Alan Le May

1899-01-03 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 22 Credits

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The Edge of the Blade

The Edge of the Blade

2023

Rigging Grip

6.6

In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He's a charismatic master of arms; she's a feminist, fa...

The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960

Novel

6.3

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daughter was stolen from the Kiowa tribe.

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Novel

7.7

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American

1955

Screenplay

4.0
Writing

A woman arrives in New Mexico to claim property she's inherited and receives an education in the greedy exploitation of the local Navajo.

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

1953

Writer

5.5
Writing

In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

I Dream of Jeanie

I Dream of Jeanie

1952

Screenplay

3.6
Writing

The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.

Quebec

Quebec

1951

Writer, Producer

Writing Producing

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

1950

Story, Screenplay

5.7
Writing

A Confederate troop, led by Captain Lafe Barstow, is prowling the far ranges of California and Nevada in a last desperate attempt to build up an army ...

High Lonesome

High Lonesome

1950

Director, Writer

5.1
Directing Writing

When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1950

as The Parson (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1950

Story, Screenplay, Producer

5.4
Writing Producing

Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

Story, Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.

Tap Roots

Tap Roots

1948

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the con...

Gunfighters

Gunfighters

1947

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

Gunfighter "Brazos" Kane lays aside his guns "forever" when he is forced to shoot his best friend, and decides to join another friend, Bob Tyrell, as ...

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1947

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence if he poses as a bandit. His mission is to uncover...

San Antonio

San Antonio

1945

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Rancher Clay Hardin arrives in San Antonio to search for and capture Roy Stuart, notorious leader of a gang of cattle rustlers. The vicious outlaw is ...

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

Novel

5.7

An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman...

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

Screenplay, Adaptation

6.6
Writing

A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.

The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marb...

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Lo...

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Cor...