Henry King — Director (21)
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The Black Swan (1942)
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Henry King actor: Tyrone Power / Maureen O'Hara …
other title: Il cigno nero / Den sorte svane …
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
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O. Henry's Full House (1952)
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Henry Hathaway / Henry King … actor: Fred Allen / Anne Baxter …
other title: La giostra umana / Páginas da Vida …
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
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Captain from Castile (1947)
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Henry King actor: Tyrone Power / Jean Peters …
other title: Il capitano di Castiglia / Der Hauptmann von Kastilien …
Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
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Seventh Heaven (1937)
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Henry King actor: Simone Simon / James Stewart …
other title: Settimo cielo / Im siebenten Himmel …
A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the seventh floor, and then marches away to war.
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Wilson (1944)
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Henry King actor: Alexander Knox / Geraldine Fitzgerald …
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
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The Bravados (1958)
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Henry King actor: Gregory Peck / Joan Collins …
other title: Bravados / O Vingador Sem Piedade …
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
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Prince of Foxes (1949)
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Henry King actor: Tyrone Power / Orson Welles …
other title: Il principe delle volpi / In den Klauen des Borgia …
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his sister's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte, and sentiment threatens to turn him against his deadly master, whom no one betrays twice...
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Beloved Infidel (1959)
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Henry King actor: Gregory Peck / Deborah Kerr …
other title: Adorabile infedele / Die Krone des Lebens …
In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two begin a torrid affair. Scott laments that his writing has fallen out of fashion, and when he is fired from his screenwriting position, he begins drinking heavily. Soon his intrusive, volatile behavior threatens their relationship and Sheilah's career.
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The Magic Flame (1927)
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Henry King actor: Ronald Colman / Vilma Banky …
other title: La llama mágica / La Flamme d'amour …
The Magic Flame (1927) is a feature film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the play Konig Harlekin by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinematography. The film promoted itself as the Romeo and Juliet of the circus upon its release.
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Chad Hanna (1940)
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Henry King actor: Henry Fonda / Dorothy Lamour …
other title: Passione di amazzoni / Der Tod des alten Zirkuslöwen …
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
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The Song of Bernadette (1943)
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Henry King actor: Jennifer Jones / William Eythe …
other title: Bernadette / Das Lied von Bernadette …
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
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Henry King actor: Jennifer Jones / William Holden …
other title: L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa / A Colina da Saudade …
A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
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Carousel (1956)
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Henry King actor: Gordon MacRae / Shirley Jones …
other title: Carrossel / Karussell …
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.