50 films of GEORGE REEVES (1914 - 1959)
God smiled and danced in the streets when George Reeves was born on this date in Woodstock, IA. He was raised in Pasadena, CA and worked in the Pasadena Playhouse. His first film appearance was Gone with the Wind in 1939.
Over a career that lasted only 14 years, Reeves appeared in 50 movies.
Major genres include: drama (23), romance (20), adventure (14) and action (14).
The vast majority of his films were released in the 40s (77%).
IMDb data summary is: mean - 6.5, median - 6.6 and mode 6.8 (9)
Highest IMDb rating - 8.2 Gone with the Wind (1939)
Lowest rating - 1.7 Jungle Goddess (1948)
Reeves' claim to fame was playing Superman on television during the 50s. It was on the air from 1952 to 1958 and was very popular with the youth of that era.
A movie entitled Hollywoodland chronicled the life story of George and his questionable death.
Reeves died on June 16th, 1959 in Beverly Hills, CA. His death was eventually ruled a suicide.
Over a career that lasted only 14 years, Reeves appeared in 50 movies.
Major genres include: drama (23), romance (20), adventure (14) and action (14).
The vast majority of his films were released in the 40s (77%).
IMDb data summary is: mean - 6.5, median - 6.6 and mode 6.8 (9)
Highest IMDb rating - 8.2 Gone with the Wind (1939)
Lowest rating - 1.7 Jungle Goddess (1948)
Reeves' claim to fame was playing Superman on television during the 50s. It was on the air from 1952 to 1958 and was very popular with the youth of that era.
A movie entitled Hollywoodland chronicled the life story of George and his questionable death.
Reeves died on June 16th, 1959 in Beverly Hills, CA. His death was eventually ruled a suicide.
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- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJoel McCreaBrenda MarshallJeffrey LynnAfter Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to root out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensNoel M. SmithStarsBilly HalopBobby JordanHuntz HallThe Dead End Kids are sent to military school.
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.my # 5 favorite movie
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsPriscilla LaneRosemary LaneLola LaneThree of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long since married wealthy banker, Ben Crowley. Thea makes a unilateral decision which may disrupt their marriage. Emma Lemp married their neighbor, florist Ernest Talbot, after realizing that she truly did love him and not their border, composer/conductor Felix Deitz, after Ernest's actions at what was supposed to be Felix and Emma's youngest sister Ann Lemp's wedding. Emma receives some sad news which too may place a pall over her and Ernest's marriage. And Ann, after the suicide death of her husband Mickey Borden who she married as his possible salvation, and Felix are once again engaged, he who she always truly loved. But the memory of Mickey, who was an acquaintance of Felix's, may be a major roadblock on the road to happiness for Ann and Felix, especially as Mickey leaves something a little unexpected of himself that may always be that constant reminder. The fourth daughter, Kay Lemp, is herself embarking on a new relationship, with obstetrician turned research scientist Dr. Clinton Forrest Jr., who is determined to find out what is causing the lung problems, often fatal, of the lumbermen working on the other side of town.
- DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienGeorge BrentAlthough loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.# 6 on my favorite Reeves' movies
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsJames StephensonMargot StevensonHenry O'NeillDespite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnMiriam HopkinsRandolph ScottUnion officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is sent to Virginia City, Nevada, where he finds out that the former commander of his prison, Vance Irby, is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.my 7th favorite Reeves movie
- DirectorEdmund GouldingWilliam K. HowardWilliam KeighleyStarsMerle OberonGeorge BrentPat O'BrienDying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
- DirectorTerry O. MorseStarsDennis MorganJohn PayneGloria DicksonNightclub singer becomes police cadet to impress blond female from police family, ends up with her current dating partner as his cadet trainer.
- DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsJames CagneyAnn SheridanPat O'BrienPlagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits.
- DirectorGeorge AmyStarsWayne MorrisJane WymanGilbert RolandGambling boss Greg Morella runs a crooked ship-- all the gaming tables on his floating casino are rigged. Because the ship operates outside of the three-mile state limit, the authorities can't get the evidence they need to convict Morella. Roving reporter Jim Carver thinks he can get the goods on the kingpin. He enlists Morella's secretary Laurie to help him secure evidence of the fixed games as well as proof that Morella murdered his partner Max Gates.
- DirectorNoel M. SmithStarsWayne MorrisRosemary LaneLee PatrickWhen actress Pat Halliday gets out of a jam with the help of farmer Corey Lake, she invites him to come see her sometime in the big city. Corey, who is actually a millionaire who dabbles in farming, shows up, much to Pat's surprise. She hooks Corey up with her brother George, who has business ideas he wants Corey to invest in. But Corey's pals Pig Head and Mary think Pat and her family are only out for Corey's money, and that Pat plans to marry him to get it. Pat's family, on the other hand, thinks Corey's pals are unsophisticated hicks and want him to drop them. When a valuable necklace disappears, the courtship of Pat and Corey seems doomed.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsThe Ritz BrothersAl RitzHarry RitzAn all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors.
- DirectorNoel M. SmithStarsGeorge TobiasLucile FairbanksErnest TruexHomer Trippe is very henpecked by his wife, and Mrs. Trippe also dominates the life of her daughter, dismissing her boyfriend Dan as merely a delivery clerk. Mrs. Trippe constantly moans about her poor choice of Homer over one-time suitor Oscar Armstrong. Homer is happy, poetic, and kind, but afraid to stand up to Mrs. Trippe's opposition to Dan and Betty's romance. Dan gives Betty an ultimatum: marry him or lose him. Meanwhile, Homer feeds a tramp, who turns out to be the oft-invoked Oscar Armstrong. But Oscar has an even bigger surprise in store for the Trippes.
- DirectorLloyd BaconWilliam K. HowardStarsPat O'BrienGale PageRonald ReaganThe story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.my # 8 rated movie of George Reeves
- DirectorNoel M. SmithStarsRosemary LaneGeorge ReevesJohn EldredgeAlice Bond is under a lot of pressure from her parents to marry Marshall Winkler, an arrogant blowhard whose only positive quality is his money. Alice really cares for Michael Stevens, an incredibly charming but utterly unambitious ne'er-do-well. Even Alice realizes that there's no future for a man who is content to sponge off his wealthy uncle instead of working. Michael convinces Alice's parents to let him marry her if he can get the job he intends to pursue. The catch is that the job is that of mayor, and to get it, he must run against the formidable political machine of the incumbent Mayor Loomis.
- DirectorNoel M. SmithStarsGrant MitchellNana BryantJohn LitelCarpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum cleaners. He's a bit of a skinflint, too. His family thinks he works too hard. He feels inferior for not having gone to college, so now he doesn't want his children going, either. His daughter Connie is afraid to break the news of her engagement to Gary Lee, especially since not only is Gary a lawyer and a college grad, but his father owns a vacuum-cleaner company, too.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyOlivia de HavillandRita HayworthQuick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerSheila RyanRobert WeldonA treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship.
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsTyrone PowerLinda DarnellRita HayworthIlliterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsMerle OberonJoseph CottenEdna May OliverFour friends reminisce in old age. Each of the men had been in love with the main character, Lydia. The interweaving stories reveal the reason why she never married any of them and, indeed, never married at all.
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsMarjorie WeaverGeorge ReevesRichard DerrReporter Dallas Dayle and FBI agent Bob Grayson hunt an escaped German agent.
- DirectorHerbert I. LeedsStarsLloyd NolanMary Beth HughesHelene ReynoldsDetective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsJane WithersMarjorie WeaverAlan MowbrayIn 1900 San Francisco, two sisters, one responsible and one flighty, deal with their love interests and the late mortgage payments of their squandering father who only wants to pursue his bungalow development project.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsWilliam BoydAndy ClydeJay KirbySheriff Hoppy has to find a way to bring the bad guys, headed by Tom Jordan, to justice in the Lone Star state. The problem is that they are hiding out beyond his jurisdiction, in Oklahoma.
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsRicardo MontalbanGeorge MurphyHoward Da SilvaMexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.# 9 on my top 10 list
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRichard DixJane WyattAlbert DekkerA railroad man and the owner of a freight line battle for control of a crucial mountain pass.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsWilliam BoydAndy ClydeJay KirbyAs rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Bar 20 ranch hand Johnny Travers sends for old friends Hopalong Cassidy and California Carlson.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsWilliam BoydAndy ClydeJay KirbyWhile oil drilling, Hoppy and California discover an underground well - a potential threat to Jebb Hardin's monopoly on water in the region.#10 on my list
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsClaudette ColbertPaulette GoddardVeronica LakeA group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsRichard DixJane WyattAlbert DekkerWounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsWilliam BoydAndy ClydeGeorge ReevesStagecoach robbers take the money Hoppy was going to use to buy cattle so Hoppy, California and Lin go after them.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsMark DanielsEdmond O'BrienLon McCallisterPinkie Scariano, Alan Ross and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits some.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsMary HatcherOlga San JuanDeForest KelleyAlmost everyone under contract to Paramount Pictures at the time make cameos or perform songs, with particularly large amounts of screen time featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
- DirectorWilliam D. RussellStarsVeronica LakeJoan CaulfieldBarry FitzgeraldAfter stealing 10 thousand dollars from a New York businessman, two female cons hide in a small Maine town where, against their will, they perform good deeds and become respectable.
- DirectorLewis D. CollinsStarsGeorge ReevesWanda McKayRalph ByrdWhen a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe.
- DirectorRobert GordonStarsGeorge ReevesRalph ByrdGreg McClureLoggers Jeff Collins and Boomer Benson compete for a mail-order bride by means of a timber-cutting contest.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsJohnny WeissmullerVirginia GreyGeorge ReevesLady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold and buried treasure.
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsJon HallAdele JergensGeorge ReevesMobster Thomas Nagle and his gang take over a ship to use running guns and counterfeit money into Lisbon.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsRobert LoweryAnne GwynneEdward BrophyAn arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.
- DirectorWilliam C. ThomasStarsWilliam EytheGeorge ReevesKasey RogersJohnny Douglas investigates a train robbery, committed by brothers Paul and Edmond Devereaux, in which Lucille Peters' father was killed.
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsBob HopeRhonda FlemingRoland YoungOn an ocean liner, an inept scoutmaster pursues a duchess while a killer pursues him.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsHedy LamarrVictor MatureGeorge SandersWhen strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.# 4 of my top ten Reeves movies
- DirectorDerwin AbrahamsSpencer Gordon BennetStarsGeorge ReevesCharles KingWilliam FawcettSir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table, searches for the legendary sword Excalibur.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJack CarsonLola AlbrightJean WallaceAn ice-cream seller unwittingly gets involved with a femme-fatale, leading to murder-charges, gangsters and factory payroll robberies.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyWhen underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsMarlene DietrichArthur KennedyMel FerrerAfter the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.# 3 on the my top list
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsRay MillandHelena CarterHugh MarloweAfter violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsAnne BaxterRichard ConteAnn SothernA telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may have committed murder.# 2 on my list, a great film noir classic
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.my favorite war flick of all-time (# 1)