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  • Gentleman's Agreement
  • Gentleman's Agreement review by from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars I was Jewish for 6 months 10 May 2006
    ...n article on anti-Semitism. In doing so this deception affects his romance with Dorothy McGuire and relationship with his son (a young Dean Stockwell). Peck's character discov...   Read customer review

Dorothy McGuire - filmography


  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Philip Ahn,  Richard Crenna,  James Franciscus
    Director: Hall Bartlett
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Adapted from Richard Bach's best-selling novella, JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL tells the inspirational story of one seagull's quest for a higher purpose. Bored of the usual squabbles over food, Jonathan breaks away from his flock to pursue his dream of being able to fly. An outcast, he's befriended ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 163 members
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  • Flight Of The Doves on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Ron Moody,  Dorothy McGuire,  Helen Raye
    Director: Ralph Nelson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A boy and his little sister run away to Ireland to escape from their cruel stepfather. Their evil uncle is their next of kin and when he discovers that they are heirs to a fortune, he chases after them with one wicked purpose in mind!
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 180 members
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  • The Greatest Story Ever Told on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Charlton Heston,  Pat Boone,  John Wayne
    Director: George Stevens
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 674 members
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  • Summer Magic on DVD (1963)
    Starring: Hayley Mills,  Burl Ives,  Dorothy McGuire
    Director: James Neilson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A vivacious young girl and her family move to Maine after a serious financial problem strikes the household. The helpful postmaster helps them move into a run-down house, whose owner is away in Europe.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 296 members
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  • Swiss Family Robinson on DVD (1960)
    Starring: John Mills,  Dorothy McGuire,  James MacArthur
    Director: Ken Annakin
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    None of the many cinemadaptations of Johan Wyss' The Swiss Family Robinson are as relentlessly enjoyable as this 1960 Disney feature. The film wastes no time getting down to business, with the shipwreck of the Robinson family occurring as the credits flash across the screen. Fashioning a raft, the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,907 member
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  • A Summer Place (1959)
    Starring: Richard Egan,  Dorothy McGuire,  Sandra Dee
    Director: Delmer Daves
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When a business man, Ken Jorgenson (Richard Egan) takes his wife, Helen (Constance Ford) and his daughter Molly (Sandra Dee) to an island off the coast of Maine, little does he suspect that he will rekindle the teenage love affair he once had with the now married Sylvia (Dorothy McGuire). Now it ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 7 members
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  • Old Yeller on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Dorothy McGuire,  Fess Parker,  Tommy Kirk
    Director: Robert Stevenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A heartfelt Walt Disney story of a poor 1860s Texas family and the wonderful dog who befriends them. At first, young Travis wants nothing to do with the stray. But Old Yeller quickly proves himself a loyal friend and the two become inseparable pals, sharing joyous experiences and learning valuable ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 753 members
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  • Friendly Persuasion (1956)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Dorothy McGuire,  Anthony Perkins
    Director: William Wyler
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Indiana, 1862. Quakers Jess and Eliza Birdwell (Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire) live on their family farm. There are only minor ruffles in their quiet life--youngest son, Little Jess, has a running battle with the pet goose, Samantha; Eliza disapproves when Jess turns their weekly buggy ride to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 25 members
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  • Gentleman's Agreement on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Anne Revere,  Albert Dekker,  Gregory Peck
    Director: Elia Kazan
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Adapted by Moss Hart from the novel by Laura Z. Hobson, this film stars Gregory Peck as recently widowed journalist Phil Green. With a growing son (Dean Stockwell) to support, Green is receptive to the invitation of magazine publisher John Minify (Albert Dekker) to write a series of hard-hitting ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 743 members
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  • The Spiral Staircase on DVD (1946)
    Starring: Dorothy McGuire,  George Brent,  Ethel Barrymore
    Director: Robert Siodmak
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The wonderfully suspenseful psychological drama Spiral Staircase is the prototype of the old dark house, lady in distress thriller, full of dark corners, flickering candles and featuring a mysterious, menacing killer whose true identity remains hidden until the end. Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire), ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 497 members
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  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945)
    Starring: Dorothy McGuire,  Joan Blondell,  James Dunn
    Director: Elia Kazan
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    One-time movie song-and-dance man James Dunn won an Academy Award for his comeback performance in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Based on the best-selling novel by Betty Smith, the film relates the trials and tribulations of a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn tenement family. The father, Dunn, is a likable ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 232 members
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Dorothy McGuire facts

5 most recent films

Little Women - 1.5 stars
Rich Man Poor Man - 3.5 stars
Jonathan Livingston Seagull - 2.5 stars
Flight Of The Doves - 3.0 stars
The Greatest Story Ever Told - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn - 3.5 stars
Summer Magic - 3.5 stars
Rich Man Poor Man - 3.5 stars
Old Yeller - 3.5 stars
Swiss Family Robinson - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Little Women - 1.5 stars
Friendly Persuasion - 2.5 stars
Gregory Peck Collection - The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit/Twel - 3.0 stars
A Summer Place - 3.0 stars
Jonathan Livingston Seagull - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Donald Pleasence - 2 times - show films
Claude Rains - 2 times - show films
Van Heflin - 2 times - show films
Max von Sydow - 2 times - show films
David McCallum - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Elia Kazan - 3 times - show films
George Stevens - 2 times - show films
James Neilson - 1 times - show films
Robert Siodmak - 1 times - show films
David Lowell Rich - 1 times - show films