I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang USA, 1932 Director: Mervyn Le Roy Screenwriters: Howard J. Green, Brown Holmes, based on the autobiography by Robert E. Burns Genre: Prison drama Soundtrack composer: Bernhard Kaun Editing: Ray Curtiss Production: Warner Bros. Main cast Paul Muni (James Allen) Glenda Farrell (Marie) …
Dead End USA, 1937 Director: William Wyler Screenplay: Lillian Hellman, based on the play by Sidney Kingsley Genre: Social drama, gangsters Soundtrack composer: Alfred Newman Editing: Daniel Mandell Production: Samuel Goldwyn Main cast Sylvia Sidney (Drina Gordon) Joel McCrea (Dave Connell) Humphrey Bogart (Hugh “Baby Face” Martin) Wendy Barrie (Kay …
The Man with the Golden Arm USA, 1955 Director: Otto Preminger Screenwriters: Ben Hecht, Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer (based on the novel by Nelson Algren) Genre: Drama Soundtrack composer: Elmer Bernstein Editing: Louis R. Loeffler Production: Otto Preminger (for Otto Preminger Films / Carlyle Productions) Main cast Frank Sinatra (Frankie …
Angels with Dirty Faces USA, 1938 Director: Michael Curtiz Screenwriters: John Wexley, Warren Duff Genre: Gangsters, Drama Soundtrack composer: Max Steiner Editing: Owen Marks Production: Samuel Bischoff Cast: James Cagney (Rocky Sullivan) Pat O’Brien (Jerry Connolly) Humphrey Bogart (James Frazier) Ann Sheridan (Laury Martin) George Bancroft (Prison Warden) The Dead …
The Searchers USA, 1956 Director: John Ford Screenwriters: Frank S. Nugent, based on the novel by Alan Le May Genre: Western Soundtrack composer: Max Steiner Editing: Jack Murray Production: C.V. Whitney Pictures Main cast: John Wayne (Ethan Edwards) Jeffrey Hunter (Martin Pawley) Vera Miles (Laurie Jorgensen) Ward Bond (Rev. Capt. …
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb USA/United Kingdom, 1964 Director: Stanley Kubrick Screenwriters: Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern (based on the novel “Red Alert” by Peter George) Genre: Satire, Black comedy, War Soundtrack composer: Laurie Johnson Editing: Anthony Harvey Production: Stanley Kubrick …
The Manchurian Candidate USA, 1962 Director: John Frankenheimer Screenwriter: George Axelrod (based on the novel by Richard Condon) Genre: Psychological and political thriller Soundtrack composer: David Amram Editing: Ferris Webster Production: John Frankenheimer and George Axelrod Main cast: Frank Sinatra (Major Bennett Marco) Laurence Harvey (Raymond Shaw) Angela Lansbury (Mrs. …
The Phantom of the Opera USA, 1943 Director: Arthur Lubin Screenwriter: John Jacoby (story) Genre: Romance, horror, musical Soundtrack composer: Edward Ward Editor: Russell F. Schoengarth Production company: George Waggner Cast: Claude Rains (Erique Claudin / Phantom of the Opera) Nelson Eddy (Anatole Garron) Susanna Foster (Christine DuBois) Edgar Barrier …
Lolita USA, 1963 Director: Stanley Kubrick Screenwriter: Vladimir Nabokov (novel and original screenplay), rewritten by Stanley Kubrick and James B. Harris Genre: Psychological drama Film score: Nelson Riddle Editing: (Not specified search results) Harris Genre: Psychological drama Soundtrack composer: Nelson Riddle Editing: (Not specified in search results) Production: Stanley Kubrick …
Rosemary’s Baby USA, 1968 Director: Roman Polanski Screenwriter: Roman Polanski (based on the novel by Ira Levin) Genre: Gothic horror, drama, supernatural, possessions, exorcisms, psychological drama, witchcraft, motherhood Soundtrack composer: Krzysztof Komeda Editing: Sam O’Steen, Bob Wyman Production company: William Castle (producer), Dona Holloway (associate producer) Main actors: Mia Farrow …
