Kirk Douglas

"This adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey stars Douglas as seafaring hero Ulysses. Doomed to journey aimlessly across the sea after the Trojan War, Ulysses battles many adversaries on his way home from war to his wife Penelope, where he must meet and master a final challenge." --container.

Tale of a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude.

An extremely wealthy and crafty old man (Douglas) toys with his greedy nieces and nephews as they circle about, waiting for their ill-deserved inheritance.

When Dick Dudgeon learns his father was executed by the British for treason at the onset of the Revolutionary War, he steals the body for a proper burial, ignoring the pleas of his friend, Minister Anthony Anderson who's a peace-loving person who ends up becoming a belligerent firebrand of a rebel trying to save Dudgeon's life.

The story of an attempt to overthrow the United States government by military coup.

Two cowboys and an Indian plan to ambush the gold wagon of a dishonest mining contractor.

A lonely little boy peeks into the window of a Skid Row dive. Mesmerized by the soaring magic played by a small jazz combo, he longs to create the same sounds. So with the guidance of a brilliant bluesman, the boy develops into a superb artist.

Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.

"Gripping melodrama, with Stanwyck bound to her husband by crime she committed long ago; Douglas' film debut." --Maltin.