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1. Giant (1956)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane WithersGeorge Stevens' sprawling adaptation of Edna Ferber's best-selling novel successfully walks a fine line between potboiler and serious drama for its ... More
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2. Shane (1953)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon de Wilde, Jack PalanceThe simple story of a Wyoming range war is elevated to near-mythical status in producer/director George Stevens' Western classic Shane. Alan Ladd ... More
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3. I Remember Mama (1948)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Cedric HardwickeGeorge Stevens's charming film version of Kathryn Forbes' collection of short stories entitled Mama's Bank Account features Irene Dunne as Mama in ... More
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4. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia, Claude Rains, José Ferrer, Charlton HestonFilmmaker George Stevens chose Monument Valley, Utah for his exterior sequences in The Greatest Story Ever Told, this ($20 million) adaptation of ... More
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5. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou JacobiThis is the autobiographical drama of a young Dutch Jewish girl hiding from the invading Nazis during World War II. Anne and her family share a ... More
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6. A Damsel in Distress (1937)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald GardinerFred Astaire's first RKO musical without his longtime partner Ginger Rogers is one of his best from any period -- even though it's obvious that ... More
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7. Swing Time (1936)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric BloreThe sixth of RKO's Fred Astaire -Ginger Rogers pairings of the 1930s, Swing Time starts off with bandleader Astaire getting cold feet on his wedding ... More
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8. The More the Merrier (1943)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Ann Doran, Ann Savage, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce BennettTo fully appreciate The More the Merrier, it is important to know that, during WW2, there was an acute housing shortage in Washington DC. This is why ... More
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9. The Talk of the Town (1942)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan, Glenda Farrell, Charles DingleGeorge Stevens' Talk of the Town is a quick-witted comedy driven by wonderful performances by Cary Grant, Ronald Colman and Jean Arthur. Michael ... More
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10. A Place in the Sun (1951)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle, Fred ClarkPreviously filmed in 1931 under its original title, Theodore Dreiser's bulky but brilliant novel An American Tragedy was remade in 1951 by George ... More
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11. Gunga Din (1939)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Sam Jaffe, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joan FontaineList of all editionsThough Rudyard Kipling's poem Gunga Din makes a swell recital piece, it cannot be said to have much of a plot. It's simply a crude cockney soldier's ... More
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12. Alice Adams (1935)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable, Frank AlbertsonList of all editionsKatharine Hepburn stars as Booth Tarkington's would-be society belle Alice Adams. The product of a family of modest means, Alice nonetheless dreams ... More
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13. Vigil in the Night (1940)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Anne Shirley, Julien Mitchell, Robert CooteList of all editionsA dedicated nurse in a British hospital takes a nervous rookie under her wing. When the new nurse messes up and causes a patient's death, she ... More
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14. Quality Street (1937)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore, Fay Bainter, Cora WitherspoonList of all editionsPreviously filmed with Marion Davies in 1927, the lightweight James M. Barrie play Quality Street proved an ideal vehicle for Katharine Hepburn ten ... More
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15. Penny Serenade (1941)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Ann DoranList of all editionsWhile listening to a recording of "Penny Serenade," Julie Gardiner Adams (Irene Dunne) begins reflecting on her past. She recalls her near-impulsive ... More
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16. Kentucky Kernels (1934)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Mary Carlisle, George "Spanky" McFarland, Noah Beery, Sr.List of all editionsThough not the best of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey's starring vehicles, Kentucky Kernels turned out to be the team's biggest financial success. ... More
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17. Something to Live For (1952)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas DickList of all editionsSomething to Live For is the last of director George Stevens' "small" films, before he concentrated full-time on such blockbusters as Shane and Giant ... More
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18. Annie Oakley (1935)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston S. Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Moroni Olsen, Pert KeltonList of all editionsThis highly fictionalized biopic of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley stars Barbara Stanwyck as "Little Sure Shot" Annie. Coming down from the ... More
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19. Woman of the Year (1942)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, William BendixList of all editionsSpencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn costarred for the first time in the delectable romantic comedy Woman of the Year. Tracy plays New York ... More
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20. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
directed by George Stevens, Jr.
featuring George Stevens, Jr., George Stevens, Montgomery Clift, Brandon de Wilde, Fred Astaire, James Dean, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, Sam Jaffe, Jean ArthurList of all editionsThe man who assembled the remarkable documentary George Stevens: A Filmaker's Journey had the benefit of knowing the subject intimately: the film was ... More
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21. Separate But Equal (1991)
directed by George Stevens, Jr.
featuring Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Sidney PoitierList of all editionsBased on the ground-breaking Brown vs. the Board of Education case, the made-for-television Separate But Equal follows a young Thurgood Marshall ... More
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22. America at the Movies (1976)
directed by George Stevens, Jr.
featuring Charlton HestonList of all editionsThe American Film Institute put together this movie of film clips from all eras of American filmmaking as a Bicentennial tribute to the country. ... More
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23. On Our Merry Way (1948)
directed by George Stevens, King Vidor, Leslie Fenton
featuring Burgess Meredith, Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Hugh Herbert, James Stewart, Dorothy LamourList of all editionsAlso known as A Miracle Can Happen, On Our Merry Way is a multipart comedy linked by inquiring reporter Burgess Meredith. It is Meredith's job to ... More
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24. Hollywood Party (1934)
directed by Allan Dwan, Charles "Chuck" Riesner, Edmund Goulding, George Stevens, Richard Boleslawski, Roy Rowland, Sam Wood
featuring Jimmy Durante, Charles Butterworth, Lupe Velez, Polly MoranList of all editionsHollywood Party was planned as a lavish, star-studded MGM musical titled Hollywood Revue of 1933 . Under the less-than-sterling guidance of "kicked ... More







