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1. The Dunwich Horror (1970)

R | 90 min | Horror

Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner

Votes: 5,184 | Gross: $0.45M

2. The Devil's 8 (1969)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A federal agent rounds up eight convicts to help fight a vicious moonshine gang.

Director: Burt Topper | Stars: Christopher George, Fabian, Tom Nardini, Leslie Parrish

Votes: 448

3. The Time Travelers (1964)

Approved | 84 min | Sci-Fi

In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.

Director: Ib Melchior | Stars: Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, John Hoyt

Votes: 3,208

4. Beach Party (1963)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello

Votes: 2,341

5. The Big Fisherman (1959)

Approved | 180 min | Drama, History

Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Howard Keel, John Saxon, Susan Kohner, Martha Hyer

Votes: 456

6. China Doll (1958)

Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War

American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Victor Mature, Li Hua Li, Ward Bond, Bob Mathias

Votes: 569

7. The Missouri Traveler (1958)

Passed | 103 min | Drama, Family, Western

During the early 1900s, a runaway Missouri orphan reaches a town where the townsfolk are enchanted with him and where a wealthy rancher and a local newspaperman compete to give him an education.

Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Brandon De Wilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford

Votes: 298

8. Ghost of the China Sea (1958)

Unrated | 79 min | Drama, War

A ragtag band of civilians and military personnel evade the Japanese in the Philippines, utilising the so-called USS Frankenstein.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: David Brian, Lynette Bernay, Norman Wright, Harry Chang

Votes: 90

9. Jeanne Eagels (1957)

Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The life of 1920s actress Jeanne Eagels.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes Moorehead, Charles Drake

Votes: 847

10. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

G | 175 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

Directors: Michael Anderson, John Farrow | Stars: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley

Votes: 29,727 | Gross: $42.00M

11. The Boss (1956)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer. The film is enhanced by John Payne's persuasive performance as "The Boss."

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGehee, Doe Avedon

Votes: 387

12. The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode: Yacht on the High Sea (1956)

60 min | Drama

In the teeth of a hurricane, the luxury yacht Magnolia receives an S.O.S. from a fishing boat in distress, but there are those on board whose urge to reach port without delay is in violent conflict with the call for help.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Gary Merrill, Nina Foch, Torin Thatcher, Abraham Sofaer

13. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: The Day I Met Caruso (1956)

Drama

A ten-year-old girl meets famed opera singer Enrico Caruso on a train between Boston and New York. She admonishes him for his extravagant lifestyle, but she is softened up somewhat when Caruso begins to sing arias from her favorite operas.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Lotfi Mansouri, Sandy Descher, Bill Walker, Emily Lawrence

Votes: 73

14. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)

30 min | Drama

Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.

Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Erwin, George Sanders, Macdonald Carey

Votes: 176

15. The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)

60 min | Drama

An anthology of mini-features, new productions largely consisting of hasty retreads of successful 20th Century Fox movies.

Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jesse White, Carl Benton Reid, Grandon Rhodes

Votes: 235

16. Escape to Burma (1955)

TV-PG | 87 min | Adventure

A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye

Votes: 699

17. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Romance, War, Western

In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 521

18. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)

Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure

Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye

Votes: 364

19. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: A Midsummer Daydream (1955)

26 min | Drama

A shy, lonely man meets the girl of his dreams, a clerk in a marriage license bureau, but his resolve is tested when a slick gambler arrives to vie for her affections.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Kim Hunter, Keenan Wynn, Don Hanmer, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 66

20. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: Day Is Done (1955)

26 min | Drama

During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the road.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Bobby Driscoll, Richard Crane, Douglas Dick

Votes: 94

21. That's My Man (1947)

Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely

Votes: 162

22. I've Always Loved You (1946)

Approved | 117 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, Bill Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya

Votes: 369

23. The Spanish Main (1945)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 1,876

24. Till We Meet Again (1944)

Passed | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Occupied France, World War II. The American pilot John is shot down and taken to a convent by the Resistance. The young novice Clothilde is interested in him and is willing to help him ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson

Votes: 232

25. Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War

"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker

Votes: 1,828

26. His Butler's Sister (1943)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Music

A young girl visits New York for two reasons: to see her half-brother, and to try to start a musical career.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 557

27. Seven Sweethearts (1942)

Passed | 98 min | Musical, Romance

Henry falls in love with Billie, one of seven daughters of an eccentric hotel owner. Billie loves him back but refuses marriage because family tradition demands that the eldest daughter must marry first.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Marsha Hunt, Cecilia Parker, Peggy Moran

Votes: 556

28. The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Biography of Robert Yancey, long-term district attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson, Spring Byington, Natalie Thompson

Votes: 324

29. Billy the Kid (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Western

In 1880 New Mexico, during a feud between cattle growers, former childhood friends Billy the Kid and Jim Sherwood end-up working for opposite sides.

Directors: David Miller, Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard

Votes: 1,070

30. Smilin' Through (1941)

Passed | 100 min | Musical, Romance

John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because at his wedding years ago, his bride Moonyean was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, Moonyean's 5-year-old orphaned niece... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond, Ian Hunter

Votes: 457 | Gross: $1.89M

31. The Mortal Storm (1940)

Passed | 100 min | Drama

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan

Votes: 6,052

32. Strange Cargo (1940)

Passed | 113 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure (Ian Hunter).

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre

Votes: 2,974

33. I Take This Woman (1940)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A doctor (Spencer Tracy) marries a suicidal woman (Hedy Lamarr) but begins to doubt her fidelity.

Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Frank Borzage, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor

Votes: 715

34. Flight Command (1940)

Passed | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly

Votes: 865

35. The Shining Hour (1938)

Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance

A nightclub dancer marries into high society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas

Votes: 1,295 | Gross: $0.94M

36. Three Comrades (1938)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance

The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young

Votes: 2,078

37. History Is Made at Night (1937)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A wealthy divorcée falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur, Leo Carrillo, Colin Clive

Votes: 2,497

38. Mannequin (1937)

Passed | 95 min | Drama

Affluent Hennessey falls for Jessie who is married to good-for-nothing Eddie. To provide a better life for Jessie Hennessey wants to marry her, and Eddie even approves of the plan, hoping to profit from it financially.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 1,484

39. Big City (1937)

Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance

To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for... See full summary »

Directors: Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher

Votes: 645

40. Green Light (1937)

Passed | 85 min | Drama, Romance

A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Cedric Hardwicke

Votes: 621

41. Desire (1936)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday, William Frawley

Votes: 2,843

42. Hearts Divided (1936)

Passed | 87 min | Drama, Romance

Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Claude Rains

Votes: 894

43. Stranded (1935)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance

A construction engineer with a heart of steel courts a social worker with a heart of gold, while fighting a protection racketeer that tries to derail the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Patricia Ellis, Donald Woods

Votes: 569

44. Living on Velvet (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance

Terry Parker (George Brent) is shattered by the crash of his airplane which killed his parents and sister, and adopts a listless attitude toward life. But romance enters in the person of ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kay Francis, Warren William, George Brent, Helen Lowell

Votes: 476

45. Shipmates Forever (1935)

Approved | 109 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A successful crooner who doesn't want to join the Navy decides to prove to his father, a Navy admiral, that he has what it takes to make it in the fleet.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander

Votes: 410

46. No Greater Glory (1934)

Approved | 74 min | Drama, War

Frail Nemecsek, a lonely boy craving belonging, idolizes charismatic Boka, leader of a gang, in an evocative depiction of youth's pain and war's senselessness.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Frankie Darro, George P. Breakston, Jimmy Butler, Jackie Searl

Votes: 519

47. Flirtation Walk (1934)

Passed | 97 min | Musical

Musical-romance with Powell as private in Hawaii involved with general's daughter Keeler. Break up to avoid scandal but reunite years later when he produces play at West Point starring her.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien, Ross Alexander

Votes: 872

48. Little Man, What Now? (1934)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, Douglass Montgomery, Alan Hale, Catherine Doucet

Votes: 641

49. Man's Castle (1933)

75 min | Drama, Romance

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Loretta Young, Marjorie Rambeau, Glenda Farrell

Votes: 1,774

50. Secrets (1933)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A New England society girl braves the West to help her husband build his fortune.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, C. Aubrey Smith, Blanche Friderici

Votes: 719 | Gross: $0.70M