List of the best Howard Keel movies: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954), Kismet(1955), The Big Fisherman(1959), Armored Command(1961), The Day of the Triffids(1963), Arizona Bushwhackers(1968), Calamity Jane(1953), Kiss Me Kate(1953), Show Boat(1951), Annie Get Your Gun(1950), Pagan Love Song(1950), Rose Marie(1954) ... ...
Musical
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Howard Keel Jane Powell Russ Tamblyn Jeff Richards Tommy Rall Marc Platt Matt Mattox Jacques d'Amboise Virginia Gibson Julie Newmeyer Ruta Kilmonis
woman brother mountain man townsperson father love interest heartwarming rousing lighthearted cabin mountain barn oregon manners banishment kidnapping marriage courtship mob mentality transformation
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Fantasy
USA
1955
113 Minutes
Hajj
Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone Monty Woolley Sebastian Cabot Jay C. Flippen Mike Mazurki Jack Elam Ted de Corsia Julie Robinson
poet caliph thief wazir daughter cheeky intricate amusing baghdad market palace marriage poetry mistaken identity romance love escape ancient times
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Drama, History
USA
1959
180 Minutes
Simon Peter
Howard Keel Susan Kohner John Saxon Herbert Lom Martha Hyer Ray Stricklyn Marian Seldes Alexander Scourby
simon peter king herod princess prince suitor disciple brutal uplifting suspenseful arabia judea house seaside christianity forgiveness religion persecution vengeance teaching underdog
Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.
War
USA
1961
99 Minutes
Col. Devlin
An American army unit is trapped in a small town during a German counterattack and discovers that a spy in the town is providing the Germans with information about them.
Sci-Fi
1963
93 Minutes
Bill Masen
Howard Keel Nicole Maurey Janette Scott Kieron Moore Mervyn Johns Janina Faye Alison Leggatt Ewan Roberts Collette Wilde Carol Ann Ford Geoffrey Matthews
military officer scientist wife young girl creature campy suspenseful engaging london hospital france island alien invasion scientific experiments resistance survival blindness plants quest pursuit
A Navy officer (Howard Keel) and others (Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott) not blinded by meteorites seek a way to stop cosmic plants from killing people.
Western
1968
86 Minutes
Howard Keel Yvonne De Carlo John Ireland Marilyn Maxwell Scott Brady Brian Donlevy Barton MacLane James Craig Roy Rogers Regis Parton Montie Montana
confederate soldier spy marshal businessman gritty gutsy bleak frenetic american midwest town espionage black market weapons discovery rise escape transformation 19th century
The Union army sends a Confederate prisoner (Howard Keel) to Arizona as a lawman, but he doubles as a spy.
Musical
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Doris Day Howard Keel Allyn Ann McLerie Philip Carey Dick Wesson Paul Harvey Chubby Johnson Gale Robbins
frontier woman lieutenant cowboy maid saloon owner amusing cheery playful saloon chicago stage cabin desert deadwood, s.d. friendship singing impersonation mistaken identity jealousy romance
The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Fred Graham 'Petruchio'
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ann Miller Bobby Van Keenan Wynn James Whitmore Bob Fosse Tommy Rall Kurt Kaszner Ron Randell Carol Haney
actor actress songwriter producer mobster fiancé airy charming theater apartment backstage show business love triangle mistaken identity gambling marriage transformation quest 1950s
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Musical
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Gaylord Ravenal
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ava Gardner Joe E. Brown Gower Champion Marge Champion Robert Sterling Agnes Moorehead Adele Jergens William Warfield Leif Erickson
singer gambler husband wife daughter melodramatic powerful steamboat casino mississippi stage music gambling race relations marriage performance temptation discovery forbidden love 1900s
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour.
Musical
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Betty Hutton Howard Keel Louis Calhern J. Carrol Naish Edward Arnold Keenan Wynn Benay Venuta Clinton Sundberg
annie oakley frank butler buffalo bill gunslinger cowboy cowgirl amusing spirited charming wild west america europe love competition cowboys performance love discovery rivalry 19th century
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Musical, Romance
USA
1950
76 Minutes
Esther Williams Howard Keel Rita Moreno Minna Gombell Charles Mauu Philip Costa Dione Leliani Marcelle Corday
A man from Ohio inherits a coconut plantation and falls in love with a half-American, half-Tahitian beauty. Song-and-swim musical ensues in the tropical paradise.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
115 Minutes
Capt. Mike Malone
Ann Blyth Howard Keel Fernando Lamas Bert Lahr Marjorie Main Joan Taylor Ray Collins
orphan love interest trapper native american chief ward mountie amusing airy uplifting playful melodramatic canada wilderness saloon love triangle murder rivalry love opposites attract adventure
Tomboy Rose Marie Lemaitre, the orphaned ward of Mountie Mike Malone, falls in love with him, and he with her. But when she goes to "learn to be a lady", she meets outlaw trapper James ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Stretch Barnes, Smoky Callaway
Fred MacMurray Dorothy McGuire Howard Keel Jesse White Fay Roope Natalie Schafer Douglas Kennedy Elisabeth Fraser John Indrisano Stan Freberg
advertiser actor television producer agent witty engaging hollywood, calif. los angeles mexico filmmaking impersonation cover-up fame quest escape 1950s
Two marketing professionals hire a lookalike of classic western actor Smoky Callaway to impersonate the actor and make new films, but things go awry when the real Callaway, thought long missing, returns.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Tony Naylor
Kathryn Grayson Red Skelton Howard Keel Gower Champion Marge Champion Ann Miller Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Marcel Dalio Diane Cassidy
producer writer partner showgirl niece banker lighthearted amusing charming paris salon new york city show business inheritance debt fashion transformation love 1950s
Three Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Tony Naylor
Kathryn Grayson Red Skelton Howard Keel Gower Champion Marge Champion Ann Miller Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Marcel Dalio Diane Cassidy
producer writer partner showgirl niece banker lighthearted amusing charming paris salon new york city show business inheritance debt fashion transformation love 1950s
Three Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.
Romance
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Mike Jamison
Jane Wyman Van Johnson Howard Keel Barry Sullivan Phyllis Kirk Anne Sargent Jeff Donnell Herbert Heyes Robert Sherwood Don McGuire Barbara Billingsley
bartender ad executive pilot stewardess love interest young woman lighthearted playful airy amusing airplane airport house bar office dating career love relationships romantic dilemma
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
King Cameron
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
Mystery & Thriller
1948
85 Minutes
Boke
Valerie Hobson James Donald Howard Keel David Greene Michael Balfour Joan Young Angela Fouldes Glyn Dearman
convict partner writer wife housekeeper superintendent tense emotional great britain countryside cottage hostage situation fugitives desperation car crash escape rescue 1940s
An escaped convict (Harold Keel) and his henchmen hold a British playwright (James Donald) and his wife (Valerie Hobson) hostage.