Howard Da Silva Movie Rankings
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3.1603
A hillbilly sharpshooter becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI when he single-handedly attacks and captures a German position using the same strategy as in turkey shoot. ... more about Sergeant York
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3.0014
Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender. ... more about Lost Weekend
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2.8674
In the 30s three prisoners flee from a state prison farm in Mississippi. ... more about They Live by Night
Not Available on DVD
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2.8183
An account of the life and times of one of our greatest actresses as seen through the eyes of an adopted darling daughter. ... more about Mommie Dearest
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2.7634
The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. ... more about 1776
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2.7183
When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. ... more about Blue Dahlia
Not Available on DVD
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2.6680
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. ... more about Fourteen Hours
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2.6215
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. ... more about Great Gatsby
9
2.5592
Humphrey van Weyden, a writer, and fugitives Ruth Webster and George Leach have been given refuge aboard the sealer "Ghost," captained by the cruel Wolf Larsen. ... more about Sea Wolf
Not Available on DVD
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2.5387
In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys her, intending to free her, but villain Garth foils this plan, and Abby toils at Dave Bone's tavern. ... more about Unconquered
Not Available on DVD
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2.4443
To penetrate a gang exploiting illegal Mexican farmworkers smuggled into California (and leaving no live witnesses), Mexican federal agent Pablo Rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his American counterpart Jack Bearnes works from outside. ... more about Border Incident
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2.2556
Charles Stewart, the "Pilgrim" owner's playboy son, finds himself shanghaied on his father's ship commanded by cruel Captain Thompson. When scurvy breaks out he leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound. ... more about Two Years Before the Mast
Not Available on DVD
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2.1948
Remake of the 1931 original. Someone is murdering children in a German city. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible. ... more about M
Not Available on DVD
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2.1004
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. ... more about Great Gatsby
Not Available on DVD
15
2.0691
Steve McQueen stars as a young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, McQueen sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. ... more about Nevada Smith
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2.0073
The emotional story of a young man in a mental institution for teens who begins to understand his psychosis in the environment of others with mental and emotional problems. He finds intimacy with Lisa, a young woman suffering from schizophrenia. ... more about David and Lisa
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
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1.8538
Vane hires Candel to haul his locomotive by freight wagon to Omaha. Ross knows that the railroad will mean the end of his freighting business and plans to make sure the locomotive does not get through. ... more about Omaha Trail
Not Available on DVD
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1.7530
Estelle is a one-person protest army: she goes to jail over grocery prices, shames construction workers for catcalls to passing women, and won't cross a picket line for her son's wedding. ... more about Garbo Talks
Not Available on DVD
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1.1548
Not Available on DVD
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This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". ... more about At the Stroke of Twelve
Not Available on DVD
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Three time loser Duke Berne risks life in prison with one more armored car robbery. His attorney's wife Lorna, Berne's old sweetheart, keeps him from it but he goes to jail anyway. ... more about Big Shot
Not Available on DVD
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In the 1920s, the four McDonald brothers leave the uncertain life of carnival stunt fliers for steady jobs with the U.S. Air Mail. ... more about Blaze of Noon
Not Available on DVD
25
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A not very successful band his hired by a mobster to play in his spot, a illegal gambling casino. The mobster's moll threatens the unity of the band by falling in love to the members. ... more about Blues in the Night
Not Available on DVD
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Dr. Steven Bishop (Regis Toomey) is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon (Howard da Silva) and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison (Tod Andrews as Michael Ames). Joe's nurse sister Nora Madison (Adele Longmire) is also taken. ... more about Bullet Scars
Not Available on DVD
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This Warner Bros. "Featurette" (production number 3104), based on Mary Roberts Rinehart's story with the same title, is about a man (Howard da Silva) who murders his wife (Virginia Sale) so he can marry another woman (Barbara Pepper). ... more about Dog in the Orchard
Not Available on DVD
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Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick. ... more about Juke Girl
Not Available on DVD
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A Mexican bandit, Juan Carrasco, spies a newlywed couple journeying through rugged country. He confronts them, rape and robbery on his mind, and the husband ends up dead. ... more about Outrage
Not Available on DVD
32
0.0001
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country. ... more about Reunion in France
Not Available on DVD
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A gambler comes into town to testify before the grand jury. He is killed by the mob before he can testify. Joe Geary (Kennedy) is fired from the police force for being soft on crime. ... more about Strange Alibi
Not Available on DVD
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When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands, with whom he regularly played poker, to a letter he left each of them claiming to have ... more about Three Husbands
Not Available on DVD
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British Intellengence dispatches Commando Geoffrey Carter (John Sutton) on a one-man raid to destroy a munitions plant that manufactures bombs in Nazi-occupied France. He enlists the aid of a patriotic farmer, M. Bonnard (Lee J. ... more about Tonight We Raid Calais
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Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story that leads to a gang killing, and is blacklisted from the city papers under suspicion of ties with racketeer Carl Durham. ... more about Underworld Story
Not Available on DVD
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Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick ... more about Variety Girl
Not Available on DVD
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In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized gang with one of the mail's supposed guardians in their pay. ... more about Wyoming Mail
Not Available on DVD
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