20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1933  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Lyle Talbot, Sheila Terry, Louis Calhern, Grant Mitchell, Arthur Byron, Warren Hymer, Spencer Charters, Harold Huber
Life in Sing Sing prison is depicted as Bette Davis plays the role of Fay, the loyal woman who gives her life and love to Tom Connors (Spencer Tracy).
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Buster Keaton, Tony Randall, Mickey Shaughnessy, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Judy Canova, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Sherry Jackson, Finley Currie, Josephine Hutchinson, Parley Baer, Royal Dano
In this version of Mark Twain's story, Huckleberry Finn (Eddie Hodges) escapes from his brutal alcoholic father, Pap (Neville Brand), and joins runaway slave Jim (Archie Moore) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Along the way, they meet con-men "King" and "Duke" (Tony Randall and Mickey Shaughnessy) who find work on a riverboat and join the circus–neither the riverboat nor the circus were in Twain's book. Reluctantly, Huckleberry and Jim are drawn into the schemes of "King" and "Duke."
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 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Cast: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Ian Hunter, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Melville Cooper, Una O'Connor, Herbert Mundin, Montagu Love, Robert Noble, Leonard Willey, Kenneth Hunter
Errol Flynn IS Robin Hood. Romance blooms between Robin and Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) in the midst of sweeping sword fights in Sherwood Forest as Robin leads his band of merry men against Prince John (Claude Rains) and his efforts to tax the poor. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
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 Angels with Dirty Faces 1938  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Harry Hayden, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Joe Downing, Edward Pawley
Father Jerry (Pat O'Brien) tries to help his parish kids develop honest characters. He runs into problems when his childhood friend, Rocky (James Cagney), introduces the children into the criminal side of life. Both Cagney and Director Michael Curtiz were nominated for Oscars.
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The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Norman Brooks, Murvyn Vye, Larry Keating, Phyllis Avery, Tony Galento
This film biography of Tin Pan Alley songwriters is filled with memorable songs including "Birth of the Blues" and "Sonny Boy."
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Black Fury 1935 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, William Gargan, Barton MacLane, John Qualen, J. Carrol Naish, Vince Barnett, Henry O'Neill, Ward Bond, Akim Tamiroff
An immigrant coal miner, Joe Radek (Paul Muni), becomes embroiled in battles between unionists and those who oppose labor protection.
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The Boy from Oklahoma 1954 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Will Rogers Jr., Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Caruso, Wallace Ford, Merv Griffin, Sheb Wooley, Slim Pickens, Clem Bevans, Louis Jean Heydt
Tom Brewster (Will Rogers Jr.) becomes sheriff of a small town and keeps law and order in his own unique way.
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The Breaking Point 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Sherry Jackson, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, John Doucette, Edmon Ryan
This remake of Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" stars John Garfield in the role of Harry Morgan–the captain of a boat who, needing money, contracts to smuggle illegal aliens into California.
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A Breath of Scandal 1960  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Sophia Loren, John Gavin, Maurice Chevalier, Isabel Jeans, Angela Lansbury, Carlo Hinterman, Tullio Carminati, Milly Vitale, Roberto Risso, Friedrich von Ledebur
An Austrian princess, Olympia (Sophia Loren), refuses to marry the Russian prince (Carlo Hinterman) her parents have chosen for her and, instead, wants to marry an American commoner (John Gavin).
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Bright Leaf 1950 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Donald Crisp, Gladys George, Elizabeth Patterson, Jeff Corey, Thurston Hall, Taylor Holmes
Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) discovers love during his revengeful climb to the top in the tobacco industry.
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British Agent 1934  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan, Philip Reed, Irving Pichel, Halliwell Hobbes, J. Carrol Naish, Cesar Romero
In the days before the Russian Revolution, a Scot, Stephen Locke (Leslie Howard), is smitten by Russian agent Elena (Kay Francis).
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Cabin in the Cotton 1932 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Jordan, Bette Davis, Henry B. Walthall, Berton Churchill, Hardie Albright, Tully Marshall, Clarence Muse, Dorothy Peterson, Edmund Breese, David Landau, Russell Simpson
A rich landowner, Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess), befriends one of his sharecroppers and teaches her to read. Then he learns of evil deeds performed by BOTH sharecroppers and land owners and is forced to reckon with problems inherent in his economic class-system.
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 Captain Blood 1935 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Donald Meek, J. Carrol Naish, Hobart Cavanaugh
This film represents the first teaming of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland and made them both stars. Surgeon Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) rebels against England's James II who deports him as a slave to the West Indies where he is purchased by Colonel Bishop (Lionel Atwill). Set free, Blood falls in love with Bishop's niece, Arabella (Olivia de Havilland), and he turns to piracy as part of his fight against slavery. This Hal Wallis film was nominated for an Oscar.
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Captains of the Clouds 1942 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Denny, Reginald Gardiner, Paul Cavanagh, Russell Arms, Clem Bevans
Brian MacLean (James Cagney) is a bush pilot in Canada during 1940 who runs a delivery service for adventurers way up north. Stimulated by hearing Winston Churchill's "we will not surrender" speech, Brian and his buddies join the Royal Canadian Air Force. There's lots of romance and humor but not much action.
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 Casablanca 1942 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, S.Z. Sakall, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, John Qualen, Leonid Kinskey, Madeleine LeBeau, Dooley Wilson, Joy Page, Curt Bois, Marcel Dalio
One of the best films ever, this Oscar winner for Best Picture stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick, the owner of a Moroccan bar during the German occupation of Northern Africa in WWII. When the love of his life, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), shows up in his joint one night, their old romance is rekindled; but Nazi politics make strange bedfellows. Rick: "Here's looking at you, kid." Another major Academy Award went to Michael Curtiz for his directing. The film also won for Best Writing, and had several nominations, including Best Actor (Bogart) and Supporting Actor (Claude Rains).
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The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, Donald Crisp, Nigel Bruce, Henry Stephenson, David Niven, Spring Byington, J. Carrol Naish, E.E. Clive, C. Henry Gordon, G.P. Huntley, Robert Barrat, Walter Holbrook, Scotty Beckett
In this film version of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, set during the 1854 Crimean War, Major Geoffrey Vickers (Errol Flynn) vows revenge on the Indian potentate Surat Khan (C. Henry Gordon) after witnessing a slaughter of British citizens at a British fort commanded by Col. Campbell (Donald Crisp). Meanwhile, Geoffrey and his brother Perry (Patric Knowles), who is also a soldier, are both in love with Campbell's daughter Elsa (Olivia de Havilland), but it is Perry who wins her heart. Now, Geoffrey leads his Light Brigade into a fight to the death against the Russian soldiers who are providing supplies to Surat Khan.
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The Comancheros 1961 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin, Bruce Cabot, Nehemiah Persoff, Ina Balin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Joan O'Brien, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon, Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Comancheros (White men who supplied the warring Comanches with guns) were in full swing in the middle 1800s. Enter Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) who teams up with his prisoner Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) to ward off the Comancheros and bring peace to the Texas Territory.
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Daughters Courageous 1939 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page, May Robson, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh
This sequel to "Four Daughters" takes up with their father (Claude Rains) returning home and continues the romantic escapades of the four sisters.
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Dive Bomber 1941 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, Regis Toomey, Craig Stevens, Robert Armstrong, Allen Jenkins, Alexis Smith, Herbert Anderson, Moroni Olsen
In pre-Pearl Harbor bombing days, scientist Doug Lee (Errol Flynn) tries to solve the problem of blackouts suffered by pilots training for possible future air battles.
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Dodge City 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John Litel, Victor Jory, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond, Henry Travers, Henry O'Neill, Gloria Holden, Bobs Watson, Douglas Fowley
A cattle man, Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn), arrives in Dodge City in 1872 and is appointed sheriff. He tries to tame Dodge City and must diminish the influences of outlaw, saloon owner Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) to obtain legitimacy for business interests and citizens in the town. Hatton manages to clean up Dodge City, and, in the process, wins the heart of Abbie Irving (Olivia de Havilland).
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The Egyptian 1954 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Edmund Purdom, Michael Wilding, Peter Ustinov, John Carradine, Carl Benton Reid, Tommy Rettig, Henry Daniell
Set in ancient Egypt, this film provides insight into the search for truth in another era. The length does wear one down, though.
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Female 1933 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Philip Faversham, Ruth Donnelly, Johnny Mack Brown, Lois Wilson, Philip Reed, Rafaela Ottiano, Douglass Dumbrille, Gavin Gordon, Kenneth Thomson, Spencer Charters
A hard-working executive, Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton), works long hours at her automobile factory–until Jim Thorne (George Brent) comes along and shows her that all work makes Alison a dull girl.
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Flamingo Road 1949 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian, Gladys George, Fred Clark, Gertrude Michael, Virginia Huston, Alice White, Tristram Coffin, Sam McDaniel, Tito Vuolo, Iris Adrian, Pierre Watkin, James Flavin
Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy (Joan Crawford) is stranded in a small, Florida town where she gets a job as a waitress. She falls in love with Deputy Sheriff Fielding Carlisle (Zachary Scott), but Sheriff Titus Semple (Sidney Greenstreet), who will have none of their romance, frames Lane on a prostitution charge and sends her to jail. Later, after being released from prison, Lane returns to town and seeks revenge against the sheriff–an act that will bring death or destruction to all.
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Force of Arms 1951 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Girl for Joe
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Evans, Dick Wesson, Paul Picerni, Katherine Warren, Ross Ford, Ron Hagerthy, Don Gordon
This film, based on Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is set in Italy during World War II where WAC nurse Lieutenant Eleanor McKay (Nancy Olson) falls in love with her patient, Sergeant Peterson (William Holden).
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Four Daughters 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Claude Rains, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Gale Page, John Garfield, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, May Robson, Dick Foran
Four sisters in the Lemp family find love and happiness in this popular film that spawned "Daughters Courageous," "Four Wives," and "Four Mothers." The movie was remade as "Young at Heart." Five Academy Award nominations including Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor.
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Four Wives 1939 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, John Garfield, Frank McHugh, Eddie Albert, May Robson, Dick Foran, Henry O'Neill, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane
This sequel to "Four Daughters" again features the Lemp sisters–now married and raising their own families.
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Four's a Crowd 1938 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles, Hugh Herbert, Walter Connolly, Melville Cooper, Franklin Pangborn, Herman Bing, Margaret Hamilton
A romantic triangle involving Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Rosalind Russell provide good entertainment; the participants can't seem to make up their minds as to who loves whom.
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Francis of Assisi 1961 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Pedro Armendariz, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz, Finlay Currie, Athene Seyler, Mervyn Johns, John Welsh
Bradford Dillman plays the beloved13th-century Franciscan friar who achieves sainthood.
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Front Page Woman 1935 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns, Wini Shaw, J. Carrol Naish, Joseph Crehan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Addison Richards, Selmer Jackson, Joe King
Newspaper reporters, Ellen (Bette Davis) and Curt (George Brent), are in love with each other, but they are always on the lookout for a chance to be first to file the latest hot news story.
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Gold Is Where You Find It 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Barton MacLane, Tim Holt, Henry O'Neill, George "Gabby" Hayes, Sidney Toler
A feud between Gold miners and farmers is the subject of this intriguing Western film about early days in California.
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The Helen Morgan Story 1957 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Ann Blyth, Richard Carlson, Paul Newman, Gene Evans, Alan King, Cara Williams, Virginia Vincent, Walter Woolf King, Dorothy Green, Edward Platt, Warren Douglas, Sammy White, Peggy de Castro, Cherie de Castro, Babette de Castro
Bootlegger Larry Maddux (Paul Newman) discovers Helen Morgan (Ann Blyth) while she is performing in a carnival and helps her rise to stardom on Broadway. But, Larry is using Helen for his own good, and Helen is torn between Larry and married lawyer Russell Wade (Richard Carlson). Helen turns to alcohol and, after the Stock Market crash in 1929, ends up in Bellevue Hospital. But, Helen rises above her problems and regains her stardom. Songs include "Sunny Side of the Street" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." (sung by Gogi Grant).
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It's a Great Feeling 1949 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Danny Kaye, Ronald Reagan, Irving Bacon, Claire Carleton, Mel Blanc, Michael Curtiz, David Butler, Frank Cady
This spoof on Hollywood musicals is Doris Day's third movie, and many Warner Bros. stars make cameo appearances. The story begins as Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson (Themselves) are preparing their next film and are unable to find a director, so Carson decides to take the job. Morgan is unhappy with Carson's decision and threatens to bow out–until Carson promises a waitress, Judy Adams (Day), at the Warner Bros. commissary a job as an actress if she will pose as his pregnant wife and convince Morgan that he needs the money. The ploy works, but there is no part for Judy in the film, and a dejected Judy returns to her Wisconsin home to marry her boyfriend. The film ends at the wedding when the newly married couple turns around, and the groom looks just like Errol Flynn (played by himself).
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I'll See You in My Dreams 1951 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy, Patrice Wymore, James Gleason, Mary Wickes, Jim Backus, Hans Conried, Minna Gombell, Harry Antrim
This is a semi-accurate biography of songwriter Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) and his marriage to Grace LeBoy Kahn (Doris Day). Together, they wrote such songs as "I'll See You in My Dreams," "Ain't We Got Fun," and "Makin' Whoopee."
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Janie 1944 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, Joyce Reynolds, Alan Hale, Hattie McDaniel, Barbara Brown, Richard Erdman, Jackie Moran, John Forrest
When teenager Janie (Joyce Reynolds) falls for a GI (Robert Hutton) stationed at a nearby army camp, her father goes into action to stop the romance.
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 The Jazz Singer 1952 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Mildred Dunnock, Eduard Franz, Tom Tully, Allyn Joslyn, Alex Gerry, Harold Gordon, Hal Ross, Justin Smith, Anitra Stevens, Gayne Whitman, Anthony Jochim
Danny Thomas takes over the Al Jolson role in this remake of the 1927 film about the cantor's (Eduard Franz) jazz-singing son Jerry Golding (Thomas) who strives for a musical career. Jerry returns from the Korean War to his home in Philadelphia where his father wants him to be the cantor in their synagogue. But Jerry, who wants to sing on Broadway, breaks his father's heart when he favors show business over being a cantor. He does find romance with musical comedy star Judy (Peggy Lee) and rises to stardom. By story's end, his father has given Jerry his blessing. Songs include "Lover," "Birth of the Blues," and "Just One of Those Things."
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Jim Thorpe - All American 1951 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter, Steve Cochran, Dick Wesson, Nestor Paiva, Billy Gray, Edwin Max, Alfonso Mejia
Burt Lancaster takes on the title role in this biography of runner Jim Thorpe, a United States Olympic champion who was stripped of his medals because he played professional baseball.
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Jimmy the Gent 1934 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Alice White, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Hohl, Alan Dinehart, Philip Reed, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ralf Harolde, Dennis O'Keefe
This offbeat gangster comedy has Cagney trying to find heirs for unclaimed fortunes. The two stars invigorate a weak script.
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The Kennel Murder Case 1933 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue, Paul Cavanagh, Robert Barrat, Henry O'Neill, Frank Conroy
In this classic Philo Vance (William Powell) mystery, detective Vance investigates a murder at the Kennel Club that was made to look like a suicide.
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The Key 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh, Halliwell Hobbes, Henry O'Neill, Phil Regan, Donald Crisp, Arthur Treacher, J.M. Kerrigan
Set in Ireland during the 1920's uprising, British Captain Tennant (William Powell) falls in love with the wife (Edna Best) of British Intelligence Officer Andrew Kerr (Colin Clive).
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Kid Galahad 1937 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Battling Bellhop
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Harry Carey, Jane Bryan, William Haade, Soledad Jimenez, Joseph Crehan, Ben Welden, Joe Cunningham, Veda Ann Borg, Frank Faylen, Harland Tucker, Bob Evans
Boxing manager Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) decides to promote a young bellhop (Wayne Morris) as the next champion. While still training for his prize fight, the bellhop knocks out heavyweight Chuck McGraw (William Haade) after he insults Donati's girlfriend Louise "Fluff" Phillips (Bette Davis), and he is given the name "Kid Galahad." Later, he falls in love with Donati's young sister Marie (Jane Bryan). Their interest in each other angers Donati, and he arranges a fight that he is sure "Kid Galahad" will lose. But, will "Kid Galahad" come through and live up to his reputation as a winner? Remade in 1941 as "The Wagons Roll at Night" and in 1962 as "Kid Galahad."
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 King Creole 1958 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Jan Shepard, Dick Winslow, Raymond Bailey, Liliane Montevecchi, Brian G. Hutton, Jack Grinnage
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher," this story is set in New Orleans. Aspiring young singer Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is a delinquent and high-school dropout who becomes involved with a ruthless gangster (Walter Matthau) and his alcoholic moll (Carolyn Jones). Will Danny figure out how to escape a life of crime, find employment as a singer, and gain the love of Nellie (Dolores Hart)? Many good Elvis songs include "Hard Headed Woman."
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Life with Father 1947 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Zasu Pitts, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy Lydon, Emma Dunn, Moroni Olsen, Elisabeth Risdon, Martin Milner, Johnny Calkins, Monte Blue, Mary Field, Clara Blandick
During the 1880s, stockbroker Clarence Day (William Powell) lives in New York City with his non-sensible wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne) and their family. Vinnie is determined that Clarence be baptized and that he will "toe the line," and she stops at nothing to get her way. Meanwhile, their eldest son, Clarence, Jr. (James Lydon), is enjoying a romance with Mary (Elizabeth Taylor) who is visiting from out of town, and son John finds a way to make money by selling a questionable potion. This warm-hearted and amusing film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor (Powell).
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The Mad Genius 1931 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Carmel Myers, Charles Butterworth, Mae Madison, Frankie Darro, Luis Alberni, Boris Karloff, Andre Luguet
A bizarre puppeteer (John Barrymore) turns a young man (Donald Cook) into a talented dancer and then lives vicariously through his achievements.
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Mammy 1930  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Louise Dresser, Lowell Sherman, Hobart Bosworth, Stanley Fields, Tully Marshall, Mitchell Lewis, Jack Curtis, Noah Beery
Good musical numbers include "The Call of the South" and "To My Mammy" in this otherwise dated film about a romance among performers in a minstrel show.
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The Man in the Net 1959  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton, Charles McGraw, Tom Helmore, Ed Binns, John Alexander, Kathryn Givney, Betty Lou Holland
Artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) heads for New England to pursue his love for art. When his alcoholic wife, Linda (Carolyn Jones), disappears, John becomes the chief suspect. 1 User Review
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| | The Man in the Net | Ruby 03/09/2007 | I happened across this movie on Turner Classic Movie channel. It was a gem of a mystery. Alan Ladd is being framed for the murder of his wife. The children in this New England town ban together to hide him and help him find out who really murdered his wife. There were a couple parts played by child that were especially good. Two girls, Emily and Angel were very convincing without being obnoxious.
While the movie was made in 1959, it still stands up. What a jewel. |
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Mandalay 1934 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kay Francis, Lyle Talbot, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland, Lucien Littlefield, Ruth Donnelly, Reginald Owen, Rafaela Ottiano, Halliwell Hobbes, Etienne Girardot
In an attempt to flee her corrupt life in Rangoon, Tanya (Kay Francis) manages to obtain passage on a boat to Mandalay where she finds redemption.
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 Mildred Pierce 1945 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Joan Crawford, Bruce Bennett, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden, George Tobias, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Charles Trowbridge
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) is a divorced mother of two daughters. The mother/daughter relationship with Veda (Ann Blyth) is highlighted as Mildred tries to give her unthankful daughter everything she wants. Joan Crawford received an Oscar for this film. There were five other nominations, including Best Picture and two for Best Supporting Actress (Eve Arden and Ann Blyth).
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Mission to Moscow 1943 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Walter Huston, Ann Harding, George Tobias, Oskar Homolka, Gene Lockhart, Frieda Inescort, Eleanor Parker, Richard Travis, Frank Puglia, Minor Watson
This film, presenting a unique look at Russian culture in 1940, was introduced by the actual United States ambassador (Joseph Davies). Based on fact, it shows the impact of isolationist forces in the U.S. before the country entered World War II and needed Russia as an ally.
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My Dream Is Yours 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Edgar Kennedy, Selena Royle, Franklin Pangborn, Sheldon Leonard
Doug Blake (Jack Carson) is a businessman who "discovers" singer Martha Gibson (Doris Day) and turns her into a star.
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Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Allen Vincent, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gavin Gordon, Edwin Maxwell, Holmes Herbert, DeWitt Jennings
Following his hideous disfigurement in a fire at his London wax museum, the owner relocates to America where he opens a new museum. This time his figures are his own murder victims encased in wax. This is the first horror film not set in the usual old, gloomy manse and was remade with Vincent Price in the lead as "House of Wax."
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Night and Day 1946 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Cary Grant, Monty Woolley, Alexis Smith, Ginny Simms, Mary Martin, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Alan Hale, Victor Francen, Dorothy Malone
This biography of Cole Porter is filled with his well-loved tunes such as "Begin the Beguine," "You're the Top," and, of course, "Night and Day."
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Noah's Ark 1929 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister, Myrna Loy, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Armand Kaliz
George O'Brien plays an American traveling in Europe who must leave the woman he loves–a German–as events beginning World War I intervene in their lives. Flashbacks provide parallels to Noah. Restored; mostly silent film is interesting piece of history to watch.
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Passage to Marseilles 1944 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Michele Morgan, Claude Rains, Philip Dorn, Hans Conried, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, George Tobias, Monte Blue, Eduardo Ciannelli
When convicts escape from Devil's Island, they join the French Resistance in their fight against the Nazis.
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The Perfect Speciman 1937 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Edward Everett Horton, Dick Foran, May Robson, Beverly Roberts, Allen Jenkins, Dennie Moore, Hugh O'Connell
A wealthy woman (May Robson) shelters her grandson (Errol Flynn) from the outside world until a beautiful woman (Joan Blondell) enters the picture, and the grandmother loses control.
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Private Detective 62 1933 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Man Killer
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Westcott, James Bell, Arthur Byron, Arthur Hohl, Irving Bacon, George Brent, Sheila Terry
A former undercover man (William Powell) is hired to frame a gambler (Margaret Lindsay) in Paris. As he sets out to perform his task, he finds himself falling in love with his victim.
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Elizabeth the Queen
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Nanette Fabray, Vincent Price, Alan Hale, Henry Stephenson, Henry Daniell, Leo G. Carroll
This 16th-century drama is VERY loosely based on the relationship of Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and the Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn). They endure a love/hate affair leading to the Earl's execution in the Tower of London.
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The Proud Rebel 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine, James Westerfield, Tom Pittman
Civil War veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) and his mute son David (played by Alan Ladd's real-life son David Ladd) work on Linnet Moore's (Olivia de Havilland) farm. While John seeks medical help for his young son, he becomes involved in efforts to keep Linnet's ranch in her name.
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Romance on the High Seas 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eric Blore, Franklin Pangborn, Leslie Brooks
This was Doris Day's screen debut and the song "It's Magic" was the big winner as it described the newfound love between Peter (Jack Carson) and Georgia (Doris Day).
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Roughly Speaking 1945  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Donald Woods, Ann Doran, Alan Hale, Ray Collins, Craig Stevens, Jean Sullivan, Ann E. Todd, Kathleen Lockhart
This film spans 40 years in the life of Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell). Through trials and tribulations in good times and bad, Pierson always retains her spirit. 1 User Review
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| | tulliomike 08/20/2007 | | ourtstanding movie kept my attention and really made me feel good about american family. i like optimism and this film sets a new standard for guts, and patience and love. |
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The Santa Fe Trail 1940 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Van Heflin, Gene Reynolds, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond
Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), who would later become Robert E. Lee's top cavalry scout, is given orders to bring in abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey).
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The Scarlet Hour 1956 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E.G. Marshall, Ed Binns, Scott Marlowe, Billy Gray, Jacques Aubuchon
Marsh (Tom Tryon) is taken in by Paulie (Carol Ohmart) and is coerced into helping with a robbery during which Paulie's husband, Ralph (James Gregory), is killed.
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 The Sea Hawk 1940 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Donald Crisp, Gilbert Roland, William Lundigan, Montagu Love, Francis McDonald, Henry Daniell, Una O'Connor, James Stephenson, Julien Mitchell, J.M. Kerrigan
Errol Flynn is definitely at his swashbuckling best as 1850s' British pirate Geoffrey Thorpe leads the Sea Hawk pirates on raids and captures more than 50 Spanish ships. In the process, he learns that the Spanish are planning to attack England and have placed spies in Queen Elizabeth's (Flora Robson) court. But, Elizabeth does not approve of Thorpe's pirating tactics and demands that he change his ways. Meanwhile, Thorpe falls in love with Dona Maria (Brenda Marshall), and now he must expose the treachery to save his country and win the love of Dona Maria. 1 User Review
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| | brilliant film and well directed | tommo 1949 10/23/2007 | | |
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The Sea Wolf 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Alexander Knox, Gene Lockhart, Barry Fitzgerald, Stanley Ridges, Howard Da Silva, Francis McDonald, David Bruce
Based on Jack London's novel, this is the adventure story of the diabolical Captain Wolf Larson (Edward G. Robinson) whose crew plots to save themselves from Larson's clutches.
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The Story of Will Rogers 1952 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Will Rogers Jr., Jane Wyman, Carl Benton Reid, Eve Miller, James Gleason, Slim Pickens, Noah Beery Jr., Mary Wickes, Eddie Cantor, Steve Brodie
Will Rogers Jr. plays his witty, politically astute father in this film biography of the famous entertainer's life.
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The Third Degree 1926 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Louise Dresser, Dolores Costello, Tom Santschi, Rockliffe Fellowes, Jason Robards Sr., David Torrence, Kate Price, Harry Todd, Michael Vavitch, Fred Kelsey
Circus performer Alicia Daley (Louise Dresser) ends up with her back to the wall and no way out when her past (she deserted her husband and baby daughter) catches up with her.
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This Is the Army 1943 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Rosemary DeCamp, Frances Langford, Irving Berlin, Dolores Costello, Stanley Ridges, Ruth Donnelly, Dorothy Peterson, Kate Smith
This film was made as a benefit for the Army Emergency Relief Fund during World War II. It features World War I veterans (and many guest stars) entertaining World War II troops with vintage Irving Berlin songs–including "God Bless America" (sung by Kate Smith), "Alexander's Ragtime Band," and "This is the Army, Mr. Jones."
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Trouble Along the Way 1953 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson, Marie Windsor, Leif Erickson, Chuck Connors, Bill Radovich, Ned Glass
When a Roman Catholic college decides to devote funds to a winning football team, coach Steve Williams (John Wayne) comes out of retirement to turn a hapless group into champions.
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The Unsuspected 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Claude Rains, Ted North, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield, Fred Clark, Harry Lewis, Jack Lambert, Ray Walker
A writer (Claude Rains) of mysteries for a radio show uses his knowledge of crime to commit murder and gain the edge in getting his hands on his niece Matilda's (Joan Caulfield) inheritance.
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 The Vagabond King 1956 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Oreste Kirkop, Rita Moreno, Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Lord, William Prince, Florence Sundstrom, Harry McNaughton
Oreste Kirkop plays the Parisian poet who fights against the Duke of Burgundy in this lavish musical set in medieval times.
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Virginia City 1940 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, John Litel, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Douglass Dumbrille, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Moroni Olsen
Union officer Bradford (Errol Flynn) escapes from a Confederate prison, he heads to Nevada where he finds out that the Confederate Prison boss (Randolph Scott) intends to ship a large shipment of gold to Confederate forces to prolong the war. Bradford intends to make sure that doesn't happen. But the real purpose of the shipment becomes clear when Mexican outlaw Murrell (Humphrey Bogart) also tries to steal the gold.
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The Walking Dead 1936 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, Barton MacLane, Warren Hull, Paul Harvey, Robert Strange, Eddie Acuff, Edmund Gwenn, Henry O'Neill, Joe King, Addison Richards, Joe Sawyer, Kenneth Harlan, Miki Morita
Corrupt attorney Nolan (Ricardo Cortez) leads a group of gangsters and frames John Ellman (Boris Karloff) on a trumped-up charge of murder. Ellman is found guilty and is executed. Now, after learning that Ellman was innocent, Dr. Edmund Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) brings Ellman back to life. Ellman is intent on avenging his untimely demise, tracks down the gangsters, and scares them to death. Finally, Nolan and his cohort, Loder (Barton MacLane), kill Ellman, but then their car crashes into a power line, and they are also killed.
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We're No Angels 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Leo G. Carroll, Lea Penman, Gloria Talbott, Paul Newlan, Torben Meyer, John Baer, John Smith, Joe Ploski, Ross Gould, Victor Romito
Three Devil's Island convicts–Joseph, Albert, and Jules (Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, and Peter Ustinov)–escape and take refuge with the Ducotel family (Leo G. Carroll, Joan Bennett, and Gloria Talbott). While living with the Ducotels, the ex-cons protect the family from evil Uncle Andre Trochard (Basil Rathbone) who threatens the family with eviction after auditing the books of the store he owns that the Ducotels manage. The convicts contemplate murdering Trochard, but Albert's pet poisonous snake does the job for them. Now the Ducotels inherit the store and Trochard's fortune. The convicts have solved the family's problems except for finding a mate for Isabelle (Talbott), but soon that problem will be solved, and the convicts will have done their "good" deeds.
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White Christmas 1954 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Grady Sutton, Sig Ruman, Mary Wickes, John Brascia, Anne Whitfield, Herb Vigran, Joe Ploski, George Chakiris, I. Stanford Jolley, Barrie Chase
Irving Berlin songs are the real draw in this film as Phil and Bob (Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby) come to the aid of their ex-military boss Maj. Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger) who needs a boost in his struggling winter resort. Accompanied by singing sisters Betty and Judy (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), Phil and Bob travel to Vermont and make plans to put on a musical show to raise needed funds for Waverly. Songs include "White Christmas," "Sisters," and "Blue Skies"–and "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Irene Manning, Frances Langford, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, S.Z. Sakall, Eddie Acuff, George Barbier, Douglas Croft, Eddie Foy Jr., Minor Watson
George M. Cohan's biography is the theme of this patriotic musical, and James Cagney is superb in the title role. The story begins when George (Douglas Croft) was growing up as a star in his family's vaudeville show, continues through his years as one of Broadway's great stars, and ends up with him receiving a medal from the President for his contributions to the United States. Cagney won the Best Actor Oscar for his effort. Nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Huston), and Director. 1 User Review
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| | KRISTAL ALTIZER 07/04/2009 | | ALL I CAN SAY IS WATCH THE MOVIE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE |
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Young Man with a Horn 1950 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Nestor Paiva, Mary Beth Hughes, Jerome Cowan, Walter Reed, Jack Kruschen
Following the demise of his marriage, Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) has only his trumpet and alcohol for solace. Jo Jordan (Doris Day) is a young singer who helps Martin out of his psychological fog.
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2. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
4. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
5. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
6. Black Fury (1935)
7. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
8. The Breaking Point (1950)
9. A Breath of Scandal (1960)
10. Bright Leaf (1950)
11. British Agent (1934)
12. Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
13. Captain Blood (1935)
14. Captains of the Clouds (1942)
15. Casablanca (1942)
16. The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
17. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
18. The Comancheros (1961)
19. Daughters Courageous (1939)
20. Dive Bomber (1941)
21. Doctor X (1932)
22. Dodge City (1939)
23. The Egyptian (1954)
24. Female (1933)
25. Flamingo Road (1949)
26. Force of Arms (1951)
aka: A Girl for Joe
27. Four Daughters (1938)
28. Four Wives (1939)
29. Four's a Crowd (1938)
30. Francis of Assisi (1961)
31. Front Page Woman (1935)
32. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
33. The Hangman (1959)
34. The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
35. It's a Great Feeling (1949)
36. I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
37. Janie (1944)
38. The Jazz Singer (1952)
39. Jim Thorpe - All American (1951)
40. Jimmy the Gent (1934)
41. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
42. The Key (1934)
43. Kid Galahad (1937)
aka: The Battling Bellhop
44. King Creole (1958)
45. The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
46. Life with Father (1947)
47. The Mad Genius (1931)
48. Mammy (1930)
49. The Man in the Net (1959)
50. Mandalay (1934)
51. Mildred Pierce (1945)
52. Mission to Moscow (1943)
53. My Dream Is Yours (1949)
54. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
55. Night and Day (1946)
56. Noah's Ark (1929)
57. Passage to Marseilles (1944)
58. The Perfect Speciman (1937)
59. Private Detective 62 (1933)
aka: Man Killer
60. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
aka: Elizabeth the Queen
61. The Proud Rebel (1958)
62. Romance on the High Seas (1948)
63. Roughly Speaking (1945)
64. The Santa Fe Trail (1940)
65. The Scarlet Hour (1956)
66. The Sea Hawk (1940)
67. The Sea Wolf (1941)
68. The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
69. The Third Degree (1926)
70. This Is the Army (1943)
71. Trouble Along the Way (1953)
72. The Unsuspected (1947)
73. The Vagabond King (1956)
74. Virginia City (1940)
75. The Walking Dead (1936)
76. We're No Angels (1955)
77. White Christmas (1954)
78. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
79. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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