The Best Years of Our Lives 1946   N/R, 172 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Gladys George, Ray Collins, Roman Bohnen, Minna Gombell
This Best Picture Oscar winner tells the story of three WWII soldiers who come home and find that they can't just pick up where they left off. A classic film in which Harold Russell, an actual veteran, made history by winning two Oscars for one role (Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a Special Award Oscar). William Wyler also took home an Oscar for his directing, as did Fredric March for Best Actor. There were three other Oscars awarded. 1 User Review
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| | Worth its Three Oscars | 1fatts 04/13/2009 | It would be hard to overstate the importance of this film, not simply as a Hollywood triumph: Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor -- but as an intelligent, sensitive portrayal of the America the GIs returned to when WW2 was over.
Our protagonists, every one of them, are imperfect, each of them made both better and more fragile by what they had seen and what they had done. The struggle to rebuild lives and to come to grips with had been left behind never to be found again, is moving and. finally, compellng and believable. The complexity of Fredrick March's character is wonderful: deep nobility and vulnerability co-existing in what is ultimately a real human being.
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Bill: On His Own 1983  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Helen Hunt, Edie McClurg, Tracey Walter, Teresa Wright, Paul Lieber, Harry Goz, Largo Woodruff, Dennis Quaid, Terry Evans, Marianna Clore Blase, Jeremy Michael Hayes
In this sequel to the 1981 Emmy Award winning film "Bill," mentally challenged Bill (Mickey Rooney) is once again alone after his friend Barry (Dennis Quaid) moves to California. A social worker (Helen Hunt) takes over his case and teaches him to read. But, personal problems ensue, and Bill sets off in search of Barry and the friendship he once enjoyed.
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The Capture 1950  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Hunt, Barry Kelley, Duncan Renaldo, William Bakewell, Milton Parsons, Frank Matts, Felipe Turich, Edwin Rand
Told in flashback while taking refuge in a priest's (Victor Jory) home, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) relates the story of while inspecting a Mexican oil field he was responsible for the death of a fugitive suspected of payroll robbery. He then quits his job, and the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright) hires him to work on her ranch. They fall in love and marry, but Vanner still has a guilty conscience and sets out to confront the killer. The confrontation does not go well, which leads to Vanner seeking refuge with the priest.
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Casanova Brown 1944 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Frank Morgan, Anita Louise, Mary Treen, Dorothy Tree, Halliwell Hobbes, Irving Bacon, Edmund Breon, Emory Parnell
Casanova (Gary Cooper) discovers the trials of fatherhood when he steals his newborn infant from the hospital and tries to raise the child alone.
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Enchantment 1948 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger, Jayne Meadows, Leo G. Carroll, Shepperd Strudwick, Gigi Perreau, Melville Cooper, Henry Stephenson
Years ago, during another war, General Sir Roland Dane (David Niven) lost his chance for love with Lark Ingoldsby (Teresa Wright). Now he encourages ambulance driver Grizel Dabe (Evelyn Keyes) not to make this same mistake with pilot Pax Masterson (Farley Granger).
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Escapade in Japan 1957 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost, Roger Nakagawa, Clint Eastwood, Philip Ober, Kuniko Miyake, Susumu Fujita, Tatsuo Saito
When an American boy (Jon Provost) survives an airplane crash, he is rescued by Japanese fishermen and later reunited with his anxious parents.
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Hail, Hero! 1969  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Michael Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, John Larch, Louise Latham, Charles Drake, Peter Strauss, Virginia Christine, John Qualen, Deborah Winters
Carl Dixon (Michael Douglas) takes on the task of trying to explain to his parents (Arthur Kennedy and Teresa Wright) his antiwar feelings and telling them that he will NOT fight in Vietnam.
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The Happy Ending 1969 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges, Teresa Wright, Dick Shawn, Nanette Fabray, Tina Louise, Bobby Darin, Barry Cahill
Jean Simmons was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mary Wilson, a disillusioned and bored housewife who uses pills and booze to relieve her feelings of being unloved. The film was nominated for another Academy Award: "What Are You Doing the Rest of My Life" for Best Song.
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The Imperfect Lady 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Cedric Hardwicke, Virginia Field, Anthony Quinn, Reginald Owen, Melville Cooper, Rhys Williams, George Zucco, Miles Mander
A member of Parliament (Ray Milland) marries a ballerina (Teresa Wright) who has led a checkered life, and her past comes back to haunt them.
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The Little Foxes 1941  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Richard Carlson, Dan Duryea, Charles Dingle, Lucien Littlefield, Patricia Collinge, Carl Benton Reid, Jessica Grayson, John Marriott, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, Al Bridge, Kenny Washington
Regina Gibbons (Bette Davis) could aptly be described as "the wife from Hell." When her husband, Horace (Herbert Marshall), refuses to join in her evil scheme, she simply refuses to give him his heart medicine–he dies!! The film received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress (two nominations: Patricia Collinge and Teresa Wright), and Director. Based on Lillian Hellman's play.
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The Men 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Battle Stripe
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb, Howard St. John, Richard Erdman, Arthur Jurado, Virginia Farmer, Dorothy Tree, Cliff Clark, Patricia Joiner, Nita Hunter, Marshall Ball, John "Skins" Miller, Marguerite Martin
Marlon Brando makes his screen debut as Ken, a paralyzed war veteran whose girlfriend Ellen (Teresa Wright) exhibits great compassion for and loyalty to him–even when Ken refuses to see her. Despite the fact that Ken is losing his will to live, with Ellen's and Dr. Brock's (Everett Sloane) help, Ken enters the exercise program, improves physically, and agrees to marry Ellen.
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Mrs. Miniver 1942 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Reginald Owen, Miles Mander, Henry Wilcoxon, Rhys Williams, Mary Field, Brenda Forbes, Helmut Dantine, Tom Conway
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) is the matriarch of a British family who holds things together as World War II closes in around them. While she tends to the children and her garden, her husband Clem (Walter Pigeon) takes part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Meanwhile, German bombs are dropping on their peaceful village, and the eldest son Vin (Richard Ney) falls in love with upper-crust Carol (Teresa Wright). The family seems able to face the tragedies of the war, but will the war take its toll on their young love? This film was awarded the Oscar for Best Picture, Director (William Wyler), Actress (Garson), and Supporting Actress (Wright). It also won two more Oscars and was nominated for six others, including Best Actor (Pidgeon), Supporting Actor (Henry Travers), and Supporting Actress (Dame May Whitty).
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 Pride of the Yankees 1942 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, Dan Duryea, Ernie Adams, Ludwig Stossel, Virginia Gilmore, Pierre Watkin, Harry Harvey, Elsa Janssen, Bill Dickey, Mark Koenig, Bill Stern, Bob Meusel
This is the poignant biography of Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper), first baseman for the New York Yankees who joined the Yankees in 1925. He was forced into early retirement in 1939 when he contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)–a fatal disease causing a deterioration of his nerve and muscle systems. His loyal wife Eleanor (Teresa Wright) supports him throughout his ordeal. Known as "The Iron Man of Baseball" because he never misses a game, Gehrig bids farewell to his fans at Yankee Stadium–ending his speech with "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
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Pursued 1947 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale, Harry Carey Jr., Clifton Young, Lane Chandler, Ray Teal, Ian Wolfe
Joe Rand (Robert Mitchum), a tough, Spanish-American War veteran, is haunted by unretrieved memories of his past. Violent events finally provide the key to the solution of his dilemma. Good suspenser.
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 The Rainmaker 1997 PG-13, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Virginia Madsen, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Roy Scheider, Jon Voight, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Shue, Red West, Johnny Whitworth, Wayne Emmons
Young Memphis attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) teams up with loser Deck Shiffler (Danny DeVito) who has failed six times to pass the bar exam. Together, they take on powerful company lawyers, led by Leo Drummond (John Voight), at Great Benefit Insurance Company. The company denied potentially life-saving treatment of a bone marrow transplant to Donnie Ray (Johnny Whitworth), and now Rudy and Deck win the case of a lifetime when they prove that the company always denies its claims.
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Roseland 1977 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Joan Copeland, Helen Gallagher, Lou Jacobi, Louise Kirtland, Lilia Skala, Christopher Walken, Teresa Wright, Conrad Janis
Set in NYC's famous Roseland Ballroom, this trilogy reveals insight into the lives of lonely people who come together for dancing and hopes of companionship.
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Shadow of a Doubt 1943 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, Irving Bacon, Minerva Urecal, Clarence Muse, Patricia Collinge, Edna May Wonacott, Charles Bates, Janet Shaw, Isabel Randolph, Eily Malyon
This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films–and, reportedly, his favorite. The Newton family has lived an uneventful existence UNTIL Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) comes to visit. Teenage daughter "Charlie" (Teresa Wright), who was named after her uncle, begins to suspect that he is a psychotic killer wanted by the police. Now her life is in danger.
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Something to Live For 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Rudy Lee, Herbert Heyes, Harry Bellaver, Frank Orth, Paul Valentine
Alan Miller (Ray Milland) is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who falls in love with an alcoholic actress, Jenny Carey (Joan Fontaine). He helps her to successfully gain sobriety while remaining faithful to his wife.
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Somewhere in Time 1980  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Teresa Wright, Christopher Plummer, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec, George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, William H. Macy, Susan French
This love story takes place at the Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinaw Island where the scenery is unbeatable. A young playwright (Christopher Reeve) somehow crosses over into another time period and finds his true love (Jane Seymour).
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The Steel Trap 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Eddie Marr, Jonathan Hale, Tom Powers, Aline Towne, William Hudson, Carleton Young, Katherine Warren, Walter Sande
On Friday a bank manager, Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), stole a half-million dollars from his bank, but now he has second thoughts, and he tries to replace the money over the weekend.
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The Trouble with Women 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Lloyd Bridges, Iris Adrian, Charles Smith, Lewis L. Russell
Professor Gilbert Sedley (Ray Milland) runs into problems while publicizing his new book and sues the newspaper responsible. Kate Farrell (Teresa Wright) is sent to investigate, and the good professor is soon smitten.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
1. The Actress (1953)
2. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
3. Bill: On His Own (1983)
4. The Capture (1950)
5. Casanova Brown (1944)
6. Enchantment (1948)
7. Escapade in Japan (1957)
8. The Good Mother (1988)
9. Hail, Hero! (1969)
10. The Happy Ending (1969)
11. The Imperfect Lady (1947)
12. The Little Foxes (1941)
13. The Men (1950)
aka: Battle Stripe
14. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
15. Pride of the Yankees (1942)
16. Pursued (1947)
17. The Rainmaker (1997)
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
18. Roseland (1977)
19. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
20. Something to Live For (1952)
21. Somewhere in Time (1980)
22. The Steel Trap (1952)
23. Track of the Cat (1954)
24. The Trouble with Women (1947)
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