, Roger Imhof, Tom Dugan
Young Sparke Thornton (Lon McCallister) moves to the country where he and J.F. "Thunder" Bolt (Walter Brennan) raise a blind filly that becomes a prize-winning horse. This story was remade as "April Love."
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The House on 92nd Street 1945 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Leo G. Carroll, Gene Lockhart, Lydia St. Clair, Reed Hadley, William Post Jr., Harry Bellaver, Charles Wagenheim
FBI agent Bill Dietrich (William Eythe) is given the job of breaking up a Nazi spy ring that is attempting to steal atomic bomb secrets. This film is an excellent example of how actual documentary film footage can be interwoven with a Hollywood film.
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 How the West Was Won 1962  N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western / Romance
Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Cast: Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Karl Malden, George Peppard, Spencer Tracy, Agnes Moorehead, Lee J. Cobb, Carolyn Jones, Carol Baker, Robert Preston, Richard Widmark
This stirring epic of the settling of the West uses the Preston family (Debbie Reynolds, Agnes Moorehead, Karl Malden, and Carol Baker) as its core for telling the trials and exhilarations of the move West. From farming to mining to fighting outlaws, this film is memorable. Dozens of movie stars add to the pleasure, as do the photography and musical score. The film won three Oscars and was nominated for five more, including Best Picture.
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Johnny Apollo 1940 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Charley Grapewin, Lionel Atwill, Marc Lawrence, Jonathan Hale, Russell Hicks, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Rosenthal, Charles(2) Lane, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, John Hamilton
Robert Cain Sr. (Edward Arnold) is a wealthy broker who is convicted of embezzlement and sent to jail. His upstanding son, Bob (Tyrone Power), is ashamed of his father and changes his name. After relenting, Bob decides to try to get his father released, but that takes money and means working for mobster Mickey Dwyer (Lloyd Nolan). Bob uses the alias of "Johnny Apollo" and hooks up with Mickey, but both end up in the same jail as Bob's father. All the problems get worked out, and Bob even wins the heart of Mickey's daughter Lucky Dubarry (Dorothy Lamour).
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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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Law of Vengeance 1933  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
aka: To the Last Man
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Randolph Scott, Esther Ralston, Buster Crabbe, Jack La Rue, Barton MacLane, Noah Beery, Muriel Kirkland, Fuzzy Knight, Gail Patrick, Egon Brecher, John Carradine, Shirley Temple
The feuding Kentucky Hayden and Colby families suffered a casualty when a Hayden was murdered by Jed Colby (Noah Beery). The feuding resumes when Jed gets out of jail, this time in Nevada where the Haydens have relocated. But there is a complication: Lynn Hayden (Randolph Scott) plans to marry Ellen Colby (Esther Ralston). An early feature film appearance by Shirley Temple.
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Legend of the Lost 1957 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar, Sonia Moser, Angela Portaluri, Ibrahim El Hadish, Marsha Hunt
Soldier of fortune Joe January (John Wayne) leads Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) and prostitute Dita (Sophia Loren) on a journey across the Sahara Desert in search of a treasure in jewels that was left hidden in the sand by Bonnard's religious father. They reach their destination and find the skeletal remains of Bonnard's father. After learning that his father wasn't the good man Bonnard believed him to be, Bonnard takes off with the jewels and abandons Joe and Dita. But, they survive and even fall in love, which is a much better ending to the journey than what Bonnard will be experiencing.
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Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Sir Guy Standing, C. Aubrey Smith, Monte Blue, Douglass Dumbrille, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Colin Tapley
Camaraderie among the British Bengal Lancers of India is evident when MacGregor (Gary Cooper) and Forsythe (Franchot Tone) attempt the rescue of their fellow Lancer (Richard Cromwell). The film won an Oscar for Best Assistant Directors and received six nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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Nevada Smith 1966 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Martin Landau, Raf Vallone, Janet Margolin, Pat Hingle, Howard Da Silva, Paul Fix, Val Avery, John Doucette, Gene Evans, Josephine Hutchinson
After the senseless, brutal murder of his parents, Indian half-breed Max Sand (Steve McQueen) wants revenge. Gun merchant Jonas Cord (Brian Keith) teaches Max how to use weapons, and, as "Nevada Smith," he goes from town to town hunting down the killers. One of them, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) is now in prison, and Nevada commits a crime to get himself into the same prison in order to kill him. Remade in 1975 for TV.
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 Niagara 1953 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Max Showalter, Denis O'Dea, Don Wilson, Lurene Tuttle, Lester Matthews, Will Wright, Russell Collins
Rose Loomis (Marilyn Monroe) has well-laid plans to kill her husband George (Joseph Cotten), BUT as with many plans, this one goes astray-very much astray.
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North to Alaska 1960 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Fabian, Ernie Kovacs, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Joe Sawyer, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen, Stanley Adams, Frank Faylen, Kermit Maynard, Roy Jenson, Alan Carney
After Sam (John Wayne) and George (Stewart Granger) strike gold in Alaska, Sam goes to Seattle to bring back George's fiancee but finds that she has married someone else. Sam heads for a saloon and meets French dancer Michelle (Capucine). He invites her to join him on the trek back to Alaska as a replacement for George's fiancee. Michelle agrees to the plan, and all goes well–until Sam falls in love with Michelle. Other problems rise to the fore with George's young brother Billy (Fabian) who is smitten with Michelle, but she resists his advances. Meanwhile, con-man Frankie Cannon (Ernie Kovacs) plots to convince Michelle to help him steal George and Sam's gold claim. By story's end, Sam, George, Billy, and Michelle join forces to protect the gold, and Sam and Michelle discover their love for each other.
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Now and Forever 1934 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Sir Guy Standing, Gilbert Emery, Henry Kolker, Tetsu Komai, Akim Tamiroff, Jameson Thomas, Richard Loo
Jerry Day (Gary Cooper) is a jewel thief, but the love he has for his daughter (Shirley Temple) influences him to become an honorable man.
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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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Peter Ibbetson 1935 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, Ida Lupino, John Halliday, Douglass Dumbrille, Virginia Weidler, Dickie Moore, Doris Lloyd, Donald Meek, Christian Rub
In love since childhood, Peter (Gary Cooper) and Mary (Ann Harding) are separated and meet again after Mary's marriage to another man. Peter kills Mary's husband (in self-defense), and when Peter goes to jail for his action, the two star-crossed lovers vow to remain united even after death. 1 User Review
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| | michael ball 02/07/2007 | | Almost unknown this love story fantasy deserves to be rated among the best to come out of America. All performances are a credit to the author. Rarely if ever will you see a script with such a sincere meaning of the word 'Hello'. The film score enhances the tale as all great films do. |
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Prince Valiant 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Sterling Hayden, Victor McLaglen, Donald Crisp, Brian Aherne, Tom Conway, Neville Brand
This cartoon feature about King Arthur's Court is brought to the screen with the voice of Robert Wagner in the title role of Prince Valiant.
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The Racers 1955  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, Katy Jurado, Charles Goldner, John Hudson, George Dolenz, John Wengraf
This look at auto race driving on the European circuit features Gino (Kirk Douglas) who faces a dilemma–love of racing versus devotion to his wife Nicole (Bella Darvi).
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Rawhide 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Desperate Siege
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Elam, George Tobias, Jeff Corey, Kenneth Tobey, James Millican
This Western remake of 1935's "Show Them No Mercy!" is about Tom Owens (Tyrone Power) and Vinnie Holt (Susan Hayward) who are held captive by outlaws who have taken over the stagecoach depot.
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The Real Glory 1939 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Andrea Leeds, David Niven, Reginald Owen, Broderick Crawford, Kay Johnson, Charles Waldron, Russell Hicks, Roy Gordon, Vladimir Sokoloff
Dr. Canavan (Gary Cooper) is an army medic fighting cholera among United States soldiers stationed in the Philippines following the Spanish American War.
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Seven Thieves 1960 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins, Eli Wallach, Alexander Scourby, Michael Dante, Berry Kroeger, Sebastian Cabot, Marcel Hillaire, John Beradino, Jean Del Val, Bess Flowers, Jonathan Kidd
A discredited professor (Edward G. Robinson) organizes a gang of thieves, plans a robbery, and then attempts it. The target is the bank vault inside a Monte Carlo casino. There is one problem: the criminals realize that there is no way to fence the loot and return it to the casino. Their take after all the work is the $3,000 they win at the gambling tables. Very good performances.
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Shepherd of the Hills 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey, Beulah Bondi, Marjorie Main, Ward Bond, Marc Lawrence, James Barton, Samuel S. Hinds, John Qualen
Based on Harold Bell Wright's penetrating book about young Matt (John Wayne), this is the story about a man who cannot figure why his father (Harry Carey) deserted the family.
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Shootout 1971 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gregory Peck, Patricia(2) Quinn, Robert F. Lyons, Susan Tyrrell, Jeff Corey, James Gregory, Rita Gam, Dawn Lyn, Pepe Serna, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt
This Western develops the psychological chemistry between a cowboy and a little girl while providing a little entertainment.
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The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson Jr., Martha Hyer, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin, George Kennedy, James Gregory, Paul Fix, Jeremy Slate, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams
Ranch owner Katie's sons John, Tom, Matt, and Bud (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr.) come home for her funeral and stay long enough to fight for their land and their lives.
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Souls at Sea 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, George Zucco, Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Weidler, Stanley Fields, Lucien Littlefield, Tully Marshall, Gilbert Emery
While Nuggin (Gary Cooper) is being tried for the mass murder of slaves, his story is told in flashback. After the slaves on the ship he and his friend Powdah (George Raft) served on killed the captain, Nuggin secretly put them ashore and returned the ship to the British Navy. The British government then ordered Nuggin to sabotage the slave trade. This film is based on the true story that took place in Philadelphia during 1842.
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Spawn of the North 1938 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Barrymore, Lynne Overman, Fuzzy Knight, Vladimir Sokoloff, Duncan Renaldo, Louise Platt
Set in the 1890s, this is the story of Alaskan fishermen and their struggles against Russian pirates who steal their traps. Good action-filled entry.
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Sundown 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders, Harry Carey, Joseph Calleia, Reginald Gardiner, Cedric Hardwicke, Carl Esmond, Marc Lawrence, Gilbert Emery
Zia (Gene Tierney) is a member of an African tribe and helps the British uncover a German plot by infiltrating the Nazi organization. Some pretty good action, but overall it's just another flick with one important ingredient: patriotism, which was important in the early stages of World War II.
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Montgomery, John Sutton, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Victor Francen, Shepperd Strudwick, Ward Bond, Harry Davenport, Douglass Dumbrille, Esther Dale
West Point, with all of its traditions, is presented as the focus for this entertaining drama about the training of some of America's finest young men.
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Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Nigel Bruce, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat, Samuel S. Hinds, Henry Brandon, Fuzzy Knight, George "Spanky" McFarland, Otto Fries, Alan Baxter, Margaret Armstong, Fern Emmett
Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray) arrives in the Appalachian Mountains to buy land from the Tolliver family so that he can run his railroad through the mountains. Jack falls in love with June Tolliver (Sylvia Sidney), and that causes a love triangle because Jane's cousin Dave (Henry Fonda) also loves June. Meanwhile, the elder Tollivers–Melissa and Judd (Beulah Bondi and Fred Stone)–continue their long-standing feud with Buck Falin (Robert Barrat) and his family. The feud escalates, and young Buddy Tolliver (George "Spanky" McFarland) is killed, which is the tragedy that finally brings everyone to their senses.
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 True Grit 1969 G, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell, Strother Martin, Jeremy Slate, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey, Donald Woods, Alfred Ryder, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Edith Atwater
This movie is the vehicle for John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne plays the role of a rough old guy "Rooster" Cogburn who helps Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) find her father's killer Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) deep in Indian territory. They are joined in their search by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who is also on the trail of Chaney.
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Wing and a Prayer 1944 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Cedric Hardwicke, Kevin O'Shea, Richard Jaeckel, Harry Morgan, Richard Crane, Glenn Langan, Eddie Acuff
Real World War II combat footage is a highlight in this story that takes place shortly after Pearl Harbor. An aircraft carrier is deployed to the South Pacific as the U.S. prepares for the Battle of Midway. Don Ameche is effective as the tough flight squadron commander, and an Oscar nomination was received for the well-researched screenplay.
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The Woman Obsessed 1959 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes, Theodore Bikel, Ken Scott, Arthur Franz, James Philbrook, Fred Graham, Tommy Farrell
What was supposed to be a happy marriage for widowed Mary (Susan Hayward) turns into an abusive situation when her new husband, Fred Carter (Stephen Boyd), reveals a side of himself that Mary must deal with.
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 You're in the Navy Now 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Millard Mitchell, John McIntire, Harry von Zell, Jack Webb, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert, Ray Collins, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson
Not one of Gary Cooper's best films, but this comedy about the U.S.S. Teakettle and its captain (Cooper) and crew is fun to watch.
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| 1. 13 Rue Madeleine (1946)
2. 5 Card Stud (1968)
aka: Five Card Stud
3. Airport (1970)
4. The Black Rose (1950)
5. Brigham Young (1940)
6. Call Northside 777 (1948)
7. China Girl (1942)
8. Circus World (1964)
9. The Dark Corner (1946)
10. The Desert Fox (1951)
11. Diplomatic Courier (1952)
12. Fourteen Hours (1951)
13. From Hell to Texas (1958)
14. Garden of Evil (1954)
15. Go West, Young Man (1936)
16. Heritage of the Desert (1932)
aka: When the West Was Young
17. Home in Indiana (1944)
18. The House on 92nd Street (1945)
19. How the West Was Won (1962)
20. Johnny Apollo (1940)
21. Kiss of Death (1947)
22. Law of Vengeance (1933)
aka: To the Last Man
23. Legend of the Lost (1957)
24. Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
25. Nevada Smith (1966)
26. Niagara (1953)
27. North to Alaska (1960)
28. Now and Forever (1934)
29. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
30. Peter Ibbetson (1935)
31. Prince Valiant (1954)
32. The Racers (1955)
33. Rawhide (1951)
aka: Desperate Siege
34. The Real Glory (1939)
35. Seven Thieves (1960)
36. Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
37. Shootout (1971)
38. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
39. Souls at Sea (1937)
40. Spawn of the North (1938)
41. Sundown (1941)
42. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
43. Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
44. True Grit (1969)
45. White Witch Doctor (1953)
46. Wing and a Prayer (1944)
47. The Woman Obsessed (1959)
48. You're in the Navy Now (1951)
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