Howard Hawks
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Scarface (1932)
Tony Camonte is an Italian immigrant in 1920’s Chicago, working for mafioso Johnny Lovo. Johnny orders Tony to kill Louis Costillo, the city’s boss on the south side of town.
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Golden Age of the Silver Screen
Ball of Fire (1941)
RKO Radio Pictures released Ball of Fire to theaters on December 2, 1941. Howard Hawks directed film which starred Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, and Oskar Homolka.
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Ball of Fire (1941)
In New York City, a group of professors, all of whom are bachelors, live in a mansion together. They are busy compiling an encyclopedia of all human knowledge.
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Red River (1948)
Spread out over a period of 14 years, Red River is a favorite among many Western connoisseurs. Director Howard Hawks, one of the greats from the Golden Age of Hollywood, helmed this revered western classic.
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El Dorado (1967)
Bart Jason, a wealthy cattleman with a dubious reputation, brings Cole Thornton, a gunslinger-for-hire in post-Civil War Texas, to the town of El Dorado.
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Rio Lobo (1970)
Col. Cord McNally loses his friend, Lt. Ned Forsythe, when Confederate thieves raid a Union army payroll train for it’s gold during the Civil War.
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Sunday Seconds with the Duke
Rio Lobo (1970)
Cinema Center Films released Rio Lobo on December 18, 1970. Howard Hawks directed the film starring John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, and Jennifer O'Neill.
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Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo begins with local Borrachón, Dude, stumbles into a surly saloon in Rio Bravo, Texas. He gets into a fight with Joe Burdette; the worthless brother of a big time cattle rancher named Nathan.
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Golden Age of the Silver Screen
His Girl Friday (1940)
Columbia Pictures Corporation released His Girl Friday to theaters on January 18, 1940. Howard Hawks directed the film which starred Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, and Ralph Bellamy.
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30 Essential Film Noirs
Film noirs are one of our favorite genres here on the MHM Podcast Network, and we've comprised a list of thirty essential films we think you should see in your lifetime.
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The Big Sleep (1946)
In Howard Hawk's 'The Big Sleep', General Sternwood asks Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, to come visit him at his mansion. His daughter, Carmen owes Arthur Geiger money from gambling debts which he wants Marlowe to resolve.
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Sunday Seconds with the Duke
Red River (1948)
Monterey Productions released Red River on September 17, 1948. Howard Hawks directed the film starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru.
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