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- DirectorAnthony MannStarsBarbara StanwyckWendell CoreyWalter HustonA firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.One of my favourite westerns, directed by Anthony Mann. Huston, Stanwyck and Corey make a fascinating, conflicting trio. Watch for the scissors scene.
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsBarbara StanwyckBarry SullivanDean JaggerShowdown in Arizona between the Bonnell brothers, U.S.Marshals, and Jessica Drummond, the iron-fist rancher who controls the territory.Sam Fuller directs a somewhat digressive western that still packs a lot of thrills. Barry Sullivan is good as her lover.
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsBarbara StanwyckFred MacMurrayBeulah BondiLove blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.Macmurray and Stanwyck are just about perfect together; script has some dull moments, but what acting.
- DirectorKing VidorStarsBarbara StanwyckJohn BolesAnne ShirleyA working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.King Vidor directs Stanwyck in a weepie that people today might find outdated. Stella is vulgar, pretentious and a little dumb, but she is always moving and real. John Boles and Anne Shirley give fine support.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsBarbara StanwyckVan HeflinLizabeth ScottA man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.Lewis Milestone's direction is uninspired, but the three principals are good.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBarbara StanwyckWendell CoreyPaul KellyAssistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.Robert Siodmak (one of my favourite noir directors) puts Stanwyck back with Wendell Corey.
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsBarbara StanwyckRobert PrestonStephen McNallyA desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.The Lost Weekend of gambling films, as Leonard Maltin calls it. Tough, unforgettable scenes of a gambler's desperation.
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckJoel McCreaBrian DonlevyA 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.The west, as the oil boom starts. McCrea and Donlevy are excellent in support
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsBarbara StanwyckRichard CarlsonLyle BettgerIn 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.Stanwyck leaves husband and daughter to go on tour as an actress. Her career over, she returns to her family... sparks fly. Douglas Sirk directs; Lyle Bettger plays a creepy guy who wants her.
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsBarbara StanwyckFred MacMurrayJoan BennettWhen a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.Sirk directs again; Macmurray and Stanwyck are beautifully teamed again.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonA Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.It's not to my taste; Billy Wilder never found much favour with me. Great performances by Stanwyck and MacMurray.