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Joseph Pevney
Director 1911 - 2008

Joseph Pevney

New York City, New York, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Pevney (September 15, 1911 – May 18, 2008) was an American film and television director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Pevney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

19 titles
The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

Joseph Pevney 1966 1h 48m 7.0

Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

Joseph Pevney 1960 1h 45m

The passengers and crew aboard an airplane reflect on their sorry lives, unaware they're soon to collide with another plane. A 1960 film, with Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Anne Francis, Troy Donahue, John Kerr, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Keenan Wynn, Patsy Kelly.

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

Joseph Pevney 1958 1h 38m 6.0

A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.

The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

Joseph Pevney 1957 1h 29m 6.0

After a San Francisco priest is murdered, a policeman, who's a close friend, starts an investigation.

Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy and the Bachelor

Joseph Pevney 1957 1h 29m 6.0

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

Joseph Pevney 1957 2h 2m 6.0

Makeup genius and actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney) marries two women (Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer) and stars in silent classics like "The Phantom of the Opera."

Congo Crossing

Congo Crossing

Joseph Pevney 1956 1h 25m 6.0

Attractive Louise Whitman catalyzes action and adventure in an African country that offers haven to foreign fugitives.

Six Bridges to Cross

Six Bridges to Cross

Joseph Pevney 1955 1h 36m 7.0

Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.

Foxfire

Foxfire

Joseph Pevney 1955 1h 32m 4.5

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach

Joseph Pevney 1955 1h 37m 5.0

Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home.

Playgirl

Playgirl

Joseph Pevney 1954 1h 25m

If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City.

Back to God's Country

Back to God's Country

Joseph Pevney 1953 1h 18m 6.0

In north-western Canada,in the 1870s,American schooner captain Peter Keith hopes to return to America with a cargo of furs before winter but two local crooks plan to steal Keith's cargo,boat and wife.

Meet Danny Wilson

Meet Danny Wilson

Joseph Pevney 1952 1h 28m 6.0

A nightclub singer has a racketeer for a manager and a rivalry with his pianist for a girl.

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

Joseph Pevney 1952 1h 23m 6.0

A gold digger (Jan Sterling) and a newswoman (Mona Freeman) follow a deaf boxer's (Tony Curtis) fight to regain his hearing and win the title.

Because of You

Because of You

Joseph Pevney 1952 1h 35m

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

Joseph Pevney 1951 1h 21m 7.0

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

Iron Man

Iron Man

Joseph Pevney 1951 1h 22m

An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.

Undercover Girl

Undercover Girl

Joseph Pevney 1950 1h 23m 6.0

A young woman joins the Police Department in order to track down the killer who murdered her father.

Shakedown

Shakedown

Joseph Pevney 1950 1h 20m 6.0

Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed.

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