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Writer 1916 - 1984

Ben Roberts

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

14 titles
The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

William A. Fraker 1981 1h 38m

When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents.

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Sidney Hayers 1974 1h 35m 6.0

Anonymous notes accuse a psychiatrist of having murdered his wife. A bedraggled policeman attempts to uncover the truth behind her disappearance.

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black

Michael Gordon 1960 1h 52m

A pair of lovers plot to kill the woman's rich husband.

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

David Miller 1960 1h 48m 6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

Michael Anderson 1959 1h 51m

In 1921, an American medical student of Irish descent finds himself involved in the Irish War of Independence. In addition, his professor is a leader in the IRA.

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

Joseph Pevney 1957 2h 2m 5.0

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."

Band of Angels

Band of Angels

Raoul Walsh 1957 2h 5m 7.0

Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged Southern belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers that her mother was Black.

Green Fire

Green Fire

Andrew Marton 1954 1h 40m 5.5

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Green Fire is a 1954 MGM movie directed by Andrew Marton and produced by Armand Deutsch, with original music by Miklós Rózsa. It stars Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas and John Ericson.

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Howard Hawks, Henry King 1952 1h 57m 5.0

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker.

Gift Horse

Gift Horse

Compton Bennett 1952 1h 35m

In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 53m

Director Gordon Douglas' 1951 drama stars James Cagney as a newspaperman battling his alcoholism. The cast also includes Gig Young (Oscar nominee, Best Supporting Actor), Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Sheldon Leonard and King Donovan.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Raoul Walsh 1951 1h 57m 7.8

A naval adventure, based on the novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British seafarer. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might.

Backfire

Backfire

Vincent Sherman 1950 1h 31m

When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey (Gordon MacRae) goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly (Edmond O'Brien). A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson (Virginia Mayo), who has fallen for Corey.

White Heat

White Heat

Raoul Walsh 1949 1h 54m 8.2

A psychopathic criminal (Cagney) with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

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