Michael Curtiz filmography
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1910s
- The Last Bohemian (1912)
- Today and Tomorrow (1912)
- Captive SoulsCaptive SoulsCaptive Souls is a 1913 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1913) - My Husband's Getting MarriedMy Husband's Getting MarriedMy Husband's Getting Married is a 1913 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1913) - The ExileThe Exile (1914 film)The Exile is a 1914 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1914) - The Borrowed BabiesThe Borrowed BabiesThe Borrowed Babies is a 1914 Austro-Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1914) - The Princess in a NightrobeThe Princess in a NightrobeThe Princess in a Nightrobe is a 1914 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1914) - Prisoner of the NightPrisoner of the Night (film)Prisoner of the Night is a 1914 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1914) - Bánk BánBánk Bán (film)Bánk Bán is a 1914 silent Austro-Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Mihály Fekete* Jenő Janovics - Biberach* Mari Jászai* István Szentgyörgyi* Victor Varconi -...
(1914) - GolddiggerGolddigger (film)Golddigger is a 1914 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.Goldigger is about the California Gold Rush. Xarkrow, the lead character, leaves his home in Fortanska, a fictional city in Hungary, to go to California to dig for gold in the hills of the Sierra Nevada. While there he strikes it rich...
(1914) - One Who Is Loved By TwoOne Who Is Loved By TwoOne Who Is Loved By Two is a 1915 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1915) - Seven of SpadesSeven of Spades (film)Seven of Spades is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - The Strength of the FatherlandThe Strength of the FatherlandThe Strength of the Fatherland is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - The KarthauzerThe KarthauzerThe Karthauzer is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - The Black RainbowThe Black RainbowThe Black Rainbow is a 1916 Austro-Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - The WolfThe Wolf (1916 film)The Wolf is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - The MedicThe Medic (1916 film)The Medic is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - Mr. DoctorMr. Doctor (film)Mr. Doctor is a 1916 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1916) - Master ZoardMaster ZoardMaster Zoard is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - The Red SamsonThe Red SamsonThe Red Samson is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Gyula Csortos* Ica von Lenkeffy* Tivadar Uray* Irma Lányi* Ilona Bodnar* László Csiky...
(1917) - The Last DawnThe Last DawnThe Last Dawn is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Jenö Balassa - Lord Harding* Leopold Kramer - Harry Kernett* Erzsi B. Marton - Princess Halasdane* Kálmán Ujj - Edward...
(1917) - Spring in WinterSpring in WinterSpring in Winter is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Sándor Góth* Erzsi B. Marton* Ica von Lenkeffy* Zoltán Szerémy* Lajos Kemenes* Charles Puffy* Rózsi Szöllösi* Rene Sello* Karoly Gardai...
(1917) - Tartar InvasionTartar InvasionTartar Invasion is a 1917 Hungarian drama film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917)
- Secret of St. Job ForestSecret of St. Job ForestSecret of St. Job Forest is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - Nobody's SonNobody's SonNobody's Son is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Gyula Csortos* Dezso Gyarfas* Hermin Haraszti* Ica von Lenkeffy* Károly Lajthay* József Sziklay...
(1917) - The CharlatanThe Charlatan (film)The Charlatan is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Gyula Csortos* Margit T. Halmi* Ica von Lenkeffy* Tivadar Uray* László Z. Molnár* Giza Báthory* Lajos Réthey...
(1917) - A Penny's HistoryA Penny's HistoryA Penny's History is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - The Fishing BellThe Fishing BellThe Fishing Bell is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - Earth's ManEarth's ManEarth's Man is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - The ColonelThe Colonel (film)The Colonel is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. It featured Béla Lugosi in one of his earliest screen roles.-Cast:* Géza Boross* Janka Csatay* Sándor Góth* Árpád id. Latabár* Cläre Lotto* Béla Lugosi* Gerö Mály...
(1917) - Peace's RoadPeace's RoadPeace's Road is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - Jean the TenantJean the TenantJean the Tenant is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1917) - The Merry WidowThe Merry Widow (1918 film)The Merry Widow is a 1918 Hungarian musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. It is based on the operetta by Franz Lehár.-Cast:* Mihály Várkonyi* Berta Valero* Endre Boross* Árpád id. Latabár* Miklós Szomory* József Bánhidy...
(1918) - Magic WaltzMagic WaltzMagic Waltz is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1918) - A Skorpió I.A skorpió I.A skorpió I. is a 1918 Hungaian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1918) - The DevilThe Devil (film)The Devil Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Later, the film was shot for American audiences by "Franz" Ferenc Molnar, in 1921 and starring George Arliss, in his film debut.This film was considered to be a lost film...
(1918) - LuluLulu (1918 film)Lulu is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz and featuring Béla Lugosi....
(1918) - Lu, the CoquetteLu, the CoquetteLu, the Coquette is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1918) - JúdásJúdásJúdás is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1918) - The Ugly BoyThe Ugly BoyThe Ugly Boy is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1918) - AlrauneAlraune (1918 film)Alraune is a 1918 science fiction horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and Edmund Fritz and starring Géza Erdélyi. Little is known about this film which is now believed to be lost...
(1918) - 99 (1918)
- The Sunflower WomanThe Sunflower WomanThe Sunflower Woman is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Based on the play by Croatian playwright from Dubrovnik, Ivo Vojnović, the film was shot on location in Dubrovnik.-Cast:* Ivo Badalic* Jenö Balassa* Lucy Doraine* Lajos Kemenes...
(1918) - LiliomLiliom (1919 film)Liliom is a 1919 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film was aborted in mid-production because of Curtiz's flight from Hungary, and never finished.-Cast:* Gyula Csortos* Ica von Lenkeffy* Nusi Somogyi* Lajos Réthey* Jeno Viragh...
(1919) - Jön az öcsémJön az öcsémJön az öcsém is a 1919 short Hungarian drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Oscar Beregi Sr. - The younger brother * Lucy Doraine - The woman * József Kürthy - The elder brother...
(1919) - The Lady with the Black GlovesThe Lady with the Black GlovesThe Lady with the Black Gloves is a 1919 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-External links:...
(1919)
1920s
- Boccaccio (1920)
- The Star of DamascusThe Star of DamascusThe Star of Damascus is a 1920 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1920) - The Scourge of GodThe Scourge of God (film)The Scourge of God is a 1920 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1920) - Miss Tutti FruttiMiss Tutti FruttiMiss Tutti Frutti is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1921) - Good and EvilGood and Evil (film)Good and Evil is a 1921 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1921) - Mrs. Dane's ConfessionMrs. Dane's ConfessionMrs. Dane's Confession is a 1921 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1921) - Labyrinth of HorrorLabyrinth of HorrorLabyrinth of Horror is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Lucy Doraine - Maud Hartley* Alfons Fryland - Edward Stephenson* Max Devrient - M. Stephenson* Paul Askonas - Thomas Racton* Mathilde Danegger - Gabrielle Racton...
(1921) - Sodom and GomorrahSodom and Gomorrah (1922 film)Sodom und Gomorrha is an Austrian silent epic film from 1922...
(1922) - Young MedardusYoung MedardusYoung Medardus is a 1923 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Agnes Esterhazy - Helene* Franz Glawatsch - Berger* Mari Hegyesi - Mrs...
(1923) - Avalanche (1923)
- NamelessNameless (film)Nameless is a 1923 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Victor Varconi* Mary Kid* Karl Farkas* Arthur Gottlein* Hans Lackner* Maria Raffe...
(1923) - A Deadly Game (1924)
- General BabkaGeneral BabkaGeneral Babka is a 1924 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1924) - Harun al RaschidHarun al Raschid (film)Harun al Raschid is a 1924 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1924)
- The Moon of Israel (1924)
- Red HeelsDas Spielzeug von ParisDas Spielzeug von Paris is an Austrian silent film released in 1925 and directed by Michael Curtiz. It was the first film to feature French actress Lili Damita in the leading role.-Plot:...
(1925) - Cab No. 13Cab No. 13Cab No. 13 Einspanner Nr 13 ) is a 1926 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Lili Damita - Lilian* Jack Trevor - François Tapin* Paul Biensfeldt - Jacques Carotin* Walter Rilla - Lucien Rebout* Max Gülstorff - L'antiquaire...
(1926) - The Golden ButterflyThe Golden ButterflyThe Golden Butterfly is a 1926 German film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Hermann Leffler - Mac Farland* Lili Damita - Lilian, seine Pflegetochter* Nils Asther - Andy, sein Sohn* Jack Trevor - Aberdeen, Millionär...
(1926) - The Third DegreeThe Third DegreeThe Third Degree is a 1926 romance film directed by Michael Curtiz based the hit 1909 play of the same name written by Charles Klein and starring Helen Ware.A copy of this film is held by The Library of Congress. -Cast:...
(1926) - A Million BidA Million BidA Million Bid is a 1927 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.An incomplete print of this film, with Italian intertitles, is housed at the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Dolores Costello - Dorothy Gordon* Warner Oland - Geoffrey Marsh...
(1927) - The Desired WomanThe Desired WomanThe Desired Woman is a 1927 silent era drama motion picture directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:*Irene Rich as Diana Maxwell*William Russell as Captain Maxwell*William Collier Jr. as Lieutenant Larry Trent*Douglas Gerrard as Fitzroy...
(1927) - Good Time CharleyGood Time CharleyGood Time Charley is a 1927 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Helene Costello - Rosita Keene* Warner Oland - Good Time Charley* Clyde Cook - Bill Collins* Montagu Love - John Hartwell* Hugh Allan - John Hartwell Jr...
(1927) - TenderloinTenderloin (film)Tenderloin is a crime film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Dolores Costello. It was produced and released by Warner Brothers. Tenderloin is considered a lost film, with no prints currently known to exist.-Cast:...
(1928) - Noah's Ark (1928)
- Glad Rag DollGlad Rag DollGlad Rag Doll is a 1928 song composed by Milton Ager with lyrics by Jack Yellen and Dan Dougherty. It was Ager and Yellen’s first movie theme song, written for the motion picture of the same name starring Dolores Costello....
(1929) - Madonna of Avenue AMadonna of Avenue AMadonna of Avenue A is a 1929 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. It starred Dolores Costello in one of her last silent films. This is reportedly a lost film...
(1929) - The GamblersThe Gamblers (1929 film)The Gamblers is a 1929 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* H. B. Warner - James Darwin* Lois Wilson - Catherine Darwin* Jason Robards Sr. - Carvel Emerson * George Fawcett - Emerson Sr* Johnny Arthur - George Cowper...
(1929) - Hearts in ExileHearts in Exile (1929 film)Hearts in Exile is a 1929 part-silent, part-sound romance film produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and directed by Michael Curtiz. It starred Dolores Costello in a story based on the 1904 play by John Oxenham. A surviving 1915 film starring Clara Kimball Young was produced. Hearts in Exile...
(1929)
1930s
- MammyMammy (1930 film)Mammy is a musical drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It With Songs ....
(1930) - Under a Texas MoonUnder a Texas Moon (film)Under A Texas Moon is a 1930 musical western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was based on the novel Two-Gun Man which was written by Stewart Edward White. It was the second all-color all-talking feature to be filmed entirely outdoors as well as being the second western in color...
(1930) - The Matrimonial BedThe Matrimonial BedThe Matrimonial Bed is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film produced and released by Warner Bros.. It was based on the French play by André Mouézy-Éon and Yves Mirande...
(1930) - Bright Lights (1930)
- A Soldier's PlaythingA Soldier's PlaythingA Soldier's Plaything is a 1930 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. Warners filmed this simultaneously in 35mm, and in a widescreen process called Vitascope, but it is uncertain whether the Vitascope version was ever released.-Cast:...
(1930) - River's EndRiver's EndRiver's End is a 2005 American Western-drama film directed by William Katt.-Plot:Filmed on location in Central, South, and West Texas. Corbin plays a fictional Menard County sheriff who uses country savvy and cowboy logic to straighten out his angry teenage grandson, Clay, a high school senior who...
(1930) - Demon of the Sea (1931)
- God's Gift to WomenGod's Gift to WomenGod's Gift to Women is a Pre-Code musical romantic comedy film released by Warner Brothers, and starring Frank Fay and Laura LaPlante....
(1931) - The Mad GeniusThe Mad GeniusThe Mad Genius is a drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, and in small roles, Boris Karloff and Frankie Darro. The film is based on the play The Idol by Martin Brown, which opened in Great Neck, New York but never opened...
(1931) - The Woman from Monte CarloThe Woman from Monte CarloThe Woman from Monte Carlo is a 1932 film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Lil Dagover* Warren William* Walter Huston* John Wray* George E. Stone* Robert Warwick* Matt McHugh* Frederick Burton* Frank Leigh* Francis McDonald* Warner Richmond...
(1932) - The Strange Love of Molly LouvainThe Strange Love of Molly LouvainThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain is a 1932 film directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1932) - Doctor XDoctor X (film)Doctor X is a First National/Warner Bros. horror and mystery film based on the play of the same name. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Lee Tracy, Fay Wray, and Lionel Atwill....
(1932) - The Cabin in the CottonThe Cabin in the CottonThe Cabin in the Cotton is a 1932 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Paul Green is based on the novel of the same title by Harry Harrison Kroll....
(1932) - 20,000 Years in Sing Sing20,000 Years in Sing Sing20,000 Years in Sing Sing is a 1932 American black-and-white drama film set in Sing Sing Penitentary, the notorious maximum security prison in New York State. This movie was directed by Michael Curtiz, and it starred the noted actors Spencer Tracy as the main convict, and Bette Davis as his...
(1932) - Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
- The KeyholeThe Keyhole-Cast:* Kay Francis as Ann Brooks* George Brent as Mr. Neil Davis* Glenda Farrell as Dot* Monroe Owsley as Maurice Le Brun* Allen Jenkins as Hank Wales* Helen Ware as Portia Brooks* Henry Kolker as Schuyler Brooks* Ferdinand Gottschalk as Brooks' Lawyer...
(1933) - Private Detective 62 (1933)
- Goodbye AgainGoodbye Again (1933 film)Goodbye Again is a 1933 comedy film made by First National Pictures/Warner Bros.. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced byHenry Blanke from a screenplay by Ben Markson, based on the play by George Haight and Allan Scott. Cinematography was by George Barnes and costume design by...
(1933) - The Kennel Murder CaseThe Kennel Murder Case (film)The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American film directed by Michael Curtiz starring William Powell as Philo Vance, reprising the role for Warner Brothers after appearing as Vance in three films for Paramount.-Plot:...
(1933) - FemaleFemale (film)Female is a 1933 Warner Bros. pre-code film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ruth Chatterton and George Brent. It is based on the novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke.-Plot:...
(1933) - MandalayMandalay (film)Mandalay is a 1934 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Austin Parker and Charles Kenyon was based on a story by Paul Hervey Fox. The film stars Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland, and Lyle Talbot...
(1934) - Jimmy the Gent (1934)
- The Key (1934)
- British AgentBritish AgentBritish Agent is a 1934 espionage film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. It is based on Memoirs of a British Agent, the 1932 autobiography of R. H. Bruce Lockhart, who had spent a number of years working for the British Secret Service...
(1934) - The Case of the Curious BrideThe Case of the Curious BrideThe Case of the Curious Bride is a 1935 mystery film, the second in a series starring Warren William as Perry Mason. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Erle Stanley Gardner.-Plot:...
(1935) - Black FuryBlack Fury (1935 film)Black Fury is a 1935 American crime film starring Paul Muni, Karen Morley, and William Gargan. It was adapted from the short story "Jan Volkanik" by Judge Michael A. Musmanno and the play Bohunk by Harry R...
(1935) - Front Page WomanFront Page WomanFront Page Woman is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Roy Chanslor, Laird Doyle, and Lillie Hayward is based on the novel Women Are Bum Newspapermen by Richard Macauley.-Plot:...
(1935) - Little Big ShotLittle Big ShotLittle Big Shot is a 1935 film directed by Michael Curtiz from Warner Brothers Pictures. The movie stars Sybil Jason, Glenda Farrell, Robert Armstrong and Edward Everett Horton.- Plot summary :...
(1935) - Captain Blood (1935)
- The Walking DeadThe Walking Dead (1936 film)The Walking Dead is a 1936 horror film starring Boris Karloff as a wrongly executed man who is restored to life by a scientist . The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.-Plot:...
(1936) - The Charge of the Light BrigadeThe Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 historical film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Samuel Bischoff, with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer, from a screenplay by Michael Jacoby and Rowland Leigh, from a story by Michael Jacoby based on the poem The...
(1936) - Stolen HolidayStolen HolidayStolen Holiday is a 1937 film loosely based on the Stavisky Affair, a French political scandal. A Russian con artist worms his way into the upper reaches of French society, but is finally exposed, with tragic consequences.-Plot:...
(1937) - Mountain Justice (1937)
- Kid GalahadKid Galahad (1937 film)Kid Galahad is a 1937 prizefighter film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1937) - The Perfect SpecimenThe Perfect SpecimenThe Perfect Specimen is a 1937 film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film is based on a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams....
(1937) - Gold Is Where You Find ItGold Is Where You Find It"Gold is Where You Find It" is a Technicolor feature film, released on February 12, 1938 by Warner Brothers. It has a running time of 91 minutes.-Cast & Credits:* Director: Michael Curtiz* Producers: Jack L. Warner, Hal B...
(1938) - The Adventures of Robin HoodThe Adventures of Robin Hood (film)The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American swashbuckler film directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley. Filmed in Technicolor, the picture stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Claude Rains.-Plot:...
(1938) - Four's a CrowdFour's a CrowdFour's a Crowd is a romantic comedy directed by Michael Curtiz and released by Warner Brothers.-Cast:* Errol Flynn .... Robert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford* Olivia de Havilland.... Lorri Dillingwell* Rosalind Russell .... Jean Christy...
(1938) - Four DaughtersFour DaughtersFour Daughters is a 1938 musical drama film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival of a cynical young composer who interjects himself into the daughters' romantic lives...
(1938) - Angels with Dirty FacesAngels with Dirty FacesAngels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart, along with Ann Sheridan and George Bancroft...
(1938) - Dodge CityDodge City (1939 film)Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Bruce Cabot. Directed by Hungarian-turned-Hollywood filmmaker Michael Curtiz and based on a story by Robert Buckner, it was filmed in early Technicolor...
(1939) - Sons of LibertySons of Liberty (film)Sons of Liberty is a 1939 short drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, which tells the story of Haym Solomon. It won an Academy Award in 1940 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Claude Rains - Haym Salomon* Gale Sondergaard - Rachel Salomon...
(1939) - Daughters CourageousDaughters CourageousDaughters Courageous is a 1939 drama film starring the three Lane Sisters , with the fourth sister being played by Gale Page. The movie also stars John Garfield and Claude Rains...
(1939) - The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a 1939 historical romantic drama film. It is based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed by Bette Davis, and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, played by Errol Flynn...
(1939) - Four WivesFour WivesFour Wives is a 1939 film starring Priscilla Lane and two of her sisters, features Gale Page, Claude Raines, Eddie Albert, and John Garfield, and was directed by Michael Curtiz...
(1939)
1940s
- Virginia CityVirginia City (film)Virginia City is a 1940 black-and-white movie starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, and Randolph Scott, and featuring a mustachioed Humphrey Bogart in the role of the real-life outlaw John Murrell. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz...
(1940) - The Sea HawkThe Sea Hawk (1940 film)The Sea Hawk is a 1940 American Warner Bros. feature film starring Errol Flynn as an English privateer who defends his nation's interests on the eve of the Spanish Armada. The film was the tenth collaboration between Flynn and director Michael Curtiz. The film's screenplay by Howard Koch and Seton I...
(1940) - Santa Fe TrailSanta Fe Trail (film)Santa Fe Trail is a 1940 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film was one of the top-grossing films of the year, being the seventh Flynn-de Havilland collaboration. The film also has nothing to do with its namesake, the famed Santa Fe Trail...
(1940) - The Sea WolfThe Sea Wolf (1941 film)The Sea Wolf is a 1941 black-and-white film adaptation of Jack London's novel The Sea Wolf with Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, and John Garfield. The film was written by Robert Rossen and directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1941) - Dive BomberDive Bomber (film)Dive Bomber is a 1941 American propaganda film directed by Michael Curtiz. It is notable for both its Technicolor photography of pre-World War II United States Navy aircraft and as a historical document of the US in 1941, including the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, one of the best known World...
(1941) - Captains of the CloudsCaptains of the CloudsCaptains of the Clouds is a 1942 Warner Bros. war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney , with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Arthur T. Horman, Richard Macaulay and Norman Reilly Raine,...
(1942) - Yankee Doodle DandyYankee Doodle DandyYankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owns Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney.The movie was written by...
(1942) - CasablancaCasablanca (film)Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
(1942) - Mission to MoscowMission to MoscowMission to Moscow is a book by the former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Joseph E. Davies published by Simon and Schuster in 1941. It was adapted into a film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1943....
(1943) - This Is the ArmyThis Is the ArmyThis Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime motion picture produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner, and directed by Michael Curtiz, and a wartime musical designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Sgt. Ezra Stone...
(1943) - Passage to MarseillePassage to MarseillePassage to Marseille is a 1944 war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel Sans Patrie by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall...
(1944)
- Janie (1944)
- Roughly SpeakingRoughly Speaking (film)Roughly Speaking is a drama/comedy starring Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson. The plot involves a strong-minded mother keeping her family afloat through World War I and the Great Depression. The movie was based on the autobiography of the same name by Louise Randall Pierson.-Plot:Louise Randall...
(1945) - Mildred PierceMildred Pierce (film)Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American drama film starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden in a film noir about a long-suffering mother and her ungrateful daughter. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner, and Catherine Turney was based upon the 1941...
(1945) - Night and Day (1946)
- Life with FatherLife with Father (film)Life with Father is a 1947 American comedy film. It tells the true story of Clarence Day, a stockbroker who wants to be master of his house, but finds his wife and his children ignoring him, until they start making demands for him to change his own life. In keeping with the autobiography, all the...
(1947) - The UnsuspectedThe UnsuspectedThe Unsuspected is a film noir starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, and Joan Caulfield. The black-and-white film was directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the novel written by Charlotte Armstrong, and released by Warner Brothers.- Plot :...
(1947) - Romance on the High SeasRomance on the High SeasRomance on the High Seas is a 1948 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film starring Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, and Doris Day in her film debut....
(1948) - My Dream Is YoursMy Dream Is YoursMy Dream Is Yours is a 1949 musical romantic comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson and Lee Bowman.The film is perhaps best remembered today for an extended dream sequence combining animation and live action which featured a cameo appearance by Bugs Bunny, dancing with Jack Carson and Doris...
(1949) - Flamingo Road (1949)
- The Lady Takes a SailorThe Lady Takes a SailorThe Lady Takes a Sailor is a 1949 comedy film starring Jane Wyman, Eve Arden and Dennis Morgan.-Plot:Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill...
(1949)
1950s
- Young Man with a HornYoung Man with a Horn (film)Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 drama film based on a biographical novel of the same name aboutBix Beiderbecke, the legendary jazz cornetist...
(1950) - Bright LeafBright LeafBright Leaf is a 1950 film drama based on a 1949 novel by Foster Fitzsimmons. It stars Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Lauren Bacall, directed by Michael Curtiz....
(1950) - The Breaking Point (1950)
- Force of ArmsForce of ArmsForce of Arms is a 1951 romantic drama film set in the Italian theater of World War II. It reteamed William Holden and Nancy Olson in the third of their four movies together , all released in 1950 or 1951...
(1951) - Jim Thorpe -- All-AmericanJim Thorpe -- All-AmericanJim Thorpe – All-American is a 1951 biographical film produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz, honoring Jim Thorpe, the great Native American athlete who won medals at the 1912 Olympics and distinguished himself in various sports, both in college and on professional teams.The film...
(1951) - I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
- The Story of Will RogersThe Story of Will RogersThe Story of Will Rogers is a 1952 movie biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Will Rogers, Jr. as his father. The supporting cast features Jane Wyman, Slim Pickens, Noah Beery, Jr., Steve Brodie, and Eddie Cantor...
(1952) - The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer (1952 film)The Jazz Singer is a 1952 remake of the famous 1927 talking picture, The Jazz Singer. It starred Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, and Eduard Franz and was nominated for an Oscar in 1953. The film follows about the same storyline as the version starring Al Jolson. It was also distributed by Warner Bros...
(1952) - Trouble Along the WayTrouble Along the WayTrouble Along the Way was a 1953 film starring John Wayne and Donna Reed, with a supporting cast including Charles Coburn and Marie Windsor. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz, director of Casablanca. The black-and-white comedy was released by Warner Bros...
(1953) - The Boy from OklahomaThe Boy from OklahomaThe Boy from Oklahoma is a 1954 Western movie directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Will Rogers, Jr. The film became the basis for the 1957 Warner Bros. television series Sugarfoot, in which Will Hutchins replaced Rogers as lead character Tom Brewster. The movie features Lon Chaney, Jr. and...
(1954) - The EgyptianThe Egyptian (film)The Egyptian is an American 1954 epic film made in CinemaScope by 20th Century Fox, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on Mika Waltari's novel and the screenplay was adapted by Philip Dunne and Casey Robinson...
(1954)
- White ChristmasWhite Christmas (film)White Christmas is a 1954 Technicolor musical film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that features the songs of Irving Berlin, including the titular "White Christmas"...
(1954) - We're No Angels (1955)
- The Scarlet Hour (1956)
- The Vagabond KingThe Vagabond King (1956 film)The Vagabond King is a 1956 musical film remake of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. It starred Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop , with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen. Sir Cedric Hardwicke played a notable supporting role. It was Walter Hampden's last movie....
(1956) - The Best Things in Life Are FreeThe Best Things in Life Are Free (film)The Best Things in Life Are Free is a 1956 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film starred, Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, and Sheree North....
(1956) - The Helen Morgan StoryThe Helen Morgan StoryThe Helen Morgan Story is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz starring Ann Blyth and Paul Newman.The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Dean Riesner, Stephen Longstreet, and Nelson Gidding is based on the life and career of torch singer/actress Helen Morgan, with fictional touches...
(1957) - The Proud RebelThe Proud RebelThe Proud Rebel is a 1958 American film directed by Michael Curtiz with a screenplay by Lillie Hayward that is based on a story by James Edward Grant. The movie is about a former confederate soldier who is falsely accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman comes to his aid, but she...
(1958) - King CreoleKing CreoleKing Creole is a 1958 American film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The story was adapted from the Harold Robbins novel A Stone for Danny Fisher and featured Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, and Walter Matthau. The film tells the story of a nineteen-year-old who gets mixed...
(1958) - The Hangman (1959)
- The Man in the NetThe Man in the NetThe Man in the Net is an American film noir starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones. The taut drama was directed by Michael Curtiz.-Plot:...
(1959)
1960s
- The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960 film)The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1960 film directed by Michael Curtiz.Based on the famous Mark Twain novel of the same name, it was the third sound film version of the story and the second filmed by MGM...
(1960) - A Breath of ScandalA Breath of ScandalA Breath of Scandal, known as Olympia in Italy, is a 1960 film adapted from Ferenc Molnár's stage play Olympia. It stars Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin and Angela Lansbury and was directed by Michael Curtiz. The film is set at the turn of the 20th century and features lush technicolor...
(1960)
- Francis of AssisiFrancis of Assisi (film)Francis of Assisi is a Delux color 1961 Cinemascope film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.-Plot:...
(1961) - The ComancherosThe ComancherosThe Comancheros is a 1961 western Deluxe CinemaScope color film directed by Michael Curtiz and John Wayne based on a 1952 novel by Paul Wellman starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. When health troubles prevented Curtiz from finishing the film, Wayne directed the remainder of the movie, though...
(1961)