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

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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