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The Essential Gary Cooper!
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Wings [VHS] (1927)Wings [VHS] (1927)
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Silent classic was First 'Best Picture' Oscar-winner! WWI air adventure; Cooper is magnetic in brief appearance, as doomed young flier!
The Virginian [VHS]The Virginian [VHS]
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Coop's first available 'sound' feature is pretty primitive, but still classic, with famous "When you say that...SMILE!"
Now & Forever [VHS]Now & Forever [VHS]
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Shirley Temple classic, as she 'reforms' jewel thief father Cooper! As her mother, Carole Lombard struggles gamely, but can't achieve same charisma as her costars! Tearjerker climax!
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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Five of Coop's GREATEST, from the 30s (including the classic "Beau Geste"); if you've only seen him in westerns, you're in for a treat!
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMr. Deeds Goes to Town
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All-time Capra classic! Tuba-playing Cooper inherits fortune, faces insanity trial when he tries to give it away, to improve people's lives! Arthur fabulous as reporter who falls for him! A MUST!
The PlainsmanThe Plainsman
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Cooper is Wild Bill Hickok, Jean Arthur is Calamity Jane, in DeMille classic! TRIVIA: John Wayne was considered to play Buffalo Bill Cody! What a casting coup THAT would have been!
Souls at Sea [VHS]Souls at Sea [VHS]
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Coop and George Raft fight the slave trade on the high seas in the 1850s; brawny, entertaining sea story!
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife [VHS]Bluebeard's Eighth Wife [VHS]
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Lubitsch-directed comedy of oft-married millionaire (Coop), who tends to dump wives...and the girl (Colbert) who intends to STAY married to him!
Adventures of Marco Polo [VHS]Adventures of Marco Polo [VHS]
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Forget any attempt at accuracy, enjoy the slam-bang comedy and heroics in one of Coop's most entertaining adventure yarns; Lana Turner 'Chinese' in bit part!
The WesternerThe Westerner
Fabulous western, as cowboy Cooper runs afoul of infamous Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan, who won third Oscar!) Funny, sympathetic, with moving climax, as dying Bean meets Lily Langtry!
Meet John DoeMeet John Doe
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Capra classic of ball player Cooper hired to pose as Stanwyck's fictitious suicidal creation! Stirring 'never give up!' moral! With Walter Brennan, as Coop's best friend!
Sergeant York [VHS]Sergeant York [VHS]
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Cooper won first Oscar as pacifist-turned-war hero, Alvin York! TRIVIA: York handpicked Cooper to portray him! With EXCELLENT support by Brennan and Joan Leslie; Howard Hawks directed!
Ball of FireBall of Fire
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An all-time great! Hawks' takeoff of 'Snow White' as Prof. Cooper and six colleagues 'adopt' singer Stanwyck! With Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea, and Gene Krupa, playing himself!
The Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the Yankees
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Cooper as Lou Gehrig, in bio of baseball's 'Iron Horse', focuses on romance more than game; Babe Ruth plays himself; moving farewell speech! TRIVIA: Film reversed to make right-handed Coop a lefty!
For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls
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Excellent Hemingway adaptation as American Coop helps Spanish against fascists; his love scenes with Bergman are HOT!
Along Came JonesAlong Came Jones
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Underrated VERY funny western comedy, as easy-going Coop is mistaken for cold-blooded killer!
Saratoga Trunk [VHS]Saratoga Trunk [VHS]
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Coop and Bergman reteamed in tale of Creole girl's revenge; their scenes together VERY sexy!
The Fountainhead [VHS]The Fountainhead [VHS]
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Ayn Rand 'unfilmable' novel makes good Cooper vehicle, as Frank Lloyd Wright-type architect who defends his right to be individual! TRIVIA: Neal and Cooper had love affair during filming!
High Noon (Collector's Edition)High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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Quintessential Cooper CLASSIC, as he defends unwilling town against outlaws! Film won Coop his second Oscar! With Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges; don't miss it!
Vera CruzVera Cruz
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Rousing action as Coop and Burt Lancaster work for hire during Mexican Revolution; one of his best 'late' roles!
The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
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Remarkable story of visionary Naval aviator, who predicted Pearl Harbor and air power, and was court-martialled for it!
Friendly PersuasionFriendly Persuasion
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Gentle CLASSIC of Quaker family caught up in Civil War; Cooper is wonderful patriarch; McGuire as loving wife; early Anthony Perkins outstanding as eldest son, tempted to fight! Rich Tiomkin score!
Love in the AfternoonLove in the Afternoon
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Deft sophisticated comedy of private eye Chevalier's innocent daughter (Hepburn) falling for MUCH older playboy Cooper (in role that scandalized many of his conservative fans!) Delightful, romantic!
The Naked Edge [VHS]The Naked Edge [VHS]
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Coop's last theatrical film is a tense British variation of 'Suspicion'; wife Kerr suspects husband Cooper of being a murderer. Slow, but GREAT climax!
Project Twenty: The Real WestProject Twenty: The Real West
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Documentary debunking many western myths had been a pet project for Cooper for years; although he was in great pain during the filming (and died shortly after its completion), he was proud of result!