Tag: RKO
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Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure Island is a 1950 adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Walt Disney. The film stars Bobby Driscoll and Robert Newton and it is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island. Director: Byron Haskin Production Company: RKO-Walt Disney British Productions Limited Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton,…
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Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Flying Leathernecks is a 1951 war film directed by Nicholas Ray. The film starred John Wayne and Robert Ryan, and was based on the service of US Marine Corps aviators during World War II. Director: Nicholas Ray Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter,…
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Shall We Dance (1937)
Shall We Dance is a 1937 musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich and it was the seventh film to feature Astaire and Rogers together. Director: Mark Sandrich Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Jerome…
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The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife is a 1947 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Henry Koster. The film stars Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The Bishop’s Wife is based on the the 1928 novella of the same name written by Robert Nathan. Director: Henry Koster Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Cary…
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 Western film directed by John Ford. The film stars John Wayne and Joanne Dru. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is the second film in Ford’s unofficial “Cavalry Trilogy”, following Fort Apache (1948). Director: John Ford Production Company: Argosy Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: John Wayne, Joanne…
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Notorious (1946)
Notorious is a 1946 thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Gary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains. Today Notorious is frequently regarded as one of Hitchcock’s best films. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin US…
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Oklahoma! (1955)
Oklahoma! is a 1955 musical film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. Oklahoma! was based on the 1943 musical play of the same name by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It is set in the Oklahoma Territory shortly before it became a state in 1907. Director: Fred Zinnemann…
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a 1947 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple. The film was directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. Director: Irving Reis Production Company: Vanguard Films Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee US Box Office: $10,500,000…
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Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. The film was directed by Howard Hawks who was also the producer. It was based on a short story in the magazine Collier’s also called “Bringing Up Baby” (1937) written by Hagar Wilde. Director: Howard Hawks Production Company: RKO Radio…