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Irving Pichel
Director 1891 - 1954

Irving Pichel

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director. He married Violette Wilson, daughter of Jackson Stitt Wilson, a Methodist minister and Socialist mayor of Berkeley, California. Her sister was actress... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

18 titles
Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Irving Pichel 1953 1h 45m

A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Irving Pichel 1951 1h 28m 6.0

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.

The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

Irving Pichel 1950 1h 28m 6.0

A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.

Quicksand

Quicksand

Irving Pichel 1950 1h 19m 6.5

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled.

Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Irving Pichel 1950 1h 31m

Postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the (then) near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome in-flight. Attempted to be realistic, with Robert A. Heinlein providing advice.

Without Honor

Without Honor

Irving Pichel 1949 1h 9m

Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she has had a long affair. Dennis tells Jane that he has to break off their relationship. She threatens suicide, but when she picks up a shish kabob skewer, the two struggle and Dennis is stabbed in the chest and collapses.

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

Irving Pichel 1948 2h 6.0

A press agent brings a dead actress home for burial. To promote her one film, he asks churches to ring bells for 3 days, hoping to get the studio head to release it.

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Irving Pichel 1948 1h 29m

While on vacation in the Caribbean with his wife, a middle-aged man unexpectedly finds, and falls in love with, a mermaid.

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Irving Pichel 1947 1h 35m 6.0

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Something in the Wind

Something in the Wind

Irving Pichel 1947 1h 34m 7.0

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

Irving Pichel 1946 1h 45m

In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe.

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Irving Pichel 1946 1h 25m 6.0

A bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it.

Temptation

Temptation

Irving Pichel 1946 1h 38m 5.0

After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.

A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

Irving Pichel 1945 1h 17m

Benny's girl friend (Dorothy Lamour) is being romanced by the town ne'er do well (Arturo de Cordova) who keeps coming up with get-rich-quick schemes. Benny's father (J. Carrol Naish in an Oscar-nominated performance) is a simple man who is bewildered by the world at large.

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

Irving Pichel 1943 1h 30m 6.0

During the Nazi occupation of Norway, a small Norwegian village struggles to cope with the invaders and some locals choose collaboration while others prefer armed resistance.

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Irving Pichel 1942 1h 27m

Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size.

She

She

Irving Pichel, Lansing C. Holden 1935 1h 41m 7.5

Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire.

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack 1932 1h 3m 8.8

An insane hunter arranges for a ship to be wrecked on an island where he can indulge in some sort of hunting and killing of the passengers.

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