Movies by Jason Robards
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Magnolia (1999)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Through chance, human action, past history and divine intervention, an eclectic cast of characters (including Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy and more) weaves and warps through…
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My Best Fiend: Klaus Kinski (1999)
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Take a closer look at the tempestuous-yet-legendary pairing of two creative giants of the film industry: Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. Their love-hate relationship yielded five films,…
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They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II (1999)
Cast: Jason Robards
Directed by: Brian Lanker
This long-overdue documentary about the unsung "combat artists" of World War II is wonderful viewing. Dispatched to the battlefield armed with paintbrushes (as well as Browning Automatic…
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Going Home (1999)
Cast: Jason Robards, Sherry Stringfield, Clint Black …
Directed by: Ian Barry
In this moving drama, Sherry Stringfield plays successful book editor Katherine Barton, who's facing a monumental decision: Should she put her career on hold and go home to take care of…
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Beloved (1998)
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Oprah Winfrey stars as a former slave who suffers mightily to protect her family in this adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery's lasting effects…
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The Real Macaw (1998)
Cast: Jamie Croft, Jason Robards, Deborra-Lee Furness …
Directed by: Mario Andreacchio
When hard times fall upon gentle bird owner Ben Girdis (Jason Robards), his 149-year-old macaw, Mac, leads Girdis's teenage grandson, Sam (Jamie Croft), on a quest to a South Pacific…
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Heartwood (1998)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Jason Robards, Randall Batinkoff …
Directed by: Lanny Cotler
When a large corporation threatens to take over a small town's primary business and put half of the town's population out of work, sawmill owner Logan Reeser (two-time Oscar winner…
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A Thousand Acres (1997)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh …
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
William Shakespeare's King Lear gets an update when Larry Cook (Jason Robards) -- a cranky, aging farmer who owns 1,000 acres of land -- decides to divide his property among his three…
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The Paper (1994)
Cast: Glenn Close, Jason Robards, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Henry is an overworked, underpaid editor for a struggling New York City newspaper who is being wooed by a more stable paper to take a higher-paying position. When his paper gets a hot legal…
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Little Big League (1994)
Cast: Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton …
Directed by: Andrew Scheinman
When the owner of the flailing Minnesota Twins dies, the team is handed to his grandson Billy (Luke Edwards), a 12-year-old with a love of baseball and an uncanny sense of the team's…
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The Enemy Within (1994)
Cast: Dana Delany, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston …
Directed by: Jonathan Darby
An all-star cast heads this made-for-television drama based on the novel by Charles W. Bailey and Fletcher Knebel, following a plot to oust the U.S. president. With less than 70 hours to…
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Philadelphia (1993)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
In this heartfelt drama, Philadelphia attorney Andrew Beckett launches a wrongful termination suit against the hand that feeds him when his law firm finds out about his HIV-positive status --…
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The Trial (1993)
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards …
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
Kyle MacLachlan stars as Josef K., a bank clerk who awakens on his 30th birthday to find he's being prosecuted for an unspecified crime, in this production of Franz Kafka's…
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The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane …
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Follow a mischievous youngster, Huck (Elijah Wood), and a runaway slave, Jim (Courtney B. Vance), on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the…
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Storyville (1992)
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Mark Frost
Based on a novel by Fran Galbally and Robert Macklin, this story finds Clay Fowler (James Spader), the heir apparent to a political family's dynasty, at a crossroads: His political…
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Ken Burns' America: Empire of the Air (1991)
Cast: Jason Robards, Garrison Keillor, David Sarnoff …
Directed by: Ken Burns
Master documentary filmmaker Ken Burns turns his lens to a decidedly nonvisual medium -- radio -- and pulls it off with aplomb using newsreels, interviews and historical footage. Jason…
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Quick Change (1990)
Cast: Bill Murray, Dale Grand, Bob Elliott …
Directed by: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
In this semi-tart valentine to the uniqueness of New York City, Bill Murray (disguised as a clown), Geena Davis and Randy Quaid concoct the perfect bank robbery plan. The only thing that gets…
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Parenthood (1989)
Cast: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Director Ron Howard teams with Steve Martin for a heartwarming comedy about life's most rewarding occupation: parenthood. Gil (Martin) and Karen Buckman (Mary Steenburgen) are facing the…
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Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Cast: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Marc Rocco
The elderly Coleman (Jason Robards) and the young and brash Bobby (Corey Feldman) learn what life is like from each other's point of view when their bodies are unwittingly switched by…
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Black Rainbow (1989)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce …
Directed by: Mike Hodges
Mike Hodge directs this chilling supernatural tale about a medium who foresees a violent crime. Martha Travis (Rosanna Arquette) travels the Bible Belt circuit with her father (Jason…
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Reading Rainbow: Ocean Life (1989)
Cast: Jane Pauley, LeVar Burton, Jason Robards …
Dive under the sea with two classic episodes pulled from the depths of the "Reading Rainbow" vault, hosted and narrated by actor LeVar Burton. Featured books in this collection of aquatic…
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The Good Mother (1988)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Anna (Diane Keaton) is a divorced mother who nurtures and adores her 6-year-old daughter. After Anna finds new love with artist Leo (Liam Neeson), she's hit with a nasty custody battle…
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Ken Burns' America: Thomas Hart Benton (1988)
Cast: Jason Robards, Thomas Hart Benton
Directed by: Ken Burns
Master documentary filmmaker Ken Burns paints a vivid portrait of artist Thomas Hart Benton in this riveting film. Benton, known for his lulling renderings of the American countryside,…
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The Christmas Wife (1988)
Cast: Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks …
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
Recently widowed John Tanner is facing his first Christmas alone. Things look bleak until he comes across a newspaper ad offering "social introductions." With nothing to lose, John contacts…
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Inherit the Wind (1988)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, Darren McGavin …
Directed by: David Greene
Kirk Douglas and Jason Robards star in this Emmy-winning television remake of the 1960 film classic, a dramatization of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial involving a high school teacher charged…
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Square Dance (1987)
Cast: Winona Ryder, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Winona Ryder stars in this 1987 coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Alan Hines. Gemma (Ryder) has grown up in a sheltered environment in rural Texas, abandoned by her mother and raised…
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America and Lewis Hine (1985)
Cast: Jon Crowley, Jason Robards, Maureen Stapleton …
Directed by: Nina Rosenblum
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary chronicles the life and work of photography pioneer Lewis Hine, whose images of immigrants at Ellis Island,…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Cast: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd …
Directed by: Jack Clayton
When a traveling carnival comes to a small town, the proprietor, Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce), promises to make residents' dreams come true. But the price turns out to be steep, as those…
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The Day After (1983)
Cast: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg …
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
This stirring made-for-TV movie depicts the aftermath of nuclear disaster as it follows the lives of a handful of residents of Lawrence, Kan., including a professor (John Lithgow), a doctor…
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Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Cast: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
In this family comedy from writer Neil Simon, long-lost father Max Dugan tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Nora, who's struggling with single motherhood. But Max's…
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Burden of Dreams (1982)
Cast: Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Les Blank
This feature-length documentary from filmmaker Les Blank paints a riveting portrait of megalomaniacal German director Werner Herzog as he worked against almost insurmountable odds in the…
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Cast: Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd …
Directed by: William A. Fraker
Discover how the Lone Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) rose to mythical status in the Wild West in this thrilling adventure. His thirst for justice may have begun as early as his adolescent years,…
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Melvin and Howard (1980)
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
In this delightful American fable, everyday loser Melvin (Paul Le Mat) picks up a haggard old man (Jason Robards) in the Nevada desert. Eight years later, the hitchhiker turns out to have…
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Cabo Blanco / U.S. Marshall (1980)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
This release features two Bronson films. Cabo Blanco centers on events in a sleepy fishing village. In the second, U.S. Marshall, Bronson plays a private in the army who, in a violent…
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Hurricane (1979)
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Mia Farrow, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Jan Troell
When young American painter Charlotte (Mia Farrow) joins her father, Capt. Bruckner (Jason Robards), on the Samoan island he governs, she soon falls deeply in love with native chief Matangi…
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Comes a Horseman (1978)
Cast: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
When widowed Ella Connors (Jane Fonda) gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover, Jacob Ewing (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of her…
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Julia (1977)
Cast: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
A case of writer's block and a chance to reconnect with lifelong friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) prompt American dramatist Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) to journey to 1930s Europe. Julia,…
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All the President's Men (1976)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
The film that launched a thousand journalism school students, All the President's Men chronicles how the work of reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin…
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A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Cast: Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards …
Directed by: L.Q. Jones
A young Don Johnson stars as Vic, who roams a postapocalyptic wasteland accompanied by his telepathic, ever-grumbling dog and eventually winds up in the clutches of a female-dominated…
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A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)
Cast: Jason Robards, Ed Flanders, Colleen Dewhurst …
Directed by: Jose Quintero
This production of Eugene O'Neill's semiautobiographical drama stars Jason Robards as a cynical alcoholic who, during an all-night conversation filled with remorse, confession and…
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Man Friday / Raise the Titanic (1975)
Cast: Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby …
Directed by: Jack Gold, Jerry Jameson
In this action-adventure double feature, a castaway slave trader and his servant face off in a battle of wills and cultures, and a covert operation to salvage the Titanic for a U.S. military…
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Cast: Emilio Fernandez, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Charged with the task of wiping the Old West clean and making way for a new one, reluctant Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) must betray his former cronies -- among them, Billy the Kid (Kris…
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Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt …
Directed by: Dalton Trumbo
Based on the novel by Dalton Trumbo, this disturbing antiwar film chronicles the tragic fate of a World War I soldier (Timothy Bottoms) who survives a mortar shell only to have lost his arms,…
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Cast: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann …
Directed by: Gordon Hessler
In the midst of preparing his theater troupe for their upcoming production, Cesar (Jason Robards) struggles to soothe his wife, Madeleine (Christine Kaufmann), who's been suffering…
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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Cast: Martin Balsam, Soh Yamamura, Joseph Cotten …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasuka, Toshio Masuda …
Named for the Japanese phrase that signals the start of an attack, Tora! Tora! Tora! tells both the American and Japanese versions of the infamous attack that catapulted the United States…
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Julius Caesar (1970)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Stuart Burge
This 1970 adaptation stars Charlton Heston as Mark Antony, the loyal apprentice of Emperor Julius Caesar (John Gielgud), who's deceived and murdered by Brutus (Jason Robards), Cassius…
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Cast: Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Abandoned in the desert, prospector Cable Hogue survives his ordeal when he discovers a freshwater spring. Transforming the oasis into a much needed pit stop on the local stagecoach route,…
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Fools (1970)
Cast: Jason Robards, Katharine Ross, Scott Hylands …
Directed by: Tom Gries
Opposites attract in this atypical 1970s romance when Matthew South (Jason Robards), an aging and aimless horror-film actor, meets the beautiful Anais Appleton (Katharine Ross), the young…
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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Cast: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
This Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the…
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The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
Cast: Jason Robards, Elliott Gould, Britt Ekland …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After fleeing to New York City to escape her rigid Amish father, aspiring dancer Rachel Schpitendavel (Britt Ekland) lands a job at Minsky's Burlesque House, where she captures the…
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Divorce American Style (1967)
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Bud Yorkin
Ex-couple Richard (Dick Van Dyke) and Barbara (Debbie Reynolds) Harmon come to realize that after the trials and tribulations of dating, debilitating alimony payouts and commiserations with…
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Hour of the Gun (1967)
Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: John Sturges
Notorious Wild West gunslingers Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday hunt down the vengeful Clanton Brothers in John Sturges' sequel to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When the Clantons gun down…
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Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials: Belle of 14th Street (1967)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Jason Robards
Diva Barbra Streisand pays tribute to the bygone era of vaudeville in this entertaining television special that aired in 1967. The multitalented entertainer shines in this celebration of the…
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Any Wednesday (1966)
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Dean Jones …
Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
New Yorker Ellen Gordon (Jane Fonda) is turning 30 and must decide between the two men in her life: businessman John (Jason Robards) and handsome bachelor Cass (Dean Jones). Things get mighty…
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Cast: Charles Bickford, Henry Fonda, Robert Middleton …
Directed by: Fielder Cook
Academy Award winners Henry Fonda and Joanne Woodward star in this Western comedy about a couple in danger of losing their farm in a high-stakes poker game. Compulsive gambler Meredith lays…
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A Thousand Clowns (1965)
Cast: Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam …
Directed by: Fred Coe
An arrested adolescent at heart, 40-year-old Murray Burns (Jason Robards) -- fed up with the daily grind -- quits his job, refusing to yield to convention. Trouble is, he's the custodian…
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Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
This 1962 production of Eugene O'Neill's play stars the magnificent Katharine Hepburn (whose work earned her an Academy Award nomination) as Mary Tyrone, the drug-addicted matriarch…
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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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Under the Tonto Rim (1947)
Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin …
Directed by: Lew Landers
Borrowing the title but little else from Zane Grey's 1926 novel, this rousing Western finds Brad Canfield (Tim Holt) and his Mexican-Irish sidekick, Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin),…
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Thunder Mountain (1947)
Cast: Tim Holt, Martha Hyer, Richard Martin …
Directed by: Lew Landers
Blending the plots of two Zane Grey novels, this first-rate Western finds rancher Marvin Hayden (Tim Holt) charged with the death of his neighbor, Chick Jorth (Steve Brodie), as part of a…
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The Fighting Marines Serial: Chapters 1-12 (1935)
Cast: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Ann Rutherford …
Directed by: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Discover the depths of patriotism in the hearts of Cpl. "Larry" Lawrence (Adrian Morris) and Sgt. "Mack" McGowan (Grant Withers), two Marines whose job it is to retrieve a gyro-compass the…
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Crimson Romance (1934)
Cast: Jason Robards, Erich von Stroheim, Jason Robards Sr. …
Directed by: David Howard
As World War I gathers steam, two German-American friends are torn between loyalty to their country and loyalty to each other in this drama directed by David Howard. When Fred von Bergen…