9 Movies Starring Walter Huston

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1936-09-23

Languages:

English, French, German, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (5961 Reviews)

Director:

William Wyler

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Sinclair Lewis (novel)

Sidney Howard (dramatisation)

Sidney Howard (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly obsessed with maintaining an appearance of youth, she falls in with a crowd of frivolous socialites during their "second honeymoon" European vacation. He, in turn, meets a woman who is everything she is not: self-assured, self-confident, and able to take care of herself.

Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-02-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (617 Reviews)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Bradbury Foote (screen play)

Honore Morrow (story)

Fullplot:

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

The Devil and Daniel Webster

The Devil and Daniel Webster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1941-10-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (3336 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Vincent Benet (story)

Dan Totheroh (screenplay)

Stephen Vincent Benet (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A down-on-his-luck farmer makes a deal with the devil for seven years of prosperity. When Mr. Scratch comes to collect, orator and hero of the common man Daniel Webster comes to the rescue.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1942-06-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (10436 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Buckner (screen play)

Edmund Joseph (screen play)

Robert Buckner (original story)

Fullplot:

A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions to the US, this is the life- story of George M. Cohan, who produced, directed, wrote and starred in his own musical shows for which he composed his famous songs.

Report from the Aleutians

Report from the Aleutians

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1943-07-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

47 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (130 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Fullplot:

A official documentary movie about the misson of the US forces on an island of the Aleutians, from which US bombers are attacking the Japanese occupied island Kiska. The movie includes footage from a bombing raid over Kiska with B-17 and B-24 bombers.

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:

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-12-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

58 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (599 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Writer:

John Huston

Fullplot:

The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. This documentary film follows 75 U.S. soldiers who have sustained debilitating emotional trauma and depression. A series of scenes chronicle their entry into a psychiatric hospital, their treatment and eventual recovery.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-01-24

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (71910 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Writer:

John Huston (screenplay)

B. Traven (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-12-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

58 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (634 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Writer:

John Huston

Fullplot:

The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. This documentary film follows 75 U.S. soldiers who have sustained debilitating emotional trauma and depression. A series of scenes chronicle their entry into a psychiatric hospital, their treatment and eventual recovery.

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