Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Jean Hersholt, Helen Westley, John Carradine, Paul Hurst, Wally Vernon
Lots of Irving Berlin songs add to this major production that won an Academy Award for its musical score. The story follows Roger Grant (Tyrone Power) from his classical music training in San Francisco in 1915 through his shift to ragtime and the fortunes of the band he starts. Of course, there is the romantic interest with his lead singer (Alice Faye) and the rival (Don Ameche). The film also received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
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A Bell for Adano 1945   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte, Harry Morgan, Roy Roberts, Marcel Dalio, Luis Alberni, Eduardo Ciannelli
Based on John Hersey's powerful novel about the American occupation of Adano, Sicily during World War II, this film involves Major Joppolo's (John Hodiak) efforts to stabilize the community and replace the bell by which the town orders its life.
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The Black Swan 1942  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, George Zucco, Edward Ashley, Fortunio Bonanova, Charles McNaughton
Ex-pirate James Waring (Tyrone Power) rescues the beautiful damsel in distress, Margaret Denby (Maureen O'Hara), in this good tale of a bygone era. The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Loved this movie!!! | Anonymous 02/13/2007 | | It wasn't that cheesey or campy, I didn't think. I really loved it. For me, it's a classic swashbuckler. I'm happy! :) |
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The Bravados 1958 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Lee Van Cleef, Andrew Duggan, Gene Evans, Barry Coe, Herbert Rudley, Kathleen Gallant, George Voskovec, Ken Scott, Robert Adler, Jacqueline Evans
While tracking down his wife's suspected murderers (Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Lee Van Cleef, and Henry Silva), rancher Jim Douglas (Gregory Peck) leads vigilantes on the quest. He finally finds them, and they are in jail waiting for their hangings for yet another murder. Then, the group escapes with a hostage (Kathleen Gallant) in tow. Douglas hunts them down and kills them–only to learn that they were not the ones who killed his wife. Douglas has learned a lesson and questions whether his act of private lynching is any better than that of murder.
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Captain from Castile 1947 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Barbara Lawrence, Marc Lawrence, Jay Silverheels
Set in the 15th century, this beautifully photographed film is about Spanish nobleman Pedro De Vargas (Tyrone Power) who sails for the New World with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero).
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 Carousel 1956 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Audrey Christie, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Rounseville, Gene Lockhart, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, John Dehner, Richard Deacon
Rodgers and Hammerstein scored a hit with this story about carnival barker Billy (Gordon MacRae) and the sweet, innocent Julie (Shirley Jones). They fall in love, Julie becomes pregnant, and Billy is killed in an attempted robbery. Fifteen years later, Billy is allowed to return to Earth for one day to come to the aid of his daughter who was born after his death.
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Chad Hanna 1940  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell, Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Roscoe Ates, Olin Howland, Si Jenks, Frank Conlan
The circus in the 19th century is the world of Chad Hanna (Henry Fonda); the story follows his adventures, which aren't all that great.
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 David and Bathsheba 1951  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice, Jayne Meadows, John Sutton, Francis X. Bushman, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, Teddy Infuhr, Gwen Verdon
This Old Testament saga is about King David's (Gregory Peck) seduction by Bathsheba (Susan Hayward).
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The Gunfighter 1950 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Alan Hale Jr., Anthony Ross, Mae Marsh, Cliff Clark, James Millican, Harry Harvey
Gunfighter Jimmie Ringo (Gregory Peck) wants to settle down and rekindle the love he and his wife, Peggy (Helen Westcott), once shared. While waiting for Peggy in a saloon, Ringo learns that he cannot escape his past.
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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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I'd Climb the Highest Mountain 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart, Lynn Bari, Ruth Donnelly, Kathleen Lockhart, Alexander Knox
Although unprepared for life in a rural community, Mary (Susan Hayward) gamely accompanies her minister husband, William Asbury Thompson (William Lundigan), to his new post in the Georgia hill country.
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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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King of the Khyber Rifles 1953  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie, John Justin, Guy Rolfe, Richard Stapley, Murray Matheson, Frank DeKova, Argentina Brunetti, Frank Lackteen
An early CinemaScope film, this remake of "The Black Watch" is an enjoyable adventure ride. Captain Alan King (Tyrone Power) is a half-caste who leads a supply group to a British outpost in India. Tribal attacks, the proverbial love affair with the daughter (Terry Moore) of the outpost commander (Michael Rennie), and racial undertones all contribute to the story.
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Little Old New York 1940 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce, Andy Devine, Henry Stephenson, Fritz Feld, Ward Bond, Roger Imhof, Clarence Wilson
This is the fictionalized biography of Robert Fulton (Richard Greene), inventor of the steam engine. This story involves his romance with Pat O'Day (Alice Faye).
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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom, Murray Matheson, Richard Loo, Virginia Gregg, Soo Yong, Philip Ahn, Donna Martell
Yes, the story is pure soap, BUT the film is worthwhile. This story of racial bigotry develops when a Eurasian doctor (Jennifer Jones) falls in love with an American journalist (William Holden). Love triumphs, as did the title song, which won an Oscar. The film won two other Oscars and was nominated for an additional five, including Best Picture and Actress.
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Marie Galante 1934 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan, Sig Ruman, Leslie Fenton, Arthur Byron, Jay C. Flippen, Frank Darien, Stepin Fetchit
Down-on-her-luck Marie (Ketti Gallian) is kidnapped, tossed from a ship, and ends up in the Panama Canal Zone. While working in a dance hall, she meets undercover agent Crawbett (Spencer Tracy) who is investigating a plot to blow up the canal, and she is drawn into the fray. Helen Morgan sings a couple of songs.
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Maryland 1940 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Walter Brennan, Fay Bainter, Brenda Joyce, John Payne, Charles Ruggles, Hattie McDaniel, Marjorie Weaver, Sidney Blackmer, Paul Harvey, Terry Moore
Charlotte Danfield (Fay Bainter) sends her son to England following the tragic accidental death of his father during a fox hunt. Her well-laid plans to keep her son from riding fail when he returns and saddles up the same horse on which his father was killed.
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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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Prince of Foxes 1949 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix, Marina Berti, Everett Sloane, Katina Paxinou, Felix Aylmer, Eduardo Ciannelli, Leslie Bradley, Eugene Deckers
Orsini (Tyrone Power) is sent by Cesare Borgia (Orson Welles) to win the affection of Camilla (Wanda Hendrix) in this beautifully costumed and artistically photographed epic story.
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Seventh Heaven 1937 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Simone Simon, James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, Gregory Ratoff, Gale Sondergaard, J. Edward Bromberg, John Qualen, Victor Kilian, Sig Ruman, Thomas Beck, Georges Renavent, Mady Christians, Rafaela Ottiano, Rolo Lloyd, Edward Keane
Diane (Simone Simon) is exploited as a prostitute by her sister Nana (Gale Sondergaard) and then thrown out of the house. A Parisian sewer worker, Chico (James Stewart), rescues Diane, and she moves into his slum apartment. World War I breaks out just as Chico realizes that he is in love with Diane, but he is drafted and leaves for the front. Four years later, Chico, blinded during the war, returns to a loving Diane who is waiting for him.
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegarde Neff, Leo G. Carroll, Marcel Dalio, Torin Thatcher, Helene Stanley, Ivan Lebedeff, Ava Norring, Vincente Gomez, Richard Allen, John Dodsworth, Leonard Carey, Emmett Smith
After suffering injuries on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, Harry Street (Gregory Peck) lies dying and reflects on his past loves–wife Helen (Susan Hayward) and Cynthia (Ava Gardner). While both were very important to him, Cynthia is now dead, and it is Helen who is nursing his wounds and gives him the will to live.
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The Song of Bernadette 1943 N/R, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Anne Revere, Sig Ruman, Gladys Cooper, Roman Bohnen, Mary Anderson, Aubrey Mather
In the 19th century, Bernadette Soubirous (Jennifer Jones) saw a vision of the Virgin Mary at the Grotto Of Lourdes. Although her vision was doubted by the church, she did not falter in her claim nor her beliefs. The film received four Oscars, including Best Actress for Jennifer Jones. Nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), two Supporting Actress (Gladys Cooper and Anne Revere) and Director.
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Stanley and Livingstone 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Miles Mander, Paul Harvey
Reporter Henry M. Stanley (Spencer Tracy) travels to Africa to locate missing explorer Doctor David Livingstone (Sir Cedric Hardwicke). After conquering many obstacles in the jungle, Stanley finally espies the good doctor and greets him with: "Doctor Livingstone, I presume."
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 State Fair 1933 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry King
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Victor Jory, Frank Craven, Frank Melton, John Sheehan
A farm family heads to the state fair in this delightful story about life in mid-America. Remade in 1945 and 1962. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Stella Dallas 1925 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Belle Bennett, Ronald Colman, Lois Moran, Alice Joyce, Jean Hersholt, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Beatrix Pryor, Vera Lewis, Maurice Murphy, Jack Murphy
Having given up legal rights to her daughter, Laurel (Lois Moran), Stella (Belle Bennett) must stay on the sidelines and watch her daughter from afar.
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The Sun Also Rises 1957 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Errol Flynn, Eddie Albert, Gregory Ratoff, Marcel Dalio, Robert Evans, Eduardo Noriega, Henry Daniell
This is an excellent rendition of Hemingway's classic story about the "Lost Generation" of expatriates who roamed Europe between the two World Wars. The plot revolves around an American writer (Tyrone Power) who suffers from impotence following the war.
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 Twelve O'Clock High 1949 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger, Roger Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, Kenneth Tobey, Millard Mitchell, Robert Arthur, John Kellogg, Paul Stewart, Robert Patten, Lee MacGregory, Sam Edwards, Paul Picerni
This war film stars Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage who takes over Major Harvey Stovall's (Dean Jagger) World War II bomber squadron in England. The story is told in flashback as Stovall relates the perils of leadership and the stresses of command. Savage institutes strict discipline, but the men grow cold to him because of his orders. Eventually, Savage cares for his men above all else, and the story concerns the stresses of command as the leader becomes too close to his men. Dean Jagger won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor and nominations were received for Best Picture and Actor (Gregory Peck).
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Untamed 1955 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan, John Justin, Agnes Moorehead, Rita Moreno, Hope Emerson, Henry O'Neill, Brad Dexter, Philip Van Zandt
Set during the Boer War, this is the story of Katie O'Neill's (Susan Hayward) trek to Africa to be with her husband where she encounters a warring nation.
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Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie 1952 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: David Wayne, Jean Peters, Hugh Marlowe, Albert Dekker, Alan Hale Jr., Joyce Mackenzie, Helene Stanley, Richard Karlan, Merry Anders, Warren Stevens
Set in the early 1900s, barber Ben Halen (David Wayne) is a typical American male in a typical small town of that era who strives to protect his wife Nellie from the cold cruel world.
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Way Down East 1935 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Edward Trevor, Russell Simpson, Spring Byington, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine, Sara Haden, Astrid Allwyn, Clem Bevans, William "Billy" Benedict, Al Lydell, Harry C. Bradley, Phil La Toska
A Maine farm girl, Anna (Rochelle Hudson), is the object of gossip because she has given birth to an illegitimate child. David Bartlett (Henry Fonda) loves Anna and bridges the gap between Anna and the town.
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Wilson 1944 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Sidney Blackmer, Eddie Foy Jr., Francis X. Bushman, Ruth Nelson
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, five of which were winners, this is the biography of President Woodrow Wilson (Alexander Knox) who dreamed of world peace through the League of Nations. The story follows his professional life from president of Princeton, to governor, to president as well as his personal defeats and accomplishments. Geraldine Fitzgerald gains high marks for her depiction of Wilson's second wife, Edith. The nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Knox), and Director.
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A Yank in the R.A.F. 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton, Reginald Gardiner, Donald Stuart, Ralph Byrd, Richard Fraser, Denis Green, Bruce Lester, Lester Matthews
Tim (Tyrone Power), a U.S. pilot, flew planes to Canada and then ferried them to Britain before the U.S.'s entrance into World War II, thus helping arm Britain. Tim has a cocky attitude and does not appreciate the war effort. While in London, he meets ex-girlfriend Carol (Betty Grable), and she isn't pleased with his cavalier attitude about the war. To show his dedication, he joins the R.A.F. Great combat footage, which earned an Oscar nomination for Special Effects. One of Power's better efforts.
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| 1. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
2. A Bell for Adano (1945)
3. Beloved Infidel (1959)
4. The Black Swan (1942)
5. The Bravados (1958)
6. Captain from Castile (1947)
7. Carousel (1956)
8. Chad Hanna (1940)
9. David and Bathsheba (1951)
10. The Gunfighter (1950)
11. In Old Chicago (1937)
12. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
13. Jesse James (1939)
14. King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
15. Little Old New York (1940)
16. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
17. Marie Galante (1934)
18. Maryland (1940)
19. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
20. Prince of Foxes (1949)
21. Seventh Heaven (1937)
22. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
23. The Song of Bernadette (1943)
24. Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
25. State Fair (1933)
26. Stella Dallas (1925)
27. The Sun Also Rises (1957)
28. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
29. Untamed (1955)
30. Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
31. Way Down East (1935)
32. Wilson (1944)
33. The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
34. A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
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