 Crossroads 1942  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone, Felix Bressart, Margaret Wycherly, Reginald Owen, Sig Ruman, Fritz Leiber, Frank Conroy
This American version of the original French film takes place in pre-World War II France where an amnesia victim (William Powell) is convinced by the actual perpetrators (Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor) that he was the one who committed murder.
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Hangmen Also Die 1943  N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lest We Forget
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Alexander Granach, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, Lionel Stander, Arthur Loft
Following the assassination of the hated Nazi, Reinhardt Heydrich, by Czechoslovakian Doctor Svoboda (Brian Donlevy), Germans retaliate against the Czechs through a reign of terror.
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Johnny Angel 1945  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, Lowell Gilmore, Hoagy Carmichael, Marvin Miller, Margaret Wycherly, J. Farrell MacDonald, Marc Cramer, Jason Robards Sr.
Johnny Angel (George Raft) is on the trail of the highjackers who killed his father and stole the gold from his father's ship. Helping are waterfront contacts (Johnny is also a sea captain) and Paulette (Signe Hasso), who was a witness. One of the few times Raft played the good guy.
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Keeper of the Flame 1942 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf, Margaret Wycherly, Forrest Tucker, Darryl Hickman, Howard Da Silva, Percy Kilbride, Donald Meek, Stephen McNally
A reporter, Stephen O'Malley (Spencer Tracy), sets out to write a tribute to a World War I hero after his untimely death. He meets the widow (Katharine Hepburn) and falls in love with her–then he discovers that the subject of his tribute was a Nazi agent.
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The Loves of Carmen 1948 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Philip Van Zandt, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly, Bernard Nedell, Wally Cassell
Carmen (Rita Hayworth) is a beautiful–but immoral–gypsy who has been told that she will die "at the hands of the man she loves." When she ruins the life of "the man she loves," a young officer, Don Jose (Glenn Ford), he fulfills the prophecy and kills Carmen.
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The Man with a Cloak 1951 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Fletcher Markle
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron, Joe De Santis, Jim Backus, Margaret Wycherly, Richard Hale, Nicholas Joy, Roy Roberts
Set in New York during 1848, this mystery is about a plot to get money to support the cause of the new French republic.
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Midnight 1934 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Call It Murder
Director: Chester Erskine
Cast: Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, Margaret Wycherly, Humphrey Bogart, Lynne Overman, Richard Whorf, Henry O'Neill, Cora Witherspoon, Granville Bates, Katherine Wilson, Moffat Johnston, Helen Flint
Jury foreman Edward Weldon (O.P. Heggie) will settle for nothing short of death in the sentencing of Ethel Saxon (Helen Flint) on a murder charge for killing her lover. Later, Weldon regrets his responsibility for the verdict when, on the eve of Saxon's execution, Edward's own daughter, Stella (Sidney Fox), kills her lover, gangster Garboni (Humphrey Bogart). Now, Weldon's conscience takes over when his previous verdict is brought so close to home.
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The President's Lady 1953  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Susan Hayward, Charlton Heston, John McIntire, Fay Bainter, Charles Dingle, George(2) Hamilton, Whitfield Connor, Gladys Hurlbut, Margaret Wycherly, Carl Betz
This film is a good rendition of Irving Stone's biography of Rachel Jackson (Susan Hayward) and her famous husband, President Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston). It follows Jackson's story from his days of fighting Seminole Indians, through his presidency, to his controversial marriage to the already married Rachel. 3 User Reviews
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| | bigfanof susan hayward 10/24/2009 | | this is a very excellent movie. my sister found a dvd of this, we watched it just a few weeks ago, i have not seen this movie since i was a teenager. it is still one of the very best movies ever made in my opinion. and it still brings tears to my eyes. if you get to see this, have the klenex ready, you will need several. rb |
| | A Must see for today\'s children | History Buff 12/08/2007 | | |
| | Kt hall 06/16/2007 | | great movie. would love to buy this movie. have not been able to find it anywhere. |
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Sergeant York 1941  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Noah Beery Jr., Ward Bond, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank Faylen
Gary Cooper won the Oscar for his portrayal of Sergeant York in this film based on a true story of York's single-handed killing of 25 and capture of 132 Germans during one day of battle. In addition to one other Oscar (Film Editing), nine nominations were received, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan), Supporting Actress (Margaret Wycherly), and Director.
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Victory 1940 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Fredric March, Cedric Hardwicke, Betty Field, Jerome Cowan, Sig Ruman, Margaret Wycherly, Fritz Feld, Rafaela Ottiano, Lionel Royce, Chester Gan
A loner, Hendrik Heyst (Fredric March), finds his life on a small island is disrupted by the intrusion of unexpected "guests" in this film version of a Joseph Conrad tale.
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White Heat 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, John Archer, Steve Cochran, Wally Cassell, Fred Clark, Ford Rainey, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Sid Melton
In this great gangster film, mobster Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is psychologically dependent on his evil mother (Margaret Wycherly). Nevertheless, he is determined to make it to "the top of the world, Ma." So, Cody and his gang rob a train, kill people, and make off with the loot. But, they leave clues behind, and Cody ends up in jail on a trumped up charge. Now, the feds send an undercover agent Hank Fallon, a.k.a. "Vic" (Edmund O'Brien), to the jail. He befriends Cody and infiltrates Cody's gang. Cody's mother is killed, Cody breaks out of jail with "Vic," and reunites with his gang for a chase scene through a chemical factory ending with Cody crying out to his deceased mother.
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The Yearling 1946 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Chill Wills, Forrest Tucker, Claude Jarman Jr., Clem Bevans, June Lockhart, Henry Travers, Margaret Wycherly, Arthur Hohl
A young farm boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) raises a pet fawn in the post-Civil War era. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director. Claude Jarman Jr. won a Special Oscar for his performance.
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| 1. Crossroads (1942)
2. Hangmen Also Die (1943)
aka: Lest We Forget
3. Johnny Angel (1945)
4. Keeper of the Flame (1942)
5. The Loves of Carmen (1948)
6. The Man with a Cloak (1951)
7. Midnight (1934)
aka: Call It Murder
8. The President's Lady (1953)
9. Sergeant York (1941)
10. Victory (1940)
11. White Heat (1949)
12. The Yearling (1946)
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