5 Movies Directed by Frank Borzage

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (1879 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Borzage

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Austin Strong (play)

Benjamin Glazer (screenplay)

H.H. Caldwell (titles)

Katherine Hilliker (titles)

Fullplot:

In Paris, in the early years of the twentieth century, lives Chico, a sewer worker with lofty aspirations. One night, Chico saves a young prostitute named Diane from the murderous rage of her tyrannical sister. Despite her lifestyle, Diane is honest and innocent, and when the police arrive to arrest her, Chico spontaneously claims that she is his wife. Forced to maintain this facade or else both face prison sentences, Chico reluctantly allows Diane to live with him -- and in the process, love gradually blossoms between them. However, the dark spectre of World War I has begun to descend upon France, and Chico and Diane cannot help but fall under its shadow.

Street Angel

Street Angel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1928-04-09

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1365 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Borzage

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

H.H. Caldwell (titles)

Katherine Hilliker (titles)

Monckton Hoffe (play)

Philip Klein (adaptation)

Marion Orth

Henry Roberts Symonds (adaptation)

Fullplot:

In Naples, where prostitutes can pay their rent, Angela is sentenced to a year in the workhouse when she tries to steal(while streetwalking) to pay for medicine for her dying mother. She escapes and is hidden by a circus, where she's a natural talent and meets Gino, a painter. When she breaks her ankle in a fall, her career ends. What can she and Gino do? He wants to go to Naples, but the law may still be looking for her, and Gino doesn't know about her past. Starving artist and a beauty with a secret: is there room in this world for them?

Bad Girl

Bad Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1931-08-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (553 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Borzage

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Vièa Delmar (novel)

Brian Marlow (play)

Edwin J. Burke (continuity & dialogue)

Fullplot:

A mug and a jane: Dorothy knows that every guy is going to make a pass at her; Eddie knows that every gal wastes her money on good times. He's saving to open a repair shop. When the two of them meet, they can't believe they get along. One evening he leaves her waiting in the rain; she finds his apartment and reads him the riot act. They end up spooning and napping until 4 AM. She's afraid of her brother, who's her guardian, so Eddie figures she should tell her brother that she's getting married the next morning. Dorothy tries out the story but knows Eddie won't show up. It's the first of a series of promises, fears, miscalculations, and hard knocks. Where will they end up?

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1932-12-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3260 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Borzage

Cast:

Writer:

Benjamin Glazer (screenplay)

Oliver H.P. Garrett (screenplay)

Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Fullplot:

A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.

Three Comrades

Three Comrades

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-06-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1144 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Borzage

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

F. Scott Fitzgerald (screen play)

Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screen play)

Erich Maria Remarque (from the book by)

Fullplot:

A love story centered around the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis.

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