Action of the Tiger 1957  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Van Johnson, Martine Carol, Herbert Lom, Anna Gerber, Sean Connery, Gustavo Rojo, Anthony Dawson, Yvonne Romain, Helen Haye, Jose Nieto
Albanian refugees are rescued by an American (Van Johnson) who will not be deterred in his mission of saving innocent lives.
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Battleground 1949  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, James Whitmore, Marshall Thompson, Jerome Courtland, Don Taylor, Richard Jaeckel, Leon Ames, Bruce Cowling, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Anderson, Thomas E. Breen, Denise Darcel
The Battle of the Bulge provides the setting for this realistic look at the pathos of war. Led by Holley (Van Johnson), the men of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division spend the winter of 1945 in the Ardennes Forest preparing to battle the German army. Trapped and demoralized, the men do manage to work together to defend their position. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director (William A. Wellman), and Supporting Actor (James Whitmore, for his role as the battle-scarred sergeant, Kinnie). It won for Best Writing and Cinematography.
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The Bride Goes Wild 1948 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Butch Jenkins, Hume Cronyn, Una Merkel, Arlene Dahl, Lloyd Corrigan, Elisabeth Risdon, Clara Blandick, Richard Derr
The author of children stories, Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson) pretends to be a widower father when he courts schoolteacher Martha Terrytown (June Allyson).
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 Brigadoon 1954  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Barry Jones, Jimmy Thompson, Elaine Stewart, Albert Sharpe, Eddie Quillan, Hugh Laing, Tudor Owen
For one day every 100 years, a Scottish mythical village comes back to life. Two Americans, Tommy (Gene Kelly) and Jeff (Van Johnson), stumble into Brigadoon on that very day, and Tommy falls in love with Jean (Cyd Charisse). The film received three Academy Award nominations.
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The Caine Mutiny 1954  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin, E.G. Marshall, Tom Tully, Robert Francis, Arthur Franz, Claude Akins, May Wynn, Warner Anderson, Katherine Warren, Jerry Paris, Steve Brodie
Humphrey Bogart plays Captain Queeg, the slightly mentally unbalanced captain of the U.S.S. Caine. Following a typhoon, Lieutenant Maryk (Van Johnson) is tried for mutiny because of his actions during the storm. Queeg's testimony and downfall as he rolls ball bearings in his fist is a classic scene. The film received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Bogart), and Supporting Actor (Tom Tully).
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Command Decision 1948 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Brian Donlevy, Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Charles Bickford, Edward Arnold, Richard Quine, Ray Collins, John McIntire
During World War II, Air Force General K.C. "Casey" Dennis (Clark Gable) orders a disastrous daylight bombing mission over Germany. His superior, General Roland Kane (Walter Pidgeon), investigates the matter that ends up the subject of a Congressional hearing.
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Concorde Affaire '79 1979  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Concorde Affair
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Fiamma Maglione, Edmund Purdom, Francisco Charles, Francesco Carnelutti, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Aldo Barberito, Roberto Santi, Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten
A Concorde jet has crashed, and now its sole survivor, Jean (Mimsy Farmer), has disappeared. Newspaper reporter Moses Brody (James Franciscus) becomes suspicious, and his investigation leads to Jean and also a mob conspiracy that points to another Concorde jet out of London that may be the next target. Now, Moses and Jean race against time to save the London Concorde from the planned disaster.
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Confidentially Connie 1953 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Van Johnson, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern, Walter Slezak, Gene Lockhart, Arthur Space, Barbara Ruick, Hayden Rorke, Robert Burton, Marilyn Erskine
Connie Bedloe (Janet Leigh) tries to convince her poor but proud husband Joe (Van Johnson) that his teaching job is a dead end street and gets support from his scheming father (Louis Calhern).
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Divorce American Style 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson, Joe Flynn, Shelley Berman, Martin Gabel, Lee Grant, Tom Bosley
This is a good satire on the status of marriage and divorce. When a couple contemplates divorce after 15 years of marriage, they meet a divorced couple and are confronted with the reality of alimony.
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Easy to Wed 1946 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Keenan Wynn, Cecil Kellaway, Carlos Ramirez, Ben Blue, Paul Harvey, June Lockhart, Grant Mitchell
Rich playgirl Connie (Esther Williams) sues newspaperman Warren Haggerty (Keenan Wynn) for the unflattering comments he made in his newspaper. Warren brings in his suave friend, Bill Chandler (Van Johnson), to change Connie's mind. Lots of songs and fun, with Lucille Ball providing many laughs in this musical remake of the 1936 comedy, "Libeled Lady."
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The End of the Affair 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Michael Goodliffe, Stephen Murray, Charles Goldner, Nora Swinburne, Frederick Leister, Nan Munro, Joyce Carey
While living in London during World War II, American author Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) has an affair with Sarah (Deborah Kerr), the wife of civil servant Henry Miles (Peter Cushing). But, when Henry is injured during the London Blitz, Sarah feels guilty and vows to return to Henry if his life is spared. He survives, and Sarah ends the affair and returns to Henry. Based on the Graham Greene novel and remade in 1999 starring Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes.
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Go for Broke! 1951 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Pirosh
Cast: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki, Akira Fukunaga, Ken K. Okamoto, Warner Anderson, Don Haggerty, Richard Anderson, Dan Riss, Gianni Maria Canale, Henry Oyasato, Harry Hamada
Sons of first-generation Japanese Americans–Nisei–fight for the United States in the European Theater under the able leadership of Lt. Michael Grayson (Van Johnson).
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A Guy Named Joe 1943  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond, James Gleason, Lionel Barrymore, Barry Nelson, Esther Williams, Don DeFore, Henry O'Neill
After pilot Joe (Spencer Tracy) dies during World War II, he is sent back to earth as a guardian angel to look after a young flier, Ted (Van Johnson). Joe's ex-girlfriend, Dorinda (Irene Dunn), becomes romantically interested in Ted, and Joe has problems letting go until he realizes that if he truly loves Dorinda, he must set her free. 1 User Review
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The Human Comedy 1943 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, Dorothy Morris, Henry O'Neill
Based on William Saroyan's novel about small-town America during World War II, this film won an Academy Award for Best Story and was nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Actor.
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In the Good Old Summertime 1949 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, Buster Keaton, Liza Minnelli, Lillian Bronson, Marcia Van Dyke, William Forrest, Joi Lansing, Howard M. Mitchell, Everett Glass, Jeffrey Sayre, Frank Mayo
Remade as a musical from the original film, "The Shop Around the Corner," this delightful story is about music-store clerk Veronica (Judy Garland) whose pen pal is, in reality, her hard-to-get-along-with co-worker Andrew (Van Johnson). In life, they detest each other but do not realize that they are pen pals because they do not sign their real names. They fall in love on paper, but will that love remain strong when the truth comes out?
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It's a Big Country 1951  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Gary Cooper, Van Johnson, Gene Kelly, Janet Leigh, William Powell, Marjorie Main, George Murphy, Keefe Brasselle, James Whitmore
This film is comprised of vignettes depicting diverse groups of people making up the United States, including the ideas and talents of the people. However, it rambles on and isn't really the advertisement it apparently was meant to be.
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The Kidnapping of the President 1980 R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury Chaykin, Miguel Fernandes, Michael Kane, Jackie Burroughs, Cindy Girling, Elizabeth Shepard, Michael J. Reynolds, Gary Reineke, Sully Boyar, Ken Anderson, Patrick Brymer
While on a campaign stop in Toronto, the President of the U.S., Adam Scott (Hal Holbrook), is kidnapped by South American terrorist Roberto Assanti (Miguel Fernandes) and his partner Linda Steiner (Cindy Girling). Assanti handcuffs himself to Scott and then claims that he is wired with explosives ready to detonate if demands are not met. Secret Service agent Jerry O'Connor (William Shatner) heads up the rescue team. Van Johnson and Ava Gardner play Vice-President Ethan Richards and his wife Beth.
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The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, Kurt Kasznar, Roger Moore, George Dolenz, Celia Lovsky, Peter Leeds, Sandy Descher, John Doucette, Odette Myrtil, Ann Codee, Jean Del Val
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, II wrote the title song for this film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited." Successful writer Charles (Van Johnson) returns to Paris and remembers the last time he was there. Through flashbacks, the story takes place in post-World-War-II Paris where struggling writer Charles meets and falls in love with American ex-patriot Helen Ellswirth (Elizabeth Taylor). They marry, and Charles loves Helen's free-spirited lifestyle. After Charles strikes it rich and lives off the revenue from a Texas oil well, he loses his desire to write, and his drinking leads to devastating results in his personal life.
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Madame Curie 1943 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Walker, Dame May Whitty, Henry Travers, C. Aubrey Smith, Albert Bassermann, Victor Francen, Reginald Owen, Van Johnson
This biography of Marie Curie (Greer Garson) and her discovery of radium is both educational and entertaining. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor (Walter Pidgeon), and Actress (Garson).
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Men of the Fighting Lady 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Andrew Marton
Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Dewey Martin, Keenan Wynn, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Horton, Bert Freed, Lewis Martin, George Cooper
The U.S.S. Lexington ("The Fighting Lady") played a prominent role in the Korean Conflict; this is the story of that great aircraft carrier and her crew.
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Miracle in the Rain 1956 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle, Fred Clark, Eileen Heckart, Josephine Hutchinson, William Gargan, Marcel Dalio, George Givot, Barbara Nichols, Halliwell Hobbes, Paul Picerni, Alan King, Arte Johnson, Minerva Urecal
During World War II, a New York City shoe company secretary, Ruth Wood (Jane Wyman), falls in love with and accepts the proposal from Army Pvt. Arthur Hugenon (Van Johnson) just before he is shipped overseas. Arthur is killed in the war, and Ruth nearly falls apart both mentally and physically–until she walks past St. Patrick's Cathedral, and a miracle occurs.
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Pilot #5 1943 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Alan Baxter, Dick Simmons, Frank Puglia, Steven Geray, Howard Freeman, Frank Ferguson
This World War II film features Franchot Tone as an anti-Fascist who dive bombs his own airplane into a Japanese carrier to help defeat the Japanese war effort.
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Plymouth Adventure 1952 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson, Leo Genn, Lloyd Bridges, Dawn Addams, John Dehner, Barry Jones, Rhys Williams, Tommy Ivo
This film–winner of the Academy Award for Special Effects–depicts the 1620's voyage of the Mayflower to Massachusetts and the first trying months the Pilgrims endured while settling their new land Despite the cast, it's not special.
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The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest, Van Johnson, Zoe Caldwell, John Wood, Milo O'Shea, Michael Tucker, Edward Herrmann
A movie hero (Jeff Daniels) stops action and steps out of a film and into the life of a bored housewife (Mia Farrow).
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh, Marshall Thompson, Selena Royle, Charles Dingle, Dean Stockwell, Guy Kibbee, Elisabeth Risdon, Russell Simpson
In Janet Leigh's film debut she plays Lissy Anne MacBean whose father Gill (Thomas Mitchell) is against her suitor, Henry Carson (Van Johnson), because of ill feelings coming out of the Civil War.
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Somewhere I'll Find You 1942 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Reginald Owen, Lee Patrick, Van Johnson, Keenan Wynn, Keye Luke, Charles Dingle
War correspondents Johnny Davis (Clark Gable) and Paula Lane (Lana Turner) find the heat of their passions is almost as strong as the heat of war in this film about love among the tragedies of war.
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 State of the Union 1948 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Adolphe Menjou, Lewis Stone, Howard Smith, Raymond Walburn, Charles Dingle, Pierre Watkin
When Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) campaigns for the office of President of the United States, his wife Mary (Katharine Hepburn) agrees to keep the problems of their marriage secret.
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Spencer Tracy, Phyllis Thaxter, Robert Mitchum, Leon Ames, Stephen McNally, Scott McKay, Don DeFore, Donald Curtis
This is the story about strategic and logistic plans for carrying out the first bombing missions over Tokyo, Japan during World War II. A fine wartime story.
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Three Guys Named Mike 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry Sullivan, Phyllis Kirk, Anne Sargent, Jeff Donnell, Herbert Heyes, Robert E. Sherwood, Don McGuire, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Sanders
Flight attendant Marcy (Jane Wyman) knows that three "Mikes" are romantically interested in her. When Mike Lawrence (Van Johnson), Mike Jamison (Howard Keel), and Mike Tracy (Barry Sullivan) find out about each other, Marcy must choose from the three.
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 Till the Clouds Roll By 1946 N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Robert Walker, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Paul Langton, Paul Maxey, Dorothy Patrick
An all-star cast singing Jerome Kern's songs make this account of Kern's life and times an entertaining experience. Kern's story begins and ends with his Broadway show, "Showboat," and is told through flashbacks as Kern sells his songs, moves to London, and marries Eva (Dorothy Patrick). Then, his contacts with Victor Herbert (Paul Maxey) and Oscar Hammerstein (Paul Langton) lead to success on Broadway. Songs are abundant and are sung by top musical stars of the day.
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Too Many Girls 1940 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Abbott
Cast: Lucille Ball, Eddie Bracken, Richard Carlson, Desi Arnaz, Ann Miller, Frances Langford, Hal LeRoy, Iron Eyes Cody, Jay Silverheels, Van Johnson
Connie (Lucille Ball) heads to Pottawatomie College, along with four (unknown to her) bodyguards sent by her father. The bodyguards are also excellent football players, who can help the very poor college team. Lots of songs by Rodgers and Hart and plenty of funny happenings. Film debuts for Desi Arnaz, Eddie Bracken, and Van Johnson. Desi and Lucy met for the first time during filming.
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Too Young to Kiss 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Larry Keating, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Esther Dale, Jonathan Cott, Lisa Ferraday
Struggling pianist Cynthia Potter (June Allyson) stops at nothing–even pretending to be a child prodigy–to pursue her career.
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Weekend at the Waldorf 1945 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, Robert Benchley, Edward Arnold, Leon Ames, Phyllis Thaxter, Keenan Wynn, George Zucco
Weekend guests at New York's largest hotel include a movie star, a war correspondent, a soldier, and a reporter whose lives intersect at this particular time and place.
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When in Rome 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo, Tudor Owen, Dino Nardi, Aldo Silvani, Mario Siletti, Argentina Brunetti, Mimi Aguglia, Emory Parnell
Joe Brewster (Paul Douglas) is on the lam from police when he runs across a priest, Father John (Van Johnson). Joe steals the priest's cloak and identification in hopes of eluding the police, but Father John tracks him down himself. Rather than turn Joe over to the police, Father John influences Joe to the extent of conversion to religion. Good acting by the stars and pictures of Rome and Venice add to this otherwise tame comedy/drama.
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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 1968 G, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Stella Stevens, Binnie Barnes, Mary Wickes, Susan Saint James, Milton Berle, Van Johnson, William Lundigan, Robert Taylor, Dolores Sutton
This sequel to "The Trouble With Angels" again features Rosalind Russell as the Mother Superior. This time she runs into problems at the convent when a young novice (Stella Stevens) cannot seem to adjust to policies.
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The White Cliffs of Dover 1944 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, C. Aubrey Smith, Dame May Whitty, Gladys Cooper, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor
Based on a poem by Alice Duer, this is a sentimental tale of Susan Dunn Ashwood's (Irene Dunne) personal losses–her husband was killed in World War I and, now, her son is lost during World War II.
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Wives and Lovers 1963 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Rich
Cast: Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Martha Hyer, Ray Walston, Jeremy Slate, Lee Patrick, Claire Wilcox, Dick Wessel, Dave Willock
Success as a playwright for Bill Austin (Van Johnson) does NOT lead to success in his marriage to Bertie (Janet Leigh) as Bill is tempted by illicit affairs.
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 Yours, Mine and Ours 1968 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley, Louise Troy, Tim Matheson, Ben Murphy, Morgan Brittany, Jennifer Leak, Sidney Miller, Nancy Howard, Walter Brooke, Gil Rogers, Gary Goetzman, Nancy Roth
The widow of a U.S. Navy pilot, Helen North (Lucille Ball), falls in love with Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda), a Navy man whose wife had died. One small complication: they have 18 children between them. This is the story of their new life together in Carmel, California. 1 User Review
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| 1. Action of the Tiger (1957)
2. Battleground (1949)
3. The Big Hangover (1950)
4. The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
5. Brigadoon (1954)
6. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
7. Command Decision (1948)
8. Company of Killers (1970)
9. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
aka: The Concorde Affair
10. Confidentially Connie (1953)
11. Divorce American Style (1967)
12. Easy to Wed (1946)
13. The End of the Affair (1955)
14. Go for Broke! (1951)
15. A Guy Named Joe (1943)
16. High Barbaree (1947)
17. The Human Comedy (1943)
18. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
19. It's a Big Country (1951)
20. The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
21. The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
22. Madame Curie (1943)
23. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
24. Miracle in the Rain (1956)
25. Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
26. Pilot #5 (1943)
27. Plymouth Adventure (1952)
28. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
29. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
30. Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
31. State of the Union (1948)
32. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
33. Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
34. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
35. Too Many Girls (1940)
36. Too Young to Kiss (1951)
37. Weekend at the Waldorf (1945)
38. When in Rome (1952)
39. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
40. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
41. Wives and Lovers (1963)
42. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
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