List of the best Dick Wesson movies: Paris Follies of 1956(1955), The Errand Boy(1961), The Man Behind the Gun(1953), Destination Moon(1950), Calamity Jane(1953), Jim Thorpe, All American(1951), Force of Arms(1951), The Charge at Feather River(1953), The Desert Song(1953), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Starlift(1951), Sunny Side of the Street(1951) ... ...
Musical
USA
1955
73 Minutes
Chuck Russell
Forrest Tucker Margaret Whiting Dick Wesson Martha Hyer Barbara Whiting Lloyd Corrigan Wally Cassell Fluff Charlton James Ferris William Henry
With just one night to prove that he's worth the investment, aspiring businessman Dan Bradley (Forest Tucker) does his best to put on an amazing musical at Hollywood's famed Moulin Rouge nightclub.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
The A.D.
Jerry Lewis Brian Donlevy Howard McNear Dick Wesson Felicia Atkins Kathleen Freeman Isobel Elsom Fritz Feld Iris Adrian Renee Taylor Sig Ruman
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Sgt. "Monk" Walker
Randolph Scott Patrice Wymore Philip Carey Dick Wesson Lina Romay Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Katharine Warren Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Fowley Anthony Caruso
schoolteacher undercover agent government agent sidekick ringleader thrilling california united states intelligence undercover operations weapons political corruption assassination adventure quest 1850s
An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.
Sci-Fi
1950
91 Minutes
Joe Sweeney
John Archer Warner Anderson Tom Powers Dick Wesson Erin O'Brien-Moore Ted Warde
astronaut scientist general wife industrialist confident gripping uplifting mojave desert outer space moon spaceship space travel space race research daunting task stranded adventure rivalry sacrifice
Astronauts (John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers) land their rocket on the moon but must lessen the load a lot in order to get back.
Musical
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Francis Fryer
Doris Day Howard Keel Allyn Ann McLerie Philip Carey Dick Wesson Paul Harvey Chubby Johnson Gale Robbins
frontier woman lieutenant cowboy maid saloon owner amusing cheery playful saloon chicago stage cabin desert deadwood, s.d. friendship singing impersonation mistaken identity jealousy romance
The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.
Biography
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Ed Guyac
Burt Lancaster Charles Bickford Steve Cochran Phyllis Thaxter Dick Wesson Jack Big Head Suni Warcloud Al Mejia Hubert Jay Kerns Nestor Paiva Jim Moss
athlete coach wife spirited touching pennsylvania boarding school football field aspirations ambition olympic games love sports football underdog rise fall 1930s
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
War
USA
1951
100 Minutes
Kleiner
William Holden Nancy Olson Frank Lovejoy Gene Evans Dick Wesson Paul Picerni Katharine Warren Ross Ford Ron Hagerthy Amelia Kova Robert Roark
During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Western
USA
1953
96 Minutes
Pvt. Cullen
Guy Madison Frank Lovejoy Vera Miles Helen Westcott Dick Wesson Onslow Stevens Steve Brodie Ron Hagerthy Fay Roope Neville Brand Henry Kulky
cavalryman cavalry captain cavalry sergeant woman frontier woman pioneer thrilling suspenseful emotional wild west river kidnapping battle fighting escape rivalry love pursuit adventure 1950s
In Colorado territory, Miles Archer is asked by the cavalry at Fort Bellows to aid in rescuing two white women abducted by the Cheyenne and to provide security for the railroad construction teams.
Musical
USA
1953
110 Minutes
Benjamin "Benjy" Kidd
Kathryn Grayson Gordon MacRae Steve Cochran Raymond Massey Dick Wesson Allyn Ann McLerie Ray Collins Paul Picerni Frank de Kova William Conrad Trevor Bardette
daughter father commander warlord sheik tutor melodramatic spirited morocco desert outpost hideout village ethnic tension secret identity battle foreign legion romance father/daughter relationship love
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Tinker
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Musical
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Sgt. Mike Nolan
Janice Rule Dick Wesson Ron Hagerthy Richard Webb Hayden Rorke Howard St. John
pilot movie star friend soldier performer crew member cheery lighthearted patriotic air force base san francisco hollywood, calif. musical performance korean war publicity deception love quest 1950s
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Musical
1951
71 Minutes
Dave Gibson
Frankie Laine Terry Moore Jerome Courtland Billy Daniels Toni Arden Audrey Long Dick Wesson Lynn Bari William Tracy Willard Waterman Jonathan Hale
singing star aspiring singer girlfriend childhood sweetheart boss television executive amusing campy television studio apartment embassy television show singing stardom love triangle romantic dilemma musical performance transformation love rivalry
The key to Ted's success in television turns out to be his former girlfriend Gloria Pelly, the TV station owner's daughter.