Category: Film Files
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The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man is a 1941 horror film directed by George Waggner. The film starred Lon Chaney Jr, Evelyn Ankers, and Claude Rains. It is part of the “Universal Monsters” line of films. Director: George Waggner Production Company: Universal Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya…
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The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man is a 1934 mystery comedy film directed by WS Van Dyke. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy and was later followed by five sequels. It was based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1934 novel The Thin Man. Director: WS Van Dyke Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen…
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Battle Hymn (1957)
Battle Hymn is a 1957 war drama directed by Douglas Sirk, it stars Rock Hudson and Anna Kashfi. The film is based on the autobiography of the same name by Colonel Dean Hess, a Korean War veteran who famously evacuated hundreds of orphans to safety during a North Korean attack. Director: Douglas Sirk Production Company:…
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Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier is a 1955 historical adventure film based on the life of legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett. The film stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen, was directed by Norman Foster, and was produced by Walt Disney. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier is recut, theatrically-released compilation of the first…
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King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
King Solomon’s Mines is a 1950 adventure film directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton. The film stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Richard Carlson. King Solomon’s Mines is based on the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. Director: Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Deborah Kerr,…
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Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Angels in the Outfield is a 1951 sports comedy film directed by Clarence Brown. The films stars Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh and is centered around the real-life Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. Director: Clarence Brown Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran US Box Office: $3,665,000…
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 Western film directed by John Ford. The film stars John Wayne and Joanne Dru. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is the second film in Ford’s unofficial “Cavalry Trilogy”, following Fort Apache (1948). Director: John Ford Production Company: Argosy Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: John Wayne, Joanne…
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Notorious (1946)
Notorious is a 1946 thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Gary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains. Today Notorious is frequently regarded as one of Hitchcock’s best films. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin US…
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Wake Island (1942)
Wake Island is a 1942 war film directed by John Farrow. Though it uses fictional characters, the film is based on the real life Battle of Wake Island, fought in December of 1941, directly after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Director: John Farrow Production Company: Paramount Pictures Distributor: Paramount Pictures Cast: Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey,…
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Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower is a 1951 British-American adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh. The film stars Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, and James Robertson Justice. Captain Horatio Hornblower is based on the first three novels in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series: The Happy Return (1937), A Ship of the Line (1938), and Flying…