Eve McVeagh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eve McVeagh (born Eva Elizabeth McVeagh; July 15, 1919 – December 10, 1997) was an American actress of film, television, stage, and radio. Her career spanned 52 years from her first stage role through her last stage appearance. McVeagh's roles included leading and supporting parts as well as smaller character roles in which she proved a gifted character actress.

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High Noon (1952)

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Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Grace Kelly  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Lloyd Bridges

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Grace Kelly  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Lloyd Bridges

King Kong (1976)

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Jessica Lange  •  Charles Grodin  •  John Randolph

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Jessica Lange  •  Charles Grodin  •  John Randolph

The Graduate (1967)

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Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

The Way West (1967)

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lola Albright

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Richard Widmark  •  Lola Albright

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Susan Hayward  •  Richard Conte  •  Eddie Albert  •  Jo Van Fleet

Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Susan Hayward  •  Richard Conte  •  Eddie Albert  •  Jo Van Fleet

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Joan Collins  •  Dolores Gray  •  Leslie Nielsen

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Joan Collins  •  Dolores Gray  •  Leslie Nielsen

The Rack (1956)

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the US after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnold Laven
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Wendell Corey  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Edmond O'Brien

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the US after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnold Laven
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Wendell Corey  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Edmond O'Brien

Man on a String (1960)

U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Alexander Scourby

U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Alexander Scourby

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)

A dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Marian Mercer  •  Geoffrey Lewis

A dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  Marian Mercer  •  Geoffrey Lewis

Murder by Natural Causes (1979)

An elaborate mystery involving a famous mentalist, his unfaithful wife who is trying to literally scare him to death, the best friend of the family, and the wife's ham-actor lover -- not only an intriguing who- (or whether) dunit, but also a literate, adult ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Hal Holbrook  •  Katharine Ross  •  Richard Anderson  •  Barry Bostwick

An elaborate mystery involving a famous mentalist, his unfaithful wife who is trying to literally scare him to death, the best friend of the family, and the wife's ham-actor lover -- not only an intriguing who- (or whether) dunit, but also a literate, adult ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Hal Holbrook  •  Katharine Ross  •  Richard Anderson  •  Barry Bostwick

Sierra Stranger (1957)

A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Sholem
CAST:  Howard Duff  •  Dick Foran  •  Gloria McGehee  •  Barton MacLane

A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Sholem
CAST:  Howard Duff  •  Dick Foran  •  Gloria McGehee  •  Barton MacLane

Unwed Mother (1958)

A young, sweet girl from the country moves to Los Angeles with her mother and meets a young man who she thinks is just perfect. That is until she gets pregnant and he's on his way to jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Doniger
CAST:  Norma Moore  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Diana Darrin  •  Claire Carleton

A young, sweet girl from the country moves to Los Angeles with her mother and meets a young man who she thinks is just perfect. That is until she gets pregnant and he's on his way to jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Doniger
CAST:  Norma Moore  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Diana Darrin  •  Claire Carleton

The Shadow on the Window (1957)

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Betty Garrett  •  John Drew Barrymore  •  Corey Allen

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Betty Garrett  •  John Drew Barrymore  •  Corey Allen

The Glass Web (1953)

The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married Don with a recent one-night-stand, she has a secret affair with Henry, who works as researcher for the weekly authentic TV show "Crime of the Week", which Don writes for. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  John Forsythe  •  Kathleen Hughes  •  Marcia Henderson

The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married Don with a recent one-night-stand, she has a secret affair with Henry, who works as researcher for the weekly authentic TV show "Crime of the Week", which Don writes for. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  John Forsythe  •  Kathleen Hughes  •  Marcia Henderson

Crime and Punishment USA (1959)

Believing he can elude justice, a California law student murders an elderly pawnbroker, then matches wits with the detective on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Sanders
CAST:  Mary Murphy  •  Frank Silvera  •  Marian Seldes  •  John Harding

Believing he can elude justice, a California law student murders an elderly pawnbroker, then matches wits with the detective on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Sanders
CAST:  Mary Murphy  •  Frank Silvera  •  Marian Seldes  •  John Harding

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)

Dennie has returned from a year among the hippies to her superficial, image-conscious suburban family. She must face their disapproval of her actions. They refuse to even try to understand. She must also deal with an ex-lover, and a beloved young sister who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Eleanor Parker  •  Lane Bradbury  •  David Carradine

Dennie has returned from a year among the hippies to her superficial, image-conscious suburban family. She must face their disapproval of her actions. They refuse to even try to understand. She must also deal with an ex-lover, and a beloved young sister who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Eleanor Parker  •  Lane Bradbury  •  David Carradine

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)

Two fighter pilots, Phil Clark and Jay Rivers, who flew together in Vietnam are assigned to the elite Air Force Fighter Weapons School (known as "Red Flag") at Nellis AFB, Nevada, about a decade after the war. Brash, self-confident Clark is an instructor, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Barry Bostwick  •  Joan Van Ark  •  William Devane  •  Fred McCarren

Two fighter pilots, Phil Clark and Jay Rivers, who flew together in Vietnam are assigned to the elite Air Force Fighter Weapons School (known as "Red Flag") at Nellis AFB, Nevada, about a decade after the war. Brash, self-confident Clark is an instructor, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Barry Bostwick  •  Joan Van Ark  •  William Devane  •  Fred McCarren

Three in the Attic (1968)

In the swinging sixties three girls discover they have the same boyfriend who has been playing around with them all while vowing fidelity to each. To teach him a lesson he won't forget, the trio contrive to lock him up and continually favour him with their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wilson
CAST:  Christopher Jones  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Judy Pace  •  Nan Martin

In the swinging sixties three girls discover they have the same boyfriend who has been playing around with them all while vowing fidelity to each. To teach him a lesson he won't forget, the trio contrive to lock him up and continually favour him with their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wilson
CAST:  Christopher Jones  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Judy Pace  •  Nan Martin

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Yaphet Kotto  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Roscoe Lee Browne

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Yaphet Kotto  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Roscoe Lee Browne

Tight Spot (1955)

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Brian Keith  •  Lorne Greene

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Brian Keith  •  Lorne Greene
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