List of the best Howard McNear movies: The Errand Boy(1961), Bachelor Flat(1961), Blue Hawaii(1962), You Can't Run Away From It(1956), Kiss Me, Stupid(1964), Follow That Dream(1962), The Big Circus(1959), Bundle of Joy(1956), Escape From Fort Bravo(1953), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1961), Bell, Book and Candle(1958), Anatomy of a Murder(1959) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Dexter Sneak
Jerry Lewis Brian Donlevy Howard McNear Dick Wesson Felicia Atkins Kathleen Freeman Isobel Elsom Fritz Feld Iris Adrian Renee Taylor Sig Ruman
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Comedy
USA
1961
91 Minutes
Dr. Dylan Bowman
Tuesday Weld Richard Beymer Terry-Thomas Celeste Holm Francesca Bellini Howard McNear Ann Del Guercio Roxanne Arlen Alice Reinheart Stephen Bekassy Margo Moore
professor fiancée daughter neighbor student airy playful madcap cool malibu, calif. apartment beach surprise visit vacation secret marriage college life young love discovery transformation 1960s
British college professor seeks peace in a California beach house but has nothing but trouble from an uninvited female 'juvenile delinquent', a neighbor with a mischievous dog, and a bevy of amorous American woman.
Musical, Romance
USA
1962
103 Minutes
Mr. Chapman
Elvis Presley Joan Blackman Angela Lansbury Nancy Walters Roland Winters John Archer Howard McNear Steve Brodie Iris Adrian Darlene Tompkins Jenny Maxwell
surfer singer matriarch girlfriend friend lighthearted campy uplifting beach mansion bus hawaii surfing rebellion singing youth forbidden love growing up transformation 1960s
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
95 Minutes
Vernon
June Allyson Jack Lemmon Charles Bickford Paul Gilbert Jim Backus Stubby Kaye Howard McNear Elvia Allman Jack Albertson Queenie Smith Frank Sully
heiress father reporter fortune hunter thief editor brash emotional amusing texas san diego yacht bus motel newsroom father/daughter relationship running away elopement kidnapping journalism
Ellen (June Allyson) is kidnapped by father (Charles Bickford) after she ran off and got married to someone he thinks is a gold digger. She escapes and starts an adventurous trip back to ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1964
126 Minutes
Mr. Pettibone
Dean Martin Kim Novak Ray Walston Felicia Farr Cliff Osmond Barbara Pepper Doro Merande Howard McNear Henry Gibson Alan Dexter Tommy Nolan
music teacher pop star wife prostitute mechanic songwriter playful witty wild sultry small town nevada family home bar trailer gas station romantic dilemma business scheme jealousy sex appeal
Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.
Musical
USA
1962
110 Minutes
George
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.
Adventure
USA
1959
109 Minutes
Mr. Lomax
Victor Mature Red Buttons Rhonda Fleming Kathryn Grant Vincent Price Peter Lorre David Nelson Gilbert Roland Howard McNear
ringmaster circus owner sister loan officer public relations specialist circus performer chilling dark thrilling suspenseful circus niagara falls, n.y. tent sabotage financial crisis show business circus brother/sister relationship murder investigation mystery
A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
98 Minutes
Mr. Appleby
Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds Adolphe Menjou Tommy Noonan Nita Talbot Una Merkel Melville Cooper Bill Goodwin Howard McNear Robert H. Harris Mary Treen
salesgirl business owner son baby coworker landlady hilarious frenetic heartwarming new york city department store apartment restaurant office family home maternity single mothers mistaken identity unusual romance gossip
After finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.
Western
USA
1953
98 Minutes
Watson (uncredited)
William Holden Eleanor Parker John Forsythe William Demarest William Campbell Polly Bergen Richard Anderson Carl Benton Reid John Lupton Howard McNear Alex Montoya
warden soldier indian pretty woman gutsy spirited thrilling arizona desert pow camp american civil war prisoners of war survival betrayal escape rescue pursuit 1860s
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Sci-Fi
USA
1961
105 Minutes
Congressman Llewellyn Parker
Walter Pidgeon Joan Fontaine Barbara Eden Peter Lorre Robert Sterling Michael Ansara Frankie Avalon Regis Toomey John Litel Howard McNear Henry Daniell
admiral psychiatrist lieutenant captain scientist congressman thrilling tense creative submarine deep sea arctic ocean pacific ocean mariana islands fire nuclear weapons race against time sabotage showdown global disaster
When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.
Comedy
1958
103 Minutes
Andy White
James Stewart Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Hermione Gingold Elsa Lanchester Janice Rule Philippe Clay Bek Nelson Howard McNear Wolfe Barzell
witch publisher fiancée author warlock mentor amusing lighthearted new york city greenwich village apartment art gallery love triangle love spell engagement witchcraft jealousy revenge love rivalry
A witch's (Kim Novak) warlock brother (Jack Lemmon) helps a San Francisco publisher (James Stewart) break a love spell.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1959
160 Minutes
James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant Joseph N. Welch Brooks West George C. Scott Murray Hamilton Orson Bean
attorney soldier prosecutor wife business partner district attorney gripping intense courtroom michigan small town hotel murder trial rape secret anger fear mystery quest
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
Western
1958
85 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Margaret Hayes Robert Vaughn Joan Blackman James Drury Wendell Holmes Edmon Ryan Stacy Harris Kathryn Card Emile Meyer Bing Russell
bank robber rancher marshal lawman lawyer young woman suspenseful intense nebraska bank courtroom jail bank heist murder trial law and order transformation mystery 1870s
The new marshal (Fred MacMurray) is the only one in town who thinks a charming killer (Robert Vaughn) should hang.