Douglas Sirk — Director (13)
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The Lady Pays Off (1951) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Lady Pays Off
director: Douglas Sirk actor: Linda Darnell / Stephen McNally …
other title: Elena paga il debito / Amor comprado …
The naive Evelyn Warren, elected school teacher of the year by Time Magazine, goes to Las Vegas, where she loses a lot of money. In order to pay her debts, casino manager Matt Braddock asks her to take care of his sad little daughter Diana.
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No Room for the Groom (1952) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
No Room for the Groom
director: Douglas Sirk actor: Tony Curtis / Piper Laurie …
other title: Non c'è posto per lo sposo / O Noivo Não Tem Quarto …
A young GI elopes to Las Vegas with his housekeeper’s daughter, but delays to their wedding night arise from illness, her manipulative mother, and a house full of relatives.
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Shockproof (1949) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Shockproof
director: Douglas Sirk actor: Cornel Wilde / Patricia Knight …
other title: Fiori nel fango / Unerschütterliche Liebe …
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
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Take Me to Town (1953) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Take Me to Town
director: Douglas Sirk actor: Ann Sheridan / Sterling Hayden …
other title: Portami in città / Eine abenteuerliche Frau …
Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad. Vermilion needs to lay low to escape the marshal, so she accepts the boys' offer to visit pioneer community Pine Grove. Once there, she annoys local Mrs. Grundys but eventually starts to fit in.