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J. Watson Webb, Jr.

James Watson Webb, Jr. (January 9, 1916 - June 10, 2000) was an American film editor and heir to both the Havemeyer and Vanderbilt families. He was born in Syosset, Long Island to Electra Havemeyer Webb, the founder of the Shelburne Museum, and James Watson Webb, the great-grandson of Cornelius...
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A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 film which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women, telling them she has left town with the husband of one of them. It stars Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas ...

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  • Jan 20, 1949

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  • 103 min (61.8 hs )

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With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of actress and singer Jane Froman, who was crippled by an airplane crash on February 22, 1943, when the Boeing 314 Pan American Clipper flying boat she was on suffered a crash...

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  • 1952

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Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death is a 1947 film noir movie directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around the story of the film's protagonist and antagonist (played by Victor Mature and...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 27, 1947

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Runtime:

  • 98 min (59 hs )

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Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow is a western Technicolor film released in 1950. It was directed by Delmer Daves and starred James Stewart and Jeff Chandler. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won a Golden Globe award for Best Film Promoting...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 21, 1950

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Runtime:

  • 93 min (56 hs )

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner is a 1946 film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb. The film is an example of a classic film noir and features a rare dramatic role for Ball. Ex con turned private investigator...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 9, 1946

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Runtime:

  • 99 min (59 hs )

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Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777 (1948) is a documentary-style film noir directed by Henry Hathaway. It is based on the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man who has been in prison for murder, was wrongly convicted 11 years before. James Stewart...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 1, 1948

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Runtime:

  • 111 min (66.6 hs )

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The Jackpot

The Jackpot is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring James Stewart. The film is mostly forgotten today but was a successful vehicle for Stewart at the time. It featured a young Natalie Wood. Bill Lawrence (James Stewart)...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 1, 1950

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Runtime:

  • 85 min (51 hs )

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The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel. It was released in 1946 and stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall, supporting cast Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore and...

Initial release date:

  • 1946

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Runtime:

  • 145 min (87 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 1,200,000 (US$)

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On the Riviera

On the Riviera is a 1951 comedy musical film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Walter Lang, produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Valentine Davies and Phoebe and Henry Ephron, based on the play The Red Cat by Rudolph Lothar and...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 20, 1951

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Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Love Nest

Love Nest (1951) is a comedy / drama genre film, directed by Joseph Newman, starring June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay, Marilyn Monroe, and Jack Paar. The post-World War II comedy featured an early supporting role for Monroe. It was one of the...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 10, 1951

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Runtime:

  • 84 min (50 hs )

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Father was a Fullback

Father was a Fullback is a 1949 black and white Twentieth Century Fox film based on a comedy by Clifford Goldsmith. The film is about a college American football coach and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and...

Initial release date:

  • 1949

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Runtime:

  • 84 min (50 hs )

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Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights is a 1947 musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers. This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Miriam Young. It was the highest grossing film of...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 1947

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Runtime:

  • 107 min (64.2 hs )

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The Lodger

The Lodger is a 1944 horror film about Jack the Ripper, based on the novel of the same name by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It stars Merle Oberon, George Sanders and Laird Cregar, features Sir Cedric Hardwicke and was directed by John Brahm from a...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 19, 1944

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Runtime:

  • 84 min (50 hs )

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State Fair

State Fair is a 1945 film directed by Walter Lang. The film is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name. This version has original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The film starred Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 29, 1945

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Runtime:

  • 100 min (60 hs )

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Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier is a 1944 motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon and based on a novelette by Martha Cheavens. The film tells the story of a poor family in Florida who wants to host a meal for a serviceman from the Army airbase nearby.

Initial release date:

  • 1944

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Runtime:

  • 85 min (51 hs )

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I'll Get By

I'll Get By is a 1950 Technicolor musical directed by Richard Sale, and starring June Haver and William Lundigan. This work follows themes explored in 1940's Tin Pan Alley, with updated characters and music. The plot revolves around songwriters and...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 2, 1950

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Runtime:

  • 83 min (50 hs )

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