Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy - what members say

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...

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 »

Rate this: 65% from 13 members

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.

Rate this: 69% from 67 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.

Rate this: 72% from 47 members

Random Harvest (1942)
Starring: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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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 »

Rate this: 76% from 54 members

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.

Rate this: 71% from 38 members

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

Rate this: 62% from 15 members

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Starring: Paul Muni
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.

Rate this: 77% from 31 members

Natalie Wood Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Warren Beatty
Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Elia Kazan, Elia Ka
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Titles include: Gypsy Splendour In The Grass Inside Daisy Clover Sex And The Single Girl Cash McCall Bombers B-52

Rate this: 66% from 247 members

The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Mister Roberts - 3.5 stars
Quo Vadis - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Quo Vadis - 3.5 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars

Random Harvest - 4.0 stars
Quo Vadis - 3.5 stars
Little Caesar - 3.5 stars
Mister Roberts - 3.5 stars
Natalie Wood Collection - 3.5 stars

Quo Vadis - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Gold Diggers of 1933 - 3.0 stars
Waterloo Bridge - 3.5 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars

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