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1. Eine Handvoll Helden (1967)
94 min | Drama, War
A handful of Prussian soldiers defend a strategic outpost, against rushing Frenchmen. Goal is to hold up the Frenchmen as long as possible, to save time for regular forces to retreat.
Director: Fritz Umgelter | Stars: Horst Frank, Valeria Ciangottini, Karlheinz Fiege, Volkert Kraeft
Votes: 64
2. The Singing Nun (1966)
Approved | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalban, Greer Garson, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 1,529
3. Dear Brigitte (1965)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Family
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol
Votes: 1,796
4. My Island Family (1965 TV Movie)
28 min
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Pat Boone, Lyn Edgington, Michael Pate, Leon Askin
5. Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy
A father's attempts to protect his college-age daughter from trouble backfire and he finds himself in the middle of scandal after scandal.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley
Votes: 1,507 | Gross: $7.41M
6. Marilyn (1963)
83 min | Documentary
Anthology of excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox output, narrated by Rock Hudson, and created as a cinematic eulogy to Monroe, who died the year before.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Anne Baxter
Votes: 125
7. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, Lauri Peters
Votes: 5,864
8. Flower Drum Song (1961)
Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo
Votes: 3,716 | Gross: $10.90M
9. The Story of Ruth (1960)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, History, Romance
Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Elana Eden, Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood
Votes: 1,452
10. Fräulein (1958)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Dana Wynter, Mel Ferrer, Dolores Michaels, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 298
11. The Naked Maja (1958)
111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Love takes precedence over art and politics as Spanish painter Goya pines for an aloof duchess.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi
Votes: 442
12. My Man Godfrey (1957)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
The spoiled daughter of a rich American family hires as butler an Austrian vagrant she finds on a pier, without knowing that he illegally jumped ship.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,126
13. D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 1,666
14. The Power and the Prize (1956)
Approved | 98 min | Drama
An American business executive (Robert Taylor) plans to marry an Austrian refugee (Elisabeth Müller) in London but he encounters disapproval and opposition from his American social and business circles.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Robert Taylor, Elisabeth Müller, Burl Ives, Charles Coburn
Votes: 426
15. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
Approved | 107 min | Drama
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton, Robert Douglas
Votes: 1,188
16. The Virgin Queen (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to win favor with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson
Votes: 3,071
17. A Man Called Peter (1955)
Approved | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Jill Esmond
Votes: 1,135
18. Désirée (1954)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie
Votes: 3,485 | Gross: $9.81M
19. The Robe (1953)
Approved | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie
Votes: 11,769 | Gross: $36.00M
20. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
Votes: 3,400
21. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
Directors: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger
Votes: 3,068
22. Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
Approved | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Ruth Hussey
Votes: 964
23. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 4,474
24. Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy
An urbane, sharp-tongued expert on how to stay young interrupts a lecturing tour to prove his theory at a dilapidated old people's home. To the despair of his agent and the alarm of the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel
Votes: 536
25. Elopement (1951)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
Industrial designer Howard Osborne (Clifton Webb) wants his daughter Jacqueline (Anne Francis), shortened to Jake by her efficient-minded father, to follow in his footsteps and study abroad... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Anne Francis, Charles Bickford, William Lundigan
Votes: 193
26. Harvey (1950)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Victoria Horne
Votes: 58,281
27. My Blue Heaven (1950)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Musical
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt
Votes: 567
28. Wabash Avenue (1950)
Approved | 92 min | Musical
Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thriving dance hall in 1892 Chicago. Unable to win it back, Andy schemes to make Mike's position... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 346 | Gross: $2.04M
29. The Inspector General (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 3,568
30. Come to the Stable (1949)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 1,608
31. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 1,179
32. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
G | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley
Votes: 20,920
33. The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Danny Thomas
Votes: 508
34. Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A high society Boston girl goes from the Bowery to the opera with the help of her sister.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 696
35. Music for Millions (1944)
Passed | 117 min | Drama, Family, War
Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 648
36. Jane Eyre (1943)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Romance
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, Peggy Ann Garner
Votes: 9,514 | Gross: $3.82M
37. Between Us Girls (1942)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
A young actress tries to help her mother's romance by deception, and winds up in some hilarious escapades before learning her lesson.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Kay Francis, John Boles
Votes: 110
38. It Started with Eve (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 1,835
39. Spring Parade (1940)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Hungarian woman whose fortune predicts that she will marry may find it coming true when she meets an army drummer.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 383
40. First Love (1939)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
An orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette, Helen Parrish
Votes: 764
41. Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
Three sisters believe life is going to be easy now that their parents are back together, but then one sister falls in love with another's fiancé and the youngest plays matchmaker.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Winninger, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish
Votes: 430
42. The Rage of Paris (1938)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution is to try to snare a rich husband, and she enlists the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre d' to catch the eye of Bill Duncan.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer, Louis Hayward
Votes: 979
43. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady, Leopold Stokowski
Votes: 1,239 | Gross: $2.27M
44. Troopship (1937)
85 min | Drama
Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Leslie Banks, Flora Robson, Sebastian Shaw, Patricia Hilliard
Votes: 37
45. Three Smart Girls (1936)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Binnie Barnes, Charles Winninger, Alice Brady, Ray Milland
Votes: 1,531 | Gross: $3.00M
46. Catherine the Last (1936)
89 min | Comedy
Hans, an idle young man, must find a way to reach his beloved one against her rich father's firm opposition. He finds it through enamoring Katharina, the scullery maid, a simple and straight young girl.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt, Hans Olden, Otto Wallburg
Votes: 70
47. A csúnya lány (1935)
84 min | Comedy
Dr Halmi has very strict principles towards women. He only employs ugly women in his office. So what can a poor unemployed secretary do? With the help of a wig and a pair of glasses, ... See full summary »
Directors: Béla Gaál, Henry Koster | Stars: Pál Jávor, Ella Gombaszögi, Gyula Kabos, Márton Rátkai
Votes: 85
48. Ball im Savoy (1935)
82 min | Musical
Anita, famous actress staying at the Savoy hotel, is singing at the balcony when her fur cape falls down onto Baron Wollheim. In returning it she takes him for a waiter. As long as he can stay near her he's not willing to discourage her.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Gitta Alpar, Hans Jaray, Rosy Barsony, Willy Stettner
Votes: 29
49. Little Mother (1935)
90 min | Drama
A girl from a boarding school finds a baby and has to keep it because she seems to be the real mother to everyone.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Bandi, Friedrich Benfer, Otto Wallburg
Votes: 42
50. The Cross-Patch (1935)
86 min | Comedy
Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. When his father sabotages Willy's job applications, his wife decides to apply for the job of the baron's housekeeper.
Directors: Henry Koster, Ernst Winar | Stars: Cor Ruys, Louis De Bree, Dolly Mollinger, Philip Dorn
Votes: 42