Movies by Thomas Mitchell
As part of the cast:
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Dieppe: Disc 1 (1993)
Cast: Gary Reineke, Victor Garber, Robert Joy …
Directed by: John N. Smith
This disc includes the first part of the feature.
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange …
Directed by: Frank Capra
In Frank Capra's final directing effort, bag lady Apple Annie (Bette Davis) convinces her long-absent daughter (Ann-Margret) that she's a wealthy socialite. The daughter, who grew…
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By Love Possessed (1961)
Cast: Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards …
Directed by: John Sturges
Ignored by his own wife (Barbara Bel Geddes), a lawyer (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) begins a torrid affair with the wife (Lana Turner) of one of his partners (Jason Robards). Meanwhile, a third…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
Cast: Thomas Mitchell, Sandy Descher, Teresa Wright …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
The holiday spirit is alive and well in this televised take on the 1947 film that earned Edmund Gwenn an Oscar for his portrayal of Kris Kringle. In this version, Thomas Mitchell dons…
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Secret of the Incas (1954)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey …
Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Rugged American adventurer Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), who works as a tour guide in Peru, possesses part of a map leading to an invaluable Inca artifact and is racing to locate it before…
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Destry (1954)
Cast: Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Lyle Bettger …
Directed by: George Marshall
Audie Murphy stars in this reprise of a well-worn Western tale as a peaceful man forced by fate to strap on his shooting irons and seek justice. When hired gunmen kill Tom Destry's best…
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High Noon (1952)
Cast: Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Retiring Marshall Will Kane (Gary Cooper) insists on defending his town from a gang of hooligans who are due on the noon train -- but he faces the task alone as the cowardly townspeople flee…
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Henry IV / The Story of Mag Mallory (1951)
Cast: Berry Kroeger, Thomas Mitchell, Richard Purdy …
Directed by: Paul Nickell
This volume pops the cork on a pair of vintage episodes from Westinghouse's "Studio One" anthology series, which migrated from radio to the small screen in 1948. In "Henry IV," an…
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The Big Wheel (1949)
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Spring Byington, Milo O'Shea …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
After his father -- a famous race-car driver -- dies during the Indianapolis 500, cocky Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) is determined to become a champion racer himself. Taking a job with his…
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: Frank Capra
It's a wonderful film. Frank Capra's inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who's spent a lifetime giving up on his dreams in order…
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The Keys of the Kingdom (1945)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price …
Directed by: John M. Stahl
Gregory Peck turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in his second feature film, in which he plays a young priest whose nontraditional beliefs set him apart from his pious superiors…
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The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
Cast: Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle …
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon's Oscar-nominated film dramatizes the real-life tragedy of the Sullivan boys, five brothers from Iowa who all served -- and perished -- aboard the USS Juneau when the ship…
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Buffalo Bill (1944)
Cast: Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell …
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Joel McCrea is larger-than-life Wild West showman William F. Cody (better known as Buffalo Bill) in this entertaining biopic. Spanning Bill's life, the film depicts the varied and…
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Bataan (1943)
Cast: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Irving Starr
As thousands of soldiers evacuate Manila after weeks under Japanese attack, a lone squadron is left in Bataan to carry out a crucial mission. Director Tay Garnett's extraordinarily…
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Howard Hughes: The Outlaw (1943)
Cast: Jane Russell, Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Howard Hughes
In this classic Western, bombshell Jane Russell makes her film debut as the sultry señorita who comes between Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) and Doc Holliday (Walter Huston). Hot on their…
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The Outlaw (1943)
Cast: Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Howard Hughes
When infamous gunslinger Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel) rides into town, Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) and legendary lawman Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) are forced to test their friendship. But…
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Moontide (1942)
Cast: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Archie Mayo
After a bender on the waterfront, longshoreman Bobo (great French star Jean Gabin) fears he may have committed murder and quickly finds work on a remote barge, where he rescues beautiful…
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The Black Swan (1942)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar …
Directed by: Henry King
Notorious pirate Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar) and buccaneer Jamie Waring (Tyrone Power) are partners in crime -- until Morgan is made governor of Jamaica and sends Waring to rid the Caribbean…
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Immortal Sergeant (1942)
Cast: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: John M. Stahl
Tough but benevolent British army Sgt. Kelly (Thomas Mitchell) has the respect of all his soldiers, an admiration that only grows deeper when he leads them bravely through the desert but…
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Our Town (1940)
Cast: William Holden, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Sam Wood
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play covers the lives and events of two families in a woodsy New Hampshire village from the year 1900 through 1913. In this film adaptation,…
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Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Rita Hayworth star in this dark drama about the exploits of four Broadway types, which illustrate Times Square life in 1940. One is a playwright who saves another…
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Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
Cast: Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig directed this first film adaptation of Johann David Wyss's classic novel. In the early 19th century, the Robinson family -- led by father William (Thomas Mitchell) --…
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The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Cast: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter …
Directed by: John Ford
Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays, this lyrical drama from legendary director John Ford features the stunning visuals of renowned cinematographer Gregg Toland. As the…
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Cast: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O'Hara …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Overcome by lust, High Justice Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke) -- a religious fraud -- dispatches deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) to kidnap winsome gypsy Esmeralda (Maureen…
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Cast: James Stewart, Frank Capra, Jean Arthur …
Directed by: Frank Capra
When idealistic junior senator Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) arrives in Washington, D.C., he's full of plans and dazzled by his surroundings -- qualities he retains despite widespread…
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Cast: Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
A macho group of pilots brave the rugged Andes in director Howard Hawks's film about daredevil Geoff Carter's (Cary Grant) air-delivery outfit. Carter's men must be ready to…
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Stagecoach (1939)
Cast: John Wayne, Andy Devine, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: John Ford
With rumors buzzing about a potential Indian raid, a mélange of troubled passengers climbs aboard the Overland Stage headed for Lordsburg. En route they run into the Ringo Kid (John…
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard …
Directed by: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood …
Director Victor Fleming's 1939 epic adaption of Margaret Mitchell's novel of the same name stars Vivien Leigh as self-absorbed, headstrong Scarlett O'Hara, a Southern Belle who…
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Stagecoach (1939)
Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine …
Directed by: John Ford
With rumors buzzing about a potential Indian raid, a mélange of troubled passengers climbs aboard the Overland Stage headed for Lordsburg. En route they run into the Ringo Kid (John…
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Lost Horizon (1937)
Cast: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, John Howard …
Directed by: Frank Capra
In Frank Capra's classic based on the James Hilton novel, plane-crash survivors are led through the Himalayas to Shangri-La, a village without hate or crime where no one ages. Robert…
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The Hurricane (1937)
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor …
Directed by: John Ford
John Hall stars as Terangi, a Pacific island native wrongly imprisoned in Tahiti, who struggles to regain his freedom. His objective: to return to his home island and to his loyal and…
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This Above All / Second Honeymoon (1937)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Stuart Erwin …
Directed by: Anatole Litvak, Walter Lang
Hollywood legend Tyrone Power showcases both his dramatic and his comedic acting skills with performances in these two classics. In This Above All, a conscientious objector (Power) dates a…
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Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Cast: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter …
Directed by: Leo McCarey
After losing their home to foreclosure, devastated Barkley (Victor Moore) and his wife, Lucy (Beulah Bondi), must part ways because not one of their grown children has room for them both. As…
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Classic Cinema: Mickey Rooney Triple Feature (1936)
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello Barrymore …
Directed by: John Cromwell, Willis Goldbeck, Edward Ludwig …
Pint-sized dynamo Mickey Rooney, one of the biggest box office stars of the late 1930s and early '40s, is featured here in three gems that will keep you laughing. In Little Lord…
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Theodora Goes Wild / Together Again (1936)
Cast: Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Charles Vidor, Richard Boleslawski
Five-time Oscar nominee Irene Dunne headlines this screwball comedy double bill alongside a cast of Hollywood heavyweights, including Melvyn Douglas and frequent collaborator Charles Boyer.…