Harry Cheshire

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

ClassicUpliftingSlow movingChristmas

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Donna Reed  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Thomas Mitchell

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Donna Reed  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Thomas Mitchell

The Big Country (1958)

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Jean Simmons  •  Carroll Baker  •  Charlton Heston

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Jean Simmons  •  Carroll Baker  •  Charlton Heston

The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)

Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Laraine Day  •  Robert Ryan  •  John Agar  •  Thomas Gomez

Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Laraine Day  •  Robert Ryan  •  John Agar  •  Thomas Gomez

Impact (1949)

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Ella Raines  •  Charles Coburn  •  Helen Walker

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Ella Raines  •  Charles Coburn  •  Helen Walker

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

Moonrise (1948)

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Gail Russell  •  Ethel Barrymore  •  Allyn Joslyn

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Gail Russell  •  Ethel Barrymore  •  Allyn Joslyn

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Joan Blondell  •  Coleen Gray  •  Helen Walker

Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Joan Blondell  •  Coleen Gray  •  Helen Walker

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Myrna Loy  •  Dana Andrews  •  Teresa Wright

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Myrna Loy  •  Dana Andrews  •  Teresa Wright

The Sniper (1952)

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Arthur Franz  •  Gerald Mohr  •  Marie Windsor

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Arthur Franz  •  Gerald Mohr  •  Marie Windsor

The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When they come unstuck with corsets they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Carol Channing  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Barry Nelson

At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When they come unstuck with corsets they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Carol Channing  •  Clint Eastwood  •  Barry Nelson

Bannerline (1951)

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Keefe Brasselle  •  Sally Forrest  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Spring Byington

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Keefe Brasselle  •  Sally Forrest  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Spring Byington

Cry of the Hunted (1953)

A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Polly Bergen  •  William Conrad

A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Polly Bergen  •  William Conrad

Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)

Country radio singers of the '40s appear in this tale about a lothario who poses as a professor to seduce coeds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Stanley Brown  •  Ruth Terry  •  Roy Acuff  •  Virginia Brissac

Country radio singers of the '40s appear in this tale about a lothario who poses as a professor to seduce coeds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Stanley Brown  •  Ruth Terry  •  Roy Acuff  •  Virginia Brissac

O, My Darling Clementine (1943)

"Dapper Dan" Franklin and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws imposed upon it by a City Council under the influence of their domineering wives. Harry Cheshire is under the thumb of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Roy Acuff  •  Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys  •  Isabel Randolph  •  Harry Cheshire

"Dapper Dan" Franklin and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws imposed upon it by a City Council under the influence of their domineering wives. Harry Cheshire is under the thumb of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Roy Acuff  •  Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys  •  Isabel Randolph  •  Harry Cheshire

Barnyard Follies (1940)

A country orphanage puts on a show with some musicians to save their 4H club from being shut down by greedy politicians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Mary Lee  •  Rufe Davis  •  June Storey  •  Jed Prouty

A country orphanage puts on a show with some musicians to save their 4H club from being shut down by greedy politicians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Mary Lee  •  Rufe Davis  •  June Storey  •  Jed Prouty

Air Hostess (1949)

The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nurse; and Jennifer White, whose husband was an aviator killed in World War II. Ruth meets a smart-alec pilot, Dennis ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gloria Henry  •  Ross Ford  •  Audrey Long  •  Marjorie Lord

The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nurse; and Jennifer White, whose husband was an aviator killed in World War II. Ruth meets a smart-alec pilot, Dennis ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gloria Henry  •  Ross Ford  •  Audrey Long  •  Marjorie Lord

Chain Gang (1950)

Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Douglas Kennedy  •  Marjorie Lord  •  Emory Parnell  •  William Phillips

Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Douglas Kennedy  •  Marjorie Lord  •  Emory Parnell  •  William Phillips

Fireman Save My Child (1954)

Comedy about the members of an early 1900s fire company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Spike Jones  •  Hugh O'Brian  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Adele Jergens

Comedy about the members of an early 1900s fire company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Spike Jones  •  Hugh O'Brian  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Adele Jergens

Smooth as Silk (1946)

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Kent Taylor  •  Virginia Grey  •  Milburn Stone  •  John Litel

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Kent Taylor  •  Virginia Grey  •  Milburn Stone  •  John Litel

Devil's Canyon (1953)

An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Virginia Mayo  •  Dale Robertson  •  Stephen McNally  •  Arthur Hunnicutt

An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Virginia Mayo  •  Dale Robertson  •  Stephen McNally  •  Arthur Hunnicutt
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