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Cathy O'Donnell has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Ben-Hur.
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Obsession
1943
Crime · Drama

The Bigamist
1953
Drama · Romance

The Cranes Are Flying
1957
Drama · Romance

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Drama

A Place in the Sun
1951
Drama · Romance

The Harder They Fall
1956
Drama

Bicycle Thieves
1948
Drama

Broken Arrow
1950
Western · Drama

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
Dir. William Wyler · With Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Dir. William Wyler · With Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell

Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
Dir. Anthony Mann · With James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
Dir. William Wyler · With Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Dir. Nicholas Ray · With Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva
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