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  • Gilda
  • Gilda review by from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Put The Blame On Mame 22 June 2006
    ...bler, Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), the front for a Nazi cartel, Ballin Mundson (George Macready) and Mundson's wife (and Farrell's ex-lover) Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Hayworth is...   Read customer review
  • Follow The Boys
  • Follow The Boys review by A customer from Lewes
    Rated - 3.0 stars Spot the Stars 16 January 2009
    ...rley Grapewin (his father) Charles Butterworth (family friend with dog act) and George Macready (studio boss). Raft for some reason alwaysfancied himself as a dancer (Cf 'Bole...   Read customer review

George Macready - filmography


  • Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Edward G. Robinson,  Cyd Charisse
    Director: Vincente Minnelli
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    One of Hollywood's great directors, Vincente Minnelli, turns a jaundiced eye towards the film industry in this drama about the inner workings of the movie business. Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is an actor whose career has gone into a tailspin along with his personal life; after a severe bout with ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 6 members
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  • Paths Of Glory on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Adolphe Menjou,  George Macready
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    PATHS OF GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. The story takes place in 1916 France, as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent. The battle--during which the Germans are never seen, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 5,348 members
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  • A Kiss Before Dying on DVD (1956)
    Starring: Robert Quarry,  Virginia Leith,  Mollie McCart
    Director: Gerd Oswald
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is having trouble being accepted by the family of his comparatively-rich girlfriend, Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward). Dorothy's pregnancy is only going to make matters worse. Instead of working their problems out, however, Bud coldly murders Dorothy and leaves false ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 158 members
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  • Vera Cruz on DVD (1954)
    Starring: Sarita Montiel,  Gary Cooper,  Burt Lancaster
    Director: Robert Aldrich
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Produced by Burt Lancaster's own company, Vera Cruz teams Lancaster with the venerable Gary Cooper. The story, set during the Mexican revolution of 1866, casts Coop and Lancaster as Ben Trane and Joe Erin, two rival soldiers of fortune who team to fight for the highest bidder. The two men come to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 521 members
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  • Detective Story on DVD (1951)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Eleanor Parker,  William Bendix
    Director: William Wyler
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the smash Broadway hit, the gritty and gripping drama of Detective Story explodes onto the big screen under the capable direction of William Wyler (The Best Years Of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur). Set amidst the hectic activity of a New York City police station, Kirk Douglas stars as ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 204 members
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  • Gilda on DVD (1946)
    Starring: Ludwig Donath,  Don Douglas,  Rita Hayworth
    Director: Charles Vidor
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When wealthy Ballin Mundson (George Macready) rescues down at his heels gambler Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) and invites him to the Buenos Aires casino he owns, both men get more than they wagered on. Farrell convinces Mundson to hire him as casino manager, but is shocked when Mundson introduces his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,286 members
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  • Follow The Boys on DVD (1944)
    Starring: George Raft,  Vera Zorina,  Grace McDonald
    Director: A. Edward Sutherland
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A screen star organises all-star USO shows for the troops after being turned down himself for active duty. Features musical acts and guest stars galore, including Orson Welles, Dinah Shore, Marlene Dietrich, Donald O'Connor and many, many more.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 35 members
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George Macready facts

5 most recent films

Two Weeks in Another Town - 3.5 stars
Paths Of Glory - 3.5 stars
A Kiss Before Dying - 3.0 stars
Vera Cruz - 3.0 stars
Julius Caesar - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Paths Of Glory - 3.5 stars
Gilda - 3.5 stars
Detective Story - 3.5 stars
Vera Cruz - 3.0 stars
A Kiss Before Dying - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Follow The Boys - 2.5 stars
The Robin Hood Collection - 3.5 stars
Two Weeks in Another Town - 3.5 stars
Julius Caesar - 4.0 stars
A Kiss Before Dying - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ray Teal - 4 times - show films
Oliver Reed - 4 times - show films
Paul Cavanagh - 4 times - show films
Cornel Wilde - 4 times - show films
Richard Greene - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Terence Fisher - 4 times - show films
Gordon Douglas - 4 times - show films
George Sherman - 4 times - show films
Vincente Minnelli - 1 times - show films
Robert Aldrich - 1 times - show films