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Gary Merrill has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by All About Eve.
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From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · With Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Dir. Otto Preminger · With Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Bert Freed

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Dir. Henry King · With Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
Dir. Cy Endfield · With Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan