The best Francis McDonald’s movies

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

22/08/1891- 18/09/1968
Today we present the best Francis McDonald’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Francis McDonald’s movies.
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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments
7.9/10
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah
6.8/10
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.

Notorious

Notorious
7.9/10
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.7/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 04/09/1916
  • Character: Extra (uncredited)
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk
7.6/10
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun
6.7/10
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.7/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 13/01/1955
  • Character: Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious
6.8/10
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend's killer.

The Paleface

The Paleface
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyWestern
  • Release: 17/12/1948
  • Character: Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 05/05/1939
  • Character: Gen. Dodge
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

Beau Geste

Beau Geste
7.5/10
Academy Award winners Gary Cooper and Ray Milland star along with Robert Preston in the epic adventure Beau Geste. When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, Beau Geste has been universally acclaimed by generations of critics and audiences alike as a true motion picture classic.

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3/10
  • Genre: ActionWarWestern
  • Release: 01/04/1957
  • Character: Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)
Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police
6.4/10
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)

Battling Butler

Battling Butler
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 19/09/1926
  • Character: Alfred 'Battling' Butler
Meek millionaire Alfred Butler goes on a camping excursion with his faithful servant. Once in the wilderness, Alfred ignores outdoor activities in favor of trying to woo a charming mountain girl, who wants nothing to do with her spoiled suitor. Trying to impress the girl, Alfred masquerades as boxing star "Battling" Butler.

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 12/02/1936
  • Character: John Wilkes Booth
After setting the leg of John Wilkes Booth, Dr. Samuel Mudd is sent to prison as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Morocco

Morocco
7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 14/11/1930
  • Character: Sergeant Tatoche
The Foreign Legion marches in to Mogador with booze and women in mind just as singer Amy Jolly arrives from Paris to work at Lo Tinto's cabaret. That night, insouciant legionnaire Tom Brown catches her inimitably seductive, tuxedo-clad act. Both bruised by their past lives, the two edge cautiously into a no-strings relationship while being pursued by others. But Tom must leave on a perilous mission: is it too late for them?

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf
7.5/10
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo
6.9/10
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 27/01/1939
  • Character: Flight Captain
A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Red Mountain

Red Mountain
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/11/1951
  • Character: Marshal Roberts
Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble when the husband is accused of a murder he committed.

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