Based on a famous book by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., this grueling saga of shipboard oppression is set in the mid-19th century. Read More »
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Human Cargo (1936) Allan Dwan, Claire Trevor, Brian Donlevy, Alan Dinehart, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Bonnie Brewster (Claire Trevor) and “Packy” Campbell (Brian Donlevy), rival reporters on competing newspapers Read More »
Escape from Red Rock (1957) Edward Bernds, Brian Donlevy, Eilene Janssen, Gary Murray, Western
Shakedown (1950) Joseph Pevney, Howard Duff, Peggy Dow, Brian Donlevy, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Nightmare (1942) Tim Whelan, Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Juke Box Rhythm (1959) Arthur Dreifuss, Jo Morrow, Jack Jones, Brian Donlevy, Drama, Musical
While in New York to select her coronation wardrobe, Princess Ann is photographed dancing with Riff Manton, son of impoverished producer George Manton. Read More »
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Val Guest, Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the countryside of London, a rocket crashes on a farm and Professor Bernard Quatermass and Scotland Yard Inspector Lomax arrive in the spot. Read More »
Battle of Broadway (1938) George Marshall, Allan Dwan, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance
Two American Legionnaires on convention in New York share adventures and rivalries in an around show biz. Read More »
Ride the Man Down (1952) Joseph Kane, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Ella Raines, Western
During the 1892 blizzard, pioneer ranching magnate Phil Evarts dies. His Hatchet Ranch is inherited by brother John and daughter Celia. Read More »
Kansas Raiders (1950) Ray Enright, Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Western
Audie Murphy plays a young Jesse James falling under the Svengali-like spell of the outlaw William Quantrill, played by Brian Donlevy. Read More »
Wake Island (1942) John Farrow, Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Action, Drama, War
In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men’s tropical lassitude Read More »
The Trouble with Women (1947) Sidney Lanfield, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Comedy
Milland is charming as Gilbert Sedley, an innocent professor – he’s apparently been isolated working in the Orient too long – who is baffled by his strong reactions to a young newspaper reporter, Kate Farrell (Teresa Wright). Why does he think of Niagara Falls whenever he’s around her?
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The Glass Key (1942) Stuart Heisler, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In this slick updating of Dashiell Hammet’s crime novel, political boss Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) falls for reform politician Ralph Henry’s attractive daughter Janet (Veronica Lake), despite the caution of his best friend, Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd). Paul’s efforts to disassociate himself from the criminal underworld backfire, however, when he is accused of murdering Janet’s disreputable brother, and a casino owner Paul had offended sends his sadistic thugs after Ed in revenge.
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Fritz Lang, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
On May 27, 1942 the Nazi Reichsprotector of Bohemia/Moravia, the “Hangman” Reinhard Heydrich, died from the bullets of unidentified resistance fighters. Hangmen Also Die is the story of Heydrich’s assassination in fictionalized form. It was Bertolt Brecht’s only comparatively successful Hollywood project; the money he received allowed him to write “The Visions of Simone Marchand”, “Schwyk in the Second World War” and his adaptation of Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfi”. Hanns Eisler won an Academy Award for his musical score.
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