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Top Hat (1935)
Top Hat is a 1935 musical comedy directed by Mark Sandrich. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Edward Everett Horton. Top Hat is a very loose adaptation of the 1911 play A Scandal in Budapest by Alexander Faragó and Aladar Laszlo. Director: Mark Sandrich Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures…
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A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Carol is a 1938 fantasy family-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The film stars Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, and Terry Kilburn. A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella of the same name. Director: Edwin L. Marin Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart,…
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The Spanish Main (1945)
The Spanish Main is a 1945 swashbuckling adventure film directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Maureen O’Hara, Paul Henreid, and Walter Slezak. Director: Frank Borzage Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Maureen O’Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter Slezak, Binnie Barnes, John Emery, Barton MacLane, J.M. Kerrigan US Box Office: $7,962,500 ($217,700,000…
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Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold is a 1937 sports comedy-drama film directed by Sam Wood. The film stars Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, and Tom Brown. Navy Blue and Gold is based on George Bruce’s 1936 novel of the same name. Director: Sam Wood Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel…
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House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax is a 1953 horror film directed by Andre de Toth. The film stars Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, and Frank Lovejoy. House of Wax is a remake of Warner Bros.’ earlier horror film Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), which was based on Charles S. Belden’s short story “The Wax Works” (1932). The…
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The Sailor Takes a Wife (1946)
The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf. The film stars Robert Walker, June Allyson, Hume Cronyn, and Audrey Totter. The Sailor Takes a Wife was based on the 1943 unpublished play Happily Ever After by Chester Erskine. Director: Richard Whorf Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert…
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Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din is a 1939 adventure film directed by George Stevens. The film stars Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Gunga Din is based on Rudyard Kipling’s 1890 poem of the same name and also used elements from Kipling’s short story collection Soldiers Three (1888). Director: George Stevens Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures…
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The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Sea Hawk is a 1940 adventure film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, and Claude Rains. Although named after Rafael Sabatini’s 1915 novel The Sea Hawk, the 1940 film version of The Sea Hawk featured an entirely different story. Director: Michael Curtiz Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros.…
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The Naked Spur (1953)
The Naked Spur is a 1953 Western film directed by Anthony Mann. The film stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. Director: Anthony Mann Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Millard Mitchell US Box Office: $6,057,500 ($96,600,000 adjusted for inflation) Film Format: Technicolor Genre: Western, Drama…
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Ransom! (1956)
Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama directed by Alex Segal. The film stars Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen. Ransom! is based on “Fearful Decision” (1954), an episode of the television series The United States Steel Hour that was also directed by Segal. Director: Alex Segal Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Glenn Ford,…