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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 adventure film directed by John Cromwell and produced by David O. Selznick. The film stars Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The Prisoner of Zenda is an adaptation of Anthony Hope’s 1894 novel of the same name. Director: John Cromwell (with W.S. Van Dyke and George…
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All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1953 adventure drama film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, and Ann Blyth. All the Brothers Were Valiant is based on the 1919 novel of the same name by by Ben Ames Williams. Director: Richard Thorpe Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert…
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The Comancheros (1961)
The Comancheros is a 1961 western directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, and Ina Balin. The Comancheros is based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Paul I. Wellman. Director: Michael Curtiz (with John Wayne) Production Company: 20th Century Fox Distributor: 20th Century Fox Cast: John Wayne, Stuart…
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Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous is a 1937 adventure drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Melvyn Douglas. Captains Courageous is an adaptation of the 1897 novel of the same name written by Rudyard Kipling. Director: Victor Fleming Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel…
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Dive Bomber (1941)
Dive Bomber is a 1941 aviation drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, and Alexis Smith. Dive Bomber is notable for its pre-World War II Technicolor photography of United States Navy planes and aircraft carriers. Director: Michael Curtiz Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Errol…
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Valley of the Kings (1954)
Valley of the Kings is a 1954 adventure film directed by Robert Pirosh. The film stars Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, and Carlos Thompson. Valley of the Kings took inspiration from the archeological history book Gods, Graves, and Scholars (1949) written by C.W. Ceram. Director: Robert Pirosh Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor…
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The Far Country (1954)
The Far Country is a 1954 northern-western film directed by Anthony Mann. The film stars James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, and Walter Brennan. Director: Anthony Mann Production Company: Universal Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Cast: James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen, Harry (Henry) Morgan, Steve Brodie, Connie Gilchrist…
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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…