Movies directed by Henry Hathaway

Man of the Forest (1933)

62 mins     Western      

Well a man with a pet mountain lion is not something you see in a lot in westerns and it is in fact the USP when it comes to this early 1930s western "Man of the Forest". But when you watch "Man of the Forest" you soon realis...

To the Last Man (1933)

70 mins     Western      

Henry Hathaway's "To the Last Man" is a remake of an earlier western from 1923 but I am convinced that the story was used again in a later western as the whole story of a feud and one family moving away to put it behind them ...

The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

98 mins     Drama      

For those who think John Wayne did the same thing in all his movies should check out some of his earlier work such as "The Shepherd of the Hills" to see a different side to The Duke. Ironically whilst "The Shepherd of the Hil...

The House on 92nd Street (1945)

88 mins     Crime, Drama      

To my surprise I found that there was a lot of love for "The House on 92nd Street" one of the first docu-dramas which took the true story of the FBI's investigation into Nazi Fifth Columnists in New York and made it into a mo...

13 Rue Madeleine (1947)

95 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

"13 Rue Madeleine" is one of those post war movies which try to broach the gap between fact and fiction by delivering a fictionalized thriller with a touch of the docudrama about it. It probably made "13 Rue Madeleine" an ent...

Call Northside 777 (1948)

111 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Based on the true story of Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte), "Call Northside 777" stars James Stewart as investigative journalist P.J. McNeal who goes over the case to prove Wiecek innocent....

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

For the first 20 minutes of "Down to the Sea in Ships" I wondered whether I was watching the right movie as whilst there was Lionel Barrymore as an old sea dog and young Dean Stockwell as the grandson he dotes on we were asho...

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

88 mins     Biography, Drama, War      

If you've read some of my other reviews about fact based war movies I readily admit to my lack of historical knowledge and blame the British education system during the 80s for not covering WWII. As such it won't be much of a...

Niagara (1953)

92 mins     Drama, Thriller      

It may sound sexist but it is the truth, when most people think of Marilyn Monroe they think dumb blonde, it is the way the studios ended up portraying her and to be honest she did it so well, playing for humour to cover up h...

Prince Valiant (1954)

100 mins     Adventure , Drama      

I'm guessing one or two things happened when "Prince Valiant" was being made; either they had faulty cameras which could not zoom in or director Henry Hathaway was told that the set cost so much to build that he must show as ...

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

103 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

Everyone who watches "23 Paces to Baker Street" says the same thing, it is very Hitchcock like. From the styling through to the storyline director Henry Hathaway has crafted a movie which feels and looks like a Hitchcock movi...

Legend of the Lost (1957)

109 mins     Action , Drama      

Everyone gets them, those sort of days when nothing seems to satisfy when it comes to what movie you watched. I thought this was the case when I watched "Legend of the Lost" as whilst I didn't find it a bad movie it didn't en...

North to Alaska (1960)

122 mins     Comedy, Western      

"North to Alaska" is a curious John Wayne movie because whilst entertaining it also feels pointless, pieced together and unfinished. All of which makes sense when you learn that as "North to Alaska" went into production it di...

How the West Was Won (1962)

162 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Western      

"How the West Was Won" is a big movie in every sense of the word, from the screenplay which spans various generations of the same family, the endless list of stars who played both big and small roles, the 4 directors who film...

The Magnificent Showman (1964)

135 mins     Drama      

The Magnificent Showman (1964) John Wayne stars as Matt Masters, a circus showman, who takes his circus to Europe to try and find Lili (Rita Hayworth) the woman he loved and whose daughter he has been raising if she was his o...

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

122 mins     Western      

Often cited as the inspiration for John Singleton's "Four Brothers", "The Sons of Katie Elder" is not by any means one of the world's greatest westerns with various flaws preventing it from being any more than very good. But ...

Nevada Smith (1966)

128 mins     Western      

Nevada Smith (1966) Steve McQueen stars as Max Sand who at a young age vows revenge on the men who brutally murdered his parents...

5 Card Stud (1968)

103 mins     Mystery, Western      

"5 Card Stud" is another one of those westerns where the idea ends up a lot better than the final movie. In fact I really like the idea of making a western a mystery with men involved in a lynching being picked off one by one...

True Grit (1969)

128 mins     Adventure , Drama, Western      

Great movies are those whose individual components all work from the acting, the story, cinematography, soundtrack and so on but more importantly they work together. That is the reason why "True Grit" starring John Wayne is a...

Shoot Out (1971)

95 mins     Western      

Both director Henry Hathaway and actor Gregory Peck made some above average westerns which helped define the genre, sadly "Shoot Out" is not one of them. Coming when the era of the western was nearing its end "Shoot Out" comb...