List of the best Barry Kelley movies: The Tall Stranger(1957), 711 Ocean Drive(1950), Buchanan Rides Alone(1958), Francis Goes to the Races(1951), South Sea Woman(1953), Too Late for Tears(1949), The Capture(1951), Jack the Giant Killer(1962), Right Cross(1950), The Black Hand(1950), Knock on Any Door(1949), Law and Order(1953) ... ...
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Hardy Bishop
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Barry Kelley Michael Ansara Whit Bissell James Dobson George N. Neise Adam Kennedy Michael Pate Leo Gordon Ray Teal
union soldier widow half brother cattle rustler settler confederate soldier tense brooding powerful gritty american west colorado wagon train valley ranch reconciliation schemes land grab grudge estrangement
Back from the Civil War, an ex-Yankee officer aids a wagon train of former Confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattle-rustling and land-grabbing feuds.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Vince Walters
Edmond O'Brien Joanne Dru Otto Kruger Barry Kelley Dorothy Patrick Don Porter Howard St. John Robert Osterloh Sammy White
repairman hit man police detective gangster assistant gangster's wife brooding gripping suspenseful tense los angeles pier las vegas desert gambling horse racing blackmail murder swindling doomed romance
An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.
Western
USA
1958
78 Minutes
Lew Agry
Randolph Scott Manuel Rojas Craig Stevens Barry Kelley Tol Avery Peter Whitney L.Q. Jones Bob Anderson
mercenary patriarch bar owner judge sheriff prisoner thrilling wild intense california border town hotel saloon courtroom mansion family feud corruption power struggle execution double-cross
Texan Tom Buchanan is heading back home with enough money to start his own ranch, but when he stops in the crooked town of Agry, he's robbed and framed for murder.
Comedy
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Barry "Square Deal" Mallory
Donald O'Connor Piper Laurie Cecil Kellaway Jesse White Barry Kelley Hayden Rorke Vaughn Taylor Larry Keating Peter Brocco Edwin Max Don Beddoe
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
Comedy
USA
1953
99 Minutes
Col. Hickman
Burt Lancaster Virginia Mayo Chuck Connors Arthur Shields Barry Kelley Leon Askin Veola Vonn Bob Sweeney Hayden Rorke
AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Lt. Breach
Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy Kristine Miller Barry Kelley Denver Pyle Virginia Mullen Richard Irving George Mann Harry J. Vejar
wife husband brother brother-in-law sister-in-law private investigator creepy disturbing shocking suspenseful tense uneasy hollywood hollywood hills apartment car train station money murder greed
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Earl C. Mahoney
Lew Ayres Teresa Wright Victor Jory Jacqueline White Jimmy Hunt Barry Kelley Duncan Renaldo William Bakewell Milton Parsons Frank Matts Felipe Turich
fugitive priest widow suspect police officer fiancée gripping melodramatic thrilling moving oil field mexico house embezzlement accidental death engagement escape pursuit 1950s
Follows the progress of a female ex-convict as she tries to rebuild her life after being released from prison.
Fantasy
USA
1962
94 Minutes
Sigurd
Kerwin Mathews Judi Meredith Torin Thatcher Walter Burke Roger Mobley Barry Kelley Don Beddoe Dayton Lummis Anna Lee Helen Wallace Tudor Owen
hero princess wizard witch king giant creative thrilling tense castle farm ship cornwall, england marriage magic royalty abduction battle quest rescue
A farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
Drama
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Allan Goff
June Allyson Dick Powell Ricardo Montalban Lionel Barrymore Teresa Celli Barry Kelley Tom Powers Mimi Aguglia
boxer manager sports reporter sister mother mexican-american somber emotional melodramatic boxing ring house locker room mexican-americans boxing opposites attract bigotry failing career love triangle transformation love
Two boxing promoters compete to sign-up Mexican-American prizefighter Johnny Monterez who, despite his talent, is ashamed of his heritage and boxes on borrowed time due to a permanent hand injury.
Crime, Drama
1950
93 Minutes
Police Captain Thompson
Gene Kelly J. Carrol Naish Teresa Celli Marc Lawrence Frank Puglia Barry Kelley Mario Siletti Carl Milletaire Peter Brocco Eleanora Mendelssohn Grazia Narcio
The son (Gene Kelly) of a slain Italian lawyer helps a policeman (J. Carrol Naish) fight organized crime in circa-1900 New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Judge Drake
Humphrey Bogart John Derek George Macready Allene Roberts Susan Perry Mickey Knox Barry Kelley Dooley Wilson Cara Williams Jimmy Conlin
lawyer juvenile delinquent judge district attorney partner gritty dark big city courtroom office slum murder poverty crime trial quest transformation 1940s
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Western
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Sheriff Fin Elder
Ronald Reagan Dorothy Malone Alex Nicol Preston Foster Ruth Hampton Russell Johnson Barry Kelley Chubby Johnson Jack Kelly Dennis Weaver Wally Cassell
marshal love interest outlaw rancher daughter tense rousing tombstone, ariz. small town jail ranch wild west stand-off lynching murder prison break retirement rivalry revenge quest
Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...
Drama
USA
1961
65 Minutes
Barker
John Lupton Michael McGreevey Don Keefer Mary Webster Mary Adams Peggy Stewart Barry Kelley Ken Mayer Charles G. Martin Victor French James Parnell
When a clown dies, his small son forms a circus act with an escaped convict. The latter falls in love with the amusement park owner.
Drama
1952
118 Minutes
Slawson
Jennifer Jones Laurence Olivier Eddie Albert Miriam Hopkins Basil Ruysdael Ray Teal Barry Kelley Sara Berner William Reynolds Mary Murphy Harry Hayden
kept woman salesman restaurant manager sister brother-in-law wife emotional melodramatic chicago train restaurant apartment love triangle forbidden love adultery forbidden love fall 1890s
A farm girl (Jennifer Jones) goes to Chicago, meets men (Laurence Olivier, Eddie Albert) and becomes a stage star.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
District Attorney William Pierce
Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Paul Kelly Joan Tetzel Stanley Ridges Richard Rober Minor Watson Barry Kelley Kasey Rogers Basil Ruysdael Jane Novak
femme fatale thief assistant district attorney wife lawyer butler dark tense household courtroom office beach house hospital robbery murder deception cover-up infidelity investigation forbidden love
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1968
107 Minutes
Police Sgt.
Dean Jones Michele Lee David Tomlinson Buddy Hackett Joe Flynn Benson Fong Joe E. Ross Barry Kelley Iris Adrian
race car driver mechanic secretary car dealer herbie lighthearted creative amusing san francisco automobile repair shop car dealership racetrack apartment racing anthropomorphic car deception chase love friendship adventure
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Det. Lt. Ditrich
Sterling Hayden Sam Jaffe Marilyn Monroe Louis Calhern Jean Hagen James Whitmore John McIntire Marc Lawrence Barry Kelley Anthony Caruso Teresa Celli
ex-convict waitress safecracker thief lawyer intricate tense united states city jewelry theft greed deception schemes murder fall temptation 1950s
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
Capt. Jock Clark
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
Western
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Bert Slocum
Randolph Scott Bill Williams Victor Jory Jane Nigh Douglas Kennedy Joan Taylor Berry Kroeger Rhys Williams Barry Kelley James Todd Paul Fix
outlaw marshal killer jesse james gritty engaging kansas small town vengeance murder deception showdown old west myths revenge rivalry 1860s
Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Western
1950
83 Minutes
Wendell Corey Macdonald Carey Ward Bond Ellen Drew Herman Brix Bill Williams Anne Revere Edgar Buchanan Lois Chartrand Louis Jean Heydt Barry Kelley
outcast outlaw brother major mother thief gritty tense missouri farm town bank train household jesse james american civil war robbery brotherhood betrayal frank james
An Army major (Ward Bond) hunts Frank and Jesse James (Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey), partners with the Younger brothers after the Civil War.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Janet Leigh Angela Lansbury Henry Silva James Gregory Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson
war hero politician soldier spy communist tense intricate china washington, d.c. rally costume party brainwashing communism cold war political campaign assassination conspiracy transformation rise revenge
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Drama
USA
1960
145 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Simmons Dean Jagger Shirley Jones Arthur Kennedy Patti Page Edward Andrews John McIntire Joe Maross Everett Glass Michael Whalen
con artist preacher prostitute fiery passionate america church revival tent deception faith religion love rise revenge 1960s
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.