Curtis Bernhardt — Director (11)
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Beau Brummell (1954) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Beau Brummell
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: Stewart Granger / Elizabeth Taylor …
other title: Lord Brummell / Beau Brummell – Rebell und Verführer …
Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of Wales with insulting comments about the prince's uniform designs, he eventually becomes his close confidant. Brummel also falls in love with the beautiful Lady Patricia Belham. However, his outspoken manner eventually leads to his being exiled to France.
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Juke Girl (1942) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Juke Girl
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: Ann Sheridan / Ronald Reagan …
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
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My Reputation (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
My Reputation
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: Barbara Stanwyck / George Brent …
other title: Quella di cui si mormora / Le droit d'aimer …
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.
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High Wall (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
High Wall
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: Robert Taylor / Audrey Totter …
other title: La muraglia delle tenebre / Anklage - Mord …
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
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Devotion (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Devotion
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: Ida Lupino / Paul Henreid …
other title: Appassionatamente / La Vie passionnée des sœurs Brontë …
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.