Tag: Adventure
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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…
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Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din is a 1939 adventure film directed by George Stevens. The film stars Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Gunga Din is based on Rudyard Kipling’s 1890 poem of the same name and also used elements from Kipling’s short story collection Soldiers Three (1888). Director: George Stevens Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures…
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The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Sea Hawk is a 1940 adventure film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, and Claude Rains. Although named after Rafael Sabatini’s 1915 novel The Sea Hawk, the 1940 film version of The Sea Hawk featured an entirely different story. Director: Michael Curtiz Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros.…
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Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Sinbad the Sailor is a 1947 fantasy adventure film directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O’Hara, Walter Slezak, and Anthony Quinn. The film is based on the character Sinbad from the Arabian folktales collection One Thousand and One Nights. Director: Richard Wallace Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio…
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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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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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North West Frontier (1959)
North West Frontier is a 1959 British adventure film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film stars Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, and Herbert Lom. Director: J. Lee Thompson Production Company: The Rank Organization Distributor: Rank Film Distributors (UK), 20th Century Fox (US) Cast: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White, I.S. Johar, Ursula Jeans,…
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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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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…