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Wings [VHS] (1927)Wings [VHS] (1927)
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One of the last major silent films and winner of the first Academy Award.
The Virginian [VHS]The Virginian [VHS]
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The classic version of the Owen Wister Western that created the archetype of the hero of the Old West.
A Farewell to ArmsA Farewell to Arms
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A brilliant early version of the Hemingway novel (written, I'd like to point out, in my home state of Arkansas).
MoroccoMorocco
Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in the desert. Cooper, in fact, made a surprising number of movies set in either the American or African or Asian desert.
The Gary Cooper Collection (Design for Living / The Lives of a Bengal Lancer / Peter Ibbetson / The General Died at Dawn / Beau Geste)The Gary Cooper Collection (Design for Living / The Lives of a Bengal Lancer / Peter Ibbetson / The General Died at Dawn / Beau Geste)
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DESIGN FOR LIVING is an underrated Cooper/Fredric March/Miriam Hopkins/Lubitsch comedy, while LIVE OF A BENGAL LANCER is a classic action film.
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMr. Deeds Goes to Town
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My personal favorite among all Cooper's films. He plays a naive country bumpkin who inherits a fortune and moves to NYC.
The PlainsmanThe Plainsman
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Cecil B. Demille at his hokey best, but Cooper and Jean Arthur are marvelous together.
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife [VHS]Bluebeard's Eighth Wife [VHS]
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A solid Ernst Lubitsch comedy about a woman who drives her husband insane by refusing to consumate their marriage.
Beau GesteBeau Geste
A classic Hollywood epic of heroism in the French Foreign Legion.
The WesternerThe Westerner
Great William Wyler Western with photography by James Hong Howe. But Walter Brennan steals the film as Judge Roy Bean.
Meet John DoeMeet John Doe
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Cooper and Brennan together again, along with the magnificent Barbara Stanwyck, in this downer Frank Capra populist drama.
Ball of FireBall of Fire
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Cooper and Stanwyck (sans Brennan) in this Howard Hawks comic remake of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, though Barbara plays a gangster moll who is hardly snow white.
For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls
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The idea of the politically reactionary Cooper playing a socialist hero in the Spanish Civil War is ironic.
The Story of Dr. Wassell / Movie [VHS]The Story of Dr. Wassell / Movie [VHS]
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Gary stars as an Arkansas doctor serving in the early days of WW II. Dr. Wassell was the real life father of the physician who delivered me.
The Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the Yankees
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Solid performance as Lou Gehrig. The right-handed Cooper was filmed with uniforms with reverse letters so the negatives could be reversed to produce a left-handed batter.
Saratoga TrunkSaratoga Trunk
After major stardom in the thirties and early forties, Cooper's career suddenly went into an unexpected decline.
High Noon (Collector's Edition)High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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The comeback, and what a comeback it was! After a decade of weak films, Cooper returns in his greatest role.
Vera CruzVera Cruz
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An outstanding Western with Burt Lancaster and Mr. Cooper.
The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
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Fine biopic about real life military officer who was court martialed for his strong advocacy of the military importance of air power.
Love in the AfternoonLove in the Afternoon
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Disappointing performance by Cooper opposite Audrey Hepburn. His health was bad and he looked far too old for the role. Still worth watching.
Friendly PersuasionFriendly Persuasion
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Cooper isn't terribly convincing as a quaker in this fifties film.
Man of the West [VHS]Man of the West [VHS]
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Impressive late Western made with Anthony Mann, for once making a film with someone other than Jimmy Stewart.
Wreck of the Mary Deare [VHS]Wreck of the Mary Deare [VHS]
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Creepy film about a man on a derelict ship.