List of the best Edward Platt movies: The Rebel Set(1959), House of Numbers(1957), Atlantis, the Lost Continent(1961), Reprisal!(1956), Backlash(1956), The Gift of Love(1958), A Ticklish Affair(1963), The Last of the Fast Guns(1958), Illegal(1955), The Explosive Generation(1961), Designing Woman(1957), Cash McCall(1960) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Mr. Tucker , Mr. T
Gregg Palmer Kathleen Crowley Edward Platt John Lupton Ned Glass Don Sullivan Vikki Dougan I. Stanford Jolley Robert Shayne Gloria Moreland Collette Lyons
Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks.
Drama
USA
1957
92 Minutes
The Warden
Jack Palance Barbara Lang Harold J. Stone Edward Platt
inmate wife brother warden prison guard engaging tense melodramatic san quentin penitentiary california prison house switched identities loyalty infidelity prison break betrayal marriage sacrifice temptation
San Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.
Action, Fantasy
USA
1961
91 Minutes
Azor the High Priest
Anthony Hall Joyce Taylor John Dall William Smith Edward Platt Frank de Kova Berry Kroeger Edgar Stehli Wolfe Barzell Jay Novello Robert "Big Buck" Maffei
fisherman princess tyrant sorcerer high priest captain spectacular frenetic rousing outlandish atlantis political coup conspiracy world domination magic slavery battle rescue quest ancient times
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer... See full summary »
Western
1956
74 Minutes
Neil Shipley
Guy Madison Felicia Farr Kathryn Grant Michael Pate Edward Platt Otto Hulett Wayne Mallory Robert Burton
man woman native american racist brother judge emotional intense oklahoma ranch small town prairie courtroom kendall, okla. murder racism investigation trial identity crisis native americans
An Indian girl (Kathryn Grant) and a land agent's daughter (Felicia Farr) save a part-Indian cattle rancher (Guy Madison) from vigilantes.
Western
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Sheriff J.C. Marson
Richard Widmark Donna Reed William Campbell John McIntire Barton MacLane Edward Platt Harry Morgan Robert Wilke Regis Parton Robert Foulk Phil Chambers
gunslinger adversary sergeant father widow sheriff intense melodramatic suspenseful gripping confident inspiring mining town mountain american west house arizona ranch gold robbery
Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
Drama
1958
105 Minutes
Dr. Jim Miller
Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Evelyn Rudie Lorne Greene Anne Seymour Edward Platt Joseph Kearns
dying person orphan adoptive father adoptive mother widower emotional tender sad brooding house united states grief love parenthood tragic death love transformation 1950s
A physicist's (Robert Stack) dying wife (Lauren Bacall) adopts a daughter (Evelyn Rudie) to keep him company after she is gone.
Romance
USA
1963
89 Minutes
Captain Haven Hitchcock
Shirley Jones Gig Young Red Buttons Carolyn Jones Edgar Buchanan Eddie Applegate Edward Platt Bill Mumy Bryan Russell Robert Foulk Milton Frome
commander widow boy pilot fireman police officer playful emotional san diego california ship courtship parenthood childhood family discovery love rescue 1960s
When the kids of a young widow inadvertently send an SOS while playing with their uncle Cy's Navy Signal Lamp, the Navy sends their top man to investigate and he falls for their mother.
Western
1958
82 Minutes
Sam Grypton
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
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
88 Minutes
Ralph Ford
Edward G. Robinson Nina Foch Jayne Mansfield Hugh Marlowe Albert Van Dekker Howard St. John Ellen Corby Edward Platt
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
Drama
1961
89 Minutes
Mr. Morton
William Shatner Lee Kinsolving Patty McCormack Billy Gray Virginia Field Phillip Terry Hanna Landy Edward Platt Suzi Carnell Jocelyn Brando Beau Bridges
teacher student mother father principal tense emotional striking beach house high school household gym sex education controversy pta showdown rebellion determination quest fall
Students defend a California high-school teacher (William Shatner) suspended for talking about sex in class.
Comedy
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Martin J. Daylor
Gregory Peck Lauren Bacall Dolores Gray Sam Levene Tom Helmore Mickey Shaughnessy Jesse White Chuck Connors Edward Platt Alvy Moore Carol Veazie
reporter designer husband wife mobster charming amusing new york city romance crime investigative journalism love pursuit 1950s
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Romance
USA
1960
102 Minutes
Harrison Glenn
James Garner Natalie Wood Nina Foch Dean Jagger E.G. Marshall Henry Jones Otto Kruger Roland Winters Edward Platt Edgar Stehli Linda Watkins
businessman old flame business owner assistant boss witty lighthearted office penthouse airport capitalism love triangle corporate culture father/daughter relationship love love quest rivalry 1950s
Cash McCall is a young and slick business man who buys failing businesses and resells them. Grant Austen's Plastics is even more of a prize to Cash, for Cash is also making a bid for ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Victor Larrabee, Thornhill's Attorney
Cary Grant Eva Marie Saint James Mason Leo G. Carroll Martin Landau Jessie Royce Landis Philip Ober Adam Williams Josephine Hutchinson Edward Platt Robert Ellenstein
ad executive spy secret agent mother henchman police officer amusing suspenseful engaging thrilling new york city long island, n.y. south dakota cornfield mount rushmore hotel room mistaken identity espionage romance fugitives
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.
Biography
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Johnny Haggerty
Ann Blyth Paul Newman Richard Carlson Gene Evans Alan King Cara Williams Virginia Vincent Walter Woolf King Dorothy Green Edward Platt Warren Douglas
singer broadway producer broadway star bootlegger boyfriend alcoholic bleak melodramatic brooding broadway theater hospital new york city chicago nightclub carnival musical performance rise to stardom alcoholism romance helen morgan
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
Western
1956
94 Minutes
Robert Ryan Virginia Mayo Jeffrey Hunter Robert Middleton Walter Brennan Arthur O'Connell Ken Clark Rodolfo Acosta George Mathews Fay Roope Edward Platt
marshal hit man cowboy criminal gripping suspenseful intense emotional kansas small town american west crime engagement murder old west revenge love escape pursuit 19th century
A misguided youth (Jeffrey Hunter) sides with a Kansas boomtown marshal (Robert Ryan) against a gambler and his henchmen.
Drama
USA
1955
107 Minutes
Alan Ladd June Allyson James Whitmore Frank Faylen Bobby Ellis Willis Bouchey Gregory Walcott John Pickard Frank Ferguson Perry Lopez Dabbs Greer
army recruit teen boy pilot young woman newlywed army officer suspenseful emotional massachusetts army base stockade family home california young love flying accident joseph c. mcconnell marriage korean war adventure
A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
105 Minutes
Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum Polly Bergen Lori Martin Martin Balsam Jack Kruschen Telly Savalas Barrie Chase Paul Comi John McKee Page Slattery
stalker lawyer father convict private investigator daughter creepy suspenseful tense disturbing georgia boat prison protection vengeance family rape crime courage escape
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Adventure
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Debra Paget Michael Rennie Raymond Massey John Derek Yma Sumac Margaret Hayes Joan Taylor Sebastian Cabot Perry Lopez Morris Ankrum
During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1960
134 Minutes
Hayley Mills Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Malden Nancy Olson Adolphe Menjou Donald Crisp Agnes Moorehead Kevin Corcoran James Drury Reta Shaw
orphan aunt doctor hypochondriac reverend amusing moving emotional small town carnival church house orphanage small-town life positivity politics family friendship optimism growing up
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Crime, Drama
1959
72 Minutes
Cameron Mitchell Elaine Edwards Robert Strauss James Brown Ted de Corsia Grant Richards Richard Karlan Frank Gerstle Sidney Clute Louis Jean Heydt Steve Roberts
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.