List of the best Eduard Franz movies: The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake(1959), Hollow Triumph(1948), The Magnificent Yankee(1950), Cyborg 2087(1967), Beachhead(1954), The Jazz Singer(1953), The Last of the Fast Guns(1958), The Burning Hills(1956), White Feather(1955), Dream Wife(1953), Outpost in Morocco(1949), Wake of the Red Witch(1948) ... ...
Horror
USA
1959
70 Minutes
Eduard Franz Valerie French Henry Daniell Grant Richards Paul Cavanagh Howard Wendell Paul Wexler Lumsden Hare Frank Gerstle
anthropologist scientist brother native tribesman chilling offbeat laboratory family home jungle curse voodoo anthropology siblings ritual murder mystery pursuit 1950s
Anthropologist Jonathan Drake believes that the men of his family have been cursed for generations by the native South American tribe he studies. Shortly after his brother, discovers one of the tribe's shrunken heads, he's found murdered.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
83 Minutes
Frederick Muller
Paul Henreid Joan Bennett Eduard Franz Leslie Brooks John Qualen Mabel Paige Herbert Rudley Charles Arnt George Chandler Sid Tomack Alvin Hammer
gangster henchman rival secretary brother girlfriend dark intense prison gambling house los angeles office doctor's office parking garage one last job gangsters love impersonation brotherhood disillusionment
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity - with unfortunate results.
Biography
USA
1950
89 Minutes
Judge Louis Brandeis
judge wife friend clerk writer inspiring tender fascinating spirited washington, d.c. family home courtroom marriage love grief aging love quest 1920s
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Sci-Fi
1967
90 Minutes
Prof. Sigmund Marx
Michael Rennie Karen Steele Eduard Franz Wendell Corey Warren Stevens Harry Carey Jr. Adam Roarke Chubby Johnson
A cyborg (Michael Rennie) takes a time machine back to the 1960s to see a professor (Eduard Franz) and change history.
Drama, War
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Bouchard
Tony Curtis Frank Lovejoy Mary Murphy Eduard Franz Skip Homeier John Doucette Alan Wells
marine planter daughter enemy sergeant major intense gripping thrilling pacific ocean island jungle world war ii espionage survival courage daunting task quest rescue underdog
In 1943, in the wake of the Allied amphibious landing on the Japanese-held Bougainville Island, four Marines are sent to scout the location of Japanese minefields.
Musical
USA
1953
107 Minutes
Cantor David Golding
Danny Thomas Peggy Lee Mildred Dunnock Eduard Franz Tom Tully Alex Gerry Allyn Joslyn Harold Gordon Hal Ross Justin Smith Anitra Stevens
jew jazz singer father cantor girlfriend mother emotional passionate touching philadelphia new york city jazz club synagogue family honor jazz stardom illness religion career vs. family quest
Jerry dreams of becoming a famous jazz singer, but to accomplish that, he must defy his father, a Jewish Cantor who opposes such a dream as a future for a son of his.
Western
1958
82 Minutes
Padre Jose
Jock Mahoney Gilbert Roland Linda Cristal Eduard Franz Lorne Greene Carl Benton Reid Edward Platt Eduardo Noriega Jorge Treviño Rafael Alcayde Lee Morgan
gunslinger heir rancher tycoon missing person brother brooding tense suspenseful gripping intense engaging mexico search missing persons gunfight double-cross dying wish western films adventure
Western
1956
94 Minutes
Jacob Lantz
Tab Hunter Natalie Wood Skip Homeier Eduard Franz Earl Holliman Claude Akins Ray Teal Frank Puglia Hal Baylor Tyler MacDuff Rayford Barnes
love interest rancher cattleman enemy brother henchman passionate thrilling tense wild west ranch range murder redemption justice on the run romance revenge escape love
A young man (Tab Hunter) and a part-Mexican girl (Natalie Wood) hide from a cattle baron's son (Skip Homeier) and killer henchmen.
Western
USA
1955
102 Minutes
Chief Broken Hand
Robert Wagner Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter John Lund Eduard Franz Noah Beery Jr. Virginia Leith Emile Meyer Hugh O'Brian Milburn Stone Iron Eyes Cody
surveyor military officer native american warrior love interest beautiful woman melodramatic striking wyoming military base indian territory peace treaty interracial romance indian wars jealousy forbidden love revenge transformation 1870s
In 1877 Wyoming, during the peace negotiations between the Cheyenne and the USA, an Indian girl falls in-love with a land surveyor, causing the ire of her Cheyenne fiance.
Romance
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Khan
Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Walter Pidgeon Betta St. John Eduard Franz Buddy Baer Les Tremayne Donald Randolph Herman Brix Richard Anderson Dan Tobin
salesman government official princess chauvinist wealthy man confident lighthearted amusing middle east new york city hotel career vs. love gender roles arranged marriage foreign relations misunderstanding royalty love adventure rivalry
A business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying; even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.
Adventure
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Emir of Bel-Rashad
George Raft Marie Windsor Akim Tamiroff John Litel Eduard Franz Erno Verebes Crane Whitley Damian O'Flynn
captain muslim military officer emir beautiful woman daughter spectacular emotional thrilling morocco military base outpost foreign legion revolution new romance unlikely allies duty forbidden love adventure 1930s
After escorting an Emir's daughter to her father's stronghold, French Foreign Legion Captain Gerard's unit joins an isolated Moroccan outpost facing imminent attack by rebel Bedouin tribes.
Action
USA
1948
106 Minutes
Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
John Wayne Gail Russell Gig Young Adele Mara Luther Adler Eduard Franz Grant Withers Henry Daniell Paul Fix Dennis Hoey Jeff Corey
ship captain first mate love interest shipping magnate crew member niece brooding confident dreamy ocean boat grudge sailing determination revenge love triangle rivalry sacrifice quest revenge
During the 1860s in the South Pacific, Capt. Ralls, skipper of the Red Witch, has a series of adventures involving sunken gold bullion, pearls, natives, an unscrupulous ship owner and a giant octopus.
Biography
USA
1961
106 Minutes
Pietro Bernardone
Bradford Dillman Dolores Hart Stuart Whitman Pedro Armendáriz Cecil Kellaway Eduard Franz Athene Seyler Finlay Currie Mervyn Johns Russell Napier John Welsh
god saint nun priest merchant inspiring powerful italy assisi religion catholic church canonization charity sacrifice rise metamorphosis 13th century
In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Musical
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Phil Meisner
Gower Champion Marge Champion Monica Lewis Dennis O'Keefe Dean Miller Eduard Franz John Gallaudet Diane Cassidy Elaine Stewart Jonathan Cott Robert Burton
dancer wife producer understudy nanny showgirl lighthearted cheery spirited broadway theater stage household barbecue studio boston broadway performance marriage jealousy child custody
Pregnancy forces one half of a married song- and- dance team to find a new Broadway partner.
Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
King Edward
Maureen O'Hara George Nader Victor McLaglen Torin Thatcher Robert Warwick Eduard Franz Leslie Bradley Rex Reason Arthur E. Gould-Porter Grant Withers Sim Iness
An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
Musical, Comedy
1953
104 Minutes
Dr. Lionel Y. Newman
Lana Turner Ricardo Montalban John Lund Louis Calhern Jean Hagen Eduard Franz Beulah Bondi Joaquin Garay Archer MacDonald Dorothy Neumann Robert Burton
wealthy man heiress plantation owner psychiatrist secretary grandfather lighthearted engaging new york city office brazil hotel love triangle vacation misunderstanding fortune hunters career money love adventure
A rich girl (Lana Turner) follows her rich boyfriend (John Lund) to Brazil, where she flirts with a rich rancher (Ricardo Montalban).
Comedy
1949
91 Minutes
Col. Plepper
Donald O'Connor Patricia Medina ZaSu Pitts Ray Collins John McIntire Eduard Franz Howland Chamberlin James Todd Robert Warwick Frank Faylen Tony Curtis
An officer (Donald O'Connor) in Burma becomes a World War II hero with strategic tips from a talking mule.
Western
1955
88 Minutes
Red Cloud
Kirk Douglas Elsa Martinelli Walter Matthau Diana Douglas Walter Abel Eduard Franz Alan Hale Jr. Lon Chaney
fighter soldier trader native american warrior chief native american woman brash thrilling emotional american west fort camp river tent woods manifest destiny war culture clash gold travel
A frontier scout (Kirk Douglas) leads a wagon train to Oregon, woos a Dakota woman (Elsa Martinelli) and exposes a troublemaker (Walter Matthau).
Western
USA
1954
96 Minutes
Two Moons
Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner Jean Peters Richard Widmark Katy Jurado Hugh O'Brian Eduard Franz Earl Holliman E.G. Marshall Carl Benton Reid Philip Ober
rancher son convict brother dark gritty ranch prison inheritance imprisonment revenge stroke trial rivalry revenge 1950s
The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.
Biography
USA
1951
109 Minutes
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Mario Lanza Ann Blyth Dorothy Kirsten Jarmila Novotna Richard Hageman Carl Benton Reid Eduard Franz Ludwig Donath Alan Napier Paul Javor Carl Milletaire
opera singer italian immigrant wife socialite uplifting inspiring naples, italy new york city opera house opera success performance romance immigration rise sacrifice love 1900s
This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso... See full summary »
Western
USA
1958
81 Minutes
Andrew Owens
Fred MacMurray Joan Weldon John Ericson Robert Middleton Marie Windsor Edgar Buchanan Eduard Franz Skip Homeier Peggy Converse Robert Foulk Ann Doran
father cousin judge killer son sheriff suspenseful rousing melodramatic town ranch wild west jail gallows death sentence justice intimidation corruption family rivalry
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
Action
USA
1954
92 Minutes
Astrologer
Jeff Chandler Jack Palance Ludmilla Tcherina Rita Gam Jeff Morrow Allison Hayes Eduard Franz George Dolenz Sara Shane Alexander Scourby Walter Coy
With the Roman Empire divided, Attila the Hun hopes to conquer. In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess...and Christianity.
War
1952
105 Minutes
Dr. Gustav Engstrand
Robert Mitchum Ann Blyth Richard Egan William Talman Charles McGraw Margaret Sheridan Eduard Franz Robert Osterloh Robert Gist Roy Roberts
american officer young woman korean soldier civilian soldiers refugee gory brutal suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic military base korea front lines war zone town battlefield korean war armed conflict
An Army colonel (Robert Mitchum) fighting in Korea loves a war widow (Ann Blyth) working with the United Nations.
War, Drama
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
James Mason Cedric Hardwicke Jessica Tandy Luther Adler Everett Sloane Leo G. Carroll George Macready Richard Boone Eduard Franz
general doctor wife adolf hitler gritty rousing north africa military base germany field marshal erwin rommel conspiracy honor world war ii assassination fall quest sacrifice revenge 1940s
The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
Drama
USA
1960
132 Minutes
Jehoam
Elana Eden Stuart Whitman Tom Tryon Peggy Wood Viveca Lindfors Jeff Morrow Thayer David Les Tremayne Eduard Franz Leo Fuchs Lili Valenty
young woman slave priestess jew farmer pagan uplifting tense emotional intricate holy land bethlehem desert farm prison wilderness ruth religion faith persecution
Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.
Musical, Comedy
1952
103 Minutes
Albert Parkson Foster
Mario Lanza Doretta Morrow James Whitmore Dean Miller Paula Corday Jeff Donnell Spring Byington Curtis Cooksey Don Porter Eduard Franz Bobby Van
A famous opera singer (Mario Lanza) falls for his sergeant's (James Whitmore) sister (Doretta Morrow) at boot camp.
Drama, Western, History
USA
1955
110 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Russell Virginia Grey Jim Davis Eduard Franz
colonel davy crockett gen. santa anna teen girl soldier settler patriotic rousing thrilling tense texas abandoned building desert alamo jim bowie the alamo outnumbered land wars invasion negotiation
Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Anna.
Romance
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Van Heflin Louis Jourdan James Mason Christopher Kent Gene Lockhart Frank Allenby Gladys Cooper John Abbott Harry Morgan George Zucco
wife husband doctor lawyer wealthy man disheartening emotional hedonistic sultry france small town adultery ambition love wealth marriage love fall temptation wretched excess
A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts.
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.