List of the best Dianne Foster movies: The Bamboo Prison(1955), Drive a Crooked Road(1954), Gideon of Scotland Yard(1958), The Kentuckian(1955), Monkey on My Back(1957), The Brothers Rico(1957), Three Hours to Kill(1954), Bad for Each Other(1954), King of the Roaring 20's -- The Story of Arnold Rothstein(1961), The Last Hurrah(1958), Night Passage(1957) ... ...
War
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Tanya Clayton
corporal sergeant priest traitor wife prisoner of war intricate suspenseful patriotic north korea prison camp korean war confinement espionage betrayal communism sacrifice pursuit escape 1950s
A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
82 Minutes
mechanic race car driver femme fatale bank robber criminal brooding intense thrilling melodramatic los angeles automobile repair shop beach beach house bank bank heist con game race car driving betrayal murder unlikely romance
An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1958
91 Minutes
Joanna Delafield
Jack Hawkins Dianne Foster Cyril Cusack Anna Lee Anna Massey Andrew Ray James Hayter Ronald Howard Howard Marion-Crawford Laurence Naismith Derek Bond
scotland yard detective daughter police officer brash confident engaging frenetic gutsy witty london office crime bribery pursuit 1950s
A typical day for Scotland Yard Chief Inspector George Gideon consists of working on several cases at the same time.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Hannah
Burt Lancaster Dianne Foster Diana Lynn John McIntire Una Merkel John Carradine John Litel Rhys Williams Walter Matthau Donald MacDonald Edward Norris
frontiersman frontier woman schoolteacher indentured servant son father emotional tender spirited kentucky frontier texas journey family father/son relationship frontier life friendship adventure discovery love
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
Biography
1957
93 Minutes
boxer wife drug dealer doctor soldier intense brooding sad emotional boxing ring chicago south pacific hospital barney ross boxing drug addiction world war ii injury marriage fall
Boxing champion Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) returns from Guadalcanal, a Marine hero addicted to morphine.
Crime, Drama
1957
92 Minutes
Richard Conte Dianne Foster Kathryn Grant Larry Gates James Darren Argentina Brunetti Lamont Johnson Paul Picerni Harry Bellaver
accountant brother wife mother mafia boss suspenseful thrilling melodramatic miami new york city phoenix organized crime escape murder double-cross deception family mystery rescue revenge
A businessman (Richard Conte) tries to warn his gangster brothers about a syndicate plot to kill them.
Western
USA
1954
77 Minutes
Chris Palmer
Dana Andrews Donna Reed Dianne Foster Stephen Elliott Richard Coogan Laurence Hugo James Westerfield Richard Webb Carolyn Jones Charlotte Fletcher
fugitive fiancé woman sheriff friend raw tense thrilling intricate wild west small town ranch wilderness false accusations murder investigation mob mentality frame-ups friendship survival escape
Framed for murder, Jim Guthrie barely escapes lynching by the town mob, becomes a wanted fugitive for three years but returns to find the real killer.
Drama
USA
1954
83 Minutes
Joan Lasher
fiancée doctor socialite nurse brother miner melodramatic somber pittsburgh doctor's office house coal mine coal mining difficult decision wealth class distinctions engagement love triangle love growing up
A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life
Crime, Drama
USA
1961
106 Minutes
Carolyn Green Rothstein
David Janssen Mickey Rooney Dianne Foster Jack Carson Diana Dors Dan O'Herlihy Mickey Shaughnessy Keenan Wynn
The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.
Drama
USA
1958
121 Minutes
Mave Caulfield
Spencer Tracy Jeffrey Hunter James Gleason Dianne Foster Pat O'Brien Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Edward Brophy John Carradine Willis Bouchey Basil Ruysdael
mayor political consultant politician nephew passionate spirited united states city city hall political campaign political corruption politics showdown aging competition underdog 1950s
Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.
Western
USA
1957
90 Minutes
Charlotte Drew
James Stewart Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Dianne Foster Elaine Stewart Brandon de Wilde Jay C. Flippen Herb Anderson Robert Wilke Hugh Beaumont Jack Elam
outlaw gunslinger lawman railroad tycoon brother robber gritty suspenseful wild west colorado train train robbery brotherhood theft old west moral dilemma pursuit quest 19th century
A fired railroad man is re-hired and trusted to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws.