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Tag Archives: George Marshall
Advance to the Rear (1964) George Marshall, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas
A Union army outfit of misfits and rejects is sent to the Western territory. Southern spies try to figure out what they’re up to. Read More »
The Goldwyn Follies (1938) George Marshall, H.C. Potter, Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, The Ritz Brothers
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be “Miss Humanity” and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Hit song: “Love Walked In.” Read More »
Show Them No Mercy! (1935) George Marshall, Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot, Crime, Drama
The title refers to the government’s plan at the time for putting an end to a lucrative racket, kidnapping. Read More »
Tap Roots (1948) George Marshall, Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff, Drama, War, Western
Morna Dabney is engaged to soldier Clay MacIvor in the days before the War Between the States. Read More »
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) George Marshall, Otto Preminger, Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly, Peter Lorre, Drama
After being in jail for seventeen years a crook is met by the girl he kidnapped as a baby. She now thinks he’s her father. 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 »
Eight on the Lam (1967) George Marshall, Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters, Comedy
Bank teller and widower with seven kids, Bob Hope finds $10,000 in a parking lot. Read More »
Music Is Magic (1935) George Marshall, Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels, Drama, Musical
Vaudevillians supporting the musical efforts of aging Hollywood star Diane de Valle decide to head for Tinseltown themselves when de Valle’s high salary and low drawing power cancel the revue. Read More »
The Blue Dahlia (1946) George Marshall, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Read More »
Imitation General (1958) George Marshall, Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg, Comedy, War
Master Sgt. “Murph” Savage impersonates a fallen general in the hope of inspiring his fellow soldiers to bravely fight their way out of a Nazi ensnarement. Read More »
The Forest Rangers (1942) George Marshall, Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward, Action, Drama
Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana ‘Butch’ Mason, and finds evidence of arson. Read More »
The Happy Thieves (1961) George Marshall, Rita Hayworth, Rex Harrison, Joseph Wiseman, Comedy, Drama, Crime
Gentleman thief Jim Bourne steals a Velázquez painting, “Venus With a Mirror,” from the Spanish castle of the Duchess Blanca. Read More »
The Second Greatest Sex (1955) George Marshall, Jeanne Crain, George Nader, Kitty Kallen, Musical, Western
In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keeping the town’s men away from home most of the time. Read More »
Pillars of the Sky (1956) George Marshall, Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Ward Bond, Western
In Oregon Country, 1868, several tribes of Native Americans have been placed on a reservation north of the Snake River. Read More »