Alexander's Ragtime Band
Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.
Beloved Infidel
In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two begin a torrid affair. Scott laments that his writing has fallen out of fashion, and when he is fired from his screenwriting position, he begins drinking heavily. Soon his intrusive, volatile behavior threatens their relationship and Sheilah's career.
Captain from Castile
Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
Untamed
When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
The Gunfighter
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
The Bravados
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
The Song of Bernadette
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
Carousel
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.
The Sun Also Rises
A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
The Black Swan
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
Jesse James
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
Tender Is the Night
Against the counsel of his friends, psychiatrist Dick Diver marries Nicole Warren, a beautiful but unstable young woman from a moneyed family. Thoroughly enraptured, he forsakes his career in medicine for life as a playboy, until one day Dick is charmed by Rosemary Hoyt, an American traveling abroad. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to someone else sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them both.
Prince of Foxes
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his sister's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte, and sentiment threatens to turn him against his deadly master, whom no one betrays twice...
O. Henry's Full House
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
Twelve O'Clock High
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
David and Bathsheba
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
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Henry King
Director
Marjorie Woodworth
as
Baton Specialty
Don Ameche
as
Charlie Dwyer
Harold Goodwin
as
Military Policeman at Army Show
Douglas Fowley
as
Snapper
Ron Nyman
as
Attendee at Preview
Gregory Peck
as
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Thomas Gomez
as
Father Bartolome Romero
Lee J. Cobb
as
Juan Garcia
Alan Mowbray
as
Prof. Botello
Robert Adler
as
Reyes
Agnes Moorehead
as
Aggie
Brad Dexter
as
Lt. Christian
Peter Brocco
as
Card Player
Harry Harvey
as
Ike
Karl Malden
as
Mac
Albert Salmi
as
Ed Taylor
Barry Coe
as
Tom
Jean Del Val
as
Estrade
Ian Wolfe
as
Minister of the Interior
Vincent Price
as
Prosecutor Vital Dutour
Gladys Cooper
as
Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
Cameron Mitchell
as
Jigger Craigin
Audrey Christie
as
Mrs. Mullin
Robert Foulk
as
Second Policeman
Henry Daniell
as
Doctor
Ava Gardner
as
Lady Brett Ashley
Errol Flynn
as
Mike Campbell
Martin Garralaga
as
Spanish Officer
John Roy
as
(uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
as
Don Miguel
Maureen O'Hara
as
Lady Margaret Denby
Frank McGrath
as
Pirate
Thomas Mitchell
as
Tommy Blue
James Hong
as
Fifth Brother
Leonard Strong
as
Fortune Teller
Keye Luke
as
Lee Foo
Philip Ahn
as
Third Uncle
George Chandler
as
Roy
Gene Lockhart
as
Wiseacre Sitting Outside Marshal's Office
Gary Cooper
as
Abe Lee
E.J. Ratcliffe
as
James Greenfield
Tom Ewell
as
Abe North
Joan Fontaine
as
Baby Warren
Jill St. John
as
Rosemary Hoyt
Cesare Danova
as
Tommy Barban
Eduardo Ciannelli
as
Art Dealer
Everett Sloane
as
Mario Belli
Irving Bacon
as
Ebenezer Dorset
Thomas Browne Henry
as
Manager
Norman Leavitt
as
Yokel
Paul Picerni
as
Bombardier
Robert Patten
as
Lt. Bishop
Paul Stewart
as
Maj. 'Doc' Kaiser
Sean McClory
as
Aide to King David
Jayne Meadows
as
Michal
Paul Newlan
as
Samuel
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