Submarine Command reunites the romantic leads from Sunset Boulevard, William Holden and Nancy Olsen. Holden is cast as Commander White, who during an enemy attack orders that his submarine dive to avoid destruction. Though his action saves his crew, it results in the death of the machine-gunner left topside during the attack. With the exception of vindictive chief torpedo-man Boyer (William Bendix), no one holds White to task for his decision — save for White himself, who is plagued with guilt and doubt ever afterward. Helping to alleviate White’s self-flagellation is his fiancee Carol (Olsen). The thrill-packed climax finds White’s submarine engaged in a sabotage action against communist forces off the coast of Korea. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie GuideRead More »
William Holden
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John Farrow – Submarine Command (1951)
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Andrew V. McLaglen – The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
Andrew V. McLaglen1961-1970USAWarDuring World War II a special fighting unit is formed combining a crack Canadian outfit and a conglomeration of US Army misfits previously serving time in military jails. After an initial period of conflict between the two groups, their enmity turns to respect and friendship and the unit is sent to Italy to attempt a dangerous mission which has heretofore been considered impossible to successfully complete.Read More »
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James Goldstone – When Time Ran Out… (1980)
James Goldstone1971-1980ActionAdventureUSAAn active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property’s developer and a drilling foreman.Read More »
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David Lean – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Drama1951-1960David LeanUSAWarSynopsis :
After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors – while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. (imdb)Read More » -
William Dieterle – The Turning Point (1952)
1951-1960Film NoirThrillerUSAWilliam DieterleJerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy’s own police detective father as a suspect.Read More »
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Richard Quine – The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
1951-1960ClassicsRichard QuineRomanceUSA“You are the first man I ever loved… and the world has only just begun…”
Plot:
American William Holden, as former architect turned struggling artist, Robert Lomax, a cynic who’s “pushing forty,” arrives in 1960 Hong Kong to make a valiant effort for his art. He’s never been there and has no idea what to expect. On the ferry boat to Kowloon, he has a sort of altercation with the very young & attractive Nancy Kwan, who claims to be named “Mei Li,” a very proper young lady about to enter into an arranged marriage set up by her wealthy father. Shortly before reluctantly introducing herself, she also almost manages to have Robert arrested by claiming he’s a purse snatcher, which, judging from her mirthful expression, she does for the sheer entertainment value of the situation.Read More » -
Leslie Fenton – Streets of Laredo (1949)
1941-1950Leslie FentonUSAWesternQuote:
Streets of Laredo is a streamlined and Technicolorful remake of Paramount’s 1936 box-office champ The Texas Rangers. William Holden, William Bendix and MacDonald Carey star as roguish outlaws Jim Dawkins, Wahoo Jones and Lorn Remming. After rescuing a little girl named Rannie Carter from a wicked tax collector, Dawkins and Jones decide to switch to the right side of the law; Remming, however, has other ideas. Years later, Rennie has grown up quite prettily into Mona Freeman, while Jim and Wahoo have become scrupulous members of the newly-formed Texas Rangers. Jim is in love with Rennie, but she has eyes for the still-crooked Lorn — at least until Lorn proves to be the louse that the audience knew he was from the first reel.Read More » -
William A. Graham – 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
William A. Graham1971-1980DramaThrillerUSA21 Hours at Munich (1976)
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered eleven Israeli athletes.Read More »
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Sam Peckinpah – The Wild Bunch (1969)
1961-1970AdventureSam PeckinpahUSAWesternQuote:
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the “traditional” American West is disappearing around them.Read More »