Search results for "William A. Wellman"
Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille
IMDb: 5.5
93

A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Darby’s Rangers

Darby’s Rangers

Darby’s Rangers
IMDb: 6.3
121

Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
Blood Alley

Blood Alley

Blood Alley
IMDb: 6.2
110

An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is “shanghaied” into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat
IMDb: 6.4
102

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and…

Genre: Drama, Western
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty
IMDb: 6.6
147

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight – one that takes…

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky
IMDb: 6.8
109

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane’s pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
My Man and I

My Man and I

My Man and I
IMDb: 6.4
99

In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.

Genre: Drama
Westward the Women

Westward the Women

Westward the Women
IMDb: 7.6
118

There’s a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from…

It’s a Big Country

It’s a Big Country

It’s a Big Country
IMDb: 6
89

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios’ best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern….

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri
IMDb: 6.2
78

In the 1830’s beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a…

The Next Voice You Hear…

The Next Voice You Hear…

The Next Voice You Hear…
IMDb: 6.4
83

The Next Voice You Hear… (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world….

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
The Happy Years

The Happy Years

The Happy Years
IMDb: 6.7
110

Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperkink “Dink” Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York,…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Battleground

Battleground

Battleground
IMDb: 7.4
118

Members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already…

Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky
IMDb: 7.4
98

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile…

Genre: Western
The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain
IMDb: 6.4
87

The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa,…

Genre: Thriller
Magic Town

Magic Town

Magic Town
IMDb: 6.4
103

Rip Smith’s opinion-poll business is a failure…until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey
IMDb: 6.1
85

Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford.) In 1883 he built a practical…

This Man’s Navy

This Man’s Navy

This Man’s Navy
IMDb: 6.3
100

During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe
IMDb: 7.2
108

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers…

Genre: Drama, War
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill
IMDb: 6.4
90

Scout William F. Cody marries a U.S. senator’s daughter, fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.

Genre: Action, Drama, Western
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident
IMDb: 8
76

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.

Genre: Drama, Western
Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque
IMDb: 6.2
91

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds
IMDb: 6.1
78

On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart
IMDb: 6.9
72

A cafĂ© in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Great Man’s Lady

The Great Man’s Lady

The Great Man’s Lady
IMDb: 6.6
90

In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded…

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Beau Geste
IMDb: 7.5
112

Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born
IMDb: 7.3
111

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred
IMDb: 6.8
77

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes
IMDb: 6.5
89

White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane’s cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane’s help…

Genre: Action, Adventure
China Seas

China Seas

China Seas
IMDb: 6.9
87

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That’s not the only risky cargo he carries; both…

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild
IMDb: 6.8
91

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a…

Stingaree

Stingaree

Stingaree
IMDb: 5.8
77

A young lady named Hilda who works as a servant for the wealthy Clarksons, sheep farmers, and dreams of being a great singer. An upcoming visit by Sir Julian, a…

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road
IMDb: 7.5
68

At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy’s mother has been out of work for months when Eddie’s father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two…

Genre: Drama
Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary
IMDb: 7
74

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale
IMDb: 7.4
72

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and…

Genre: Drama
College Coach

College Coach

College Coach
IMDb: 5.9
75

Ruthless Coach Gore creates turmoil at a college by hiring players and alienating students. Along the way, the coach loses his wife Claire Gore to a grandstanding player. Inside look…

Genre: Drama
So Big!

So Big!

So Big!
IMDb: 6.8
81

A farmer’s widow takes on the land and her late husband’s tempestuous son.

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price
IMDb: 6.4
68

Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket
IMDb: 6.2
71

A gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who’s beholden to a penthouse gangster.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man
IMDb: 6.2
74

When he’s forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man’s daughter.

Genre: Crime, Drama