List of the best Alan Hale Jr. movies: Rescue From Gilligan's Island(1978), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas(1953), The Killer Is Loose(1956), Up Periscope(1959), The Law vs. Billy the Kid(1954), The True Story of Jesse James(1957), The Giant Spider Invasion(1975), The Crawling Hand(1963), The Big Trees(1952), Riders in the Sky(1949), Battle Hymn(1957), A Man Alone(1955) ... ...
Comedy
1978
100 Minutes
Bob Denver Alan Hale Jr. Jim Backus Natalie Schafer Russell Johnson Dawn Wells Judith Baldwin Vincent Schiavelli Art LaFleur Norman Bartold Barbara Mallory
A tidal wave brings stranded Gilligan (Bob Denver), Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.), Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus) and the rest back to civilization.
Drama, History
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Fleming
Anthony Dexter Jody Lawrence Alan Hale Jr. Robert Clarke Stuart Randall James Seay Philip Van Zandt Shepard Menken Douglas Dumbrille Anthony Eustrel Henry Rowland
john smith beautiful woman friend brother king james i native american melodramatic tense somber touching jamestown, va. settlement court village england pocahontas marriage cross-cultural romance exploration culture clash
Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
73 Minutes
Denny
Joseph Cotten Rhonda Fleming Wendell Corey Alan Hale Jr. Michael Pate John Larch Dee J. Thompson John Beradino
bank teller bank robber detective wife dark intense thrilling bank apartment jail suburbia house bank heist showdown stakeout accidental death prison break revenge pursuit underdog
An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.
War
USA
1959
111 Minutes
Lt. Pat Malone
James Garner Edmond O'Brien Andra Martin Alan Hale Jr. Carleton Carpenter Frank Gifford William Leslie Richard Bakalyan Edd Byrnes Sean Garrison Henry Kulky
In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.
Western
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Bob Ollinger
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
Western
1957
92 Minutes
Cole Younger
Robert Wagner Jeffrey Hunter Hope Lange Agnes Moorehead Alan Hale Jr. Alan Baxter John Carradine Rachel Stephens
brother outlaw bank robber mother confederate soldier brooding gritty spirited tense missouri minnesota farm bank jesse james bank heist train robbery loyalty retribution family adventure
Misfit Missouri brothers Jesse and Frank James (Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter) turn to crime in the post-Civil War South.
Sci-Fi
1975
84 Minutes
Sheriff
Barbara Hale Steve Brodie Leslie Parrish Robert Easton Alan Hale Jr. Dianne Lee Hart Bill Williams Christiane Schmidtmer
scientist farmer love interest spider wife preacher campy wild frightful wisconsin small town farm bar giant animals mutants diamonds animal attack unhappy marriage scientific observation escape
A scientist (Steve Brodie) and his girlfriend (Barbara Hale) look for car-size mutant spiders in the Midwest.
Horror
Italy|France
1963
89 Minutes
Sheriff Townsend
Peter Breck Kent Taylor Rod Lauren Sirry Steffen Arline Judge Alan Hale Jr. Richard Arlen Ross Elliot Allison Hayes Ed Wermer Tristram Coffin
Count Drago invites entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans.
Western
1952
89 Minutes
Tiny
Kirk Douglas Eve Miller Patrice Wymore Edgar Buchanan John Archer Alan Hale Jr. Roy Roberts Charles Meredith Harry Cording Ellen Corby
lumberjack corrupt businessman religious person daughter assistant villager melodramatic somber northern california forest family home courtroom business environmental consciousness ambition deception double-cross rivalry fall 1900s
A lumber tycoon (Kirk Douglas) wants the California redwoods, but a religious homesteader (Eve Miller) changes his mind.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Marshal Riggs
Pat Buttram Gloria Henry Steve Darrell Robert Randall Mary Beth Hughes Alan Hale Jr. Tom London Hank Patterson
gene autry rancher cowgirl card player murder suspect daughter melodramatic suspenseful rousing arizona town saloon household jail false accusations murder old west justice frame-up law and order
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle ... See full summary »
War
USA
1957
108 Minutes
Mess Sergeant
Rock Hudson Martha Hyer Dan Duryea Don DeFore Anna Kashfi Jock Mahoney Alan Hale Jr. Carl Benton Reid Richard Loo James Edwards Philip Ahn
reverend wife volunteer friend military officer orphan powerful solemn military base south korea korean war military life redemption orphanage refugees religion transformation sacrifice 1950s
A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
Western
USA
1955
96 Minutes
Acting Sheriff Jim Anderson
Ray Milland Mary Murphy Ward Bond Raymond Burr Arthur Space Lee Van Cleef Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Spencer Thomas B. Henry Grandon Rhodes Martin Garralaga
gunslinger deputy sheriff daughter robber townsperson engaging tense small town wild west desert family home saloon murder robbery mistaken identity injustice pursuit quest 19th century
A gunfighter's main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre.
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
George Lynch
George Montgomery Marcia Henderson Peter Graves Richard Eyer Walter Sande Robert Wilke Alan Hale Jr. John Harmon Jack Lambert William Fawcett
foreman cattle rustler cattleman businessman widow love interest suspenseful engaging melodramatic cattle ranch ranch wyoming money romance deal investing danger pursuit adventure love
When a Wyoming rancher goes to Oregon to buy cattle, his foreman and a gang of town criminals plot together to steal the herd but the rancher's cattle-drive hired hands are old convicts and rustlers themselves.
Musical
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Marty
Dennis Morgan Janis Paige Don DeFore Dorothy Malone Ben Blue Oscar O'Shea Alan Hale Jr. George N. Neise
Biff Grimes has spent the last ten years regretting that he hadn't married Virginia Brush, the girl of his dreams. Virginia ran off and married his best friend - breaking his heart. Virginia's best friend, Amy, consoles Biff.
Comedy
USA
1941
48 Minutes
Tiny
Frances Langford Johnny Downs Marjorie Woodworth Noah Beery Jr. Esther Dale Harry Langdon Alan Hale Jr. Kent Rogers Allan Lane Joe Brown Jr. Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
All-girl school Mar Brynn tries to get more pupils and publicity by making fun of the Quincton college. For revenge, the boys there sent Bob Sheppard to Mar Brynn, dressed as a girl, to ... See full summary »
Other, Drama
1957
103 Minutes
Tom Cullen
Glynis Johns Cameron Mitchell Rex Thompson Patty McCormack Ernest Truex Hope Emerson Alan Hale Jr. Sylvia Field Royal Dano Reta Shaw Stephen Wootton
mother father older brother younger brother sister baby melodramatic touching wisconsin family home wilderness loss survival siblings frontier life orphans christmas quest growing up 1850s
An orphan (Rex Thompson) raised by Scottish pioneers (Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell) in Wisconsin seeks homes for his five younger siblings on Christmas.
Western
1950
69 Minutes
Ben Luber
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Lynne Roberts Anne Gwynne Edward Norris Kenne Duncan Alan Hale Jr. Gregg Barton Steve Darrell Tom London
gene autry robber partner friend nurse brother spirited engaging desert train small town hillside cabin bank robbery mining investigation impersonation hostages gunfight
Bank investigator Gene Autry (Gene Autry) grows suspicious of the activities of mine technician Ben Luber (Alan Hale Jr.) and his brother, who are providing aid to bank robbers.
Western
1955
88 Minutes
Will Crabtree
Kirk Douglas Elsa Martinelli Walter Matthau Diana Douglas Walter Abel Eduard Franz Alan Hale Jr. Lon Chaney
fighter soldier trader native american warrior chief native american woman brash thrilling emotional american west fort camp river tent woods manifest destiny war culture clash gold travel
A frontier scout (Kirk Douglas) leads a wagon train to Oregon, woos a Dakota woman (Elsa Martinelli) and exposes a troublemaker (Walter Matthau).
Other, Comedy
USA
1947
115 Minutes
Whitey Temple
Don DeFore Ann Harding Victor Moore Charles Ruggles Gale Storm Grant Mitchell Edward Brophy Alan Hale Jr. Dorothea Kent
businessman wealthy man drifter veteran daughter ex-wife touching charming amusing uplifting manhattan, n.y. townhouse park virginia greed homelessness father/daughter relationship class distinctions business deal second chance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Robery Neary
Doris Day Frank Sinatra Gig Young Ethel Barrymore Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Elisabeth Fraser Alan Hale Jr.
musician mother father daughter friend heartwarming spirited small town family home marriage music depression suicide siblings love discovery 1950s
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Matt Kimbrough
Gene Autry Nan Leslie Thurston Hall Clem Bevans Walter Sande Jock Mahoney Francis Macdonald Alan Hale Jr.
thief convict gene autry outlaw father horse engaging spirited rousing ghost town canyon jail wild west frontier jailbreak crime theft banditry old west law and order
Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race.
Comedy
1949
87 Minutes
Schmidt
Ray Milland Jean Peters Paul Douglas Ed Begley Ted de Corsia Ray Collins Jessie Royce Landis Alan Hale Jr. Bill Murphy William E. Green Edward Keane
baseball pitcher baseball catcher chemist fiancée professor outlandish witty lighthearted st. louis chicago baseball field science gone awry baseball secret identity experiments serendipity sports transformation underdog love
A professor (Ray Milland) becomes a World Series pitcher with his secret formula for wood-repellent screwballs.
Western
USA
1955
95 Minutes
Jack Larson
Audie Murphy Mari Blanchard Lyle Bettger Lori Nelson Thomas Mitchell Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Mary Wickes Alan Hale Jr. Lee Aaker Trevor Bardette
mayor criminal alcoholic girl sheriff intense thrilling american west small town saloon corruption pacifism law and order cattle alcoholism quest mystery underdog 19th century
A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry, son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption.
Comedy
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Bartender's Buddy
Annette Funicello Frankie Avalon Connie Stevens Lori Loughlin Tommy Hinkley Demian Slade Don Adams Bob Denver Alan Hale Jr. Jerry Mathers Tony Dow
Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Cpl. Olaf Swenson
Randolph Scott Patrice Wymore Philip Carey Dick Wesson Lina Romay Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Katharine Warren Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Fowley Anthony Caruso
schoolteacher undercover agent government agent sidekick ringleader thrilling california united states intelligence undercover operations weapons political corruption assassination adventure quest 1850s
An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.
Western
USA
1970
126 Minutes
Tobaccy
Kirk Douglas Henry Fonda Hume Cronyn Warren Oates Burgess Meredith John Randolph Michael Blodgett Arthur O'Connell Martin Gabel Alan Hale Jr. Victor French
outlaw sheriff warden guard businessman cheeky suspenseful thrilling wild west arizona desert prison botched crime jailbreak bribery heist escape quest rivalry 1880s
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
Comedy
1942
45 Minutes
Alan
William Bendix Grace Bradley Arline Judge Max Baer Marjorie Woodworth Marion Martin Rex Evans J. Farrell MacDonald Pat Flaherty Alan Hale Jr. Joe Sawyer
taxi driver partner burlesque dancer gangster club owner cop hilarious endearing madcap engaging brooklyn, n.y. garage nightclub police station career aspirations love triangle jealousy frame-up gangsters misunderstanding
Western
USA
1954
80 Minutes
John Payne Dan Duryea Lizabeth Scott Dolores Moran Emile Meyer Harry Carey Jr. Morris Ankrum John Hudson Robert Warwick Stuart Whitman Alan Hale Jr.
In Silver Lode, Dan Ballard is arrested by 4 Marshals for murder and theft but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit even as the townsfolk start abandoning him.
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Comedy
USA
1979
99 Minutes
Edward Herrmann Barbara Harris Karen Valentine Susan Clark Michael Constantine Cloris Leachman Patsy Kelly Douglas Fowley Virginia Capers Steve Franken Dena Dietrich
When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get them out.
Romance
1943
83 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ilka Chase Richard Haydn Paul McGrath June Havoc Marjorie Gateson Bill Goodwin Rhys Williams Murray Alper Grant Withers
photographer worker friend fiancé publisher witty lighthearted new york city tunnel unlikely romance love triangle journalism employment construction reconciliation love rivalry 1940s
A magazine photographer (Claudette Colbert) makes a he-man tunnel digger (Fred MacMurray) her assistant.