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Brian Donlevy

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In Old ChicagoIn Old Chicago (1937)
Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche
Lavish disaster movie based on the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 which almost completely destroyed the original city in a huge fireball. Although the…
Great McGinty, TheGreat McGinty, The (1940)
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest
The first film with Preston Sturges both scripting and directing, this dryly wacky political satire sees cynical bum Donlevy rise to the heights of…
When the Daltons RodeWhen the Daltons Rode (1941)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy
Stirring western centred around a lawyer forced to choose between loyalty to his friends or the word of law when the infamous Dalton Gang are framed…
Glass Key, TheGlass Key, The (1942)
Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy
Alan Ladd re–teams with blonde siren Veronica Lake in this almighty film noir of divided loyalties, crooked politicians, and underworld snares.…
Hangmen Also DieHangmen Also Die (1943)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee
Moody political thriller with Donlevy on the run after assassinating a prominent Nazi and finding shelter with a Czech family as the manhunt consumes…
An American RomanceAn American Romance (1944)
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel
Ambitious technicolour drama from director King Vidor about a European immigrant to the USA, who builds his fortune in the automobile industry, and…
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, TheMiracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944) Recommended
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn
Madcap screwball comedy from genius writer–director Preston Sturges (THE LADY EVE), following a small–town girl from the Midwest (Betty…
Virginian, TheVirginian, The (1946)
Feat. Joel McCrea, Sonny Tufts, Brian Donlevy
Fourth time out of the stable adaptation of Owen Wister's influential novel. Local ranch hand (McCrea) risks losing his best friend and the woman…
Canyon PassageCanyon Passage (1946) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward
Jacques Tourneur's grand western is a sub–plot heavy ode to community. Dana Andrews is a fledgling businessman whose friendship with…
Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray
Fantastic film noir about a career criminal whose attempts to start a new life entangle him with a psychopathic murderer bent on revenge. Richard…
Big Combo, TheBig Combo, The (1955)
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Feat. Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy
Late period film noir borders on parody, with light and dialogue straight out of some parallel universe. Untouchables–style story has some…
Quatermass Xperiment, TheQuatermass Xperiment, The (The Creeping Unknown) (1955) Recommended
Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner
Effective Hammer Films feature adaptation of the 1953 BBC sci–fi TV serial written by Nigel Kneale, in which an astronaut mysteriously returns…
Errand Boy, TheErrand Boy, The (1961)
Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear
Lewis plays his perennial bumbler, here recruited as an oddjob man on a Hollywood Studio lot who must also spy on employee activities. Contains some…
Curse of the FlyCurse of the Fly (1965)
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Burt Kwouk
Second sequel to the original 1958 THE FLY, sans Vincent Price, but with touches of genuine gothic atmosphere and some creepy mutants. The tale of a…
Pit StopPit Stop (1969)
Dir. Jack Hill
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos, Sid Haig
Stock car racing movie tracking the rise and fall of a rookie Figure Eight driver who breaks into the racing circuit with the help of a ruthlessly…

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