RKO Radio Pictures: Technicolor productions
This list only includes titles produced directly by RKO Radio Pictures and excludes Walt Disney and Samuel Goldwyn productions.
For those titles, see the list of "Technicolor productions: other studios"
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- DirectorHerbert WilcoxStarsAnna NeagleRay MillandRoland YoungSent by her employers on an errand to the home of the wealthy Mrs. Vincent, Irene O'Dare meets Don, a friend of Mrs. Vincent's son Bob. Attracted to Irene, Don decides to invest some money in Bob's latest venture, the "Madame Lucy" dress shop, in order to give Irene a job there as a model. She is very successful and Bob also becomes attracted to her. Smith, the manager, assigns Irene and other models to display gowns at Mrs. Vincent's charity ball, but Irene ruins the gown she was to wear, and appears instead in a quaint blue dress that had belonged to her mother--and it is a big hit. A guest, Princess Minetti, places her as the niece of Ireland's Lady O'Dare, and Irene does not deny the relationship. Smith decides to set her up in a Park Avenue suite as Lady O'Dare's niece so she can attend socially-important gatherings, wearing and displaying "Madame Lucy" gowns. A jealous model tells the truth to a newspaper columnist who writes an expose' that strains the relationship between Irene and Don, who had been away and was unaware of the scheme--and is the real owner behind the "Madame Lucy" front.Black & white film with 20-minute Technicolor section
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsPaul HenreidMaureen O'HaraWalter SlezakAfter being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.
- DirectorRichard WallaceStarsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Maureen O'HaraWalter SlezakIn medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.
- DirectorRichard WallaceStarsJohn WayneLaraine DayCedric HardwickeIn South America, an American engineer is asked by his boss to build a mountain railroad tunnel following a shorter but more dangerous route.
- DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsPat O'BrienRobert RyanBarbara HaleThis parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJoanne DruJohn AgarCaptain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
- DirectorBurgess MeredithIrving AllenCharles LaughtonStarsCharles LaughtonFranchot ToneBurgess MeredithFrench police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsClaude RainsGlenn FordAlida ValliA group of people come together in the Swiss Alps to climb a previously unconquered mountain, revealing their inner selves in the process.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsDavid NivenVera-EllenCesar RomeroA chorus girl gets a ride from millionaire Bruno's driver. The cash-strapped theater director thinks, she's Bruno's girlfriend and makes her the lead. She meets Bruno, thinking he's a reporter. More confusion follows.
- DirectorWilliam D. RussellStarsRobert RyanClaire TrevorJack BuetelThe outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJohn WayneRobert RyanDon TaylorMajor Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
- DirectorIrving AllenStarsBrian DonlevyGig YoungVirginia GreyFort Marcy's commandant has a dilemma when 3 outlaws, who killed a few Navajo for their horses, request protection from the vengeful Indians.
- DirectorWilliam Cameron MenziesStarsJames CraigBarbara PaytonGuy MadisonTwo old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsCornel WildeMaureen O'HaraRobert DouglasIn 1648 France, it's the sons (and daughter) of the Three Musketeers to the rescue!
- DirectorFritz LangStarsMarlene DietrichArthur KennedyMel FerrerAfter the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
- DirectorStuart GilmoreEdward LudwigStarsRobert YoungJanis CarterJack BuetelThere is a fortune in gold on Apache land, and Archer, a dirty politician, intends to have it. Things reach the boiling point, but Young, a slick gambler, comes along and saves the day.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJane RussellGeorge BrentScott BradyIn Oklahoma, outlaw Belle Starr joins the Dalton gang but she causes a romantic rivalry and a rift between the gang members, especially on the eve of the planned robbery of a bank where a posse is secretly waiting in ambush.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsRobert NewtonLinda DarnellWilliam BendixHonest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsRobert MitchumJack PalanceLinda DarnellMobster Vic Spalato's girlfriend Claire is in hiding in Mexico and she's willing to testify for a US Senate investigation committee, if she can make it back to the US alive.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsVirginia MayoDale RobertsonStephen McNallyIn 1897 Arizona, an ex-marshal is sent to the territorial prison where many of his enemies, among guards and inmates alike, are eager for a chance at payback.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsGlenn FordAnn SheridanZachary ScottA wealthy American couple are hostages on an arduous jungle journey.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJane RussellGilbert RolandArthur HunnicuttWhen her fiancé leaves her, an oil heiress takes a cruise incognito in order to find a man who will love her for herself and not for her money.
- DirectorLouis KingStarsVictor MaturePiper LaurieWilliam BendixA policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJohn PayneLizabeth ScottDan DuryeaIn the western town of Silver Lode, Dan Ballard is arrested for murder and theft by marshals, but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit as the townsfolk gradually turn against him.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDick PowellDebbie ReynoldsAnne FrancisA Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsCornel WildeYvonne De CarloRaymond BurrIn Mexican California, a land feud erupts and murder is committed when rich landowner Don Domingo reneges on an earlier verbal promise made by his father to grant to the tenant Melo family a piece of land.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsBarbara StanwyckRonald ReaganGene EvansSierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsGlenn FordFrank LovejoyCesar RomeroAn American working on a ranch in the Amazon comes up against a gang of Brazilian bandits.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJane RussellGilbert RolandRichard EganTwo scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure. However, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.
- DirectorTim WhelanStarsRandolph ScottForrest TuckerMala PowersA special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
- DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsJohn WayneJanet LeighJay C. FlippenAir Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsBarbara StanwyckRobert RyanDavid FarrarA fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsDale RobertsonVincent PriceSally ForrestLegendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsVirginia MayoDennis MorganDavid FarrarTwo beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handsome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary. The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJohn PayneRonald ReaganRhonda FlemingIn a California mining town, a gold miner, a saloon gambler and a cat-house madam strike an odd alliance revolving around a gold mine claim.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsRory CalhounShelley WintersGilbert RolandIn 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
- DirectorTim WhelanStarsClaudette ColbertBarry SullivanRay CollinsA strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsMargaret O'BrienWalter BrennanCharlotte GreenwoodClarabel lives on a Kentucky horse farm and has a special love for the filly Glory. With the help of Chad, Clarabel can prevent Glory's sale and keep her to train her and eventually enter her for the Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorDick PowellStarsJohn WayneSusan HaywardPedro ArmendárizMongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJohn PayneRhonda FlemingArlene DahlAn urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsVirginia MayoRobert StackRuth RomanA Confederate drifter wins a hotel saloon at poker in Denver but two rival female admirers, local Union sympathizers, Southern gold miners and an orphaned boy complicate his life.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsGinger RogersBarry NelsonCarol ChanningIn the late 1800s, 2 east coast sales ladies decide to stop selling corsets and head West to sell barbed wire to Texas cowboys but they face opposition from big ranchers who fear that steel wire would hurt cattle.
- DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsRichard EganDorothy MaloneCameron MitchellA reluctant gunslinger tires of having to defend himself at every cow town he visits, so he adopts an alias and continues his wandering. At an outpost run by a father and young son, he gets involved with a robbery in progress, and agrees to take the son to the boy's uncle, a sheriff in Table Rock, for his safety. Once there he finds the town gearing up for the arrival of a cattle drive and the unruly cowboys. He strives to remain uninvolved as the sheriff tries to get his help with the cowboys, but the sheriff nurses bad memories from an earlier incident that may threaten his effectiveness.
- DirectorIrving RapperStarsMichel RayRodolfo Hoyos Jr.Elsa CárdenasA young boy named Leonardo adopts a bull after saving it during a storm, but their friendship is soon threatened by the legal owners of the animal who claim ownership of it and ship it off to the bullring to face a legendary bullfighter.