List of the best Dan Riss movies: Wyoming Mail(1950), Panic in the Streets(1950), The Price of Fear(1956), Man on Fire(1957), Go for Broke!(1951), Appointment With Danger(1951), The Yellow Tomahawk(1954), Only the Valiant(1951), Talk About a Stranger(1952), Carbine Williams(1952) ... ...
Western
USA
1950
87 Minutes
George Armstrong
Stephen McNally Alexis Smith Howard da Silva Ed Begley Dan Riss Roy Roberts Whit Bissell Armando Silvestre James Arness Richard Jaeckel Frankie Darro
In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Neff
Richard Widmark Paul Douglas Barbara Bel Geddes Jack Palance Zero Mostel Dan Riss Tommy Cook Edward Kennedy
dockworker doctor criminal police officer wife mayor brooding frenetic suspenseful melodramatic new orleans louisiana crime plagues media health mystery transformation pursuit quest
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
Drama
USA
1956
79 Minutes
Lt. Jim Walsh
Merle Oberon Lex Barker Charles Drake Gia Scala Warren Stevens Philip Pine Mary Field Dan Riss Konstantin Shayne Stafford Repp Tim Sullivan
The co-owner of a dog track is framed for two crimes: the shotgun killing of his ex-partner and the hit-and-run death of an elderly man.
Drama
1957
95 Minutes
Mack
Bing Crosby Inger Stevens Mary Fickett E.G. Marshall Malcolm Brodrick Richard Eastham Anne Seymour Dan Riss
businessperson wealthy man ex-wife son girlfriend husband tense emotional united states courtroom court battles child custody divorce father/son relationship revenge love discovery 1950s
A businessman's (Bing Crosby) lawyer (Inger Stevens) sees him through a custody battle with his ex-wife (Mary Fickett) over their son.
War
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Capt. Solari
Van Johnson Gianna Maria Canale Warner Anderson Lane Nakano Henry Nakamura George Miki Henry Oyasato Don Haggerty Dan Riss
japanese-american lieutenant soldier engaging emotional patriotic mississippi italy world war ii training courage bigotry transformation sacrifice rise 1940s
The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
89 Minutes
Maury Ahearn
Alan Ladd Phyllis Calvert Jack Webb Paul Stewart Jan Sterling Stacy Harris Harry Morgan David Wolfe Dan Riss Harry Antrim Geraldine Wall
detective witness murderer crime boss henchman suspenseful gritty dark gary, ind. lair investigation undercover operations murder theft dangerous job kidnapping pursuit escape 1950s
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
Western
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Sgt. Bandini
Rory Calhoun Peggie Castle Noah Beery Jr. Warner Anderson Peter Graves Lee Van Cleef Rita Moreno Walter Reed Dan Riss Adam Williams Ned Glass
major cavalryman fiancée tribal leader cheyenne warrior native american brutal tense disheartening melodramatic wyoming territory fort plains battlefield american west frontier massacre american indian wars cross-cultural relations friendship
When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.
Western
USA
1951
105 Minutes
Lt. Jerry Winters
Gregory Peck Barbara Payton Gig Young Ward Bond Lon Chaney Neville Brand Jeff Corey Warner Anderson Steve Brodie Dan Riss Terry Kilburn
leader officer captain gory mission mountain respect reputation military transformation
A despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an Indian attack on the fort.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
65 Minutes
George Murphy Nancy Davis Billy Gray Lewis Stone Kurt Kaszner Anna Glomb Katharine Warren Teddy Infuhr Stanley Andrews Maude Wallace Harry Lauter
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Biography
1952
91 Minutes
James Stewart Jean Hagen Wendell Corey Carl Benton Reid Paul Stewart Otto Hulett Rhys Williams Herbert Heyes James Arness Porter Hall Fay Roope
prisoner inventor warden spirited charming prison north carolina guns inventions imprisonment david marshall williams redemption bad behavior discovery underdog rise 1920s
North Carolina moonshiner Marsh Williams (James Stewart) modifies the .30-caliber M-1 while serving 30 years in prison.