10. The Wild One (1954): Banned in Finland for 12
years, this Kramer-produced movie starring Marlon Brando in his definitive role
and Lee Marvin is still a fun watch.
9.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967): Sidney
Poitier stars as the fiancee of Katherine Houghton, who brings them to dinner
with her parents, Katherine Hepburn (her real-life aunt) and Spencer Tracy in
his last movie. A very controversial movie in 1967, it holds its age and power
well after 34 years.
8.
Home of the Brave (1949): Years before the armed
services integrated, Kramer produced this war movie about a black soldier sent
on patrol with an all white squad. Did not go over well in all air is of United
States in 1949.
7.
The Defiant Ones (1958): Tony Curtis and Sidney
Poitier star as escaped convicts chained together for most of the movie.
Groundbreaking in its time.
6. Champion (1949): Kramer produced what is probably
the best boxing movie ever made. Kirk Douglas' finest role.
5. The Member of the Wedding (1952): Kramer produced
this movie version of the Carson McCullers play, staring Ethel Waters, Julie
Harris and Brandon DeWilde.
4.
Inherit the Wind (1960): Spencer Tracy and
Fredric March star in one of the best courtroom movies ever made.
3.
The Caine Mutiny (1954): Humphrey Bogart at his
best, with Jose Ferrer memorable in his role as a defense attorney during the
court-martial trial of the "mutineers". Produced, but not directed, by
Kramer
2. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961): Spencer Tracy, Burt
Lancaster and Maximilian Schell star in this compelling drama about the trial
of for Nazi judges for war crimes. Directed by Kramer it features a riveting
and Oscar winning performance by Maximilian Schell. Well worth a watch.
1. High Noon (1952): Kramer produced, but did not
direct, this definitive Western, one of the finest ever made. Gary Cooper, at
his Gary Cooperest, plays Marshall Will Kane, who is abandoned by the town he
is trying to save from Lee Van Cleef and his friends. A must for any true movie
lover.