-
1. The Desperate Hours (1955)
directed by William Wyler
featuring Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey MartinBased on the novel and play by Joseph Hayes, which in turn was inspired by an actual event, The Desperate Hours is the prototypical "family-trapped ... More
-
2. Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
directed by Charles Matthau
featuring Nicholas Strouse, Hugh Gillin, Gloria Hendry, Hugh O'Brian, Martha ScottRyan Richmond (Nicholas Strouse) is a lonely teen from Sunnydale, Arizona who believes he is a space alien in this offbeat comedy. Charles (Adam West ... More
-
3. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
directed by Tay Garnett
featuring Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn, Sterling Holloway, Sidney BlackmerSomething of a distaff Mr. Chips, schoolteacher Ella Bishop (Martha Scott) devotes her life to her work, ageing 50 years (from 19 to 69) in the ... More
-
4. The Howards of Virginia (1940)
directed by Frank Lloyd
featuring Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal, Richard CarlsonHollywood films about the Revolutionary War almost invariably lost money at the box office, and The Howards of Virginia was no exception, despite the ... More
-
5. Our Town (1940)
directed by Sam Wood
featuring William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas MitchellThornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town is given the Hollywood treatment in this adaptation directed by Sam Wood featuring an ... More
-
6. War of the Wildcats (1943)
directed by Albert Rogell
featuring John Wayne, Martha Scott, Albert Dekker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie RambeauIn Old Oklahoma is better known today by its reissue title, War of the Wildcats. John Wayne heads the cast as oil man Dan Somers, who carries on a ... More
-
7. Sayonara (1957)
directed by Joshua Logan
featuring Marlon Brando, Red Buttons, Miyoshi Umeki, Ricardo Montalban, Miiko Taka, Patricia Owens, Martha ScottSayonara takes its own sweet time to unfold; in so doing, it permits us to make intimate acquaintance with its characters, so as to better understand ... More
-
8. So Well Remembered (1947)
directed by Edward Dmytryk
featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc, Trevor Howard, Richard CarlsonSo Well Remembered was the first of a proposed series of Anglo-American co-productions underwritten by Hollywood's RKO Radio Pictures and England's J ... More
-
9. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
directed by Andrew L. Stone
featuring Dennis O'Keefe, Martha Scott, Adolphe Menjou, Billie Burke, Pola NegriIn the tradition of Hellzapoppin', Hi Diddle Diddle is an all-stops-out "screwball comedy" populated by certifiable zanies. Billie Burke plays Mrs. ... More
-
10. Strange Bargain (1949)
directed by Will Price
featuring Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Katherine Emery, Richard GainesJeffrey Lynn plays a bookkeeper who fails in his attempt to get a raise from his employer (Richard Gaines). The boss explains that the company is on ... More