Based on an original screenplay from Dashiell Hammett, this urban crime drama features the very young and gorgeous Gary Cooper in one of his best performances to date (before he became star).
City Streets (1931): Mamoulian’s Urban Crime Drama, Starring the Young Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney
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Casanova Brown (1944): Sam Wood Melodrama Starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright
September 30, 2009 by
In Sam Wood's romantic melodrama, "Casanova Brown," from Nunnally Johnson's screenplay, based on the play “The Little Accident” by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (the Oscar-winning actor), Gary Copper plays a timid English teacher named Casanova Brown
General Dies at Dawn, The (1936): Milestone’s Oscar-Nominated Adventure, Starring Gary Cooper
June 30, 2009 by
Lewis Milestone “(All Quiet on the Western Front”) directed with skill this popular political adventure, starring Gary Cooper, which was penned by playwright Clifford Odets (of the famed Group Theater), based on Charles G. Booth’s novel.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935): Hathaway’s Oscar Nominated Rousing Adventure, Starring Gary Cooper and Frenchot Tone
March 18, 2009 by
Henry Hathaway's “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer,” starring Gary Copoper, Franchot Tone and Richard Cromwell, is one of the most rousing adventures of the 1930s—perhaps of all time.
Set in Northwest India, this war tale, which celebrates courage and male camaraderie, combines an intriguing story, healhty dosage of humor, thrilling stunts, and beautiful vistas. A favorite among many Hollywood action directors and young male viewers, the movie is often shown on TV, recruiting another generation of fans.
Adventures of Marco Polo, The (1938): Archie Mayo’s Biopic, Starring Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbon
December 24, 2008 by
In Archie Mayo's nicely mounted but far from accurate biopic of the noted explorer, Gary Cooper is well cast as the handsome Marco Polo, who is depicted as first and foremost a ladies man. As scripted by Robert Sherwood, the saga takes a light satirical approach, instead of an epic one, to its subject and his adventures.
