Movies by Joan Leslie
As part of the cast:
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The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (2008)
Cast: Joan Leslie, Mickey Rooney, Joel Grey …
Find out who -- besides Dorothy and her pals -- followed the Yellow Brick Road in this documentary that traces the global phenomenon of The Wizard of Oz, from L. Frank Baum's famous…
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Going Hollywood: The War Years (1986)
Cast: Van Johnson, Vivian Blaine, Humphrey Bogart …
Directed by: Julian Schlossberg
This documentary provides a nostalgic and insightful look at Hollywood's on- and off-screen efforts at promoting wartime patriotism during the years 1941-1945. Hosted by actor Van…
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Jubilee Trail (1954)
Cast: Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker …
Directed by: Joseph Kane
California land tycoon Charles Hale (Ray Middleton) hatches a scheme to marry off his brother Oliver (John Russell) to a wealthy Spanish ranching family. Oliver, however, follows his heart…
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Hellgate (1952)
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Ward Bond …
Directed by: Charles Marquis Warren
Reaching out to a stranger in need who turns out to be murderous ne'er-do-well lands an innocent veterinarian (Sterling Hayden) in jail for conspiring to kill. But the good doctor…
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Man in the Saddle (1951)
Cast: Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew …
Directed by: André De Toth
Accused of murder, rancher Owen Merritt (Randolph Scott) must clear his good name in this Western. The tale begins when Merritt's girlfriend (Joan Leslie) marries Will Isham (Alexander…
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Hellgate / Fangs of the Wild / Train to Tombstone (1950)
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Robert Lowery …
Directed by: William Berke, William F. Claxton
The stars come out to shine in this trio of mid-20th-century Westerns featuring a posse of high-profile thespians, including Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Robert Lowery, Don "Red" Barry and…
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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland …
Directed by: David Butler
When two producers want to hire Dinah Shore for their new revue, her egomaniacal boss (Eddie Cantor) insists on a starring role for himself. As the show comes together, Warner Brothers'…
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This Is the Army (1942)
Cast: Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Joan Leslie …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
America's most beloved popular composer, Irving Berlin, wrote this wartime musical tribute to honor (and fund) the patriotic efforts of American soldiers. Berlin himself appears in full…
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Eddie Foy Jr. …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
James Cagney won the Best Actor Oscar for his lively portrayal of "Mr. Broadway," George M. Cohan, in this lavish screen biography that highlights Cagney in some of his finest song-and-dance…
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Sergeant York (1941)
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
In a career-defining performance that earned him his first Academy Award, Gary Cooper stars as Alvin York, a poor Appalachian pacifist drafted into World War I. Placed in an impossible…
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High Sierra (1941)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Alan Curtis …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Humphrey Bogart stars as Roy "Mad Dog" Earle in this 1941 classic. Pardoned after a lengthy stint in prison, Roy looks forward to his newfound freedom, but it seems his release was brokered…