It turned out to be one of star Gary Cooper’s last pictures (due to his death at age 60).
Ten North Frederick (1958): Philip Dunne’s Melodrama, Starring Gary Cooper, Diane Varsi and Suzy Parker
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Desire (1936): Frank Borzage’s Romantic Adventure, Starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper in Second Teaming
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Frank Borzage directed the romantic dramedy Desire, a remake of the 1933 German film Happy Days in Aranjuez, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, in their second teaming; the first was in the 1930 Morocco.
Fountainhead, The (1949): Making of Controversial Melodrama of Ayn Rand Novel, Starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal
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Rand’s version criticized Hollywood film industry and its self-imposed mandate to “give the public what it wants.”
Alice in Wonderland (1933): Pre-Code Truncated Version of Carroll’s Novels, Starring W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, W. C. Fields, Edna May Oliver
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Alice in Wonderland, a pre-Code fantasy adapted from the novels by Lewis Carroll, was produced by Paramount, featuring an all-star cast.
Bright Leaf (1950): Curtiz’ Melodrama, Starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Lauren Bacall
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Warner’s pro director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, Mildred Pearce) made this overbaked melodrama in 1950, revolving around a romantic triangle, with Gary Cooper at the center, torn between his attraction to two different women, played by Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal, who steals every scene she is in.
