List of the best Don Taylor movies: Battle for Music(1945), Tom Sawyer(1973), Damien: Omen II(1978), The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday(1976), Escape From the Planet of the Apes(1971), Ride the Wild Surf(1964), The Island of Dr. Moreau(1977), The Two Gentlemen of Verona(1983), Something for a Lonely Man(1968), Everything's Ducky(1961), Echoes of a Summer(1976), Men of Sherwood Forest(1954) ... ...
Drama
UK
1945
87 Minutes
Director
Hay Petrie Joss Ambler Mavis Clarke
musician conductor music lover businessman government official emotional powerful melodramatic london concert hall england office london philharmonic orchestra world war ii blitz of london survival music perseverance quest sacrifice
A docu-drama about the troubles of the London Philharmonic Orchestra during World War II.
Kids & Family, Musical
USA
1973
104 Minutes
Director
Johnny Whitaker Celeste Holm Warren Oates Jeff East Jodie Foster Lucille Benson Henry Jones Noah Keen Dub Taylor Richard Eastham Sandy Kenyon
boy huckleberry finn girl aunt judge lighthearted spirited heartwarming small town mississippi mississippi river raft friendship childhood small-town life tom sawyer adventure discovery 1870s
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.
Horror
UK|USA
1978
108 Minutes
Director
William Holden Lee Grant Jonathan Scott-Taylor Robert Foxworth Nicholas Pryor Lew Ayres Sylvia Sidney Lance Henriksen Lucas Donat Allan Arbus Meshach Taylor
orphan aunt uncle cousin antichrist chilling gory creepy chicago military academy museum satanism death archaeology supernatural evil transformation rise metamorphosis growing up
Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
Comedy, Western
USA
1976
102 Minutes
Director
Lee Marvin Oliver Reed Robert Culp Elizabeth Ashley Strother Martin Sylvia Miles Kay Lenz Howard Platt
frontiersman con artist native american aristocrat prostitute boxer madcap colorado american west frontier life scam kidnapping revenge quest rivalry 1900s
Three prospectors confront their ex-partner who, 15 years earlier, ran off with all the gold from their mine and they also plan to kidnap his wife.
Sci-Fi
USA
1971
98 Minutes
Director
Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden William Windom Sal Mineo Albert Salmi Jason Evers John Randolph Harry Lauter
apes scientist astronaut dark suspenseful los angeles prison ship animal cruelty scientific experiments husband/wife relationship murder pregnancy escape 1970s
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
Adventure
USA
1964
101 Minutes
Director
Fabian Tab Hunter Peter Brown Shelley Fabares Barbara Eden Susan Hart James Mitchum Anthony Hayes Roger Davis Catherine McLeod
surfer college student romantic interest rival mother friend lighthearted spirited thrilling pacific ocean beach oahu, hawaii surfing competition romance friendship determination adventure rivalry love
A group of friends go to Hawaii in order to practice surfing, their favorite sport. But this is not all they do there - they also find love...
Horror
USA
1977
98 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Michael York Barbara Carrera Nigel Davenport Richard Basehart Nick Cravat Fumio Demura Bob Ozman Gary Baxley John Gillespie David S. Cass Sr.
english gentleman doctor manservant creature assistant creepy tense outlandish island laboratory compound beach medical experiments romance shipwreck fear mutation investigation escape metamorphosis
A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.
Comedy
USA
1983
137 Minutes
Director
Frank Barrie Tessa Peake-Jones Hetta Charnley Tyler Butterworth John Hudson Nicholas Kaby
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
Romance
USA
1968
98 Minutes
Director
Dan Blocker Susan Clark John Dehner Warren Oates Paul Peterson Don Stroud Henry Jones Sandy Kenyon Edgar Buchanan Tommy Nolan
An accident victim makes a deal with a particularly hideous witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers. He uses these powers to help the police solve crimes.
Comedy
USA
1961
81 Minutes
Director
Mickey Rooney Buddy Hackett Jackie Cooper Joanie Sommers Roland Winters Elizabeth MacRae Gene Blakely Gordon Jones
sailor duck psychiatrist pretty woman amusing madcap military base ship human-animal friendship sailors military intelligence rocket science talking animal rescue discovery adventure 1960s
Two sailors sneak a talking duck on board their ship. Complications ensue.
Drama
1976
99 Minutes
Director
Richard Harris Jodie Foster Lois Nettleton Geraldine Fitzgerald William Windom Brad Savage
father dying person mother daughter neighbor doctor inspiring emotional sad lake party house difficult decision father/daughter relationship mother/daughter relationship terminal illness dying young friendship transformation discovery
A dying 12-year-old (Jodie Foster) inspires her parents (Richard Harris, Lois Nettleton), doctor and tutor with her courage.
Adventure
1954
77 Minutes
Robin Hood
Don Taylor Reginald Beckwith Eileen Moore David King-Wood Douglas Wilmer Harold Lang Ballard Berkeley Patrick Holt
robin hood little john friar tuck nobleman prince king richard i rousing engaging england castle sherwood forest village tower river outlaws english history ambush murder knights secret mission
Robin Hood (Don Taylor), Friar Tuck (Reginald Beckwith) and the Merry Men try to rescue King Richard.
Western
1983
94 Minutes
Director
Robert Preston Patty Duke Sally Kellerman Geoffrey Lewis David Knell Jacques Aubuchon Christopher Lloyd Jon Gries
nun child gunslinger apache orphan mayor amusing cheeky engaging striking spirited thrilling saloon wild west gunfight conflict of interest adventure rivalry 19th century
An old gunfighter (Robert Preston) helps a nun (Patty Duke Astin) bring unwanted Apache orphans to a school 200 miles away.
Romance
1980
97 Minutes
Director
Valerie Bertinelli Jameson Parker Andy Romano Joanna Miles David James Carroll Lauri Hendler Virginia Kiser Craig T. Nelson Karlene Crockett Dey Young Shelley Long
An 18-year-old newlywed (Valerie Bertinelli) meets another man (Jameson Parker) after her Marine husband (Andy Romano) is killed in Vietnam.
Western
1969
107 Minutes
Director
Peter Graves James Daly Bud Spencer Tetsuro Tamba Nino Castelnuovo Daniela Giordano Claudio Gora Annabella Andreoli
A bandit (Peter Graves) and his gang target a Mexican general's trainload of gold for the revolution in 1914.
Drama
USA
1952
91 Minutes
Jim Sterling
Shirley Yamaguchi Don Taylor Cameron Mitchell Marie Windsor Philip Ahn James Bell
Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital. The couple are forced to deal with the sometimes subtle, sometimes ... See full summary »
War
1953
89 Minutes
Richard Widmark Don Taylor Casey Adams Ross Bagdasarian Murvyn Vye Judy Dann
pilot tribal leader soldier native engaging patriotic rousing mongolia desert armed conflict friendship historical events leadership military native people underdog rivalry quest 1940s
In exchange for saddles, Mongols help a Navy weather-station officer (Richard Widmark) and his men evade the Japanese.
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
90 Minutes
David Paxton
Deanna Durbin Edmond O'Brien Don Taylor Jeffrey Lynn Ray Collins Hugo Haas Harry Davenport Griff Barnett Katharine Alexander James Todd Morris Ankrum
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
Action
USA
1954
85 Minutes
Duke Benson
Tony Curtis Piper Laurie Don Taylor Paul Kelly Ilka Chase Sidney Blackmer
Automobile engineer, Johnny Dark, designs a radical new car. When the owner refuses to sponsor the car in a Canada to Mexico Sports-car race, Johnny, with the aid of the owner's ... See full summary »
Drama, War
USA
1956
87 Minutes
Preacher
Wendell Corey Mickey Rooney Don Taylor Nicole Maurey John Smith John Gentry Ralph Votrian Wright King Stanley Adams Bobs Watson Tara Summers
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
War
USA
1953
120 Minutes
Lt. James Skylar Dunbar
William Holden Otto Preminger Robert Strauss Don Taylor Harvey Lembeck Richard Erdman Peter Graves Neville Brand Sig Ruman Michael Moore Peter Baldwin
prisoner of war spy guard pilot sergeant nazi engaging gripping suspenseful tense germany prison camp world war ii prisoners of war loyalty imprisonment escape mystery quest 1940s
When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Buckley Dunstan
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Buckley Dunstan
Spencer Tracy Elizabeth Taylor Joan Bennett Don Taylor Billie Burke Leo G. Carroll Moroni Olsen Melville Cooper Taylor Holmes Paul Harvey Frank Orth
father bride daughter mother groom amusing playful endearing america household church wedding marriage family aging parenthood love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Western
1949
89 Minutes
Lt. Linus Delaney
Robert Taylor John Hodiak Arlene Dahl Don Taylor Jean Hagen Bruce Cowling Leon Ames John McIntire Pat Moriarity Charles Stevens Chief Thundercloud
prospector beautiful woman soldier cavalry captain apache thrilling tense arizona territory apache lands desert mountain kidnapping journey ambush love triangle native americans quest rescue rivalry love
A scout (Robert Taylor) woos an Army captain's (John Hodiak) sweetheart (Arlene Dahl) while looking for her sister, kidnapped by Apaches.
War
USA
1951
102 Minutes
Lt. Vern `'Cowboy'` Blithe
John Wayne Robert Ryan Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen Don Taylor William Harrigan
marine pilot major captain sergeant brother-in-law intense thrilling inspiring military base airplane guadalcanal okinawa, japan world war ii aviation obsession discipline resistance alcohol quest
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
Standiferd
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
Action
Italy|USA
1984
92 Minutes
Ethan Wayne Ernest Borgnine Bo Svenson Henry Silva Raimund Harmstorf Terry Lynch Thomas Rallis Don Taylor
A young man buys two horses at an Arizona race track but fails to get a receipt. Later, when riding across the land of a rancher named Robeson, he's accused of stealing the two horses. ... See full summary »
War
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Jane Ball Richard Benedict Lee J. Cobb Jeanne Crain Mark Daniels Jo-Carroll Dennison Peter Lind Hayes Judy Holliday Lon McCallister Jim Nolan Edmond O'Brien
barber best friend cadet wife sergeant pilot engaging emotional air force base flying air force military life war training friendship pursuit underdog rise 1940s
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the... See full summary »