David Raksin Movies

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out...

Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court and a judge tries...

A woman lives in Acapulco with moochers and a husband who married her for her money.

Grace Guthrie tries to stave off the hostile take over of her publishing empire. While fighting off a ruthless British business-mogul, she must also...

The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory,...

An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with guilt, shame, and an angry teenage son who blames her...

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His...

A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy...

After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.

Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly...

Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is...

The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Eventually, though,...

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann explores the work of a composer who created music for over 50 films, collaborating with such diverse directors...

An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.

Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.

When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them.