List of the best Harry Shannon movies: Cow Town(1950), Mary Ryan, Detective(1949), Song of Texas(1943), The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair(1939), San Quentin(1946), The Yellow Rose of Texas(1944), Witness to Murder(1954), Tulsa(1949), The Devil Thumbs a Ride(1947), The Tall Men(1955), Idaho(1943), Lure of the Wilderness(1952) ... ...
Western
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Gail Davis Harry Shannon Jock Mahoney Clark "Buddy" Burroughs Harry Harvey Steve Darrell Sandy Sanders Ralph Sanford Bud Osborne Robert Hilton
gene autry neighbor rancher sheriff brother partner spirited engaging stagecoach range jail mountain ranch town range war ranchers debt jailbreak cattle rustling stampedes
Gene responds to cattle rustling by stringing barbed wire all around his range.
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1949
68 Minutes
Marsha Hunt John Litel June Vincent Harry Shannon Wm. "Bill" Phillips Katharine Warren Victoria Horne John Dehner Arthur Space Kernan Cripps Chester Clute
Police detective Mary Ryan is given an assignment to break up a gang of jewel thieves and fences. She, using an alias as a convict, is placed in the cell with a suspected member of the gang... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
69 Minutes
Roy Rogers Sheila Ryan Barton MacLane Harry Shannon Arline Judge William Haade Eve March Hal Taliaferro Sons of the Pioneers Bob Nolan Yakima Canutt
A man of no worth brags to his daughter back East that he is rich and owns a big ranch. When she decides to pay a visit to her father, Roy and his buddies agree to pretend that the poor man is the owner of the ranch.
Drama
USA
1939
55 Minutes
Marjorie Lord Jimmy Lydon Ruth Lee Harry Shannon Adora Andrews Douglas Stark
In this lively programmer a con man hires a character actor to masqueraded as the recently assassinated dictator of a tiny Latin American country so he can bilk an arriving American ambassador out of his fortune.
Drama
USA
1946
66 Minutes
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 »
Western
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans Grant Withers Harry Shannon George Cleveland William Haade Weldon Heyburn Hal Taliaferro Tom London Dick Botiller Janet Martin
roy rogers pretty woman singer captain father criminal amusing spirited river riverboat texas robbery investigation performance fugitives wrongfully accused mystery quest 1940s
Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to his story, he changes his mind about him. A ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
83 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Sanders Gary Merrill Jesse White Harry Shannon Claire Carleton Lewis Martin Dick Elliott
witness murderer lieutenant sergeant suspenseful chilling dark beverly hills, calif. apartment murder witness cover-up insanity frame-ups nazism fear pursuit discovery 1950s
A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
Action
USA
1949
90 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Preston Pedro Armendáriz Harry Shannon Ed Begley Jimmy Conlin Paul E. Burns Lloyd Gough Roland Jack Chief Yowlachie Pierre Watkin
rancher oil baron daughter emotional powerful oklahoma oil field ranch revenge death oil betrayal wealth greed fall rise rivalry 1940s
In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
63 Minutes
Lawrence Tierney Ted North Nan Leslie Betty Lawford Andrew Tombes Harry Shannon Glen Vernon Marion Carr William Gould Josephine Whittell Phil Warren
Law-abiding Jimmy Ferguson soon regrets giving a ride to killer Steve Morgan.
Western
USA
1955
122 Minutes
Clark Gable Jane Russell Robert Ryan Cameron Mitchell Juan Garcia Harry Shannon Emile Meyer Mae Marsh
cowboy brother businessman beautiful woman native american rousing gritty texas wild west montana love triangle siblings journey frontier life quest love rivalry 1860s
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
Western
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers Harry Shannon Ona Munson Dick Purcell Onslow Stevens Arthur Hohl Hal Taliaferro
cowboy judge young boy madam gunslinger saloon owner suspenseful charming emotional small town idaho saloon courtroom ranch law and order morality frame-up criminal past investigation friendship
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for crimes committed by a crooked saloon owner.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Jean Peters Jeffrey Hunter Walter Brennan Constance Smith Tom Tully Harry Shannon Will Wright Jack Elam Harry Carter
fugitive hunter daughter criminal fiancée tense thrilling okefenokee swamp georgia wilderness survival false accusations hunting unlikely romance redemption wilderness transformation escape discovery adventure
In a Georgia swamp, a young hunter stumbles upon a wanted fugitive and his daughter, and helps them return to civilization.
Biography
USA
1950
76 Minutes
Ruby Dee Minor Watson Louise Beavers Richard Lane Harry Shannon Ben Lessy Billy Wayne Joel Fluellen Bernie Hamilton Kenny Washington Pat Flaherty
baseball player jackie robinson mother wife coach bigot emotional heartwarming rousing powerful america montreal stadium new york city brooklyn, n.y. baseball american dream race relations family rise
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
Western
USA
1958
79 Minutes
Macdonald Carey Audrey Totter James Craig James Gleason Warren Stevens Harry Shannon Jil Jarmyn Robert Burton Ken Lynch
drifter gunslinger outlaw hotel owner woman raw wild gritty tense dutch flat wild west saloon hotel frontier justice small-town life unlikely hero farming law and order corruption underdog
A gun-slinging drifter, armed with a legendary pistol, saves a town from the greedy clutches of an evil family. But what makes him so fast? Is it the man or the gun?
Western
USA
1953
73 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Eve Miller Barton MacLane Reed Hadley Irving Bacon Harry Shannon Tom Fadden Douglas Fowley Robert Keyes Myron Healey James Griffith
army officer railroad engineer railroad worker boss daughter southerner patriotic spirited gripping kansas railroad tracks frontier train saloon american civil war railroad construction westward expansion sabotage quest
With the Civil War about to begin, Southern saboteurs attack frontier railroad construction.
Biography
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Darryl Hickman Charles Kemper Phil L. Ryan Una O'Connor Arthur Shields Harry Shannon Joe Sawyer Anna Q. Nilsson Donn Gift Myrna Dell
In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
78 Minutes
Vittorio Gassman Barry Sullivan Polly Bergen William Conrad Mary Zavian Robert Burton Harry Shannon Jonathan Colt
A fugitive is pursued by a lawman who is obsessed with his capture.
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Dorothy Malone Walter Brennan Tommy Rettig Skip Homeier John Qualen Harry Shannon Whit Bissell Irving Bacon Jack Lambert Frank Ferguson
storekeeper gunslinger bank robber wife friend neighbor inspiring touching suspenseful general store small town united states abandonment robbery revenge justice outlaws courage transformation rise
The peace-loving owner of a general store, who became a town hero when he luckily killed the leader of a gang of bank robbers, is deserted by the townspeople who fear the threatened return of the vengeful bandits.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
66 Minutes
George Sanders Wendy Barrie Paul Guilfoyle Jonathan Hale Linda Hayes Ferris Taylor Harry Shannon Eddie Dunn
detective tennis player thief partner police chief friend suspenseful tense thrilling palm springs, calif. resort bungalow new york city hotel train stamps smuggling theft murder protection
Inspector Fernack asks Simon to watch over an old friend who's carrying $200,000 worth of postage stamps, but the friend is killed, and the stamps stolen.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Faith Domergue Claude Rains Maureen O'Sullivan Charles Kemper Ralph Dumke Billy House Harry Shannon Philip Van Zandt Jack Kelly Lillian West
doctor mental patient husband cop dark melodramatic thrilling united states hospital household mexico suicide attempt infidelity jealousy murder deception insanity forbidden love escape 1950s
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
Western
USA
1942
88 Minutes
John Wayne Binnie Barnes Albert Van Dekker Helen Parrish Patsy Kelly Edgar Kennedy Dick Purcell Harry Shannon Charles Halton Emmett Lynn Bob McKenzie
pharmacist saloon owner rancher woman brother tense somber rousing california mining town pharmacy ranch extortion frame-up illness gold rush mob banding together rivalry quest
During the California Gold Rush, Boston pharmacist Tom Craig sets up shop in Sacramento where he clashes with local town crook Britt Dawson.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Lon McCallister Judith Anderson Allene Roberts Julie London Rory Calhoun Ona Munson Harry Shannon Arthur Space Walter Sande Pat Flaherty
farmer adopted daughter aunt classmate guard girlfriend brooding chilling suspenseful tense farm woods country house family history dark secrets madness unlikely criminal murder hostage situation mystery
Film director Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Robert Preston Laird Cregar Tully Marshall Mikhail Rasumny Marc Lawrence Adele Pearce Harry Shannon Frank Ferguson Bernadene Hayes
hit man nightclub owner wealthy man beautiful woman police officer chemist dark brutal cool san francisco nightclub train los angeles hideout double-cross contract killing manhunt unlikely friendship reform revenge
When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
68 Minutes
Gig Young Lynne Roberts Mary Anderson Willard Parker Carla Balenda Gerald Mohr James Anderson John Kellogg Harry Shannon Cleo Moore
public defender suspect witness woman man brooding intricate suspenseful california bar prison courtroom police station wrongful conviction investigation cold case mystery disappearance media circus discovery
The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...
Musical
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Desi Arnaz Ann Miller Eddie Bracken Frances Langford Hal LeRoy Libby Bennett Harry Shannon Douglas Walton Chester Clute
heiress football player father friend playwright lighthearted amusing playful new mexico small town college football field college life wealth football romance father/daughter relationship escape adventure 1940s
A young lady goes to College and, without her knowledge, her father sends four football players as her bodyguards, who eventually join the college team and turn it into one of the best, while one of the players falls in love with her.
Horror
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Lon Chaney John Carradine Ramsay Ames Robert Lowery Barton MacLane Claire Whitney George Zucco Frank Reicher Harry Shannon Emmett Vogan Lester Sharpe
Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.
Western
1957
87 Minutes
Jack Palance Anthony Perkins Neville Brand Elaine Aiken Claude Akins Robert Middleton Elisha Cook Jr. Lee Van Cleef Harry Shannon James Bell Adam Williams
A gunfighter (Jack Palance) turns rancher at the mercy of a son (Anthony Perkins) who hates him and a gambler (Neville Brand) who wants to kill him.
Western
USA
1959
91 Minutes
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.
Romance, Western
USA
1951
77 Minutes
Dan Duryea Gale Storm Dick Foran Gloria Henry Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Raymond Greenleaf Stanley Andrews John Ridgely James Millican Harry Shannon Helen Brown
Bank robber serves his time in prison, tries to go straight.
Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Marjorie Rambeau Alan Hale Ronald Reagan Jane Wyman Clarence Kolb Charles Halton Paul Hurst Victor Kilian Chill Wills Harry Shannon John Hamilton
Now-widowed Tugboat Annie, tugboat queen of the Northwest, struggles to save her job against the competition of rival Captain Bullwinkle.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Ted de Corsia Erskine Sanford Gus Schilling Carl Frank Louis Merrill Evelyn Ellis Harry Shannon
seaman wife attorney investigator cop femme fatale dark engaging suspenseful new york city yacht san francisco courtroom theater fun house murder deception betrayal love mystery
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
110 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Kent Smith Herman Brix Robert Alda Rosemary DeCamp John Ridgely Bob Arthur Wanda Hendrix Helen Brown Rory Mallinson Harry Shannon
husband wife daughter doctor singer mistress melodramatic passionate san francisco doctor's office nightclub new york city household adultery deception love triangle guilt running away schemes forbidden love
A nightclub singer inspires a doctor to fake his own murder, leading to plenty of complications.
Drama
USA
1961
118 Minutes
Geraldine Page Laurence Harvey Rita Moreno Una Merkel John McIntire Thomas Gomez Pamela Tiffin Malcolm Atterbury Lee Patrick Casey Adams Earl Holliman
doctor spinster beautiful woman neighbor melodramatic emotional passionate mississippi small town romance hedonism small-town life unrequited love love triangle rise transformation 1910s
Plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.
Biography
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft Virginia Weidler Eugene Pallette Victor Kilian Bobby Jordan J.M. Kerrigan Lloyd Corrigan John Kellogg Clem Bevans
boy teacher father mother man doctor heartwarming fascinating school train michigan house office thomas edison american civil war illness father/son relationship maturing discovery adventure
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Bob Hope Marilyn Maxwell Lloyd Nolan Jane Darwell Andrea King Fred Clark Jay C. Flippen William Frawley Harry Bellaver Sid Melton Ben Welden
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Drama
USA
1954
104 Minutes
William Holden June Allyson Barbara Stanwyck Fredric March Walter Pidgeon Shelley Winters Paul Douglas Louis Calhern Dean Jagger Nina Foch Tim Considine
businessperson engineer secretary wife confident dark new york city office apartment business deception corporate espionage corruption rivalry quest 1950s
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Biography
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Larry Parks Evelyn Keyes William Demarest Bill Goodwin Ludwig Donath Tamara Shayne John Alexander Jo-Carroll Dennison Ernest Cossart Scotty Beckett William Forrest
cantor singer actor vaudevillian performer entertainer charming endearing playful rousing synagogue theater nightclub movie studio washington, d.c. backstage al jolson father/son relationship show business career vs. family
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1952
103 Minutes
William Holden Johnny Stewart Stanley Clements Basil Ruysdael Carl Benton Reid Ralph Dumke Ed Begley Hugh Sanders Harry Morgan Ann Lee Anthony Caruso
agent jockey manager gambler mother friend engaging heartwarming horse track horse auction locker room train redemption on the run gambling horse racing con game mentorship transformation 1950s
Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1961
114 Minutes
Elvis Presley Hope Lange Tuesday Weld Millie Perkins Rafer Johnson John Ireland Gary Lockwood William Mims Raymond Greenleaf Christina Crawford Robin Raymond
young man counselor love interest pretty woman townsperson brother emotional spirited charming the south small town house romance small-town life misunderstanding family dysfunction aspirations writing discovery love
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1958
95 Minutes
Charlton Heston Orson Welles Janet Leigh Joseph Calleia Akim Tamiroff Valentin de Vargas Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Joanna Moore Mort Mills Marlene Dietrich
drug enforcement agent police officer criminal wife chilling mexico police station motel country road border crime crooked cops smuggling murder mystery pursuit 1950s
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Tom Keene Robert Bray Lex Barker Walter Reed Dean White
outlaw gang member daughter ranger fiancée sundance kid gritty confident tense oklahoma frontier town bank house street outlaws land rush murder father/daughter relationship gunfight
When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West.
Drama
USA
1944
111 Minutes
Anne Baxter Thomas Mitchell Selena Royle Ward Bond Bobby Driscoll Addison Richards Edward Ryan Trudy Marshall John Campbell James Cardwell John Alvin
brother soldier sister mother father wife emotional tense patriotic iowa household guadalcanal ship world war ii siblings death patriotism great depression u.s. navy rise
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are ... See full summary »