The soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France starred in what 1957 Western film?
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Night Passage (film) Night Passage is a 1957 Technicolor Western film directed by James Neilson starring James Stewart and Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart and Brandon deWilde.
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Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition.
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A Man Alone (film) A Man Alone is a 1955 Trucolor Western film directed by Ray Milland starring Ray Milland, Mary Murphy and Ward Bond. The story involves a man (Milland) who stumbles onto the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in the Arizona desert in which there were no survivors.
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1957 Cannes Film Festival The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. The Palme d'Or went to the "Friendly Persuasion" by William Wyler. The festival opened with "Around the World in 80 Days" by Michael Anderson.
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Black Patch (film) Black Patch is a 1957 American Western film directed by Allen H. Miner and written by Leo Gordon, who also plays a supporting role. The film stars George Montgomery and Diane Brewster (who played "Samantha Crawford" in the television series "Maverick" that same year), and is the first film featuring a musical score by Jerry Goldsmith.
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The Sheepman The Sheepman is a tongue-in-cheek 1958 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, and Leslie Nielsen.
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The True Story of Jesse James The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western drama film adapted from Henry King's 1939 film "Jesse James", which was only loosely based on James' life. It was directed by Nicholas Ray, with Robert Wagner portraying Jesse James and Jeffrey Hunter starring as Frank James. Filming took place during 1955. Originally titled The James Brothers in the United Kingdom, the film focused on the relationship between the two James brothers during the last 18 years of Jesse James' life.
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Oregon Passage Oregon Passage is a 1957 American Western film directed by Paul Landres and starring John Ericson, Lola Albright, Edward Platt, and Rachel Ames. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and Shoshoni natives in the Cascade Mountains region of Oregon in 1871. It is based on the novel by Gordon D. Shirreffs.
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William L. Nelson (Medal of Honor) William Lloyd Nelson (February 22, 1918–April 24, 1943) was an American combat soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest decoration for valor, for his actions on April 24, 1943, during World War II.
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Raintree County (film) Raintree County is a 1957 American Technicolor melodramatic film set during the American Civil War, directed by Edward Dmytryk. It stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, and Lee Marvin.
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Souain corporals affair The Souain corporals affair was an incident where four corporals in the French Army were shot by firing squad as an example to the rest of their companies during the First World War. The executions, which occurred in the vicinity of Souain on 17 March 1915, are considered to be the most egregious and most publicized military injustice during World War I in France. The events inspired the 1957 American anti-war film "Paths of Glory" by Stanley Kubrick.
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Dean Hess Dean Elmer Hess (December 6, 1917 – March 2, 2015) was an American minister and United States Air Force colonel who was involved in the so-called "Kiddy Car Airlift," the documented rescue of 950 orphans and 80 orphanage staff from the path of the Chinese advance during the Korean War on December 20, 1950. He is the subject of autobiography "Battle Hymn", published in 1956, which later served the basis for the 1957 film of the same name, where he was played by Rock Hudson.
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All Mine to Give All Mine to Give (British title: The Day They Gave Babies Away) is a 1957 Technicolor melodrama film starring Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, and Rex Thompson. When first one parent, then the other dies, six children have to look after themselves in the American west of the mid-19th century.
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Cross of Iron Cross of Iron is a British-German 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. The film is set on the Eastern Front in World War II during the Soviets' Caucasus operations against the German Kuban bridgehead on the Taman Peninsula in late 1943.
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The Young and The Brave The Young and The Brave (also known by the working title Attong) is a feature film released in 1963 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which depicts the quality of bravery of a group of prisoners of war that escaped North Korean capture, their youthful companion, and his dog during their journey to the American lines.
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Backlash (1956 film) Backlash is a 1956 Technicolor Western film directed by John Sturges starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
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The Treasure of Pancho Villa The Treasure of Pancho Villa is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters and Gilbert Roland. The film was shot on location in Mexico.
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Dakota Incident Dakota Incident is a 1956 Trucolor Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster starring Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund and Ward Bond.
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Helen Westcott Helen Westcott (January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California – March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former child actor. She is best known for her work in "The Gunfighter" (1958).
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Guns in the Dark Guns in the Dark is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Ted Adams, Dick Curtis and Steve Clark. The film was released on May 13, 1957, by Republic Pictures.
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Escape from Red Rock Escape from Red Rock is a 1957 American Western film written and directed by Edward Bernds. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Eilene Janssen, Gary Murray, Jay C. Flippen, William Edward Phipps and Myron Healey. The film was released in December 1957, by 20th Century Fox.
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Affair in Reno Affair in Reno is a 1957 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by John K. Butler. The film stars John Lund, Doris Singleton, John Archer, Angela Greene, Alan Hale, Jr. and Harry Bartell. The film was released on February 15, 1957, by Republic Pictures.