Clifford Odets

Clifford Odets Trailers

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Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor.

Most Popular Clifford Odets Trailers

Total trailers found: 21

From This Day Forward Trailer (1946)

02 March 1946

A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years.

Bigger Than Life Trailer (1956)

20 November 1956

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

Golden Boy Trailer (1939)

05 September 1939

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his father.

The Story on Page One Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle.

The Country Girl Trailer (1954)

15 December 1954

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

Awake and Sing! Trailer (1972)

06 March 1972

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play.

Rocket to the Moon Trailer (1986)

05 May 1986

In 1938 New York City, a dentist finds his business and marriage failing as he embarks on a love affair with a young dental assistant.

The Country Girl Trailer (1974)

05 February 1974

Frank Elgin's career in the theater is all washed up — but his friend Bernie thinks he can make a comeback, as long as his wife Georgie doesn't interfere.

Clash by Night Trailer (1952)

30 May 1952

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

Sweet Smell of Success Trailer (1957)

04 July 1957

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas.

The Country Girl Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Director Bernie Dodd hires alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife Georgia.

Wild in the Country Trailer (1961)

15 June 1961

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

The Big Knife Trailer (1955)

25 October 1955

Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract.

Humoresque Trailer (1947)

25 January 1947

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Awake and Sing Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Can Los Angeles of the 30’s be effectively placed alongside modern 21st century Los Angeles? As a true experiment, Awake and Sing mixes periods and genres taking pleasure not in easy solutions, but in the search for a form or way of telling that has to be tried out, discovered.

Rhapsody in Blue Trailer (1945)

27 June 1945

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

The General Died at Dawn Trailer (1936)

17 November 1936

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr.

None But the Lonely Heart Trailer (1944)

17 October 1944

When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.

Blockade Trailer (1938)

17 June 1938

A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage.

Deadline at Dawn Trailer (1946)

18 March 1946

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Clash by Night Trailer (1957)

13 June 1957

Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae.