List of the best Jan Sterling movies: Ace in the Hole(1951), Slaughter on Tenth Avenue(1957), Rhubarb(1951), Man With the Gun(1955), High School Confidential!(1958), Alaska Seas(1954), The Human Jungle(1954), Flesh and Fury(1952), The Harder They Fall(1956), 1984(1956), Split Second(1953), Female on the Beach(1955) ... ...
Drama
USA
1951
112 Minutes
Lorraine Minosa
Kirk Douglas Jan Sterling Porter Hall Bob Arthur Frank Cady Richard Benedict Ray Teal Gene Evans
reporter editor treasure hunter wife sheriff engaging dark albuquerque, n.m. new mexico mine media circus accident exploitation journalism bad behavior regret discovery temptation rescue 1950s
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
103 Minutes
Madge Pitts
Richard Egan Jan Sterling Dan Duryea Julie Adams Walter Matthau Sam Levene Charles McGraw Mickey Shaughnessy
A brave longshoreman lingers on after being gunned down by 3 racketeers, as a determined assistant D.A. searches hard for fearful witnesses against the men.
Comedy
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Jan Sterling Gene Lockhart William Frawley Elsie Holmes Taylor Holmes Willard Waterman Henry Slate James Griffith Jim Hayward Donald MacBride
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
83 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jan Sterling Karen Sharpe Henry Hull Emile Meyer John Lupton Barbara Lawrence Ted de Corsia Leo Gordon James Westerfield Florenz Ames
marshal enforcer saloon madame gunslinger deputy love interest brooding confident thrilling american west sheridan city saloon gunfight law enforcement violence confrontation reconciliation adventure rescue transformation
When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.
Drama
USA
1958
85 Minutes
Russ Tamblyn Jan Sterling John Barrymore Jr. Mamie Van Doren Diane Jergens Ray Anthony Jackie Coogan Charles Chaplin Jr. Burt Douglas Michael Landon Jody Fair
teen boy drug dealer girlfriend sexy woman police officer teacher confident engaging outlandish school teen hangout classroom household drugs high school troubled youth undercover operations law enforcement assumed identity pursuit
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Adventure
USA
1954
78 Minutes
Robert Ryan Jan Sterling Brian Keith Gene Barry Ross Bagdasarian
The owner of a salmon cannery in Alaska hires a man who had formerly been his partner, and comes to regret it.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Mary Abbott
Police procedural film about a police captain assigned to take over a demoralized police precinct and turn it around by solving all the unsolved cases as well as some new tough ones.
Drama
1952
82 Minutes
A gold digger (Jan Sterling) and a newswoman (Mona Freeman) follow a deaf boxer's (Tony Curtis) fight to regain his hearing and win the title.
Drama
USA
1956
109 Minutes
Beth Willis
Humphrey Bogart Rod Steiger Jan Sterling Mike Lane Max Baer Edward Andrews
sportswriter boxer promoter immigrant con artist dark gritty boxing ring new york city boxing corruption deception fixed game rise fall sacrifice 1950s
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Sci-Fi
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Julia of the Outer Party
Edmond O'Brien Michael Redgrave Jan Sterling David Kossoff Mervyn Johns Donald Pleasence Carol Wolveridge Ernest Clark Patrick Allen Ronan O'Casey Michael Ripper
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Dottie Vale
Stephen McNally Alexis Smith Jan Sterling Keith Andes Arthur Hunnicutt Paul Kelly Robert Paige Richard Egan Frank de Kova
escaped convict confederate soldier confident cool engaging united states ghost town prison break hostage situation atomic bomb adventure discovery escape transformation 1950s
Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
97 Minutes
Amy Rawlinson
Joan Crawford Jeff Chandler Jan Sterling Cecil Kellaway Natalie Schafer Marjorie Bennett
Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives.
Drama
USA
1948
102 Minutes
Stella McCormick
Jane Wyman Lew Ayres Charles Bickford Jan Sterling Agnes Moorehead Stephen McNally
deaf person pretty woman doctor father aunt rapist emotional passionate canada cape breton island farm deafness romance false accusations rape family dysfunction pregnancy love underdog 1940s
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
147 Minutes
Sally McKee
John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Jan Sterling Robert Stack Phil Harris Robert Newton David Brian
pilot passenger crew member tense suspenseful airplane airport survival redemption disaster plane crash quest 1950s
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Marge Wrighter
William Holden Nancy Olson Barry Fitzgerald Jan Sterling Allene Roberts Lyle Bettger
secretary kidnapper police detective conductor wealthy man blind person frenetic suspenseful engaging train train station apartment police station chicago tunnel kidnapping ransom investigation crime mystery
A sharp-eyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Christine Snow
Walter Matthau Jill Clayburgh Barnard Hughes Jan Sterling James Stephens Joshua Bryant Wiley Harker F.J. O'Neil Charles Lampkin Lew Palter Richard McMurray
supreme court justice conservative liberal amusing brash fiery courtroom united states washington, d.c. lawsuit political debate quest rivalry transformation 20th century
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
Drama
USA
1958
84 Minutes
Lily Frayne
Hedy Lamarr Jane Powell George Nader Jan Sterling Jerry Paris Gregg Palmer Mabel Albertson James Gleason Richard Cutting Ann Doran Yvonne Peattie
An aging film star and her alcoholic daughter compete for a handsome extra.
Western
1953
101 Minutes
Denny Russell
Charlton Heston Rhonda Fleming Forrest Tucker Jan Sterling Michael Moore Porter Hall Richard Shannon Henry Brandon Stuart Randall Lewis Martin Pat Hogan
buffalo bill wild bill hickok native american outlaw suspenseful rousing spirited fiery gripping gutsy wild west pony express mail communication shoot out adventure quest 1860s
Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) clear the way for a mail route west to California.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
89 Minutes
Dodie
Alan Ladd Phyllis Calvert Jack Webb Paul Stewart Jan Sterling Stacy Harris Harry Morgan David Wolfe Dan Riss Harry Antrim Geraldine Wall
detective witness murderer crime boss henchman suspenseful gritty dark gary, ind. lair investigation undercover operations murder theft dangerous job kidnapping pursuit escape 1950s
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Vivian Heldon
Ricardo Montalban Sally Forrest Herman Brix Elsa Lanchester Marshall Thompson Jan Sterling Edmon Ryan Betsy Blair Wally Maher Ralph Dumke Willard Waterman
forensic expert barmaid boyfriend suspect dark intricate bar cape cod boston laboratory murder love triangle mystery mystery rescue 1950s
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Rita Rossini
Robert Walker Joan Leslie Edward Arnold Spring Byington Leon Ames Jan Sterling Anthony Ross Paul Harvey Kathryn Card Tommy Myers Rudy Lee
When a naval officer's wife breaks her ankle and is laid up, her husband takes over running the household by employing military regimentation and discipline, which leads to a number of amusing situations.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1950
96 Minutes
Smoochie
Eleanor Parker Agnes Moorehead Hope Emerson Ellen Corby Betty Garde Jan Sterling Lee Patrick Jane Darwell Gertrude Michael Joan Miller Marjorie Crossland
robber warden matron prisoner mother dark brutal fiery melodramatic prison cell infirmary prison life murder pregnancy illegitimate child mother/child relationship sadism fall metamorphosis
An innocent (Eleanor Parker) lands in a women's prison with crude inmates and a big matron called Evelyn (Hope Emerson).