Lewis L. Russell

A Night in Casablanca (1946)

The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Charles Drake

The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Charles Drake

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he in kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Joan Fontaine  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Robert Newton  •  Lewis L. Russell

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he in kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Joan Fontaine  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Robert Newton  •  Lewis L. Russell

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jane Wyman  •  Phillip Terry  •  Howard Da Silva

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jane Wyman  •  Phillip Terry  •  Howard Da Silva

She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Lee Bowman  •  Adele Jergens  •  Charles Winninger

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Lee Bowman  •  Adele Jergens  •  Charles Winninger

One Way to Love (1946)

A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Willard Parker  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  Chester Morris  •  Janis Carter

A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Willard Parker  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  Chester Morris  •  Janis Carter

My Dog Rusty (1948)

Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Ted Donaldson  •  John Litel  •  Ann Doran  •  Mona Barrie

Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Ted Donaldson  •  John Litel  •  Ann Doran  •  Mona Barrie

When the Redskins Rode (1951)

A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Jon Hall  •  Mary Castle  •  John Ridgely  •  James Seay

A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Jon Hall  •  Mary Castle  •  John Ridgely  •  James Seay

The Trouble with Women (1947)

A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating wife-beating. There is trouble, when he falls in love with her, unaware of who she is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Teresa Wright  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Rose Hobart

A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating wife-beating. There is trouble, when he falls in love with her, unaware of who she is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Teresa Wright  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Rose Hobart

Hold That Blonde! (1945)

Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged upon helping some crooks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Eddie Bracken  •  Veronica Lake  •  Albert Dekker  •  Frank Fenton

Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged upon helping some crooks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Eddie Bracken  •  Veronica Lake  •  Albert Dekker  •  Frank Fenton

Jewels of Brandenburg (1947)

A former secret agent is sent to retrieve a priceless collection of stolen jewels from a Lisbon nightclub owner who worked both sides during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Richard Travis  •  Micheline Cheirel  •  Carol Thurston  •  Leonard Strong

A former secret agent is sent to retrieve a priceless collection of stolen jewels from a Lisbon nightclub owner who worked both sides during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Richard Travis  •  Micheline Cheirel  •  Carol Thurston  •  Leonard Strong

The Naked Hills (1956)

Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Shaftel
CAST:  David Wayne  •  Keenan Wynn  •  James Barton  •  Marcia Henderson

Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Shaftel
CAST:  David Wayne  •  Keenan Wynn  •  James Barton  •  Marcia Henderson

Ladies' Man (1947)

A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William D. Russell
CAST:  Eddie Bracken  •  Cass Daley  •  Virginia Welles  •  Spike Jones

A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William D. Russell
CAST:  Eddie Bracken  •  Cass Daley  •  Virginia Welles  •  Spike Jones

Molly and Me (1945)

A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Gracie Fields  •  Monty Woolley  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Reginald Gardiner

A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Gracie Fields  •  Monty Woolley  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Reginald Gardiner

The King's Thief (1955)

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Fregonese  •  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Ann Blyth  •  Edmund Purdom  •  David Niven  •  George Sanders

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Fregonese  •  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Ann Blyth  •  Edmund Purdom  •  David Niven  •  George Sanders

The Affairs of Susan (1945)

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Joan Fontaine  •  George Brent  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Walter Abel

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Joan Fontaine  •  George Brent  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Walter Abel

Cross My Heart (1946)

A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Berry
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Sonny Tufts  •  Rhys Williams  •  Ruth Donnelly

A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Berry
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Sonny Tufts  •  Rhys Williams  •  Ruth Donnelly

Sangaree (1953)

Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Fernando Lamas  •  Arlene Dahl  •  Patricia Medina  •  Francis L. Sullivan

Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Fernando Lamas  •  Arlene Dahl  •  Patricia Medina  •  Francis L. Sullivan