List of the best Alex Gerry movies: The Eddie Cantor Story(1953), David Harding, Counterspy(1950), The Jazz Singer(1953), Lili(1953), Love Is Better Than Ever(1952), Rose of Cimarron(1952), My Geisha(1962), The Reformer and the Redhead(1950), This Happy Feeling(1958), Pillow Talk(1959), Young Man With a Horn(1950), Back Street(1961) ... ...
Musical, Biography
USA
1953
116 Minutes
David Tobias
Keefe Brasselle Marilyn Erskine Aline MacMahon Arthur Franz Alex Gerry Greta Grandstedt Gerald Mohr Jackie Barnett William Forrest Richard Monda
Eddie Cantor and his wife Ida arrive at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, for a private screening of The Eddie Cantor Story . Just before the film rolls, Cantor whispers, "Ida, ... See full synopsis »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1950
71 Minutes
Charles Kingston
Willard Parker Audrey Long Howard St. John Raymond Greenleaf Harlan Warde Alex Gerry
Based on the long-running radio program created by Philips H. Lord, the film opens with a radio commentator blasting the U. S. government for the manner in which a certain foreign power has... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1953
107 Minutes
Uncle Louie
Danny Thomas Peggy Lee Mildred Dunnock Eduard Franz Tom Tully Alex Gerry Allyn Joslyn Harold Gordon Hal Ross Justin Smith Anitra Stevens
jew jazz singer father cantor girlfriend mother emotional passionate touching philadelphia new york city jazz club synagogue family honor jazz stardom illness religion career vs. family quest
Jerry dreams of becoming a famous jazz singer, but to accomplish that, he must defy his father, a Jewish Cantor who opposes such a dream as a future for a son of his.
Musical, Romance
1953
81 Minutes
Store proprietor
Leslie Caron Mel Ferrer Jean-Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Amanda Blake Alex Gerry Ralph Dumke Wilton Graff George Baxter
teen girl magician puppeteer assistant amusing emotional small town circus france love triangle circus friendship puppetry young love growing up transformation 1950s
A French teen (Leslie Caron) joins a carnival and meets a lying magician (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and a loving puppeteer (Mel Ferrer).
Romance
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Hamlet
Elizabeth Taylor Larry Parks Tom Tully Josephine Hutchinson Ann Doran Elinor Donahue Kathleen Freeman Doreen McCann Alex Gerry Richard Wessel
agent dance instructor mother father client spirited cheery winsome emotional connecticut new york city nightclub bar baseball field hotel music industry courtship deception commitment family
The dancing teacher Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud Parker (Larry Parks). He likes her, too, but does not want to give up ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
72 Minutes
Judge Kirby
Jack Buetel Mala Powers Bill Williams Jim Davis Dick Curtis Bob Steele Lane Bradford Bill Phipps Alex Gerry Lillian Bronson Art Smith
young woman girl beautiful girl native american native american chief rousing patriotic outlandish engaging united states cherokee strip native american reservation death of parent missing link life search beauty growing up love quest
A white girl raised by Indians sets out to find out who murdered her adoptive parents.
Comedy, Drama
1962
120 Minutes
Leonard Lewis
Shirley MacLaine Yves Montand Edward G. Robinson Bob Cummings Yôko Tani Tatsuo Saitô Tamae Kyokawa Ichi Hayakawa Alex Gerry
A director's (Yves Montand) wife (Shirley MacLaine) poses as a geisha to win the lead in his Japanese production of "Madame Butterfly."
Comedy
USA
1950
90 Minutes
James "Jim" I. Michell
Melvin Frank June Allyson Dick Powell David Wayne Cecil Kellaway Ray Collins Robert Keith Marvin Kaplan Kathleen Freeman Wally Maher Alex Gerry
attorney zookeeper daughter commodore niece reporter amusing heartwarming california small town zoo ranch sacramento, calif. office politics corruption investigation blackmail romance misunderstanding
Hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire enlists the services of a young attorney to help her zookeeper father get his job back after he is fired for political reasons. In the midst of uncovering ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1958
92 Minutes
Mr. Dover
Debbie Reynolds Curt Jurgens John Saxon Estelle Winwood Alexis Smith Mary Astor Troy Donahue Hayden Rorke Gloria Holden Alex Gerry Joe Flynn
dentist secretary actor housekeeper boss love interest airy charming playful party new york city farm connecticut love triangle may-december romance acting retirement running away horse racing love
On a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. When her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter Nick Adams Julia Meade Allen Jenkins Marcel Dalio Lee Patrick Mary McCarty Alex Gerry
designer songwriter client doctor college student hilarious cheery lighthearted new york city nightclub cabin connecticut seduction jealousy romance impersonation revenge pursuit temptation rivalry
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall Doris Day Hoagy Carmichael Juano Hernandez Jerome Cowan Mary Beth Hughes Nestor Paiva Orley Lindgren Walter Reed Alex Gerry
music teacher jazz musician musician socialite engaging unrestrained jazz club lounge street jazz race relations obsession forbidden love rise sacrifice 1950s
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Drama
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Susan Hayward John Gavin Vera Miles Charles Drake Virginia Grey Reginald Gardiner Tammy Marihugh Robert Eyer Natalie Schafer Doreen McLean Alex Gerry
In Lincoln, the ambitious aspirant-designer Rae Smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the Marine Paul Saxon. They immediately fall in love with ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Mona Freeman Don DeFore Robert Strauss Ray Teal Marcy McGuire Danny Arnold Richard Erdman Edwin Max Alex Gerry
entertainer partner paratrooper soldier general sergeant madcap cheery playful stage military base barracks backstage new york city entertainment impersonation military life musical revue romance contest
Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.
Romance
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Agnes Moorehead Conrad Nagel Virginia Grey Gloria Talbott William Reynolds Jacqueline de Wit Charles Drake Leigh Snowden Donald Curtis
widow daughter neighbor love interest emotional melodramatic new england household older woman-younger man death deception television affair romance forbidden love 1950s
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Musical, Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kidd David Burns Jay C. Flippen Steve Mitchell Hal March Paul Maxey
veteran friend program coordinator gangster tv personality charming amusing new york city bar television studio friendship reunion world war ii television failure debt quest transformation pursuit 1940s
A talk-show staffer (Cyd Charisse) puts a fight manager (Gene Kelly), adman (Dan Dailey) and cook on TV 10 years after they parted as GIs.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
91 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Mona Freeman Herbert Marshall Leon Ames Barbara O'Neil Kenneth Tobey Raymond Greenleaf Griff Barnett Robert Gist Morgan Farley
beautiful woman love interest father stepmother sister young man disturbing intense beverly hills, calif. mansion murder manipulation cover-up double life obsessive love jealousy revenge quest transformation 1950s
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.