The 40+ Best Stewart Granger Movies
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1Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Stewart GrangerScaramouche is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor romantic adventure film based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini as well as the 1923 film version starring Ramón Novarro. The film stars Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, and Mel Ferrer. It was directed by George Sidney and produced by Carey Wilson from a screenplay by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel. The original music score was composed by Victor Young and the cinematography by Charles Rosher.
2Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James MasonKing Rudolf V of Ruritania (Stewart Granger) is suddenly abducted just days before his coronation is to take place. The king's evil brother, Prince Rupert (James Mason), is behind the kidnapping plot, and plans to seize the throne for himself. As the king's supporters try to find him, they stumble upon Rudolf Rassendyl (also Granger), an identical distant cousin who can pose as the betrayed ruler. The plan works well until the king's fiancée, Princess Flavia (Deborah Kerr), suspects foul play.
3Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard CarlsonA rescue party sets out to find an explorer who has disappeared on an African treasure hunt. The search leads the party across the continent and through the terrors of jungle, swamp and desert. Their ultimate destination is the fabled lost mine of Solomon, a source of unimaginable wealth and deadly danger. From H. Rider Haggard's novel.More King Solomon's Mines
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4Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Charles LaughtonWhen Anne Boleyn (Elaine Stewart) is executed for infidelity, her daughter Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) is sent into exile by King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton). Elizabeth grows into a spirited young woman. Eventually, she is summoned back to London to meet Henry's latest bride, Catherine Parr (Deborah Kerr). She also meets Admiral Thomas Seymour (Stewart Granger) and becomes instantly enamored. Unfortunately for her, the machinations of politics prove far more potent than love.More Young Bess- #20 of 25 onGreat Movies About Real Female Rulers
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5Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill TraversIn London, scullery maid Lily Watkins (Jean Simmons) startles her employer, Stephen Lowery (Stewart Granger), by revealing that she knows he's responsible for his wife's recent death. Lily boldly insists that Stephen's wife left her jewels to her, and then appropriates her clothes and other items. Though Stephen is angered, he allows Lily's behavior and even starts an affair with her. Soon frustrated by her increasing hold over him, Stephen lashes out, but the ensuing turn of events stuns him.
6Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteAdam and Evelyne, released in the U.S. as Adam and Evalyn, is a 1949 romance film starring Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons. According to Robert Osborne, host of Turner Classic Movies, this suited the stars, as they were romantically involved at the time, despite their age difference. They married the next year.
7Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter UstinovCaptain George Bryan Brummell (Stewart Granger) is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he at first alienates the Prince of Wales (Peter Ustinov) with insulting comments about the prince's uniform designs, he eventually becomes his close confidant. Brummel also falls in love with the beautiful Lady Patricia Belham (Elizabeth Taylor). However, his outspoken manner eventually leads to his being exiled to France.
8Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Francoise RosayIn the 18th century, Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) is forced into marriage with Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), an aristocrat destined to inherit the British crown. But after he becomes king, Sophie meets suave Swedish mercenary Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger) -- the two quickly fall in love and plot to flee England together. Their scheme is discovered, however, and the lovers must figure out a way to escape the tightening noose of retribution.
9Cyd Charisse, Stewart GrangerThe Wild North is a 1952 film directed by Andrew Marton.
10Stewart Granger, Dennis Price, Robert HelpmannCaravan is a 1946 British black and white drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree. It was one of the Gainsborough melodramas and is based on a novel Caravan by Eleanor Smith.
11Stewart Granger, John Laurie, Phyllis CalvertFanny by Gaslight is a 1944 British drama film, produced by Gainsborough Pictures, set in the 1870s and adapted from a novel by Michael Sadleir. It was one of its famous period-set "Gainsborough melodramas". Its US release was delayed for its breaking the Hays Purity Code, and 17 minutes were removed for this release.
12Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson, Walter FitzgeraldPenniless governess Blanche Fullerton (Valerie Hobson) takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury (Michael Gough), with whom she has a daughter (Suzanne Gibbs). But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with stableman Philip Thorn (Stewart Granger). Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.
13Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Patricia RocAfter being raped by a gypsy, Maddalena (Phyllis Calvert) develops a split personality. Years pass and she marries and starts a family in Rome. But, unbeknownst to her loving daughter Angela (Patricia Roc) and wealthy husband, Maddalena leads a double life. For days at a time she disappears to Florence, where she becomes a sultry gypsy girl and moll to crafty thief Nino (Stewart Granger). But Maddalena's secret is exposed when her daughter decides to follow her one day.
14Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis CalvertDesirous of an heir, the remote and cruel Lord Rohan (James Mason) marries pretty young Clarissa Marr (Phyllis Calvert). Soon after, Clarissa discovers old school friend Hesther Shaw (Margaret Lockwood), now impoverished in an acting troupe, and brings her home, unaware that Hesther has long nursed resentment of her good fortune. While the ambitious Hesther sets her sights on Rohan, she also secretly encourages Clarissa into a relationship with affable gypsy Peter Rokeby (Stewart Granger).
15Swordsman of Siena
Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Marina BertiSwordsman of Siena is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Etienne Perier and Baccio Bandini and starring Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina and Christine Kaufmann. The film is set in Spanish-controlled Italy during the sixteenth century.
16Stewart Granger, Dennis Price, Cecil ParkerThe Magic Bow is a 1946 British musical film based on the life of the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. It was directed by Bernard Knowles. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
17Vivien Leigh, Roger Moore, Jean SimmonsCaesar and Cleopatra is a 1945 British Technicolor film directed by Gabriel Pascal and starring Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. It was adapted from the play Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw. The film was produced by Independent Producers, Pascal Film Productions, and Eagle-Lion Distributors. Caesar and Cleopatra was a box office failure, but it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
18Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Lloyd NolanSandy McKenzie (Stewart Granger) has a long history of hunting buffalo, but now that the herds have been so dramatically thinned out, he's come to regret it. Nevertheless, he partners up with Charles Gilson (Robert Taylor) for one last hunt that proves to be the worst of them all. Charles is a twisted, insensate killer of both buffalo and Indians -- and when he kidnaps and abuses a young Indian girl (Debra Paget), Sandy is pushed to the breaking point.
19Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul DouglasIn the mountains of Colombia, engineer and explorer Rian Mitchell (Stewart Granger) finds an enormous emerald mine thought to have been first discovered by Spanish conquistadors centuries before. Driven by avarice, Mitchell feuds with his more circumspect business partner, Vic Leonard (Paul Douglas), the beautiful owner of the nearby coffee plantation (Grace Kelly), her headstrong brother (John Ericson) and a band of local outlaws who want the emerald mine for themselves.
20Rita Hayworth, Charles Laughton, Stewart GrangerSalome is a Biblical epic film made in Technicolor by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. Hayworth's costumes by Jean Louis. Hayworth's dances for this film were choreographed by Valerie Bettis. This film was the last produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation. The film starred Rita Hayworth as Salome, as well as Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson, with Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel and Basil Sydney.More Salome- #12 of 13 onPretty Good Movies About Ancient Rome
- #25 of 39 onThe 35+ Best Biblical Movies Of All Time
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21John Mills, Stewart Granger, Alastair SimIn London, soon after railway worker Jim Colte (John Mills) reports for military duty, he suspects that his recent bride, Tillie (Joy Shelton), has been seeing draft dodger and womanizer Ted Purvis (Stewart Granger). Unable to get an approval for leave, Jim goes AWOL and spends a day one step behind Purvis. During his search, Jim must evade the military police and endure air raids. He also receives unexpected aid from one of Purvis' jilted girlfriends and kindly Dr. Montgomery (Alastair Sim).
22John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie KovacsWhen George Pratt (Stewart Granger) and Sam McCord (John Wayne) strike gold in Alaska, they must struggle to keep their fortune because of the constant interference from Frankie Canon (Ernie Kovacs), who wants to claim the gold for himself. After being ordered to find George's fiancée in Seattle, Sam discovers that she has already married another man. Unable to deliver George's fiancée, Sam decides to bring him a prostitute named Angel (Capucine).More North to Alaska- #67 of 288 onThe 250+ Best Western Movies Of All Time
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23Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard HarrisMercenaries (Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris) for a London banker parachute into Africa to put a useful president back in power.
24The Hound Of The Baskervilles
William Shatner, Stewart Granger, Anthony ZerbeThis oft-filmed Conan Doyle story is given the TV-quickie treatment, with Stewart Granger as master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The Great Detective is engaged to protect the life of Henry Baskerville, a young man whose life has been put in jeopardy, ostensibly by an ancient family curse. Holmes sends his assistant Dr. Watson (Bernard Fox) to investigate at Baskerville Hall, a desolate estate surrounded by the forbidding Grimpen Mire. Though Watson doesn't know it, Holmes has come to the Mire in disguise, to burrow through the case undetected. Working together, Holmes and Watson discover that a distant Baskerville relative plans to use a giant hound to kill young Henry and claim the estate for himself. If not the weakest film version of this classic suspense tale, Hound of the Baskervilles is certainly the shoddiest.
25Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley BakerHebrew leader Lot (Stewart Granger) leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera (Anouk Aimée). When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.
26Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan GreenwoodIn the 18th century British youngster John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) is shipped off to live with the dashing Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger) after his mother's death. Fox pretends to be a respectable gentleman, but actually makes his fortune by leading a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers. The naive John has no clue that his new caretaker is a notorious crook, and he immediately takes to his new role model. Likewise, Jeremy grows fond of the child, and the unlikely duo soon embark on a treasure hunt.
27Stewart Granger, I. S. Johar, Barbara RushHarry Black is a 1958 British film adaptation of the novel Harry Black by David Walker, released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Stewart Granger, Barbara Rush and I. S. Johar in a BAFTA nominated role. The film was shot in India.
28Stewart Granger, Alastair Sim, Cecil ParkerCaptain Boycott is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Frank Launder and starring Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim and Cecil Parker. Robert Donat makes a cameo appearance as Charles Stuart Parnell.
29Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann BlythSailor Joel Shore (Robert Taylor) goes looking for his whale hunter brother, Mark (Stewart Granger), who is lost during a disastrous mission at sea. Joel and his wife, Priscilla (Ann Blyth), eventually catch up with Mark on a tropical island -- but, to their surprise, misfortune and tragedy have transformed him into a troubled, desperate man. Before long, Mark begins to pursue a romantic relationship with Priscilla, leading to vicious sibling rivalry and a violent mutiny.
30Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill TraversVictoria Jones (Ava Gardner) is a half-Indian, half-British woman living in India on the verge of its independence. She is torn between her Indian and her British heritage, just as she is torn between two men. One, Patrick Taylor (Bill Travers), is her childhood sweetheart and fellow Anglo-Indian, while the other is Col. Rodney Savage (Stewart Granger), a British officer assigned to stop demonstrators from preventing the trains from departing the local station on time.
