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Hal B. Wallis
Producer 1899 - 1986

Hal B. Wallis

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Harold Brent Wallis (born Aaron Blum Wolowicz; October 19, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American film producer. He is best remembered for producing Casablanca (1942), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner... Read full bio →

Filmography

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Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

Stuart Millar 1975 1h 48m 6.4

A small village in the Indian Nation that is run by a Minister Goodnight and his daughter Eula is overrun by a band of drunken thugs. They kill and rape the people of the village. Miss Goodnight then teams up with the ruthless Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn who goes after them and bring them to justice.

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

Richard Fleischer 1973 1h 46m 6.5

After his mistress is murdered a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

Follow Me

Follow Me

Carol Reed 1972 1h 33m 6.0

When a strait-laced British accountant marries a free-spirited American, he starts trying to change her. His wife doesn't keep regular hours, so he suspects an affair and hires a detective (Topol).

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

Charles Jarrott 1971 2h 8m

During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.

True Grit

True Grit

Henry Hathaway 1969 2h 8m 7.2

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

Charles Jarrott 1969 2h 25m 7.5

Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

Henry Hathaway 1968 1h 43m 5.6

After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging.

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

John Rich 1967 1h 35m 6.0

Lieutenant Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley) spends his lat day on active duty in the Navy disarming an underwater mine. While disarming the explosive he sees what appears to be a sunken ship. Overcome with curiousity, he investigates and finds a treasure chest filled with what he thinks are Spanish gold coins.

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

Gene Saks 1967 1h 46m 6.8

Corie (Jane Fonda) is the young housewife trying to keep life exciting while making a home for her and her husband, Paul (Robert Redford), on the fifth floor of a Greenwich Village walkup apartment. He's working hard at starting his career as lawyer; she's eager to be romantic and spontaneous; and the two have plenty to squabble about.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Michael D. Moore 1966 1h 31m 4.5

Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

Henry Hathaway 1965 2h 2m 7.0

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

Boeing, Boeing

Boeing, Boeing

John Rich 1965 1h 42m 5.5

Living in Paris, journalist Bernard has devised a scheme to keep three fiancées: Lufthansa, Air France and British United. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But when there's a change in their working schedule, they will be able to be home every second day instead.

Roustabout

Roustabout

John Rich 1964 1h 41m 4.0

Elvis plays a bad-boy singer roaming the highways on his Japanese motorcycle; laid up after an accident, he joins a carnival owned by the feisty Barbara Stanwyck.

Becket

Becket

Peter Glenville 1964 2h 28m 7.5

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.

Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco

Richard Thorpe 1963 1h 37m 6.3

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. Little boy Rauol helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico.

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Norman Taurog 1962 1h 39m 3.5

When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.

Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke

Peter Glenville 1961 1h 58m

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door. A 1961 film, adapted from a Tennessee Williams play, starring Geraldine Page, Laurence Harvey, John McIntire, Una Merkel and Rita Moreno.

Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

Norman Taurog 1961 1h 42m 4.0

Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend.

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

Joseph Anthony 1961 1h 34m 5.0

After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death.

Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet

Norman Taurog 1960 1h 25m

The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth, and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in UFOs and aliens.

G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues

Norman Taurog 1960 1h 44m 4.5

Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections.

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

John Sturges 1959 1h 38m 6.7

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

Career

Career

Joseph Anthony 1959 1h 45m

Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star.

King Creole

King Creole

Michael Curtiz 1958 1h 56m 6.5

Danny 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.

Wild Is the Wind

Wild Is the Wind

George Cukor 1957 1h 54m 4.0

A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings her back to the ranch, but his haunting memories of his lost love and her tendency to drift away to other men cause the two to have a tough time at keeping a marriage together.

Loving You

Loving You

Hal Kanter 1957 1h 41m 4.5

Deliveryman Deke Rivers is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote him to fame and fortune, giving him every break he deserves. Romantic complications arise as Susan, another singer in the group, offers him devoted admiration as Glenda leads him on with promises of a golden future.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

John Sturges 1957 2h 3m 7.5

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Joseph Anthony 1956 2h 1m 6.0

During the Depression, a con-man promises rain to a desperate drought-ridden Kansas town and marriage to a local desperate spinster.

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

Frank Tashlin 1956 1h 35m 5.0

The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's.

The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

Daniel Mann 1955 1h 57m 6.0

A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Frank Tashlin 1955 1h 50m 7.0

Rick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

George Marshall 1953 1h 48m 6.0

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

Money from Home

Money from Home

George Marshall 1953 1h 40m 5.0

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to.

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Hal Walker 1952 1h 48m 6.0

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.

Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

Norman Taurog 1952 1h 36m 5.0

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier.

Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

Daniel Mann 1952 1h 36m 6.0

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

The Stooge

The Stooge

Norman Taurog 1951 1h 40m 6.0

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill's girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

Hal Walker 1951 1h 44m 6.0

The greatest player in Ridgefield College history uses his influence and reputation to get his only son, a sickly, uncoordinated nerd, on the college football team with comic results.

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

William Dieterle, John Farrow 1951 1h 24m 6.0

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble when the husband is accused of a murder he committed.

The Furies

The Furies

Anthony Mann 1950 1h 49m 7.3

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over the man's choice for a new bride. Things get worse when the elder man has his daughter's lover hanged. With the help of an old flame, a gambler, the daughter puts into motion a plan to drive her father from his estate.

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

Robert Siodmak 1950 1h 40m 8.0

A woman seduces a District Attorney and pulls him into a web of theft and murder.

September Affair

September Affair

William Dieterle 1950 1h 44m 6.0

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the plane. This gives them the opportunity to live together free from their previous lives. Unfortunately, this artificial arrangement leads to greater and greater stress.

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

William Dieterle 1950 1h 38m

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

Hal Walker 1950 1h 31m 5.0

En route to Hollywood, singer Steve, his partner Seymour and fiancée Jane, Jane's airheaded roommate Irma, and Irma's con artist fiancé Al have a series of misadventures and end up involved with a murderous gang.

Dark City

Dark City

William Dieterle 1950 1h 38m 6.0

Danny Haley's bookie operation is shut down, so he and his pals need money; when Danny meets Arthur Winant, a sucker from out of town, he decoys him into a series of poker games where eventually Winant loses $5000 that isn't his... then hangs himself. But it seems Winant had a shadowy, protective elder brother who believes in personal revenge.

The Accused

The Accused

William Dieterle 1949 1h 41m 6.5

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

William Dieterle 1949 1h 44m 7.0

Story of a South African diamond mine watch over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

My Friend Irma

My Friend Irma

George Marshall 1949 1h 43m 5.0

A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Anatole Litvak 1948 1h 29m 7.7

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

So Evil My Love

So Evil My Love

Lewis Allen 1948 1h 49m 7.0

In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

Byron Haskin 1948 1h 37m 7.3

Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

Desert Fury

Desert Fury

Lewis Allen 1947 1h 36m 5.0

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Lewis Milestone 1946 1h 55m 7.3

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will.

You Came Along

You Came Along

John Farrow 1945 1h 43m

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond-selling tour with two buddies, and substitute chaperone Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shou...

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

William A. Seiter 1945 1h 50m

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.

Love Letters

Love Letters

William Dieterle 1945 1h 41m 7.0

When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl, confesses one night he didn't write the letters and ends up with a knife in his back.

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

Michael Curtiz 1944 1h 49m 7.0

Matrac (Humphrey Bogart) is a freedom-loving French journalist who sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

Herman Shumlin 1943 1h 54m 6.0

Kurt and Sara Müller and their three children left Germany many years ago and finally arrive to her mother's house in Washington DC. Kurt are working for the anti-nazi resistance in Germany. The Romanian count Brankovic who also lives there tries to blackmail him.

Air Force

Air Force

Howard Hawks 1943 2h 4m 9.0

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

Irving Rapper 1942 1h 57m 8.7

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

Raoul Walsh 1942 1h 47m

A British bomber crew, including Australian (Flynn) and American (Reagan), is shot down over Germany during a bombing run. The five make their way across a perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the war secrets they have learned, battling Nazis along the way.

Casablanca

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz 1942 1h 42m 8.7

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Howard Hawks 1941 2h 14m 7.6

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Raoul Walsh 1939 1h 44m 8.0

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

William Keighley, Michael Curtiz 1938 1h 42m 8.1

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland).

Four Daughters

Four Daughters

Michael Curtiz 1938 1h 30m

Musician 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.

It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After

Archie Mayo 1937 1h 30m

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

Frank Borzage 1934 1h 37m

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.

The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

Roy Del Ruth 1933 1h 12m 6.5

Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Michael Curtiz 1933 1h 18m 7.0

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

William A. Wellman 1933 1h 12m

The saga of honorable man Tom Holmes, whose Great War heroics earn fame and a medal for someone else, and his wounds result in morphine addiction and a string of challenges and tragedies.

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

Thornton Freeland 1932 1h 9m

An innocent young chorus girl fights the advances of her lecherous producer.

One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Tay Garnett 1932 1h 8m 7.7

A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.

Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

Lloyd Bacon 1932 1h 6m 6.0

A nurse, bored with her job, becomes a private detective and becomes embroiled in a complex murder case.

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

William Dieterle 1932 1h 2m 8.0

A female executive falls in love with her male secretary.

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

William Dieterle 1932 1h 8m

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York City political party boss named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Mervyn LeRoy 1932 1h 32m 8.3

A World War I veteran and aspiring engineer tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, struggling to clear his name and prove his worth.

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Mervyn LeRoy 1931 1h 18m 7.7

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

Mervyn LeRoy 1931 1h 29m 10.0

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.

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