List of the best Darryl Hickman movies: The Happy Years(1950), Fighting Father Dunne(1948), The Devil on Wheels(1947), The Tingler(1959), Sign of the Wolf(1941), Joe Smith, American(1942), Tea and Sympathy(1956), Men of Boys Town(1941), Lightning Strikes Twice(1951), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers(1946), Southwest Passage(1954), Leave Her to Heaven(1945) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1950
110 Minutes
Dean Stockwell Darryl Hickman Scotty Beckett Leon Ames Margalo Gillmore Leo G. Carroll Donn Gift Peter Thompson Jerry Mickelsen Alan Dinehart David Bair
schoolboy headmaster bully father uplifting heartwarming boarding school new jersey father/son relationship coming of age boarding-school life friendship education growing up rivalry transformation 1950s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
Biography
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Darryl Hickman Charles Kemper Phil L. Ryan Una O'Connor Arthur Shields Harry Shannon Joe Sawyer Anna Q. Nilsson Donn Gift Myrna Dell
In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.
Drama
USA
1947
67 Minutes
James Cardwell Darryl Hickman Noreen Nash Terry Moore Damian O'Flynn Lenita Lane William Forrest Sue England Bob Arthur
A teenager involved in illegal car races runs a pedestrian over in a hit-and-run case where the victim turns out to be his mother.
Horror
USA
1959
82 Minutes
David Morris
Vincent Price Judith Evelyn Darryl Hickman Patricia Cutts Pamela Lincoln Philip Coolidge Gail Bonney Pat Colby
scientist friend wife doctor creepy suspenseful emotional laboratory household movie theater scientific experiments insects fear death hallucinations murder discovery escape 1950s
An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
Adventure
USA
1941
69 Minutes
Billy Freeman
Because of a fight at a dog show between "Smoky" and "Shadow", Alsatian Shepherd dogs, owned and trained by Judy Weston, "Smoky" loses first prize. Judy sells "Shadow", but Ben, the trainer... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1942
63 Minutes
Johnny Smith
Robert Young Marsha Hunt Darryl Hickman Harvey Stephens Jonathan Hale Noel Madison Don Costello Joseph Anthony William Forrest Russell Hicks Mark Daniels
Nazi spies kidnap an aircraft mechanic (Robert Young) and try to make him talk about a new bombsight.
Drama
USA
1956
122 Minutes
Al
Deborah Kerr John Kerr Leif Erickson Edward Andrews Darryl Hickman Norma Crane Dean Jones Jacqueline de Wit Tom Laughlin Ralph Votrian Steve Terrell
student teacher wife father tramp melodramatic emotional prep school homosexuality infidelity friendship bullying love growing up discovery forbidden love 1950s
A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.
Drama
USA
1941
106 Minutes
Flip
Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney Bobs Watson Larry Nunn Darryl Hickman Henry O'Neill Mary Nash Lee J. Cobb Sidney Miller Addison Richards Lloyd Corrigan
priest paraplegic young man parent delinquent friend intense emotional moving boys town, neb. reform school office household gas station courtroom juvenile crime reform self-sacrifice adoption violence
Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
91 Minutes
String
Ruth Roman Richard Todd Mercedes McCambridge Zachary Scott Darryl Hickman Frank Conroy Kathryn Givney Rhys Williams
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
Drama
USA
1946
116 Minutes
Sam Masterson as a boy
Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin Kirk Douglas Lizabeth Scott Judith Anderson Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ann Doran
wealthy woman district attorney childhood friend aunt convict bleak tense iverstown, pa. mansion office dark secrets love triangle marriage of convenience cover-up accidental death forbidden love fall wretched excess rivalry 1920s
A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband, who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.
Western
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Jeb
Rod Cameron Joanne Dru John Ireland Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Mary Hanna Darryl Hickman Stuart Randall Morris Ankrum Kenneth MacDonald Stanley Andrews John Dehner
leader bank robber girlfriend doctor lieutenant american indian warrior brash suspenseful thrilling american southwest desert camp survival transportation impersonation desert trek blackmail adventure discovery 19th century
The U.S. Cavalry is ordered to test the feasability of camels in the deserts of the Southwest.
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
111 Minutes
Danny Harland
Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Jeanne Crain Vincent Price Mary Philips Ray Collins Darryl Hickman Gene Lockhart Reed Hadley Chill Wills Paul Everton
writer femme fatale fiancé brother melodramatic passionate united states household jealousy obsessive love romance murder love triangle love fall 1940s
A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married. But her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both, and everyone else around them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Lionel
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Sci-Fi
USA
1981
94 Minutes
Dr. Jim Belfield
Albert Finney James Coburn Susan Dey Leigh Taylor-Young Dorian Harewood Tim Rossovich Darryl Hickman Kathryn Witt
plastic surgeon ceo model senator doctor outlandish thrilling suspenseful doctor's office office building apartment los angeles city murder investigation conspiracy technology corruption advertising mystery
Three of four models, who had plastic surgery done by Larry after a computed list, are dead. Neither the cops nor Larry believe they're suicides. Larry investigates and stays with the fourth model. Who's behind the lists and murders?
Drama
USA
1945
99 Minutes
Sneezer
Alan Ladd Gail Russell William Demarest Bruce Cabot Stanley Clements Spring Byington Rex Williams Darryl Hickman Marjorie Woodworth
gambler gangster jockey trainer henchman schoolteacher suspenseful gritty fiery new orleans california racetrack horse racing organized crime theft double-cross debt quest revenge love
Salty owes money to Doc Baxter; he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. Johnny and ... See full summary »
Drama
1949
72 Minutes
Shanley
Robert Ryan Audrey Totter George Tobias Alan Baxter Wallace Ford Percy Helton Hal Baylor Darryl Hickman Kenny O'Morrison James Edwards Edwin Max
boxer wife manager mobster brooding intense united states city boxing ring boxing competition betrayal shady dealings corruption fixed game underdog rivalry 1940s
An aging boxer (Robert Ryan) leaves his crying wife (Audrey Totter), then crosses the street for a fixed fight.
Adventure
USA
1946
98 Minutes
Sam Hooper
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.
Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Schoolboy
Anthony Quinn Katherine DeMille Elyse Knox Ducky Louie Raymond Hatton Kane Richmond Thurston Hall Moroni Olsen Jonathan Hale Darryl Hickman Charles Trowbridge
In the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is born.
War
USA
1954
80 Minutes
Merton Tollivar
Ronald Reagan Steve Forrest Dewey Martin Oscar Homolka Robert Horton Paul Stewart Harry Morgan Stephen Bekassy Leonard Strong Darryl Hickman Ralph Ahn
army officer captain prisoner of war sadist commander guard disturbing intense inspiring pow camp north korea korean war undercover operations torture violence brainwashing communism discovery escape rescue
During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Musical
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Shirley Temple Jack Oakie Charlotte Greenwood Arleen Whelan George Montgomery Kathleen Howard Minor Watson Frank Swann Frank Sully Sarah Edwards Mae Marsh
child mother father townsperson performer teacher lighthearted spirited charming small town new england vaudeville show business hurricane prejudice acceptance transformation adventure discovery 1940s
Shirley's last film on her 20th Century Fox contract (aged 12). Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small ... See full summary »