List of the best Gordon Douglas movies: Saps at Sea(1940), Them!(1954), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(1950), Come Fill the Cup(1951), Fort Dobbs(1958), Young at Heart(1954), The Falcon in Hollywood(1944), Yellowstone Kelly(1959), Follow That Dream(1962), Tony Rome(1967), Between Midnight and Dawn(1950), The Detective(1968) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1940
57 Minutes
Director
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Ben Turpin Richard Cramer Eddie Conrad Harry Hayden
factory worker murderer doctor stan ollie friend amusing madcap charming unrestrained ocean docks boat factory mental illness vacation escaped criminals fear rage horns
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Sci-Fi
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Director
James Whitmore Edmund Gwenn Joan Weldon James Arness Onslow Stevens Sean McClory Chris Drake Sandy Descher Mary Alan Hokanson Fess Parker William Schallert
police officer partner fbi agent entomologist general young girl frightening gripping outlandish creepy new mexico desert los angeles monsters radiation uncontrollable experiment animals attacking rescue quest 1950s
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Barbara Payton Helena Carter Luther Adler Ward Bond Steve Brodie Barton MacLane Rhys Williams Frank Reicher John Litel Neville Brand
Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him.
Drama
USA
1951
113 Minutes
Director
James Cagney James Gleason Gig Young Phyllis Thaxter Raymond Massey Selena Royle Larry Keating Charlita Sheldon Leonard Douglas Spencer John Kellogg
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1958
90 Minutes
Director
Clint Walker Virginia Mayo Brian Keith Richard Eyer Russ Conway Michael Dante
native american comanche warrior fugitive widow son boy thrilling melodramatic suspenseful wild west farm fort frontier town on the run unlikely romance mob mentality journey wrongfully accused helping others
Eluding a sheriff's posse, an escaped man saves a farming family from a Comanche attack and escorts it to the nearby Fort Dobbs.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Director
Doris Day Frank Sinatra Gig Young Ethel Barrymore Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Elisabeth Fraser Alan Hale Jr.
musician mother father daughter friend heartwarming spirited small town family home marriage music depression suicide siblings love discovery 1950s
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
67 Minutes
Director
Tom Conway Barbara Hale Paula Corday Veda Ann Borg Sheldon Leonard Frank Jenks John Abbott Konstantin Shayne Emory Parnell
the falcon inspector stuntwoman actress producer director fascinating intricate gripping los angeles hollywood, calif. film set office murder investigation film industry vacation gambling schemes poison mystery
The Falcon investigates the murder of an actor on a Hollywood backlot.
Western
USA
1959
91 Minutes
Director
Clint Walker Edd Byrnes John Russell Ray Danton Claude Akins Rhodes Reason Andra Martin Gary Vinson Warren Oates Harry Shannon
fur trapper major partner native chief maiden intense engaging steamboat fort missouri camp cave house luther yellowstone kelly native americans massacre rescue culture clash ambition
In 1870s, in the Sioux territory south of the Missouri, trapper and Indian scout Luther Yellowstone Kelly is hired by the army at Fort Buford but runs into trouble with the Sioux.
Musical
USA
1962
110 Minutes
Director
Elvis Presley Arthur O'Connell Anne Helm Joanna Moore Jack Kruschen Simon Oakland Roland Winters Alan Hewitt Howard McNear Frank de Kova
son patriarch orphan social worker bureaucrat governor winsome amusing playful positive florida beach car highway casino family government ineptitude bureaucracy land dispute schemes
A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
110 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra Jill St. John Richard Conte Sue Lyon Gena Rowlands Simon Oakland Jeffrey Lynn Lloyd Bochner Babe Hart
private investigator lieutenant heiress tycoon stepmother alcoholic gritty tense miami houseboat jewelry theft missing persons family dysfunction investigation rescue mystery 1960s
Tough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
89 Minutes
Director
Mark Stevens Edmond O'Brien Gale Storm Roland Winters Madge Blake Donald Buka
Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young lady while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.
Gay & Lesbian, Crime, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra Lee Remick Jacqueline Bisset Ralph Meeker Jack Klugman Horace MacMahon Lloyd Bochner William Windom Tony Musante Al Freeman Jr. Robert Duvall
detective wife widow lieutenant psychiatrist bleak gritty new york city police station apartment police corruption murder case marital problems false accusations conspiracy investigation discovery quest wretched excess 1960s
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.
Western
USA
1961
88 Minutes
Director
Clint Walker Roger Moore Letícia Román Robert Middleton Chill Wills Gene Evans Roberto Contreras Jack C. Williams Arthur Stewart
fur trapper partner doctor bandit rancher friend suspenseful engaging colorado desert river cave ranch gold greed betrayal torture murder theft escape
In Seven Saints, Utah, McCracken's outlaw gang is vying for fur trappers Jim Rainbolt and Shaun Garrett's gold nugget fortune that also catches the eye of Mexican bandit Gondora and his caballeros.
War
USA
1959
111 Minutes
Director
James Garner Edmond O'Brien Andra Martin Alan Hale Jr. Carleton Carpenter Frank Gifford William Leslie Richard Bakalyan Edd Byrnes Sean Garrison Henry Kulky
In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.
Western
USA
1951
105 Minutes
Director
Gregory Peck Barbara Payton Gig Young Ward Bond Lon Chaney Neville Brand Jeff Corey Warner Anderson Steve Brodie Dan Riss Terry Kilburn
leader officer captain gory mission mountain respect reputation military transformation
A despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an Indian attack on the fort.
Drama
USA
1955
107 Minutes
Director
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.
Western
USA
1958
101 Minutes
Director
In this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with... See full summary »
Western
USA
1953
96 Minutes
Director
Guy Madison Frank Lovejoy Vera Miles Helen Westcott Dick Wesson Onslow Stevens Steve Brodie Ron Hagerthy Fay Roope Neville Brand Henry Kulky
cavalryman cavalry captain cavalry sergeant woman frontier woman pioneer thrilling suspenseful emotional wild west river kidnapping battle fighting escape rivalry love pursuit adventure 1950s
In Colorado territory, Miles Archer is asked by the cavalry at Fort Bellows to aid in rescuing two white women abducted by the Cheyenne and to provide security for the railroad construction teams.
Western
USA
1967
105 Minutes
Director
Rod Taylor Ernest Borgnine John Mills Luciana Paluzzi James Whitmore Angela Dorian Louis Hayward Michael Cole Hugh Reilly Barry O'Hara Joe Sirola
gunslinger aristocrat niece colonel native american sergeant fiery rousing spectacular fort united states military redemption battle reunion siege violence love transformation 1870s
While Indians besiege a U.S. Army fort in 1876, residents of the fort, a gunfighter, a stagecoach driver, two Mexican women, and a motley company of soldiers, try to come to terms with their pasts.
Action
USA
1948
91 Minutes
Director
fbi agent scotland yard agent scientist spy cool engaging tense san francisco southern california laboratory espionage nuclear safety investigation national security teamwork discovery pursuit quest 1940s
During the Cold War, at a California atomic research plant, an FBI agent and a Scotland Yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign nuclear spy ring operating in the USA and the UK.
Biography
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Director
Alan Ladd Virginia Mayo Joseph Calleia Phyllis Kirk Alf Kjellin Douglas Dick Anthony Caruso Ned Young George Voskovec Richard Carlyle Robert Emhardt
man friend brother love interest suitor emotional intense new orleans woods texas frontier riverboat romantic dilemma journey self-defense frontier justice jim bowie love adventure rivalry
The life of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie is portrayed.
Western
USA
1970
118 Minutes
Director
Lee Van Cleef Warren Oates Forrest Tucker Kerwin Mathews Mariette Hartley Marie Gomez Armando Silvestre John Davis Chandler Craig Littler Ed Bakey Richard Lapp
mercenary mountain man ferryman wife townsperson gritty raw border town river raft robbery escape route stand-off blackmail shoot-out rivalry 1880s
At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Director
Eddie Cantor Joan Davis Allyn Joslyn Dick Humphreys
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Director
Kathryn Grayson Merv Griffin Walter Abel Joan Weldon Rosemary DeCamp Jeff Donnell Douglas Dick Ann Doran Margaret Field Mabel Albertson Fortunio Bonanova
Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.
Action
USA
1967
114 Minutes
Director
James Coburn Lee J. Cobb Jean Hale Andrew Duggan Anna Lee Hanna Landy Totty Ames Steve Ihnat Thomas Hasson Mary Michael Diane Bond
secret agent chef president spy femme fatale impostor confident playful new york city russia virgin islands golf course space station espionage international conspiracy feminism world domination brainwashing adventure mystery
Super-spy Flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the world.
Comedy
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Director
George "Spanky" McFarland Phillips Holmes Ralph Morgan Irving Pichel Rosina Lawrence William "Buckwheat' Thomas Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Hobart Bosworth Robert Middlemass Jimmy Burtis
child soldier gambler runaway slave shoeshine boy amusing playful spirited mississippi river riverboat house american south american civil war children during wartime childhood friends orphans on the run imagination adventure
A small boy is instrumental in a famous Civil War victory.
Crime, Drama
USA
1970
108 Minutes
Director
Sidney Poitier Martin Landau Barbara McNair David Sheiner Anthony Zerbe Jeff Corey Ed Asner Norma Crane Beverly Todd Garry Walberg
police detective wife preacher captain gritty suspenseful dark intricate san francisco street family home murder case investigation work vs. family crime loyalty mystery discovery 1970s
In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
Comedy
USA
1941
87 Minutes
Director
Adolphe Menjou Hal Roach Carole Landis John Hubbard Charles Butterworth Patsy Kelly George E. Stone Margaret Roach Polly Ann Young Edward Norris
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Director
Frank Lovejoy Dorothy Hart Philip Carey Richard Webb James Millican Ron Hagerthy Paul Picerni Frank Gerstle Russ Conway Hope Kramer Kasia Orzazekski
undercover agent communist brother woman chief patriotic spirited passionate melodramatic hotel pittsburgh courtroom apartment undercover operations mccarthyism communism paranoia new identity deception sacrifice
In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage boy thinks he's a real Red.
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Director
A wealthy lawyer begins to suspect that his inattention to his wife is making her cheat on him. When he discovers the truth he's charged with murder.
Adventure
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Director
Errol Flynn Ruth Roman Raymond Burr Paul Picerni Richard Webb Dan Seymour Georges Renavent Robert Cabal Henry Marco
An American salvage diver plunges into dangerous intrigue around a sunken treasure in the Philippines.
Comedy
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Director
Oliver Hardy Harry Langdon Billie Burke Alice Brady Jimmy Ellison Jean Parker June Lang Olin Howland J. Farrell MacDonald Stepin Fetchit Hattie McDaniel
doctor daughter snob son elephant professor lighthearted charming mississippi small town doctor's office carnival street courtroom animals small-town life snobbishness carnivals mother/son relationship trials
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Western
USA
1966
115 Minutes
Director
Ann-Margret Alex Cord Bing Crosby Red Buttons Michael Connors Bob Cummings Van Heflin Slim Pickens Stefanie Powers Keenan Wynn Brad Weston
cowboy prostitute pregnant wife banker doctor criminal thrilling tender engaging wild west desert stagecoach fort dangerous mission honor status unlikely allies american indian wars cooperation transformation
On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
62 Minutes
Director
Morgan Conway Anne Jeffreys Richard Wessel Lyle Latell Paula Corday Ian Keith Douglas Walton Esther Howard Joseph Crehan Byron Foulger Jimmy Crane
dick tracy villain criminal love interest detective suspenseful campy amusing city street apartment showdown crime investigation murder rivalry revenge pursuit 1940s
Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1955
115 Minutes
Director
Liberace Joanne Dru Dorothy Malone
Tony Warrin has it all: a popular pianist who plays any style, he has money, great clothes, a penthouse overlooking Central Park, a rich blond fiancée, a loyal brunette secretary secretly ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1946
66 Minutes
Director
Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane Marion Carr Harry Shannon Carol Forman Tom Keene Joe Devlin Tony Barrett Lee Bonnell Robert Clarke Raymond Burr
Television viewer seeing this for the first time: Gee whiz, it's in black-and-white and was made in the 40's and is about crime and...Eureka!...another "noir" film is discovered. How about ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
93 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch Dan Blocker Richard Conte Martin Gabel Lainie Kazan Richard Deacon
detective tough guy party girl racketeer artist gritty intricate cool miami pool beach house boat murder missing persons mob investigation mystery underdog 1960s
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
Drama
USA
1957
106 Minutes
Director
Natalie Wood Karl Malden Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Marsha Hunt Don Kelly Nelson Leigh Robert Nichols Ray Montgomery Bob Hover
mechanic pilot daughter sergeant colonel father tense emotional moving air force base korea airplane canyon california san francisco enemies airplane crash military life retirement love
Sgt. Chuck Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.
Drama
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Director
Angie Dickinson Peter Finch Roger Moore Errol John Woody Strode Juano Hernandez Frederick O'Neal Mary Wickes Scatman Crothers Rafer Johnson Chuck Wood
nurse pilot hospital administrator native witch doctor chief brooding tense melodramatic congo hospital jungle pregnancy military medicine native people relationships world war ii discovery love
While the Nazi regime subjugates European Nations, in the Belgian Congo, Doctor Rachel Cade tries to cure those troubled people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but a young American injured pilot upsets his plans.
Comedy
USA
1941
75 Minutes
Director
Victor McLaglen Marjorie Woodworth Dennis O'Keefe Patsy Kelly ZaSu Pitts Leonid Kinskey George E. Stone Gay Ellen Dakin
producer movie star secretary engineer childhood sweetheart stranger amusing madcap chicago train station train philadelphia new york city show business kidnapping publicity stunts train travel babies quest adventure
A publicity stunt staged on a train known as the Broadway Limited creates problems because of an unknown baby that was part of the stunt.
Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Director
Wally Brown Bela Lugosi Alan Carney Anne Jeffreys Sheldon Leonard Frank Jenks Russell Hopton Joseph Vitale Ian Wolfe Louis Jean Heydt Darby Jones
Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.
Comedy
USA
1966
106 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Connie Stevens Robert Morley Dennis Weaver Howard Morris Brian Keith Dick Shawn Anita Ekberg William O'Connell Bobo Lewis
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base.
Comedy
UK
1963
103 Minutes
Director
Bob Hope Anita Ekberg Edie Adams Lionel Jeffries Percy Herbert Paul Carpenter Orlando Martins Al Mulock Bari Johnson Peter Dyneley Robert Nichols
writer secret agent explorer doctor native lighthearted playful africa manhattan government agents fraud secret plans deception espionage quest pursuit 1960s
A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off-course and lands in Africa, where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders African expert, Matthew Merriwether - ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Director
Wally Brown Alan Carney Frances Langford Barbara Jo Allen Robert Mitchum Paul Hurst Patti Brill Sarah Padden Cyrus W. Kendall John Merton Diana King
Two unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1977
104 Minutes
Director
Gene Kelly Lauren Hutton Red Buttons Leslie Nielsen Sheila Mathews Cameron Mitchell Albert Salmi Dabney Coleman Sidney Clute Ernie Orsatti Robert Tafur
Motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel is offered a fortune to perform in Mexico. What Evel doesn't know is that they're planning to kill him and use his body to ship cocaine into the U.S. His ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1973
93 Minutes
Director
Jim Brown Ed McMahon Brock Peters Don Stroud Gloria Hendry Richard Williams Art Metrano Judith M. Brown Eddie LoRusso Jackie Giroux Russ Marin
green beret mobster best friend detective hit man gutsy cool los angeles party estate airplane hangar vengeance mob police corruption blackmail revenge 1970s
When mobsters pursuing him strike too close to home, a former Green Beret (Jim Brown) turns the tables on them.
Musical
1953
95 Minutes
Director
Virginia Mayo Steve Cochran Gene Nelson Frank Lovejoy Patrice Wymore Virginia Gibson Larry Keating Paul Picerni Ned Young Jacqueline de Wit Douglas Spencer
A Hollywood star (Virginia Mayo) tries for a comeback in a stage show whose director (Steve Cochran) was her lover.
Drama
1965
115 Minutes
Director
Carroll Baker George Maharis Joanne Dru Peter Lawford Viveca Lindfors Edmond O'Brien Aldo Ray Ann Sothern Lloyd Bochner Paul Gilbert
A private detective (George Maharis) falls in love with a poet (Carroll Baker) whose shady past he has been hired to check.
Western
1950
83 Minutes
Director
Wendell Corey Macdonald Carey Ward Bond Ellen Drew Herman Brix Bill Williams Anne Revere Edgar Buchanan Lois Chartrand Louis Jean Heydt Barry Kelley
outcast outlaw brother major mother thief gritty tense missouri farm town bank train household jesse james american civil war robbery brotherhood betrayal frank james
An Army major (Ward Bond) hunts Frank and Jesse James (Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey), partners with the Younger brothers after the Civil War.
Western
1957
92 Minutes
Director
Alan Ladd Virginia Mayo Edmond O'Brien Anthony Caruso Jacqueline Wells John Qualen Don Castle David Ladd Jack Wrather George J. Lewis James Anderson
cowboy villain architect alcoholic farmer daughter-in-law melodramatic rousing missouri kansas texas farm market cattle farming railroad redemption corruption rivalry underdog
A bilked cattleman (Alan Ladd) has a boozing architect (Edmond O'Brien) design a new town with rail access, just for cattlemen.