Van Heflin Movie Trailers

Land and Live in the Jungle Trailer (1944)

14 March 1944

In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew.

The Raid Trailer (1954)

04 August 1954

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont.

Tempest Trailer (1958)

01 December 1958

A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost.

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon Trailer (1965)

15 November 1965

Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon was the last of three documentaries William Friedkin made for producer David Wolper.

Annapolis Salute Trailer (1937)

10 September 1937

The adventures of three disparate cadets at the US Naval Academy--one the son of a Navy enlisted man, the other the scion of a wealthy family, the third decent but somewhat slow-witted--and their struggles with the rigors of the academy, women, and each other.

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress Trailer (2019)

14 July 2019

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.

Woman's World Trailer (1954)

30 September 1954

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-reliant, she willing to use her beauty to further her husband's career; Sid and Elizabeth, he ulcer-ridden and torn between achieving success and restoring their troubled marriage, she positive that his job will kill him, but gamely agreeing to play the good wife for the duration; and down-to-earth Bill, whose good-natured Katie fears that his promotion would spell the end of their idyllic familiy existence.

The Secret Land Trailer (1948)

22 October 1948

This documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, known as Operation High Jump.

A Star Is Born World Premiere Trailer (1954)

28 September 1954

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.

Back Door to Heaven Trailer (1939)

19 April 1939

The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".

University U.S.A. Trailer (1950)

01 January 1950

Black and white UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A student film about college life on the UCLA campus in the 1950s.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat Trailer (1937)

16 April 1937

The 1937 film version of Bret Harte's story, starring Preston Foster.

A Case of Libel Trailer (1968)

11 February 1968

Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.