Darryl F. Zanuck Movie Trailers

Leave Her to Heaven Trailer (1945)

25 December 1945

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Professional Soldier Trailer (1935)

27 December 1935

Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to keep him safe while a revolution is planned.

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' Trailer (2000)

14 October 2000

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.

Love Is News Trailer (1937)

26 February 1937

When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged.

Little Caesar Trailer (1931)

25 January 1931

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

The Razor's Edge Trailer (1946)

19 November 1946

An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

Broken Lance Trailer (1954)

25 September 1954

Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.

The Return of Frank James Trailer (1940)

10 August 1940

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Swanee River Trailer (1939)

29 December 1939

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.

Winged Victory Trailer (1944)

22 December 1944

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots.

Call Northside 777 Trailer (1948)

13 February 1948

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.

Star Dust Trailer (1940)

06 April 1940

When Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.

Young Mr. Lincoln Trailer (1939)

09 June 1939

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law.

The Great American Broadcast Trailer (1941)

09 May 1941

After WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goes on, after separation, to stardom.

No Way Out Trailer (1950)

16 August 1950

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.

Les Misérables Trailer (1935)

20 April 1935

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert.

David and Bathsheba Trailer (1951)

10 August 1951

King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.

Folies Bergère de Paris Trailer (1935)

22 February 1935

An impersonates look-alike, causing confusion wife girlfriend.

Call of the Wild Trailer (1935)

09 August 1935

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields.

The Agony and the Ecstasy Trailer (1965)

16 September 1965

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb.

Brigham Young Trailer (1940)

27 September 1940

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City.

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Trailer (1988)

24 October 1988

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

A Yank in the R.A.F. Trailer (1941)

26 September 1941

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.

'G' Men Trailer (1935)

04 May 1935

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld.

The Life of the Party Trailer (1930)

25 October 1930

Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Trailer (1939)

01 September 1939

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime.

Road House Trailer (1948)

22 September 1948

A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Trailer (1940)

31 July 1940

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel and more, with host Bob Hope.

It Happens Every Spring Trailer (1949)

10 June 1949

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

Week-End in Havana Trailer (1941)

17 October 1941

A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Trailer (1938)

18 March 1938

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.

Noah's Ark Trailer (1928)

01 November 1928

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

Blood and Sand Trailer (1941)

30 May 1941

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.

Dragonwyck Trailer (1946)

10 April 1946

A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.

A Ticket to Tomahawk Trailer (1950)

19 May 1950

A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business.

The Sun Also Rises Trailer (1957)

23 August 1957

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.

Hollywood Invasion Trailer (2011)

01 September 2011

Italy, Europe and America during the 'Dolce Vita' years narrated with unseen and rare footage from NBC Archives in New York.

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Trailer (1934)

15 August 1934

Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed.

Josette Trailer (1938)

03 June 1938

Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they both fall in love.

You're My Everything Trailer (1949)

22 July 1949

In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner.

The Barbarian and the Geisha Trailer (1958)

30 September 1958

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country.

Ex-Lady Trailer (1933)

15 May 1933

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

Heidi Trailer (1937)

15 October 1937

Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer.

Advice to the Lovelorn Trailer (1933)

01 December 1933

Los Angeles newspaper reporter Toby Prentiss is continually in trouble with his editor. He is demoted to running the paper's "Miss Lonelyhearts" advice column because he missed the scoop on a major earthquake whilst out on the town.

Crash Dive Trailer (1943)

22 April 1943

A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping.

20,000 Years in Sing Sing Trailer (1932)

24 December 1932

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

My Man Trailer (1928)

15 December 1928

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window.

That Night in Rio Trailer (1941)

11 April 1941

An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.

The Visit Trailer (1964)

06 May 1964

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town.

Hudson's Bay Trailer (1940)

24 December 1940

Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay.

Public Deb No. 1 Trailer (1940)

13 September 1940

When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.

Night and the City Trailer (1950)

15 June 1950

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.

Somewhere in the Night Trailer (1946)

12 June 1946

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

Doctor X Trailer (1932)

03 August 1932

A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.

The First Auto Trailer (1927)

27 June 1927

The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.

Gateway Trailer (1938)

05 August 1938

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.

The Show of Shows Trailer (1929)

21 November 1929

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin.

The Gorilla Trailer (1939)

26 May 1939

When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards.

The Littlest Rebel Trailer (1935)