7 Movies Starring Barry Fitzgerald

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-11-11

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2520 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Eugene O'Neill (based on: four sea plays by)

Dudley Nichols (adapted for the screen by)

Fullplot:

Aboard the freighter Glencairn, the lives of the crew are lived out in fear, loneliness, suspicion and cameraderie. The men smuggle drink and women aboard, fight with each other, spy on each other, comfort each other as death approaches, and rescue each other from danger.

Going My Way

Going My Way

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1944-10-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6753 Reviews)

Director:

Leo McCarey

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Butler (screenplay)

Frank Cavett (screenplay)

Leo McCarey (story)

Fullplot:

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy, but his level gaze and twinkling eyes make it clear that he knows he made the right choice. After joining a parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of kids looking for direction and handle the business details of the church-building fund, winning over his aging, conventional superior, Father Fitzgibbon.

None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1944-10-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1567 Reviews)

Director:

Clifford Odets

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Clifford Odets (written for the screen by)

Richard Llewellyn (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

A sickly English woman runs a store by herself, while her irresponsible son travels aimlessly, refusing to contact her. When told that his mother has cancer, the young man comes home, reforms himself, and helps his mom run the shop. Soon however, each becomes involved in illegal activities.

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-10-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (8298 Reviews)

Director:

Renè Clair

Cast:

Writer:

Agatha Christie (novel)

Dudley Nichols (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Naked City

The Naked City

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-03-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (7869 Reviews)

Director:

Jules Dassin

Cast:

Writer:

Albert Maltz (screenplay)

Malvin Wald (screenplay)

Malvin Wald (from a story by)

Fullplot:

Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter, an attractive blonde model, is murdered in her apartment. Homicide detectives Dan Muldoon and Jimmy Halloran investigate. Suspicion falls on various shifty characters who all prove to have some connection with a string of apartment burglaries. Then a burglar is found dead who once had an elusive partner named Willie. The climax is a very rapid manhunt sequence. Filmed entirely on location in New York City.

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-09-14

Languages:

English, Irish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (24705 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Cast:

Writer:

Frank S. Nugent (screenplay)

Maurice Walsh (from the story by)

Fullplot:

Sean Thornton has returned from America to reclaim his homestead and escape his past. Sean's eye is caught by Mary Kate Danaher, a beautiful but poor maiden, and younger sister of ill-tempered "Red" Will Danaher. The riotous relationship that forms between Sean and Mary Kate, punctuated by Will's pugnacious attempts to keep them apart, form the main plot, with Sean's past as the dark undercurrent.

The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-06-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1758 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Brooks

Cast:

Writer:

Paddy Chayefsky (teleplay)

Gore Vidal (screenplay)

Fullplot:

At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. All Jane and Ralph want is a small wedding with the immediate family and no reception. This is because Janes parents are poor and Jane and Ralph can borrow a car for their honeymoon. However, at dinner that night all Ralph's parents talk about are the big weddings they gave their daughters and everything escalates. All of a sudden, it is a big wedding breakfast with hundreds of guests. The problem is that for 12 years, Tom has been saving money to buy his own cab and license, but now that he can, all of his money is going towards a wedding neither he, or Jane or Ralph really want.

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