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I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang review by from Harrow, London

Quite simply, one of the best films I've ever seen. 13 May 2006
...nning of what happens in this film. This exceptional movie was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and it stands up well today which is remarkable when you consider it was made a... Read customer review

Mervyn LeRoy - filmography

The Bad Seed (1956)
Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patricia McCormack
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
Combined with beautiful black-and-white photography and fabulous performances, THE BAD SEED is one of the eeriest films of the 20th century. The scientifically dubious theory behind the title is that an evil disposition can be an inherited trait. Patty McCormack plays Rhoda Penmark, a seemingly ..read more »

61% from 21 members
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Mister Roberts (1955)
Starring: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon
Director: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy
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The crew of a World War II cargo ship comes to rely on the genial Mister Roberts to mediate the tantrums of an unqualified captain.

70% from 89 members
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Quo Vadis - Blu-ray (1951)
Starring: Marina Berti, Max von Sydow, Barbara de Rossi
Director: Franco Rossi, Mervyn LeRoy
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Star-studded, epic adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel based in Rome during the time of Nero. Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor), a commander in the army, returns to the city and falls in love with a Christian girl called Lygia (Deborah Kerr). However, as he is a pagan, she rejects his suit and ..read more »

60% from 135 members

Quo Vadis on DVD (1951)
Starring: Marina Berti, Peter Ustinov, Deborah Kerr
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
Star-studded, epic adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel based in Rome during the time of Nero. Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor), a commander in the army, returns to the city and falls in love with a Christian girl called Lygia (Deborah Kerr). However, as he is a pagan, she rejects his suit and ..read more »

70% from 216 members

Little Women (1949)
Starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
Oscar winner for Art Direction/Set Decoration. Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts.

72% from 74 members
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Random Harvest (1942)
Starring: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
A shell-shocked World War I veteran who has lost his memory escapes from the hospital where he's being treated. Trying to rebuild his life from scratch, he encounters a lonely dance-hall girl who helps him get back on his feet. The two find happiness together but their love is on borrowed time, as ..read more »

78% from 79 members
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Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

74% from 64 members
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Starring: Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
Your dream of perfect beauty comes true!

62% from 27 members
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I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Starring: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Certificate:
Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.

82% from 137 members
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Little Caesar on DVD (1931)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to ..read more »

71% from 578 members

Natalie Wood Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: James Garner, Pat Hingle, Christopher Plummer
Director: Mervyn Le, Mervyn LeRoy, Elia Ka
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Six films starring the late screen icon, Natalie Wood. Warren Beatty made his screen debut opposite Wood in 'Splendor in the Grass' (1961), a tale of adolescent love gone awry directed by Elia Kazan. Set in depression-era Kansas in 1925, the film tells the story of two teenage lovers full of angst ..read more »

65% from 262 members

Mervyn LeRoy facts

5 most recent films

The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Mister Roberts - 3.5 stars
Quo Vadis - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Quo Vadis - 3.5 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - 4.0 stars
Random Harvest - 4.0 stars
Waterloo Bridge - 3.5 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars
Little Caesar - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Gold Diggers of 1933 - 3.0 stars
Quo Vadis - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Natalie Wood Collection - 3.5 stars
Quo Vadis - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Robert Taylor - 3 times - show films
Glenda Farrell - 3 times - show films
Berton Churchill - 2 times - show films
Patricia Laffan - 2 times - show films
Helen Vinson - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mervyn Le - 1 times - show films
Franco Rossi - 1 times - show films
John Ford - 1 times - show films
Elia Kazan - 1 times - show films
Elia Ka - 1 times - show films

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