List of the best Jean Willes movies: Chinatown at Midnight(1949), Gun Street(1961), The King and Four Queens(1956), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), Desire Under the Elms(1958), 5 Against the House(1955), Abbott and Costello Go to Mars(1953), Bite the Bullet(1975), The Revolt of Mamie Stover(1956), By Love Possessed(1961), The Cheyenne Social Club(1970), Ocean's Eleven(1960) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
67 Minutes
In San Francisco's Chinatown, a Chinese-speaking Caucasian criminal robs an antiquities shop and murders the owners, leaving the police with one clue, the killer's voice heard on the phone by a switchboard-operator.
Drama, Western
USA
1961
67 Minutes
Joan Brady
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 »
Comedy, Western
USA
1956
86 Minutes
Ruby McDade
Clark Gable Eleanor Parker Jo Van Fleet Jean Willes Barbara Nichols Sara Shane Jay C. Flippen Arthur Shields Roy Roberts
cowboy widow mother bartender sheriff bandit playful amusing melodramatic intricate ghost town wild west ranch saloon scam treasure heist family dysfunction love triangle discovery
Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to find their hidden gold.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Nurse Sally Withers
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Drama
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Florence Cabot
Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins Burl Ives Frank Overton Pernell Roberts Rebecca Welles Jean Willes Anne Seymour Roy Fant
widower farmer wife slave gripping fascinating melodramatic new england farm california slavery farming money affair illegitimate child discovery forbidden love transformation 1950s
Desperation and secret passions on a family farm lead to tragedy.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
84 Minutes
Virginia
Guy Madison Kim Novak Brian Keith Alvy Moore William Conrad Kerwin Mathews Jean Willes John Zaremba George Brand Mark Hanna Hugh Sanders
college students veteran singer police officer friend engaging thrilling reno, nev. casino college highway robbery kidnapping post-traumatic stress disorder korean war dangerous job transformation adventure temptation 1950s
Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.
Comedy
1953
77 Minutes
Capt. Olivia
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Mari Blanchard Robert Paige Martha Hyer Horace MacMahon Jack Kruschen Jean Willes Joe Kirk Jack Tesler Harold Goodwin
A spaceship takes two buddies (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) to Mardi Gras and then Venus, where men are not allowed.
Western
USA
1975
131 Minutes
Rosie
Gene Hackman Candice Bergen James Coburn Ben Johnson Ian Bannen Jan-Michael Vincent Mario Arteaga Robert Donner Robert F. Hoy Jean Willes John McLiam
cowboy woman old man englishman mexican rousing inspiring wild west horse racing respect competition culture clash gender bias quest rivalry 1900s
A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.
Drama
USA
1956
92 Minutes
Gladys
Jane Russell Richard Egan Joan Leslie Agnes Moorehead Jorja Curtright Michael Pate Richard Coogan Alan Reed Eddie Firestone Jean Willes Leon Lontoc
prostitute writer friend manager sailor emotional uneasy melodramatic san francisco boat hawaii nightclub prostitution new life romance affair real estate world war ii fall love
Set in the early '40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as the second World War has begun to intensify. Mamie settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life. Though ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1961
115 Minutes
Junie McCarthy
Lana Turner Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Jason Robards George Hamilton Susan Kohner Barbara Bel Geddes Thomas Mitchell Everett Sloane Yvonne Craig Jean Willes Frank Maxwell
lawyer partner wife alcoholic son melodramatic intricate disheartening sultry law firm family home massachusetts small town infidelity father/son relationship legacy love triangle rape midlife crisis rivalry
Neurotic woman engages in an affair with the law partner of her impotent husband.
Comedy, Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
103 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Shirley Jones Sue Ane Langdon Elaine Devry Robert Middleton Arch Johnson Dabbs Greer Jackie Russell Jackie Joseph Sharon De Bord
madam cowboy prostitute friend townsperson villain lighthearted thrilling suspenseful brothel texas cheyenne, wyo. inheritance gunfight honor prostitution family feud change of heart adventure transformation
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Drama
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra Donna Reed Ernest Borgnine Philip Ober Jack Warden Mickey Shaughnessy Harry Bellaver George Reeves
soldier sergeant military officer victim wife passionate powerful sad barracks honolulu beach military injustice love adultery forbidden love underdog sacrifice 1940s
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Drama
USA
1960
145 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Simmons Dean Jagger Shirley Jones Arthur Kennedy Patti Page Edward Andrews John McIntire Joe Maross Everett Glass Michael Whalen
con artist preacher prostitute fiery passionate america church revival tent deception faith religion love rise revenge 1960s
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
War
USA
1943
126 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake George Reeves Barbara Britton Walter Abel Sonny Tufts Mary Servoss Ted Hecht John Litel Mary Treen
nurse lieutenant soldier priest patriotic engaging tense rousing spirited hospital tunnel philippines bataan war medicine female bonding world war ii sacrifice escape rescue
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.