Movies starring Victor Jory

Biography:  Victor Jory was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military hitch, and never lost his big, burly physique. His sinister looks and distinctive voice typed him as a heavy, at which he excelled, but he did occasionally play sympathetic leads, one of which was, oddly enough, the sci-fi cult classic "Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)".

Papillon (1973)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve McQueen | Dustin Hoffman | Victor Jory | Don Gordon | Anthony Zerbe | Robert Deman | Woodrow Parfrey | Bill Mumy | George Coulouris | Ratna Assan | William Smithers | Val Avery | Gregory Sierra | Vic Tayback | Mills Watson
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.

Dodge City (1939)

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Genres: Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Errol Flynn | Olivia de Havilland | Ann Sheridan | Bruce Cabot | Frank McHugh | Alan Hale | John Litel | Henry Travers | Henry O'Neill | Victor Jory | William Lundigan | Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Bobs Watson | Gloria Holden | Douglas Fowley
Directors: Michael Curtiz
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In 1866, Kansas, the American civil war has just finished and the armies disbanded. The building of the West begins, and in 1872, the new city of Dodge City is ruled by violence and shootings. The Irishman Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn) is a man adapted to these days and presently is conducting a group of pioneers, including Abbie Irving (Olivia de Havilland) and her reckless brother, to Dodge City. Once in the city, Wade is invited to be the local sheriff, and an incident makes him accept the position. He tries to clean up the cattle town, ruled by the powerful outlaw Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) and his gang, with the support of the decent local people.