Screenplay: Ted Sherdeman

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Scandal Sheet

1952 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast Broderick Crawford · Donna Reed · John Derek · Rosemary DeCamp

Plot A newspaper man takes over an ailing New York daily newspaper and revives it as a scandal sheet by staging a number of publicity stunts. The man's wife, whom he...

7.1

441 votes

7.1

441 votes

Them!

1954 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Gordon Douglas

Cast James Whitmore · Edmund Gwenn · Joan Weldon · James Arness

Plot That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence...

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

Lust for Gold

1949 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction S. Sylvan Simon · George Marshall

Cast Ida Lupino · Glenn Ford · Gig Young · William Prince

Plot The tale of how immigrant Jacob Walz, the "Dutchman" (German) of Arizona's notorious Lost Dutchman gold mine, found treasure and love and lost them again.

6.2

193 votes

6.2

193 votes

Breakthrough

1950 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Seiler

Cast David Brian · John Agar · Frank Lovejoy · William Campbell

Plot Story of an American infantry unit from its basic training to combat in Europe.

6.0

45 votes

6.0

45 votes

Hell to Eternity

1960 · Movie · 131 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast Jeffrey Hunter · David Janssen · Vic Damone · Patricia Owens

Plot When his adoptive Japanese-American family is sent to Manzanar after Pearl Harbor, a young Chicano enlists in the marines to become a hero in the Battle of Saipan.

5.7

87 votes

5.7

87 votes

Retreat, Hell!

1952 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Joseph H. Lewis

Cast Frank Lovejoy · Richard Carlson · Anita Louise · Lamont Johnson

Plot During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of...

5.5

82 votes

5.5

82 votes

Away All Boats

1956 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Pevney

Cast Jeff Chandler · George Nader · Lex Barker · Julie Adams

Plot The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to...

5.2

193 votes

5.2

193 votes

My Side of the Mountain

1969 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast Ted Eccles · Theodore Bikel · Tudi Wiggins · Paul Hébert

Plot Sam, a brilliant child, leaves home for the mountains after being told that the family summer trip has been canceled, thus preventing him from doing the algae experiments he had...

5.2

128 votes

5.2

128 votes

Latitude Zero

1969 · Movie · 89 min. · Japan

4.6

76 votes

4.6

76 votes

Them!

2024 · Movie · min. · United States

Direction Michael Giacchino

Plot In the Gordon Douglas-directed original film, which also was a Warner Bros. release, a huge nest of irradiated ants are discovered in the New Mexico desert and become a national...

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The McConnell Story

1955 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Gordon Douglas

Cast Alan Ladd · June Allyson · James Whitmore · Frank Faylen

Plot Mac's plans to settle down and raise a family are upset by the Korean War. He goes as a fighter pilot and returns a hero, the first triple ace of...

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

1964 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast Celia Kaye · Larry Domasin · Ann Daniel · Carlos Romero

Plot The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.

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A Dog of Flanders

1960 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast David Ladd · Donald Crisp · Theodore Bikel · Max Croiset

Plot The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. The boy's dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when a family loss happens.

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The Big Show

1961 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast Esther Williams · Cliff Robertson · Nehemiah Persoff · Robert Vaughn

Plot The favorite son of a domineering circus family goes to prison for his father's negligence and upon release discovers his brother's plan to murder him.

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The Toy Tiger

1956 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Hopper

Cast Jeff Chandler · Laraine Day · Tim Hovey · Richard Haydn

Plot A student in a private school, Hovey brags to his classmates about the accomplishments of his father. Actually the boy's dad has been dead for years, thus he's up against...

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St. Louis Blues

1958 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Allen Reisner

Cast Nat 'King' Cole · Eartha Kitt · Cab Calloway · Ella Fitzgerald

Plot Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't...

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Misty

1961 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast David Ladd · Arthur O'Connell · Anne Seymour · Pam Smith

Plot Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island, and then auctions off the colts and yearlings to thin out the herd. A young brother...

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And Now Miguel

1966 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

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Maracaibo

1958 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Cornel Wilde

Cast Cornel Wilde · Jean Wallace · Abbe Lane · Francis Lederer

Plot Maracaibo was actor Cornel Wilde's second directorial effort. Wilde casts himself as troubleshooting oil man Vic Scott, who has arrived in Venezuela to help put out a fire at an...

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The Winning Team

1952 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Seiler

Cast Doris Day · Ronald Reagan · Frank Lovejoy · Eve Miller

Plot Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.

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