Director Henry Hathaway (1898)

Directed by Henry Hathaway, Raid on Rommel (1971) is a Technicolor American B movie that takes place in Libya during the year 1942. A British intelligence officer named Captain Alex Foster hatches a plan to infiltrate a German Afrika Korps convoy transporting British prisoners by pretending to be injured. Foster, along with the prisoners who are comprised of a medical unit and remnants of a commando force, set out to take control of the convoy and redirect it to the Libyan port town of Tobruk. While en route, they stumble upon an unexpected concentration of German tanks and deduce that there must be a hidden fuel depot ...

Shoot Out (1971), an American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gregory Peck, is based on Will James’s novel, The Lone Cowboy. Clay Lomax is released from prison after serving seven years for robbing a bank. He sets out to find his former crime partner, Sam Foley, who betrayed him during their escape and left him to be caught. Upon hearing of his release, Foley hires a trio of young thugs—Pepe, Skeeter, and Bobby Jay Jones—to track Lomax down. Lomax seeks information from an old friend, ...

The American Western mystery film, 5 Card Stud (1968), directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum, tells the story of a gambler in Rincon, a small town located 100 miles from Denver, Colorado. The gambler is caught cheating at a game of five-card stud poker and is later lynched by the other players, led by the volatile Nick Evers. One of the players, Van Morgan, attempts to prevent the act of frontier justice, but is unsuccessful. He ultimately leaves town but returns after learning that several ...

O. Henry’s Full House (1952), released by Twentieth Century Fox, is an American anthology film featuring five different stories. Each story is based on a work by renowned author O. Henry. Narrator John Steinbeck presents a prologue providing insight into O. Henry’s life and mentions some of his other works that were not included in the film. Notably, A Retrieved Reformation tells the tale of reformed safecracker Jimmy Valentine. 1. The Cop and the Anthem (

In a drama China Girl (1942) an American newsreel photographer named Johnny Williams finds himself in Luzhou, China where he is taken captive by the Japanese military. Despite being offered a large sum of money to photograph the crucial Burma Road that supports the Chinese war effort, Johnny declines. This results in him being returned to his cell where he meets ‘Major’ Bull Weed, a Canadian posing as a Chinese irregular. With the help of their confederate ‘Captain’ Fifi, who sneaks in a gun during her supposed dramatic goodbye, the two men are able to escape captivity. Fifi then reveals that she saw a plane at an abandoned airfield nearby and ...

Starring John Wayne, Betty Field, and Harry Carey, The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) is an American drama film. Matt Masters, a moonshiner in the Ozark Mountains, harbors great resentment towards his absent father who abandoned his mother. This resentment fuels the widespread hatred in the mountains. When Daniel Howitt, a stranger, arrives in the community, he starts to make a positive impact on the people. His gentle influence helps them let go of their hatred. Despite this change, Matt remains suspicious of Howitt.

Brigham Young (1940) is a biographical western film featuring talented actors Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger. It depicts the true story of Young’s rise to become the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the tragic assassination of Joseph Smith in 1844. The film follows Young’s journey to guide his followers across the Rocky Mountains and establish their settlement in Salt Lake City. Along the way, we witness the struggles faced by two members of his group, Jonathan Kent ...

Johnny Apollo (1940) is an American crime film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour. Bob Cain, Jr.’s father, known as ‘Pop’ Cain, is sent to prison for embezzlement. Despite their previous close relationship, Bob becomes estranged from his father and drops out of college in search of employment. However, his efforts are unsuccessful due to his father’s infamous reputation. Bob eventually finds work under an alias but is terminated upon the discovery of his true ...

The Real Glory (1939) is an adventure film by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, released by United Artists in the weeks following Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. Directed by Henry Hathaway and based on Charles L. Clifford’s 1937 novel of the same name, the film is set during the Moro Rebellion in the early 20th century, when the Philippines was under American occupation. The island of Mindanao is plagued by Alipang and his Muslim Moro guerrillas, who raid villages and take women and children as slaves. In an effort to protect the Filipinos without maintaining ...

Spawn of the North (1938) is an American adventure film featuring George Raft, Henry Fonda, and Dorothy Lamour as rival fishermen in Alaska. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the story follows Jim Kimmerlee, owner of a salmon cannery, who reunites with his old friend Tyler Dawson after his hunting trip for seals. Nicky Duval, Jim’s sweetheart and proprietor of the local hotel, is also happy to see Tyler back in town. However, their cheerful reunion is dampened by the ongoing ...

Souls at Sea (1937) is an American historical adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film follows the journey of a first mate on a slave ship who leads a mutiny to overthrow the captain and free the enslaved passengers. Abolitionist Michael ‘Nuggin’ Taylor takes on an undercover mission to disrupt illegal slave trading, despite both the United States and Great Britain having laws ...

Released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Henry Hathaway, Go West Young Man (1936) is a hilarious American comedy adapted from Lawrence Riley’s play Personal Appearance. The storyline follows Mavis Arden, a famous movie star, who becomes entangled with a politician despite the watchful eye of her publicist Morgan. While on her personal appearance tour, Mavis gets stranded at a remote rural boarding house with an overbearing landlady, a practical old maid, and an overly enthusiastic waitress who happens to be a huge fan of her work. To pass the time, ...

Based on the 1908 novel of the same name, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) is an American adventure romance western film. In the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield, an ongoing feud between the Tolliver and Falin clans has persisted for generations. With the arrival of engineer Jack Hale and his coal and railroad interests, tensions rise. After saving Dave Tolliver’s life and treating his gangrene injury, Hale gains favor with Dave’s cousin June, who was supposed to marry him. Hale also takes an interest in June’s brother Buddie, educating him and becoming a mentor figure. However, members of both families remain wary of this outsider.

Peter Ibbetson (1935), an American black-and-white drama/fantasy film directed by Henry Hathaway, follows the story of Gogo, a young boy of English descent growing up in Paris. His neighbor Mimsey and he have a friendly but occasionally tumultuous relationship. After his mother passes away, Gogo is brought to England by his uncle who gives him an English name in honor of his mother’s maiden name – transforming him into Peter Ibbetson. ‘And so marks the end of the first chapter in the remarkable life of Peter Ibbetson’. As an adult, Ibbetson works as an architect in Yorkshire, restoring a project ...