Acting
Phyllis Thaxter
Born November 20, 1919 · Portland, Maine, USA
Died August 14, 2012 · aged 92
Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Known For
Superman · 1978Superman
★ 7.21978
MovieScience FictionAction
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · 1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
★ 6.71944
MovieWarDrama
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Act of Violence · 1949Act of Violence
★ 6.91949
MovieThrillerDrama
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
The Sea of Grass · 1947The Sea of Grass
★ 6.11947
MovieDramaWestern
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Holiday Affair · 1955Holiday Affair
1955
MovieRomanceTV Movie
Connie is a widow and mother whose work involves checking up on the competition for her department store employer. When Steve, a charming salesman at a competing store, recognizes her true motives but refuses to expose her, he ends up getting fired as a result. Feeling guilty, Connie agrees to buy lunch for Steve, striking up a friendship that complicates her relationship with Carl, a lawyer who wants to marry her.
Blood on the Moon · 1948Blood on the Moon
★ 6.21948
MovieWesternRomance
Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.
Springfield Rifle · 1952Springfield Rifle
★ 6.41952
MovieWarWestern
Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate soldiers who have been conducting the raids, he gradually gains their trust and is put in a position where he can discover who has been giving them secret information revealing the routes of the horse shipments.
Twenty Years After · 1944Twenty Years After
★ 8.01944
MovieDocumentary
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.







































