Directing

Ben Kadish

Born December 26, 1912 · Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Died October 22, 1994 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

Bus StopBus Stop · 1956
Bus Stop
6.11956
MovieComedyDrama
Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
South PacificSouth Pacific · 1958
South Pacific
6.11958
MovieMusicRomance
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
The Left Hand of GodThe Left Hand of God · 1955
The Left Hand of God
6.31955
MovieDramaAdventure
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.
Ensign PulverEnsign Pulver · 1964
Ensign Pulver
6.51964
MovieComedyWar
1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...
John and MaryJohn and Mary · 1969
John and Mary
5.91969
MovieDramaRomance
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
Tall StoryTall Story · 1960
Tall Story
5.71960
MovieComedyRomance
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Hilda CraneHilda Crane · 1956
Hilda Crane
6.91956
MovieDrama
After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.
The Murder That Wouldn't DieThe Murder That Wouldn't Die · 1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
4.31980
MovieCrimeDrama
William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

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