List of the best Byron Haskin movies: Too Late for Tears(1949), The War of the Worlds(1953), I Walk Alone(1947), The Naked Jungle(1954), Robinson Crusoe on Mars(1964), His Majesty O'Keefe(1953), The First Texan(1956), Long John Silver(1954), Conquest of Space(1955), Captain Sindbad(1963), Armored Command(1961), Warpath(1951) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Director
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.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Director
Gene Barry Ann Robinson Les Tremayne Lewis Martin Robert Cornthwaite Sandro Giglio Bill Phipps Jack Kruschen Vernon Rich Paul Birch
scientist pastor sheriff alien marine suspenseful creepy los angeles farmhouse church laboratory alien invasion showdown survival discovery revenge 1950s
A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Lizabeth Scott Kirk Douglas Wendell Corey Kristine Miller Jorge Rigaud Marc Lawrence Mike Mazurki Mickey Knox Roger Neury
bootlegger ex-convict nightclub owner ex-girlfriend partner brooding dark tense melodramatic new york city nightclub prison partnership greed business bootlegging love triangle deception rivalry rise
Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.
Adventure
USA
1954
95 Minutes
Director
Eleanor Parker Charlton Heston Abraham Sofaer William Conrad Romo Vincent Douglas Fowley John Dierkes Leonard Strong Norma Calderon John Mansfield
plantation owner wife brother servant commissioner medicine man intense melodramatic boat river plantation jungle south america marriage pride vanity drinking insects lifestyle changes adventure
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Sci-Fi
USA
1964
109 Minutes
Director
astronaut space traveler alien slave monkey commander chilling creative dark engaging tense suspenseful mars mars stranded alien attack human-animal friendship survival space exploration quest
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Adventure
USA
1953
92 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Joan Rice Andre Morell Abraham Sofaer Archie Savage Benson Fong Teresa Prendergast Lloyd Berrell Charles Horvath Philip Ahn Guy Doleman
sea captain trader medicine man chief slave trader love interest confident spirited boat fiji island hong kong village yap, caroline islands david dean o'keefe ambition island life imperialism ritual slave trade
A Yankee sea captain has adventures in paradise trying to become an entrepreneur in Micronesia.
Western
USA
1956
82 Minutes
Director
Joel McCrea Felicia Farr Jeff Morrow Wallace Ford Abraham Sofaer Jody McCrea Chubby Johnson William Hopper Dayton Lummis Roy Roberts David Silva
general president soldier mexican love interest brash inspiring patriotic texas mexico battlefield border independence revolution historical events territorial disputes war adventure quest rivalry
Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.
Adventure
Australia|USA
1954
109 Minutes
Director
Robert Newton Kit Taylor Connie Gilchrist Eric Reiman Syd Chambers Grant Taylor John Brunskill Harry Hambleton Henry Gilbert Elwin Daniel Al Thomas
pirate hostage governor sweetheart cabin boy thrilling amusing confident colony central america tavern ship pirates hidden treasure colonialism long john silver rescue adventure 1760s
In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Director
Walter Brooke Eric Fleming Mickey Shaughnessy Phil Foster William Redfield William Hopper Benson Fong Ross Martin
An American-led team of International astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
West Germany|USA
1963
85 Minutes
Director
Guy Williams Heidi Bruhl Pedro Armendáriz Abraham Sofaer Bernie Hamilton Helmut Schneider Margaret Jahnen Rolf Wanka Walter Barnes James Dobson Maurice Marsac
sinbad princess king sorcerer sailor dragon spectacular thrilling suspenseful campy palace ocean ship tower sea mind control political intrigue abduction magic seafaring
The peaceful kingdom of Baristan has an evil ruler named El-Carim. He plans to capture his rival, Sindbad, who will soon return from sea in order to marry Princess Jana. The Princess ... See full summary »
War
USA
1961
99 Minutes
Director
An American army unit is trapped in a small town during a German counterattack and discovers that a spy in the town is providing the Germans with information about them.
Western
1951
95 Minutes
Director
Edmond O'Brien Dean Jagger Forrest Tucker Harry Carey Jr. Polly Bergen James Millican
A man (Edmond O'Brien) joins the cavalry in his quest for two killers (Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker) ; Indians capture all three.
Western
1952
90 Minutes
Director
Edmond O'Brien Sterling Hayden Dean Jagger Kasey Rogers Lyle Bettger J. Carrol Naish ZaSu Pitts Tom Powers Robert Barrat Paul Fix Don Haggerty
railroad engineer railroad worker robber brash confident engaging fiery gritty gutsy wild colorado railroad railroad construction rivalry cover-up rivalry revenge 1870s
To build the first railroad across the Rockies, the survey engineer (Edmond O'Brien) for the D&RG races his CC&SJ rival (Sterling Hayden).
Sci-Fi
1958
100 Minutes
Director
Joseph Cotten George Sanders Debra Paget Don Dubbins Patric Knowles Carl Esmond Henry Daniell Melville Cooper Ludwig Stossel Morris Ankrum
tycoon inventor rival scientist assistant daughter thrilling gutsy wild spaceship office mountain washington, d.c. munitions space travel moon forbidden love technology exploration rivalry
Industrial rivals (Joseph Cotten, George Sanders), a crewman and a stowaway girl (Debra Paget) ride a rocket launched by cannon in 1868 Florida.
Kids & Family, Adventure
1959
73 Minutes
Director
Pedro Armendáriz Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. Terry Rangno
A marooned Spanish pirate (Pedro Armendáriz) and boy (Terry Rangno) wait years to be rescued from a desert island.