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Buffalo Bill (1944) William A. Wellman, Joel McCrea, Maureen O’Hara, Linda Darnell
A fictionalized account of the life of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. A hunter and Army Scout in the early part of his life Read More »
The Wings of Eagles (1957) John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Dan Dailey
U.S. Navy pilot Frank ‘Spig’ Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. Read More »
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) William Dieterle, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, Cedric Hardwicke
King Louis XI is a wise and old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Read More »
Father Was a Fullback (1949) John M. Stahl, Fred MacMurray, Maureen O’Hara, Betty Lynn, Comedy, Sport
Coach George Copper’s college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup Read More »
This Land Is Mine (1943) Jean Renoir, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, George Sanders, Drama, War
Albert Lory is a teacher at a school in German-occupied France. He is a coward, but he is drawn into the actions of the resistance. Read More »
Sitting Pretty (1948) Walter Lang, Robert Young, Maureen O’Hara, Clifton Webb, Comedy
Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Read More »
War Arrow (1953) George Sherman, Maureen O’Hara, Jeff Chandler, John McIntire, Romance, War, Western
Major Howell Brady and two non-coms are assigned to go to Indian territory and recruit peaceful Seminoles relocated from Florida to aid the army in fighting the larger, rampaging Kiowa tribe. Read More »
Fire Over Africa / Malaga (1954) Richard Sale, Maureen O’Hara, Macdonald Carey, Binnie Barnes, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Joanna Dane, a former O.S.S. operator (forerunner of the CIA), is sent to Tangier by the American authorities to find out who is behind a powerful ring of smugglers Read More »
The Magnificent Matador (1955) Budd Boetticher, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn, Manuel Rojas, Drama, Romance
Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador Read More »
Bagdad (1949) Charles Lamont, Maureen O’Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A Bedouin princess returns to Bagdad after being educated in England, only to find that her father has been treacherously murdered by the head of the Black Robes, a group of renegades. She is hosted by the Pasha, who is the corrupt representative of the national government. She is also courted by Prince Hassan, who is falsely accused of the murder. The plot revolves around her attempts to bring the killer to justice while being courted by the Pasha.
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The Fallen Sparrow (1943) Richard Wallace, John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara, Walter Slezak, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A former Spanish Civil War prisoner, John McKittrick arrives in New York to find the truth behind the death of his friend Louie Lepetino. He finds himself being chased by Nazi agents who want an item he has brought back from Spain and cannot give up. When another of his friends is murdered, McKittrick realizes that he cannot trust anyone around him – not anyone.
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Jamaica Inn (1939) + Extras, Alfred Hitchcock, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Newton, Charles Laughton, Adventure, Crime
Set in Cornwall where a young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who are the landlords of the Jamaica Inn. Mary soon realizes that her uncle’s inn is the base of a gang of ship wreckers who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast. The girl starts fearing for her life.
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The Deadly Companions (1961) Sam Peckinpah, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Western
Sam Peckinpah’s first feature as director is this modest Western, taking place in the late 1860s. Yellowleg (Brian Keith), a former sergeant in the Union army, is obsessed with tracking down Turk (Chill Wills), a Rebel army deserter who, during the War Between the States, tried to scalp him as he lay wounded on a battlefield. Yellowleg finds Turk and his sidekick Billy (Steve Cochran) in a cantina and convinces them to help him rob a bank. They journey to Gila City, where the bank is located, and find that another group of bank robbers are also in Gila City to rob the same bank. During a shoot-out with the other bank robbers, Yellowleg accidentally kills the nine-year-old son of dance-hall hostess Kit Tilden (Maureen O’Hara). Remorseful at having caused the death of Kit’s son, Yellowleg forces Turk and Billy to accompany him through Apache territory to bury Kit’s son at the gravesite of her husband in the ghost town of Siringo. When Billy attacks Kit, Yellowleg throws him out of their camp. Then Turk deserts. As Kit and Yellowleg finally reach Siringo, Yellowleg realizes that he is in love with her. But then, Billy and Turk reappear, having robbed the bank in Gila City, leading to a final confrontation between Yellowleg and Turk.
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Against All Flags (1952) George Sherman, Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn, Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate “republic.” There, Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile, Hawke’s secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax.
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