Movies starring Harry Davenport

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

91 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Movie Review - The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Merle Oberon stars as Mary, the daughter of a politically ambitious father who doesn't want scandal. Trouble is that she ends up not only marrying a cowboy but lies to the cowboy ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

117 mins     Drama      

Whilst fans of classic movies will know the name Thomas Mitchell for me his name is not held in high enough esteem especially when you consider he appeared in some of the greatest movies in cinema history, 5 of them being fro...

Government Girl (1943)

94 mins     Comedy, Romance      

We have a war time setting, a pretty woman, a nice guy and plenty of comedy confusion with quick fire dialogue; yes we are in screwball comedy territory with Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts as the romantic duo in "Governm...

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

113 mins     Family, Musical, Romance      

"Meet Me in St. Louis" is one of those musicals which wins you over with its good nature, its innocence, its charm and of course its memorable musical numbers. And to be honest it's a good thing because like so many other mus...

The Enchanted Forest (1945)

78 mins     Drama, Family      

"The Enchanted Forest" was made by PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation) a small Hollywood studio which ran from 1939 to 1947 releasing 179 features with none of them costing more than $100,000. But whilst PRC may have been o...

Courage of Lassie (1946)

92 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

Out of all the "Lassie" movies both new and old "Courage of Lassie" is my least favourite and it's not just down to the fact that whilst using Lassie in the title doesn't actually feature the character or any of those charact...

Lady Luck (1946)

97 mins     Comedy      

Lady Luck: Robert Young stars as the gambler who turns over a new leaf for love but trying to do a guy a good turn leads to confusion and big trouble with his girl...

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" which is also known as "Bachelor Knight" is another one of those vintage screwball comedies which stars Cary Grant. Now that alone normally means that this will be a lot of fun but "The Bach...

Little Women (1949)

122 mins     Drama, Family, Romance      

This 1949 version of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" is only the third version I have seen and I say only because this was the 8th adaptation and there have been others since. One of those more recent adaptations was the 1...

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

For the first 20 minutes of "Down to the Sea in Ships" I wondered whether I was watching the right movie as whilst there was Lionel Barrymore as an old sea dog and young Dean Stockwell as the grandson he dotes on we were asho...