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The Adventurers   1970     bomb    R, 171 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Gilbert  
Cast: Candice Bergen, Thommy Berggren, Ernest Borgnine, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia de Havilland, Bekim Fehmiu, Leigh Taylor-Young, Fernando Rey, John Ireland, Jaclyn Smith

  Based on Harold Robbins' novel, this is the tedious story of the fallacies inherent in those who live in a world surrounded by wealth.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Adventures of Robin Hood   1938     4 stars    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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Errol Flynn Robin Hood
Basil Rathbone Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Ian Hunter King Richard the Lion Hearted
Olivia de Havilland Maid Marian
Claude Rains Prince John
Patric Knowles Will Scarlett
Eugene Pallette Friar Tuck
Alan Hale Little John
Melville Cooper High Sheriff of Nottingham
Una O'Connor Bess
Herbert Mundin Much-the-Miller's-Son
Montagu Love Bishop of the Black Canons
Robert Noble Sir Ralf
Leonard Willey Sir Essex
Kenneth Hunter Sir Mortimer

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Airport '77   1977     1 and a half stars    PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Jameson  
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, Christopher Lee, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, M. Emmet Walsh

  Another sequel to "Airport"–if you can watch yet another disaster film, then this one is for you as a private plane crashes into the ocean after being sabotaged. Will there be a rescue?


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Alibi Ike   1935     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, William Frawley, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns, Joe King, Paul Harvey, Spencer Charters, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Shubert

  This Ring Lardner comedy is about a baseball pitcher (Joe E. Brown) who is the center of many events that go wrong as he continues to persevere.    2 User Reviews




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07/28/2007 
  I HAVE BEEN A PHILLIES FAN FOR 47 YEARS AND I TRULY LOVE THIS MOVIE. IT SHOULD BE PRODUCED ON DVD!!!!!!!

07/28/2007 
  GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!! THIS IS A LONG FORGOTTEN CLASSIC BUT I TAPED IT OFF MY SATELLITE DISH THIS MORNING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE ELMER THE GREAT AND FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD!!!!!! GOD BLESS JOE E. BROWN!!!!!!!


ALPHONSE A. DATTOLO

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The Ambassador's Daughter   1956     2 and a half stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Francis Lederer, Edward Arnold, Minor Watson

  Set amidst a dispute of American G.I.s' behavior while on R & R in Paris, the daughter of the American ambassador, Joan (Olivia de Havilland), falls in love with a U.S. soldier (John Forsythe).

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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna   1986     3 stars    TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky  
Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond

  Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York.



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Amy Irving Anna Anderson
Olivia de Havilland Dowager Empress Maria
Elke Sommer Isabel Von Hohenstauffen
Omar Sharif Czar Nicholas II
Rex Harrison Grand Duke Cyril Romanov
Edward Fox Dr. Hauser
Claire Bloom Czarina Alexandra
Jan Niklas Prince Erich
Nicolas Surovy Serge Markov
Susan Lucci Darya Romanoff
Jennifer Dundas Anastasia
Christian Bale Alexei
Sydney Bromley Herbert
Arnold Diamond Dr. Markov
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Anthony Adverse   1936     3 stars    N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy  
Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, Anita Louise, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Woods, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Louis Hayward

  Set in the early 1800s, this is the story of Anthony Adverse (Fredric March), an adventurer who runs afoul of Napoleon and heads for America to seek fame and fortune. Gale Sondergaard won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The film won three other Academy Awards and nominations included Best Picture.

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Call It a Day   1937     2 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, Frieda Inescort, Bonita Granville, Peggy Wood

  Spring fever hits the Hilton family, and its effects are somewhat funny.

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Poster Art From art.comCaptain Blood   1935     3 and a half stars    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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The Charge of the Light Brigade   1936     2 and a half stars    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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Errol Flynn Major Geoffrey Vickers
Olivia de Havilland Elsa Campbell
Patric Knowles Captain Perry Vickers
Donald Crisp Colonel Campbell
Nigel Bruce Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Henry Stephenson Sir Charles Macefield
David Niven Captain James Randall
Spring Byington Lady Octavia Warrenton
J. Carrol Naish Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
E.E. Clive Sir Humphrey Harcourt
C. Henry Gordon Surat Khan
G.P. Huntley Major Jowett
Robert Barrat Count Igor Volonoff
Walter Holbrook Comet Charles Barclay
Scotty Beckett Prema Singh
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The Dark Mirror   1946     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Siodmak  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Evans, Richard Long, Garry Owen, Lela Bliss, Lita Ward, William Halligan, Ida Moore

  A police detective (Thomas Mitchell) must crack a murder case in which one of two sisters (both played by Olivia de Havilland) was identified as being at the scene of the crime. Finally, a psychologist (Lew Ayres) solves the mystery.

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Devotion   1946     2 and a half stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Nancy Coleman, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Arthur Kennedy, Dame May Whitty, Victor Francen, Montagu Love, Edmund Breon

  This is a biography of the Bronte sisters–ala Hollywood–featuring Charlotte (Olivia de Havilland) and Emily (Ida Lupino) as two sisters competing for the romantic attentions of Arthur Nicholls (Paul Henreid).

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Dodge City   1939     3 stars    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).



Cast
Errol Flynn Wade Hatton
Olivia de Havilland Abbie Irving
Ann Sheridan Ruby Gilman
Bruce Cabot Jeff Surrett
Frank McHugh Joe Clemens
Alan Hale Rusty Hart
John Litel Matt Cole
Victor Jory Yancey
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Tex Baird
Ward Bond Bud Taylor
Henry Travers Dr. Irving
Henry O'Neill Col. Dodge
Gloria Holden Mrs. Cole
Bobs Watson Harry Cole
Douglas Fowley Munger

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The Fifth Musketeer   1979     2 and a half stars    PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ken Annakin  
Cast: Beau Bridges, Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Cornel Wilde, Lloyd Bridges, Alan Hale Jr., Jose Ferrer, Olivia de Havilland, Rex Harrison, Ian McShane

  This is a run-of-the-mill retelling of "The Man in the Iron Mask." The story is about King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) and his twin brother Philippe (Beau Bridges) who were separated at birth. Philippe was raised by D'Artagnan (Cornel Wilde) and the Three Musketeers: Aramis (Lloyd Bridges), Porthos (Alan Hale Jr.), and Althos (Jose Ferrer).


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Four's a Crowd   1938     2 and a half stars    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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Gold Is Where You Find It   1938     2 and a half stars    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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Poster Art From art.comGone with the Wind   1939     4 stars    G, 219 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Fleming  
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Ward Bond, Jane Darwell, Victor Jory, Butterfly McQueen, Barbara O'Neil, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves, Laura Hope Crews

  Based on Margaret Mitchell's popular novel, this story takes place during the Civil War. When southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) learns that her beloved Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) is going to marry his cousin Melanie (Olivia de Havilland), she is crushed. Despite warnings from her faithful servant Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Scarlett accosts Ashley at a barbeque. Charleston profiteer Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) listens in on the confrontation and falls in love with Scarlett. Their affair begins, and as Scarlett flirts, cries, struggles, and dances with Rhett, she manages to survive the changes brought on as the South fights to maintain plantation life. Ashley to Scarlett: "Isn't it enough that you've gathered every other man's heart today? You've always had mine. You cut your teeth on it." This film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Leigh), and Supporting Actress (McDaniel). It was also nominated for five other awards.



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Clark Gable Rhett Butler
Vivien Leigh Scarlett O'Hara
Olivia de Havilland Melanie Hamilton
Leslie Howard Ashley Wilkes
Thomas Mitchell Gerald O'Hara
Hattie McDaniel Mammy, O'Hara Servant
Ward Bond Tom, a Yankee Captain
Jane Darwell Mrs. Dolly Merriwether
Victor Jory Jonas Wilkerson
Butterfly McQueen Prissy, O'Hara Servant
Barbara O'Neil Ellen O'Hara
Evelyn Keyes Suellen O'Hara
Ann Rutherford Carreen O'Hara
George Reeves Brent Tarleton
Laura Hope Crews Aunt "Pittypat" Hamilton

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Government Girl   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dudley Nichols  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Jess Barker, James Dunn, Paul Stewart, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport, Sig Ruman, Jane Darwell

  When Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts) is hired to develop bomber planes, a pretty secretary, Smokey Allard (Olivia de Havilland), shows him the ropes of wartime bureaucracy in Washington D.C.

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The Great Garrick   1937     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Whale  
Cast: Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Melville Cooper, Lionel Atwill, Lana Turner, Marie Wilson, Luis Alberni, Dorothy Tree, Albert Dekker

  This fictionalized biography is about an egotistical British actor, David Garrick (Brian Aherne), and how members of the Comedie Francaise bring about his fall from grace.

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Hard to Get   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins, Bonita Granville, Melville Cooper, John Ridgely, Penny Singleton, Isabel Jeans, Thurston Hall

  Bill (Dick Powell) is an architect who depends on a new job of pumping gas when the Great Depression hits. One day a millionaire (Olivia de Havilland) stops for gas and falls in love with Bill.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Heiress   1949     4 stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Montgomery Clift, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Mona Freeman, Ray Collins, Selena Royle, Russ Conway, Harry Antrim, Betty Linley, Paul Lees, David Thursby

  Set in mid-1800s' New York City, this is the story of a plain-looking young woman (Olivia de Havilland) who is pursued by a handsome man (Montgomery Clift) because of her fortune. An interfering father (Ralph Richardson) determines to ruin the relationship and, in the process, his daughter as well. Olivia de Havilland won the Academy Award for her performance. The film also won three other Academy Awards and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor ( Ralph Richardson) and Director.



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Olivia de Havilland Catherine Sloper
Ralph Richardson Dr. Austin Sloper
Montgomery Clift Morris Townsend
Miriam Hopkins Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown Maria
Mona Freeman Marian Almond
Ray Collins Jefferson Almond
Selena Royle Elizabeth Almond
Russ Conway Quintus
Harry Antrim Mr. Abeel
Betty Linley Mrs. Montgomery
Paul Lees Arthur Townsend
David Thursby Geier
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Hold Back the Dawn   1941     3 stars    N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen  
Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Rosemary DeCamp, Curt Bois, Eric Feldary, Nestor Paiva, Mitchell Leisen

  Spinster Emmy Brown (Olivia de Havilland) becomes the means for gigolo George Iscovesco (Charles Boyer) to live in the United States, but romance blooms when he carries out his selfish plans. This film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Actress.

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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte   1964     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy, William Campbell, Frank Ferguson, Dave Willock, John Megna

  Haunted by memories of her murdered fiance, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) has only her housekeeper Velma (Agnes Moorehead) for company. When she learns that her decaying Southern mansion is slated for demolition, she calls her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help. Miriam arrives on the scene with the family doctor (Joseph Cotten) to help, but he causes even more problems, and now Charlotte fights for her sanity as her Southern lifestyle is about to disintegrate, and Miriam tries to drive her crazy. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).



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Bette Davis Charlotte Hollis
Olivia de Havilland Miriam Deering
Joseph Cotten Dr. Drew Bayliss
Agnes Moorehead Velma Cruther
Victor Buono Samuel Eugene
Mary Astor Mrs. Jewel Mayhew
Bruce Dern John Mayhew
George Kennedy Foreman
Cecil Kellaway Harry Wills
Wesley Addy Sheriff Luke Standish
William Campbell Paul Marchand
Frank Ferguson Walter Blake
Dave Willock Taxi Driver
John Megna New Boy

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In This Our Life   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Billie Burke, Hattie McDaniel, William Forrest, Frank Craven, Lee Patrick, Mary Servoss, Ernest Anderson, Edward Fielding, William B. Davidson, John Hamilton

  Two sisters, Stanley (Bette Davis) and Roy (Olivia de Havilland), are in love with the same man, Craig (George Brent). Although Roy and Craig are married, he decides to leave his wife for Stanley.

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The Irish in Us   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Olivia de Havilland, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Mary Gordon, J. Farrell MacDonald, Thomas E. Jackson, Harvey Perry

  Two brothers, Danny (James Cagney) and Pat (Pat O'Brien) O'Hara vie for the attentions of beautiful Lucille Jackson (Olivia de Havilland).

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It's Love I'm After   1937     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo  
Cast: Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, Eric Blore, Bonita Granville, Spring Byington, Veda Ann Borg, George Barbier, E.E. Clive

  An actress (Bette Davis) explodes with jealousy when her actor husband (Leslie Howard) pays more than a little attention to a fan (Olivia de Havilland).

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Lady in a Cage   1964     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Walter Grauman  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sothern, Jeff Corey, James Caan, Rafael Campos, Scatman Crothers, Jennifer Billingsley

  A wealthy invalid (Olivia de Havilland) gets stuck on her private elevator and is terrorized by a group of thugs.

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Libel   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Asquith  
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson, Richard Wattis, Millicent Martin, Robert Shaw, Martin Miller

  When Sir Mark Loddon (Dirk Bogarde) tries to prove he is not an impostor, he goes to court and finds more difficulty than he originally bargained for.

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Light in the Piazza   1962     3 stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, Barry Sullivan, Isabel Dean, Moultrie Kelsall, Robert Rietty

  Margaret Johnson (Olivia de Havilland) tries to arrange a marriage for her daughter, Clara (Yvette Mimieux) who, following an accident, has the mentality of a young girl. As events proceed, Margaret has second thoughts about the approaching marriage. Well-made soap.

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The Male Animal   1942     3 stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Jack Carson, Eugene Pallette, Joan Leslie, Herbert Anderson, Hattie McDaniel, Ivan F. Simpson, Don DeFore, William B. Davidson

  This film was adapted from the James Thurber novel about a triangle made up of scholarly professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda), his wife Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), and football hero Joe Ferguson (Jack Carson). Too busy with university affairs, Turner fails to pick up warning signs about Ellen's possible extra-marital affair with Joe.

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Poster Art From art.comA Midsummer Night's Dream   1935     3 stars    N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt  
Cast: James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Herbert, Victor Jory, Frank McHugh, Olivia de Havilland, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Treacher, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell

  In a well-known screen adaptation of this fantasy, Warner Brothers' big-name stars showed up for very good performances. Enhanced by Hal Mohr's Oscar-winning cinematography, this fairy tale follows the misadventures of a group of mythical mischief-makers. James Cagney as Bottom and the music of Mendelssohn are especially good. This was the film debut of Olivia de Havilland in her role as Hermia. Mohr's Oscar was the only write-in ever. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Film Editing, and a nomination was received for Best Picture.



Cast
James Cagney Bottom
Joe E. Brown Flute
Hugh Herbert Snout
Victor Jory Oberon
Frank McHugh Quince
Olivia de Havilland Hermia
Dick Powell Lysander
Mickey Rooney Puck/Robin/Fairy
Arthur Treacher Epilogue
Ian Hunter Theseus
Verree Teasdale Hipplyta
Hobart Cavanaugh Philostrate
Ross Alexander Demetrious
Jean Muir Helena
Grant Mitchell Egeus
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My Cousin Rachel   1952     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Koster  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire, George Dolenz, John Sutton, Tudor Owen, J.M. Kerrigan, Argentina Brunetti, Mario Siletti

  This is the film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel about tragic Rachel (Olivia de Havilland) who is suspected of being a murderess. Richard Burton won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for his role of Philip Ashley, Rachel's young cousin who loves and suspects her at the same time. Burton also received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.

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My Love Came Back   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Bernhardt  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger, Spring Byington, Grant Mitchell, William T. Orr, Ann Gillis, S.Z. Sakall

  A young violinist (Olivia de Havilland) wins a scholarship and doubt is cast on its credibility because of her relationship with her patron.

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Not as a Stranger   1955     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr., Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Jesse White, Harry Morgan

  This story begins with a young medical student (Robert Mitchum) and the nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who marries him and helps put him through medical school. The plot then follows him into private practice as a country doctor.


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Pope Joan   1972     1 star    PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Devil's Imposter

Director: Michael Anderson  
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Keir Dullea, Robert Beatty, Jeremy Kemp, Patrick Magee, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Franco Nero, Maximilian Schell, Trevor Howard

  A woman (Liv Ullmann) disguises herself as a man, rises to power in the Catholic Church, and becomes Pope. Set in the modern era, this story is based on a ninth-century legend. "The Devil's Impostor" is a recut version.

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Princess O'Rourke   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Harry Davenport, Gladys Cooper, Minor Watson, Curt Bois, Nana Bryant

  Eddie O'Rourke (Bob Cummings) is a pilot who falls in love with Maria (Olivia de Havilland) and then discovers that she is a real-life princess. Krasna won the Best Screenplay Oscar.

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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex   1939     2 and a half stars    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     3 stars    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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Raffles   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sam Wood  
Cast: David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty, Dudley Digges, Douglas Walton, Lionel Pape, E.E. Clive, Peter Godfrey, Margaret Seddon, Gilbert Emery

  An ex-Scotland Yard detective, Raffles (David Niven), relieves his boredom by becoming a jewel thief. This is a remake of a 1930 film by the same name.

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The Santa Fe Trail   1940     2 stars    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 Snake Pit   1948     3 and a half stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Glenn Langan, Beulah Bondi, Leif Erickson, Helen Craig

  This film deftly handles the realities of mental illness–including hospitalization, treatment, and cure–as it follows the breakdown of Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland). Oscar nominations included Best Picture, Actress, and Director.


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The Strawberry Blonde   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Una O'Connor, George Reeves, Edward McNamara, Roy Gordon

  Set in the "Gay Nineties," this is the tale of Biff Grimes (James Cagney) and how he deals with an unrequited love for the "strawberry blonde" (Rita Hayworth). By film's end, he is reconciled with his happy marriage to Amy (Olivia de Havilland).

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The Swarm   1978     1 star    PG, 116 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Irwin Allen  
Cast: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Lee Grant, Jose Ferrer, Patty Duke, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda

  Killer bees attack Houston citizens in this film that was a waste of good actors and would be a waste of your time if you watched it.


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Thank Your Lucky Stars   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Dennis Morgan, S.Z. Sakall, Joan Leslie, Ann Sheridan, Hattie McDaniel, Edward Everett Horton, Jack Carson

  Movie star Eddie Cantor (Himself) steps in as chairman of the Cavalcade of Stars benefit show and creates so many problems that the producers (S.Z Sakall and Edward Everett Horton) arrange to have him kidnapped. They plan to replace him with his look-a-like, talented bus driver Joe Simpson (also Eddie Cantor), who has been looking for work as an actor but can't get a job because he looks so much like Cantor. Simpson proves to be a hit and is signed to a film contract.



Cast
Eddie Cantor Himself/Joe Simpson
Dinah Shore Herself
Bette Davis Herself
Humphrey Bogart Himself
Olivia de Havilland Herself
Ida Lupino Herself
Errol Flynn Himself
John Garfield Himself
Dennis Morgan Tommy Randolph
S.Z. Sakall Dr. Schlenna
Joan Leslie Pat Dixon
Ann Sheridan Herself
Hattie McDaniel Gossip
Edward Everett Horton Farnsworth
Jack Carson Himself
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That Lady   1955     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Young  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Gilbert Roland, Paul Scofield, Francoise Rosay, Dennis Price, Christopher Lee, Anthony Dawson, Robert Harris, Peter Illing, Jose Nieto

  This historical drama is about Princess Eboli of Spain, Ana de Mendoza (Olivia de Havilland), who is jailed by King Philip (Paul Scofield) after her affair with a commoner (Gilbert Rowland) is discovered.

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They Died with Their Boots on   1941     3 stars    N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Walter Hampden, Sydney Greenstreet, Gene Lockhart, Anthony Quinn, Charley Grapewin, Hattie McDaniel, Regis Toomey, Eddie Acuff

  This biography covers the life of George Custer (Errol Flynn) from his days as a West Point cadet, through Civil War service, to Indian fighting in America's West.


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To Each His Own   1946     3 stars    N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Lund, Roland Culver, Mary Anderson, Virginia Welles, Bill Goodwin, Victoria Horne, Griff Barnett, Frank Faylen, Arthur Loft

  The elements of adoption are enlightened in this story of a mother (Olivia de Havilland) who gives up her son. Later, she wants to regain custody but decides to leave him with the adoptive parents he loves. Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for her role in this film.

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The Well-Groomed Bride   1946     2 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, Sonny Tufts, James Gleason, Constance Dowling, Percy Kilbride, Jean Heather, Tom Fadden, Don Beddoe, William Forrest

  Lieutenant Dudley Briggs (Ray Milland) tries to get the only bottle of French champagne in San Francisco to use in the christening of an aircraft carrier. His quest leads to Margie Dawson (Olivia de Havilland) who is saving the champagne for her wedding to Lieutenant Torchy McNeil (Sonny Tufts).

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Wings of the Navy   1939     2 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh, John Litel, Victor Jory, Henry O'Neill, John Ridgely, Regis Toomey

  Produced before America's entry into World War II, this film was made to encourage support for building up the U.S. Navy to make ready for possible U.S. commitment to the war effort.

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Olivia de Havilland
Oscars: Best Actress for To Each His Own (1946), Best Actress for The Heiress (1949)


Movie Quick Pick
1. The Adventurers (1970)
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
3. Airport '77 (1977)
4. Alibi Ike (1935)
5. The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
6. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
7. Anthony Adverse (1936)
8. Call It a Day (1937)
9. Captain Blood (1935)
10. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
11. The Dark Mirror (1946)
12. Devotion (1946)
13. Dodge City (1939)
14. The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
15. Four's a Crowd (1938)
16. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
17. Gone with the Wind (1939)
18. Government Girl (1943)
19. The Great Garrick (1937)
20. Hard to Get (1938)
21. The Heiress (1949)
22. Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
23. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
24. In This Our Life (1942)
25. The Irish in Us (1935)
26. It's Love I'm After (1937)
27. Lady in a Cage (1964)
28. Libel (1959)
29. Light in the Piazza (1962)
30. The Male Animal (1942)
31. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
32. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
33. My Love Came Back (1940)
34. Not as a Stranger (1955)
35. Pope Joan (1972)
   aka: The Devil's Imposter
36. Princess O'Rourke (1943)
37. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
   aka: Elizabeth the Queen
38. The Proud Rebel (1958)
39. Raffles (1940)
40. The Santa Fe Trail (1940)
41. The Snake Pit (1948)
42. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
43. The Swarm (1978)
44. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
45. That Lady (1955)
46. They Died with Their Boots on (1941)
47. To Each His Own (1946)
48. The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)
49. Wings of the Navy (1939)


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