Great Directors: Howard Hawks (The All-Rounder)

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Scarface 1932 [DVD]
1.  Scarface 1932 [DVD] DVD ~ Paul Muni
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  "Atmospheric, mesmerising and darkly humourous with a sizzling script and cast. This is a true classic of its genre. 5/5"
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Twentieth Century [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
2.  Twentieth Century [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ John Barrymore
The list author says:
  "With a razor sharp script, two charismatic leads pitched perfectly against each other, Twentieth Century is an screwball classic with jokes that still manage to entertain today. 5/5"
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Barbary Coast [DVD] [1935] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
3.  Barbary Coast [DVD] [1935] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Miriam Hopkins
The list author says:
  "Not a terrific film by any means, but worth watching for the fantastic cast. 3/5"
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Ceiling Zero
4.  Ceiling Zero DVD ~ James Cagney
The list author says:
  "It's not all bad, but feels very stagey compared to some of Hawks's laster masterpices. 3/5"
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The Road to Glory
5.  The Road to Glory DVD ~ Fredric March
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  "A suprisingly good, early anti-war movie. 4/5"
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Come & Get It [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
6.  Come & Get It [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Edward Arnold
The list author says:
  "Compared with his later, greater westerns: not all that good. 3/5"
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Bringing Up Baby [DVD]
7.  Bringing Up Baby [DVD] 
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  "Put simply, one of the funniest, most charming, greatest comedies ever made. Hepburn and Grant are a dynamite combiation, and the film is painfully halarious. 5/5"
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Only Angels Have Wings [DVD]
8.  Only Angels Have Wings [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Playing like a melodrama, the film still shows plenty of humour, sex appeal and brooding machismo with the two leads making an engaging couple. 4/5"
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His Girl Friday [DVD] [1940]
9.  His Girl Friday [DVD] [1940] DVD ~ Cary Grant
The list author says:
  "The fastest, sassiest comedy ever made. It is more cyncial than most people expect, but it is still a masterpiece. 5/5"
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Sergeant York [DVD] [1941] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
10.  Sergeant York [DVD] [1941] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Gary Cooper
The list author says:
  "Despite the film's moral arguments, York's picking off the Germans in what he terms a "turkey shoot" leaves an unpleasant taste, especially given that it debuted in World War II. 4/5"
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Ball of Fire [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
11.  Ball of Fire [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Gary Cooper
The list author says:
  "One of Barbara Stanwyck's best performances in a very funny film and role. 4/5"
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Air Force [DVD] [1943] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
12.  Air Force [DVD] [1943] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ John Ridgely
The list author says:
  "Fairly standard WW2 moral booster, not what we expect from Mr. Hawks. 3/5"
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To Have & Have Not (Std Sub B&W Amar) [DVD] [1944] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
13.  To Have & Have Not (Std Sub B&W Amar) [DVD] [1944] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Humphrey Bogart
The list author says:
  "Superb dialogue, beautifully played and hummingly atmospheric, this is sexy, poignant and tense with some surpising humour...only the plot shows cracks...4/5"
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The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD]
14.  The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Humphrey Bogart
The list author says:
  "Bogart as Marlowe is compelling in this classic thriller that is complex but triumph of atmospheric cool.5/5"
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Red River [DVD] [1949]
15.  Red River [DVD] [1949] DVD ~ John Wayne
The list author says:
  "Beautifully directed with a lovely visual lyricism, this film packs a western punch with perfect performances and a fine script.5/5"
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Song Is Born [DVD] [1948] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
16.  Song Is Born [DVD] [1948] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Danny Kaye
The list author says:
  "Hawks's first musical is indeed very entertaining. 3/5"
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I Was A Male War Bride [DVD] [1949]
17.  I Was A Male War Bride [DVD] [1949] DVD ~ Cary Grant
The list author says:
  "Not up there in the Hawkes pantheon, but and effortlessly enjoyable old flick nonetheless. 4/5"
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Monkey Business- Studio Classics [DVD]
18.  Monkey Business- Studio Classics [DVD] DVD ~ Marilyn Monroe
The list author says:
  "Howard Hawks, an old hand at screwball insanity, doesn't quite recapture the spirit of his 30s pictures in this 50s movie. 2/5"
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [DVD] [1953]
19.  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [DVD] [1953] DVD ~ Marilyn Monroe
The list author says:
  "One of the most charming, entertaining musicals of the 1950s. 4/5"
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Rio Bravo (2 Disc Special Edition) [1959] [DVD]
20.  Rio Bravo (2 Disc Special Edition) [1959] [DVD] DVD ~ Rio Bravo
The list author says:
  "Faultless, freewheeling-and very funny, this is without doubt one of the greatest Westerns ever made. 5/5"
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Hatari [DVD] [1963]
21.  Hatari [DVD] [1963] DVD ~ John Wayne
The list author says:
  "A funny little gem of Wayne's and Hawks' set in Africa. 4/5"
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Man's Favorite Sport? [DVD]
22.  Man's Favorite Sport? [DVD] DVD ~ Rock Hudson
The list author says:
  "Slick, professional, but SO studio bound! 3/5"
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El Dorado [DVD] [1967]
23.  El Dorado [DVD] [1967] DVD ~ John Wayne
The list author says:
  "No Rio Bravo or Red River, but suprisingly enjoyable. 4/5"
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Rio Lobo [DVD] [1970]
24.  Rio Lobo [DVD] [1970] DVD ~ John Wayne
The list author says:
  "Fairly routine western makes a disappointing swansong for Hawks. Stiil good fun though, if you like this kind of thing. 3/5"
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The Thing From Another World [DVD]
25.  The Thing From Another World [DVD] DVD ~ Kenneth Tobey
The list author says:
  "Hawks was uncredited, but his influence can be seen all over it. Proof that he can handle any genre not trouble. 5/5"
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