Tag: MGM
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The Sailor Takes a Wife (1946)
The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf. The film stars Robert Walker, June Allyson, Hume Cronyn, and Audrey Totter. The Sailor Takes a Wife was based on the 1943 unpublished play Happily Ever After by Chester Erskine. Director: Richard Whorf Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert…
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The Naked Spur (1953)
The Naked Spur is a 1953 Western film directed by Anthony Mann. The film stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. Director: Anthony Mann Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Millard Mitchell US Box Office: $6,057,500 ($96,600,000 adjusted for inflation) Film Format: Technicolor Genre: Western, Drama…
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Ransom! (1956)
Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama directed by Alex Segal. The film stars Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen. Ransom! is based on “Fearful Decision” (1954), an episode of the television series The United States Steel Hour that was also directed by Segal. Director: Alex Segal Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Glenn Ford,…
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Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Escape from Fort Bravo is a 1953 Western film directed by John Sturges. The film stars William Holden, Eleanor Parker, and John Forsythe. Director: John Sturges Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, William Campbell, Polly Bergen, Richard Anderson US Box Office: $3,812,500 ($60,800,000 adjusted for inflation) Film…
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Hit the Deck (1955)
Hit the Deck is a 1955 musical comedy film directed by Roy Rowland. The film features a star-studded cast including Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn. Hit the Deck is loosely based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name, which was in turn adapted from Hubert…
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The Outriders (1950)
The Outriders is a 1950 Western directed by Roy Rowland. The film stars Joel McCrea and Arlene Dahl. Director: Roy Rowland Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan, Claude Jarman Jr., James Whitmore, Ramon Novarro, Jeff Corey US Box Office: $3,850,000 ($73,700,000 adjusted for inflation) Film Format: Technicolor Genre: Western…
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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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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…