Search results for "Mervyn LeRoy"
The Devil at 4 O’Clock

The Devil at 4 O’Clock

The Devil at 4 O’Clock
IMDb: 6.4
126

A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children’s leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.

Moment to Moment

Moment to Moment

Moment to Moment
IMDb: 6.4
108

When an erring wife’s supposedly dead lover turns up an amnesiac, it’s her unsuspecting shrink husband who’s enlisted to get those memories back.

Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never
IMDb: 6.6
80

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline
IMDb: 5.5
87

In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But…

Genre: Music, Romance
Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China
IMDb: 6.5
97

An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.

Genre: Drama
Broadminded

Broadminded

Broadminded
IMDb: 5.8
65

Jack’s father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack’s cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie…

Genre: Comedy
Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie
IMDb: 7
86

Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
A Majority of One

A Majority of One

A Majority of One
IMDb: 6.9
156

A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great
IMDb: 6.1
72

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only…

Genre: Comedy
Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At
IMDb: 6.3
103

Three broke Broadway producers are desperately looking for backers for a new show. When they are about to give up, one of them discovers that they are an heir to…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
They Won’t Forget

They Won’t Forget

They Won’t Forget
IMDb: 7.2
95

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark
IMDb: 7
136

A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital. Director Mervyn LeRoy’s 1958 drama stars Jean Simmons, Dan O’Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joanna Barnes, Mabel…

Genre: Drama
I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish
IMDb: 6.7
85

A blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead
IMDb: 6.7
86

Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother’s choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Two Seconds

Two Seconds

Two Seconds
IMDb: 6.9
67

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

Three on a Match
IMDb: 7.2
63

Mary, Vivian and Ruth are former schoolmates who do some catching up after a chance meeting. Of the three women, Vivian, who married successful lawyer Robert, seems to have the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood
IMDb: 6.2
80

Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Gentleman’s Fate

Gentleman’s Fate

Gentleman’s Fate
IMDb: 6.4
90

A bootlegger falls apart when his wife leaves him.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Five Star Final

Five Star Final

Five Star Final
IMDb: 7.3
89

An unscrupulous newspaper editor searches for headlines at any cost.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good
IMDb: 6.2
68

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day,…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed
IMDb: 7.5
129

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, dote on their daughter, Rhoda — as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove. But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for…

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid
IMDb: 6.6
115

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Genre: Drama, Music
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
IMDb: 7.7
97

Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis
IMDb: 7.2
171

Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught…

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Little Caesar
IMDb: 7.2
79

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown
IMDb: 6.5
115

The story of a US Air Force major who was captured during the Korean War, and cracked signing a confession. After his release he ultimately arrives at Edwards Air Force…

Escape

Escape

Escape
IMDb: 7
98

An American goes to Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

Without Reservations
IMDb: 6.5
107

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don’t know she is the author…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
IMDb: 7.3
138

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust
IMDb: 6.9
99

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The FBI Story

The FBI Story

The FBI Story
IMDb: 6.5
149

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency’s battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Genre: Drama
High Pressure

High Pressure

High Pressure
IMDb: 6.7
73

Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a “Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company”, and he is looking for investors. Finding them is relatively easy,…

Genre: Comedy
No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants
IMDb: 7.6
119

Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will? In No Time for Sergeants, Andy Griffith…

Genre: Comedy, War
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town
IMDb: 6.2
112

There’s a new doctor in old Santa Fe, and it’s Greer Garson. Director Mervyn LeRoy’s 1955 western also stars Dana Andrews, Cameron Mitchell, Lois Smith, Walter Hampden, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales, Earl…

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Random Harvest
IMDb: 8
126

An amnesiac World War I vet falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-War life.

Genre: Drama, Romance
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side
IMDb: 6.9
108

A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Homecoming

Homecoming

Homecoming
IMDb: 6.8
113

Self-absorbed Dr. Lee Johnson enlists with the Army medical corps during World War II, more out of a feeling that it’s “the thing to do” rather than deep-seated patriotism. On…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Hard to Handle

Hard to Handle

Hard to Handle
IMDb: 6.7
78

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager
IMDb: 7.1
107

A charming racketeer seduces the DA’s daughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Genre: Drama
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
IMDb: 8.2
92

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime…

Genre: Crime, Drama