Albert Cavens

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Glenn Ford  •  Hope Lange  •  Peter Falk

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Glenn Ford  •  Hope Lange  •  Peter Falk

Rio Bravo (1959)

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The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The Boy and the Pirates (1960)

Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Murvyn Vye  •  Charles Herbert  •  Susan Gordon  •  Paul Guilfoyle

Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Murvyn Vye  •  Charles Herbert  •  Susan Gordon  •  Paul Guilfoyle

True Grit (1969)

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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

Edge of Darkness (1943)

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Walter Huston  •  Nancy Coleman

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Walter Huston  •  Nancy Coleman

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  George Segal  •  Ralph Meeker  •  Jean Hale

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  George Segal  •  Ralph Meeker  •  Jean Hale

Secret Beyond the Door (1947)

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Joan Bennett  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Anne Revere  •  Barbara O'Neil

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Joan Bennett  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Anne Revere  •  Barbara O'Neil

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Robert Douglas  •  Aline MacMahon

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Robert Douglas  •  Aline MacMahon

As Young As We Are (1958)

Scandal erupts in a small town when a high school teacher is romantically linked with one of her male students. Newly minted teacher Kim (Pippa Scott) is thrilled to land her first job, even though the principal warns her that the school has a rough reputation. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Girard
CAST:  Robert Harland  •  Pippa Scott  •  Majel Barrett  •  Ty Hardin

Scandal erupts in a small town when a high school teacher is romantically linked with one of her male students. Newly minted teacher Kim (Pippa Scott) is thrilled to land her first job, even though the principal warns her that the school has a rough reputation. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Girard
CAST:  Robert Harland  •  Pippa Scott  •  Majel Barrett  •  Ty Hardin

The Half-Breed (1952)

An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gilmore
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Janis Carter  •  Jack Buetel  •  Barton MacLane

An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gilmore
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Janis Carter  •  Jack Buetel  •  Barton MacLane

Gambling House (1950)

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Tetzlaff
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Terry Moore  •  William Bendix  •  Zachary Charles

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Tetzlaff
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Terry Moore  •  William Bendix  •  Zachary Charles

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Robert Morse  •  Michele Lee  •  Rudy Vallee  •  Maureen Arthur

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Robert Morse  •  Michele Lee  •  Rudy Vallee  •  Maureen Arthur

Hellgate (1952)

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Joan Leslie  •  Ward Bond  •  James Arness

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Joan Leslie  •  Ward Bond  •  James Arness

Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Ruth Roman  •  Mercedes McCambridge  •  Zachary Scott

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Ruth Roman  •  Mercedes McCambridge  •  Zachary Scott

Portland Exposé (1957)

The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold D. Schuster
CAST:  Edward Binns  •  Carolyn Craig  •  Virginia Gregg  •  Lawrence Dobkin

The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold D. Schuster
CAST:  Edward Binns  •  Carolyn Craig  •  Virginia Gregg  •  Lawrence Dobkin

Foxfire (1955)

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Pevney
CAST:  Jane Russell  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Dan Duryea  •  Barton MacLane

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Pevney
CAST:  Jane Russell  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Dan Duryea  •  Barton MacLane

A Stranger in My Arms (1959)

An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmut Käutner
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Sandra Dee  •  Mary Astor

An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helmut Käutner
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Sandra Dee  •  Mary Astor

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gordon
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Mala Powers  •  William Prince  •  Morris Carnovsky

France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gordon
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Mala Powers  •  William Prince  •  Morris Carnovsky

Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)

Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gene Evans  •  Lance Fuller

Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gene Evans  •  Lance Fuller
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