List of the best Curtis Bernhardt movies: Possessed(1947), Conflict(1945), Payment on Demand(1951), My Reputation(1946), High Wall(1947), Three Loves(1929), Devotion(1946), Million Dollar Baby(1941), My Love Came Back(1940), Sirocco(1951), Juke Girl(1942), Lady With Red Hair(1940) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Van Heflin Raymond Massey Geraldine Brooks Stanley Ridges John Ridgely Nana Bryant Moroni Olsen Erskine Sanford Gerald Perreau Isabel Withers
nurse psychiatrist engineer wealthy man neighbor wife dark melodramatic creepy los angeles washington state hospital diner jealousy suicide insanity obsession violence unrequited love love
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
86 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Alexis Smith Sydney Greenstreet Rose Hobart Charles Drake Grant Mitchell
engineer wife psychologist sister-in-law gripping frightful california mountain marriage murder morality infatuation mystery fall 1940s
An engineer trapped in an unhappy marriage murders his wife in the hope of marrying her younger sister.
Drama
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Director
Bette Davis Barry Sullivan Jane Cowl Kent Taylor Betty Lynn John Sutton Frances Dee Peggie Castle
wife husband beautiful woman old friend daughter englishman melodramatic engaging family home san francisco party cruise ship haiti california divorce infidelity vacation making amends domestic life marriage
The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.
Romance
USA
1946
96 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Warner Anderson Lucile Watson John Ridgely Eve Arden Jerome Cowan Esther Dale Scotty Beckett Bobby Cooper Leona Maricle
widow major boyfriend son love interest moving emotional lake forest, ill. ski resort california chicago mourning relationships gossip romantic dilemma love triangle love love forbidden love discovery
A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and despite pressures from friends and family becomes romantically involved with him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
99 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Audrey Totter Herbert Marshall Dorothy Patrick H.B. Warner Warner Anderson Moroni Olsen John Ridgely Morris Ankrum Elisabeth Risdon Vince Barnett
veteran doctor lawyer nurse mental patient dark suspenseful mental institution innocence love murder amnesia pursuit rise 1940s
After a brain-damaged man confesses to murder and is committed, Dr. Ann Lorrison tries to prove his innocence.
Drama
Germany
1929
75 Minutes
Director
Marlene Dietrich Fritz Kortner Oskar Sima Uno Henning Karl Etlinger Edith Edwards
On his honeymoon with a bride he has wed for business reasons, a man falls for a woman who is in the clutches of a sinister character.After this woman begs him to help her escape, he plots to do so using the opportunity of a masked ball.
Biography
USA
1946
107 Minutes
Director
Ida Lupino Paul Henreid Olivia de Havilland Sydney Greenstreet Nancy Coleman Arthur Kennedy Dame May Whitty Victor Francen Montagu Love Ethel Griffies Odette Myrtil
author artist sister brother melodramatic emotional england household writing romance emily bronte charlotte bronte anne bronte love 19th century
Genius authors Emily and Charlotte Bronte fall in love with their curate as they seek to get their work published.
Comedy
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Director
Priscilla Lane Ronald Reagan Jeffrey Lynn May Robson Lee Patrick Helen Westley Walter Catlett Richard Carle George Barbier John Qualen Fay Helm
heiress granddaughter elderly woman boyfriend friend salesgirl amusing lighthearted heartwarming new york city boardinghouse department store europe mansion rags to riches helping others wealth class distinctions romantic dilemma inheritance
An older woman discovers that her multi-million dollar fortune was based on embezzlement, so she sets out to right the wrong. She goes to America to meet the young woman who is the one and ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
81 Minutes
Director
Olivia de Havilland Jeffrey Lynn Charles Winninger Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Spring Byington William T. Orr Ann Gillis S.Z. Sakall Grant Mitchell Charles Trowbridge
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1951
98 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Märta Torén Lee J. Cobb Everett Sloane Gerald Mohr Zero Mostel Nick Dennis Onslow Stevens Ludwig Donath David Bond Vincent Renno
military officer intelligence officer revolutionary girlfriend gunrunner frenchman gripping intense damascus restaurant hotel syria gun running rebellion espionage political intrigue love triangle quest rivalry love
A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Director
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Richard Whorf George Tobias Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Betty Brewer Donald MacBride Howard da Silva Willard Robertson Faye Emerson
farmer owner girl friend farmhand tense melodramatic florida atlanta farm farming worker's rights friendship framed for murder small-town life greed underdog love sacrifice 1940s
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1940
81 Minutes
Director
Miriam Hopkins Claude Rains Richard Ainley Laura Hope Crews Helen Westley John Litel Victor Jory
actress actor producer socialite ex-husband son melodramatic powerful chicago new york city courtroom theater boarding house divorce child custody adultery theater ambition mother/son relationship love
A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. She's determined to return to her hometown in a ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Director
Mary Martin Dick Powell Betty Hutton Eddie Bracken Rudy Vallee Mabel Paige Eric Blore Clem Bevans Sir Lancelot Ben Carter Lillian Randolph
cigarette girl american best friend dancer wealthy man voodoo queen lighthearted amusing ship boat sea caribbean hotel deck gold digging impersonation romance deception voodoo drunkenness
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Director
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Drama, History
1962
99 Minutes
Director
Don Burnett Guy Williams Ilaria Occhini Liana Orfei Arnoldo Foa Carlo Giustino Andrea Bosic Osvaldo Ruggeri Maurizio Baldoni Franco Fantasia Marina Berti
Greek tyrant Dionysius puts the friendship of two men (Don Burnett, Guy Williams) to a life-or-death test.