Category: Film Files
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Hit the Deck (1955)
Hit the Deck is a 1955 musical comedy film directed by Roy Rowland. The film features a star-studded cast including Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn. Hit the Deck is loosely based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name, which was in turn adapted from Hubert…
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The Outriders (1950)
The Outriders is a 1950 Western directed by Roy Rowland. The film stars Joel McCrea and Arlene Dahl. Director: Roy Rowland Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan, Claude Jarman Jr., James Whitmore, Ramon Novarro, Jeff Corey US Box Office: $3,850,000 ($73,700,000 adjusted for inflation) Film Format: Technicolor Genre: Western…
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Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood is a 1935 pirate adventure film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, and it is an adaptation of the 1922 novel of the same name by Rafael Sabatini. Director: Michael Curtiz Production Company: Cosmopolitan Productions Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill,…
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Rose Marie (1936)
Rose Marie is a 1936 Northern-Western Musical directed by W.S. Van Dyke. The film stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and notably features James Stewart in a supporting role. Rose Marie is an adaptation of the 1924 Broadway musical of the same name. Director: W.S. Van Dyke Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Jeanette MacDonald,…
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It All Came True (1940)
It All Came True is a 1940 crime comedy musical directed by Lewis Seiler. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Jeffryn Lynn, and Humphrey Bogart. It All Came True was based on Louis Bromfield’s 1936 short story “Better Than Life.” Director: Lewis Seiler Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey…
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In Old Arizona (1928)
In Old Arizona is a 1928 sound western directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter, and Dorothy Burgess. In Old Arizona is based on the short story “The Caballero’s Way” (1907) by O. Henry, the first story to feature the character the Cisco Kid. Director: Irving Cummings, Raoul…
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 drama film directed by Howard Hawks. The film stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, and Rita Hayworth. Director: Howard Hawks Production Company: Columbia Pictures Distributor: Columbia Pictures Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess, Allyn Joslyn, Sig Ruman US Box Office: $2,695,000 ($112,100,000…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton. The film stars Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood. Director: George Seaton Production Company: 20th Century Fox Distributor: 20th Century Fox Cast: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall US Box Office: $7,750,000…
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Carefree (1938)
Carefree is a 1938 musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Ralph Bellamy. Director: Mark Sandrich Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Jack Carson, Clarence Kolb US Box Office: $2,782,500 ($110,900,000 adjusted for inflation) Film…
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The Singing Marine (1937)
The Singing Marine is a 1937 comedy musical film directed by Ray Enright. The film starred Dick Powell and Doris Weston, and it was Weston’s first film. Director: Ray Enright (Busby Berkeley directed the musical sequences) Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Hugh Herbert, Jane Darwell, Allen…