Banjo on My Knee 1936  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen Westley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Brennan, Walter Catlett, Tony Martin, Katherine DeMille, Minna Gombell, Spencer Charters, Victor Kilian, George Humbert, Hilda Vaughn, Cecil Weston, Louis Mason
Life on a riverboat during the 19th century is the theme in this fine musical.
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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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Bird of Paradise 1932  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Joel McCrea, Dolores del Rio, John Halliday, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Lon Chaney Jr., Bert Roach, Napoleon Pukui, Wade Boteler, Creighton Hale, Arnold Gray
Romance blooms when an adventurer (Joel McCrea) arrives on a South Seas island and falls in love with a beautiful native (Dolores del Rio).
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 Buffalo Bill 1944  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Quinn, Moroni Olsen, Frank Fenton, Chief Thundercloud, Sidney Blackmer
Indian scout and Wild West showman William Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, is portrayed by Joel McCrea in this epic biography.
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Come and Get It 1936 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Roaring Timbers
Director: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson, William Wyler
Cast: Edward Arnold, Frances Farmer, Walter Brennan, Joel McCrea, Frank Shields, Andrea Leeds, Mary Nash, Clem Bevans, Edwin Maxwell, Cecil Cunningham
Walter Brennan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film that was based on Edna Ferber's novel. The story begins with two loggers (Edward Arnold and Brennan) and follows their lives and conflicts.
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Cry Blood, Apache 1970 R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Starrett
Cast: Jody McCrea, Dan Kemp, Marie Gahva, Don Henley, Rick Nervick, Jack Starrett, Robert Tessier, Carolyn Stellar, Joel McCrea, Carroll Kemp, Dawn Lyn
An old prospector and gang member (Joel McCrea) tells the story in flashback of his (played by Joel's son Jody McCrea) and the gang's massacre of an Indian settlement. One survivor (Marie Gahva) is spared if she will lead them to a hidden gold mine, but the survivor's brother is out for revenge and picks off gang members, one-by-one.
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 Dead End 1937 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan
New York's lower East Side is the setting for this insightful film about the escape from poverty through crime. This was the film debut of the Dead End Kids, which evolved into the East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys.
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Foreign Correspondent 1940  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Davenport, Ian Wolfe, Martin Kosleck, Frances Carson, Charles Wagenheim, Charles Halton, Eddie Conrad
At the beginning of World War II, American reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is sent to Europe where he witnesses the assassination of Dutch diplomat Van Meer (Albert Basserman). Looking into the matter, Johnny finds a huge conspiracy, and, with help from peace advocate Stephen Fisher's (Herbert Marshall) daughter Carol (Laraine Day), he uncovers Nazi plans to conquer Europe. But, discovering the plans will lead to a dangerous journey as Johnny puts together clues to discover who is the leader of the deadly plot. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Basserman). This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films.
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Four Faces West 1948 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
aka: They Passed This Way
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford, Joseph Calleia, William Conrad, Martin Garralaga, Raymond Largay, John Parrish, Dan White, Davison Clark, Houseley Stevenson, Sam Flint
Normally honest rancher Ross (Joel McCrea) resorts to bank robbery when his family homestead is threatened. He does, however, leave an IOU with the teller, intending to pay the money back. Sheriff Pat Garrett (Charles Bickford) sets out on his trail as Ross meets several people on his trek to avoid arrest. But Pat gets his man.
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Gambling Lady 1934 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Pat O'Brien, Claire Dodd, Joel McCrea, C. Aubrey Smith, Arthur Treacher, Philip Reed, Robert Barrat, Arthur Vinton, Ferdinand Gottschalk
Barbara plays the cardsharp daughter of a gambler who proves her honesty when her wealthy husband (Joel McCrea) gets into trouble.
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1984 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Warren Beatty, Jack Palance, Spencer Tracy, Fred MacMurray, Many Guest Stars
This is an insightful documentary–about the life of director George Stevens–featuring personal interviews and home movies concerning his distinguished film career.
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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 Moment 1944 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Julius Tannen, Edwin Maxwell, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Grady Sutton, Harry Hayden, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel, Thurston Hall, J. Farrell MacDonald
This story, told through flashbacks, is the saga of the trials and tribulations of W.T.G. Morton (Joel McCrea) who, as a young oral surgeon in the 19th century worked to find a way to take the pain out of tooth extractions. Throughout his efforts, his loyal wife Elizabeth (Betty Field) stands by his side. His discovery of the use of letheon (ether) as an anesthetic marked a huge step in surgical procedures. Fame and fortune are not gained by Morton, but he does eventually become known as "the painless dentist," and Congress votes to reward him $100,000 for his efforts. But, jealous medical rivals just may stand in the way of Morton receiving that award.
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The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, James Westerfield, Walter Coy, Don Haggerty, Wright King, Harry Lauter, Gregg Barton, Earle Hodgins, Frank Sully, Frank J. Scannell, Henry Kulky
Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) has reluctantly taken the job of sheriff of Dodge City where he is trying to bring about law and order. Along with his official duties, Bat manages to find time for lady friends Pauline (Julie Adams) and Lily (Nancy Gates). Now, real problems arise when his old outlaw gang comes to town, and Masterson must deal not only with them but with Dodge City's corrupt politicians as well. And the story culminates with that gunfight at Dodge City.
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Hollywood Story 1951 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Castle
Cast: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull, Fred Clark, Jim Backus, Paul Cavanagh, Houseley Stevenson, Francis X. Bushman, Joel McCrea
A movie director was murdered 20 years ago. Now, Larry O'Brien (Richard Conte) comes to Hollywood to make a movie about the crime and uncovers the real story behind the murder.
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Internes Can't Take Money 1937 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: You Can't Take Money
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges, Lee Bowman, Irving Bacon, Steve Pendleton, Pierre Watkin, Charles(2) Lane, Fay Holden
In this, the first in a series of Dr. Kildare stories, a young intern (Joel McCrea) helps a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) find and retrieve her missing daughter.
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Kept Husbands 1931 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Dorothy Mackaill, Joel McCrea, Robert McWade, Ned Sparks, Florence Roberts, Clara Kimball Young, Mary Carr, Bryant Washburn, Freeman Wood, Lita Chevret
Steel mill engineer Dick Brunton (Joel McCrea) marries the mill owner's daughter, Dot (Dorothy Mackaill), and quickly becomes the spoiled girl's pawn. But, by story's end, Dick learns to deal with the problem, and Dot learns her lesson.
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The More the Merrier 1943 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce Bennett, Frank Sully, Clyde Fillmore, Stanley Clements, Donald Douglas, Ann Savage
During World War II when there was a housing shortage in Washington D.C., Connie (Jean Arthur) shares an apartment with Mr. Dingle (Charles Coburn) who, in turn, sublets to an army sergeant, Joe (Joel McCrea). The dialogue is funny, and the movie is entertaining. Charles Coburn took home the Oscar for his supporting role in this film. There were five other nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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The Most Dangerous Game 1932 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: The Hounds of Zaroff
Director: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Leslie Banks, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, Hale Hamilton, William B. Davidson, Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian, James Flavin
Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks) lives in his castle on his remote island while awaiting boats that often wreck on the island. When one unfortunate ship wrecks, the count greets the three boaters graciously. But it soon becomes clear that he loves to hunt humans. Let the sports begin! This is the first (and best) filming of this often-told story, which was remade as "A Game of Death" and "Run for the Sun." Producer Ernest B. Schoedsack, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and others in this movie were filming "King Kong" at the same time.
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Our Little Girl 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John S. Robertson
Cast: Shirley Temple, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea, Lyle Talbot, Erin O'Brien-Moore, J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer, Jack Baxley
Molly's (Shirley Temple) dad (Joel McCrea) is a busy physician, and her mother (Rosemary Ames) is being tempted by the neighbor. So, Molly gets to work and saves the day by bringing her parents closer together.
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The Palm Beach Story 1942  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest, Sig Arno, Jack Norton, Robert Warwick, Torben Meyer, Franklin Pangborn, Roscoe Ates, Dewey Robinson, Arthur Hoyt, Al Bridge, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
Gerry (Claudette Colbert) leaves her engineer husband, Tom (Joel McCrea), in New York and heads for Florida where she meets snobby John D. Hackensacker III (Rudy Vallee). Tom pursues, and comedy ensues.
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The Primrose Path 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Travers, Miles Mander, Queenie Vassar, Joan Carroll, Vivienne Osborne, Carmen Morales, Nestor Paiva
Ellie May Adams (Ginger Rogers), a young woman from a family of dubious repute, marries Ed Wallace (Joel McCrea) but does not share her past history with him. When, inevitably, the past confronts them, their marriage becomes jeopardized.
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Ramrod 1947  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Veronica Lake, Joel McCrea, Charles Ruggles, Preston Foster, Donald Crisp, Ian MacDonald, Don DeFore, Lloyd Bridges, Jeff Corey, Arleen Whelan
Cattle-rancher Connie Dickason (Veronica Lake) fights with her father Ben (Charles Ruggles) until a new ranch foreman, Dave Nash (Joel McCrea) arrives on the scene, and Connie's interests turn to romance. 1 User Review
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Reaching for the Sun 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, George Chandler, Regis Toomey, Bodil Rosing, James Burke, Charles D. Brown
A country fisherman moves to Detroit to find work in a factory for which he plans to earn extra cash to spend on his fishing boat in this amusing film.
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Ride the High Country 1962 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, James Drury, Warren Oates, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, John Davis Chandler
Two lawmen, at the end of their careers, take on the job of delivering a gold shipment to a bank. One (Randolph Scott) plans to steal the gold; the other (Joel McCrea) will not go along with the scheme.
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The San Francisco Story 1952 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Blackmer, Richard Erdman, Florence Bates, Onslow Stevens, John Raven, O.Z. Whitehead, Ralph Dumke, Lane Chandler, Robert Foulk, Trevor Bardette, John Doucette, Peter Virgo, Frank Hagney
San Francisco, during California's Gold Rush, is the setting for this story about a wealthy miner, Rick Nelson (Joel McCrea), and newspaper editor Jim Martin (Onslow Stevens) who try to oust crooked politician Andrew Cain (Sidney Blackmer) from control of the city. In the process, Nelson flirts with Martin's girlfriend Adelaide (Yvonne De Carlo) who falls in love with him, which seems to make him more determined to establish law and order.
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The Silver Cord 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea, Laura Hope Crews, Eric Linden, Frances Dee, Helen Cromwell, Perry Ivins, Reginald Pasch, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Paul Irving
Mrs. Phelps (Laura Hope Crews) is a domineering mother who tries all the tricks possible to keep her engaged son at home. Meanwhile, her married son (Joel McCrea) and his wife (Irene Dunne) return, and the tricks continue in a attempt to have the couple move in. Fine performance by Laura Hope Crews.
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The Silver Horde 1930 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Evelyn Brent, Louis Wolheim, Jean Arthur, Raymond Hatton, Joel McCrea, Blanche Sweet, Gavin Gordon, Purnell Pratt, William B. Davidson, Ivan Linow
Boyd Emerson (Joel McCrea) and Freddie Marsh (Gavin Gordon) vie not only for the hand of wealthy Cherry Malotte (Evelyn Brent) but for her Alaskan salmon fishing business as well.
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Splendor 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Paul Cavanagh, Helen Westley, Billie Burke, Katharine Alexander, David Niven, Arthur Treacher, Ivan F. Simpson, Reginald Sheffield
When wealthy Brighton Lorrimore (Joel McCrea) brings home his new wife Phyllis (Miriam Hopkins), the family has problems accepting her lower social status.
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 Sullivan's Travels 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall, Byron Foulger, Margaret Hayes, Robert Greig, Eric Blore, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel, Richard Webb, Charles R. Moore, Almira Sessions
This spoof on the Hollywood scene has Joel McCrea playing movie director John L. Sullivan who wants to put meaning into his films. To that end, he sets out to meet real people, and with only 10 cents in his pocket, he begins his journey across America and into the real world.
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These Three 1936 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Catherine Doucet, Bonita Granville, Margaret Hamilton, Walter Brennan, Alma Kruger, Marcia Mae Jones, Frank McGlynn Sr.
Based on Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour," this early version features Bonita Granville as the spiteful girl who spreads a vicious rumor that nearly destroys two founders (Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon) of a girls' school. Granville received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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They Shall Have Music 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea, Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Porter Hall, Terry Kilburn, Marjorie Main, Paul Harvey, Tommy Kelly, Gale Sherwood, Mary Ruth
Professor Lawson (Walter Brennan) runs a musical school for underprivileged children in this film effort by Samuel Goldwyn to popularize classical music through film. 1 User Review
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| | 5 STAR | Anonymous 05/03/2009 | | Wonderful nostalgic film. Great music. Great acting. |
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Three Blind Mice 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Loretta Young, Joel McCrea, David Niven, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver, Pauline Moore, Binnie Barnes, Jane Darwell, Franklin Pangborn, Elisha Cook Jr.
In this oft-told tale, three young women leave home and head to California in search of handsome, rich men. Pretty well done.
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Trooper Hook 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Earl Holliman, Edward Andrews, John Dehner, Susan Kohner, Royal Dano, Celia Lovsky, Sheb Wooley, Patrick O'Moore
Trooper Hook (Joel McCrea) captures Apache chief Nanchez and takes his white squaw Cora (Barbara Stanwyck) and their son, Quito (Terry Lawrence), back to Cora's white husband.
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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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Wells Fargo 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Henry O'Neill, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan, Johnny Mack Brown, Porter Hall, Robert Cummings, Jack Clark, Clarence Kolb
As the expansion of the country accelerated in the West in the mid-1800s, the need for better communications and flow of goods was evident, and the Wells Fargo company grew to meet those needs. This saga of these times, was presented in periodic episodes. The film was originally 115 minutes long, but most current prints are edited versions.
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Wichita 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Keith Larsen, Carl Benton Reid, Jack Elam, Robert J. Wilke
Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) is hired by citizens of Wichita to clean up the violence. When Wyatt bans all guns inside the city limits, citizens revolt.
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Woman Chases Man 1937 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John G. Blystone
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Charles Winninger, Ella Logan, Erik Rhodes, Broderick Crawford, Leona Maricle, Charles Halton, Al Bridge, George Chandler
A woman (Miriam Hopkins) tries a scam to cheat a wealthy man (Joel McCrea) but falls in love with him instead.
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| 1. Banjo on My Knee (1936)
2. Barbary Coast (1935)
3. Bed of Roses (1933)
4. Bird of Paradise (1932)
5. Buffalo Bill (1944)
6. Cattle Drive (1951)
7. Come and Get It (1936)
aka: Roaring Timbers
8. Cry Blood, Apache (1970)
9. Dead End (1937)
10. Dynamite (1929)
11. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
12. Four Faces West (1948)
aka: They Passed This Way
13. Frenchie (1950)
14. Gambling Lady (1934)
15. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
16. The Great American Cowboy (1974)
17. The Great Man's Lady (1942)
18. The Great Moment (1944)
19. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
20. Hollywood Story (1951)
21. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
aka: You Can't Take Money
22. Kept Husbands (1931)
23. The More the Merrier (1943)
24. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
aka: The Hounds of Zaroff
25. Our Little Girl (1935)
26. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
27. The Primrose Path (1940)
28. Ramrod (1947)
29. Reaching for the Sun (1941)
30. Ride the High Country (1962)
31. The San Francisco Story (1952)
32. The Silver Cord (1933)
33. The Silver Horde (1930)
34. Splendor (1935)
35. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
36. These Three (1936)
37. They Shall Have Music (1939)
38. Three Blind Mice (1938)
39. Trooper Hook (1957)
40. Union Pacific (1939)
41. The Virginian (1946)
42. Wells Fargo (1937)
43. Wichita (1955)
44. Woman Chases Man (1937)
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