Search results for "William Dieterle"
Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam
IMDb: 5.9
101

Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world…

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola
IMDb: 7.2
116

Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.

Genre: Drama, History
The Crash

The Crash

The Crash
IMDb: 5.9
58

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.

Genre: Drama
Salome

Salome

Salome
IMDb: 5.8
103

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due…

Genre: Drama, Romance
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

From Headquarters
IMDb: 6.4
64

When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it’s up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.

Genre: Drama, Mystery
A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters
IMDb: 6.9
90

German Julius Reuter (Edward G. Robinson) sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

Genre: Drama, History
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson
IMDb: 6.6
103

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson’s boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a…

Genre: Drama, History
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

Red Mountain
IMDb: 6.1
84

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble…

Genre: Western
The Accused

The Accused

The Accused
IMDb: 6.8
101

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Genre: Crime
September Affair

September Affair

September Affair
IMDb: 6.8
104

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren’t on the…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Kismet

Kismet

Kismet
IMDb: 6.1
100

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle…

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy
IMDb: 7.6
107

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
The White Angel

The White Angel

The White Angel
IMDb: 6.7
92

In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale’s heroic measures slowly changes all of this.

Genre: Drama
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934
IMDb: 6.8
78

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery
IMDb: 7.2
68

A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron’s wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

Man Wanted
IMDb: 6.5
62

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man
IMDb: 6.5
72

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam’s sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Magic Fire
IMDb: 6
95

Director William Dieterle’s 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.

Genre: Drama, Romance
I’ll Be Seeing You

I’ll Be Seeing You

I’ll Be Seeing You
IMDb: 7.2
85

Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small…

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Dark City

Dark City

Dark City
IMDb: 6.7
98

Gamblers who “took” an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
IMDb: 7.4
103

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.

Genre: Drama
Syncopation

Syncopation

Syncopation
IMDb: 6.3
88

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Genre: Music, Romance
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
IMDb: 6.9
143

A film adaptation by Max Reinhardt of his popular stage productions of Shakespeare’s comedy. Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies…

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady
IMDb: 6
74

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Love Letters

Love Letters

Love Letters
IMDb: 7.1
101

When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl,…

Another Dawn

Another Dawn

Another Dawn
IMDb: 6.1
73

Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares…

Boots Malone

Boots Malone

Boots Malone
IMDb: 6.9
102

In this 1952 drama directed by William Dieterle, William Holden stars as an agent for horse jockeys who faces his greatest challenge.

Genre: Drama
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

The Turning Point
IMDb: 6.7
85

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn’t understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical…

Genre: Action, Drama
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk
IMDb: 6.3
103

The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand
IMDb: 6.8
104

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

Waxworks

Waxworks

Waxworks
IMDb: 6.6
83

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing,…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie
IMDb: 7.7
86

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

Blockade

Blockade

Blockade
IMDb: 5.7
85

A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose…

Genre: Drama, War
Juarez

Juarez

Juarez
IMDb: 7.1
125

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco
IMDb: 6.8
68

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
IMDb: 7.8
117

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a gypsy young girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo’s protege and bell-ringer of…

Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
The Great O’Malley

The Great O’Malley

The Great O’Malley
IMDb: 6.7
71

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O’Brien).

Genre: Drama
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur
IMDb: 7.3
86

A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be…

Genre: Drama, History