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Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining is a 1949 musical directed by David Butler. The film stars June Haver, Ray Bolger, and Gordon MacRae. Look for the Silver Lining is a romanticized biopic of Broadway singer and dancer Marilyn Miller. Director: David Butler Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon…
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The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap is a 1961 family romantic comedy film directed by David Swift and produced by Walt Disney. The film stars Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, and Brian Keith. It was based on the 1949 children’s book Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kästner. Director: David Swift Production Company: Walt Disney Productions Distributor: Buena Vista Distribution…
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Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Dangerous When Wet is a 1953 swimming musical comedy film directed by Charles Walters. The film stars Esther Williams and Fernando Lamas and it is based on a story written by Dorothy Kingsley. In modern times Dangerous When Wet is best known for featuring an animated sequence in which a live-action Esther Williams interacts with…
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Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Many Rivers to Cross is a 1955 western comedy film directed by Roy Rowland. The film stars Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker, and it is based on Steve Frazee’s story Many Rivers to Cross (1951). Director: Roy Rowland Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Victor McLaglen, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, James…
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Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
Callaway Went Thataway is a 1951 comedy with western elements. The film was written, produced, and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, and it stars Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, Howard Keel, Jesse White, Fay Roope, Natalie…
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The Texas Rangers (1936)
The Texas Rangers is a 1936 western film directed by King Vidor. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, and Jean Parker. The Texas Rangers is loosely based on historical scenarios featured in Walter Prescott Webb’s book The Texas Rangers, A Century Of Frontier Defense (1935). Director: King Vidor Production Company: Paramount Pictures Distributor: Paramount…
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Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time is a 1936 musical comedy film directed by George Stevens. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, and Helen Broderick. Director: George Stevens Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick, Betty Furness, Georges Metaxa US Box Office: $4,060,000…
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Red River (1948)
Red River is a 1948 western film directed and produced by Howard Hawks. The stars John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, and Joanne Dru. Red River is based on Borden Chase’s 1946 novel Blazing Guns on the Chisholm Trail. Director: Howard Hawks Production Company: Monterey Productions Distributor: United Artists Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter…
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Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Third Man on the Mountain is a 1959 adventure film directed by Ken Annakin for Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Michael Rennie, James McArthur, and Janet Munro. It is based on the novel Banner in the Sky (1955) by James Ramsey Ullman. Director: Ken Annakin Production Company: Walt Disney Productions Distributor: Buena Vista Distribution…
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Wonder Man (1945)
Wonder Man is a 1945 fantasy musical comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. The film stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and Vera-Ellen. Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S.Z. Sakall, Otto Kruger US Box Office: $7,500,000 ($198,200,000 adjusted for…