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Michael Curtiz Filmography

Complete filmography of Michael Curtiz: 68 films in the TMDB catalog, sorted by year.

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The Comancheros1,961Western, Action6.7208EnglishTexas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
Francis of Assisi1,961History, Drama7.631EnglishIn 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1,960Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family5.834EnglishFrom chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.
A Breath of Scandal1,960Comedy, Drama, Romance5.217EnglishA European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
The Hangman1,959Western6.436EnglishA marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.
The Man in the Net1,959Drama, Thriller, Mystery4.917EnglishAn artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt to take the law into their own hands.
King Creole1,958Drama, Music, Crime6.4110EnglishDanny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
The Proud Rebel1,958Western, Drama6.148EnglishSearching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.
The Helen Morgan Story1,957Drama, Music, Romance510EnglishTorch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
The Scarlet Hour1,956Crime, Drama, Thriller5.121EnglishAn unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
We're No Angels1,955Comedy, Crime7.2202EnglishThree convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
White Christmas1,954Comedy, Music, Romance7.2568EnglishTwo talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
The Egyptian1,954History, Drama6.4103EnglishIn eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
Trouble Along the Way1,953Comedy, Drama5.927EnglishStruggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Jim Thorpe – All-American1,951Drama6.318EnglishThe triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
I'll See You in My Dreams1,951Comedy, Drama, Music4.713EnglishSongwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
The Breaking Point1,950Crime, Drama7.188EnglishA fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Young Man with a Horn1,950Drama, Music, Romance6.455EnglishTaken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.
Bright Leaf1,950Drama, Romance5.719EnglishTwo tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Flamingo Road1,949Drama, Romance757EnglishA stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
My Dream Is Yours1,949Comedy, Music, Romance6.422EnglishConceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further, Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.
Romance on the High Seas1,948Comedy, Romance6.633EnglishGeorgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
Life with Father1,947Comedy, Family6.770EnglishA straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
The Unsuspected1,947Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.656EnglishThe secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Night and Day1,946Drama, Music5.934EnglishWhen his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.
Mildred Pierce1,945Crime, Drama7.6436EnglishA hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Passage to Marseille1,944Adventure, War6.563EnglishA freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Casablanca1,943Drama, Romance8.15,914EnglishIn Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
This Is the Army1,943Comedy, Music, Romance, War5.624EnglishIn WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Mission to Moscow1,943War, Drama, History5.419EnglishAmbassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Yankee Doodle Dandy1,942Drama, Music7226EnglishA film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Captains of the Clouds1,942Action, War6.429EnglishInspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
The Sea Wolf1,941Adventure, Drama7.265EnglishShipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Dive Bomber1,941Drama6.430EnglishA military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
The Sea Hawk1,940Adventure, History, Romance7.2149EnglishDashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
Santa Fe Trail1,940Western5.756EnglishAs a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
Virginia City1,940Western, Action, Romance6.132EnglishUnion officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.
Dodge City1,939Western6.9107EnglishIn this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex1,939Drama, History, Romance6.393EnglishThis period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Sons of Liberty1,939Drama, History6.211EnglishSet during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
Four Wives1,939Drama, Romance5.310EnglishIn this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.
The Adventures of Robin Hood1,938Adventure, Romance, History7.5831EnglishRobin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Angels with Dirty Faces1,938Crime, Drama7.5345EnglishChildhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Four Daughters1,938Drama, Music, Romance6.631EnglishMusician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue.
Four's a Crowd1,938Comedy, Romance4.813EnglishA public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.
Kid Galahad1,937Crime, Drama, Romance752EnglishFight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
The Walking Dead1,936Crime, Horror, Science Fiction6.394EnglishDown-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
The Charge of the Light Brigade1,936Drama, Adventure, War6.578EnglishIn 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.
Captain Blood1,935Adventure, History, Romance7.2257EnglishDr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Black Fury1,935Drama6.224EnglishA simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.
The Case of the Curious Bride1,935Comedy, Crime, Mystery620EnglishAfter giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.
Front Page Woman1,935Comedy, Romance5.816EnglishAce reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes women are "bum newspapermen". When a murder investigation ensues, the two compete every step of the way, determined to not be scooped by the other.
Jimmy the Gent1,934Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime6.327EnglishAn unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
British Agent1,934Romance, Drama, War5.618EnglishIn the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.
Mandalay1,934Drama5.617EnglishAbandoned by her lover, a woman becomes the main "hostess" in a decadent nightclub, but tries to put her past behind her on a steamer to Mandalay.
The Key1,934Drama4.610EnglishA British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
Mystery of the Wax Museum1,933Horror, Mystery, Comedy6.4148EnglishA wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.
The Kennel Murder Case1,933Crime, Mystery655EnglishPhilo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Female1,933Romance, Comedy6.230EnglishAlison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
Private Detective 621,933Crime, Drama5.923EnglishA former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.
The Keyhole1,933Comedy, Drama, Romance4.715EnglishA private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
Doctor X1,932Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction684EnglishA wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
20,000 Years in Sing Sing1,932Crime, Drama6.342EnglishBrash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
The Cabin in the Cotton1,932Drama6.320EnglishSharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1,932Drama, Crime5.911EnglishA fast-talking reporter befriends a young woman and her male companion who are wanted for a policeman's shooting.
The Mad Genius1,931Drama, Horror, Romance6.321EnglishA crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.
Noah's Ark1,928Drama, War6.218EnglishThe Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
Sodom and Gomorrah1,922Drama5.814GermanExposed to bad influences since childhood, Mary, a young girl is pushed by her mother to approach an elderly banker by the name of Harber. After almost driving her fiancee to suicide and seducing his mentally-ill son, she realizes through a metaphorical dream the scope of her negligence. Sentenced to prison for incitement to murder Harber, she sees herself as a parallel figure to Lea, Lot's wife in Sodom, where the Angel of the Lord warns the sinful citizens of the city of their impending doom. Lea oppresses the angel and eventually turns it over to the pagan priests when her sexual advances to it are rejected. In another dream sequence, Mary becomes the Queen of Syria, whose oppressed people turn against her and who, in turn, condemns a young man who loves her to death. Finally, her dream returns to the present time and when she awakens, she runs back to her former lover.
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