Joseph Pevney — Director (28)
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Shakedown (1950)
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Joseph Pevney actor: 霍华德·达夫 / 布莱恩·唐莱维 …
other title: 勒索 / Ohne Skrupel
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.
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Playgirl (1954)
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Joseph Pevney actor: Shelley Winters / Barry Sullivan …
other title: Fille de plaisir
If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!
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The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
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Joseph Pevney actor: Clint Walker / 玛莎·海尔 …
other title: Die Todes-Ranch / Le Ranch Maudit …
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.
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Cash McCall (1960)
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约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: 娜塔莉·伍德 / 詹姆斯·加纳
other title: 我不负卿 / Eine Frau für zwei Millionen …
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.
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Because of You (1952)
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约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: 洛丽泰·扬 / 杰夫·钱德勒 …
other title: 飘鸾红泪 / Aus Liebe zu Dir …
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
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The Midnight Story (1957)
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约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: 托尼·柯蒂斯 / 玛丽莎·帕文 …
other title: 午夜故事 / 血刃恩仇录
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Foxfire (1955)
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约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: 简·拉塞尔 / 杰夫·钱德勒 …
other title: 狐火 / 폭스파이어 …
Amanda Dartland accompanies her half-Apache husband Jonathan to a mining community where he will supervise the excavation of an almost mythical Apache treasure. His jealous rages and macho attitude cause her much misery, while the excavation project is threatened by prejudice and fear. Amanda tries to bridge the cultural gap, and Jonathan must do the same, or he will lose her. Mesmerizing brief performance by Celia Lovsky as Princess Saba.
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The Crowded Sky (1960)
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约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: Dana Andrews / Rhonda Fleming …
other title: 血洒情天 / Céu de Agonia …
When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.