Orphaned at age 4 and raised by her chorus-girl sister, Barbara Stanwyck came naturally to the qualities most associated with her on-screen persona: the tough but vulnerable working gal determined to make it on her own.Born July 16, 1907, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Stanwyck became a Ziegfeld girl at age 15 and made her Broadway debut before she was out of her teens. Hollywood soon came calling, and Stanwyck shot to stardom in 1930 with Frank Capra's Ladies of Leisure. A 60-year film and TV career followed.
After establishing herself in the early '30s with films such as Illicit and Baby Face, Stanwyck received four Oscar nominations in the late '30s and '40s -- for Stella Dallas, Ball of Fire, Double Indemnity and Sorry, Wrong Number. In later years, Stanwyck transferred her talents to TV, starring in the long-running Western "The Big Valley" and later, "The Colbys." Stanwyck died in 1990.
The Lady EveSeductive gold-digger Barbara Stanwyck and her conniving father (Charles Coburn) set out to fleece wealthy but naïve ophiologist Henry Fonda, the socially inept heir to a brewery fortune. But the tables turn when Stanwyck falls for her prey and Fonda gets wise to their scheme. Stanwyck then... Read More
Baby FaceLily Powers (Barbara Stanwyck) may look innocent, but she's far from naive. From her lowly beginnings serving drinks in her father's speakeasy, she uses her looks and charm to hook up with a series of men, dropping each after they've helped her advance in the world. Leaving a trail of broken hearts... Read More
Night Nurse / Thou Shalt NotNight nurse Lora Hart (Barbara Stanwyck) fears the worst as the two young children she's been hired to care for waste away in front of her eyes in William Wellman's 1931 classic. Could a nefarious chauffeur played by Clark Gable be responsible? It's up to the determined nurse to expose his... Read More
Forty GunsIn 1881 Cochise County, Ariz., cattle queen Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) makes all the rules, with backing from her personal band of hired guns. Enter the illustrious Bonnell brothers -- jaded lawman Griff (Barry Sullivan), unflappable Wes (Gene Barry) and young Chico (Robert Dix) -- to... Read More
The FuriesFiery ranch owner T.C. Jeffords (Walter Huston, in his final role) incurs the wrath of his feisty daughter Vance (Barbara Stanwyck) when he gets engaged to rich socialite Flo Burnett (Judith Anderson). But when T.C.'s actions imperil Vance's good friend, she vows bloody revenge. Acclaimed director... Read More
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The Best of Film Noir (1999) | NR | |
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The Thorn Birds (1983) | NR | |
The Big Valley (1965) | NR | |
Roustabout (1964) | PG | |
Walk on the Wild Side (1962) | UR | |
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Crime of Passion (1957) | NR | |
Forty Guns (1957) | NR | |
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The Violent Men (1955) | NR | |
Witness to Murder (1954) | NR | |
Executive Suite (1954) | NR | |
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) | NR | |
Titanic (1953) | NR | |
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Clash by Night (1952) | NR | |
No Man of Her Own (1950) | NR | |
The Furies (1950) | NR | |
To Please a Lady / Jeopardy (1950) | NR | |
East Side, West Side (1949) | NR | |
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | NR | |
The Other Love (1947) | NR | |
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My Reputation (1946) | NR | |
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | NR | |
Double Indemnity (1944) | NR | |
Hollywood Canteen (1944) | NR | |
Lady of Burlesque (1943) | NR | |
The Lady Eve (1941) | NR | |
Ball of Fire (1941) | NR | |
Meet John Doe (1941) | NR | |
Remember the Night (1940) | NR | |
Golden Boy (1939) | NR | |
Union Pacific (1939) | NR | |
The Texans / California (1938) | NR | |
Stella Dallas (1937) | NR | |
Banjo on My Knee (1936) | NR | |
Annie Oakley (1935) | NR | |
Baby Face (1933) | NR | |
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Night Nurse / Thou Shalt Not (1931) | NR | |
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