Jacques Tourneur — Director (33)
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Strange Glory (1938)
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Jacques Tourneur actor: Carey Wilson / Fay Helm …
During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the 'Tennessee Plan,' which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the Tennessee River. This proved to be a vital action for the North in its push south...
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The Grand Bounce (1937)
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Jacques Tourneur actor: Dell Henderson / Barbara Bedford …
A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check was written on Friday afternoon, but cannot be cashed before the following Tuesday. The check is used to pay several debts until...
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The Man in the Barn (1937)
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Jacques Tourneur actor: Carey Wilson / Ernie Adams …
After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to surrender, the barn was set afire and Booth died in the blaze. However, in 1903 a Mr. David E. George, while on his deathbed in Enid, Oklahoma, claimed to be John Wilkes Booth. This MGM An Historical Mystery series short presents evidence of the possibility that Mr. George's claim was true.
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What Do You Think? (1937)
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Jacques Tourneur actor: Carey Wilson / William Henry …
The narrator's voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including thinking for a moment that he sees a woman's body in his bed, having his car key not work, and thinking he hears his mother calling, delay his departure from home by almost a minute. When tragedy strikes close by, John revisits the morning's events. A phone call from his brother in Chicago confirms how odd this morning is. Did John experience telepathy or was it all coincidence? If radio waves can carry a communication, why not a mother's love?
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Anne of the Indies (1951)
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雅克·特纳 actor: Jean Peters / 路易斯·乔丹 …
other title: 인도 제국의 앤 / A Rainha dos Piratas …
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.
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All That Is Not Worth Love (1931)
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雅克·特纳 actor: 马塞尔·莱韦克 / 让·迦本 …
other title: Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour
Tourneur's first film tells the story of a chemist, Jules Renaudin. He welcomes a young pregnant girl, Claire, who enters his pharmacy in despair one evening. He takes care of her and gradually falls in love with her, doing everything for her. But she is attracted by the cheerfulness of young Jean Cordier, whose warehouse is a few steps away from the pharmacy.
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Wichita (1955)
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Jacques Tourneur actor: Joel McCrea / 薇拉·迈尔斯 …
other title: Un Jeu risqué / Wichita, ciudad infernal …
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.