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Merian C. Cooper
Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer.
Cooper's most famous film work was the...
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King Kong
King Kong is a 1933 landmark black-and-white monster film about a gigantic gorilla named "Kong" and how he is captured from a remote lost prehistoric island and brought to civilization against his will. The film was made by RKO and was originally...
Initial release date:
- 1933
Runtime:
- 104 min (62.4 hs )
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Chang
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) is a documentary film about a poor farmer in Siam (Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle. The two directors of Chang, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, had previously worked...
Initial release date:
- Apr 29, 1927
Runtime:
- 64 min (38 hs )
Screenplay by:
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man is a 1952 American romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen and Barry Fitzgerald. It was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice Walsh. The film is notable...
Initial release date:
- 1952
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Runtime:
- 129 min (77.4 hs )
Grass
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) is a silent documentary film which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia (today Iran) as they and their herds make their seasonal journey to better pastures. It is considered one of the earliest...
Initial release date:
- Mar 20, 1925
Runtime:
- 71 min (43 hs )
Rio Grande
Rio Grande is a 1950 western film and the third installment of John Ford's "cavalry trilogy", following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949).
John Wayne stars in all three films, as Captain Kirby Yorke in...
Initial release date:
- 1950
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Runtime:
- 105 min (63 hs )
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young is an RKO Radio Pictures film made in 1949 by the same creative team responsible for King Kong.
Written by Merian C. Cooper (who provided the story) and Ruth Rose (screenplay), and directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, it tells the...
Initial release date:
- 1949
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Runtime:
- 94 min (56 hs )
Little Women
Little Women is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman is based on the classic novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. This is the third screen adaptation of the book, following...
Initial release date:
- Nov 16, 1933
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Runtime:
- 117 min (70.2 hs )
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio is a musical film made by RKO and released on December 29, in 1933.
The film was directed by Thornton Freeland and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Lou Brock. The screenplay was written by Erwin S. Gelsey, H.W. Hanemann and Cyril...
Initial release date:
- Dec 29, 1933
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Runtime:
- 89 min (53 hs )
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The Fugitive
The Fugitive is a 1947 American-Mexican drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. It was shot on location in Mexico by Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.
A nameless...
Initial release date:
- 1947
Runtime:
- 104 min (62.4 hs )
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. The film was the second of Ford's trilogy of films focusing on the US Cavalry (and the only one in color), the other two films being Fort Apache (1948)...
Initial release date:
- 1949
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Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's "cavalry trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950), both starring...
Initial release date:
- 1948
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Runtime:
- 125 min (75 hs )
Three Godfathers
3 Godfathers is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the novelette of the same name written by Peter Kyne....
Initial release date:
- Dec 1, 1948
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Runtime:
- 82 min (49 hs )
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She
She is a 1935 film produced by Merian C. Cooper. The film is based on H. Rider Haggard's novel of the same name. It stars Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott and Nigel Bruce, with music by Max Steiner. The film is set in the Arctic rather than in Africa ...
Initial release date:
- 1935
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Runtime:
- 95 min (57 hs )
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The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol is a 1934 war film made by RKO. It was directed and produced by John Ford, with Merian C. Cooper as executive producer and Cliff Reid as associate producer. The screenplay was by Dudley Nichols, adapted by Garrett Fort from the novel...
Initial release date:
- Feb 16, 1934
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Runtime:
- 73 min (44 hs )
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game is a 1932 adaptation of the 1924 short story of the same name by Richard Connell, the first film version of that story. The plot concerns a big game hunter on an island who chooses to hunt humans for sport. The film stars...
Initial release date:
- Sep 16, 1932
Runtime:
- 63 min (38 hs )
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Rafter Romance
Rafter Romance (1933) is a film directed by William A. Seiter, starring Ginger Rogers, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Mary Carroll is a young woman from upstate who came to New York to find a job and a career, but whose money has almost run out...
Initial release date:
- Sep 1, 1933
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Runtime:
- 72 min (43 hs )
Wagon Master
Wagon Master is a 1950 Western film directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ward Bond.
Learning of their ability as experienced horsemen, Mormon Elder Wiggs (Bond), hires Travis Blue (Johnson) and Sandy Owens...
Initial release date:
- 1950
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Runtime:
- 86 min (52 hs )
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey (1933) is a American drama film, starring Lionel Barrymore. The picture was based on the novel The Failure, written by Katharine Haviland-Taylor. It was remade by RKO as A Man to Remember (1938). The story tells of a small town...
Initial release date:
- Sep 8, 1933
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Runtime:
- 72 min (43 hs )
Double Harness
Double Harness (1933) is a film starring Ann Harding and William Powell. It was based on the play of the same name by Edward Poor Montgomery. A young woman maneuvers a lazy playboy into marrying her.
On 4 April and 11 April 2007, Turner Classic...
Initial release date:
- Jul 21, 1933
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The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 comedy film directed by John Ford. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Initial release date:
- 1953
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Runtime:
- 92 min (55 hs )
The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife is a 1938 drama film directed by Richard Thorpe. The period film was produced by Merian C. Cooper, written by Zoe Akins and had Luise Rainer and Melvyn Douglas in the leading roles.
Set during the Civil War, The Toy Wife tells the story...
Initial release date:
- Jun 10, 1938
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Runtime:
- 96 min (58 hs )
