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Turning director with the classic Destination Tokyo (1943), Daves often wrote and produced his own pictures. Of the many films he made, the westerns he did were especially close to his heart--as a youth he had spent much time living on reservations with Hopi and Navajo Indians. Born July 24, 1904.
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- La Jolla, California, USA
Delmer Daves. Writer: An Affair to Remember. Although Delmer Daves obtained a law degree at Stanford University, he never had the opportunity to use it; while still in college, he obtained a job as a prop boy on The Covered Wagon (1923) and after graduation was hired by several film companies as a technical advisor on films with a college ...
- July 24, 1904
- August 17, 1977
The Last Wagon: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner, Tommy Rettig. Wagon train survivors of an Apache attack entrust the sheriff's prisoner, scout Comanche Todd, with their lives despite his wanted-for-murder status.
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- Western
- Delmer Daves
- 1956-09-21
1934 No More Women (screenplay) / (story "Underseas") 1932 Divorce in the Family (screen play by) / (story by) 1931 Shipmates (adaptation) / (dialogue) 1929 So This Is College (screen play) Hide Director (30 credits) 1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita. 1964 Youngblood Hawke. 1963 Spencer's Mountain. 1962 Rome Adventure.
1. Destination Tokyo. 1943 2h 15m Approved. 7.1 (5.8K) Rate. 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. Director Delmer Daves Stars Cary Grant John Garfield Alan Hale. 2. Dark Passage. 1947 1h 46m Approved. 7.5 (22K) Rate. 68 Metascore.
Delmer Lawrence Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. [1] He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western movies, especially Broken Arrow (1950), The Last Wagon (1956), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) and The Hanging Tree (1959).
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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.
