The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.

Creature with the Atom Brain

1955

English

5.5

♡ 5

29%

Edward L. Cahn Director

Pierre Watkin as Mayor Bremer

Chuck Hicks as Pilot

Charles Evans as Police Chief Camden

John Roy as Reporter

Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them. A police doctor's investigation of the deaths leads to the discovery of an army of dead criminal musclemen restored to life, remotely controlled by a vengeful former crime boss and a former Nazi scientist, from the latter's laboratory hidden in the suburbs.

Joan of Arc

1948

English

6.4

♡ 16

82%

Victor Fleming Director

John Ireland as Capt. Jean de la Boussac

John Roy as French Soldier

Gene Lockhart as Georges de la Trémouille

Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968

English

6.2

♡ 4

60%

19th century

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

presidential election

south dakota

Western

Michael O'Herlihy Director

John Davidson as Joe Carder

Wally Cox as Mr. Wampler

Kurt Russell as Sidney Bower

John Roy as Townsman

The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

Illegal

1955

English

7.0

♡ 9

59%

Action

based on play or musical

Lewis Allen Director

Jayne Mansfield as Angel O'Hara

John Roy as Bailiff

Charlie Hall as Bellhop

John Alvin as Court Clerk

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

What a Way to Go!

1964

English

6.9

♡ 11

25%

J. Lee Thompson Director

Paul Newman as Larry Flint

Tom Conway as Lord Kensington

Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Freeman

John Roy as Police Officer

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969

English

6.3

♡ 11

69%

48%

Action

based on a true story

Abraham Polonsky Director

Robert Redford as Cooper

Garry Walberg as Dr. Mills

John Roy as Reporter

Robert Blake as Willie

While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.

Adventures of Don Juan

1948

English

7.0

♡ 11

67%

Vincent Sherman Director

Errol Flynn as Don Juan de Maraña

Douglas Kennedy as Don Rodrigo

Fortunio Bonanova as Don Serafino Lopez

John Roy as Guard

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

English

6.1

♡ 7

75%

Henry King Director

Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green

Gregory Peck as Harry Street

Martin Garralaga as Spanish Officer

John Roy as (uncredited)

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Munster, Go Home!

1966

English

6.4

♡ 12

Earl Bellamy Director

Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster

Helen Kleeb as Emily

John Roy as Race Spectator

Bernard Fox as Squire Lester Moresby

Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Freddie Munster, who throws tantrums because he wasn't named Lord Munster. An on-board romance had blossomed between Marilyn and Roger, but on land Marilyn discovers Roger's family holds a longstanding grudge against the Munsters.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

English

7.6

♡ 9

91%

Michael Curtiz Director

Rosemary DeCamp as Nellie Cohan

Ann Doran as Receptionist

William Hopper as Reporter

John Roy as Soldier

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

English

6.8

♡ 11

100%

Jacques Tourneur Director

John Roy as Guard

Frank McGrath as Guard

Alex Sharp as Guard

Norman Leavitt as Tied Up Palace Guard

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.

The Great Man's Lady

1941

English

6.5

♡ 4

44%

William A. Wellman Director

George Chandler as Forbes

John Roy as Man in Saloon

Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Cadwallader

Irving Bacon as Parson

In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.

Funny Girl

1968

English

7.4

♡ 27

95%

William Wyler Director

Johnny Silver as Arnstein's Jockey

Ethelreda Leopold as Audience Member

John Roy as Audience Member

John Dennis as Newsman

The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.

Dragnet

1954

English

6.6

♡ 5

43%

Jack Webb Director

Vic Perrin as Deputy D.A. Adolph Alexander

James Anderson as Fred Kemp

John Roy as Guard

Dennis Weaver as Police Capt. R.A. Lohrman

Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.

If I Were King

1938

English

7.1

♡ 4

76%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Frank Lloyd Director

Paul Newlan as Beggar

Darryl Hickman as Child

William Haade as Guy Tabarie

John Roy as Restraining Guard

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.

Crime of Passion

1956

English

6.4

♡ 3

Gerd Oswald Director

John Roy as Desk Sergeant

Norbert Schiller as Helpful Man in Bar

Malcolm Atterbury as Officer Spitz

Robert Quarry as Reporter

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

English

6.6

♡ 4

88%

69%

Action

based on play or musical

Charles Walters Director

Ramsay Hill as Lord Simon Primdale

Vaughn Taylor as Mr. Cartwright

Audrey Christie as Mrs. Gladys McGraw

John Roy as Party Guest

The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play the piano, and learns quickly. Soon she marries Johnny Brown, who in a few years will be able to replace the original cigar wrapper wedding ring with a replica in gold and gemstones. The Browns head for Europe and bring a few crowned heads back to Denver for a party that turns into a ballroom brawl. Molly goes to Europe alone, returning on the Titanic. She didn't survive a flood as a baby for the story to end here.

Cell 2455, Death Row

1955

English

6.4

♡ 6

12%

Action

based on a true story

Fred F. Sears Director

John Roy as Bartender

Joe Turkel as Curly

Forrest Lewis as Parole Officer

Paul Brinegar as Prisoner

A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.

In Like Flint

1967

English

6.1

♡ 7

72%

Gordon Douglas Director

Jean Hale as Lisa

Lee J. Cobb as Lloyd C. Cramden

John Roy as Military Officer

Richard Bull as Newscaster

Flint is again called out of retirement when his old boss finds that he seems to have missed 3 Minutes while golfing with the President. Flint finds that the President has been replaced by an actor (Flint's line [with a wistful look] is "An Actor as President?") Flint finds that a group of women have banded together to take over the world through subliminal brainwashing in beauty salons they own.

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Sunrise at Campobello

Creature with the Atom Brain

Joan of Arc

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Illegal

What a Way to Go!

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Adventures of Don Juan

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Munster, Go Home!

Yankee Doodle Dandy

The Flame and the Arrow

The Great Man's Lady

Funny Girl

Dragnet

If I Were King

Crime of Passion

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Cell 2455, Death Row

In Like Flint