List of the best Howard St. John movies: David Harding, Counterspy(1950), Born Yesterday(1950), Strait-Jacket(1964), Shockproof(1949), Strange Bedfellows(1965), Madison Avenue(1962), One, Two, Three(1961), Mister 880(1950), Illegal(1955), Don't Drink the Water(1969), 711 Ocean Drive(1950), Three Coins in the Fountain(1954) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1950
71 Minutes
David Harding
Willard Parker Audrey Long Howard St. John Raymond Greenleaf Harlan Warde Alex Gerry
Based on the long-running radio program created by Philips H. Lord, the film opens with a radio commentator blasting the U. S. government for the manner in which a certain foreign power has... See full summary »
Drama, Comedy
USA
1950
103 Minutes
Jim Devery
Judy Holliday William Holden Broderick Crawford Howard St. John Frank Otto Larry Oliver Barbara Brown Grandon Rhodes Claire Carleton Smoki Whitfield Helen Eby-Rock
businessperson girlfriend journalist lawyer politician amusing playful lighthearted washington, d.c. hotel office love triangle corruption big business ambition education love transformation 1950s
A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.
Horror
USA
1964
89 Minutes
Raymond Fields
Joan Crawford Diane Baker Leif Erickson Howard St. John John Anthony Hayes Rochelle Hudson George Kennedy Edith Atwater Mitchell Cox Patricia Krest
killer mother daughter psychiatrist fiancé brother campy gory unrestrained farmhouse countryside serial murders mother/daughter relationship violence insanity family history mystery discovery wretched excess 1940s
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Sam Brooks
Cornel Wilde Patricia Knight John Baragrey Esther Minciotti Howard St. John Russell Collins Charles Bates Gilbert Barnett Frank Jaquet Ann Shoemaker King Donovan
convict parole officer ex-convict love interest elderly person dark melodramatic prison bedroom family home parole prison trust second chance murder temptation forbidden love rivalry 1940s
A Parole Officer falls in-love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.
Comedy
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Julius L. Stevens
Rock Hudson Gina Lollobrigida Gig Young Edward Judd Howard St. John Nancy Kulp Peggy Rea
artist pr person boss executive friend amusing lighthearted playful london apartment office bedroom failing marriage protest unlikely romance reconciliation arrangement reputation discovery transformation
Carter meets Toni and impulsively marries her to find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later on the eve before their divorce they meet again and spend the night together.
Drama
USA
1962
94 Minutes
J.D. Jocelyn
Dana Andrews Eleanor Parker Jeanne Crain Eddie Albert Howard St. John Henry Daniell Kathleen Freeman David White Betti Andrews Jack Orrison Yvonne Peattie
An adman and an ad woman put a dangerous milk tycoon in line for the White House.
Comedy
USA
1961
108 Minutes
Wendell P. Hazeltine
James Cagney Pamela Tiffin Horst Buchholz Arlene Francis Liselotte Pulver Howard St. John Hanns Lothar Lois Bolton Leon Askin Red Buttons
executive daughter boss communist wife amusing spirited lighthearted witty berlin airport office young love business father/daughter relationship pregnancy communism forbidden love rise 1960s
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
Comedy
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Chief
Burt Lancaster Dorothy McGuire Edmund Gwenn Millard Mitchell Minor Watson Howard St. John
secret service agent counterfeiter neighbor salesman old man crafty endearing lighthearted amusing new york city counterfeit money investigation secret life friendship community pursuit discovery 1940s
Gentle romantic comedy about a Secret Service Agent trying to catch a cold case counterfeiter and a United Nations translator.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
88 Minutes
E.A. Smith
Edward G. Robinson Nina Foch Jayne Mansfield Hugh Marlowe Albert Van Dekker Howard St. John Ellen Corby Edward Platt
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
Comedy
1969
98 Minutes
Ambassador Magee
Jackie Gleason Estelle Parsons Ted Bessell Joan Delaney Michael Constantine Howard St. John Danny Meehan Richard Libertini Pierre Olaf Avery Schreiber Phil Leeds
father mother daughter soldier tourist amusing madcap vulgaria ellis island communism mistaken identity tourism vacation escape pursuit 1960s
A New Jersey kosher caterer (Jackie Gleason), his wife (Estelle Parsons) and daughter are hijacked on a plane to communist Vulgaria.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Lt. Pete Wright
Edmond O'Brien Joanne Dru Otto Kruger Barry Kelley Dorothy Patrick Don Porter Howard St. John Robert Osterloh Sammy White
repairman hit man police detective gangster assistant gangster's wife brooding gripping suspenseful tense los angeles pier las vegas desert gambling horse racing blackmail murder swindling doomed romance
An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.
Romance
USA
1954
102 Minutes
Mr. Burgoyne
Clifton Webb Dorothy McGuire Jean Peters Louis Jourdan Maggie McNamara Rossano Brazzi Howard St. John Kathryn Givney Cathleen Nesbitt Alberto Morin
secretary young woman roommate prince translator boss engaging emotional dreamy rome apartment office trevi fountain americans abroad romance wishes engagement employment forbidden love love
Three American women working in Rome, Italy, share a spacious apartment and the desire to find love and marriage, each experiencing a few bumps in their journeys to romance.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Claude Griswold
Joan Crawford Robert Young Frank Lovejoy Eve Arden Janice Rule Lurene Tuttle Howard St. John Ellen Corby Morgan Farley Virginia Gibson John Qualen
congresswoman secretary college president photographer daughter old flame confident lighthearted amusing washington, d.c. college office dormitory auditorium college life romantic dilemma values father/daughter relationship power struggle unrequited love
Congresswoman Agatha Reed returns to her alma mater for commencement, although she's more interested in renewing her romance with an old flame who's now the college president. Their ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
101 Minutes
Police Capt. Turley
Robert Walker Farley Granger Ruth Roman Leo G. Carroll Patricia Hitchcock Marion Lorne Jonathan Hale Howard St. John John Brown Norma Varden Robert Gist
tennis player murderer floozy fiancée senator police officer chilling tense witty small town amusement park train family home tennis match murder blackmail class distinctions stalking mystery pursuit
A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.
Comedy
USA
1955
111 Minutes
Mr. Sayers
Debbie Reynolds Frank Sinatra David Wayne Celeste Holm Jarma Lewis Lola Albright Carolyn Jones Howard St. John Joey Faye Tom Helmore Willard Sage
agent best friend wife actress musician airy amusing lighthearted new york city apartment party change of lifestyle romance acting marriage love transformation 1950s
Charlie Reader is a successful theater agent. He is also successful with young ladies. One day he is visited by his old friend Joe, married with three children. Joe falls in love with ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Mr. John Brackett
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Edie Adams Jack Oakie Jack Kruschen Ann B. Davis Joe Flynn Howard St. John Karen Norris Jack Albertson
advertising executive chemist company president model businesswoman lighthearted playful new york city office california one-night stand ethics unlikely romance battle of the sexes mistaken identity rivalry love 1960s
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
109 Minutes
Doc Banton
Jack Palance Shelley Winters Lori Nelson Lee Marvin Earl Holliman Perry Lopez Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Lon Chaney Howard St. John Ralph Moody Olive Carey
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.
Musical
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Janice Rule Dick Wesson Ron Hagerthy Richard Webb Hayden Rorke Howard St. John
pilot movie star friend soldier performer crew member cheery lighthearted patriotic air force base san francisco hollywood, calif. musical performance korean war publicity deception love quest 1950s
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Comedy
USA
1964
114 Minutes
Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Henry Fonda Lauren Bacall Mel Ferrer Fran Jeffries Leslie Parrish Edward Everett Horton Larry Storch Stubby Kaye Otto Kruger
journalist psychologist neighbor wife womanizer lighthearted charming office apartment club car affair seduction psychology impersonation suicide sex love rise 1960s
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.