Ben Maddow

Ben Maddow

August 7, 1909 · 116 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benjamin D. Maddow (August 7, 1909 in Passaic, New Jersey – October 9, 1992 in Los Angeles, California) was a prolific screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 1970s. Educated at Columbia University, Maddow began his career working within the A…

Known For

12 titles
1
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 · 1h 52m · Movie

A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.

7.8
2
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954 · 1h 50m · Movie

After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.

7.6
3
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960 · 2h 5m · Movie

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.

6.5
4
Murder by Contract

Murder by Contract

1958 · 1h 21m · Movie

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.

7.2
5
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970 · 2h 19m · Movie

During WWII in Italy, a wine-producing village hides a million bottles from the Germans

7.3
6
The Way West

The Way West

1967 · 2h 2m · Movie

In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.

6.2
7
The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

1971 · 1h 55m · Movie

An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist.

6.1
8
Men in War

Men in War

1957 · 1h 42m · Movie

During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.

7.1
9
Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust

1949 · 1h 27m · Movie

In 1940s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.

7.6
10
The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948 · 1h 40m · Movie

At the end of the Civil War, two friends return home to Colorado and one of them has changed and is violent and erratic.

6.7
11
No Down Payment

No Down Payment

1957 · 1h 45m · Movie

In California, four couples who have bought houses near one another face problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives.

7.1
12
The Savage Eye

The Savage Eye

1960 · 1h 8m · Movie

This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith - a newly divorced woman looking for ...

6.8
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