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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…
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The High and the Mighty (1954)
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 disaster drama film directed by William A. Wellman. The film’s screenplay was written by Ernest K. Gann who based it on his 1953 novel of the same name. The High and the Mighty features an ensemble cast led by John Wayne and Robert Stack with Doe Avedon,…
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The Corsican Brothers (1941)
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 adventure film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, and Akim Tamiroff. The Corsican Brothers is based on Alexander Dumas’ 1844 novella of the same name. Director: Gregory Ratoff Production Company: Edward Small Productions Distributor: United Artists Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim…
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Canyon Passage (1946)
Canyon Passage is a 1946 western film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The film stars Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward. Canyon Passage is an adaptation of Ernest Haycox’s 1945 novel of the same name. Director: Jacques Tourneur Production Company: Walter Wanger Productions Distributor: Universal Pictures Cast: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Hoagy Carmichael,…