List of the best James Brown movies: The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin(1957), When the Clock Strikes(1961), Gun Fight(1961), Five Guns to Tombstone(1961), Gun Street(1961), Corvette K-225(1943), Space Monster(1965), Targets(1968), Our Hearts Were Growing Up(1946), Adios Amigo(1976), Inside the Mafia(1959), Chain Lightning(1950) ... ...
Western
USA
1957
90 Minutes
Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters
The 101st Cavalry discover the survivors of an Apache raid on a wagon train: a young boy, Rusty, and his dog, the German shepherd 'Rin Tin Tin'. Both are both brought back to 'Fort Apache' ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1961
72 Minutes
James Brown Merry Anders Henry Corden Roy Barcroft Peggy Stewart Jorge Moreno Francis DeSales Max Mellinger Eden Hartford Jack Kenney
A condemned criminal's acquaintances gather at a remote lodge on the eve of his execution to search for hidden money.
Western
USA
1961
68 Minutes
ex-soldier brother entertainer gambler bounty hunter henchman spirited fiery thrilling tense wyoming trading post ranch stagecoach frontier siblings unlikely romance cattle rustling outlaws false accusations
On the stagecoach to Laramie, Wayne Santley rescues singer Nora Brown from the advances of gambler Cole Fender. In Laramie, Wayne discovers his brother Brad is an outlaw, but he refuses to ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1961
71 Minutes
James Brown John Wilder Walter Coy Robert Karnes Joe Haworth Quent Sondergaard Boyd "Red" Morgan Jon Locke Della Sharman
reformed criminal outlaw gang member brother son fiancé gritty melodramatic tense thrilling tombstone, ariz. small town prison bank stagecoach siblings frame-up accidental death wrongfully accused working undercover
Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Billy refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with... See full summary »
Drama, Western
USA
1961
67 Minutes
James Brown Jean Willes John Clarke Med Flory John Pickard Peggy Stewart Sandra Stone Warren Kemmerling Nesdon Booth Herb Armstrong Renny McEvoy
escaped convict fugitive sheriff ex-wife doctor witness confident brooding brash wild west prison casino desert prison break posse vendetta murder escape revenge pursuit
In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife ... See full summary »
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Lt. Paul Cartwright
Randolph Scott James Brown Ella Raines Barry Fitzgerald Andy Devine Walter Sande Richard Lane
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Sci-Fi
1965
80 Minutes
Col. Hank Stevens
Men (Russ Bender, James Brown) follow the first woman (Francine York) into space on a voyage beyond the sun to an underwater place.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
92 Minutes
Robert Thompson, Sr.
Boris Karloff Tim O'Kelly Nancy Hsueh James Brown Sandy Baron Arthur Peterson Mary Jackson Tanya Morgan Monty Landis Peter Bogdanovich
killer actor police officer disturbing tense los angeles refinery drive-in theater murder shooting spree aging death actors quest pursuit 1960s
An elderly horror film star, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theatre, confronts a psychotic Vietnam War veteran who has turned into a mass-murdering sniper.
Romance
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Avery Moore
Gail Russell Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy James Brown Bill Edwards William Demarest Billy De Wolfe Sharon Douglas Mary Hatcher Sara Haden Mikhail Rasumny
Cornelia and Emily, at college in the early 1920s, have triangle trouble with their beaus. Their affairs become entangled with those of a chance-met, kindly bootlegger. Much of the humor ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1976
87 Minutes
Fred Williamson Richard Pryor Thalmus Rasulala James Brown Robert Phillips Mike Henry Suhaila Farhat Victoria Jee Lynn Jackson Heidi Dobbs Liz Treadwell
A conman's crimes are blamed on a good-natured fast-drawing cowboy he meets and decides to use as decoy.
Crime, Drama
1959
72 Minutes
Capt. Doug Blair
Cameron Mitchell Elaine Edwards Robert Strauss James Brown Ted de Corsia Grant Richards Richard Karlan Frank Gerstle Sidney Clute Louis Jean Heydt Steve Roberts
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Maj. Hinkle
Humphrey Bogart Eleanor Parker Raymond Massey Richard Whorf James Brown Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Fay Baker Fred Sherman
pilot old flame inventor friend business owner inspiring gripping airplane hangar alaska washington, d.c. germany heroism guilt redemption aviation love quest rivalry love 1950s
Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.
Western
1950
76 Minutes
Tex Coyne
Errol Flynn Alexis Smith S.Z. Sakall Douglas Kennedy James Brown Ian MacDonald Charles Irwin Paul E. Burns Tudor Owen Lester Matthews Nacho Galindo
shepherd cattleman cowboy fiancée sheriff thug gritty tense emotional montana wilderness ranch bar land wars immigration love triangle showdown herding rivalry quest
An Australian sheepman (Errol Flynn) tangles with a cattlewoman (Alexis Smith) who does not want sheep on her land.
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
Pfc. Charlie Bass
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Musical
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Ted Haines Jr.
Bing Crosby Barry Fitzgerald Rise Stevens Gene Lockhart Frank McHugh James Brown Jean Heather Stanley Clements Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Porter Hall
priest singer altar boy mother airy heartwarming tender church golf course opera house new york city roman catholicism show business troubled youth quest forbidden love 1940s
When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member.
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Moose
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
Comedy
USA
1943
83 Minutes
Tony Dennison
William Holden Eddie Bracken Barbara Britton Martha O'Driscoll Susan Hayward James Brown Robert Benchley Mabel Paige
For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1975
85 Minutes
Police Sergeant
Fred Williamson Jenny Sherman Roddy McDowall Stuart Whitman Luther Adler Aaron Banks James Brown Anthony Caruso Elliott Gould
Discharged from the army, an ex-GI is hired as a hit-man by a crime syndicate that is at war with another Mafia family.
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Conrad
Randolph Scott Lex Barker Phyllis Kirk Charles McGraw Henry Hull Elisha Cook Jr. Hugh Sanders Lane Chandler James Brown Fess Parker Richard Benjamin
lawman northerner politician wife prisoner veteran gutsy tense melodramatic texas jail ranch frontier political corruption framed for murder vigilantism civil war reconstruction carpetbagger lynching pursuit
In Post-Bellum Texas, an army captain tries to keep the peace between overtaxed, impoverished farmers and greedy carpetbaggers.
Western
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Frank James
John Lund Joan Leslie Brian Donlevy Audrey Totter Ellen Corby Minerva Urecal Jim Davis Ben Cooper James Brown
Training Boeing B-29 Superfortress Crew.
Musical
USA
1954
176 Minutes
Glenn Williams (uncredited)
Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford Tommy Noonan Lucy Marlow Amanda Blake Irving Bacon Hazel Shermet James Brown Lotus Robb
actor actress emotional engaging touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging actors love ambition alcoholism love sacrifice transformation 1950s
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1942
87 Minutes
George Tracy
Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Susan Hayward Lynne Overman Albert Van Dekker Eugene Pallette Regis Toomey Rod Cameron Clem Bevans James Brown Chester Clute
"Mark's Priory". the family seat of the Lebanons, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, secretary and niece of Lady Lebanon. The strange behavior of two sinister butlers, Gilder and Brooks, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
Western
USA
1953
96 Minutes
Guy Madison Frank Lovejoy Vera Miles Helen Westcott Dick Wesson Onslow Stevens Steve Brodie Ron Hagerthy Fay Roope Neville Brand Henry Kulky
cavalryman cavalry captain cavalry sergeant woman frontier woman pioneer thrilling suspenseful emotional wild west river kidnapping battle fighting escape rivalry love pursuit adventure 1950s
In Colorado territory, Miles Archer is asked by the cavalry at Fort Bellows to aid in rescuing two white women abducted by the Cheyenne and to provide security for the railroad construction teams.