Hayden Rorke

Herman Wouk's bestseller about a Kentucky-born writer's spectacular rise and fall among the big-city glitterati gets the big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros. master of melodrama Delmer Daves. Daves, fresh from a string of successes, recruited celebrated and storied composer Max Steiner to score the film, adding gravitas to the glitz. James Franciscus stars as the title character, a truck driver who arrives in New York City intent on making it as a writer. Aided by a friendly editor, Jeanne Green (Suzanne Pleshette), Hawke's star is on the rise, both among the intelligentsia and the jet set. Hawke inevitably succumbs to the lures of high society, breaking Jeanne's heart and eventually seeing his career destroyed by the jealous husband of one of his paramours.

Debbie Reynolds ("Singin' in the Rain," "Mother") received an Oscar-nomination for her portrayal of a determined backwoods gal who aspires to become the wealthiest woman in Denver during the late 1800s. Not only does she succeed, she also survives the sinking of the Titanic! Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Score, this high-spirited musical classic is based on a true story. Also stars Oscar-winner Ed Begley ("Sweet Bird of Youth") and Oscar-nominee Hermione Baddeley (TV's "Maude").

Debbie Reynolds received an Oscar-nomination for her portrayal of a determined backwoods gal who aspires to become the wealthiest woman in Denver during the late 1800s.

After a series of bizarre murders, Detective Rains is sent in to investigate an ancient evil that has terrorized for centuries. Will he solve the grizzly crimes before it's too late, or will he become the creature's next victim?