By Vlad Zakh · July 17, 2026
Addison Richards brought a steady, authoritative presence to Hollywood across five decades and was frequently cast as a police captain, military officer or business executive. Leave Her to Heaven drives a woman’s possessive love to disturbing extremes, The Pride of the Yankees cuts a baseball star’s career short with illness, The Strawberry Blonde looks back on a dentist’s youthful rivalry, and Ball of Fire upends reclusive professors with a brassy singer. Edison, the Man and The Petrified Forest round out the list.
01 A woman's obsessive, possessive love for her husband drives her to increasingly desperate acts.
Directed by John M. Stahl · 1h 50m · Rated NR
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02 A dramatisation of baseball legend Lou Gehrig's career and his battle with a devastating illness.
Directed by Sam Wood · 2h 08m · Rated NR
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03 Addison Richards is in this Cagney comedy where a dentist looks back on his youthful rivalry for the affections of the most sought-after girl in town.
Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 37m · Rated NR
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04 A group of sheltered professors writing a slang dictionary enlist the help of a streetwise nightclub singer.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 51m · Rated NR
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05 A determined young inventor overcomes poverty and scepticism to change the world with electric light.
Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 47m · Rated NR
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06 A wandering intellectual and a desperate gangster converge at a remote desert diner and gas station.
Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 22m · Rated NR
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