Search results for "Howard Da Silva"
The New Deal for Artists

The New Deal for Artists

The New Deal for Artists
IMDb: 7.4
90

The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters, sculptors, and photographers.

Genre: Documentary
Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks
IMDb: 6.4
103

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest
IMDb: 6.6
128

Renowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and Christopher — to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her…

Genre: Drama
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
IMDb: 6.1
112

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S….

Genre: Drama, History
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby
IMDb: 6.4
144

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is…

Genre: Drama, Romance
1776

1776

1776
IMDb: 7.6
141

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the…

Genre: Drama, History
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith
IMDb: 6.9
128

Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and…

Genre: Western
The Outrage

The Outrage

The Outrage
IMDb: 6.2
96

At a disused railway station, three men — a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector — discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
David and Lisa

David and Lisa

David and Lisa
IMDb: 7.2
95

Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David’s overbearing mother places him in a home for…

Genre: Drama, Romance
M

M

M
IMDb: 6.8
88

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the ‘normal’ criminals, and the local hoods…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story
IMDb: 6.9
91

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Tripoli

Tripoli

Tripoli
IMDb: 5.7
95

In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.

Genre: Action, Adventure
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby
IMDb: 6.5
91

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is…

Genre: Drama
Border Incident

Border Incident

Border Incident
IMDb: 7
94

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

They Live by Night
IMDb: 7.4
96

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Unconquered

Unconquered

Unconquered
IMDb: 6.9
147

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of…

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast
IMDb: 6.9
98

In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father’s own ships. He embarks upon a long,…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia
IMDb: 7.1
96

Soon after a veteran’s return from war his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend
IMDb: 7.9
101

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst… but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend…

Genre: Drama
Tonight We Raid Calais

Tonight We Raid Calais

Tonight We Raid Calais
IMDb: 6.2
80

A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Native Land

Native Land

Native Land
IMDb: 6.3
89

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support…

Genre: Drama, History
Juke Girl

Juke Girl

Juke Girl
IMDb: 6.3
90

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Big Shot

The Big Shot

The Big Shot
IMDb: 6.7
82

Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
IMDb: 6.2
72

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

Genre: Western
Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky
IMDb: 5.8
67

Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf
IMDb: 7.5
100

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who’s losing his mind.

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night
IMDb: 6.7
88

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
I’m Still Alive

I’m Still Alive

I’m Still Alive
IMDb: 5.8
72

Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her. He chooses the…

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
IMDb: 7.3
110

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of…

Genre: Drama, History