List of the best Donald Curtis movies: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers(1956), It Came From Beneath the Sea(1955), Criminals Within(1941), The Amazing Mr. X(1948), Secret Evidence(1941), Phffft!(1954), Son of Lassie(1945), Night Song(1947), A Letter for Evie(1945), Salute to the Marines(1943), Thrill of a Romance(1945), Flame of the Islands(1955) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Maj. Huglin
Hugh Marlowe Joan Taylor Donald Curtis Morris Ankrum Thomas B. Henry John Zaremba Grandon Rhodes Larry J. Blake Harry Lauter Charles Evans Clark Howat
scientist wife father general alien major chilling eerie gripping melodramatic outlandish united states alien attack alien abduction science save the planet escape adventure 1950s
Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth.
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Dr. John Carter
Kenneth Tobey Faith Domergue Donald Curtis Ian Keith Harry Lauter Dean Maddox Del Courtney
naval officer professor scientist giant octopus suspenseful emotional submarine ocean hawaii pearl harbor san francisco mindanao deep monsters sea nuclear weapons disaster love pursuit mystery rescue
A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
67 Minutes
Lt. John Harmon
Eric Linden Ann Doran Constance Worth Donald Curtis Weldon Heyburn Ben Alexander Dudley Dickerson Bernie Pilot Ray Erlenborn I. Stanford Jolley Emmett Vogan
A scientist is murdered by foreign agents after having developed a powerful new explosive. The scientist's brother, an army corporal, goes AWOL to discover the identities of the killers. ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
79 Minutes
Paul Faber
Turhan Bey Lynn Bari Cathy O'Donnell Richard Carlson Donald Curtis Virginia Gregg Harry B. Mendoza
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1941
68 Minutes
Marjorie Reynolds Charles Quigley Bob White Budd Buster Donald Curtis Kenneth Harlan Boyd Irwin Bud McTaggart Charles R. Phipps Dorothy Vaughan Kitty McHugh
PRC - Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, Ward McTaggart, Kenneth Harlan, Donald Curtis. When Reynolds becomes engaged to the local DA, played by Quigley, her former boyfriend gangster ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Actor Rick Vidal aka Dr. John Van Kessel
Judy Holliday Jack Lemmon Kim Novak Jack Carson Luella Gear Donald Randolph Donald Curtis Arny Freeman Eddie Searles
husband wife best friend woman actor mother hilarious touching apartment club restaurant street city marriage friendship divorce dating dance love rivalry
While pursing new companions, a former married couple keep running into one another all over town.
Adventure
USA
1945
102 Minutes
Sergeant Eddie Brown
Peter Lawford Donald Crisp June Lockhart Nigel Bruce William Severn Leon Ames Donald Curtis Nils Asther Robert Lewis Fay Helm
dog nazi soldier pet owner pet prisoner of war heartwarming touching thrilling positive norway airplane training camp england countryside world war ii behind enemy lines injury human-animal friendship survival
Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
Drama
USA
1947
102 Minutes
George
Dana Andrews Merle Oberon Ethel Barrymore Hoagy Carmichael Jacqueline White Donald Curtis Walter Reed Jane Jones Whit Bissell Leonard Bremen
composer socialite best friend older woman blind man conductor melodramatic passionate san francisco nightclub apartment beach concert hall new york city blindness music contest impersonation friendship deception
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Capt. Budlowe
Marsha Hunt John Carroll Hume Cronyn Spring Byington Pamela Britton Norman Lloyd Percival Vivian Donald Curtis Esther Howard Robin Raymond Therese Lyon
young woman soldier friend coworker lighthearted hilarious brooklyn, n.y. mistaken identity self-esteem military life love letters lying world war ii love underdog 1940s
An oafish soldier receives a shirt but disregards the letter inside sent by a lovelorn secretary, prompting his bumbling friend to impersonate him in order to win her heart.
War
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Randall James
Wallace Beery Fay Bainter Reginald Owen Keye Luke Ray Collins Marilyn Maxwell William Lundigan Donald Curtis Noah Beery Dick Curtis Russell Gleason
Wallace Beery stars in this patriotic World War II drama about a tough retired Marine who is caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign, experiencing action, heroics, and tragedy. ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1945
104 Minutes
K.O. Karny
Van Johnson Esther Williams Lauritz Melchior Frances Gifford Henry Travers Spring Byington Carleton G. Young Helene Stanley Donald Curtis Billy House Ethel Griffies
swimming instructor businessman war hero opera singer hotel manager husband lighthearted charming sierra nevada mountains resort wilderness los angeles swimming pool love triangle marrying for money honeymoon newlyweds romance forbidden love adventure
A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting.
Drama
USA
1955
90 Minutes
Johnny
Yvonne De Carlo Howard Duff Zachary Scott Kurt Kaszner Barbara O'Neil James Arness Frieda Inescort Lester Matthews Donald Curtis Nick Stewart
secretary singer casino owner business partner romantic interest romantic rival intricate engaging passionate nassau, bahamas casino casinos romantic dilemma high society forbidden love love quest rivalry 20th century
The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino, and the men who fall in love with her.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
111 Minutes
Harry
Ingrid Bergman Gregory Peck Michael Chekhov Leo G. Carroll Rhonda Fleming John Emery Norman Lloyd Bill Goodwin Steven Geray Donald Curtis Wallace Ford
doctor impostor detective psychoanalyst dense gripping suspenseful intricate vermont new york city mental institution ski resort amnesia psychoanalysis murder love deception quest love mystery
A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.
War
USA
1945
135 Minutes
Lt. (j.g.) "Shorty" Long
Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed Jack Holt Ward Bond Marshall Thompson Paul Langton Leon Ames Arthur Walsh Donald Curtis
lieutenant naval officer sailor general gripping spirited rousing boat philippines naval base bataan corregidor world war ii pt boat general douglas macarthur revenge rescue underdog 1940s
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Western
1956
75 Minutes
Lt. Bob Fitch
Randolph Scott Barbara Hale Jay C. Flippen Frank Faylen Jeanette Nolan Leo Gordon Denver Pyle Harry Carey Jr. Michael Pate Donald Curtis
officer soldier colonel father suspenseful intense gory melodramatic brooding war zone battlefield cowardice battle survival adventure discovery quest escape rescue revenge
Absent from Custer's Last Stand, an Army captain (Randolph Scott) volunteers for the Little Bighorn burial detail.
Romance
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Agnes Moorehead Conrad Nagel Virginia Grey Gloria Talbott William Reynolds Jacqueline de Wit Charles Drake Leigh Snowden Donald Curtis
widow daughter neighbor love interest emotional melodramatic new england household older woman-younger man death deception television affair romance forbidden love 1950s
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
War
USA
1943
115 Minutes
Robert Taylor George Murphy Thomas Mitchell Lloyd Nolan Lee Bowman Robert Walker Desi Arnaz Barry Nelson Phillip Terry Roque Espiritu Kenneth Spencer
soldiers captain pilot sargeant enemy gritty powerful philippines bridge bataan horrors of war honor code abandonment world war ii daunting task sacrifice underdog 1940s
In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.
Western
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Richard Dix Kent Taylor Edgar Buchanan Frances Clifford Don Castle Clem Bevans Victor Jory Rex Bell Charles Halton Harvey Stephens Chris-Pin Martin
wyatt earp bandit doc holliday sheriff deputy gunman gripping rousing tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral wild west cowboys old west law and order outlaws showdown gunfight rivalry revenge quest
Wyatt Earp cleans up Tombstone and faces the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral.
Drama, History
USA
1956
220 Minutes
Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Edward G. Robinson Anne Baxter Yvonne De Carlo Debra Paget John Derek Cedric Hardwicke Nina Foch Martha Scott Judith Anderson
prophet slave god jew ruler moses inspiring spectacular emotional profound melodramatic egypt red sea desert redemption religion exile escape sacrifice rise
Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
Western
USA
1957
90 Minutes
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.