Direction: Peter Godfrey

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Peter Godfrey. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Barbara Stanwyck · Alexis Smith · Nigel Bruce

Synopsis A psychopathic artist has a penchant for painting portraits of his wives as "The Angel of Death" and then poisoning them. Barbara Stanwyk is the latest to pose...

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6.6

558 votes

6.6

558 votes

Christmas in Connecticut

1945 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Dennis Morgan · Sydney Greenstreet · Reginald Gardiner

Synopsis Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country's most famous food writers. In her columns, she describes herself as a hard working farm woman, taking care of her children and being an excellent cook. But this is all lies. In...

6.4

216 votes

6.4

216 votes

Cry Wolf

1947 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Errol Flynn · Barbara Stanwyck · Geraldine Brooks · Richard Basehart

Synopsis Sandra Demarest arrives at the Caldwell estate, and announces to Mark Caldwell that she was secretly married to his nephew James, who recently died. Mark does not believe her, but allows her to remain at the manor while a search...

6.0

94 votes

6.0

94 votes

The Woman in White

1948 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Eleanor Parker · Alexis Smith · Sydney Greenstreet · Gig Young

Synopsis A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom...

5.8

85 votes

5.8

85 votes

Please Murder Me

1956 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Angela Lansbury · Raymond Burr · Dick Foran · John Dehner

Synopsis A lawyer wins an acquittal for his client, a woman accused of murder. After the verdict, he finds out that she indeed did commit the murder and manipulated him to win her acquittal. Guilt-ridden, and knowing that she can't be...

5.6

41 votes

5.6

41 votes

That Hagen Girl

1947 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Ronald Reagan · Shirley Temple · Rory Calhoun · Lois Maxwell

Synopsis Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the...

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Hotel Berlin

1945 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Faye Emerson · Helmut Dantine · Raymond Massey · Andrea King

Synopsis Near the end of WW II, a member of the German underground (Martin Richter) escapes from the Gestapo and takes shelter at Hotel Berlin, where he meets Lisa Dorn, a sleek actress involved with General von Dahnwitz, who is also...

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Down River

1931 · Movie · 73 min. · United Kingdom

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Unexpected Uncle

1941 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Anne Shirley · James Craig · Charles Coburn · Ernest Truex

Synopsis A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.

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The Great Jewel Robber

1950 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast David Brian · Marjorie Reynolds · John Archer · Jacqueline deWit

Synopsis Escaping from a Canadian prison farm, master thief Gerard Dennis (David Brian) makes his way to Buffalo with Peggy Arthur (Perdita Chandler), who supplies him with money needed for forged papers. Dennis, Peggy and a crooked bartender in a Buffalo...

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Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)

1950 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Richard Goode · Fielder Cook · Buzz Kulik · Earl Eby

Cast Ken Carpenter · Jay Jackson · Otto Kruger · Gordon MacRae

Synopsis TV Series (1950-1959). 352 episodes. Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars. Initially, the show was a 30-minute weekly show but when it moved to NBC in August 1954, the show was extended to 60-minutes and the plays were primarily adaptations...

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The Girl from Jones Beach

1949 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Ronald Reagan · Virginia Mayo · Eddie Bracken · Dona Drake

Synopsis Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different...

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Highways by Night

1942 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Richard Carlson · Jane Randolph · Jane Darwell · Barton MacLane

Synopsis Rich, nerdish Tommy Van Steel seldom leaves his home gadget workshop, but somehow has become engaged to socialite Ellen Cromwell, who treats him badly. Innocently becoming drunk, Tommy takes to heart his Uncle Ben's advice to sow some wild oats,...

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He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Mickey Rooney · Terry Moore · William Demarest · Charles Arnt

Synopsis Freddie Frisby is informed by Bob Sears that he can't marry Bob's daughter, Judy, as he is only a fumbling failure as an orange picker, and Judy can do better. Freddie's prospects brighten up when he learns his uncle has...

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The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Alexis Smith · Robert Douglas · Cecil Kellaway · Ted Donaldson

Synopsis Evelyn and Ken Blake are about to break up their marriage and get a divorce. While she still loves him, she can not forgive his infidelity. Their son, 12-year-old Christopher, is hurt and confused. The divorce suit goes to court...

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Barricade

1950 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Dane Clark · Raymond Massey · Ruth Roman · Robert Douglas

Synopsis Jack London's "The Sea Wolf" is transported from sea to land in this intriguing western. The ruthless boss of a mining camp meets his match when fugitives from justice cross his path.

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Studio 57 (TV Series)

1954 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Herschel Daugherty · Richard Irving · John English · Don Weis

Cast Tim Graham · Jean Byron · Marguerite Chapman · Robert Armstrong

Synopsis This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.

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One Last Fling

1949 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Alexis Smith · Zachary Scott · Douglas Kennedy · Ann Doran

Synopsis Larry and Olivia Pearce have been married less than a year and Olivia is anxious to return to her old job at her father's music store, but macho-Larry believes that a woman's place in in the home. As the store...

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One Big Affair

1952 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Evelyn Keyes · Dennis O'Keefe · Mary Anderson · Connie Gilchrist

Synopsis Jean Harper, a Pomona school teacher on vacation, is taking a bus tour through Mexico. Bored, she misses the bus and soon finds herself looking at Jimmy Donovan...30 years old and six feet high, and she thinks he is better...

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The Star and the Story (TV Series)

1955 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Roy Kellino · Robert Stevenson · Peter Godfrey · Lewis R. Foster

Cast Hugh Sanders · Frank Lovejoy · Hillary Brooke · Robin Hughes

Synopsis Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went onto bigger things.

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