David and Bathsheba (
1951) | IMDb:
6.1
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Starring:
Gregory Peck
,
Susan Hayward
,
Kieron Moore
,
Raymond Massey
,
James Robertson Justice
,
Jayne Meadows
Directed by:
Henry King
Produced by:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Captain from Castile (
1947) | IMDb:
6.7
Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
Wilson (
1944) | IMDb:
6.4
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
Starring:
Alexander Knox
,
Geraldine Fitzgerald
,
Thomas Mitchell
,
Ruth Nelson
,
Cedric Hardwicke
,
Charles Coburn
Directed by:
Henry King
The Song of Bernadette (
1943) | IMDb:
7.6
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
Starring:
Jennifer Jones
,
William Eythe
,
Charles Bickford
,
Vincent Price
,
Lee J. Cobb
,
Gladys Cooper
Directed by:
Henry King
Alexander's Ragtime Band (
1938) | IMDb:
6.8
Classical violinist, Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.
Directed by:
Henry King
Produced by:
Frances C. Richardson
In Old Chicago (
1938) | IMDb:
6.7
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.