The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Nana Bryant, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride, Thurston Hall, Monte Blue, William Henry, Robert Barrat, Walter Hampden, Joyce Reynolds, Whitford Kane
This biography of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, stars Fredric March as the teller of tales about mid-19th-century America whose work reflects concerns with how human beings relate to one another. During his early years, he works as a navigator on the Mississippi River, and then moves out West and heads for the California Gold Rush. He writes "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," and his successful career as a writer begins. The film also chronicles his professional and personal life, including his marriage to Olivia Langdon (Alexis Smith) and continues on to his death at age 75.
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Anna Lucasta 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, Oskar Homolka, John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Will Geer, Gale Page, Mary Wickes, Whit Bissell, James Brown, Dennie Moore, Anthony Caruso, Lisa Golm, Grayce Hampton, Esther Dale
After her alcoholic father (Oskar Homolka) kicks her out of the house, Brooklyn prostitute Anna Lucasta (Paulette Goddard) is exploited by her family when they use her as bait to trap a wealthy farmer into marriage, which will bring money into the family.
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Another Man's Poison 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams, Anthony Steel, Reginald Beckwith, Barbara Murray, Edna Morris
Janet Frobisher (Bette Davis) is a British mystery writer living in the dark and dank Yorkshire moors when George Bates (Gary Merrill) appears at her door and claims to be the partner in crime of her estranged husband. Janet had poisoned her husband and disposed of his body. When George attempts to blackmail Janet, she plots George's murder so that she can continue her romance with Larry Stevens (Anthony Steel).
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Bad for Each Other 1953  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Sully, Ray Collins, Rhys Williams, Arthur Franz, Marjorie Rambeau, Lester Matthews, Lydia Clarke, Chris Alcaide, Robert Keys, Ann Robinson, Dorothy Green
Doctor Tom Owen (Charlton Heston) returns home after the war and sets up his medical practice. With help from socialite Helen Curtis (Lizabeth Scott), his practice flourishes with wealthy patients. Later, Tom changes his mind when he realizes that his true calling is for ministering to the poor coal miners in his hometown.
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The Corn Is Green 1945  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, John Dall, Joan Lorring, Nigel Bruce, Rhys Williams, Rosalind Ivan, Mildred Dunnock, Gwyneth Hughes, Thomas Louden, Arthur Shields
Bette Davis gave a classy performance as a devoted teacher in a Welsh mining town. When she discovers a gifted young student, they work together to help him win a scholarship to Oxford. 1 User Review
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| | wonderful | MississippiKat 03/02/2011 | | Such a sweet story and I now have All Through The Night running through my head. |
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Deception 1946 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson Fong, Richard Walsh, Lois Austin, Alexander Pollard, Bess Flowers, Kenneth Hunter, Russell Arms, Patricia Barry, Gino Corrado, Clifton Young
Alexander (Claude Rains) is an orchestra leader who threatens the happiness of Christine (Bette Davis) when he tells her he is going to reveal facts about their earlier love affair to her jealous husband Karel (Paul Henreid).
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Forever Female 1953 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, James Gleason, Jesse White, Marjorie Rambeau, George Reeves, King Donovan, Marion Ross, Pat Crowley, Sally Mansfield, Kathryn Grant, Vic Perrin, Russell Gaige, Richard Shannon
Beatrice Page (Ginger Rogers) is an aging summer-stock star who tries to take on roles meant for much younger actresses in this perceptive, and very funny, story.
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The Gay Sisters 1942 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young, Nancy Coleman, Gene Lockhart, Donald Woods, Anne Revere
Conniving for land ownership, Fiona Gaylord (Barbara Stanwyck) and Charles Barclay (George Brent) marry while her sisters are left out of the deal.
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The Glass Menagerie 1950  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy, Ralph Sanford, Ann Tyrrell, John Compton, Sarah Edwards, Louise Lorimer, Sean McClory
This is one of three film adaptations of Tennessee Williams' play about Southern belle Amanda Winfield whose strong nature takes its toll on her two grown children. Not bad, but most will like the other two somewhat better.
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Marjorie Morningstar 1958 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane, Martin Milner, Ed Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Martin Balsam, Ruta Lee, George Tobias
A young Jewish girl, Marjorie (Natalie Wood), falls in love with Noel Airman (Gene Kelly) during a season apprenticing with a summer-stock troupe. Common sense prevails, however, when Marjorie marries Wally Wronken (Martin Milner) who offers less excitement but, instead, pledges true love and security.
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 Now, Voyager 1942 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper, Ilka Chase, Bonita Granville, John Loder, Franklin Pangborn, Lee Patrick, Charles Drake, Katharine Alexander, Mary Wickes, James Rennie, Reed Hadley, Janis Wilson
Lonely spinster Charlotte (Bette Davis) has been turned into an introverted woman by her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper) but changes her life around–thanks to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains). Charlotte embarks on an ocean voyage off South America and begins a shipboard romance with unhappily married Jerry Duran (Paul Henreid). While on the voyage, her mother dies, and Charlotte returns home. She meets Jerry's troubled daughter Tina, and the two bond. But there is not much hope of Jerry divorcing his wife. Bette Davis and Gladys Cooper were nominated for Oscars (Best Actress and Supporting Actress).
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One Foot in Heaven 1941  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Grant Mitchell, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart, Elisabeth Fraser, Harry Davenport, Laura Hope Crews
William Spence (Fredric March) is a Methodist minister who, with his wife (Martha Scott), serves a number of Iowa parishes where he tries to bring God into the lives of those encountering changes in the world they have known. The picture earned an Academy Award nomination.
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Rhapsody in Blue 1945 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Julie Bishop, Albert Bassermann, Morris Carnovsky, Rosemary DeCamp, Ira Gershwin, Darryl Hickman
Robert Alda stars in this well-made biography of the composer George Gershwin who is determined to succeed. The story may be short on actual facts, but it is certainly long on entertainment value.
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Shining Victory 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: James Stephenson, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barbara O'Neil, Sig Ruman, G.P. Huntley, Bruce Lester, Leonard Mudie, Doris Lloyd, Richard Ainley, Frank Reicher, Hermine Sterler, Billy Bevan, Crauford Kent
A psychologist is so involved with his research that he has no time for his research assistant who is devoted to him.
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The Story of Joseph and His Brethren 1960 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
Director: Irving Rapper, Luciano Ricci
Cast: Geoffrey Horne, Robert Morley, Belinda Lee, Vira Silenti, Terence Hill, Carlo Giustini, Finlay Currie, Arturo Dominici, Robert Rietty, Julian Brooks, Marietto, Marco Guglielmi, Mimo Billi, Dante DiPaolo, Charles Borromel
Based on the Bible story of Joseph (Geoffrey Horne) and his 11 brothers, this film dramatizes favorite-son Joseph's brothers selling him into slavery, his rise in the Pharaoh's court, and finally the happy and forgiving reunion with his family.
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The Voice of the Turtle 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: One for the Book
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith, John Emery, Erskine Sanford, John Holland, Frank Wilcox, Jack Lee
Sergeant Bill Page (Ronald Reagan) is on leave in New York City. When he has trouble finding lodging, he shares Sally Middleton's (Eleanor Parker) apartment for an innocent weekend, but love develops.
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| 1. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
2. Anna Lucasta (1949)
3. Another Man's Poison (1951)
4. Bad for Each Other (1953)
5. The Corn Is Green (1945)
6. Deception (1946)
7. Forever Female (1953)
8. The Gay Sisters (1942)
9. The Glass Menagerie (1950)
10. Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
11. Now, Voyager (1942)
12. One Foot in Heaven (1941)
13. Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
14. Shining Victory (1941)
15. The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1960)
aka: Joseph and His Brethren
aka: Joseph Sold by His Brothers
16. The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
aka: One for the Book
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