6 Movies Starring Judith Anderson

Rebecca

Rebecca

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-04-12

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (79450 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Daphne Du Maurier (celebrated novel)

Robert E. Sherwood (screen play)

Joan Harrison (screen play)

Philip MacDonald (adaptation)

Michael Hogan (adaptation)

Fullplot:

A shy ladies' companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley.

The Red House

The Red House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-07-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1735 Reviews)

Director:

Delmer Daves

Cast:

Writer:

George Agnew Chamberlain (novel)

Delmer Daves (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

Pete and Ellen have reared Meg as their own, ever since she was a baby and her parents took off. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath to come help with chores on the farm: Pete isn't getting around on his wooden leg like he used to. When Nath insists on using a short cut home through the woods, Pete gets quite agitated and warns him of screams in the night, of terrors associated with the red house. Curious, Meg and Nath ignore his warnings and begin exploring. Meg begins falling in love with Nath, but his girlfriend Tibby has other plans for him. Meanwhile they all get closer to real danger and the dark secret of the red house.

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-12-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2128 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Fullplot:

This was Jerry Lewis' answer to the classic Cinderella story. When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons, Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Meanwhile, hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.

A Man Called Horse

A Man Called Horse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-05-01

Languages:

English, Sioux, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (6140 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jack DeWitt (screenplay)

Dorothy M. Johnson (story)

Fullplot:

During the early 1800s, English Lord John Morgan is hunting in the Dakotas but he is captured by a group of Sioux warriors. Morgan's guides are killed but he is spared by Sioux chief Yellow Hand who marvels at Morgan's blond hair.Brought to Yellow Hand's tribal village, Morgan has to endure physical abuse and mockery at the hands of women and children who consider Morgan to be a wild horse.Restrained by a rope around his neck, Morgan is given as a gift to an old squaw, Buffalo Cow Head, to be her slave and help her with daily chores.In the village, Morgan meets Running Deer, the beautiful young sister of chief Yellow Hand.Morgan witnesses the traditional courtship process when Running Deer is asked in marriage by a tribe member who presents Yellow Hand with gifts in return for his sister's hand in marriage.Morgan starts to fall in love with her.Also in the village is half-breed, Batise, whose mother was Sioux and father was French.Batise becomes Morgan's friend and interpreter.Batise advises Morgan against escaping citing his own escape attempt when he was re-captured and hamstrung by the savage Sioux.Despite these warnings, Morgan tries to escape several times but he is re-captured.He decides to bid his time for another escape opportunity.When a rival Shoshone war party approaches the Sioux village, Morgan kills two of the Shoshone scouts, winning the respect of his Sioux captors.Instead of escaping, Morgan plans to learn the ways of the Sioux, become a warrior and gain his place among them.But this would require much more than killing a few Shoshone scouts.Lord John Morgan's true ordeal is just beginning.

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-12-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (189 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Norton (novel)

Jay Presson Allen

Fullplot:

An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-12-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (197 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Norton (novel)

Jay Presson Allen

Fullplot:

An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.

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