Sam Wood — Director (17)
Hold Your Man (1933) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Hold Your Man
director: Sam Wood actor: Jean Harlow / Clark Gable
other title: L'uomo che voglio / Ganovenbraut
Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidentally kills the man they were setting up. Eddie takes off and Ruby is sent to a reformatory for two years.
Whipsaw (1935) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Whipsaw
director: Sam Wood actor: Myrna Loy / Spencer Tracy
other title: Le 4 perle / On a volé les perles Koronoff
Hot jewels from London make their way to New York, where they are stolen by racketeer Ed Dexter, who hides them with the help of his vivacious girlfriend, Vivian Palmer. Federal agent Ross McBride goes undercover to infiltrate the gang and, suspecting Vivian can lead him to the jewels, comes to her aid when she is chased by a rival gang. The two flee to the Midwest with both gangs in pursuit, but Vivian is not as gullible as Ross thinks.
Rangers of Fortune (1940) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rangers of Fortune
director: Sam Wood actor: Fred MacMurray / Patricia Morison
other title: Avéntureros románticos / Le Mystère de Santa Marta
An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they befriend the elderly newspaper editor and his young granddaughter. The trio learn that the community is under the thumb of a covetous land baron, who's endeavoring to push out ranch owners and take over the territory.
Raffles (1939) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Raffles
director: Sam Wood actor: David Niven / Olivia de Havilland
other title: Raffles, gentleman cambrioleur / Caballero y ladrón
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail.
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Devil and Miss Jones
director: Sam Wood actor: Charles Coburn / Jean Arthur
other title: Il diavolo si converte / O Diabo e a Mulher
The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.
Hollywood Party (1934) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Hollywood Party
other title: La grande festa / Laurel & Hardy - Hollywood Party
Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws him a big Hollywood star-studded party so that he might use the lions in his next movie. But, his film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante.
Kings Row (1942) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Kings Row
director: Sam Wood actor: Ann Sheridan / Robert Cummings
other title: Delitti senza castigo / Crimes sans châtiment
Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.
The Barbarian (1933) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Barbarian
director: Sam Wood actor: Ramon Novarro / Myrna Loy
other title: Una notte al Cairo / Liebeslied der Wüste
An Arab prince masquerades as a tour guide for rich women in order to enrich himself.
Queen Kelly (1932) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB WikiData TMDB
Queen Kelly
director: 爱德芒德·古尔丁 / 埃里克·冯·施特罗海姆 actor: 葛洛丽亚·斯旺森 / 沃尔特·拜伦
other title: 女王凯莱 / 凯莉女王
Prince Wolfram is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg. Supreme ruler, her word is law and he is a playboy. On maneuvers as punishment for partying with other women, he sees Kelly walking the the other students of a convent. He is intrigued by her beauty and wants her. He kidnaps her that night from the convent and takes her to his room and professes his love for her. When the Queen finds them together the next morning , she whips Kelly and throws her out of the castle. Regina then puts Wolfram into prison for not wanting to marry the Queen. Kelly goes to German East Africa to visit her dying Aunt and is forced to marry the disgusting Jan. The Aunt dies after the wedding and Kelly refuses to live with Jan and becomes the head of Aunties Brothel. Her extravagances and style earn her the name 'Queen Kelly' and Prince Wolfram does not marry Queen Regina V.
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
For Whom the Bell Tolls
director: Sam Wood actor: Gary Cooper / Ingrid Bergman
other title: Per chi suona la campana / Hvem ringer klokkerne for?
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
Our Town (1940) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Our Town
director: 山姆·伍德 actor: 威廉·霍尔登 / 玛莎·斯考特
other title: 小城月夜 / 我们的小镇
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
A Day at the Races (1937) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
A Day at the Races
director: Samuel Grosvenor Wood actor: Groucho Marx / Chico Marx
other title: Un giorno alle corse / En dag på galopbanen
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.
A Night at the Opera (1935) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
A Night at the Opera
director: Samuel Grosvenor Wood / Edmund Goulding actor: Groucho Marx / Stanley Blystone
other title: Una notte all'opera / Halløj i operaen
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
director: Sam Wood actor: Robert Donat / Greer Garson
other title: Addio, mr. Chips! / Adeus, Mr. Chips
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.