
No portion of the political career of Harry S. Truman was more fraught with drama than his relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast. Read More »
Tag Archives: Arthur Kennedy
Claudelle Inglish (1961) Gordon Douglas, Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Will Hutchins

In this tale of a good girl who goes very bad, a beautiful young Southern lady Read More »
Joy in the Morning (1965) Alex Segal, Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux, Arthur Kennedy

Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country Read More »
Attack and Retreat AKA Italiani brava gente (1964) Giuseppe De Santis, Arthur Kennedy, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Raffaele Pisu

During the summer of 1941, Germany and its European allies invade the Soviet Union. Read More »
Twilight for the Gods (1958) Joseph Pevney, Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, Arthur Kennedy

Adapted by Ernest Gann from his own novel, Twilight for the Gods bears traces of Gann’s earlier The High and the Mighty. Read More »
The Desperate Hours (1955) William Wyler, Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy

After escaping from prison, Glenn Griffin, his brother Hal and a third inmate Sam Kobish randomly select a house Read More »
Champion (1949) Mark Robson, Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell

Midge Kelly, hitchhiking west with lame brother Connie, is hustled unprepared into a pro boxing match. Read More »
Barabbas (1961) Richard Fleischer, Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Read More »
Knockout (1941) William Clemens, Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field

Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married to Angela Read More »
Strange Alibi (1941) D. Ross Lederman, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A gambler comes into town to testify before the grand jury. He is killed by the mob before he can testify. Read More »
The Girl in White (1952) John Sturges, June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Biography, Drama

The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Read More »
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) Raoul Walsh, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Biography, Drama, Romance, War, Western

This is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through the American Civil War, and finally to his death at Little Big Horn. Read More »
Elmer Gantry (1960) Richard Brooks, Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Drama

Elmer Gantry is a fast-talking, hard-drinking traveling salesman who always has a risqué story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. Read More »
Shark (1969) Samuel Fuller, Burt Reynolds, Arthur Kennedy, Barry Sullivan, Action, Adventure, Thriller

A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he’s stuck there. Read More »
The Lusty Men (1952) Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish, Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Action, Drama, Sport, Western

When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years of absence. Read More »