His crime drama "Kind Lady" (1951) was a remake of a 1935 film with the same title, directed by George B. Sturges next projects included the film noir "The Capture" (1950), the film noir "Mystery Street" (1950), and the sports drama "Right Cross" (1950). The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, but won neither. (1841-1935), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. Sturges had a critically successful film with the biographical film "The Magnificent Yankee", which dramatized the life of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. But many of the characters are hiding secrets, and a there is a manhunt for a wanted fugitive in the area. The film involves treasure hunters searching for a lost wagon train carrying gold bars. Sturges' first Western was "The Walking Hills" (1949), which used film noir tropes in a new setting. He hopes to use his earnings to win back the love of his ex-wife, and to buy the love of his estranged son. The film depicts professional gambler Jim Smiley (played by Edgar Buchanan) trying to use his jumping frog Daniel Webster to win bets. Sturges next directed the historical drama "Best Man Wins", an adaptation of the short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (1865) by Mark Twain (1835-1910). Aubyn (played by Susan Peters) was depicted as an invalid woman with an obsessive desire to control and dominate the life of her family and friends, and going to extremes in order to achieve her goal. Sturges returned to the film noir genre with the film "The Sign of the Ram" (1948). The documentary included actual combat footage from the operation, and part of its profits was used to finance the Army Air Force Relief Society. The aerial operation had American aircraft attacking German supply routes in Central Italy, in order to force the Germans to withdraw. Sturges' last film of the year was the war documentary "Thunderbolt" (1947), concerning Operation Strangle (March 19-May 11, 1944). Despite a high-profile cast, the film is considered a lost film. The film involved aging beekeeper Michael Worthington (played by Harry Davenport ) who recruits a nomadic painter and an orphan girl as his new employees. Sturges' next film project was "Keeper of the Bees" (1947), the third film adaptation of the 1925 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924). Flame portrayed Rusty in four of the eight Rusty films. The film was called "For the Love of Rusty" (1947), and introduced the new dog actor Flame. Sturges was entrusted with directing the third film in the then -popular Rusty film series, about the adventures of a German shepherd. Twilight" (1946), about an elderly con-artist who uses his earnings to provide for his beloved granddaughter. Sturges' last film of the year was the crime drama "Alias Mr. His next film project was the film noir "Shadowed" (1946), about a corpse being found in a golf club, and how an innocent man finds his life threatened by a gang leader. The film's protagonist frames himself for murder, in order to prove that innocent people may be convicted by circumstantial evidence. Sturges made his directing debut in 1946, in the drama film "The Man Who Dared" (1946) by the studio Columbia Pictures. During World War II, he started directing documentaries and training films for the United States Army Air Forces. Sturges started his film career in 1932, as a film editor. By 1930, the village had a population of 64,000 people. Sturges was born in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. In 1992, Sturges was awarded a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre. John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films.
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