List of the best Brian Donlevy movies: Hangmen Also Die(1943), The Great McGinty(1940), The Glass Key(1942), Pit Stop(1969), Wake Island(1942), An American Romance(1944), The Quatermass Xperiment(1955), The Beginning or the End(1947), A Gentleman After Dark(1942), Ride the Man Down(1953), Hoodlum Empire(1951), High Tension(1936) ... ...
7.5/10
War
USA
1943
131 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Walter Brennan Anna Lee Gene Lockhart Dennis O'Keefe Alexander Granach Margaret Wycherly Nana Bryant William Roy Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Tonio Selwart
rebel nazi professor traitor suspenseful gripping patriotic rousing czechoslovakia city prague nazism rebellion assassination political intrigue world war ii escape rescue 1940s
After the Nazi administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Daniel "Dan" McGinty
Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Arthur Hoyt Harry Rosenthal Libby Taylor Steffi Duna Esther Howard
bartender political boss secretary man hilarious cheeky outlandish bar city prison police corruption marriage impersonation ambition family transformation rise fall love 1930s
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Paul Madvig
Brian Donlevy Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Bonita Granville Richard Denning Joseph Calleia William Bendix Frances Gifford Donald MacBride Margaret Hayes Moroni Olsen
political boss government official adviser daughter brother gangster dark suspenseful engaging tense office mansion cabin hospital countryside apartment murder corruption blackmail loyalty
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Grant Willard
Brian Donlevy Richard Davalos Ellen Burstyn Sid Haig Beverly Washburn George Washburn
Grant Willard sponsors drivers in a "new" form of race car driving called The Figure Eight. The rise and fall of one such driver is the whole story behind PIT STOP.
6.8/10
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1944
151 Minutes
Steve Dangos
Brian Donlevy Ann Richards Walter Abel John Qualen Stephen McNally Mary McLeod Bob Lowell Barbara Bedford
immigrant brother wife son teacher union organizer confident inspiring ellis island minnesota mine chadley college factory detroit immigration family patriotism america citizenship factories
Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist.
6.7/10
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
6.7/10
Drama, History
USA
1947
112 Minutes
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
Harry "Heliotrope Harry" Melton
Brian Donlevy Miriam Hopkins Preston Foster Harold Huber Philip Reed Gloria Holden Douglas Dumbrille Sharon Douglas William Henry Ralph Morgan Jack Mulhall
A greedy woman turns in her husband, a jewel thief, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises her as his own. Eighteen years later the husband,... See full summary »
6.2/10
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Rod Cameron Ella Raines Forrest Tucker Barbara Britton Chill Wills J. Carrol Naish Jim Davis Taylor Holmes James Bell Paul Fix
Disputes over a dead man's property escalate into a bloody range war.
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
98 Minutes
After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.
5.5/10
Romance
USA
1936
62 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Glenda Farrell Norman Foster Helen Wood Robert McWade Theodore von Eltz Romaine Callender Joe Sawyer Hattie McDaniel Murray Alper
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Crime, Drama
1949
111 Minutes
Walter Williams
Brian Donlevy Ella Raines Charles Coburn Helen Walker Anna May Wong Mae Marsh Tony Barrett William Wright Robert Warwick Philip Ahn Art Baker
A declared-dead man (Brian Donlevy) hides out with a widow (Ella Raines) after his wife and her lover botch his murder.
Sci-Fi
1965
86 Minutes
Henri Delambre
Brian Donlevy Carole Gray George Baker Yvette Rees Michael Graham Rachel Kempson Burt Kwouk Jeremy Wilkin
scientist father son mental patient wife creepy campy wild eerie quebec canada mansion laboratory mental institution car teleportation scientific experiments mutation family secrets aging
A mad scientist (Brian Donlevy) tries out a molecular disintegrator on people but cannot get the hang of it.
Sci-Fi
1957
84 Minutes
Quatermass
Brian Donlevy Michael Ripper Sidney James Bryan Forbes John Longden Vera Day William Franklyn
professor soldier government official government agent colleague suspenseful campy creepy playful england moon government building alien invasion saving the world science conspiracy cover-up investigation underdog quest
British Dr. Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) finds a colony of pressure domes built by aliens who are taking over officials.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Assistant District Attorney Louie DeAngelo
Victor Mature Brian Donlevy Richard Widmark Coleen Gray Karl Malden Taylor Holmes Anthony Ross Mildred Dunnock Millard Mitchell J. Scott Smart
murderer criminal wife police detective elderly woman dark tense brutal prison new york city apartment street gangsters parole violence criminal justice system pursuit revenge 1940s
Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Howard Duff Brian Donlevy Peggy Dow Lawrence Tierney Herman Brix Anne Vernon Charles Sherlock Rock Hudson Peggie Castle Joseph Pevney
Unscrupulous and opportunistic San Francisco news media photographer Jack Early steps-on and uses folks, to get ahead, but in the end he tangles with the wrong people.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1946
92 Minutes
George Camrose
Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward Patricia Roc Ward Bond Andy Devine Rose Hobart Halliwell Hobbes Lloyd Bridges Stanley Ridges Dorothy Peterson
shop owner fiancée banker gambler best friend love interest spirited wild powerful oregon saloon frontier general store cabin portland, ore. romantic dilemma love triangle old west frontier life crime
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1946
98 Minutes
Alan Ladd Brian Donlevy William Bendix Barry Fitzgerald Howard da Silva Esther Fernández Albert Van Dekker Luis Van Rooten Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ray Collins
The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his fathers ships when he is unwillingly pressganged aboard.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Red Skelton Brian Donlevy Arlene Dahl George Coulouris Lloyd Gough John Ireland Charles Dingle Joyce Compton
bellhop spy southern belle confederate soldier love interest amusing madcap united states battlefield hotel american civil war battle espionage romance impersonation adventure quest love 1860s
A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Trampas
Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton Fay Bainter Henry O'Neill William Frawley Bill Edwards Minor Watson Tom Tully Vince Barnett
foreman schoolteacher best friend cattle rustler ranch hand sheriff engaging wyoming small town wild west ranch school stagecoach new life cattle rustling friendship romance love adventure 1880s
In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Tom "T.P." Paramutual
Jerry Lewis Brian Donlevy Howard McNear Dick Wesson Felicia Atkins Kathleen Freeman Isobel Elsom Fritz Feld Iris Adrian Renee Taylor Sig Ruman
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Audie Murphy Brian Donlevy Marguerite Chapman Scott Brady Tony Curtis Richard Arlen Richard Long James Best John Kellogg Dewey Martin Richard Egan
outlaw murderer confederate soldier robber orphan tense fiery lawrence, kan. wild west saloon jesse james old west american civil war war crime rivalry revenge discovery 1860s
Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1936
72 Minutes
On the run from the New York police on a murder charge, gangster Broken Nose Dawson undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance, then goes to Hollywood. Posing as millionaire playboy... See full summary »
5.2/10
Sci-Fi
USA|Japan
1966
86 Minutes
Gen. Terry Arnold
Albert Van Dekker Sandy Howard Brian Donlevy Diane Findlay
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.
Crime, Drama
1956
75 Minutes
Edmond O'Brien Brian Donlevy Natalie Wood Raymond Burr Richard Anderson Irene Hervey Carol Veazie Mary Lawrence Anthony Caruso George J. Lewis Peter Hansen
young woman fiancé psychopath police captain father mother tense dark lovers' lane car police station shack household brickyard mental illness kidnapping investigation secret love police work family
A policeman (Brian Donlevy) hunts down and slaps around a peeping Tom who has kidnapped the captain's (Edmond O'Brien) daughter (Natalie Wood).
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Brian Donlevy Ann Blyth James Dunn Tom Tully Sam Levene Walter Sande Mickey Knox James Bell Gloria Holden Eve March
boxer gambler deadbeat dad daughter love interest alcoholic engaging tense melodramatic new york city boxing ring street pool hall apartment corruption rise to stardom gambling redemption moral dilemma boxing
A dancer (Mickey Rooney) tries boxing, kills his buddy in the ring and becomes a gambler's (Brian Donlevy) pawn.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Joe McClure
Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Brian Donlevy Jean Wallace Robert Middleton Lee Van Cleef Earl Holliman Helen Walker Jay Adler John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Tony Minnetti
Gail Russell Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy James Brown Bill Edwards William Demarest Billy De Wolfe Sharon Douglas Mary Hatcher Sara Haden Mikhail Rasumny
Cornelia and Emily, at college in the early 1920s, have triangle trouble with their beaus. Their affairs become entangled with those of a chance-met, kindly bootlegger. Much of the humor ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Western
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Steely Edwards
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Thurston Hall K.T. Stevens Lucien Littlefield Lloyd Corrigan Etta McDaniel Frank M. Thomas John Hamilton Fred S. Toones
A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Grat Dalton
Randolph Scott Kay Francis Brian Donlevy George Bancroft Broderick Crawford Stuart Erwin Andy Devine Frank Albertson Mary Gordon Harvey Stephens Edgar Dearing
pioneer outlaw railroad baron rancher lawyer sheriff thrilling gripping kansas frontier ranch courtroom land claim false accusations murder trial family on the run rivalry underdog
Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice.
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1941
80 Minutes
band leader trumpeter singer aunt gangster friend confident fascinating spirited new orleans household movie theater nightclub apartment boat jazz african-americans cultural differences romantic dilemma bigotry
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Charles Quantrill
John Lund Joan Leslie Brian Donlevy Audrey Totter Ellen Corby Minerva Urecal Jim Davis Ben Cooper James Brown
Training Boeing B-29 Superfortress Crew.
4.8/10
Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Annette Funicello Dwayne Hickman Brian Donlevy Harvey Lembeck Beverly Adams Jody McCrea John Ashley Marianne Gaba Len Lesser Bobbi Shaw Frankie Avalon
naval officer boyfriend girlfriend witch doctor beautiful woman biker campy madcap melodramatic southern california beach tahiti witchcraft jealousy infidelity femme fatales navy long-distance relationship transformation temptation
Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra... See full summary »
2.7/10
Comedy
USA
1966
80 Minutes
George Wellington
Phyllis Diller Jack E. Leonard Brian Donlevy Johnny Tillotson Jayne Mansfield Lauree Berger Jordan Christopher Lou Nelson Toni Lee Shelly
Off the coast of Florida, a nearly-deserted island is rumored to have the fountain of youth. A boatload of teenage kids are headed there for a scavenger hunt. Wellington, the island's ... See full summary »
War
1942
109 Minutes
Lieut. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts
Robert Taylor Charles Laughton Brian Donlevy Walter Brennan Marilyn Maxwell Henry O'Neill Marta Linden Chill Wills Douglas Dumbrille Richard Quine William Tannen
naval officer playboy veteran lieutenant commander rear admiral rousing gripping witty patriotic battleship pacific ocean world war ii duty class distinctions teamwork patriotism naval warfare rivalry adventure sacrifice
An Ivy League reservist (Robert Taylor) and a bootstrap veteran (Brian Donlevy) save the convoy of an admiral (Charles Laughton) during World War II.
Comedy, Drama
1938
80 Minutes
Yankee Gordon
A brawling British dreamer (Victor McLaglen) takes his son and singing wife (Gracie Fields) to the 1880s South Africa gold rush.
Fantasy
1942
80 Minutes
General Andrew Jackson
William Holden Ellen Drew Brian Donlevy Rod Cameron Porter Hall Nydia Westman Montagu Love Jimmy Conlin
Gen. Andrew Jackson (Brian Donlevy) and other historical ghosts rescue a bookkeeper (William Holden) framed for embezzlement.
7.6/10
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Sgt. Markoff
Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish Albert Van Dekker Broderick Crawford Charles Barton James Stephenson Heather Thatcher
brother soldier sergeant mercenary suspenseful inspiring england desert robbery war escape mutiny money escape adventure rise fall rivalry 1930s
Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
99 Minutes
Batiste Duryea
Robert Taylor Barbara Stanwyck Victor McLaglen Brian Donlevy John Carradine Douglas Fowley
naval officer gangster singer william mckinley theodore roosevelt suspenseful melodramatic white house baltimore jail midwest bank working undercover false accusations deception heist assassination romance underdog quest
Navy Lt. Richard Perry becomes an undercover man out to discover the leaders of a group of well connected men who pull off bank robberies during the McKinley administration (early 20th ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Trader Ralph Callendar
John Wayne Claire Trevor George Sanders Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Moroni Olsen Chill Wills Wilfrid Lawson John Hamilton Eddie Quillan Ian Wolfe
soldier professor trader captain love interest general patriotic rousing charming fiery pennsylvania small town trading post philadelphia jail treason battle native americans abuse of power false accusations
In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.
War
1948
112 Minutes
Brig. Gen. Clifton I. Garnet
Clark Gable Walter Pidgeon Van Johnson Brian Donlevy Charles Bickford John Hodiak Edward Arnold Marshall Thompson Richard Quine Cameron Mitchell Clinton Sundberg
military officer reporter politician pilot patriotic somber engaging military base england world war ii horrors of war aviation dangerous job discovery transformation 1940s
A U.S. general (Clark Gable) and his superior (Walter Pidgeon) take heat for sending bombers to Germany to destroy aircraft plants.
Western
1967
91 Minutes
Marshal Willett
George Montgomery Yvonne De Carlo Tab Hunter Brian Donlevy John Russell Leo Gordon Robert Emhardt Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez James Craig Richard Arlen Emile Meyer
A U.S. marshal (George Montgomery) and his helper (Tab Hunter) cross Texas by wagon with four prisoners, one a dance-hall hostess (Yvonne De Carlo).
7.7/10
Western
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Kent
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Mischa Auer Charles Winninger Brian Donlevy Allen Jenkins Warren Hymer Irene Hervey Una Merkel Billy Gilbert Samuel S. Hinds
sheriff boss drunk singer amusing lighthearted small town wild west corruption romance showdown adventure rise 19th century
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1944
99 Minutes
Gov. McGinty
Eddie Bracken Betty Hutton William Demarest Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy Akim Tamiroff Porter Hall Almira Sessions Jimmy Conlin
pregnant woman daughter father soldier suitor amusing madcap hilarious america small town household pregnancy marriage romance love father/daughter relationship world war ii pursuit love adventure
After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
5.1/10
Sci-Fi
Japan
1965
86 Minutes
Eiji Funakoshi Harumi Kiritachi Junichiro Yamashita Albert Van Dekker Brian Donlevy Diane Findlay John Baragrey Dick O'Neill Yoshiro Uchida Michiko Sugata Yoshiro Kitahara
From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Sid Campeau
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
6.8/10
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Gil Warren
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Western
1968
86 Minutes
Mayor Joe Smith
Howard Keel Yvonne De Carlo John Ireland Marilyn Maxwell Scott Brady Brian Donlevy Barton MacLane James Craig Roy Rogers Regis Parton Montie Montana
confederate soldier spy marshal businessman gritty gutsy bleak frenetic american midwest town espionage black market weapons discovery rise escape transformation 19th century
The Union army sends a Confederate prisoner (Howard Keel) to Arizona as a lawman, but he doubles as a spy.
5.9/10
War
USA
1959
124 Minutes
Gen. Sloan
Frank Sinatra Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lawford Steve McQueen Richard Johnson Paul Henreid Brian Donlevy Dean Jones Charles Bronson Philip Ahn Robert Bray
captain rebel love interest intelligence officer gripping fiery burma china jungle world war ii uprising military life training quest revenge rivalry love 1940s
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
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