Henry Hathaway

Henry Hathaway

1898-03-13 Sacramento, California, United States 80 Credits

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring John Wayne. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Henry Hathaway, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first...

Hangup

Hangup

1974

Director

4.5
Directing

A rookie cop on the undercover narcotic squad falls for the junkie who can help him nab a ruthless pusher/killer.

Shoot Out

Shoot Out

1971

Director

6.3
Directing

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hir...

Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

1971

Director

5.8
Directing

Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscie...

True Grit

True Grit

1969

Director

7.3
Directing

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968

Director

6.2
Directing

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

The Last Safari

The Last Safari

1967

Director, Producer

5.5
Directing Producing

A hunter stalks a killer elephant.

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

Director, Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and...

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Director

7.0
Directing

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ...

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1964

Director

6.3
Directing

Medical student Philip falls in love with Mildred, a waitress. Although she is a flirt, they have a love affair. But when Philip is told about her con...

Circus World

Circus World

1964

Director

6.1
Directing

Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind betw...

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

Director

7.0
Directing

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ...

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

Director, Producer

6.5
Directing Producing

After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has ...

Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves

1960

Director

6.5
Directing

A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.

Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed

1959

Director

6.5
Directing

After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drift...

From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas

1958

Director

5.9
Directing

The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengef...

Legend of the Lost

Legend of the Lost

1957

Producer, Director

6.2
Producing Directing

American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

Director

6.8
Directing

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child...

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

Director

5.5
Directing

An alcoholic escaped convict asks his Arizona lawyer brother to help him cross the Mexican border.

The Racers

The Racers

1955

Director

6.0
Directing

An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.

Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil

1954

Director

6.1
Directing

A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1954

Director

5.9
Directing

A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor

1953

Director

6.3
Directing

Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fo...

Niagara

Niagara

1953

Director

6.8
Directing

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who a...

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

Director

6.5
Directing

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is...

Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

1952

Director

6.0
Directing

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting poi...

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

Director

6.7
Directing

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

Director

7.2
Directing

A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of ...

Rawhide

Rawhide

1951

Director

6.7
Directing

At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.

You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

1951

Director

4.4
Directing

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teake...

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950

Director

6.5
Directing

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of ...

Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949

Director

6.9
Directing

During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark...

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

1948

Director

6.6
Directing

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal t...

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1947

Director

7.0
Directing

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Director

6.0
Directing

Bob Sharkey, an instructor of would-be spies for the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes suspicious of one of the latest batch of students, B...

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

Director

6.6
Directing

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunk...

The House on 92nd Street

The House on 92nd Street

1945

Director

6.5
Directing

The US Government tries to track down embedded Nazi agents in the States.

Nob Hill

Nob Hill

1945

Director

5.7
Directing

A Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco's high society. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the film was released in 1945.

Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

1944

Director

5.5
Directing

'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Thoug...

Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer

1944

Director

6.5
Directing

An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of M...

China Girl

China Girl

1942

Director

5.4
Directing

Two-fisted newsreel photographer Johnny Williams is stationed in Burma and China in the early stage of WW II. Captured by the Japanese, he escapes fro...

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Director

5.8
Directing

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In the early 19th Century, Congress...

Sundown

Sundown

1941

Director

5.4
Directing

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Director

6.6
Directing

Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His...

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

Director

4.4
Directing

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settl...

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940

Director

6.8
Directing

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's releas...

The Real Glory

The Real Glory

1939

Director

6.3
Directing

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and native troops resist the fierce and treacherous atta...

Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

1938

Director

5.5
Directing

Two Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish pirates and the other aligns with local vigilantes.

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

Director

6.0
Directing

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.

Lest We Forget

1937

Director

Directing

MGM hosts a salute to Will Rogers (1875-1935) shortly after his death. After a few words from Gary Cooper and Harry Carey, a look at Rogers' fatal tri...

Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

1936

Director

5.3
Directing

Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from on...

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Director

6.4
Directing

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

Director

6.8
Directing

When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter i...

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Director

6.6
Directing

In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohamm...

Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1934

Director

6.6
Directing

Freewheeling wanderer Jerry Day and his beautiful wife Toni are at odds over their lifestyle. Jerry can't accept responsibility, but Toni yearns for a...

The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

1934

Director

Directing

Randolph Scott plays Jim Cleve, one of several volunteers keeping the US-Mexican border safe on behalf of American settlers. Ostensibly the hero, Clev...

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

1934

Director

5.3
Directing

Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes...

Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!

1934

Director

5.0
Directing

"Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron on an expedition through a Phillipine jungle wher...

To the Last Man

To the Last Man

1933

Director

5.7
Directing

In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Neva...

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1933

Director

5.5
Directing

Beasley, who is after Gayner's land, plans to kidnap his daughter. But Dale overhears their plan and kidnaps her himself. When Gayner arrives to retri...

Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

1933

Director

6.0
Directing

A US marshal goes undercover to bust up a bunch of rustlers.

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

1933

Director

Directing

Western comedy.

Buffalo Stampede

Buffalo Stampede

1933

Director

3.3
Directing

A buffalo hunter tries to stop a thief and his minions from stealing hides.

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

1932

Director

Directing

Chane Weymer, an Arizona rancher, goes after a gang that is trapping wild horses by the use of barbed-wire enclosures.

Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

Assistant Director

6.2
Directing

A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1932

Director

5.0
Directing

A young man must defend his land from claim jumpers in this adaptation of the popular Zane Grey novel.

The Texan

The Texan

1930

Assistant Director

5.8
Directing

Outlaw Llano Kid poses as a rich Mexican widow's son and falls in love with a cousin.

The Virginian

The Virginian

1929

Assistant Director

5.8
Directing

A good-natured cowboy who is romancing the new schoolmarm has a crisis of conscience when he discovers his best friend is engaged in cattle rustling.

Wolf Song

Wolf Song

1929

Assistant Director

4.8
Directing

In 1840, Sam Lash heads west for adventure. He meets up with some Mountain Men, and they head for the Rockies to trap beavers and cats. In Taos he mee...

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1928

Assistant Director

Directing

Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends...

The Awakening

The Awakening

1928

Assistant Director

5.0
Directing

A French country lass Marie Ducrot, name is "mud" after she is compromised by a German soldier . Turning to religion, Banky becomes one of the "sister...

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1927

Assistant Director

6.9
Directing

The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family. He is...

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

1927

Assistant Director

4.0
Directing

The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898. ...

Underworld

Underworld

1927

Second Unit Director

7.0
Directing

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfr...

Mantrap

Mantrap

1926

Assistant Director

5.9
Directing

A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorc...

The Dressmaker from Paris

The Dressmaker from Paris

1925

Assistant Director

Directing

An American soldier falls in love with a French maiden but their romance is thwarted when the Yanks return home. Years later she comes to America to p...

Honest Hutch

Honest Hutch

1920

Property Master

Ort Hutchins is a confirmed loafer who spends all of his time fishing while his wife toils over the washtub. One day, while digging for worms, Hutch u...

Jes' Call Me Jim

Jes' Call Me Jim

1920

Property Master

5.8

Happy-go-lucky Jim Fenton is in love with Miss Butterworth, the town milliner, who is taking care of little Harry Benedict while his father Paul, an i...

Jubilo

Jubilo

1919

Property Master

5.3

Jubilo, a hobo, witnesses a robbery, finds work on Judge Hardy’s farm, and foils the vengeful machinations of a sinister villain.

The Storm Woman

The Storm Woman

1917

Acting

Lost film.