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1. Double Indemnity (1944)
directed by Billy Wilder
featuring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather
Directed by Billy Wilder and adapted from a James M. Cain novel by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, Double Indemnity represents the high-water mark of ... More
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2. Arizona (1940)
directed by Wesley Ruggles
featuring William Holden, Jean Arthur, Warren William, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey
Wesley Ruggles's Arizona is an epic western set in an impoverished Arizona outpost. It tells the story of the feisty, no-nonsense Phoebe Titus (Jean ... More
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3. Ace in the Hole (1951)
directed by Billy Wilder
featuring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady
Billy Winder directed and co-wrote this bitterly satiric comedy-drama which turns a jaundiced eye towards both the news media and its consumers. ... More
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4. Murder, He Says (1945)
directed by George Marshall
featuring Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main, Jean Heather, Porter Hall
Though it comes on much too strong at times, Murder, He Says fully justifies its present "cult" status. Professional pollster Pete Marshall (Fred ... More
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5. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
directed by Preston Sturges
featuring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall, Robert Warwick
In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies ... More
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6. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
directed by James Hogan
featuring Guy Standing, Heather Angel, Porter Hall, Reginald Denny
Paramount's "Bulldog Drummond" series got off to a start with 1937's Bulldog Drummond Escapes. Up-and-coming Ray Milland stars as soldier-of-fortune ... More
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7. Return to Treasure Island (1954)
directed by Ewald André Dupont
featuring Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall, James Seay, Harry Lauter
Famed German filmmaker E. A. Dupont, who in his peak years was responsible for such classics as Variety, merely goes through the motions in this ... More
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8. The General Died at Dawn (1936)
directed by Lewis Milestone
featuring Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall
General Yang (Akim Tamiroff) is a politically ambitious Chinese bandit who holds the Northern districts in a grip of terror. Yang is opposed by O ... More
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9. His Girl Friday (1940)
directed by Howard Hawks
featuring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall, Clarence Kolb, Roscoe Karns
The second screen version of the Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur play The Front Page, His Girl Friday changed hard-driving newspaper reporter Hildy ... More
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10. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
directed by Preston Sturges
featuring Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, Brian Donlevy, Porter Hall
This wild, once-controversial comedy stars Betty Hutton as Trudy Kockenlocker, a man-crazy single girl whose favorite pastime involves entertaining ... More
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11. Vice Squad (1953)
directed by Arnold Laven
featuring Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, K.T. Stevens, Porter Hall, Adam Williams
Though both Edward G. Robinson and Paulette Goddard were at career low points when they filmed Vice Squad, both actors were too professional to give ... More
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12. A Stranger in Town (1943)
directed by Roy Rowland
featuring Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Porter Hall, Robert H. Barrat
All but forgotten today, A Stranger in Town serves as an excellent showcase for the dramatic talents of Frank Morgan. The star plays Supreme Court ... More
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13. Blood on the Sun (1945)
directed by Frank Lloyd
featuring James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Porter Hall, Wallace Ford, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Rosemary de Camp
In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are ... More
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