Adventures of Don Juan 1948   N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Alan Hale, Ann Rutherford, Raymond Burr, Helen Westcott, Douglas Kennedy, Una O'Connor, Robert Warwick
Errol Flynn, in his last epic adventure, excels in his role of the famous lover, Don Juan, whose adventures span the countries of Spain and England. The film won an Academy Award for Best Costumes.
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 Affair in Trinidad 1952  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Musical
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis, Torin Thatcher, Howard Wendell, Karel Stepanek, Juanita Moore, Steven Geray, George Voskovec, Walter Kohler, Gregg Martell, Mort Mills, Ralph Moody, Kathleen O'Malley
The husband of cabaret singer Chris Emery (Rita Hayworth) is murdered by a spy believed to be Max Fabian (Alexander Scourby). When Chris' brother-in-law Steve (Glenn Ford) arrives on the scene, he is not pleased that Chris is going along with a story that his brother committed suicide. What Steve does not know is that Chris is working secretly with the police in an effort to get more information on Fabian. Her investigation leads to a plot to set up a rocket launching site within range of the United States. When Fabian realizes what Chris is doing, her life is in danger, but, in the nick of time, Steve comes to her rescue.
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All Through the Night 1942 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne, Jane Darwell, William Demarest, Peter Lorre, Jackie Gleason, Frank McHugh, Phil Silvers, Barton MacLane
Gambler-turned-good-guy Gloves Donahue (Humphrey Bogart) uncovers a Nazi plot in this World War II era film.
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Backfire 1950  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Ed Begley, Monte Blue, John Ridgely, Ida Moore, Richard Rober
Ex-GI Bob Corey (Gordon MacRae) is searching for his war buddy, Steve (Edmond O'Brien), who is on the run because of a bum murder rap. With his army nurse friend (Virginia Mayo) in tow, Bob intends to clear his friend, but the real murderer is now on the trail of Bob.
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The Damned Don't Cry 1950 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran, Kent Smith, Morris Ankrum, Richard Egan, Eddie Marr, Hugh Sanders, Selena Royle, Jacqueline deWit
Tough broad Ethel Whitehead (Joan Crawford) leaves husband Roy (Richard Egan) and becomes involved with gangster Nick Prenta (Steve Cochran). When Nick is gunned down, Ethel returns to her husband's home in order to escape Nick's killer (David Brian).
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Garment Jungle 1957
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Richard Boone, Valerie French, Robert Loggia, Joseph Wiseman, Harold J. Stone, Adam Williams, Wesley Addy, Willis Bouchey, Robert Ellenstein, Celia Lovsky, Sid Melton, Jud Taylor
Alan Mitchell (Kerwin Mathews) returns home from the Korean War and joins his father Walter's (Lee J. Cobb) clothing firm only to discover that Walter is involved in a union-busting syndicate. Alan tries unsuccessfully to talk Walter into changing his mind about unions, and then talks to union leader Tulio Renata (Robert Loggia). Alan's visit results in a series of murder victims–including Walter and Renata. Finally, Alan uses his father's accounting books to give the police evidence of the extortion that led to the murders.
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Goodbye, My Fancy 1951 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Janice Rule, Lurene Tuttle, Howard St. John, Ellen Corby, John Qualen, Virginia Gibson
When Agatha Reed (Joan Crawford) returns to her alma mater to receive an honorary degree, she becomes involved with college president Dr. J. Merrill (Robert Young) AND reporter Matt Cole (Frank Lovejoy). This film marks Janet Rule's film debut.
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The Hard Way 1943 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Gladys George, Faye Emerson, Paul Cavanagh, Roman Bohnen, Leona Maricle, Ann Doran, Eddie Acuff, Monte Blue, Virginia Brissac, Julie Bishop, Eddy Chandler
Helen Chemen (Ida Lupino in one of her best performances) pushes her talented sister Katie (Joan Leslie) to enter show business as the means to get out of poverty in Pennsylvania. Katie becomes a star, but not without consequences. Heavy and depressing at times, but the acting saves it.
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 Harriet Craig 1950 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Crawford, Wendell Corey, Lucile Watson, Allyn Joslyn, Ellen Corby, William Bishop, K.T. Stevens, Raymond Greenleaf, Virginia Brissac, Douglas Wood
In this remake of "Craig's Wife," Joan Crawford takes on the Rosalind Russell role of the domineering perfectionist who alienates all around her.
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Ice Palace 1960 N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jones, Ray Danton, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Diane McBain, Shirley Knight, Karl Swenson, Barry Kelley
Based on Edna Ferber's saga about Alaska's development leading to statehood, this story depicts Zeb (Richard Burton) and Thor's (Robert Ryan) long-time friendship and competition between their respective family interests.
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Janie Gets Married 1946 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, Dorothy Malone, Richard Erdman, Donald Meek, Hattie McDaniel, Barbara Brown
In this sequel to "Janie," Joan Leslie takes over the title role as a young wife helping her ex-soldier husband (Robert Hutton) adjust to the civilian world.
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The Last Hurrah 1977 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, John Anderson, Dana Andrews, Jack Carter, Mariette Hartley, Burgess Meredith, Patrick O'Neal, Patrick Wayne, Kitty Winn, Arthur Franz
This is a TV remake of John Ford's 1958 film based on the bestselling novel by Edwin O'Connor. Carroll O'Connor takes on the role (formerly played by Spencer Tracy) of the flamboyant, shady Mayor Frank Skeffingon. A good effort, especially by O'Connor, though not on a par with the 1958 film.
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Lone Star 1952 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Ed Begley, William Conrad, William Farnum, Moroni Olsen, Russell Simpson
Set amidst the fervor of attempts to have Texas become one of the United States, Devereaux Burke (Clark Gable) presses for statehood but finds opposition from Martha Ronda (Ava Gardner) and Thomas Craden (Broderick Crawford) who would rather keep Texas as a Republic.
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The Man Who Talked Too Much 1940 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobias, Marc Lawrence, John Litel, Henry Armetta, Alan Baxter
Great courtroom drama prevails in this film pitting two brothers–the District Attorney (George Brent) and the Defense Attorney (William Lundigan)–as adversaries working on the same case. This is a remake of "The Mouthpiece" and was again remade as "Illegal."
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Mr. Skeffington 1944 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Richard Waring, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Marjorie Riordan, Robert Shayne, John Alexander, Jerome Cowan, Charles Drake, Johnny Mitchell, Dorothy Peterson, Halliwell Hobbes, Peter Whitney, Bill Kennedy
Fanny Tullis (Bette Davis) marries banker Job Skeffington (Claude Rains) to save her brother Trippy (Richard Waring). Many trials and tribulations await as Fanny survives divorce, deceit, and a disaster. Davis received an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress and Claude Rains was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Old Acquaintance 1943 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, John Loder, Gig Young, Dolores Moran, Philip Reed, Roscoe Karns, Anne Revere, Esther Dale, Joseph Crehan, Ann Doran, Abigail Adams, Jack Mower, Frank Mayo, Jimmy Conlin
Best selling author Kitty Marlow (Bette Davis) returns to her home town and reunites with her childhood friend Millie (Miriam Hopkins) who is now happily married to Preston Drake (John Loder) and pregnant. Millie envies Kitty's success and wants to become a successful author, also. Kitty provides contacts at her publishing company, and Millie's book is published and becomes a best seller–as do her future books. Millie becomes even more successful than Kitty, and that leads to a long-standing feud between the women that will extend for years and include Millie believing that Kitty is trying to steal Preston and results in the end of Millie's marriage. Years later, the feud extends to Millie's daughter Deirdre (Dolores Moran) who is in love with Kitty's fiance Rudd (Gig Young). Kitty gives up Rudd to Deirdre, and the women end their rift and become inseparable old acquaintances.
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The Return of Dr. X 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Dennis Morgan, John Litel, Huntz Hall, Lya Lys, Charles C. Wilson, Vera Lewis, John Ridgely
After Dr. Francis Flegg (John Litel) brings Dr. Marshall Quesne (Humphrey Bogart) back to life, an endless search for fresh blood becomes the doctors' quest.
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The Second Time Around 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Ken Scott, Isobel Elsom, Rodolfo Acosta, Timothy Carey, Tom Greenway
In this Comedy/Western, widow Lucretia (Debbie Reynolds) resettles in an Arizona town where she becomes sheriff.
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Underground 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Kaaren Verne, Mona Maris, Peter Whitney, Martin Kosleck, Erwin Kalser, Ilka Gruning, Frank Reicher, Egon Brecher, Ludwig Stossel, Roland Varno
During World War II, German brothers Kurt (Jeffrey Lynn) and Eric (Philip Dorn) embrace opposing doctrines. Kurt is a Nazi while Eric is a Socialist in this propaganda film that was released shortly before America's entry into the war.
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 The Unfaithful 1947 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Jerome Cowan, Steven Geray, John Hoyt, Peggy Knudsen, Marta Mitrovich, Douglas Kennedy, Claire Meade, Frances Morris, Jane Harker, Tristram Coffin, Monte Blue
In this remake of Somerset Maugham's "The Letter," Chris Hunter (Ann Sheridan) kills an intruder–or so she claims. In reality, the intruder was her lover while her husband Bob (Zachary Scott) was in the service, and now there is the letter to deal with–as well as the guilt trip. But, her lawyer Chris Hammaford (Lew Ayres) comes to her rescue despite knowing that there is evidence that would incriminate Chris.
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The Young Philadelphians 1959 N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Billie Burke, Robert Vaughn, Adam West, Otto Kruger, Diane Brewster, John Williams
Tony Lawrence (Paul Newman) is a young lawyer who defends his Army buddy, Chet Gwynn (Robert Vaughn), in a murder charge. At the same time, he pursues society girl, Joan Dickerson (Barbara Rush), as one step up the social ladder. Vaughn received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
2. Affair in Trinidad (1952)
3. All Through the Night (1942)
4. Backfire (1950)
5. The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
6. Garment Jungle (1957)
7. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
8. The Hard Way (1943)
9. Harriet Craig (1950)
10. The Hasty Heart (1949)
11. Ice Palace (1960)
12. Janie Gets Married (1946)
13. The Last Hurrah (1977)
14. Lone Star (1952)
15. The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
16. Mr. Skeffington (1944)
17. Old Acquaintance (1943)
18. The Return of Dr. X (1939)
19. The Second Time Around (1961)
20. Underground (1941)
21. The Unfaithful (1947)
22. Women at West Point (1979)
23. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
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