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Lesser Samuels

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

12 titles
Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning

Jacques Tourneur 1956 1h 32m

A Confederate drifter wins a hotel saloon at poker in Denver but two rival female admirers, local Union sympathizers, Southern gold miners and an orphaned boy complicate his life.

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

Victor Saville 1954 2h 22m 1.0

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.

The Long Wait

The Long Wait

Victor Saville 1954 1h 34m 6.0

An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty...

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder 1951 1h 52m 8.6

One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. Kirk Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime and will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop.

No Way Out

No Way Out

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1950 1h 46m 7.0

Isolated in a place where twisted creatures torment him from the dark, a man desperately tries to find an escape.

Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

Victor Saville 1945 1h 32m

An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

Frank Borzage 1940 1h 53m 7.0

Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

Sailing Along

Sailing Along

Sonnie Hale 1938 1h 20m 6.0

A young orphan woman and a young man were brought up together. She is a 'genius' dancer and he is a 'genius' stockbroker. They both realise their potential. After, they realise they are in love and decide to return to the sailing life.

Climbing High

Climbing High

Carol Reed 1938 1h 18m 6.0

Wealthy Nicky finds himself engaged to gold-digger Lady Constance, but he really loves scatty model Diana. Complications, slapstick and mountaineering are the result.

O.H.M.S

O.H.M.S

Raoul Walsh 1937 1h 27m 6.0

American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie is then forced to join the British army in the dead man's place.

Gangway

Gangway

Sonnie Hale 1937 1h 31m 7.0

Newspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster.

It's Love Again

It's Love Again

Victor Saville 1936 1h 23m 5.0

A gossip columnist creates a fictitious woman for his column, and an unknown singer impersonates the woman to gain publicity.

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