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Don Taylor
Director 1920 - 1998

Don Taylor

Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including The Naked City, Battleground, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend and Stalag 17. He later turned to directing... Read full bio →

Filmography

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17 titles
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan 1994 1h 53m

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

Love Slaves of the Amazons

Love Slaves of the Amazons

Curt Siodmak 1957 1h 21m 5.0

A party of explorers in the Amazon jungle are captured by a tribe of women, and learn that they are to be used as the tribe's "love slaves."

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

Lewis R. Foster 1956 1h 27m 6.0

An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Daniel Mann 1955 1h 57m

Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie (Jo Van Fleet), Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward) becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman (Ray Danton), he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic.

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Val Guest 1954 1h 17m

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured.

Stalag 17

Stalag 17

Billy Wilder 1953 2h 7.8

Stalag 17 is a war time film from director Billy Wilder set in a German prison camp. The story follows a group of Americans that want to break out.

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

Robert Wise 1953 1h 30m 6.0

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

Curtis Bernhardt 1951 1h 53m

A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

John Farrow 1951 1h 27m 6.0

Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

Nicholas Ray 1951 1h 42m 5.7

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin.

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

Vincente Minnelli 1951 1h 22m 5.5

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Vincente Minnelli 1950 1h 32m 7.0

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

Ambush

Ambush

Sam Wood 1950 1h 30m 7.0

A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.

Battleground

Battleground

William A. Wellman 1949 1h 58m 7.5

A bank heist goes wrong and six ruthless men escape into the forests of North Michigan with three million dollars, only to encounter a war veteran who still lives for the kill.

The Naked City

The Naked City

Jules Dassin 1948 1h 36m 7.8

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

Edward Buzzell 1947 1h 26m 4.5

Nick and Nora investigate a murder on a gambling cruise.

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

George Cukor 1944 2h 10m

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.

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