List of the best Darren McGavin movies: Happy Mother's Day, Love George(1973), A Christmas Story(1983), The Delicate Delinquent(1957), Summertime(1955), The Martian Chronicles(1980), Inherit the Wind(1988), Dead Heat(1988), Captain America(1990), The Man With the Golden Arm(1955), Raw Deal(1986), Airport '77(1977), The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1973
90 Minutes
Director
Patricia Neal Cloris Leachman Bobby Darin Ron Howard Tessa Dahl Kathie Browne Joseph Mascolo Simon Oakland Thayer David Gale Garnett
A teenage drifter becomes embroiled in the lives and mysteries of the residents in a small coastal fishing village while searching for his family roots.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
1983
93 Minutes
Mr. Parker
Peter Billingsley Darren McGavin Melinda Dillon Ian Petrella Scott Schwartz R. D. Robb Tedde Moore Yano Anaya Zack Ward
son father mother brother bully amusing charming heartwarming playful midwest city hammond, ind. christmas wishes family growing up quest 1940s
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Mike Damon
Jerry Lewis Darren McGavin Martha Hyer Horace MacMahon Milton Frome Robert Ivers Richard Bakalyan Joseph Corey Mary Webster Jefferson Searles Emory Parnell
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Romance
UK|USA
1955
99 Minutes
Eddie Yaeger
Katharine Hepburn Rossano Brazzi Darren McGavin Isa Miranda Mari Aldon Jane Rose MacDonald Parke Gaitano Audiero Andre Morell Jeremy Spenser Virginia Simeon
spinster sexy man emotional melodramatic venice hotel restaurant canal ohio marriage infatuation infidelity love sacrifice 1950s
An American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice.
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Sam Parkhill
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Drama
1988
95 Minutes
E.K. Hornbeck
Kirk Douglas Jason Robards Darren McGavin Jean Simmons Megan Follows Kyle Secor John Harkins
A biblical orator (Kirk Douglas) opposes a liberal lawyer (Jason Robards) defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
Horror, Comedy, Action
USA
1988
88 Minutes
Dr. Ernest McNab
Treat Williams Joe Piscopo Lindsay Frost Darren McGavin Vincent Price Keye Luke Clare Kirkconnell Robert Picardo Mel Stewart Professor Toru Tanaka
police detective partner zombie villain doctor pretty woman cheeky gory laboratory los angeles california bank zombies robbery police work friendship investigation metamorphosis pursuit 1980s
A cop and his undead partner must chase down the diabolical villain who killed him.
Action
USA|Yugoslavia
1990
100 Minutes
General Fleming
Matt Salinger Ronny Cox Ned Beatty Darren McGavin Michael Nouri Melinda Dillon Francesca Neri Kim Gillingham Scott Paulin Carla Cassola
american soldier soldier superhero enemy villain love interest engaging suspenseful thrilling gripping charming witty united states alaska vietnam experiments superheroes superhuman abilities fighting saving the world
Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against archcriminal The Red Skull.
Drama
USA
1955
119 Minutes
Louie
Frank Sinatra Eleanor Parker Kim Novak Arnold Stang Darren McGavin Robert Strauss George Mathews John Conte Doro Merande George E. Stone Emile Meyer
con artist drug dealer drummer ex-girlfriend wife dark gritty prison poker tournament stage staircase drug addiction music second chance prison wretched excess temptation 1950s
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Action
USA|Netherlands
1986
105 Minutes
Harry Shannon
Arnold Schwarzenegger Kathryn Harrold Sam Wanamaker Paul Shenar Robert Davi Ed Lauter Darren McGavin Joe Regalbuto Mordecai Lawner Steven Hill Blanche Baker
sheriff fbi agent mob boss moll henchman undercover agent suspenseful cool cabin casino hideout airport cemetery chicago secret mission legal case drug cartel vengeance spying gunfight
A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1977
113 Minutes
Stan Buchek
Jack Lemmon Lee Grant George Kennedy Brenda Vaccaro James Stewart Joseph Cotten Olivia de Havilland Darren McGavin Christopher Lee Robert Foxworth Robert Hooks
girlfriend millionaire pilot hijacker flight attendant tense suspenseful amusing bermuda triangle hijacking rescue lost trapped plane crash heroism discovery escape 1970s
Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.
Drama, History
USA
1955
100 Minutes
Capt. Russ Peters
Gary Cooper Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy Rod Steiger Elizabeth Montgomery Fred Clark James Daly Jack Lord Peter Graves Darren McGavin Robert F. Simon
colonel general congressman major lawyer tense inspiring gripping rousing courtroom law office washington, d.c. military base billy mitchell court-martial trial aviation rebellion military incompetence rivalry
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.