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Tag Archives: Allan Dwan
The Half-Breed (1916) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse
An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. Read More »
The River’s Edge (1957) Allan Dwan, Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget
A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Read More »
Getting Gertie’s Garter (1945) Allan Dwan, Dennis O’Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan
Getting Gertie’s Garter is an updated adaptation of the venerable stage farce by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood. Read More »
Around the World (1943) Allan Dwan, Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis
Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics Read More »
Suez (1938) Allan Dwan, Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella
De Lesseps is a young aristocrat who conceives the idea for the Suez Canal. Read More »
Black Sheep (1935) Allan Dwan, Edmund Lowe, Claire Trevor, Tom Brown
On a cruise ship a professional gambler comes to the aid of a young man victimized by a jewel thief. The young man turns out to be his son. Read More »
Silver Lode (1954) Allan Dwan, John Payne, Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode Read More »
Heidi (1937) Allan Dwan, Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher
Eight-year-old Heidi is orphaned and her selfish maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with Adolph Kramer Read More »
Hollywood Party (1934) Richard Boleslawski, Allan Dwan, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. Read More »
The Gorilla (1939) Allan Dwan, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz
When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. Read More »
Friendly Enemies (1942) Allan Dwan, Charles Winninger, Charles Ruggles, James Craig
During World War I, two German men friends who emigrated to the US and become millionaires agree on most things Read More »
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961) Allan Dwan, Ron Randell, Debra Paget, Elaine Stewart
Mobster Ron Candell is set up by his underlings – principally Andy Damon – and is convicted of murder. Read More »
The Good Bad Man (1916) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks, Sam De Grasse, Pomeroy Cannon
An outlaw calling himself Passin’ Through halts his “evil” ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty. Read More »
Navy Wife (1935) Allan Dwan, Claire Trevor, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Darwell
Hawaiian naval nurse Trevor weds widowed officer Bellamy partly because he has a crippled daughter. Read More »