Biography: James Edwards |
African American leading man James Edwards came to acting by way of a near-tragedy. Seriously injured in an accident while serving in World War II, Edwards went through a painful convalescence as surgeons completely restructured his face. His vocal... more
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Cast: Gregory Peck Rip Torn Lewis Milestone George Peppard James Edwards
Tags: Action Combat Films
Length: 97min
Pork Chop Hill was based on the eyewitness essays of ex-soldier S. L. A. Marshall. The film is set during the Korean "police action." While diplomats argue pointlessly over the shape of the negotiation tables at Panmunjon, United Nations troops bleed...
Cast: Bernard Kowalski
Tags: War Drama War Adventure
Length: 65min
In this wartime adventure, four courageous Seabees infiltrate a Japanese-controlled island to find a place to build an air-strip. A beautiful jungle lass helps them navigate the dense forest and blow up an enemy transmitter. The flight back to their...
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
Tags: Jungle Film Adventure
Length: 86min
Tarzan's Fight for Life was the last "Tarzan" entry to be produced by Sol Lesser, whose association with the series dated back to 1933; thereafter, Sy Weintraub was in charge of the franchise. Gordon Scott makes his third appearance as the Lord of the...
Cast: John Marley
Tags: Docudrama Biopic Drama Sports Drama
Length: 88min
Coley Wallace plays the title role in The Joe Louis Story. Told in flashback, the film recounts the pugilistic career of "the Brown Bomber" from the early 1930s to his misguided comeback attempt opposite Rocky Marciano in 1951. The film's high point...
Cast: Samuel Fuller Gene Evans Richard Loo Sid Melton
Length: 84min
Writer and director Samuel Fuller enjoyed his first box-office and critical success with this hard-boiled but human tale of men at war, informed by his own experiences in the armed forces. Zack (Gene Evans) is a gruff U.S. Army sergeant who is the...
Cast: Rock Hudson Murray Hamilton Arthur Kennedy Robert Buckner Bernard Herzbrun Mark Robson
Length: 96min
Arthur Kennedy stars as a blinded war veteran struggling to adjust to his affliction in peacetime. He must overcome his pugnacious attitude towards any problem he can't think his way out of--and he must learn to temper his inbred racial prejudices....
Cast: Lloyd Bridges
Tags: War Drama Psychological Drama Message Movie Drama
Length: 86min
Arthur Laurents' play Home of the Brave concerned a paralyzed Jewish war veteran who begins to walk again only when he confronts his fear of forever being an "outsider." The film version of the Laurents play changes the protagonist into an...
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