11 Movies Starring Van Heflin

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1946-07-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (5179 Reviews)

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Rossen (screenplay)

John Patrick (story)

Fullplot:

In 1928, young heiress Martha Ivers fails to run off with friend Sam Masterson, and is involved in fatal events. Years later, Sam returns to find Martha the power behind Iverstown and married to "good boy" Walter O'Neil, now district attorney. At first, Sam is more interested in displaced blonde Toni Marachek than in his boyhood friends; but they draw him into a convoluted web of plotting and cross-purposes.

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-11-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (949 Reviews)

Director:

Victor Saville

Cast:

Writer:

Samson Raphaelson (screenplay)

Elizabeth Goudge (novel)

Fullplot:

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie's daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and Edmund helps him flee to New Zealand. William deserts inadvertently from the navy, and also flees in disgrace to New Zealand, where he and Timothy start a profitable business. One night, drunk, William writes Octavius, demanding his daughter's hand; but, being drunk, he errs.

Possessed

Possessed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-07-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2862 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Silvia Richards (screenplay)

Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)

Rita Weiman (story)

Fullplot:

A dazed woman walks the streets of Los Angeles looking for a man named David. After collapsing in a diner, she's taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital. Flashbacks reveal her obsession for David as a result of borderline personality disorder which ultimately leads to murder.

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-12-21

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (2840 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Cast:

Writer:

Robert L. Richards (screenplay)

Collier Young (story)

Fullplot:

War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind.

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-01-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1714 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Ardrey (screenplay)

Gustave Flaubert (novel)

Fullplot:

French author Gustave Flaubert is on trial for writing the "indecent" novel "Madame Bovary." To prove that he wrote a moral tale, Flaubert narrates the story of beautiful Emma Bovary, an adulteress who destroyed the lives of everyone she came in contact with.

My Son John

My Son John

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-04-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (391 Reviews)

Director:

Leo McCarey

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Myles Connolly

John Lee Mahin (adaptation)

Leo McCarey (screenplay)

Leo McCarey (story)

Fullplot:

John Jefferson comes home from a trip overseas a strangely changed man. His already nervous wreck of a mother is distraught by the way he seems to be feigning feelings for her and his father that he no longer has. Plus, his odd refusal to accompany the family to church on Sunday not only disturbs her but their priest as well. He also seems to be making fun of and smirking at his father's jubilant expressions of patriotism. His poor mother cannot imagine what could have caused such a change in her favorite son, who used to be loving and church-going and now seems remote from both. He also gets strange calls and goes off to strange "meetings" with no explanation. He is also being watched by an FBI agent who comes to the home and greatly disturbs John's mother with his odd questions about him. Eventually the horrible truth comes out: John is a Communist spy! No wonder he has no real feelings for his family and shuns the church he once loved!During a high-speed chase, John is killed, but he had previously recorded an address to the graduating class of his alma mater, warning them of the temptations of Communist recruiters, which his mother and father listen to fondly as the leave the graduation, hoping that the students he posthumously addressed will take heed of his warning.

Shane

Shane

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (26286 Reviews)

Director:

George Stevens

Cast:

Writer:

A.B. Guthrie Jr. (screenplay)

Jack Sher (additional dialogue)

Jack Schaefer (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wilson. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley.

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (13665 Reviews)

Director:

Delmer Daves

Cast:

Writer:

Halsted Welles (screenplay)

Elmore Leonard (story)

Fullplot:

After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time rancher Dan Evans is persuaded to take Wade in secret to the nearest town with a railway station to await the train to the court at Yuma. Once the two are holed up in the hotel to wait it becomes apparent the secret is out, and a battle of wills starts.

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-06-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1317 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Rossen

Cast:

Writer:

Ivan Moffat (screenplay)

Robert Rossen (screenplay)

Glendon Swarthout (novel)

Fullplot:

After a cavalry charge during the 1916 U.S. "war against Pancho Villa," unheroic awards officer Tom Thorn (who is obsessed with the nature of courage) recommends 4 men for the Medal of Honor. He is ordered back to Cordura with them...and prisoner Adelaide Geary, gringo who sheltered the enemy. On the arduous journey, Thorn's heroes show a different face, and Thorn may have one last chance to prove he's no coward.

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-09-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, USA

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (315 Reviews)

Director:

Duilio Coletti

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Bernhard Rogge (diaries)

Vittoriano Petrilli (screenplay)

Duilio Coletti (screenplay)

Ulrich Mèhr (screenplay)

William Douglas-Home (additional dialogue)

Leonardo Bercovici (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1941, the British Admiralty is worried about the large number of Allied ships being destroyed in the Pacific Ocean by a mysterious enemy vessel. Initially, British Admiral Russell suspects that a German submarine is the culprit. However, the few revealed pieces of the mystery puzzle rather point to a German Navy surface warship.The British don't know it yet but the enemy ship in question is the German Navy raider Atlantis commanded by Captain Reger.His success in sneaking upon unsuspecting enemy vessels is due in large part on Atlantis' ability to disguise itself in a benign, non-combatant, neutral ship.To achieve this ruse, the Atlantis uses props, camouflage, paint, fake foreign flags and even theatrical costumes for its crew to make itself appear something it's not.When Atlantis is close to its prey, it reveals its true identity and opens fire sinking the duped victim. Finally realizing the truth, British Admiral Russell decides to set traps in order to persuade Atlantis to reveal its position to a task-force of British warships laying in ambush.But first, Admiral Russell must gain Atlantis' confidence by pretending he's sending his messages from the German Navy High Command.It won't be easy, since the German Navy uses a Flower Grid Code Map to arrange contacts between its various ships. A game of cat and mouse begins.

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-09-08

Languages:

English, Italian, Cantonese

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (776 Reviews)

Director:

Ralph Nelson

Cast:

Writer:

Zekial Marko (screenplay)

Zekial Marko (novel)

Fullplot:

Eddie Pedak, a convicted criminal, has a steady job, a wife and daughter and he puts a down payment on a boat. He also has a police detective and brother after him, the first believes Eddie shot him, the second wants him for one last heist.

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