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  • Junior Bonner
  • Junior Bonner review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 4 stars Bonner Boys bump Broncos and Bulls 19 January 2009
    ...kinpah's tributes to the 'Old West', this time he is aided by Steve McQueen and Robert Preston. Here we see the Rodeo Show hitting JR (Jnr) Bonner's (McQueen) Home Town an...  
  • Victor/Victoria
  • Victor/Victoria review by from Sheffield, England
    Rated - 4 stars A woman pretending to be a man, pretending to be a woman... 26 February 2004
    ...In fact all the performances are well observed. I especially enjoyed the one by Robert Preston (most well known for 'The Music Man') who seems to be thoroughly enjoying himse...  
  • Rehearsal For Murder
  • Rehearsal For Murder review by from UK
    Rated - 5 stars Great Whodunnit 5 September 2005
    ...inson & William Link (the creators of COLUMBO), and a wonderful cast. Playright Robert Preston just can't believe his girlfriend Lynn Redgrave commited suicide 12 months earl...  

Robert Preston - filmography


  • Semi-Tough (1977)
    Starring: Burt Reynolds,  Kris Kristofferson,  Jill Clayburgh
    Director: Michael Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    SEMI-TOUGH is an easygoing satire about two football stars who contend for the same woman, who just happens to be the coach's daughter. The film contains numerous parodies of the self-improvement craze of the 1970s.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 3 members
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  • Junior Bonner on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Steve McQueen,  Robert Preston,  Ida Lupino
    Director: Sam Peckinpah
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In Sam Peckinpah's JUNIOR BONNER, Steve McQueen is the title character, an aging rodeo champ who returns to his home town to participate in the annual rodeo. He finds his family estranged, does what he can to help, and then moves on...after some good rodeo riding and a few brawls.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 299 members
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  • This Gun For Hire on DVD (1942)
    Starring: Alan Ladd,  Veronica Lake,  Veronica lake
    Director: Frank Tuttle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this classic film noir, tough-guy thriller, Alan Ladd plays Philip Raven, a double-crossed gunman who is out for revenge, with Veronica Lake as Ellen Graham, his platinum blond bombshell companion. A hired gun, Raven is kind to everyone but his targets, and when he kills an extortionist and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 258 members
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  • Reap The Wild Wind on DVD (1942)
    Starring: Ray Milland,  John Wayne,  Paulette Goddard
    Director: Cecil B. De Mille
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    John Wayne, Ray Milland, and Paulette Goddard team up with the legendary producer-director Cecil B. DeMille to create one of the greatest swashbuckling epics of all time. Adventures on the panoramic high seas highlight this tale of two men competing for the same woman. Key West in the 1840s is ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 156 members
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  • Beau Geste (1939)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Ray Milland,  Robert Preston
    Director: William A. Wellman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 24 members
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Robert Preston - watch online


  • Child's Play to Watch Now (1972)
    Starring: James Mason,  Robert Preston,  Beau Bridges
    Director: Sidney Lumet
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 167 minutes
    Leon Prochnik adapted the evocative Robert Moresco play Child's Play for the screen, with Sidney Lumet assuming directorial duties. Beau Bridges stars as a young teacher at an exclusive Catholic boy's boarding school named Paul Reis. An outbreak of violence and brutality among the students has Reis ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 84% from 5 members
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  • All The Way Home to Watch Now (1963)
    Starring: Jean Simmons,  Robert Preston,  Pat Hingle
    Director: Alex Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    A seven year old and his mother cope with his father's death in an auto accident. His grieving mother is in denial, and the rush of well-meaning relatives fails to help the situation. The boy observes the reaction of adults to the death of his father, taking refuge in the world and games of ..read more »
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Robert Preston facts

5 most recent films

Rehearsal For Murder - 2.0 stars
Victor/Victoria - 3.5 stars
Semi-Tough - 3.0 stars
Junior Bonner - 3.0 stars
How The West Was Won - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

This Gun For Hire - 3.5 stars
How The West Was Won - 3.5 stars
The Music Man - 3.5 stars
How The West Was Won - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Victor/Victoria - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Rehearsal For Murder - 2.0 stars
The Sundowners - 2.5 stars
Semi-Tough - 3.0 stars
Beau Geste - 3.5 stars
The Music Man - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Wayne - 3 times - show films
Hermione Gingold - 2 times - show films
Gregory Peck - 2 times - show films
Susan Hayward - 2 times - show films
Lee J. Cobb - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Ford - 2 times - show films
Henry Hathaway - 2 times - show films
George Marshall - 2 times - show films
Morton Da Costa - 1 times - show films
Cecil B. De Mille - 1 times - show films