Vincent Sherman Archives

Cervantes

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish Moors. His exploits win him great favor. He falls in love with a famous Italian courtesan and she with him. Unfortunately, the Pope splits them apart with his newest decree which demands that all prostitutes leave the city. Upset, ...

NR

7.9

1967 Adventure 94 min Play

6

The Second Time Around

In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections.

NR

6

1961 Family 99 min Play

5.9

Ice Palace

Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon Zeb "Czar" Kennedy (Richard Burton) and rugged activist leader Thor Storm (Robert Ryan), two rough-hewn men whose bitter 40-year rivalry mirrored their powerful land's struggle for statehood.

NR

5.9

1960 Adventure 143 min Play

7.5

The Young Philadelphians

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.

NR

7.5

1959 Drama 136 min Play

6.5

The Garment Jungle

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

NR

6.5

1957 Crime 88 min Play

5.5

Lone Star

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

NR

5.5

1952 Action 94 min Play

6.4

Affair in Trinidad

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

NR

6.4

1952 Mystery 98 min Play

6

Goodbye, My Fancy

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.

NR

6

1951 Comedy 107 min Play

6.2

Backfire

When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.

NR

6.2

1950 Crime 91 min Play

7.8

Harriet Craig

A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.

NR

7.8

1950 Drama 90 min Play

7.4

The Damned Don’t Cry

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

NR

7.4

1950 Crime 103 min Play