Movies by Alexander Hall
As a director:
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My Sister Eileen / She Wouldn't Say Yes (2009)
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
Stage and silver-screen legend Rosalind Russell, best known as the quick-witted reporter Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday, stars in this pair of screwball gems from director Alexander Hall.…
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Forever, Darling (1956)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Louis Calhern, James Mason …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
After five years of marriage, Susan (Lucille Ball) and Lorenzo (Desi Arnaz) are drifting apart. So when he plans a camping trip to test a new insecticide he's developing, she vows to…
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The Great Lover (1949)
Cast: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
Hapless American scoutmaster Freddie Hunter (Bob Hope) leads his troop on a European excursion. On the transatlantic voyage, he crosses paths with cardsharp -- and murderer -- C.J. Dabney…
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Down to Earth (1947)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Roland Culver …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
In this quasi-sequel to 1941's Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Terpsichore (Rita Hayworth), the Greek muse of dance, learns that Broadway producer Danny Miller (Larry Parks) is mounting a show…
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Once Upon a Time (1944)
Cast: Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
After a series of his theatrical projects are met with barely a ripple of applause, Broadway producer Jimmy Flynn (Cary Grant) is desperate for a hit, especially when Americans are clamoring…
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
Boxer Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) crashes his plane just before a championship fight in this classic fantasy that won Best Story and Screenplay Oscars. Waking in heaven, Joe finds that…
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The Doctor Takes a Wife / A Night to Remember (1940)
Cast: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner …
Directed by: Richard Wallace, Alexander Hall
Helmed by directors Alexander Hall and Richard Wallace, this pair of charming screwball comedies stars silver-screen beauty Loretta Young, alongside Ray Milland, Brian Aherne and Sidney…
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Shirley Temple: Little Miss Marker (1934)
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dells, Charles Bickford …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
A bookie's life is transformed by a lovable orphan in Little Miss Marker and a con artist considers guardianship of his daughter in Now and Forever in this double feature starring the…
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Hot Saturday / Torch Singer (1932)
Cast: Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, Randolph Scott …
Directed by: Alexander Hall, William A. Seiter
Released before Hollywood's strict "Production Code" banned taboo topics from the big screen, this pair of classic films from the 1930s pushed the envelope with their salacious subject…