List of the best Harry Lauter movies: Convict Stage(1965), Apache Country(1952), Valley of Fire(1951), Bandit King of Texas(1949), It Came From Beneath the Sea(1955), The Badge of Marshal Brennan(1957), Ambush Bay(1966), The Werewolf(1956), Louisiana Hussy(1960), Raiders of Old California(1957), Hellcats of the Navy(1957), Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958) ... ...
Western
USA
1965
71 Minutes
Harry Lauter Don "Red" Barry Jodi Mitchell Joe Patridge Eric Matthews Walter Reed Michael Carr
gunslinger sister outlaw brother mother marshal suspenseful raw crafty rousing arizona territory desert trail stagecoach ghost town murder justice vigilantism deception schemes
Ben has been after the Sims brothers since they gunned down his sister. His wife, threatening to leave him, sees his chance to get her back and get his revenge when the brothers are ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
62 Minutes
Dave Kilrain
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Carolina Cotton Harry Lauter Mary Scott Sydney Mason Francis X. Bushman Gregg Barton Tom London Byron Foulger Frank Matts
sidekick frontier woman outlaw gang leader gene autry native american rousing engaging tense desert house office small town headquarters washington, d.c. undercover operations crime old west banditry law and order
When a white man sets out to keep Indians drunk so they'll do what he wants them to, the US government sends Autry to fix things.
Western
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Tod Rawlings
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Gail Davis Harry Lauter Russell Hayden Christine Larson Terry Frost Barbara Stanley
mayor gene autry miner gambler bride-to-be sheriff melodramatic thrilling rousing california mining camp desert wild west frontier quartz creek arranged marriage banditry human trafficking kidnapping law and order
Mayor Autry sends for a wagon train of women to settle in his town, but baddies Guilford and Rawlings plot to hijack the train and sell the ladies to love-hungry miners instead.
Western
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Trem Turner
Allan Lane Eddy Waller Helene Stanley Jim Nolan Harry Lauter Robert Bice John Hamilton Lane Bradford George Lloyd Steve Clark I. Stanford Jolley
The Jewel Land Company of Elko, Texas is selling Government land to settlers. Before any of the settlers can claim their land, they are being killed by McCabe's gang. When Rocky comes to ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Deputy Bill Nash
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.
Western
USA
1957
76 Minutes
Dr. Steve Hale M.D.
Jim Davis Arleen Whelan Lee Van Cleef Carl Smith Harry Lauter Marty Robbins Douglas Fowley Louis Jean Heydt
gunslinger marshal cattle baron son pretty woman brooding engaging wild west small town restaurant fake identity showdown law enforcement corruption redemption rivalry transformation 19th century
A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.
War
USA
1966
109 Minutes
Cpl. Alvin Ross
Hugh O'Brian Mickey Rooney James Mitchum Peter Masterson Harry Lauter Greg Amsterdam Jim Anuao Tony Smith Clem Stadler Amado Abello
leader private spy sergeant marine patriotic inspiring philippines jungle secret mission world war ii race against time courage espionage suicide sacrifice underdog quest rescue 1940s
A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guerrillas.
Horror
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Deputy Ben Clovey
Steven Ritch Don Megowan Joyce Holden Eleanore Tanin Kim Charney Harry Lauter Larry J. Blake Ken Christy James Gavin S. John Launer George Lynn
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Drama
1960
66 Minutes
Clay Lanier
Nan Peterson Robert Richards Peter Coe Betty Lynn Howard Wright Harry Lauter Rosalee Calvert Tyler McVey Smoki Whitfield Helen Forrest
Western
USA
1957
72 Minutes
Lt. Scott Johnson
Jim Davis Arleen Whelan Faron Young Marty Robbins Lee Van Cleef Louis Jean Heydt Harry Lauter Douglas Fowley Larry Dobkin Bill Coontz Don Diamond
father judge settler wife sergeant captain brash thrilling spirited southern california house courtroom small town wild west land grab frontier life military justice law and order old west
At the end of the Mexican-American War, a crooked U.S. Cavalry Captain and his men force a captive Mexican officer to sign the deeds to his vast lands and large hacienda over to the Captain.
War
1957
82 Minutes
Lt. Wes Barton
Ronald Reagan Nancy Davis Arthur Franz Bob Arthur William Leslie Wm. "Bill" Phillips Harry Lauter Joe Turkel Michael Garth Don Keefer Selmer Jackson
captain lieutenant diver nurse emotional patriotic melodramatic submarine pacific ocean love triangle world war ii dangerous assignment submarine love quest rivalry 1940s
A submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) enters the Sea of Japan with a frogman who had flirted with his girlfriend (Nancy Davis).
Western
1958
72 Minutes
Joe Barger
George Montgomery Beverly Tyler Jim Davis Gerald Milton Don Beddoe Scotty Morrow Harry Lauter
ranger outlaw smuggler young woman son friend patriotic thrilling melodramatic tombstone, ariz. texas small town family home mexican-american border deception assumed identity lawlessness abduction undercover operations father/son relationship
The captain of the Arizona Rangers rides into Tombstone with a plan to round up Johnny Ringo and his gang.
Crime, Drama
1956
73 Minutes
Det. Tim Grogan
Lee J. Cobb Patricia Medina Edward Arnold Michael Granger Eleanore Tanin Alan Napier Harry Lauter
detective attorney witness friend thug politician melodramatic suspenseful gritty tense miami havana airplane everglades cuba florida gambling racketeering murder political corruption
A police detective (Lee J. Cobb) baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
1954
75 Minutes
Atlasan
Richard Crane Sally Mansfield Patsy Parsons Charles Meredith John Banner Scotty Beckett Maurice Cass Harry Lauter Robert Lyden
A space ranger (Richard Crane) and his crew discover two strange moons orbiting each other, inhabited by warring civilizations.
Western
1951
70 Minutes
Henchman Evan Fox
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Elaine Riley Donna Martell Onslow Stevens Denver Pyle William Fawcett Harry Lauter Kenne Duncan
doctor miner cattleman friend brother gene autry intense spirited engaging house doctor's office mine wild west ranch feud search frame-up justice law and order old west
Gene (Gene Autry), the new doctor in a rough frontier town in Utah where his father was killed, soon finds himself caught in a feud between a mine owner and a cattleman.
Horror
1955
70 Minutes
Reporter 1
Richard Denning Angela Stevens Michael Granger S. John Launer Gregory Gaye Linda Bennett Tristram Coffin Harry Lauter Larry J. Blake Charles Evans Pierre Watkin
A police scientist (Richard Denning) faces a deported gangster's (Michael Granger) army of atomic zombies, created by an ex-Nazi.
Sci-Fi
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Cutting, Generator technician (uncredited)
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.
Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Bud Ransome
Dennis O'Keefe Gail Russell Ruth Warrick Charlotte Greenwood Henry Hull John Hoyt Arthur Hunnicutt Clarence Muse Harry Lauter
horse fiancée teacher horse trainer scientist wife rousing inspiring emotional indiana racetrack farm kentucky mansion farmhouse horse racing divorce fame marriage love
Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
Western
1959
81 Minutes
City Marshal Ed Masterson
Joel McCrea Julie Adams John McIntire Nancy Gates Richard Anderson James Westerfield Walter Coy Don Haggerty Harry Lauter Mauritz Hugo Henry Kulkey
bat masterson sheriff brother saloon owner gunslinger henchman tense spirited engaging dodge city, kan. saloon office street family home vengeance political process police corruption murder brother relationship transformation
Dodge City sheriff Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) tries to defeat villains and win a woman's (Julie Adams) heart.
Sci-Fi
USA
1971
98 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden William Windom Sal Mineo Albert Salmi Jason Evers John Randolph Harry Lauter
apes scientist astronaut dark suspenseful los angeles prison ship animal cruelty scientific experiments husband/wife relationship murder pregnancy escape 1970s
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
65 Minutes
George Murphy Nancy Davis Billy Gray Lewis Stone Kurt Kaszner Anna Glomb Katharine Warren Teddy Infuhr Stanley Andrews Maude Wallace Harry Lauter
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Drama
USA
1949
71 Minutes
Martha Vickers John Beal Hillary Brooke Laurie Lind Douglas Dumbrille James Guilfoyle Marie Blake Leonid Kinskey Ralph Graves William Ruhl Harry Lauter
A promising young composer is tempted away from his devoted wife by a fortune-seeking woman who cares more for his prospects than for him.
Western
USA
1970
118 Minutes
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
100 Minutes
Joan Crawford Dennis Morgan David Brian Richard Webb Mari Aldon Philip Carey Ian MacDonald Katharine Warren George Chandler William Challee Sherry Jackson
A tough lady gangster learns that she will be totally blind within a week. She seeks help from the one eye surgeon who may be able to save her sight. In the process, he also causes her to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1957
112 Minutes
John Wayne Janet Leigh Jay C. Flippen Paul Fix Richard Rober Roland Winters Hans Conried Ivan Triesault Joyce Compton Denver Pyle Elizabeth Flournoy
soviet pilot pilot officer commander soldier love interest sultry campy alaska air force base jet palm springs, calif. soviet union cold war communism flying duplicity espionage secret plans adventure
Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Joel McCrea Barbara Hale Brad Dexter Gloria Talbott Verna Felton Douglas Dick Michael Pate Anthony Caruso Esther Dale Adam Williams Ray Teal
doctor wife daughter widow native american woman bully endearing spirited oklahoma wild west small town house farm oil field relocation native americans love triangle relationships territorial disputes old west
A doctor stops in a small Southwestern town to bury his wife. He decides to stay there and start a practice, but soon runs into violent cattle ranchers.
Adventure
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Barbara Hale Richard Greene Carl Benton Reid William Bishop Ron Randell Sean McClory Onslow Stevens Lester Matthews John Dehner Gloria Petroff Orley Lindgren
Set in 17th century Scotland, a young woman falls in love with a humble villager whose community suffers under the rule of her despotic landowning family.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
74 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Gene Nelson Phyllis Kirk Ted de Corsia Charles Bronson Jay Novello Nedrick Young James Bell Dub Taylor Gayle Kellogg Mack Chandler
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.