the 89 FILMS of JOHN ALTON, Cinematographer (10-5-1901 to 6-2-96)
by milam_ogden | created - 05 Oct 2015 | updated - 05 Oct 2015 | PublicGod smiled and danced on this date when John was born in 1901 in Hungary. He began his Hollywood career in 1924 as a lab technician. John then became a cameraman for Paramount Pictures.
I deleted 12 movies from Alton's list because they did not have an IMDb rating.
This 88 film sample has the following IMDb rating summary:
mean = 6.2
median = 6.2
mode = 5.7 (7)
8.4 highest IMDb rating - Amalia (1936)
2.8 lowest IMDb rating - 12 to the Moon (1960)
Alton won an Oscar in 1952 for his Cinematography on American in Paris.
His portfolio includes: 50 dramas; 17 film noir; 21 comedies; 26 crime dramas; 18 romances; 10 mysteries and 22 action/adventure movies.
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1. The Three Amateurs (1933)
65 min | Comedy
The members of a Buenos Aires family have three hobbies -'berretines' in Buenos Aires slang- that keep them apart of their duties. Because of that, the family business is going down, and ... See full summary »
Directors: John Alton, César José Guerrico, Ladislao Kish, Luis Romero Carranza, Enrique Susini | Stars: Luis Arata, Luis Sandrini, Luisa Vehil, Florindo Ferrario
Votes: 95
2. Amalia (1936)
104 min | Drama, History
The romance between Amalia Sáenz -a widow living in Buenos Aires- and the young Unitarian Eduardo Belgrano.
Director: Luis Moglia Barth | Stars: Herminia Franco, Floren Delbene, Miguel Gómez Bao, Ernesto Raquén
Votes: 8
3. Goal (1936)
72 min
Director: Luis Moglia Barth | Stars: Severo Fernández, Sofía Bozán, Héctor Calcaño, Marisa Cobián
Votes: 8
4. Poor Perez (1937)
90 min
Juan Pérez is a waiter in a luxurious place where the bachelor party is performed by the character played by José Gola, who will marry for convenience with a rich heiress (Alicia Barrié) ... See full summary »
Director: Luis César Amadori | Stars: Pepe Arias, Alicia Vignoli, José Gola, Alicia Barrié
Votes: 8
5. The Last Meeting (1938)
80 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A bank robber meets a girl after having achieved a coup and while trying to flee from the police, this meeting will represent the possibility of changing his destiny.
Director: Luis Moglia Barth | Stars: Amanda Ledesma, Floren Delbene, Marcos Caplán, Samuel Giménez
Votes: 27
6. Honeysuckle (1938)
93 min | Musical
A film star enjoys a romance with the daughter of a puppeteer, but his criminal past threatens to ruin it.
Director: Luis César Amadori | Stars: Libertad Lamarque, Hugo del Carril, Malisa Zini, Miguel Gómez Bao
Votes: 50
7. Closed Door (1939)
105 min | Drama
Nina Miranda leaves after spending 20 years imprisoned for a murder that she insists she did not commit and recalls the time of her youth. He remembers the boyfriend who chose his love ... See full summary »
Directors: John Alton, Luis Saslavsky | Stars: Libertad Lamarque, Angelina Pagano, Agustín Irusta, Ángel Magaña
Votes: 51
8. Caminito de gloria (1939)
97 min | Drama, Music
A young woman travels with her uncle to the city, where she works with a singer whom she must replace. She later goes blind.
Director: Luis César Amadori | Stars: Libertad Lamarque, Roberto Airaldi, Miguel Gómez Bao, Emperatriz Carvajal
Votes: 11
9. Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
Not Rated | 68 min | Drama
A pleasant down-home entry which casts Hersholt as the title doctor in the mythical town of River's End, Minnesota.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Enid Bennett
Votes: 113
10. The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
Not Rated | 67 min | Drama
A doctor fights an epidemic that breaks out in the poor section of town and tries to get the rest of the town to help out.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Tom Neal
Votes: 106
11. Three Faces West (1940)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters
Votes: 965
12. Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
Approved | 68 min | Drama, Romance
A "professor" hits Dr. Christian's town, promising the local women dramatic weight loss in a very short time if they follow his regimen of strict diet and a particular type of diet pill.
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy, Rod La Rocque
Votes: 126
13. Remedy for Riches (1940)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
A college friend of the local soda-jerk comes to town and lets it be known that he's looking for property on which to build a resort. When he buys some land and suddenly "discovers" there's... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy, Maude Eburne
Votes: 98
14. Melody for Three (1941)
Approved | 67 min | Drama
Dr. Christian takes an interest in a young boy, a violin prodigy, whose mother is a divorced music teacher. His interest isn't just in the boy's music career.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Fay Wray, Walter Woolf King, Astrid Allwyn
Votes: 128
15. Power Dive (1941)
Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Drama
Bradley Farrell, an ace test pilot for McMasters Aviation Corp., breaks his leg when a new airplane crashes because it is too heavy to get off the ground. When Brad's younger brother ... See full synopsis »
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Helen Mack, Roger Pryor
Votes: 84
16. Forced Landing (1941)
Passed | 67 min | Adventure
On faraway Mosaque, an American pilot finds that he is in a desperate struggle with a military officer intent on sabotaging a local fort.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther
Votes: 90
17. The Devil Pays Off (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, War
Chris Waring (William Wright) is a government investigator trying to gather the necessary evidence to convict a shipping magnate, DeBrock (J.Edward Bromberg), of selling his ships to the ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: J. Edward Bromberg, Osa Massen, William Wright, Margaret Tallichet
Votes: 92
18. Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)
Approved | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Assistant District Attorney P. Cadwallader Jones (James Ellison) and his sweetheart Terry Parker (Virginia Gilmore), a newspaper reporter, are about to be married when news comes that ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn, Paul Harvey
Votes: 27
19. Pardon My Stripes (1942)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of "Dope of the Year" ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: William Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber
Votes: 16
20. The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
To boost listener ratings, radio personality Mike Jason (Dennis O'Keefe) encourages sponsors, of his murder mystery radio show, to offer a reward to anyone who can locate safe cracker Jimmy... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson, Roman Bohnen
Votes: 126
21. Ice Capades Revue (1942)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Promoter Ann Porter (Ellen Drew) decides to start her own ice show despite the efforts of ex-racketeer Duke Baldwin (Harold Huber) who owns a rival show. Jeff Stewart (Richard Denning), a ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Ellen Drew, Richard Denning, Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen
Votes: 27
22. Johnny Doughboy (1942)
Approved | 64 min | Musical
An arrogant young actress doesn't want to play "young" parts anymore, and runs off. The studio replaces her with the president of her fan club, who just happens to be a lookalike. Meanwhile... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Jane Withers, Henry Wilcoxon, Jack Boyle, William Demarest
Votes: 124
23. The Sultan's Daughter (1943)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy
Patra, the Sultan's daughter, has inherited all the oil lands of Araband following the death of her mother. The Sultan wants to sign them over to Rata and Ludwig, German agents, but Patra ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Ann Corio, Charles Butterworth, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan
Votes: 50
24. The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Helen Vinson
Votes: 442
25. Atlantic City (1944)
Approved | 87 min | Musical, Romance
Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Constance Moore, Stanley Brown, Charley Grapewin, Jerry Colonna
Votes: 120
26. Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Mystery, Romance
Deresco, owner of a night club in neutral Portugal, works as a free-lance spy for everybody who can afford his price. He tries to get information from US agent John Craig with help from ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Erich von Stroheim, Otto Kruger
Votes: 168
27. Enemy of Women (1944)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, War
Young Dr. Paul Joseph Göbbels, an unsuccessful playwright, is forced, in order to support himself, to take a position as tutor in the household of Herr Quandt. His first attempt to force ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Claudia Drake, Wolfgang Zilzer, Donald Woods, H.B. Warner
Votes: 178
28. Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
Passed | 85 min | Music, Romance, Sport
On a peaceful, pre-war winter in Czechoslovakia, the genial godfather, Jaroslaw Haschek, of Vera Haschek, presents the young girl with her first pair of ice skates. Soon, she astonishes the... See full summary »
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette, Barbara Jo Allen, Robert Livingston
Votes: 51
29. I Was a Criminal (1945)
71 min | Drama
In Prussia shoemaker Voigt needs a residence permit to get a job, but can only get a job if he already has a permit. He dons a captain's uniform to order a platoon of soldiers to Koepenick to take over the Town Hall to get his permit.
Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: Albert Bassermann, Mary Brian, Eric Blore, Herman Bing
Votes: 37
30. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Attorney William Baxter and his secretary, Mary Riley, visit Bill's actress-wife Roberta on the set of her play. Her co-star, Tony Linnard, convinces Roberta to keep practicing, despite ... See full synopsis »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther
Votes: 24
31. Girls of the Big House (1945)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A college professor's well-bred daughter assumes the name of Jeanne Crail to date Earl Williams, a slick con artist who frames her for robbery. Rather than have her father find out about ... See full synopsis »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine, Marion Martin, Adele Mara
Votes: 29
32. Song of Mexico (1945)
Passed | 57 min | Music, Musical
Actress Carol Adams retires from the theater when she becomes engaged to businessman Gregory Davis, but is increasingly frustrated by Greg's unwavering devotion to his business. Tired of ... See full synopsis »
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Stars: Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier, George J. Lewis, Jacqueline Dalya
Votes: 17
33. A Guy Could Change (1946)
Approved | 65 min | Drama
When newspaperman Michael Hogan's wife dies during childbirth, he becomes despondent and questions his ability to take care of Nancy, his new daughter. While Mike sinks into a depression, ... See full synopsis »
Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Allan Lane, Jane Frazee, Twinkle Watts, Robert Blake
Votes: 37
34. The Madonna's Secret (1946)
Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The sister of a murdered model poses for the same artist to try to catch her killer.
Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Francis Lederer, Gail Patrick, Ann Rutherford, Edward Ashley
Votes: 284
35. Winter Wonderland (1946)
Approved | 71 min | Drama
A farm girl has a romance with a ski instructor.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Charles Drake, Roman Bohnen, Eric Blore
Votes: 67
36. The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Romance
A wife, under her maiden name, runs her husband's ad agency while he is away serving the forces. After his return, he wants her to be a housewife, but she wants to sign up a big account. A bet is made and whomever wins gets their way.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Gerald Mohr, Stephanie Bachelor
Votes: 88
37. The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Frank Morgan, Fay Wray
Votes: 484
38. The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Monty Crandall is a commercial artist who ridicules a dowager with a caricature of her on a magazine cover and she sues him. His troubles are multiplied when a pretty wife forces her ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: James Ellison, Anne Gwynne, Edward Everett Horton, Ruth Donnelly
Votes: 49
39. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Four young performers form an act and get a job in a nightclub. Before long, one of them gets the idea that the act is all about him, and his changes to the act to reflect his own ego, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb
Votes: 40
40. The Trespasser (1947)
Approved | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Stevie Carson, a newspaper reporter, and Denny Butler, the feature editor on the same newspaper, set out to track down a gang of literary forgers who are making a fortune off of selling fake first editions.
Director: George Blair | Stars: Dale Evans, Warren Douglas, Janet Martin, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 63
41. Wyoming (1947)
Passed | 84 min | Western
Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, John Carroll, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 124
I like Rex Allen movies
42. The Pretender (1947)
Approved | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Banker Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker) steals funds from an estate and decides to marry the heiress, Claire Worthington (Catherine Craig), to safeguard his position. He arranges for her ... See full summary »
Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake, Alan Carney
Votes: 382
43. Driftwood (1947)
Approved | 88 min | Drama
Six-year-old Jenny rescues a collie dog, the only survivor of a plane wreck. A tag on the dog's neck states that it is en route to a medical laboratory where its blood will be used for ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 420
44. Bury Me Dead (1947)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Barbara Carlin attends her own funeral and returns home suspecting that her husband, Rod Carlin, had tried to do away with her, and is also (rightfully) curious as to just who was the woman... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels
Votes: 403
45. T-Men (1947)
Approved | 92 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Two US Treasury agents hunt a successful counterfeiting ring.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Wallace Ford, Alfred Ryder, Mary Meade
Votes: 3,906
an excellent film noir classic
46. Raw Deal (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland
Votes: 5,606
another excellent film noir movie from director Anthony Mann
47. Canon City (1948)
Approved | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Twelve inmates plan a prison break from the Colorado State Penitentiary but one of them reluctantly joins the group.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, Whit Bissell, Stanley Clements
Votes: 443
a good prison movie
48. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
Passed | 78 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Thriller
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf; then meets a tall dark man Alexis, who seems to know all about such things.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson
Votes: 2,213
a mediocre film noir
49. Hollow Triumph (1948)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.
Directors: Steve Sekely, Paul Henreid | Stars: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks
Votes: 3,186
above average film noir movie
50. He Walked by Night (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann | Stars: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell
Votes: 6,701
an excellent film noir classic
51. The Crooked Way (1949)
Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
War hero recovers from amnesia and is confronted by his criminal past.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew, Rhys Williams
Votes: 1,402
another good film noir
52. Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Good outdoors "save the horse" saga. The simple story unfolds against the magnificent backdrop of the Rockies. Footage gets in a load of movement concerning wild horse hunts, equine fights, and even a circus sequence.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Arthur Franz, Wallace Ford, Ray Collins, Jean Heather
Votes: 39
53. Reign of Terror (1949)
Approved | 89 min | History, Romance, Thriller
Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl
Votes: 2,119
54. Border Incident (1949)
Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell
Votes: 2,737
an excellent film noir, one of my favorites
55. Captain China (1950)
Passed | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Charles Chinnough, aka Captain China, washed ashore off his ship during a storm, is later rescued, but is relieved of duty after his former first mate, Brendensen (who thought he was dead),... See full summary »
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 140
56. Father of the Bride (1950)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor
Votes: 12,531 | Gross: $8.84M
57. Mystery Street (1950)
Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 3,452
a mediocre film noir movie
58. Devil's Doorway (1950)
Approved | 84 min | Western
After the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson
Votes: 1,854
an excellent western by Anthony Mann
59. Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Van Johnson, Kathryn Grayson, Paula Raymond, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 269
60. Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor
Votes: 4,292 | Gross: $6.81M
61. The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Passed | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Jim Curtayne, formerly a successful defense attorney who is now a recovering alcoholic, attempts a comeback when he defends a neighbor's son facing a homicide charge.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak
Votes: 1,539
another mediocre film noir
62. It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern.
Directors: Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman | Stars: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan
Votes: 727
63. Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Director: David Bradley | Stars: George Murphy, Nancy Reagan, Billy Gray, Lewis Stone
Votes: 735
64. Washington Story (1952)
Approved | 81 min | Drama, Romance
Joe Gresham is a hard-working but reticent congressman from Massachusetts. Reporter Alice Kingsley arrives in Washington, DC hired by Gilbert Nunnally, a tabloid columnist and cynic who ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Van Johnson, Patricia Neal, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 282
65. Apache War Smoke (1952)
Passed | 67 min | Western
Apaches surround and attack a remote stage relay station - trapping a stagecoach, passengers, cash box, a local bandit, a drifter and the station staff - in a search for a killer of their tribesmen.
Director: Harold F. Kress | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Glenda Farrell, Robert Horton, Barbara Ruick
Votes: 262
66. Battle Circus (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,663
67. Count the Hours! (1953)
Passed | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran, Adele Mara
Votes: 605
68. I, the Jury (1953)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.
Director: Harry Essex | Stars: Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan
Votes: 647
an okay film noir movie
69. Take the High Ground! (1953)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter
Votes: 1,110
70. Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners are planning an escape. They take hostages. Warden Duffy tries to convince one of the inmates that their plight is useless, and to give up.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 120
71. Witness to Murder (1954)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Jesse White
Votes: 3,434
half way decent film noir
72. Silver Lode (1954)
Approved | 81 min | Western
In 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.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Dolores Moran
Votes: 2,299
73. Passion (1954)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Western
In 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.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Yvonne De Carlo, Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 399
74. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Western
Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan, Gene Evans, Lance Fuller
Votes: 1,051
75. The Steel Cage (1954)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama
Warden Clinton T. Duffy of San Quentin penitentiary introduces three short stories about prison life: Prisoner Billy Brenner, a gourmet, is dismayed to discover that Louis, the prison's ... See full synopsis »
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter Slezak, John Ireland
Votes: 46
76. The Big Combo (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A police lieutenant is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He goes after Brown's girlfriend, who despises him, for information instead.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 8,619
another excellent film noir classic
77. Escape to Burma (1955)
TV-PG | 87 min | Adventure
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 696
78. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure
Two 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 362
79. Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 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.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray
Votes: 755
80. Slightly Scarlet (1956)
Passed | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An 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.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor
Votes: 1,288
an adequate film noir movie
81. The Catered Affair (1956)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald
Votes: 3,826
82. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Drama
A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews
Votes: 3,210
83. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyô, Eddie Albert
Votes: 3,774
84. Designing Woman (1957)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene
Votes: 5,467
85. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 3,055
86. Lonelyhearts (1958)
100 min | Drama
Eager for a job, journalist Adam White accepts the lowly position of columnist for the advice-giving section of the Chronicle but he often clashes with his cynical editor, Shrike.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Robert Ryan, Dolores Hart
Votes: 1,421
87. Elmer Gantry (1960)
Approved | 146 min | Drama
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger
Votes: 12,815 | Gross: $11.34M
Burt Lancaster is excellent in the lead role
88. 12 to the Moon (1960)
74 min | Sci-Fi
An international team embarks on an expedition to the moon in an uncommonly spacious rocketship. There they encounter a faceless alien intelligence who conclude that the human race is too immature and dangerous and must be destroyed.
Director: David Bradley | Stars: Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, Anthony Dexter
Votes: 1,388
89. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand
Votes: 19,293
another excellent prison flick
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