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
Direction Ishirô Honda
Cast Joseph Cotten · Cesar Romero · Akira Takarada · Masumi Okada
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
Direction James B. Clark
Cast Pat Cardi · Michael Ansara · Guy Stockwell · Joe De Santis
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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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