Screenplay: David Dortort
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by David Dortort. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Reprisal!
1956 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction George Sherman
Cast Guy Madison · Felicia Farr · Kathryn Grant · Michael Pate
Plot New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There...
7.4
55 votes
7.4
55 votes
The Lusty Men
1952 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Direction Nicholas Ray
Cast Robert Mitchum · Susan Hayward · Arthur Kennedy · Arthur Hunnicutt
Plot When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years of absence. He signs on as a hired hand with a local ranch,...
7.3
1K votes
7.3
1K votes
The Big Land
1957 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Gordon Douglas
Cast Alan Ladd · Virginia Mayo · Edmond O'Brien · Anthony Caruso
5.6
153 votes
5.6
153 votes
A Cry in the Night
1956 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Edmond O'Brien · Brian Donlevy · Natalie Wood · Raymond Burr
Plot Owen Marks, parked at Lovers' Loop with girlfriend Liz Taggart, surprises a peeping Tom, who knocks him out and kidnaps Liz. The police leap into action when they learn the...
5.5
128 votes
5.5
128 votes
Bonanza (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction David Dortort · William F. Claxton · Lewis Allen · Don McDougall
Cast Lorne Greene · Michael Landon · Dan Blocker · Pernell Roberts
Plot TV Series (1959-1973). 14 Seasons. 430 Episodes. Western / Nevada, in the 1860s. Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Hoss and Joe life in a large ranch - The Ponderosa.
5.2
6K votes
5.2
6K votes
Bonanza: Under Attack (TV)
1995 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Mark Tinker
Cast Ben Johnson · Michael Landon Jr. · Emily Warfield · Brian Leckner
Plot A reimagining of the next generation of Cartwrights, three cousins Benji, A.C., and Josh join together to fight off forces to save the Ponderosa. Under the guidance of old friend...
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Waterfront (TV Series)
1954 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Ted Post · Phil Karlson · John Brahm · Frederick Stephani
Cast Preston Foster · Douglas Dick · Lois Moran · Willie Best
Plot TV Series (1954-1956). 2 seasons. 78 episodes. John Herrick was the captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, police detective son...
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The Chisholms (TV Series)
1979 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Mel Stuart · Edward M. Abroms · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · Nicholas Webster
Cast Rosemary Harris · Ben Murphy · James Van Patten · Susan Swift
Plot The adventures of the Chisholm family as they travel west in 1844.
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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
Plot This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
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Bonanza: The Next Generation (TV)
1988 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction William F. Claxton
Cast Robert Fuller · John Ireland · Peter Mark Richman · John Amos
Plot This is the continuing saga of the Cartwrights, only none of the original Cartwrights are here anymore but their sons appear. Ben and Hoss have passed on and Little Joe...
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Bonanza: The Return (TV)
1993 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Jameson
Cast Ben Johnson · Michael Landon Jr. · Emily Warfield · Dirk Blocker
Plot A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.
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