Hal B. Wallis is a Actor, Director, Supervising Producer and Music American born on 13 september 1899 at Chicago (USA)
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis participated to
309 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
29 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Director
, 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway,
Marguerite Roberts,
Hal B. WallisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Transport films,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors John Wayne,
Glen Campbell,
Kim Darby,
Robert Duvall,
Jeff Corey,
Jeremy SlateRating73%
Frank Ross (John Pickard) is murdered by his hired hand, Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Ross' daughter, Mattie (Kim Darby), hires aging U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn (John Wayne) to bring Chaney in. Mattie has heard that Cogburn has "true grit". She gives him a down payment to track and capture Chaney, who has taken up with "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall) in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).Producer
, 2h
Directed by Norman JewisonOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Social science fiction,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Films set in the future,
Roller derby,
Political films,
Dystopian filmsActors James Caan,
John Houseman,
Maud Adams,
John Beck,
Moses Gunn,
Ralph RichardsonRoles Producer
Rating64%
The film follows Jonathan E. (James Caan), the veteran star of the Houston rollerball team. By virtue of his stellar performance over the years, Jonathan has become the most recognizable Rollerballer in history; everyone recognizes him on sight. This is problematic for the hegemonic corporations. After another impressive performance in Houston's victory over the Madrid team, Energy Corporation chairman Mr. Bartholomew (John Houseman) announces that the corporation, running out of ways to reward its champion, will feature Jonathan in a "multivision" special devoted to his career., 2h13
Directed by William Dieterle,
Max ReinhardtOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Fantasy,
RomanceThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Théâtre,
Les fées,
Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William ShakespeareActors Ian Hunter,
Verree Teasdale,
Dick Powell,
Mickey Rooney,
Hobart Cavanaugh,
Olivia de HavillandRoles Executive Producer
Rating67%
Part one
A beautiful young woman named Hermia (Olivia de Havilland) is in love with Lysander (Dick Powell) and wishes to marry him. Her father Egeus (Grant Mitchell), however, has instructed her to marry Demetrius (Ross Alexander), whom he has chosen for her. When Hermia refuses to obey, stating she is in love with Lysander, her father invokes before Duke Theseus of Athens (Ian Hunter) an ancient Athenian law that states a daughter must marry the suitor chosen by her father, or else face death. Theseus offers her another choice—to live a life of chastity as a nun and worship the goddess Diana.
, 2h14
Directed by Don Siegel,
Howard HawksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Biography,
Action,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Political filmsActors Gary Cooper,
Walter Brennan,
Joan Leslie,
George Tobias,
Stanley Ridges,
Margaret WycherlyRoles Producer
Rating76%
Alvin York (Gary Cooper), a poor young Tennessee hillbilly, is an exceptional marksman, but a ne'er-do-well prone to drinking and fighting, which does not make things any easier for his patient mother (Margaret Wycherly). He changes when he meets Gracie Williams (Joan Leslie), and works night and day to buy a good farm so she'll marry him. When he's cheated out of it at the last minute, he returns to his dissolute ways., 2h6
Directed by Michael CurtizOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors James Cagney,
Joan Leslie,
Walter Huston,
Richard Whorf,
George Tobias,
Rosemary DeCampRoles Executive Producer
Rating75%
In the early days of World War II, Cohan comes out of retirement to star as President Roosevelt in the Rodgers and Hart musical I'd Rather Be Right. On the first night, he is summoned to meet the President at the White House, who presents him with a Congressional Gold Medal (in fact, this happened several years previously). Cohan is overcome and chats with Roosevelt, recalling his early days on the stage. The film flashes back to his supposed birth on July 4, whilst his father is performing on the vaudeville stage., 2h2
Directed by John Sturges,
Gary NelsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
WesternActors Burt Lancaster,
Kirk Douglas,
Rhonda Fleming,
Jo Van Fleet,
John Ireland,
Lyle BettgerRoles Producer
Rating70%
In Fort Griffin, Texas, Ed Bailey (Lee Van Cleef) comes looking to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of gunslinger John H. "Doc" Holliday (Kirk Douglas). Seeing him in a bar, Holliday's girl, Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet), returns to Holliday's room, where the two argue—while Holliday throws knives at the wall—once she brings up Holliday's once-prominent family. At the same time, well-known marshal Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) arrives in Fort Griffin thinking he will take outlaws Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) and Johnny Ringo (John Ireland) into custody, but instead finds out that the local sheriff, Cotton Wilson (Frank Faylen), released them despite the outstanding warrants for their arrest. Holliday refuses to help the lawman, holding a grudge against Wyatt's brother, Morgan. Holliday kills Bailey with a knife-throw when Bailey attempts to shoot him in the back. Holliday is arrested for murder, though Wyatt and Kate allow him to escape from a lynch mob., 1h42
Directed by Michael CurtizOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Crime,
Melodrama,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Political films,
Films based on playsActors Humphrey Bogart,
Ingrid Bergman,
Paul Henreid,
Claude Rains,
Conrad Veidt,
Sydney GreenstreetRoles Producer
Rating84%
Set in December, 1941, American expatriate Rick Blaine is the proprietor of an upscale nightclub and gambling den in Casablanca. "Rick's Café Américain" attracts a varied clientele: Vichy French, Italian, and German officials; refugees desperate to reach the still neutral United States; and those who prey on them. Although Rick professes to be neutral in all matters, it is later revealed he ran guns to Ethiopia during its war with Italy and fought on the Loyalist side against the fascist Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War., 2h28
Directed by Peter GlenvilleOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Films about religion,
Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Richard Burton,
Peter O'Toole,
John Gielgud,
Donald Wolfit,
Martita Hunt,
Pamela BrownRoles Producer
Rating77%
During the late 12th century, about 100 years after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, the Normans have removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a new monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy., 2h1
Directed by Michael CurtizOrigin USAGenres War,
Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Musical films,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicals,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors George Murphy,
Joan Leslie,
George Tobias,
Charles Butterworth,
Alan Hale,
Dolores CostelloRoles Producer
Rating58%
In World War I song-and-dance man Jerry Jones (George Murphy) is drafted into the US Army, where he stages a revue called Yip Yip Yaphank. It is a rousing success, but one night during the show orders are received to leave immediately for France: instead of the finale, the troops march up the aisles through the audience, out the theater's main entrance and into a convoy of waiting trucks. Among the teary, last minute goodbyes Jones kisses his newlywed bride Ethel (Rosemary DeCamp) farewell., 2h25
Directed by Charles JarrottOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Politique,
Political films,
Films about capital punishment,
Films based on plays,
Films about royaltyActors Richard Burton,
Geneviève Bujold,
Anthony Quayle,
John Colicos,
Irène Papas,
Michael HordernRoles Producer
Rating73%
The film begins in 1536 when Henry VIII (Richard Burton) considers whether or not he should sign the warrant for the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn: then, in a long flashback which takes up virtually the entire film, the whole truth is revealed. Starting in 1527, Henry has a problem: he reveals his dissatisfaction with his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Irene Papas). He is currently enjoying a discreet affair with Mary Boleyn, a daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn who is one of his courtiers; but the King is bored with her too. At a court ball, he notices Mary's 18-year-old sister Anne (Geneviève Bujold), who has just returned from her education in France. She is engaged to the son of the Earl of Northumberland and they have received their parents' permission to marry. The King, however, is enraptured with Anne's beauty and orders his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, to break up the engagement., 1h57
Directed by Daniel MannOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on plays,
Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee WilliamsActors Anna Magnani,
Burt Lancaster,
Marisa Pavan,
Ben Cooper,
Virginia Grey,
Jo Van FleetRoles Producer
Rating68%
Serafina Delle Rose (Anna Magnani) proudly praises her husband Rosario to her female neighbors in a shopping market, before revealing that she is pregnant with their second child. Returning home she finds Rosario asleep in bed and whispers to him that she is with child. Emerging from his room she finds a young woman named Estelle (Virginia Grey) at the door who wants her to make a shirt for her lover from some expensive silk material. It transpires that Rosario is her lover as, when Serafina is out of the room, she steals a photograph of him from Serafina's sideboard before departing., 1h42
Directed by Michael Curtiz,
William KeighleyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Swashbuckler,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Errol Flynn,
Olivia de Havilland,
Basil Rathbone,
Claude Rains,
Patric Knowles,
Eugene PalletteRoles Producer
Rating78%
In 1191, Richard the Lionheart (Ian Hunter), the King of England, is taken captive by Leopold V, Duke of Austria while returning from the Third Crusade. Richard’s treacherous brother Prince John (Claude Rains) usurps the throne and proceeds to oppress the Saxons, raising taxes supposedly to pay Richard's ransom, but in reality to secure his own position., 1h39
Directed by Daniel MannOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantasy,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films based on playsActors Burt Lancaster,
Shirley Booth,
Terry Moore,
Richard Jaeckel,
Philip OberRoles Producer
Rating74%
"Doc" Delaney (Burt Lancaster) is a recovering alcoholic who, in his younger days, was a promising medical student who dropped out of school to take a job to support a pregnant Lola, whose premarital intercourse with Doc caused her to be thrown out of her family's house by her father. Doc, thinking he was doing the right thing, married Lola (Shirley Booth). The child later died, and in the process rendered Lola unable to have any further children, leaving the couple childless. As a result, Doc turned to drinking excessively, causing him to have bouts of anger and murderous rage, and later drinking away a sizeable inheritance from his parents. He eventually joined Alcoholics Anonymous and was able to quit drinking, though he still keeps a bottle in the house to remind him of his past life., 1h34
Directed by John SturgesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
WesternThemes Films about sexuality,
Rape in fiction,
Erotic films,
Rape and revenge films,
Auto-justiceActors Kirk Douglas,
Anthony Quinn,
Carolyn Jones,
Earl Holliman,
Brad Dexter,
Brian G. HuttonRoles Producer
Rating72%
Two old friends, Matt Morgan (Douglas) and Craig Belden (Quinn), now find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Belden is the de facto ruler of the town of Gun Hill, a rich cattle baron. Morgan is a U.S. marshal living in another town with his Native American wife (played by Ziva Rodann) and young son, Petey., 1h29
Directed by Busby Berkeley,
Lloyd BaconOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Warner Baxter,
Bebe Daniels,
Ruby Keeler,
George Brent,
Dick Powell,
Ginger RogersRoles Producer
Rating72%
It is 1932, the depth of the Depression, and noted Broadway producers Jones (Robert McWade) and Barry (Ned Sparks) are putting on Pretty Lady, a musical starring Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels). She is involved with wealthy Abner Dillon (Guy Kibbee), the show's "angel" (financial backer), but while she is busy keeping him both hooked and at arm's length, she is secretly seeing her old vaudeville partner, out-of-work Pat Denning (George Brent).