List of the best Broderick Crawford movies: All the King's Men(1949), The Mob(1951), New York Confidential(1955), Big House, U.S.A.(1955), Down Three Dark Streets(1954), The Last Posse(1953), Last of the Comanches(1952), Butch Minds the Baby(1942), Il bidone(1955), The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1978), Night People(1954), Trail of the Vigilantes(1940) ... ...
Drama
USA
1949
109 Minutes
Willie Stark
Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Mercedes McCambridge John Ireland John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Ralph Dumke Anne Seymour Raymond Greenleaf Walter Burke Will Wright
government official friend reporter niece wife dark louisiana household clubhouse politics corruption wealth extortion infidelity newspapers rise fall revenge 1930s
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Johnny Damico
Broderick Crawford Betty Buehler Richard Kiley Otto Hulett Matt Crowley Neville Brand Ernest Borgnine Walter Klavun Lynne Baggett Jean Alexander Ralph Dumke
detective killer undercover cop thug mobster dark thrilling warehouse waterfront police station street new york city double-cross secret identity mob union investigation mystery transformation 1950s
Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way. Will Johnny be next in line?
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Charlie Lupo
A top syndicate crime boss and his corrupt politicians, make multi-million deals and order murders , until the vicious pattern finally catches up to him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
82 Minutes
Rollo Lamar
extortionist wealthy man boy father fbi agent criminal dark tense colorado park california prison valley kidnapping prison break ransom accidental death interrogation quest pursuit
Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Jerry goes to prison.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
85 Minutes
Broderick Crawford Ruth Roman Martha Hyer Marisa Pavan Casey Adams Kenneth Tobey Gene Reynolds William Johnstone Harlan Warde Jay Adler Claude Akins
fbi agent gangster robber partner witness gritty uneasy hollywood, calif. los angeles fugitives murder case car theft blackmail investigation dangerous assignment mystery revenge quest 1950s
An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer.
Western
USA
1953
73 Minutes
Sheriff John Frazier
Broderick Crawford John Derek Charles Bickford Wanda Hendrix Warner Anderson Henry Hull Will Wright Tom Powers
sheriff drunk cattle rancher bandit deputy family member brooding tense suspenseful range saloon wild west cattle rustling robbery posse revenge murder old west escape underdog
When a disgruntled rancher and his sons rob at gun-point a rival rancher, the town forms a posse to go after the culprits but the ensuing events are muddled by unclear facts, false testimony, old scores, secrets, murder and stolen money.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Broderick Crawford Barbara Hale Johnny Stewart Lloyd Bridges Mickey Shaughnessy George Mathews Hugh Sanders Ric Roman Chubby Johnson Martin Milner Milton Parsons
cavalryman stagecoach driver comanche warrior cowboy gory brutal raw suspenseful thrilling wild west desert ruins fort safety western films fight to the death justice bravery adventure discovery
The remnants of a massacred cavalry troop and ragtag group of stagecoach passengers fight for survival against fierce Comanches at a desert ruin.
Comedy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
Aloysius "Butch" Grogan
Broderick Crawford Virginia Bruce Dick Foran Porter Hall Richard Lane Shemp Howard
The Broadway citizen Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan is known far and wide to be involved with criminal activities. Butch is motivated to pursue a life of crime in order to provide the lovely widow... See full summary »
Drama
1955
100 Minutes
Augusto
Broderick Crawford Richard Basehart Franco Fabrizi Giulietta Masina Sue Ellen Blake Irene Cefaro Alberto De Amicis Lorella De Luca
victim daughter con man emotional nightclub men money aging pursuit
Tired of impersonating priests, three small-time swindlers (Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi) go their separate ways.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
1978
112 Minutes
J. Edgar Hoover
Broderick Crawford Dan Dailey Jose Ferrer Michael Parks Ronee Blakley Rip Torn Celeste Holm Michael Sacks Raymond St. Jacques Andrew Duggan John Marley
fbi agent martin luther king jr. robert f. kennedy mobster lover suspenseful shocking raw fascinating washington, d.c. quantico virginia j. edgar hoover political intrigue organized crime secret life homosexuality blackmail rise mystery
The FBI director (Broderick Crawford) tracks the famous and the infamous for decades with his personal aide, Clyde Tolson (Dan Dailey).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
93 Minutes
Charles Leatherby
Gregory Peck Broderick Crawford Anita Björk Rita Gam Walter Abel Buddy Ebsen Casey Adams Jill Esmond
colonel ex-lover elderly person father spy suspenseful thrilling west berlin military hospital kidnapping espionage conspiracy communism bureaucracy nazis quest rescue discovery cold war
During the Cold War, an American soldier is abducted in West Berlin, sparking a recovery effort led by Colonel Steve Van Dyke.
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Swanee
Franchot Tone Broderick Crawford Warren William Andy Devine Mischa Auer Porter Hall Peggy Moran Samuel S. Hinds Charles Trowbridge Paul Fix Harry Cording
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Horror
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Ray Milland Broderick Crawford Elsa Lanchester Maurice Evans Shani Wallis John Carradine Louis Hayward Patric Knowles Mark W. Edwards Lisa Lu Steven Marlo
The murder of a Wax Museum proprietor and some other strange goings-on in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine whether the killer is one of the principles who wants to own... See full summary »
Fantasy
1960
87 Minutes
Mark Forest Broderick Crawford Eleonora Ruffo Phillipe Hersent Sandro Maretti Federica Ranchi
The fabled muscleman faces assorted deadly creatures in his struggle to reclaim his kingdom and the woman he loves.
Western
1966
91 Minutes
Audie Murphy Broderick Crawford Diana Lorys Luz Márquez Víctor Vilanova Antonio Casas Aldo Sanbrell Juan Antonio Peral Jorge Rigaud
deputy editor saloon owner fiancée saloon girl tense texas small town saloon street household justice corruption murder false accusations revenge transformation 19th century
A fugitive lawman (Audie Murphy) leaves Mexico to get the Texas saloon boss (Broderick Crawford) who framed him and killed his brother.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1950
103 Minutes
Harry Brock
Judy Holliday William Holden Broderick Crawford Howard St. John Frank Otto Larry Oliver Barbara Brown Grandon Rhodes Claire Carleton Smoki Whitfield Helen Eby-Rock
businessperson girlfriend journalist lawyer politician amusing playful lighthearted washington, d.c. hotel office love triangle corruption big business ambition education love transformation 1950s
A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1958
84 Minutes
Henry Scott
James Mason Dorothy Dandridge Broderick Crawford Stuart Whitman Katharine Bard Jack Kruschen John Gallaudet Barney Phillips David Cross Hank Patterson Harry Bartell
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
Adventure
USA
1948
83 Minutes
Capt. Kinsella
attorney nazi girlfriend major general witness suspenseful melodramatic germany hospital prison apartment abandoned building nazis war crime investigation trial holocaust anti-semitism mystery
Former U.S. special prosecutor, Major Robert Lawson, begins to suspect that Nazi war criminal on death row, General Otto Stiegman, has been wrongfully convicted of leveling a French village along with all of its inhabitants in WWII.
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
Mace Townsley
John Howard Ellen Drew Broderick Crawford Akim Tamiroff Anthony Quinn May Robson
With thousands of cattle being rustled from White Sage ranch the 1930's Texas Rangers are called in. They manage to get one of their agents into the gang by making them think he is the Pecos Kid on the lam.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
83 Minutes
Russel Sampson
Pat O'Brien Edward Arnold Broderick Crawford Ruth Terry Alan Dinehart Eve Arden Claire Dodd Evelyn Keyes Phyllis Brooks Janet Beecher
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
Drama
USA
1949
85 Minutes
C.L. Shawn
Ronald Reagan Viveca Lindfors Broderick Crawford Rosemary DeCamp Osa Massen Craig Stevens Johnny McGovern Lillian Yarbo Art Baker Erskine Sanford Lois Austin
sick person suicidal person widow scientist love interest moving melodramatic emotional florida coast beach house epilepsy suicide mourning romance grief second chance love discovery 1940s
A scientist haunted by the incurable illness epilepsy meets a beautiful woman haunted by the voice of her dead husband.
Horror
UK|Canada|USA
1967
91 Minutes
Brian F. Stroud
Robert Hutton Akim Tamiroff Broderick Crawford Dane Clark Philip Friend Patrick Holt
A mad scientist turns himself into a half-man, half-bird monster to avenge the death of his ancestor.
Action
USA
1970
92 Minutes
Gavin
John Gabriel Anne Randall Broderick Crawford Scott Brady Kent Taylor Robert Dix Keith Andes John Carradine Jack Starrett Jack Mehoff Erin O'Donnell
After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, ... See full summary »
War
1956
94 Minutes
Capt. "Waco" Grimes, CO Co.G
Robert Wagner Terry Moore Broderick Crawford Buddy Ebsen Robert Keith Brad Dexter Mark Damon Ken Clark Harvey Lembeck Skip Homeier L.Q. Jones
landowner sharecropper commander soldier friend wife dark intense tennessee plantation pacific ocean island jungle world war ii national guard arrogance friendship friendly fire courage quest
A spoiled young Southerner (Robert Wagner) sees action under an unbalanced colonel (Broderick Crawford) in the World War II Pacific.
Horror
1980
96 Minutes
Doc Wheelan
Robert Powell David Hemmings Broderick Crawford Carmen Duncan Gus Mercurio Alan Cassell
A faith healer (Robert Powell) turns his supernatural powers on a hostile PR man (Broderick Crawford) while treating a senator's (David Hemmings) son.
Western
1956
92 Minutes
Vinnie Harold
Glenn Ford Jeanne Crain Broderick Crawford Russ Tamblyn Allyn Joslyn Leif Erickson John Dehner Noah Beery Jr. J.M. Kerrigan Rhys Williams Virginia Gregg
shopkeeper gunslinger neighbor wife criminal boy thrilling tense wild west shop household small town secret showdown peace running away competition alcohol quest rivalry
An outlaw (Broderick Crawford) forces a showdown with a quick-draw artist (Glenn Ford) who just wants to live in peace with his wife (Jeanne Crain).
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Jug Martin
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.
Horror
1976
100 Minutes
Sheriff Holtzman
Stephen McHattie Patty Duke Broderick Crawford Ruth Gordon Lloyd Haynes David Huffman Tina Louise George Maharis Ray Milland Donna Mills Philip Boyer
Her (Patty Duke Astin) demon baby shows how bad he can be as he grows from boy to man (Stephen McHattie).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
80 Minutes
Captain Flood
Dan Duryea June Vincent Peter Lorre Broderick Crawford Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh Constance Dowling Freddie Steele Ben Bard John Phillips Junius Matthews
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Horror
USA
1941
70 Minutes
Hubert A. Gilmore `'Gil'` Smith
Basil Rathbone Hugh Herbert Bela Lugosi Broderick Crawford Gale Sondergaard Anne Gwynne Gladys Cooper Claire Dodd Alan Ladd Cecilia Loftus
elderly woman real estate agent housekeeper nephew niece guardian dark tense amusing estate garden bedroom attic town inheritance family murder false accusations infidelity superstition
Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.
Adventure
Spain|USA
1963
129 Minutes
Don Sancho
Cesar Romero Alida Valli Frankie Avalon Broderick Crawford Espartaco Santoni Tere Velázquez Tomás Blanco Rafael Durán
The young leader of the Spanish kingdom of Castile tries to get the various warring kingdoms of Spain to unite and join forces against the invading Moors.
Western
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Bob 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.
Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Mr. Botts
David Niven Jane Wyman Victor Moore Wayne Morris Broderick Crawford Joseph Buloff Maria Ouspenskaya Curt Bois Percival Vivien Raymond Greenleaf Frank Dae
pianist model manager insurance salesman owner neighbor playful charming amusing engaging tenement house roof apartment woods unlikely romance music anxiety isolation class distinctions outsider
An exhausted concert pianist learns he is the owner of an apartment building; after being advised to move there to rest, he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants.
Western
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Bob Holliday
Robert Stack Ann Rutherford Frances Farmer Richard Dix Broderick Crawford Hugh Herbert Andy Devine Lon Chaney Fuzzy Knight Addison Richards Bradley Page
sheriff young woman wild bill hickok calamity jane brash amusing confident fiery passionate rousing suspenseful deadwood, s.d. wild west riverboat frontier justice romance robbery pursuit rivalry love
Indian raids are being perpetrated by an outlaw gang in disguise.
Comedy, Drama
1948
109 Minutes
Krupp
James Cagney William Bendix Wayne Morris Jeanne Cagney Broderick Crawford Ward Bond James Barton Paul Draper Jimmy Lydon Gale Page Richard Erdman
bartender cowboy errand boy armchair philosopher dancer prostitute amusing touching san francisco saloon dreams drinking underdog 1930s
A man in a chair (James Cagney) comments as, one by one, characters enter Nick's (William Bendix) San Francisco bar.
Drama
1955
135 Minutes
Dr. Aarons
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Charles Bickford Myron McCormick Lon Chaney Jesse White Harry Morgan Lee Marvin
medical student nurse doctor mistress friend engaging emotional intense college small town doctor's office household ambition medicine business love infidelity betrayal discovery temptation
An intern (Robert Mitchum) marries a nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who can pay the bills on his way up as a doctor.
Romance
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Don Burns
Loretta Young David Niven Hugh Herbert C. Aubrey Smith Billie Burke Broderick Crawford ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden
magician beautiful woman husband wife fiancé charming emotional stage backstage london connecticut romance marital problems magic act performance love discovery 1930s
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Biography
1964
98 Minutes
Harrigan
Shelley Winters Robert Taylor Cesar Romero Ralph Taeger Kaye Ballard Broderick Crawford Mickey Shaughnessy
Polly Adler (Shelley Winters) runs a 1920s Broadway brothel, backed by a bootlegger (Robert Taylor) and big shots.
Romance, Drama
1981
105 Minutes
Col. Tubman
Matt Dillon Cindy Fisher Christopher Connelly Hoyt Axton Margaret Blye Broderick Crawford Yvonne De Carlo Susan Tyrrell Tonja Walker Richard Moll Annie Belle
A farm boy and a banker's daughter fall in love in a small Texas town in 1949, bringing their opposing backgrounds to light.
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Hank Miller
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.
Drama
USA
1966
119 Minutes
Stephen Boyd Elke Sommer Milton Berle Eleanor Parker Joseph Cotten Jill St. John Tony Bennett Edie Adams Ernest Borgnine Ed Begley Walter Brennan
actor friend public relations specialist cabaret performer girlfriend private investigator melodramatic dark sad outlandish hollywood, calif. tijuana, mexico movie set new york city awards ceremony show business social climbing fame blackmail bad publicity
Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.