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The Hawaiians (1970) -- Charlton Heston brings to the island a shipload of Chinese slaves to work the plantation fields. With Asian Tina Chen at his side, Heston creates a thriving pineapple plantation.
How the West Was Won (1962) -- A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century--including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
The Organization (1971) -- The dangerous world of international heroin trafficking is exposed in this elaborate and suspenseful crime thriller which reprises Sidney Poitier's role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs.
South of Santa Fe (1942) -- To get the three needed business men to visit the Stevens mine, Roy stages a ride with the Vacaros and has them as honored guests...
Nevada City (1941) -- The conflict between a railroader and a stageline owner is being aggravated by bad guys who are sabotaging both sides. Roy and Gabby mediate the conflict and expose the bad guys.

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 October 1910, Denver, Colorado, USA more

Date of Death:

27 September 1974 more

Trivia:

(1962-1963) President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) more

STARmeter: ?

Down 36% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins more

NewsDesk:

The Classics Corner: "Cape Fear"
 (From screeninglog. 26 June 2008, 8:37 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

James R Webb | James Webb

Filmography

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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cape Fear (1991) (earlier screenplay) 1991 $182M 7.2 (42,545)
- 2. The Organization (1971) (written by) 1971 - 6.0 (409)
- 3. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) (screenplay) 1970 - 5.9 (993)
- 4. The Hawaiians (1970)   (screenplay) 1970 - 5.9 (397)
AKAs:
  • Master of the Islands (UK)
- 5. Alfred the Great (1969/I) (screenplay) (story) 1969 - 6.0 (536)
- 6. Sinful Davey (1969) (written by) (as James R Webb) 1969 - 5.8 (152)
- 7. La bataille de San Sebastian (1968)   (English screenplay) 1968 - 6.2 (515)
AKAs:
  • Guns for San Sebastian (USA)
  • I cannoni di San Sebastian (Italy)
  • Los cañones de San Sebastián (Mexico)
- 8. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)   (screenplay) 1964 - 7.0 (1,554)
AKAs:
  • John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 9. Kings of the Sun (1963) (screenplay) 1963 - 6.1 (390)
- 10. How the West Was Won (1962) (written by) (suggested by the series "How the West Was Won" in LIFE magazine) 1962 $50M 7.0 (5,609)
- 11. Cape Fear (1962) (screenplay) 1962 - 7.8 (9,195)
- 12. Pork Chop Hill (1959) (screenplay) 1959 - 7.2 (1,490)
- 13. The Big Country (1958) (screenplay) 1958 - 7.8 (4,939)
- 14. Trapeze (1956) (screenplay) 1956 - 6.7 (1,429)
- 15. "Cheyenne" (1955)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.4 (203)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Illegal (1955) (writer) 1955 - 6.9 (349)
- 17. "The Millionaire" (1955)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (115)
AKAs:
  • If You Had a Million
1 TV episode:
- 18. Vera Cruz (1954) (screenplay) 1954 - 7.1 (2,365)
- 19. Apache (1954) (written by) 1954 - 6.3 (1,199)
- 20. Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) (writer) 1954 - 5.4 (192)
- 21. The Charge at Feather River (1953) (writer) 1953 - 6.3 (165)
- 22. The Iron Mistress (1952) (screenplay) 1952 - 6.2 (165)
- 23. Operation Secret (1952) (writer) 1952 - 6.3 (34)
- 24. The Big Trees (1952) (writer) 1952 - 5.7 (448)
- 25. Raton Pass (1951)   (screenplay) 1951 - 8.3 (21)
AKAs:
  • Canyon Pass (UK)
- 26. Close to My Heart (1951) (novel "A Baby for Midge") (screenplay) 1951 - 6.7 (45)
- 27. Montana (1950) (screenplay) 1950 - 6.0 (238)
- 28. South of St. Louis (1949) (writer) 1949 - 6.1 (87)
- 29. California Firebrand (1948) (story) (uncredited) 1948 - 6.2 (6)
- 30. South of Santa Fe (1942) (original screenplay) 1942 - 5.8 (17)
- 31. Jesse James at Bay (1941) (screenplay) 1941 - 6.2 (51)
- 32. Bad Man of Deadwood (1941) (writer) 1941 - 5.7 (48)
- 33. Rags to Riches (1941) (writer) 1941 - -
- 34. Nevada City (1941) (original screenplay) (as James Webb) 1941 - 5.5 (40)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Novel: "A Baby for Midge" (filmed as Close to My Heart (1951)). more

Genres:

Western | Drama | Adventure | Action more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Horse | Male Female Relationship more

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