List of the best Delmer Daves movies: 3:10 to Yuma(1957), Pride of the Marines(1945), Broken Arrow(1950), The Hanging Tree(1959), Hollywood Canteen(1944), The Last Wagon(1956), A Summer Place(1959), Task Force(1949), Demetrius and the Gladiators(1954), Rome Adventure(1962), Parrish(1961), Kings Go Forth(1958) ... ...
Western
USA
1957
92 Minutes
Director
Van Heflin Glenn Ford Felicia Farr Leora Dana Henry Jones Richard Jaeckel Robert Emhardt Sheridan Comerate
rancher murderer henchman brother marshal drunk gripping suspenseful wild west arizona small town police station train station countryside daunting task murder justice journey quest temptation
Broke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but Wade's gang tries to free him.
Biography
USA
1945
119 Minutes
Director
John Garfield Eleanor Parker Dane Clark John Ridgely Rosemary DeCamp Ann Doran Warren Douglas Don McGuire Tom D'Andrea Rory Mallinson Mark Stevens
soldier fiancé nurse emotional gripping south pacific hospital pearl harbor battlefield world war ii blindness injury love sacrifice 1940s
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.
Western
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Director
James Stewart Jeff Chandler Debra Paget Basil Ruysdael Will Geer Joyce Mackenzie Arthur Hunnicutt Raymond Bramley Jay Silverheels Argentina Brunetti Robert Adler
scout native american settler renegade warrior mail carrier gritty thrilling intense united states apache territory camp arizona friendship truce war love death peace quest
Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
Western
USA
1959
106 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Maria Schell Karl Malden Ben Piazza George C. Scott Karl Swenson Virginia Gregg John Dierkes King Donovan Slim Talbot Guy Wilkerson
doctor immigrant townsperson partner criminal servant dark somber engaging mining camp tree house montana wild west starting over love interest murder the past rescue old west
Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realizing that he can exploit his secret.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
124 Minutes
Director
Robert Hutton Joan Leslie Dane Clark Bette Davis Janis Paige
soldier actress star bette davis joan leslie lighthearted patriotic cheeky los angeles club restaurant train station military hollywood patriotism love sacrifice 1940s
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
Western
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Director
Richard Widmark Felicia Farr Susan Kohner Tommy Rettig Stephanie Griffin Ray Stricklyn Nick Adams Carl Benton Reid Douglas Kennedy George Mathews James Drury
prisoner sheriff young boy general beautiful woman native american melodramatic tense plains wagon train murder revenge massacre prejudice daunting task culture clash escape rescue underdog 19th century
Wagon train survivors of an Apache attack entrust the sheriff's prisoner, scout Comanche Todd, with their lives despite his wanted-for-murder status.
Drama
USA
1959
130 Minutes
Director
Richard Egan Dorothy McGuire Sandra Dee Arthur Kennedy Troy Donahue Constance Ford Beulah Bondi Jack Richardson Martin Eric Peter Constanti Junius Matthews
wealthy man wife daughter old flame alcoholic son melodramatic passionate engaging maine hotel seaside family home pine island loveless marriage affair family secrets young love summer vacation unplanned pregnancy
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
War
USA
1949
116 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Jane Wyatt Walter Brennan Wayne Morris Julie London Herman Brix Jack Holt Stanley Ridges John Ridgely Richard Rober Art Baker
admiral naval officer friend navy pilot diplomat wife fascinating intense patriotic aircraft carrier airplane south pacific naval base world war ii aircraft carriers military navy redemption pearl harbor transformation
As he is retiring, Jonathon Scott reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.
Drama, History
USA
1954
101 Minutes
Director
Victor Mature Susan Hayward Michael Rennie Debra Paget Anne Bancroft Jay Robinson Barry Jones William Marshall Richard Egan Ernest Borgnine Charles Evans
emperor soldier gladiator roman apostle melodramatic emotional intense suspenseful powerful ancient rome arena palace street city home christianity religion faith showdown
In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.
Romance
USA
1962
119 Minutes
Director
Troy Donahue Suzanne Pleshette Angie Dickinson Rossano Brazzi Constance Ford Hampton Fancher Iphigenie Castiglioni Chad Everett Gertrude Flynn Pamela Austin Lili Valenty
librarian architect romantic interest ex-girlfriend heartwarming charming rome apartment bookstore countryside street love triangle romance travel american tourists education literature love transformation 1960s
Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. She sails for Italy, takes a job at a small bookstore in Rome, and meets... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1961
140 Minutes
Director
Troy Donahue Claudette Colbert Karl Malden Dean Jagger Diane McBain Connie Stevens Sharon Hugueny Dub Taylor Hampton Fancher Dave Knapp Saundra Edwards
In the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean and his mother are newly employed by the Sala Post tobacco farm that is engaged in a competition war with the neighboring Judd Raike tobacco corporation.
Drama, War
USA
1958
109 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Leora Dana Karl Swenson Ann Codee Eddie Ryder Jackie Berthe Marie Isnard
soldier military officer love interest mother melodramatic france village beach battlefield love triangle interracial relationship marriage racism world war ii love transformation 1940s
Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her.
Western
USA
1958
85 Minutes
Director
Alan Ladd Ernest Borgnine Katy Jurado Claire Kelly Kent Smith Nehemiah Persoff Robert Ernhardt Anthony Caruso Adam Williams Ford Rainey John Day
ex-convict robber deputy prostitute miner explosives expert rousing confident arizona mine prison gold heist bigotry revenge betrayal revenge adventure 1890s
Released from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott.
Drama
USA
1961
116 Minutes
Director
Troy Donahue Connie Stevens Dorothy McGuire Lloyd Nolan Brian Aherne Grant Williams Natalie Schafer Kent Smith Bert Convy Guy Wilkerson
father wife daughter teenager mother suitor melodramatic emotional california house alaska chile hospital teen pregnancy death cover-up romantic dilemma relationships family forbidden love
Premarital sex, secrets, and society. At 17, shy Susan Slade is on her way to California after a ten-year stay at a remote Chilean mine where her father was chief engineer. Onboard ship, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
111 Minutes
Director
Alan Ladd Audrey Dalton Marisa Pavan Robert Keith Rodolfo Acosta Charles Bronson Warner Anderson Elisha Cook Jr. Anthony Caruso Richard Gaines Hayden Rorke
cowboy native american warrior daughter driver ulysses s. grant army officer thrilling gutsy melodramatic california oregon fort mountain river ambush native americans revenge negotiation honor war
In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.
Drama
USA
1964
137 Minutes
Director
James Franciscus Suzanne Pleshette Genevieve Page Eva Gabor Mary Astor Lee Bowman Edward Andrews Don Porter Mildred Dunnock Kent Smith John Dehner
truck driver novelist actress socialite married woman editor melodramatic emotional brooding kentucky new york city party theater cabin writing fame new life financial troubles high society tragic love
Arthur Hawke works as a coal truck driver in Kentucky, he in the process trying to protect his widowed mother Sarah Hawke's property rights against his wealthy and cutthroat paternal uncles... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1953
94 Minutes
Director
Clark Gable Gene Tierney Bernard Miles Richard Haydn Kenneth More Belita Theodore Bikel
An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.
Adventure
USA
1951
100 Minutes
Director
Louis Jourdan Debra Paget Jeff Chandler Everett Sloane Maurice Schwartz Jack Elam Otto Waldis Alfred Zeisler Mary Ann Ventura David Bray
An island Princess falls for a visiting Frenchman, but her people are against it.
Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Director
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Lon McCallister Judith Anderson Allene Roberts Julie London Rory Calhoun Ona Munson Harry Shannon Arthur Space Walter Sande Pat Flaherty
farmer adopted daughter aunt classmate guard girlfriend brooding chilling suspenseful tense farm woods country house family history dark secrets madness unlikely criminal murder hostage situation mystery
Film director Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1930
91 Minutes
Raymond Sperling
Basil Rathbone Leila Hyams Roland Young George F. Marion Alec B. Francis Zelda Sears Bodil Rosing Carroll Nye Delmer Daves
detective suspect ward doctor maid killer suspenseful intricate fascinating new york state house closet murder investigation serial murders clues father/daughter relationship kidnapping mystery pursuit 1920s
When the body of a man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found with an arrow in the heart on an archery range along with a chess bishop as a clue, Philo Vance investigates.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
97 Minutes
Screenwriter
Elliott Nugent Robert Armstrong Cliff Edwards Sally Starr Phyllis Crane Polly Moran Lee Shumway Dorothy Dehn Max Davidson Oscar Rudolph Delmer Daves
Biff and Eddie are the best of friends. They are college seniors, roommates at the fraternity, and star teammates on the USC football team. Then a flapper named Babs enters the picture. ... See full summary »