Movies directed by Michael Curtiz

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

It may be over 70 years old, the action may be fake and overly choreographed but still "The Adventures of Robin Hood" remains one of the best of a large number of Robin Hood movies. There is something about this old fashioned...

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Biography      

The DVD case for my copy of "Santa Fe Trail" describes it as a biographical look at Jeb Stuart. Now as a Brit whose history education understandably didn't cover the American Civil War or the events leading up to it the name ...

Casablanca (1942)

102 mins     Drama, Romance      

It's widely accepted that "Casablanca" is a great movie, as of writing it happily sits in the top 20 of the imdb top 250 movie list and has had page after page written about it, be it the actual movie or what went on behind t...

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

112 mins     Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance      

Starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall and Doris Day "Young Man with a Horn" is the story of musician Rick Martin who gives 100% to everything leading to success but also his downfall....

White Christmas (1954)

115 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

White Christmas: Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye are the army buddies turned performers who not only fall for some sisters but end up trying to help their old friend the Major General with his Holiday Inn...

King Creole (1958)

116 mins     Crime, Drama, Musical      

In the space of 13 years Elvis Presley starred in an impressive 31 movies, unfortunately whilst the number is impressive many were not so. It would be fair to say that a lot of Elvis's movies worked to a formula which relied ...

The Comancheros (1961)

107 mins     Western      

During the making of "The Comancheros" director Michael Curtiz was battling cancer and on the days he was unable to direct the star of the movie John Wayne stood in as director. Now that surprises me because "The Comancheros"...