Tag: Adventure
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 adventure film directed by John Cromwell and produced by David O. Selznick. The film stars Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The Prisoner of Zenda is an adaptation of Anthony Hope’s 1894 novel of the same name. Director: John Cromwell (with W.S. Van Dyke and George…
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All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1953 adventure drama film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, and Ann Blyth. All the Brothers Were Valiant is based on the 1919 novel of the same name by by Ben Ames Williams. Director: Richard Thorpe Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert…
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Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous is a 1937 adventure drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Melvyn Douglas. Captains Courageous is an adaptation of the 1897 novel of the same name written by Rudyard Kipling. Director: Victor Fleming Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel…
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Valley of the Kings (1954)
Valley of the Kings is a 1954 adventure film directed by Robert Pirosh. The film stars Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, and Carlos Thompson. Valley of the Kings took inspiration from the archeological history book Gods, Graves, and Scholars (1949) written by C.W. Ceram. Director: Robert Pirosh Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor…
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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,…