List of the best J. Carrol Naish movies: Dr. Renault's Secret(1942), The Monster Maker(1944), Dracula vs. Frankenstein(1971), Island of Lost Men(1939), The Whistler(1944), Fighter Attack(1953), Force of Impulse(1961), The Black Hand(1950), Waterfront(1944), Strange Confession(1945), Rebel in Town(1956), Dr. Broadway(1942) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1942
58 Minutes
Noel
J. Carrol Naish George Zucco Shepperd Strudwick Lynne Roberts Bert Roach Eugene Borden
Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java.
Horror
USA
1944
64 Minutes
Dr. Igor Markoff
mad scientist pianist daughter assistant manager henchman creepy shocking tense laboratory family home concert hall doctor's office scientific experiments mutation obsession blackmail assumed identity confrontation metamorphosis
A mad scientist injects his enemies with an acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.
Horror
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Dr. Frankenstein aka Dr. Durea
J. Carrol Naish Lon Chaney Zandor Vorkov Anthony Eisley Regina Carrol Russ Tamblyn Jim Davis Angelo Rossitto Greydon Clark John Bloom
Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
63 Minutes
Gregory Prin
A Chinese general, who disappeared in the Malaysian jungles with stolen government funds, is sought by his cabaret-singing daughter who wants to clear his name.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
59 Minutes
The Killer
widower wife hit man criminal thrilling dark shocking suspenseful street apartment united states suicide murder deception car crash contract killing escape rescue 1940s
A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.
War
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Bruno
fighter pilot italian partisan amusing engaging fiery gutsy italy world war ii flying war helping others bombing adventure escape rescue 1940s
World War II action in Italy involving fighter pilot's last sortie, and the help he receives from Italian partisans in an effort to complete it.
Romance
1961
84 Minutes
Robert Alda J. Carrol Naish Tony Anthony Jeff Donnell Jody McCrea Brud Talbot Christina Crawford Kathy Barr Teri Hope Paul Daniel
A high school student's father disapproves of her romance with an athlete from the wrong side of the tracks.
Crime, Drama
1950
93 Minutes
Louis Lorelli
Gene Kelly J. Carrol Naish Teresa Celli Marc Lawrence Frank Puglia Barry Kelley Mario Siletti Carl Milletaire Peter Brocco Eleanora Mendelssohn Grazia Narcio
The son (Gene Kelly) of a slain Italian lawyer helps a policeman (J. Carrol Naish) fight organized crime in circa-1900 New York.
Drama
1944
65 Minutes
Nazi spies (John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish) fight each other for power and a code book in San Francisco.
Crime, Drama, Horror
USA
1945
61 Minutes
Roger Graham
Lon Chaney Brenda Joyce J. Carrol Naish Milburn Stone Lloyd Bridges Addison Richards
A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in tragedy.
Western
USA
1956
78 Minutes
Bedloe Mason
John Payne Ruth Roman J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Smith Ben Johnson James Griffith Mary Adams
robber father son brother young boy mother fiery tense gripping rousing arizona small town family home ranch desert bank death of child false accusations cowardice accidental killing
After the Civil War, in a Yankee town five Confederates find trouble when one of them accidentally shoots a local young boy.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Jack Venner
Macdonald Carey Jean Phillips J. Carrol Naish
New York City physician, Dr. Timothy Kane, knows Broadway, the Great White Way and all of its characters thoroughly, as does his receptionist, Connie Madigan. A man Kane had sent to prison ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Professor
Violene and death stalk the Chinese of a big American city, but one man, Dr. Chang Ling, and his daughter, Dr. Mary Ling, defy the racketeers who are responsible, and, against terrific odds, bring peace to their oppressed neighbors.
Comedy
USA
1945
77 Minutes
Charley Martin
father fiancée swindler mayor son townsperson patriotic amusing cheeky sad california coast small town family home heroism hypocrisy world war ii home front love triangle father/son relationship
Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when the townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Inspector Gregg
A doctor is not sure if he murdered his beautiful but wicked wife, and has his attractive nurse try to find the truth by hypnotizing him.
Western
USA
1949
95 Minutes
Dynamite Dawson
Randolph Scott Jane Wyatt J. Carrol Naish Victor Jory Nancy Olson Robert Barrat Walter Sande Grandon Rhodes Don Haggerty John Parrish Mary Kent
surveyor doctor fur trapper girlfriend native american chief demolition expert spectacular emotional thrilling inspiring canadian rockies ottawa, ontario calgary, canada camp saloon railroad engineering exploration canadian history race relations
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Sgt. Diepel
Ralph Meeker Marla English J. Carrol Naish John Smith Ron Randell John Carradine Keith Larsen Otto Waldis
sheik legionnaire commanding officer princess enemy passionate melodramatic intense morocco outpost desert vengeance battle cross-cultural romance military engagement treason revenge temptation forbidden love 1950s
The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.
Horror
USA
1945
71 Minutes
Daniel
Boris Karloff Lon Chaney J. Carrol Naish John Carradine Anne Gwynne Peter Coe Lionel Atwill George Zucco Elena Verdugo Glenn Strange Sig Ruman
mad scientist hunchback frankenstein's monster werewolf count dracula dark creepy suspenseful europe castle laboratory vengeance scientific experiments evil monsters revenge quest 19th century
The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.
Romance
USA
1941
62 Minutes
Manuel Lombroso
Wealthy young man takes a job as a WPA ditch digger and falls for an immigrant girl and divorces his wife and tries to help the poor.
Western
Mexico|USA
1954
105 Minutes
Sitting Bull
Dale Robertson Mary Murphy J. Carrol Naish John Hamilton John Litel Joel Fluellen Iron Eyes Cody Douglas Kennedy
sitting bull george armstrong custer major crazy horse ulysses s. grant native american profound rousing battlefield indian territory plains battle of the little bighorn native americans american indian wars old west imperialism expansionism underdog sacrifice quest
A cavalry officer sympathetic to the wronged Sioux fixes a meeting between Chief Sitting Bull and President Grant but a dishonest Indian Agent and a hateful General Custer test the Sioux's patience, threatening to derail the peace-talks.
Horror
USA
1944
54 Minutes
Dr. Carl Fletcher
Acquanetta Evelyn Ankers J. Carrol Naish Samuel S. Hinds Lois Collier Milburn Stone Douglas Dumbrille Nana Bryant Pierre Watkin Christian Rub Alec Craig
Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher (J. Carrol Naish), also reverting to her true gorilla form ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1948
102 Minutes
Chico
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson J. Carrol Naish Ann Miller Ricardo Montalban Mildred Natwick Cyd Charisse Billy Gilbert
son bandit maiden governor assistant tax collector airy spirited cheery california inn boston town family traditions bandits unlikely romance robbery protection invasion transformation
A Boston milquetoast (Frank Sinatra) goes West and takes his father's place as leader of an outlaw gang.
War
1943
88 Minutes
Reo Seki
Margo Tom Neal J. Carrol Naish Robert Ryan Gloria Holden Don Douglas George Givot
soldier engineer secretary cabinet minister foreigner friend dark emotional japan china battlefield countryside household tokyo world war ii sino-japanese war marriage indoctrination betrayal atrocities
A Japanese publisher (J. Carrol Naish) wants his U.S.-educated son (Tom Neal) to join the Japanese army before World War II.
Drama
USA
1946
125 Minutes
Rudy Boray
Joan Crawford John Garfield Oscar Levant J. Carrol Naish Craig Stevens Tom D'Andrea Peggy Knudsen Paul Cavanagh
benefactor violinist husband pianist emotional melodramatic raw stage new york city obsessive love music alcoholism wealth poverty forbidden love rise temptation 1940s
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Drama
USA
1945
91 Minutes
Devers
Zachary Scott Betty Field Beulah Bondi J. Carrol Naish Norman Lloyd Jay Gilpin Estelle Taylor Percy Kilbride Blanche Yurka
farmer wife grandmother emotional spirited moving texas farm farming aspirations poverty family quest love sacrifice underdog 1940s
The life of the poor Tucker family, that worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature is against them.
Musical
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Chief Sitting Bull
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.
Adventure
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Lorenzo
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ruth Warrick Akim Tamiroff J. Carrol Naish H.B. Warner John Emery Henry Wilcoxon Gloria Holden
bandit gentleman tyrant twin woman romantic interest brash gutsy thrilling emotional corsica paris opera house hideout ballroom graveyard family honor unlikely allies love triangle murder
After their parents are killed, co-joined twin boys are separated, with one raised as a gentleman in Paris and the other in the mountains becoming a bandit.
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Casiano
american woman horse breeder aunt father ambassador carmen miranda lighthearted cheery positive playful horse show new york city buenos aires, argentina nightclub horse track ranch horse racing vacation family feud cross-cultural romance
An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
Musical
USA
1941
80 Minutes
Blackie
band leader trumpeter singer aunt gangster friend confident fascinating spirited new orleans household movie theater nightclub apartment boat jazz african-americans cultural differences romantic dilemma bigotry
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Rafael Lopez
Gilbert Roland Marsha Hunt Charles Bickford J. Carrol Naish James Craig Monte Blue Barlowe Borland
gunslinger brother father figure outlaw melodramatic engaging wagon train wild west wilderness vengeance siblings murder reunion revenge quest discovery 19th century
A wagon train is robbed by a gang of bandits who kill everyone but a pair of young brothers. Years later, the brothers join force to bring the bandits' leader to justice.
Drama
USA
1933
59 Minutes
Bonelli
Irene Dunne Charles Bickford Gwili Andre J. Carrol Naish Eric Linden Buster Miles Leila Bennett Christian Rub Hilda Vaughn Brooks Benedict Joseph Bernard
factory worker wife boarder mistress lawyer son melodramatic emotional engaging steel mill pennsylvania boardinghouse jail courtroom business marriage infidelity divorce rags to riches trial
A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.
Western
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Simeon "Sim" Reno
Randolph Scott Forrest Tucker Mala Powers J. Carrol Naish Edgar Buchanan Myron Healey Howard Petrie Ray Teal William Forrest Denver Pyle Trevor Bardette
undercover agent gang leader outlaw sister sheriff judge spirited gutsy confident indiana frontier small town train bank reno gang old west outlaws train robbery undercover operations brother/sister relationship
A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Nick Meyer
David Manners Ann Dvorak Ken Murray J. Carrol Naish Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Allen Vincent Edward Nugent William Janney
musician singer girlfriend publicist band member star engaging melodramatic confident house concert hall office stage rise to stardom music fame romance arrogance show business discovery
Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
Adventure
USA
1953
102 Minutes
Socrates "Soc" Houlis
Robert Wagner Terry Moore Gilbert Roland J. Carrol Naish Richard Boone Angela Clarke Peter Graves Jay Novello Jacques Aubuchon Gloria Gordon Harry Carey Jr.
scuba diver business owner father daughter son fisherman spectacular melodramatic dreamy boat gulf of mexico florida star-crossed lovers fishing passion parental pressure family feud sabotage rivalry forbidden love
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Drama
USA
1943
80 Minutes
Jed Jerrett
William Gargan Frank Craven Bobby Readick J. Carrol Naish Jay Ward Douglas Croft Bill Cartledge Irving Lee Selmer Jackson Allen Wood Jim Toney
jockey trainer bookie rival horse breeder retiree spirited heartwarming new york state racetrack stable office barn horse racing egoism maturing wager responsibility quest rivalry
Tom Harrigan raises orphaned Benny McNeil to be a first-rate jockey, but fails to bridle the lad's healthy ego. When Benny receives too many rebukes for unsportsman-like conduct from the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1935
67 Minutes
"Lefty" Tate
Donald Cook Evalyn Knapp Warren Hymer J. Carrol Naish Theodore von Eltz Herbert Rawlinson Morgan Wallace
A Treasury agent (Donald Cook) gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicate.
Drama
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Uncle Vince
Barbara Stanwyck Paul Douglas Robert Ryan Marilyn Monroe J. Carrol Naish Keith Andes Silvio Minciotti Julius Tannen Anthony Dante Diane Stewart Deborah Stewart
woman fisherman projectionist brother husband girlfriend fiery raw sultry monterey, calif. docks movie theater boat ocean adultery love triangle marriage gossip homecoming wretched excess
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Machado
Alice Faye Don Ameche Carmen Miranda S.Z. Sakall J. Carrol Naish Curt Bois Leonid Kinskey Frank Puglia Maria Montez Georges Renavent
entertainer aristocrat wife baron girlfriend madcap amusing cheeky rio de janeiro car casino stock exchange impersonation love triangle business marriage temptation love 1940s
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.
Horror
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Commissario Ovidio Castanio
Robert Alda Andrea King Peter Lorre Victor Francen J. Carrol Naish Charles Dingle John Alvin David Hoffman Patricia Barry Barbara Brown William Edmunds
personal assistant pianist nurse con artist lawyer astrologer brooding creepy melodramatic san stefano italy villa village supernatural death jealousy money inheritance fear mystery
In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a one-handed, wheelchair-bound pianist, with a strong belief in the occult, is murdered.
Western
USA
1954
87 Minutes
Batouche
Alan Ladd Shelley Winters Robert Douglas Hugh O'Brian J. Carrol Naish George J. Lewis Richard Long Jay Silverheels Antonio Moreno Frank Chase Lowell Gilmore
mountie american indian beautiful woman marshal officer soldier gutsy engaging fiery emotional canada valley fort mountain train race relations running away wilderness war unrequited love
In 1877 Western Canada, a police inspector revolts against his inept commander, taking a safer route to the U.S. border in order to stop invading hostile Indians.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Sun Yat Ming
Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young Dudley Digges Leslie Fenton J. Carrol Naish Edmund Breese Tully Marshall Charles Middleton
assassin childhood friend daughter gangster guard fortuneteller melodramatic shocking sad san francisco execution chamber family home chinatown sacramento, calif. california assassination crime syndicate love triangle loyalty infidelity
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
Musical, Romance
USA
1950
97 Minutes
Nicky Duvalle
Kathryn Grayson Mario Lanza David Niven Rita Moreno J. Carrol Naish James Mitchell Richard Hageman Clinton Sundberg Sig Arno Romo Vincent Marietta Canty
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera, but comes to... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
William Lundigan Jean Rogers Dan Dailey Guy Kibbee J. Carrol Naish Connie Gilchrist
boardinghouse owner niece boxer janitor promoter tenant amusing engaging touching boardinghouse boxing ring bedroom brooklyn, n.y. family home love triangle romance friendship relationships boxing love
The routine of a group of fledgling boxers all living in Ma Galestrum's boarding house is interrupted when Ma allows her roving niece, beautiful Judy Galestrum, to move in. Especially ... See full summary »
War
1943
88 Minutes
Lt. C.J. Cristoforos
Randolph Scott Noah Beery Jr. Alan Curtis Grace McDonald J. Carrol Naish David Bruce Peter Coe Robert Mitchum Richard Lane Rod Cameron Sam Levene
colonel soldier lieutenant enemy brash patriotic thrilling military base hawaii island world war ii teamwork strike training japan quest rise 1940s
A Marine colonel (Randolph Scott) and his hand-picked men raid Japanese-held Makin Island during World War II.
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Rasinoff
Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish Albert Van Dekker Broderick Crawford Charles Barton James Stephenson Heather Thatcher
brother soldier sergeant mercenary suspenseful inspiring england desert robbery war escape mutiny money escape adventure rise fall rivalry 1930s
Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
Drama
USA
1941
120 Minutes
Garabato
Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Rita Hayworth Alla Nazimova Anthony Quinn J. Carrol Naish John Carradine Lynn Bari Laird Cregar Vicente Gomez William Montague
matador sweetheart temptress best friend critic mother sultry emotional seville, spain madrid bullring apartment church bullfighting fame redemption infidelity loyalty disillusionment rise
Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Robert Cardoza
Bette Davis George Brent Roscoe Karns Winifred Shaw Walter Walker J. Carrol Naish Gordon Westcott Dorothy Dare June Martel Joseph Crehan J. Farrell MacDonald
reporter love interest editor polo player murderer confident passionate suspenseful newsroom street hospital courtroom bar ambition gender bias journalism crime investigation trial rivalry
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
Drama
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Steve Croner
Paul Muni Karen Morley William Gargan Barton MacLane John Qualen J. Carrol Naish Vince Barnett Henry O'Neill Tully Marshall Mae Marsh Sara Haden
miner best friend union boss scab thug melodramatic rousing fiery pennsylvania mine labor strike worker's rights friendship courage immigration rivalry quest revenge rise 1930s
An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners.
Drama, Western, History
USA
1955
110 Minutes
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Russell Virginia Grey Jim Davis Eduard Franz
colonel davy crockett gen. santa anna teen girl soldier settler patriotic rousing thrilling tense texas abandoned building desert alamo jim bowie the alamo outnumbered land wars invasion negotiation
Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Anna.
Adventure
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Looking Glass
Clark Gable Ricardo Montalban John Hodiak Adolphe Menjou María Elena Marqués J. Carrol Naish Jack Holt Alan Napier George Chandler Richard Anderson
trapper native american warrior native american woman beautiful woman friend spirited emotional wild west wilderness interracial romance culture clash exploitation marriage confrontation survival forbidden love rivalry transformation 1830s
Trapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief.