Michael Curtiz filmography explained

Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period, he directed 178 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria, and, finally, to the United States. As his biographer, Alan K. Rode, notes, "A cinematic pioneer, Curtiz made a seamless transition from hand-cranking cameras in silent films to directing the first sound feature where the characters spoke their parts. He led the way in two- and three-color Technicolor, directed the first motion-picture produced in VistaVision, and worked extensively in CinemaScope." Rode also notes that "he helmed rousing adventures, westerns, musicals, war movies, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, spectacles, and film noirs".

Born in Budapest, Curtiz graduated from Hungary's Royal Academy of Theatre and Art in 1906. After six years as a stage actor and director, he joined the nascent Hungarian film industry. His first film credit was the 1912 drama, Maés Holnap ("Today and Tomorrow"). In 1913, after directing several films, Curtiz traveled to Denmark to hone his skills as an apprentice for director August Blom. Returning to Hungary, he became a freelance director for several film companies. In 1919, Curtiz immigrated to Vienna, and became one of Austria's top film directors. His first film there was Die Dame Mit Dem Schwarzen Handschuh ("The Lady with the Black Gloves", 1919), starring his wife, Lucy Doraine. Among his subsequent Austrian films were the two-part epic Sodom and Gomorrah (1922), and Die Sklavenkönigin ("The Slave Queen", 1924). The latter film was released in the United Kingdom as The Moon of Israel. Harry Warner, one of the founders of Warner Bros., instructed his brother, Jack, to view the film. After doing so, they were impressed enough to offer Curtiz a contract to direct in the United States.

In 1926, Curtiz began his American career with The Third Degree, starring Dolores Costello. He followed this with several more films starring her, including the part-talking biblical epic Noah's Ark (1928). In 1932 and 1933, respectively, Curtiz directed the two-color Technicolor horror films Doctor X and Mystery of the Wax Museum, both starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray. In 1935, Curtiz directed the swashbuckling adventure Captain Blood, which made major stars of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. He followed this with several move adventure films starring them, including The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and Dodge City (1939), and Flynn in The Sea Hawk (1940). During this period, Curtiz also made the gangster films, Kid Galahad (1937), starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart, and Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) with James Cagney and Bogart, and the dramatic film Four Daughters (1938), which brought stardom to John Garfield. In 1941, Curtiz directed Robinson and Garfield in The Sea Wolf. During the war years (1941–1945), Curtiz directed James Cagney and Joan Crawford into Academy Award-winning performances with, respectively, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945). In between these, Curtiz directed his magnum opus, Casablanca (1942), with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Curtiz's only Academy Award for Best Director.

In the post-war years, Curtiz directed Life with Father (1947), an adaptation of a popular Broadway play, and the film noir The Unsuspected (1948), his first film by his own production company. For his company, he also produced, and directed, Romance on the High Seas (1948), a musical which marked the film debut of Doris Day. Curtiz eventually disbanded his company, and remained a contract director with Warner Bros. until 1954. Among his later films under his Warners contract was another film noir, The Breaking Point, starring John Garfield. After leaving Warner Bros., Curtiz directed White Christmas (1954) for Paramount Pictures, the first film in VistaVision and the highest-grossing film in his career. Also for Paramount, he directed the Elvis Presley vehicle, King Creole (1958). In 1961, Curtiz directed his final film, The Comancheros, with John Wayne. For his contribution to cinema, Curtiz was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1] In the 1998 and 2007 listings of the American Film Institute's Greatest American Films, Casablanca ranked, respectively, in second and third place, while Yankee Doodle Dandy ranked 100 on the first list, and 98 on the second.[2] As of 2018, four films directed by Curtiz have been added to the National Film Registry: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.[3]

Filmography

The filmography of Michael Curtiz is derived from the one presented in the biography by Alan K. Rode.

Hungarian films: 1912–1913

Michael Curtiz was born Mano Kaminer in Budapest in 1886. In 1906, he graduated from Hungary's Royal Academy of Theatre and Art. Under the stage name of Mihály Kertész, he established himself as a stage actor, performing in classical and modern theatrical dramas. Eventually, he turned to director as well. In 1912, Kertész entered Hungary's motion picture industry, as an actor and director for the Projectograph Film Company. His first film for them was also the company's initial feature. All of Curtiz's films from this period are lost.[4]

Year! scope="col" colspan="2"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
OriginalEnglish translationDirectorOther
1912Ma és holnap"Today and Tomorrow"Projectograph Production; Curtiz wrote the screenplay for this film, and also played a supporting role[5]
Krausz doktor a vérpadon"Doctor Krausz on the Scaffold"Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"
Gyerünk csak"Come On"Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"
Házasodik az uram"My Husband's Getting Married"Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"

Danish film: 1913

In July 1913, Kertész left Hungary, and travelled to Denmark to train as a film director. There, he went to work for the Nordisk Film Company, as an assistant director to August Blom.

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="30%"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
DirectorOther
AtlantisNordisk Films Kompagni Production (Denmark); directed by August Blom; Curtiz played a supporting role in the film, and was also an assistant director; prints survive[6]

Hungarian films: 1914–1919

After six months in Denmark, Mihály Kertész returned to Hungary. There, he returned as a film director, alternating between the Projectograph, Uher, and Kino-Riport companies. With the coming of World War I in 1914, Kertész was called up by the Austro-Hungarian army, and served as an artillery officer. After being discharged in 1915, he resumed film-making, and married actress Lucy Doraine, who would star in several of his films. In 1917, a new film company, Phönix-Film, was formed by the merger of Projectagraph and Star-Film Productions. Kertész served as their head of production until 1919. Except where noted, all of the films from this period are lost.[4]

Year! scope="col" colspan="2"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
OriginalEnglish translationDirectorOther
Mozikirály"Movie King"Projectograph Production; features Sári Fedák; a "sketch film"
Az Utolsó Bohém""Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"
Kablélek"Captive Souls"Projectograph Production; features Sári Fedák
Az Aranyásó""A "sketch film"; scenario by Ferenc Molnár; loosely based on a story by Bret Harte
A Hercegnó Pongtolája""Kino-Riport Production; "sketch film"
Az Éjzaka Katona"Prisoner of the Night"Projectograph Production; Curtiz acted in this film, and wrote the screenplay, as well as directed
A Szökött Katona""Miklỏs Pảstory Production; screenplay by Miklós Pásztory
A Kölcsönkért Csecsemök""Jenő Janovics Production; based on the stage play Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo
A Tolonc""Jenő Janovics Production; with Lili Berky and Victor Varconi; prints survive
Bánk Bán"Bánk the Regent"Jenő Janovics Production; based on the play by Ferenc Erkel
Sarga Liliom"Yellow Lily"Directed by Fẻlix Vanyl; Curtiz played a supporting role in this film
A Paradicsom""Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"
Akit Ketten Szeretnek"One Who Is Loved By Two"Projectograph Production; a "sketch film"; Curtiz starred, as well as directed
Cox És Box"Cox and Box"Proja Films; directed by Márton Garas; Curtiz played a supporting role in this film
A Bánat Assonya"Melancholy Lady"Screenplay by Curtiz
Makkhetes"Seven of Spades"Kino-Riport Production
A Karthausi""Star-Film Production
A Doktor Úr"Mr. Doctor"Kino-Riport Production; based on a play by Ferenc Molnár
Az Ezüst Kecske""Kino-Riport Production; based on a novel by Sándor Bródy
A Farkas""Kino-Riport Production; with Victor Varconi and Lucy Doraine; screenplay by Curtiz and Ladislaus Vajda
A Fekete Szivárvány""Kino-Riport Production; with Vilma Medgyaszay
A Magyar Föld Ereje""A propaganda film for the Hungarian Red Cross
Károly és Zita királyné koronázása Budapesten""A depiction of the coronation of the last Habsburg monarchs; Curtiz may have directed this film, and is seen filming a parade; prints survive
Halálcsengö""Star-Film Production
Zoárd Mester"Master Zoard"Phönix-Film Production; screenplay by Curtiz
Tatárjárás"Tartar Invasion"Glória-Film Production; screenplay by Curtiz; a four-minute fragment survives
Az Árendás Zsidó"Jean the Tenant"Phönix-Film Production
A Kuruzsló""Phönix-Film Production; based on a play by Imre Földes; remade by Curtiz as Namenlos ("Nameless", 1923) and Alias the Doctor (1933)
A Senki Fia"Nobody's Son"Phönix-Film Production
A Szentjóbi Erdö Titka"Secret of St. Job Forest"Phönix-Film Production; features Dezső Kertész (a.k.a. David Curtiz), the brother of Michael Curtiz
Az Utolsó Hajnal""Phönix-Film Production; based on a novel by Alfred Deutsch-German; prints survive
A Föld Embere""Phönix-Film Production; with Oscar Beregi
A Vörös Sámson""Phönix-Film Production; with Tivadar Uray
A Béke Útja"Peace's Road"Phönix-Film Production; short film
Tavasz A Télben"Spring in Winter"Phönix-Film Production
A Csúnya Fiú""Phönix-Film Production
Egy Krajcár Története""Phönix-Film Production
Az Ezredes""Phönix-Film Production; with Bela Lugosi
Lulu"Lulu"Phönix-Film Production; with Bela Lugosi
99"99"Phönix-Film Production; with Victor Varconi and Bela Lugosi
Az Ördög""Phönix-Film Production; with Victor Varconi; from a story by Ferenc Molnár
A Skorpió I""Phönix-Film Production; with Victor Varconi
A Skorpió II""Phönix-Film Production; with Victor Varconi; a three-minute excerpt survives
Júdás""Phönix-Film Production; with Leopold Kramer
Gróf Monte Cristo""Phönix-Film Production; based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas; unfinished film
Ocskay Brigadéros""Phönix-Film Production; with Victor Varconi; based on a story by Ferenc Herczeg; unfinished film
A Napraforgós Hölgy""Phönix-Film Production; with Lucy Doraine; unfinished film
Varázskeringö"Magic Waltz"Semper Films Production; with Victor Varconi; screenplay by Curtiz
Lu, A Kokott"Lu, the Coquette"Semper Films Production; screenplay by Curtiz
A Víg Özvegy""Semper Films Production; with Victor Varconi; screenplay by Curtiz; based on the operetta by Franz Lehár
Alraune"Alraune"Phönix-Film Production
Jön az öcsém"My Brother Is Coming"A short film with Oscar Beregi and Lucy Doraine; prints survive
Liliom"Liliom"Based on the play by Ferenc Molnár; unfinished when Curtiz left Budapest for Vienna

Austrian films: 1919–1926

In 1919, a communist government was established for a brief time in Hungary. This prompted Kertész to migrate to Austria, where he began working for the Sascha-Film Company. By the end of 1920, he had established himself as the company's top director. As in Hungary, his wife, Lucy Doraine, appeared in several of his Austrian films. They divorced in 1923. Except where noted, the films from this period survive, and were made for the Sascha-Film Company.[4]

Year! scope="col" colspan="2"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
OriginalEnglish translationDirectorOther
Die Dame Mit Dem Schwarzen Handschuh""With Lucy Doraine; screenplay by Curtiz; lost
Boccaccio"Boccaccio"With Paul Lukas; lost
Der Stern Von Damaskus""
Die Gottesgeißel""With Lucy Doraine; screenplay by Curtiz; sequel to The Star of Damascus; lost
Die Dame Mit Den Sonnenblumen""With Lucy Doraine; screenplay by Curtiz; lost
Mrs. Tutti Frutti"Mrs. Tutti Frutti"With Lucy Doraine
Cherchez La Femme!"Look For The Woman"With Lucy Doraine
Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis"Madame Dorothy's Confession"With Lucy Doraine
Labyrinth Des Grauen"Labyrinth of Horror"With Lucy Doraine
Drakula halála""Lapa Studios / Corvin Studios; directed Károly Lajthay; David Curtiz (brother of Michael Curtiz) has a supporting role; screenplay by Curtiz; based on the novel by Bram Stoker; lost
Sodom Und Gomorrah
"Sodom and Gomorrah"
Screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda and Curtiz; with Lucy Doraine, Walter Slezak, and Victor Varconi; an epic film shown in two parts
Samson und Delila"Samson and Delilah"Vita-Film Production; produced by Alexander Korda; with María Corda; Curtiz is credited as costume designer
Der Junge Medardus"Young Medardus"with Victor Varconi; screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda
Die Lawine"Avalanche"With Victor Varconi and Mary Kid; screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda
Namenlos"Nameless"With Victor Varconi and Mary Kid; screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda; a remake of Curtiz's The Charlatan; filmed again by him as Alias the Doctor (1932); lost
Ein Spiel Ums Leben""With Mary Kid; lost
General Babka"General Babka""No information available"
Die Sklavenkönigin""A co-production of Sascha-Film (Austria) and Stoll Pictures (England); with María Corda; based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard; released in the United States as Moon of Israel
1925Das Spielzeug von Paris"The Toy of Paris"With Lili Damita; screenplay by Curtiz; based on a novel by Margery Lawrence; released in the United States as Red Heels[7]
Fiaker Nr. 13"Cab No. 13"With Lili Damita
Der Goldene Schmetterling""With Lili Damita and Nils Asther; released in the United States as The Road to Happiness[8]

American films – the Warner Bros. years: 1926–1953

In 1926, Mihály Kertész accepted an offer from Warner Bros. to come to the United States, and direct films. He arrived that June, and anglicized his name to Michael Curtiz. He would remain at Warners for 28 years. During that time, he directed 87 films, married screenwriter Bess Meredyth in 1929, and became an American citizen in 1936. Except where indicated, all of Curtiz's Warner Bros. films survive.

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="30%"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
DirectorOther
1926With Dolores Costello and Jason Robards; based on a play by Charles Klein; previously filmed in 1913 and 1919[9]
With Dolores Costello, Warner Oland, Malcolm McGregor[10]
With Irene Rich, William Russell, and William Collier, Jr.; screenplay by Darryl F. Zanuck; lost film[11]
Good Time CharleyWith Helene Costello, Warner Oland, and Clyde Cook[12]
TenderloinWith Dolores Costello, Conrad Nagel, George E. Stone; story by "Melville Crossman"; part-talking; lost film[13]
Noah's ArkWith Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Guinn Williams, and Myrna Loy; screenplay by Darryl F. Zanuck[14]
Glad Rag Doll[15]
Madonna of Avenue AWith Dolores Costello, Grant Withers, Douglas Gerrard; part-talking; lost film[16]
With H. B. Warner, Lois Wilson, Jason Robards; lost film[17]
Hearts in ExileWith Dolores Costello, Grant Withers, James Kirkwood; all-talkie; an alternate ending was shot for the film's European release; lost film[18]
MammyWith Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Louise Dresser, Lowell Sherman; based on an unproduced play by Irving Berlin and James Gleason; part-Technicolor[19]
Under a Texas MoonWith Frank Fay, Raquel Torres, Myrna Loy, Noah Beery; filmed in Technicolor[20]
With Frank Fay, Lilyan Tashman, James Gleason[21]
Bright LightsWith Dorothy Mackaill, Frank Fay, Noah Beery; filmed in Technicolor[22]
River's EndWith Charles Bickford, Evalyn Knapp, J. Farrell MacDonald; based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood[23]
With Lotti Loder, Harry Langdon, Ben Lyon; filmed in the Vitascope wide-screen process, but released in standard 35mm[24]
Dämon des Meers ["Demon of the Sea"]With Wilhelm Dieterle; a German-language version of Moby Dick, directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring John Barrymore[25]
God's Gift to WomenWith Frank Fay, Laura La Plante, Joan Blondell[26]
With John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Boris Karloff[27]
With Lil Dagover, Walter Huston, Warren William[28]
Alias the DoctorWith Richard Barthelmess, Marian Marsh, Norman Foster; previously filmed by Curtiz as The Charlatan (1917) and Nameless (1923)[29]
[30]
Doctor XWith Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy; filmed in Technicolor[31]
With Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Jordan, Bette Davis; based on a novel by Harry Harrison Kroll[32]
20,000 Years in Sing SingWith Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis; based on the book by Lewis E. Lawes[33]
Mystery of the Wax MuseumWith Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh; filmed in Technicolor[34]
[35]
Private Detective 62With William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly[36]
Directed by Archie Mayo; with James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron; Curtiz directed ten hours of retakes on this film[37]
Goodbye AgainWith Warren William, Joan Blondell, Genevieve Tobin[38]
With William Powell (as Philo Vance), Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette; based on the novel by S. S. Van Dine[39]
FemaleWith Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson; originally begun with William Dieterle directing; William A. Wellman took over for a while when Dieterle became ill, then Curtiz took over when Wellman was assigned to directing College Coach[40]
MandalayWith Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland[41]
Jimmy the GentWith James Cagney, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins[42]
With William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive[43]
British AgentWith Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan; based on a book by R. H. Bruce Lockhart[44]
Black Fury[45]
With Warren William (as Perry Mason), Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Claire Dodd; based on the novel by Erle Stanley Gardner; Errol Flynn has a small role in this film[46]
Go Into Your DanceDirected by Archie Mayo; with Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell; Curtiz directed six scenes in this film, along with some retakes[47]
Front Page WomanWith Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns; based on a short story by Richard Macaulay[48]
Little Big ShotWith Sybil Jason, Glenda Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Edward Everett Horton[49]
Captain BloodWith Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Guy Kibbee; based on the novel Captain Blood: His Odyssey by Rafael Sabatini[50]
With Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Marguerite Churchill[51]
Anthony AdverseDirected by Mervyn LeRoy; with Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard; based on the novel by Hervey Allen; Curtiz directed the opening sequence[52]
[53]
Black LegionDirected by Archie Mayo; with Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore; Curtiz directed some additional scenes, two months after principal production had ended[54]
Stolen Holiday[55]
Marked WomanDirected by Lloyd Bacon; with Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane; Curtiz finished this film when Lloyd Bacon went on his honeymoon[56]
Mountain JusticeWith Josephine Hutchinson, George Brent, Guy Kibbee; loosely based on the true story of Edith Maxwell[57]
Kid GalahadWith Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Harry Carey; based on a story by Francis Wallace[58]
With Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert[59]
Gold Is Where You Find ItWith George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Tim Holt; based on a novel by Clements Ripley; filmed in Technicolor[60]
Co-directed with William Keighley; with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hale, Eugene Pallette, Patric Knowles; Curtiz replaced Keighley as the film's director; filmed in Technicolor[61]
Four's a CrowdWith Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles[62]
Four DaughtersWith Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, John Garfield; based on a short story by Fannie Hurst[63]
Angels with Dirty FacesWith James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan[64]
Blackwell's IslandDirected by William McGann; with John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell; Curtiz directed some retakes, and added some scenes[65]
Dodge CityWith Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan; filmed in Technicolor[66]
Sons of LibertyShort film; with Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard; filmed in Technicolor
Daughters Courageous[67]
[68]
Four WivesWith Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Claude Rains; a sequel to Four Daughters[69]
Virginia City[70]
With Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Henry Daniell, Alan Hale, Flora Robson; released with a sepia sequence[71]
Santa Fe TrailWith Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams; released in sepia[72]
[73]
Dive Bomber[74]
Captains of the CloudsWith James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale; filmed in Technicolor on location in Canada [75]
Yankee Doodle Dandy With James Cagney (as George M. Cohan), Joan Leslie, Walter Huston[76]
CasablancaWith Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, S. Z. Sakall, Dooley Wilson; based on the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison[77]
Mission to MoscowWith Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oscar Homolka; based on the book by Joseph E. Davies[78]
This Is the ArmyWith George Murphy, Joan Leslie, Ronald Reagan; songs by Irving Berlin; filmed in Technicolor[79]
Passage to MarseilleWith Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Michèle Morgan, Philip Dorn, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre; based on the novel Men Without Country by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall[80]
JanieWith Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Joyce Reynolds; based on the play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams, Jr.[81]
Roughly SpeakingWith Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Alan Hale; Curtiz has a one-line bit part in the film[82]
Mildred PierceWith Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden; based on the novel by James M. Cain[83]
1946Night and DayWith Cary Grant (as Cole Porter), Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley; filmed in Technicolor[84]
Life with FatherWith William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy Lydon, ZaSu Pitts; based on the play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; filmed in Technicolor[85]
A Michael Curtiz Production; with Joan Caulfield, Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield; based on a story by Charlotte Armstrong[86]
1948Romance on the High SeasA Michael Curtiz Production; with Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day, Oscar Levant, S. Z. Sakall; filmed in Technicolor; Doris Day's film debut[87]
My Dream Is YoursA Michael Curtiz Production; with Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman; features a cartoon sequence with Bugs Bunny and Tweety; filmed in Technicolor[88]
Flamingo RoadA Michael Curtiz Production; with Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet; based on the play by Sally and Robert Wilder[89]
[90]
It's a Great FeelingDirected by David Butler; with Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson; Curtiz makes a cameo appearance as himself; filmed in Technicolor[91]
Young Man with a HornWith Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez; loosely based on the life of Bix Beiderbecke[92]
Bright LeafWith Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal; based on a novel by Foster Fitzsimmons[93]
With John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez; based on the novel To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway[94]
Force of Arms[95]
Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanWith Burt Lancaster (as Jim Thorpe), Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter[96]
I'll See You in My Dreams[97]
She's Working Her Way Through CollegeDirected by H. Bruce Humberstone; with Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson; Curtiz took over direction, while Humberstone recovered from the flu; filmed in Technicolor[98]
[99]
With Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Mildred Dunnock; based on the play by Samson Raphaelson; filmed in Technicolor[100]
1953Trouble Along the WayWith John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn[101]
With Will Rogers, Jr., Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney, Jr.; filmed in WarnerColor[102]

American films – the final years: 1954–1961

In 1954, Curtiz left Warner Bros., and spend the remaining years of his career working for various studios, notably Paramount and 20th Century-Fox. In 1961, during production of his final film, The Comancheros, Curtiz learned that he was suffering from incurable cancer. He died the following year.

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="30%"
TitleFunctionNotesRef
DirectorOther
White ChristmasParamount Pictures[103]
20th Century-Fox
with Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Peter Ustinov, Edmund Purdom; based on the novel by Mika Waltari; filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color
[104]
1955We're No AngelsParamount Pictures
with Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone; based on a play by Albert Husson; filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor
[105]
Paramount Pictures
with Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance; filmed in VistaVision
[106]
Paramount Pictures
with Kathryn Grayson, Oreste, Rita Moreno; filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor
[107]
20th Century-Fox
with Gordon MacRae (as Buddy DeSylva), Dan Dailey (as Ray Henderson), Ernest Borgnine (as Lew Brown); filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color
[108]
1957Warner Bros.
with Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson; filmed in CinemaScope
[109]
Formosa Productions; distributed by Buena Vista; with Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd; filmed in Technicolor[110]
King CreoleParamount Pictures
with Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger, Dolores Hart, Vic Morrow; based on the novel A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins
[111]
The Mirisch Company
released by United Artists; with Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster; based on the novel by Patrick Quentin
[112]
Paramount Pictures
with Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker; based on the short story "Pull Your Freight" by Luke Short
[113]
Paramount Pictures
with Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin, Angela Lansbury; based on the play Olympia by Ferenc Molnár; filmed in Technicolor
[114]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
with Tony Randall, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Andy Devine, Buster Keaton, Eddie Hodges (as Huckleberry Finn); based on the novel by Mark Twain; filmed in CinemaScope and Metrocolor
[115]
Francis of Assisi20th Century-Fox
with Bradford Dillman (as Francis of Assisi), Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman; based on the book The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl; filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color
[116]
20th Century-Fox
with John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin; based on a novel by Paul Wellman; John Wayne took over direction for a while when Curtiz was ill; filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color
[117]

Awards and honors

Academy Awards

Listed below are all the films directed by Michael Curtiz that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting Actress.

National Film Registry

As of 2020, four films directed by Michael Curtiz have been added to the National Film Registry.[3]

Title! scope="col" colspan=2
YearRef
ReleasedInducted
19381995
Yankee Doodle Dandy19421993
Casablanca19421989
Mildred Pierce19451996

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies

In 1998, the American Film Institute presented their list of the 100 Greatest American films. They revised the list in 2007. Two films directed by Michael Curtiz were included on the list both times.

Year! scope="col"
RankFilmRef
19982Casablanca (1942)align=center rowspan=2[125]
100Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
20073Casablanca (1942)align=center rowspan=2[126]
98Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollywood Star Walk: Michael Curtiz . Los Angeles Times . 1 January 2021 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127090806/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/michael-curtiz/ . live .
  2. Web site: America's Greatest Movies (1998). American Film Institute (AFI). 1 January 2021. 22 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422032506/https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-movies/. live. / Web site: America's Greatest Movies (2007) . AFI . 1 January 2021 . 26 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190526220756/https://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx . live .
  3. Web site: National Film Preservation Board: Personnel Credits . Library of Congress . 1 January 2021 . 5 November 2018 . https://archive.today/20181105141032/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/personnel-credits/ . live .
  4. Web site: Michael Curtiz European Filmography . Miguel A. . Fidalgo . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001132028/http://www.filmintezet.hu/hirek/kertesz/MichaelCurtiz_EuropeanFilmography.pdf . 10 January 2021 . 1 October 2011 .
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  6. / Web site: Atlantis . Silent Era . 1 January 2021 . 1 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701005751/http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/Atlantis1913.html . live .
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  9. Web site: The Third Degree . American Film Institute (AFI) . 4 January 2021 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024184436/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12636-THE-THIRD-DEGREE?cxt=filmography . live .
  10. Web site: A Million Bid . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 23 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423010850/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/10782-A-MILLION-BID?cxt=filmography . live .
  11. Web site: The Desired Woman . American Silent Film Survival Database . Library of Congress (LoC) . 4 January 2021 . 17 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317233130/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4736/default.html . live . / Web site: The Desired Woman . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113085217/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3708-THE-DESIRED-WOMAN?cxt=filmography . live .
  12. Web site: Good Time Charley . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112203639/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9456-GOOD-TIME-CHARLEY?cxt=filmography . live .
  13. Web site: Tenderloin . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326143420/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12575-TENDERLOIN?cxt=filmography . live .
  14. Web site: Noah's Ark . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 29 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029165931/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/11005-NOAHS-ARK?cxt=filmography . live .
  15. / Web site: Glad Rag Doll . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113085754/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9386-THE-GLAD-RAG-DOLL?cxt=filmography . live .
  16. Web site: Madonna of Avenue A. LoC. 4 January 2021. / Web site: Madonna of Avenue A . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200713013400/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10512-THE-MADONNA-OF-AVENUE-A?cxt=filmography . live .
  17. Web site: The Gamblers . 4 January 2021 . 11 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411080012/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5532/default.html . live . / Web site: The Gamblers . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020015015/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9281-THE-GAMBLERS?cxt=filmography . live .
  18. / Web site: Hearts in Exile . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200713015818/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9635-HEARTS-IN-EXILE?cxt=filmography . live .
  19. Web site: Mammy . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113083400/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10535-MAMMY?cxt=filmography . live .
  20. Web site: Under a Texas Moon . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018082614/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12927-UNDER-A-TEXAS-MOON?cxt=filmography . live .
  21. Web site: The Matrimonial Bed . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 23 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423005324/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/10696-THE-MATRIMONIAL-BED?cxt=filmography . live .
  22. Web site: Bright Lights . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112204208/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3039-BRIGHT-LIGHTS?cxt=filmography . live .
  23. Web site: River's End . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 9 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201209064256/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/11724-RIVERS-END?cxt=filmography . live .
  24. Web site: Magnified Grandeur – The Big Screen: 1926–31 . David . Coles . March 2001 . 4 January 2021 . 8 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108115403/https://www.in70mm.com/newsletter/2001/64/grandeur/index.htm . live . / Web site: A Soldier's Plaything . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200713011315/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12262-A-SOLDIERS-PLAYTHING?cxt=filmography . live .
  25. Web site: Demon of the Sea . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113092706/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/1319-DMON-DES-MEERES?cxt=filmography . live .
  26. Web site: God's Gift to Women . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 17 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017065404/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7136-GODS-GIFT-TO-WOMEN?cxt=filmography . live .
  27. Web site: The Mad Genius . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113083725/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5220-THE-MAD-GENIUS?cxt=filmography . live .
  28. Web site: The Woman from Monte Carlo . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113010958/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7126-THE-WOMAN-FROM-MONTE-CARLO?cxt=filmography . live .
  29. Web site: Alias the Doctor . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609034059/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4577-ALIAS-THE-DOCTOR?cxt=filmography . live .
  30. Web site: The Strange Love of Molly Louvain . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609034340/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7190-THE-STRANGE-LOVE-OF-MOLLY-LOUVAIN?cxt=filmography . live .
  31. Web site: Doctor X . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112203616/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4506-DOCTOR-X?cxt=filmography . live .
  32. Web site: The Cabin in the Cotton . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030104732/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5324-CABIN-IN-THE-COTTON?cxt=filmography . live .
  33. Web site: 20,000 Years in Sing Sing . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108122406/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4806-20000-YEARS-IN-SING-SING?cxt=filmography . live .
  34. Web site: Mystery of the Wax Museum . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200713061003/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3917-MYSTERY-OF-THE-WAX-MUSEUM?cxt=filmography . live .
  35. Web site: The Keyhole . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113180645/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7137-THE-KEYHOLE?cxt=filmography . live .
  36. Web site: Private Detective 62 . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040519/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5958-PRIVATE-DETECTIVE-62?cxt=filmography . live .
  37. / Web site: The Mayor of Hell . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 8 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108123526/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4435-THE-MAYOROFHELL?sid=89441016-c027-4f50-8b27-5e7f22462bb8&sr=10.349717&cp=1&pos=0 . live .
  38. Web site: Goodbye Again . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 8 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200608132151/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7517-GOODBYE-AGAIN?cxt=filmography . live .
  39. Web site: The Kennel Murder Case . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 2 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502082552/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/2725-THE-KENNEL-MURDER-CASE?cxt=filmography . live .
  40. Web site: Female . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113074427/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3957-FEMALE?cxt=filmography . live .
  41. Web site: Mandalay. AFI. 4 January 2021. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175107/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/2648-MANDALAY?cxt=filmography. live.
  42. Web site: Jimmy the Gent . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024222334/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6692-JIMMY-THE-GENT?cxt=filmography . live .
  43. Web site: The Key . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 3 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201103103932/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6272-THE-KEY?cxt=filmography . live .
  44. Web site: British Agent . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026080435/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/4967-BRITISH-AGENT?cxt=filmography . live .
  45. Web site: Black Fury . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113200027/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/826-BLACK-FURY?cxt=filmography . live .
  46. Web site: The Case of the Curious Bride . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 2 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502101738/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5325-THE-CASE-OF-THE-CURIOUS-BRIDE?cxt=filmography . live .
  47. / Web site: Go Into Your Dance . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 8 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108230928/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5375-GO-INTOYOURDANCE?sid=52931085-158b-4506-818f-15e01ca72ee7&sr=15.11953&cp=1&pos=0 . live .
  48. Web site: Front Page Woman . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 9 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109111146/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5303-FRONT-PAGE-WOMAN?cxt=filmography . live .
  49. Web site: Little Big Shot . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018130131/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5560-LITTLE-BIG-SHOT?cxt=filmography . live .
  50. Web site: Captain Blood . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 23 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023132729/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3887-CAPTAIN-BLOOD?cxt=filmography . live .
  51. Web site: The Walking Dead . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609050731/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4732-THE-WALKING-DEAD?cxt=filmography . live .
  52. / Web site: Anthony Adverse . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112222247/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3974-ANTHONY-ADVERSE?sid=2d8eaaad-d1ab-4770-a7ac-47d8b7cce650&sr=12.576334&cp=1&pos=0 . live .
  53. Web site: The Charge of the Light Brigade . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 6 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106075931/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4611-THE-CHARGE-OF-THE-LIGHT-BRIGADE?cxt=filmography . live .
  54. Web site: Black Legion . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113085030/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/835-BLACK-LEGION?cxt=filmography . live .
  55. Web site: Stolen Holiday . AFI . 4 January 2021 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080017/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4856-STOLEN-HOLIDAY?cxt=filmography . live .
  56. / Web site: Marked Woman . AFI . 5 January 2021 . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326144752/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/2647-MARKED-WOMAN?cxt=filmography . live .
  57. Web site: Mountain Justice . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027113254/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6898-MOUNTAIN-JUSTICE?cxt=filmography . live .
  58. Web site: Kid Galahad . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 6 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106140912/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4886-KID-GALAHAD?cxt=filmography . live .
  59. Web site: The Perfect Specimen . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112201311/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6604-THE-PERFECT-SPECIMEN?cxt=filmography . live .
  60. Web site: Gold Is Where You Find It . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030074656/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3944-GOLD-IS-WHERE-YOU-FIND-IT?cxt=filmography . live .
  61. Web site: The Adventures of Robin Hood . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024045845/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/3983-THE-ADVENTURES-OF-ROBIN-HOOD?cxt=filmography . live .
  62. Web site: Four's a Crowd . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217171907/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/5321-FOURS-A-CROWD?cxt=filmography . live .
  63. Web site: Four Daughters . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113022705/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7131-FOUR-DAUGHTERS?cxt=filmography . live .
  64. Web site: Angels with Dirty Faces . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 2 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502104039/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4049-ANGELS-WITH-DIRTY-FACES?cxt=filmography . live .
  65. 246Web site: Blackwell's Island . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109040305/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8125-BLACKWELLS-ISLAND?sid=ec6d9b91-59cb-42a3-8e1d-816a39194bc5&sr=9.681495&cp=1&pos=0 . live .
  66. Web site: Dodge City . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030050531/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4691-DODGE-CITY?cxt=filmography . live .
  67. Web site: Daughters Courageous . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024075200/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/901-DAUGHTERS-COURAGEOUS?cxt=filmography . live .
  68. Web site: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 23 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023060139/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/4329-THE-PRIVATE-LIVES-OF-ELIZABETH-AND-ESSEX?cxt=filmography . live .
  69. Web site: Four Wives . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113065117/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8206-FOUR-WIVES?cxt=filmography . live .
  70. Web site: Virginia City . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111042/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4640-VIRGINIA-CITY?cxt=filmography . live .
  71. Web site: The Sea Hawk . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018193404/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5100-THE-SEA-HAWK?cxt=filmography . live .
  72. Web site: Santa Fe Trail . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020043746/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/974-SANTA-FE-TRAIL?cxt=filmography . live .
  73. Web site: The Sea Wolf . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113102710/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26914-THE-SEA-WOLF?cxt=filmography . live .
  74. Web site: Dive Bomber . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 19 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019075619/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/26672-DIVE-BOMBER?cxt=filmography . live .
  75. Web site: Captains of the Clouds . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111250/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27173-CAPTAINS-OF-THE-CLOUDS?cxt=filmography . live .
  76. Web site: Yankee Doodle Dandy . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 17 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117070125/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27569-YANKEE-DOODLE-DANDY?cxt=filmography . live . / Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . Library of Congress . 6 January 2021 . 25 April 2016 . https://www.webcitation.org/6h22LQXhF?url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ . live .
  77. Web site: Casablanca . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 2 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502142616/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27175-CASABLANCA?cxt=filmography . live .
  78. Web site: Mission to Moscow . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 8 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201208041328/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/569-MISSION-TO-MOSCOW?cxt=filmography . live .
  79. Web site: This Is the Army . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113074438/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/719-THIS-IS-THE-ARMY?cxt=filmography . live .
  80. Web site: Passage to Marseille . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114102858/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24119-PASSAGE-TO-MARSEILLE?cxt=filmography . live .
  81. Web site: Janie . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113013841/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/698-JANIE?cxt=filmography . live .
  82. Web site: Roughly Speaking . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 22 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422205201/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/24554-ROUGHLY-SPEAKING?cxt=filmography . live .
  83. Web site: Mildred Pierce . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 6 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201206010100/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24502-MILDRED-PIERCE?cxt=filmography . live .
  84. Web site: Night and Day . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 6 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106163904/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24891-NIGHT-AND-DAY?cxt=filmography . live .
  85. Web site: Life with Father . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 8 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145122/http://catalog.afi.com/Film/25245-LIFE-WITH-FATHER?cxt=filmography . live .
  86. Web site: The Unsuspected . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608233209/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25409-THE-UNSUSPECTED?cxt=filmography . live .
  87. Web site: Romance on the High Seas . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113035917/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25702-ROMANCE-ON-THE-HIGH-SEAS?cxt=filmography . live .
  88. / Web site: My Dream Is Yours . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113013815/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26033-MY-DREAM-IS-YOURS?cxt=filmography . live .
  89. Web site: Flamingo Road . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026162258/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25925-FLAMINGO-ROAD?cxt=filmography . live .
  90. Web site: The Lady Takes a Sailor . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 9 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609052144/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25994-THE-LADY-TAKES-A-SAILOR?cxt=filmography . live .
  91. Web site: It's a Great Feeling . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 6 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201206101608/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25974-ITS-A-GREAT-FEELING?cxt=filmography . live .
  92. Web site: Young Man with a Horn . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112122537/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26577-YOUNG-MAN-WITH-A-HORN?cxt=filmography . live .
  93. Web site: Bright Leaf . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 7 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107071622/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26246-BRIGHT-LEAF?cxt=filmography . live .
  94. Web site: The Breaking Point . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113013138/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26244-THE-BREAKING-POINT?cxt=filmography . live .
  95. Web site: Force of Arms . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608152019/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50105-FORCE-OF-ARMS?cxt=filmography . live .
  96. Web site: Jim Thorpe – All-American . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112230314/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53411-JIM-THORPE--ALL-AMERICAN?cxt=filmography . live .
  97. Web site: I'll See You in My Dreams . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112203117/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50153-ILL-SEE-YOU-IN-MY-DREAMS?cxt=filmography . live .
  98. Web site: She's Working Her Way Through College . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112170445/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50651-SHES-WORKING-HER-WAY-THROUGH-COLLEGE?cxt=filmography . live .
  99. Web site: The Story of Will Rogers . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 7 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607144022/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50674-THE-STORY-OF-WILL-ROGERS?cxt=filmography . live .
  100. Web site: The Jazz Singer . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112144700/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53559-THE-JAZZ-SINGER?cxt=filmography . live .
  101. Web site: Trouble Along the Way . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112205414/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51084-TROUBLE-ALONG-THE-WAY?cxt=filmography . live .
  102. Web site: The Boy from Oklahoma . AFI . 6 January 2021 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608065952/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51150-THE-BOY-FROM-OKLAHOMA?cxt=filmography . live .
  103. / Web site: White Christmas . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112235441/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51402-WHITE-CHRISTMAS?cxt=filmography . live .
  104. Web site: The Egyptian . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112231848/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51196-THE-EGYPTIAN?cxt=filmography . live .
  105. Web site: We're No Angels . 6 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114102842/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51721-WERE-NO-ANGELS?cxt=filmography . live .
  106. Web site: The Scarlet Hour . 6 January 2021 . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112211331/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51988-THE-SCARLET-HOUR?cxt=filmography . live .
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