Vincent Sherman

Vincent Sherman

Birthday: 1906-07-16

Place of Birth: Vienna, Georgia, USA

Biography: Vincent Sherman (July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006) was an American director, and actor, who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959). He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later films. He directed B-movies for Warner Bros. before moving up to A-pictures. He was a good friend of actor Errol Flynn, whom he directed in Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He directed three Joan Crawford movies The Damned Don't Cry! (1950), Harriet Craig (1950), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincent Sherman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound ge...

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One Is Guilty
One Is Guilty

Police Inspector Steve Trent is called to the Radford Arms, a high-rise apartment building that has ...

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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s c...

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family....

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Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture
Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture

Short documentary about the "woman's picture" at Warner Brothers....

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Midnight Alibi
Midnight Alibi

An elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his gir...

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Hell Bent for Love
Hell Bent for Love

As a result of arresting a nightclub singer, Millie Garland, for speeding, Tim Daley, of the Califor...

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Speed Wings
Speed Wings

A kidnapping, three airplane crashes and several fist-fights adds speed to the plot in which the pla...

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Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law

A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past....

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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great...

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Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winni...

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The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel

The Joan Crawford crime thriller, The Damned Don't Cry (1950), is the topic of discussion for variou...

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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature l...

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Girl in Danger
Girl in Danger

Inspector Steve Trent tracks the stolen Cortez emerald, last pilfered by a murdered gangster....

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Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

Documentary overview of Peter Lorre's ascension to fame as a master purveyor of silky but disquietin...

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Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

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Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

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Rita
Rita

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth....

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The Crime of Helen Stanley
The Crime of Helen Stanley

An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspec...

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Mr. Skeffington: A Picture of Strength
Mr. Skeffington: A Picture of Strength

Produced by Warner Brothers as one of the extras to the DVD release of MR. SKEFFINGTON (1944), this ...

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Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood

Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los...

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about Ame...

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Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arc...

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Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

Narrated by actor Christopher Lee, this documentary details the life of timeless Hollywood adventure...

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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and...

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Credit Where Credit is Due
Credit Where Credit is Due

Featurette on the making of Action in the North Atlantic (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart....

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