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Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Romance,
WesternActors Barbara Stanwyck,
Joel McCrea,
Brian Donlevy,
K. T. Stevens,
Thurston Hall,
Lloyd CorriganRating65%
A statue is being dedicated to the late founder of Hoyt City, and reporters from around the country have gathered, speculating that "the old lady's going to talk." When the anticipated "old lady" does not appear at the event, they rush to her home. She is centenarian Hannah Sempler (Barbara Stanwyck), who lives in an old mansion among the skyscrapers of Hoyt City. As she confronts the press who have barged in, a photographer says, "Hold it, Mrs. Hoyt!" She replies that her name is Hanna Sempler, and refuses to answer their questions as to whether she and Hoyt had been married, which as another reporter says, would make him a bigamist. The intruders leave, having learned nothing to prove or disprove the many rumors, but Hannah is persuaded to tell her story to a young female biographer who lags behind. She reminisces about her experiences with Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea) in the American West., 1h30
Directed by Otto Brower,
William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Action,
WesternThemes Children's filmsActors Joel McCrea,
Maureen O'Hara,
Linda Darnell,
Anthony Quinn,
Thomas Mitchell,
Edgar BuchananRating63%
A fictionalized account of the life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. A hunter and Army Scout in the early part of his life, he rescues a US Senator and his beautiful daughter, Louisa Frederici. Cody is portrayed as someone who admires and respects the Indians and is a good friend of Yellow Hand who will eventually become Chief of the Cheyenne. Everyone else, including the military, politicians and businessmen on the other hand hate the Indians and are perfectly prepared to trample on their lands and destroy their buffalo hunting grounds. He's eventually forced to fight the Cheyenne however. He's also met a writer, Ned Buntline, who writes about Cody's exploits and he becomes a sensation when he travels East. His career is not assured however, particularly when he attacks those in positions of authority over their maltreatment of the Native American population. He eventually establishes his wild west show that becomes an international sensation., 1h17
Directed by William A. Wellman,
William Cameron MenziesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about journalistsActors Carole Lombard,
Fredric March,
Walter Connolly,
Charles Winninger,
Sig Ruman,
Margaret HamiltonRating67%
New York newspaper reporter Wally Cook (Fredric March) is blamed for passing off an ordinary African-American (Troy Brown) as an African nobleman hosting a charity event (despite his claims of not knowing this was false). Cook is demoted to writing obituaries. He begs his boss Oliver Stone (Walter Connolly) for another chance. Wally is sent to the (fictional) town of Warsaw, Vermont, to interview Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard), a woman supposedly dying of radium poisoning. Cook finally locates Hazel, who is crying because her doctor has told her that she is not dying. Unaware of this, he invites her to New York as the guest of the Morning Star newspaper., 1h
Directed by William Dieterle,
Michael Curtiz,
William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceActors Ruth Chatterton,
George Brent,
Lois Wilson,
John Mack Brown,
Humphrey Bogart,
Ruth DonnellyRating66%
Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton) is the wealthy owner and hard-driving, no-nonsense head of a large automobile company, inherited from her father. Her work has caused her to lose her youthful romanticism, and she has casual affairs with men, including her own employees., 1h29
Directed by Don Hartman,
John Sturges,
Richard Thorpe,
William A. Wellman,
Charles Vidor,
Clarence Brown,
Don WeisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Anthology filmActors Gary Cooper,
Ethel Barrymore,
Gene Kelly,
Van Johnson,
Janet Leigh,
Fredric MarchRating59%
A professor traveling on a train overhears a fellow passenger make a comment about "America". The professor then asks: "Which America?" This provides a lead-in for multiple tales of American life. There is the tale of Mrs. Riordan, an elderly lady from Boston. She is upset about not having been counted in the 1950 census. She asks a newspaper editor named Callaghan to intervene on her behalf, and he makes the mistake of not taking her seriously., 1h58
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Comedy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Political filmsActors Van Johnson,
John Hodiak,
George Murphy,
Ricardo Montalbán,
James Whitmore,
Don TaylorRating73%
In mid-December 1944 Pvt. Jim Layton (Marshall Thompson) and his buddy Pvt. William J. Hooper are fresh replacements assigned to separate companies in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. As a newcomer Layton receives a chilly welcome. PFC Holley (Van Johnson) returns to the company after recuperating from a wound., 1h17
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Musical filmsActors Irene Dunne,
Richard Dix,
Mary Boland,
Conway Tearle,
Andy Devine,
Henry StephensonRating58%
In 1874 Australia, newly installed Police Inspector Radford boasts to wealthy Hugh Clarkson that he will capture the famous outlaw Stingaree, who has returned to the area. Hilda Bouverie is an impoverished servant working for the Clarksons. Mr. Clarkson is kind, but his wife treats Hilda and Annie, another servant, as menials. Mrs. Clarkson is excited by the news that Sir Julian Kent, a renowned British composer, is going to be her guest. She dreams of performing before him and becoming an opera star, but her singing is not good. Hilda begs to be allowed to sing as well, but Mrs. Clarkson turns her down. Meanwhile, Sir Julian stops over at a tavern, where Radford and his colleagues are drinking. When Stingaree enters, the policemen are suspicious of the stranger; he is searched, but no weapon is found. His sidekick Howie follows, only he is armed. They abduct Sir Julian. Unaware of this, Mrs. Clarkson goes off to meet Sir Julian., 1h8
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Barbara Stanwyck,
George Brent,
Lyle Talbot,
Hardie Albright,
David Landau,
Murray KinnellRating63%
Joan Gordon (Barbara Stanwyck), a New York torch singer who has been performing since age 15, has left her wealthy criminal boyfriend, Eddie Fields (Lyle Talbot), for upstanding citizen Don Leslie (Hardie Albright). However, Don's father has found out about her relationship with Eddie; she and Don break off their engagement, and she decides to leave town rather than return to Eddie. In Montreal, she changes her name and resumes performing; not long thereafter, one of Eddie's men recognizes her and informs his boss. Unwilling to return to him, she trades places with her hotel's maid (Leila Bennett), who had used Joan's picture when corresponding with a North Dakota farmer in search of a mail-order bride. Offering the maid $100 (about 7 weeks' wages) for the farmer's address, Joan sets out to become the wife of Jim Gilson (George Brent), with only a vague idea of all the hardships of farm life during the height of the Great Depression., 1h51
Directed by Jack Conway,
William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Musical theatre,
RomanceThemes Films about films,
Films about televisionActors Janet Gaynor,
Fredric March,
Adolphe Menjou,
Andy Devine,
May Robson,
Lionel StanderRating72%
North Dakota farmgirl Esther Victoria Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) yearns to become a Hollywood actress. Although her aunt and father discourage such thoughts, Esther's grandmother (May Robson) gives her her savings to follow her dream., 1h4
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceActors Gertrude Olmstead,
George K. Arthur,
Joan Crawford,
Charles Murray,
Tony D'Algy,
Hank MannRating54%
Peter (George K. Arthur) is a chivalrous idealist who seeks to win the heart of Amy (Gertrude Olmstead), who in turn fancies urbane Harry (Tony D'Algy). Jane (Joan Crawford) is a Prohibition agent who helps uncover illegal bootleg adult videos.