Fred M. Wilcox

Fred M. Wilcox

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These films were entered in the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.

  • Title: Fred M. Wilcox
  • Popularity: 1.4951
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1907-12-22
  • Place of Birth: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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  • Also Known As: Fred McLeod Wilcox, Fred Wilcox
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Fred M. Wilcox Movies

  • 1956
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    Forbidden Planet

    Forbidden Planet

    7.3 1956 HD

    Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

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  • 1943
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    Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

    6.7 1943 HD

    Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

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  • 1949
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    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

    7.1 1949 HD

    When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

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  • 1953
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    Code Two

    Code Two

    6.2 1953 HD

    Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.

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  • 1946
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    Courage of Lassie

    Courage of Lassie

    5.743 1946 HD

    Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.

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  • 1948
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    Three Daring Daughters

    Three Daring Daughters

    5.7 1948 HD

    Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.

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  • 1948
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    Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

    6.7 1948 HD

    William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

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  • 1952
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    Shadow in the Sky

    Shadow in the Sky

    6.6 1952 HD

    Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his sister's family, but they have young children.

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  • 1954
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    Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

    5.8 1954 HD

    A boxer desperate for money falls in with a shady promoter.

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  • 1960
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    I Passed for White

    I Passed for White

    6 1960 HD

    A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family.

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  • 1960
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    I Passed for White

    I Passed for White

    6 1960 HD

    A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family.

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  • 1933
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    The Solitaire Man

    The Solitaire Man

    6.5 1933 HD

    An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered when Bascom, a gang member, arrives with a stolen necklace, putting their whole gang at risk.

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  • 1938
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    Joaquin Murrieta

    Joaquin Murrieta

    6 1938 HD

    This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.

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