Johnny Barrows, a young man heading toward a life of juvenile delinquency as his home life spirals out of control, sneaks into the 1948 World Series and seeks friendship by playing a sympathetic orphan. He finds stability and mentorship in sportscaster Mike Jackson and the Cleveland Indians, who try to set Johnny on the right path in this touching story for the whole family.

A Star Is Born

1954

English

7.5

♡ 29

98%

81%

academy awards

academy awards (oscars)

husband wife relationship

musical

Musical

Romance

George Cukor Director

Irving Bacon as Graves

Louis Jean Heydt as Ocean Scene Director

Ron Nyman as Stage Manager

Don Beddoe as Studio Executive at Premiere

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

English

7.8

♡ 15

94%

87%

Action

based on novel or book

William Dieterle Director

Walter Hampden as Archdeacon

Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda

Charlie Hall as Mercury

Louis Jean Heydt as Minor Role

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.

They Were Expendable

1945

English

7.2

♡ 16

92%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

John Ford Director

Cameron Mitchell as Ens. George Cross

John Roy as Man in Admiral's Office

Betty Blythe as Officer's Wife

Louis Jean Heydt as 'Ohio'

After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

To Each His Own

1946

English

7.6

♡ 7

81%

Mitchell Leisen Director

Louis Jean Heydt as American Officer

Roland Culver as Lord Desham

Sidney D'Albrook as Man at G.A.R. Hall

Walter Baldwin as Sam Foreman

During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

English

6.5

♡ 6

61%

Cecil B. DeMille Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Ensign

Gloria Dea as Javanese Nurse

Irving Bacon as Missionary

William Challee as Radio Man

As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.

Mutiny

1952

English

5.2

♡ 5

14%

Edward Dmytryk Director

Norman Leavitt as 2nd Mate Hackett

Todd Karns as Andrews

Louis Jean Heydt as Captain Herwig

Gene Roth as Mr. Potter

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered former British Navy captain. Waldridge brings his former gun crew...who begin plotting mutiny as soon as they learn there'll be gold aboard. The gold duly arrives, and with it Waldridge's former sweetheart Leslie, who's fond of a bit of gold herself. Which side is Waldridge really on?

Ten Wanted Men

1955

English

6.0

♡ 5

44%

H. Bruce Humberstone Director

Lee Van Cleef as Al Drucker

Leo Gordon as Frank Scavo

Dennis Weaver as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons

Louis Jean Heydt as Tom Baines

When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.

Island in the Sky

1953

English

6.8

♡ 5

86%

William A. Wellman Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Fitch

Sean McClory as Frank Lovatt

John Indrisano as Mechanic

Regis Toomey as Sgt. Harper

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue.

The Great McGinty

1940

English

7.2

♡ 6

100%

Preston Sturges Director

Duke Green as Double

Richard Carle as Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina

Paul Newlan as Prisoner Demanding Quiet

Louis Jean Heydt as Tommy Thompson

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

English

6.1

♡ 3

Norman Taurog Director

Norman Leavitt as Dance Contestant #1 - Mamie's Partner

Louis Jean Heydt as Mike Flaherty

Trevor Bardette as Rabbi Meyerberg

Addison Richards as Rev. Miller

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

English

7.3

♡ 2

86%

John Cromwell Director

Ian Wolfe as Horace Greeley

Trevor Bardette as John Hanks

Louis Jean Heydt as Mentor Graham

George Chandler as Minor Role

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 the United States.

The Great Moment

1944

English

6.2

♡ 2

67%

boston, massachusetts

Comedy

dentist

Drama

Preston Sturges Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. Horace Wells

Hank Worden as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates

Paul Newlan as Policeman

Edwin Maxwell as Vice-President of Medical Society

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

Flesh and Fury

1952

English

6.6

♡ 1

75%

Joseph Pevney Director

Harry Guardino as Lou Callan - Paul's Brother

Carl Sklover as Referee for Lugano Fight

Jan Sterling as Sonya Bartow

Louis Jean Heydt as Whitey

Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

English

7.1

♡ 6

71%

Russell Rouse Director

Walter Baldwin as Blind Man

Addison Richards as Doc Jennings

Louis Jean Heydt as Myron Spink

Joseph Sweeney as Reverend

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

English

8.1

♡ 39

97%

Frank Capra Director

Ann Doran as Paine's Secretary

Edward Earle as Reporter

Louis Jean Heydt as Soapbox Speaker

Jack Carson as Sweeney Farrell - Newsman

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

The Furies

1950

English

7.2

♡ 4

92%

Anthony Mann Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Bailey

Thomas Gomez as El Tigre

Jane Novak as Party Guest

Wendell Corey as Rip Darrow

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

Gone with the Wind

1939

English

8.2

♡ 228

90%

George Cukor Director

Irving Bacon as Corporal

Louis Jean Heydt as Hungry Soldier Holding Beau Wilkes

Victor Jory as Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer

William Bakewell as Mounted Officer

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

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The Glass Key

The Wings of Eagles

The Kid from Cleveland

A Star Is Born

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

They Were Expendable

To Each His Own

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Mutiny

Ten Wanted Men

Island in the Sky

The Great McGinty

The Hoodlum Saint

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

The Great Moment

Flesh and Fury

The Fastest Gun Alive

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Furies

Gone with the Wind