List of the best Edward Ciannelli movies: The Creeper(1948), Risky Business(1939), Winterset(1936), Zanzibar(1940), Super Sleuth(1937), Blind Alibi(1938), Law of the Underworld(1938), Kitty Foyle(1940), Dillinger(1945), Flight for Freedom(1943), Sky Raiders(1941), Marked Woman(1937) ... ...
Horror
USA
1948
64 Minutes
A man is turned into a "catlike" killer by means of a serum invented by a crazed scientist.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
67 Minutes
George Murphy Dorothea Kent Edward Ciannelli Leon Ames El Brendel Richard Tucker Frances Robinson John Wray Arthur Loft Pierre Watkin Grant Richards
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Drama
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Burgess Meredith Margo Edward Ciannelli John Carradine Edward Ellis Paul Guilfoyle Maurice Moscovich Stanley Ridges Willard Robertson Mischa Auer Myron McCormick
gangster son italian immigrant innocent man police officer gripping inspiring rousing household courtroom college new york state murder legacy wrongful conviction corruption father/son relationship quest revenge
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Lola Lane James Craig Edward Ciannelli Tom Fadden Robert Fischer Henry Victor
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.
Comedy
USA
1937
75 Minutes
Jack Oakie Ann Sothern Edward Ciannelli Alan Bruce Edgar Kennedy Joan Woodbury Bradley Page Paul Guilfoyle William Corson
amateur sleuth publicist actor criminologist police officer killer lighthearted amusing suspenseful los angeles movie set nightclub hollywood, calif. california murder investigation celebrities fame egoism false accusations acting
An actor who plays a detective in films soon finds himself out of his depth when he tries to investigate a real crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Richard Dix Helen Whitney Bourne Edward Ciannelli Frances Mercer Paul Guilfoyle Richard Lane Jack Arnold Walter Miller Frank M. Thomas Solly Ward Tommy Bupp
Paul Dover lives in Paris and works as an artist. He is visited by Julia Fraser an art buyer and critic who irritates Dover with her opinionated attitude. When she finally finds a piece of ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
61 Minutes
Chester Morris Dawn O'Day Edward Ciannelli Walter Abel Richard Bond Lee Patrick Paul Guilfoyle Frank M. Thomas Eddie Acuff Jack Arnold Jack Carson
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution.
Drama
USA
1940
108 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan James Craig Edward Ciannelli Ernest Cossart Gladys Cooper
salesgirl doctor wealthy man father wife son melodramatic emotional philadelphia new york city department store family home office marriage divorce love triangle class distinctions love transformation 1930s
A hard-working, white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family.
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Lawrence Tierney Anne Jeffreys Edmund Lowe Edward Ciannelli Marc Lawrence Elisha Cook Jr. Ralph Lewis Ludwig Stossel Elsa Janssen Constance Worth Hugh Prosser
John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.
Adventure
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Fred MacMurray Herbert Marshall Edward Ciannelli Walter Kingsford Damian O'Flynn Jack Carr Matt McHugh Richard Loo Charles Lung Bud McTaggart
The life of air pioneer Amelia Earhart is here given a fictionalized treatment, with a speculative conclusion.
Adventure
USA
1941
227 Minutes
Donald Woods Ray Taylor Robert Armstrong Billy Halop Edward Ciannelli Kathryn Adams Jacqueline Dalya
Enemy spies try to steal a new fighter plane.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
Romance
USA
1958
110 Minutes
Cary Grant Sophia Loren Martha Hyer Harry Guardino Edward Ciannelli Murray Hamilton
widower socialite son daughter conductor lighthearted charming uplifting playful washington, d.c. houseboat potomac river new love second chance family impersonation parenthood love discovery 1950s
A widower, his three young children, and a bombshell nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
George Brent Brenda Marshall Gene Lockhart Roscoe Karns Edward Ciannelli Paul Harvey Edith Barrett Harry Hayden Charles Halton Don DeFore George Meeker
When Laurie goes to the execution of Varney and faints, she does not know that Varney gets a full pardon minutes before he fries. She calls in a story about his death and gets transferred ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
Italy
1969
87 Minutes
Terence Hill Bud Spencer Woody Strode Glauco Onorato Edward Ciannelli George Eastman Alberto Dell'Acqua Nazzareno Zamperla Victor Buono Lionel Stander
gold digger mine owner cowboy bandit artist gory airy amusing suspenseful thrilling hilarious circus mine wild west gold digging gangsters murder danger friendship adventure
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
71 Minutes
Jim Davis Robert Griffin Joel Fluellen Barbara Turner Edward Ciannelli Vladimir Sokoloff Tim Huntley LaVerne Jones Frederic Potler
scientist mutant tense thrilling rousing melodramatic frightening engaging chilling africa united states science gone awry experiments space radiation expedition science fiction metamorphosis pursuit 1950s
A scientific expedition in Africa investigates wasps that have been exposed to radiation and mutated into giant, killing monsters.
Crime, Drama
1951
101 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Pat O'Brien Diana Lynn John Hodiak Edward Ciannelli James Arness Yvette Duguay Jay C. Flippen
suspect lawyer alcoholic daughter prosecutor shopkeeper intense suspenseful moving intricate new york city street office courtroom market crime criminal justice system capital punishment bribery alcoholism
A former district attorney takes on a murder case that he hopes will salvage his career, but it tests his ethics.
Adventure
USA
1939
117 Minutes
Cary Grant Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Victor McLaglen Joan Fontaine Sam Jaffe Edward Ciannelli Montagu Love Abner Biberman Robert Coote
soldier military officer native guru henchman pretty woman confident inspiring india military base temple abduction racism military escape pursuit underdog 1880s
In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
Adventure
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Clark Gable Rosalind Russell Peter Lorre Jessie Ralph Reginald Owen Edward Ciannelli
thief duchess con artist captain police detective aristocrat charming witty madcap india hotel ship bedroom jewelry theft assumed identity deception unlikely allies con game crime pursuit
A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.
Adventure
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Ian Hunter Peter Lorre Albert Van Dekker Paul Lukas Edward Ciannelli J. Edward Bromberg John Arledge Frederick Worlock Bernard Nedell
prisoner prostitute killer religious person captor cynic dark eerie profound intense prison island jungle french guiana boat religious conversion prison break death penal system boats
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
Mystery & Thriller
1939
55 Minutes
John Howard Heather Angel H.B. Warner Reginald Denny E.E. Clive Elizabeth Patterson Edward Ciannelli Gerald Hamer
The British sleuth (John Howard) runs across rooftops after bank robbers while on his honeymoon in France.
Musical, Comedy
1942
101 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Robert Young Ethel Waters Reginald Owen Grant Mitchell Lionel Atwill Edward Ciannelli Mitchell Lewis Larry Nunn Dennis Hoey Mona Barrie
A torpedoed newsman (Robert Young) foils Nazi spies in Cairo with a Hollywood singer (Jeanette MacDonald) and her maid (Ethel Waters).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Joel McCrea Laraine Day Herbert Marshall George Sanders Albert Basserman Robert Benchley Edmund Gwenn Edward Ciannelli Harry Davenport Martin Kosleck
reporter editor spy diplomat love interest politician suspenseful gripping thrilling london europe new york city amsterdam espionage conspiracy romance world war ii adventure love pursuit
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Comedy
USA
1969
140 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Anna Magnani Virna Lisi Hardy Kruger Sergio Franchi Renato Rascel Giancarlo Giannini Valentina Cortesa Edward Ciannelli Leopoldo Trieste
mayor townsperson captain nazi drunk endearing inspiring amusing italy small town vineyard wine nazi occupation deception courage resistance quest underdog 1940s
During WWII in Italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the Germans
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
95 Minutes
Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Zachary Scott Faye Emerson George Tobias Victor Francen Steven Geray Florence Bates Edward Ciannelli Kurt Katch Marjorie Hoshelle
crime boss writer stranger mistress colonel intricate gritty istanbul morgue paris apartment research murder crime ring blackmail assassination discovery revenge 1940s
Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued when the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.
Drama
USA
1944
101 Minutes
Hedy Lamarr Paul Henreid Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Victor Francen Joseph Calleia Carol Thurston Vladimir Sokoloff Edward Ciannelli Steven Geray Kurt Katch
During WW2, in neutral Portugal, a Dutch resistance fighter is attempting to find passage to England while trying to avoid Nazi spies and Portuguese policemen.
Horror
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Dick Foran Peggy Moran Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway George Zucco Charles Trowbridge Tom Tyler Sig Arno Edward Ciannelli Leon Belasco Harry Stubbs
archaeologist professor best friend magician daughter high priest creepy frightening suspenseful egypt university graveyard tomb curse expedition mummy drugs father/daughter relationship pursuit mystery
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Barry Fitzgerald George Coulouris Albert Van Dekker Anthony Quinn Frank Faylen Gavin Muir James Burke Edward Ciannelli Roman Bohnen
deserter poker player prospector saloon girl irishman landowner engaging melodramatic spirited gutsy california wagon train mining town saloon small town graveyard california gold rush self-sacrifice marriage of convenience mining
Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.
Drama
USA
1943
106 Minutes
Charles Boyer Joan Fontaine Alexis Smith Charles Coburn Brenda Marshall Dame May Whitty Peter Lorre Joyce Reynolds Jean Muir Montagu Love Edward Ciannelli
The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.
War
USA
1944
110 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Michèle Morgan Claude Rains Philip Dorn Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre George Tobias Victor Francen Helmut Dantine John Loder Konstantin Shayne
captain prisoner leader major convict gripping spirited thrilling ship prison marseilles, france world war ii prison break patriotism blackmail murder redemption sacrifice escape 1930s
Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.
Adventure
USA
1955
118 Minutes
Rossana Podestà Jack Sernas Cedric Hardwicke Stanley Baker Niall MacGinnis Nora Swinburne Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Harry Andrews Janette Scott Ronald Lewis
helen of troy greek god brash brutal engaging gory intense melodramatic powerful spirited thrilling troy rescue trojan wars rescue love ancient times
The Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint.