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Delmer Daves is the property of those who can enjoy stylistic conviction in an intellectual vacuum. The movies of Delmer Daves are fun of a very special kind. Call it Camp or call it Corn. The director does not so much transcend his material as mingle with it." - Andrew Sarris (The American Cinema, 1968)
Spencer's Mountain: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp. Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.
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Delmer Daves was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Born in San Francisco, Delmer Daves first pursued a career as a lawyer. While attending Stanford University he became interested in the burgeoning film industry, first working as a prop boy on the 1923 western The Covered Wagon and serving as a technical advisor on a number of ...
Jun 25, 2015 · Daves did recover enough to direct and write other movies but according to Fave Kehr, on medical advice, he decided to forego Westerns and limit himself to studio-bound productions which were less strenuous. He never did a Western again. Delmer Daves died in 1977 and was survived by his wife, the author Mary Lou Lawrence, a son and two daughters.
The Red House: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun. An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
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Dark Passage: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead. A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try to prove his innocence.
Destination Tokyo: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely. In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.
