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  • It Started With Eve
  • It Started With Eve review by FrankIV from Gloucestershire
    Rated - 3 stars Remarkably Sparky 22 February 2005
    ...This is saved from being just another star vehicle by Henry Koster's Capra-esque direction, an adroit performance from Robert Cummings and the presence of a slimmed-down Ch...  

Henry Koster - filmography


  • The Virgin Queen on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Bette Davis,  Bette Davis,  Joan Coliins
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Bette Davis gives her second memorable performance as Queen Elizabeth I in this swashbuckling historical drama that also features Joan Collins in an early screen performance. It's the story of the ageing Queen's attraction to handsome Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) and her bitter clash with a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 209 members
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  • The Robe on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Richard Burton,  Jean Simmons,  Michael Rennie
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    THE ROBE is one of the finest Biblical epics of all time, based on a best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film tells the story of a Roman, played by Richard Burton, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity. This was the first movie to be ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 493 members
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  • My Cousin Rachel (1952)
    Starring: Richard Burton,  Audrey Dalton,  Olivia de Havilland
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When Philip Ashleys much-loved and rich cousin Ambrose dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel to inherit his wealth. But when he meets Rachel and falls in love with her, he knows that his suspicions must have been unfounded. But were they, or is Rachel just trying to ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 6 members
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  • My Blue Heaven on DVD (1950)
    Starring: Betty Grable,  Dan Dailey,  Mitzi Gaynor
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Blending musical comedy and drama, this unique film from the 1950s stars Dan Dailey and Betty Grable as Jack and Molly Moran, a showbiz couple looking to adopt after Molly suffers a miscarriage. They suffer some setbacks--not the least of which is prejudice against their occupation.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 26 members
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  • Harvey on DVD (1950)
    Starring: James Stewart,  Josephine Hull,  Victoria Horne
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion Harvey is a 6-foot-3-inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead--and it's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 6,537 members
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  • The Inspector General on DVD (1949)
    Starring: Danny Kaye,  Walter Slezak,  Elsa Lanchester
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Set in the 1800s an illiterate stooge, from a travelling show, wanders into a strange town in Russia and is mistaken for the dreaded Inspector General. As they are unwilling to admit to tax dodges, they try to get him out of the way by killing him...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 329 members
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  • The Bishop's Wife on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Cary Grant,  David Niven,  Loretta Young
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    David Niven plays preoccupied, harrassed Bishop Henry Brougham whose prayers are answered at Christmas when an angel (played by Cary Grant) is sent from heaven to help him raise money for a new church, enabling him to give his full attention to his neglected wife (Loretta Young) and parishioners. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,359 member
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  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up on DVD (1939)
    Starring: Deanna Durbin,  Nan Grey,  Helen Parrish
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The smash hit sequel to Deanna Durbin's debut film 'Three Smart Girls', THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP saw Deanna once more taking on the role that made her name and singing her signature song "Because". Deanna stars as Penny Craig, the youngest of three sisters. When the handsome and debonair Richard ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 63 members
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  • Inspector General to Watch Now (1949)
    Starring: Danny Kaye,  Walter Slezak,  Elsa Lanchester
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 102 minutes
    Set in the 1800s an illiterate stooge, from a travelling show, wanders into a strange town in Russia and is mistaken for the dreaded Inspector General. As they are unwilling to admit to tax dodges, they try to get him out of the way by killing him...
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 6 members
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Henry Koster facts

5 most recent films

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - 3.0 stars
Flower Drum Song - 3.0 stars
The Story Of Ruth - 3.5 stars
The Young Lions - 3.0 stars
The Virgin Queen - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Harvey - 3.5 stars
The Bishop's Wife - 3.5 stars
It Started With Eve - 3.5 stars
The Robe - 3.5 stars
The Young Lions - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

My Cousin Rachel - 2.5 stars
My Blue Heaven - 2.5 stars
Flower Drum Song - 3.0 stars
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - 3.0 stars
The Story Of Ruth - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Deanna Durbin - 5 times - show films
Elsa Lanchester - 3 times - show films
Alan Hale - 2 times - show films
Robert Cummings - 2 times - show films
Hope Lange - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Edward Dmytryk - 2 times - show films