Cast: Gloria Grahame

Direction Frank Capra

Cast James Stewart · Donna Reed · Lionel Barrymore · Thomas Mitchell

Synopsis It's a Wonderful Life (1946) follows the journey of a kind-hearted but somewhat faltering individual who contemplates ending his life due to a mistake that was not his fault. In a manner reminiscent of "A Christmas Carol," his gruff yet...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Glenn Ford · Gloria Grahame · Lee Marvin · Jocelyn Brando

Synopsis The Big Heat (1953) follows the story of Dave Bannion, a tenacious and principled police officer who is relentlessly pursuing a ruthless criminal organization that he believes has infiltrated the police department. After a fellow officer's apparent suicide and the...

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Lana Turner · Kirk Douglas · Walter Pidgeon · Dick Powell

Synopsis The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) follows the rise and fall of Jonathan Shields, a self-absorbed film producer played by Kirk Douglas, who stops at nothing to establish himself as the ultimate filmmaker. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of...

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Gloria Grahame · Frank Lovejoy · Carl Benton Reid

Synopsis In a Lonely Place (1950) follows Dixon Steele, a talented but troubled screenwriter, as he grapples with adapting a pulp novel into a screenplay. He enlists the help of Mildred Atkinson, a hat-check girl, to narrate the story. Tragically, Mildred...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Glenn Ford · Gloria Grahame · Broderick Crawford · Edgar Buchanan

Synopsis Human Desire (1954) follows the story of a veteran of the Korean War who resumes his role as a railroad engineer. His life takes a dark turn when he becomes entangled in a sordid affair with the wife of a...

Direction David Miller

Cast Joan Crawford · Jack Palance · Gloria Grahame · Bruce Bennett

Synopsis Sudden Fear (1952) follows the story of actor Lester Blaine, who is on the verge of securing the lead role in Myra Hudson's upcoming play. However, Myra rejects him, deeming him unfit for the part of a "romantic leading man."...

Direction Edward Dmytryk

Cast Robert Mitchum · Robert Young · Robert Ryan · Gloria Grahame

Synopsis Crossfire (1947) is a notable black-and-white film noir that was among the first to tackle the subject of anti-Semitism. The narrative follows a fatigued Washington detective, portrayed by Robert Young, as he endeavors to unravel a perplexing murder case. The...

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Harry Belafonte · Robert Ryan · Shelley Winters · Ed Begley

Synopsis Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) follows the story of Dave Burke, a former police officer portrayed by Ed Begley, who is in search of two individuals to aid him in a daring bank heist. His targets are Earl Slater, a white...

Direction Graham Evans · John Gorrie · Alan Gibson · Herbert Wise

Cast Roald Dahl · John Houseman · Andrew Ray · Joan Collins

Synopsis Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1979) is a British anthology series that aired from 1979 to 1988, spanning 9 seasons and 112 episodes. The show is renowned for its blend of mystery, suspense, horror, and dark comedy, with a...

Direction Leslie Stevens · Joseph Stefano · Gerd Oswald · Byron Haskin

Cast Robert Duvall · Robert Culp · Dabney Coleman · Martin Landau

Synopsis The Outer Limits (TV Series) (1963) aired from 1963 to 1965 on ABC, consisting of 49 episodes. The series, created by Leslie Stevens, was inspired by shows like "The Twilight Zone" and "Science Fiction Theatre," but it carved out its...

Direction Ronald Neame

Cast Clifton Webb · Gloria Grahame · Robert Flemyng · Josephine Griffin

Synopsis The Man Who Never Was (1956) follows the strategic efforts of British Intelligence during World War II to mislead the German High Command into diverting their forces away from Italy before a crucial invasion. The plan involves creating a convincing...

Direction Cecil B. DeMille

Cast James Stewart · Charlton Heston · Betty Hutton · Cornel Wilde

Synopsis The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) follows the story of circus manager Brad Braden, who hires the renowned performer The Great Sebastian to guarantee a lucrative and successful season. This decision, however, displaces Brad's girlfriend, Holly, from her prized center...

Direction David Greene · Boris Sagal

Cast Peter Strauss · Nick Nolte · Susan Blakely · Ed Asner

Synopsis Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Miniseries) (1976) is a gripping adaptation of Irwin Shaw's expansive novel, chronicling the decades from World War II through the 1960s. The story revolves around the fluctuating destinies of the Jordache brothers, immigrants who take...

Direction Joan Micklin Silver

Cast John Heard · Mary Beth Hurt · Peter Riegert · Kenneth McMillan

Synopsis Head Over Heels (1979) follows Charles, a dedicated civil servant in Salt Lake City, who is deeply in love with Laura, a charming housewife. Laura has a step-daughter and a husband named Ox, a former quarterback turned A-frame seller. Charles's...

Direction Stanley Kramer

Cast Olivia de Havilland · Robert Mitchum · Gloria Grahame · Frank Sinatra

Synopsis Not As a Stranger (1955) follows the journey of Lucas Marsh, a dedicated medical intern with a singular focus on becoming an exceptional physician. He forms a relationship with Kristina, a kind-hearted woman, not driven by love but by her...

Direction Josef von Sternberg

Cast Robert Mitchum · Jane Russell · William Bendix · Thomas Gomez

Synopsis Macao (1952) unfolds in the lawless and vibrant city of Macao, where Nick Cochran finds himself in a precarious situation. Mistaken for a U.S. agent tasked with apprehending notorious mobster Halloran, Nick becomes a target. Halloran, acting swiftly, initiates a...

Direction Lewis Gilbert

Cast Laurence Harvey · Gloria Grahame · Richard Basehart · Joan Collins

Synopsis The Good Die Young (1954) follows the intertwined lives of three honorable individuals who find themselves entangled in a web of deceit and corruption. A former boxer, a returning American soldier seeking to reconcile with his wife, and an air...

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Richard Widmark · Lauren Bacall · Charles Boyer · Gloria Grahame

Synopsis The Cobweb (1955) unfolds within the walls of a prestigious psychiatric facility, where the medical professionals and employees exhibit behaviors as erratic as those of their patients. The clinic's director, Dr. Stewart McIver, proposes a therapeutic activity for his patients:...

Direction Fred Zinnemann

Cast Gordon MacRae · Shirley Jones · Charlotte Greenwood · Rod Steiger

Synopsis Oklahoma! (1955) unfolds in the early 1900s, capturing the transformation of the Indian Territory into the state of Oklahoma. The narrative revolves around Curly, a tenacious cowboy, and Laurey, a woman who shares his affection but struggles to express it...

Direction Maxwell Shane

Cast Vittorio Gassman · Gloria Grahame · Ann Robinson · Douglas Spencer

Synopsis The Glass Wall (1953) follows the harrowing journey of a man who, after miraculously surviving the horrors of European concentration camps, finds himself in a new kind of struggle upon escaping into the bustling streets of Manhattan. The film immerses...