Stuart Heisler

Singer Angie Evans gives up her own rising career to marry struggling crooner Ken Conway, and when his star finally ascends she finds herself alone with a baby, a bottle, and a husband who's never home. Susan Hayward earned her first Academy Award nomination as the wife sliding into alcoholism, with Lee Bowman, Eddie Albert, and Marsha Hunt in support. Walter Wanger produced and Stuart Heisler directed this stark melodrama, released by Universal-International. It is in the public domain after its copyright was not renewed.

Drama · Noir

A U.S. Army documentary produced under Frank Capra's supervision and directed by Stuart Heisler, The Negro Soldier was a landmark in the portrayal of African Americans in the military. Framed as a sermon in a Black church, it traces the contributions of Black soldiers from the American Revolution through the Spanish-American War and into World War II, intercut with footage of training and combat. The film was made to recruit Black soldiers and to push back against segregation within the ranks, and it was required viewing for all U.S. Army troops. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the film is in the public domain.

War · Documentary