Alvah Bessie

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The Hollywood Ten
6.6

The Hollywood Ten

Jan 15, 1950

The Hollywood Ten
1950 15 min 10 vues
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their controversial and self-incriminatory questions during the red scare. With that act of defiance, they were sentenced to one year in prison simply for speaking their minds and exercising their constitutional rights as concerned citizens. This is their story, their version of the facts, and their opinions.
Documentary
De nouveau l'Espagne
5.8

De nouveau l'Espagne

Jun 07, 1969

De nouveau l'Espagne
1969 108 min 5 vues
David (Mark Stevens) is a physician who returns to Spain 30 years after his involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Now a member of a medical convention, he looks up old friends and finds his former lover, now a married woman with a flamenco-dancing daughter. He and the daughter (Manuela Vargas) have an immediate and mutual attraction to each other. He considers running away with the exotic beauty before asking his wife to join him for an extended vacation after the convention .
Drama
Hollywood contra Franco
6.8

Hollywood contra Franco

Oct 16, 2009

Hollywood contra Franco
2009 92 min 5 vues
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those who sympathized with its cause. The eventful life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), one of the Hollywood Ten, serves to analyze this sadness, the tragedy of Spain and its consequences.
Documentary
The Very Thought of You
6.2

The Very Thought of You

Oct 20, 1944

The Very Thought of You
1944 99 min 9 vues
Army sergeants Dave and "Fixit" spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and Cora, two young women who work in a parachute factory.
Romance
The Sex Symbol
3

The Sex Symbol

Sep 17, 1974

The Sex Symbol
1974 74 min 2 vues
A thinly-disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributed to her deteriorating career.
Drama
Passage West
6.2

Passage West

Oct 01, 1951

Passage West
1951 80 min 4 vues
In 1863, having escaped from a rock-quarry prison in Salt Lake, six inmates led by convicted murderer Pete Black take over a small wagon train headed by preacher Jacob Karns. Tensions and hardships grow as the travelers continue to trek toward California across dry, desolate country.
Western
Smart Woman
5.5

Smart Woman

Apr 30, 1948

Smart Woman
1948 93 min 4 vues
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
Drama
Hotel Berlin
6.1

Hotel Berlin

Mar 02, 1945

Hotel Berlin
1945 98 min 12 vues
An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany as the Third Reich falls.
War
De nouveau l'Espagne
5.8

De nouveau l'Espagne

Jun 07, 1969

De nouveau l'Espagne
1969 108 min 5 vues
David (Mark Stevens) is a physician who returns to Spain 30 years after his involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Now a member of a medical convention, he looks up old friends and finds his former lover, now a married woman with a flamenco-dancing daughter. He and the daughter (Manuela Vargas) have an immediate and mutual attraction to each other. He considers running away with the exotic beauty before asking his wife to join him for an extended vacation after the convention .
Drama
Hard Traveling
1

Hard Traveling

Jan 20, 1986

Hard Traveling
1986 99 min 1 vues
Set during the Depression, Dan Bessie's film (based on a novel by his father Alvah) stars Ellen Geer as a widow who begins a romance with an uneducated janitor (J.E. Freeman) who is later accused of murder.
Drama