List of the best Jesse White movies: The Big Night(1960), Three Blondes in His Life(1961), The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond(1960), Witness to Murder(1954), Francis Goes to the Races(1951), Callaway Went Thataway(1951), The Reluctant Astronaut(1967), Pajama Party(1964), The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini(1966), It's Only Money(1962), Million Dollar Mermaid(1952), He Laughed Last(1956) ... ...
Drama
USA
1960
74 Minutes
Randy Sparks Dick Foran Jesse White Venetia Stevenson Dick Contino Frank Ferguson
Teenagers find a large amount of money and fight over it, resulting in violence and death.
Mystery & Thriller
1961
86 Minutes
Jock Mahoney Greta Thyssen Jesse White Anthony Dexter Valerie Porter Elaine Edwards
Investigating the death of a fellow agent, an insurance sleuth finds that the deceased had led a fast and furious life.
Crime, Drama
USA
1960
101 Minutes
Ray Danton Karen Steele Elaine Stewart Jesse White Simon Oakland Robert Lowery Judson Pratt Warren Oates Frank de Kova Gordon Jones Joseph Ruskin
Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
83 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Sanders Gary Merrill Jesse White Harry Shannon Claire Carleton Lewis Martin Dick Elliott
witness murderer lieutenant sergeant suspenseful chilling dark beverly hills, calif. apartment murder witness cover-up insanity frame-ups nazism fear pursuit discovery 1950s
A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
Comedy
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Donald O'Connor Piper Laurie Cecil Kellaway Jesse White Barry Kelley Hayden Rorke Vaughn Taylor Larry Keating Peter Brocco Edwin Max Don Beddoe
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
Comedy, Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Dorothy McGuire Howard Keel Jesse White Fay Roope Natalie Schafer Douglas Kennedy Elisabeth Fraser John Indrisano Stan Freberg
advertiser actor television producer agent witty engaging hollywood, calif. los angeles mexico filmmaking impersonation cover-up fame quest escape 1950s
Two marketing professionals hire a lookalike of classic western actor Smoky Callaway to impersonate the actor and make new films, but things go awry when the real Callaway, thought long missing, returns.
Comedy
USA
1967
101 Minutes
Don Knotts Leslie Nielsen Joan Freeman Arthur O'Connell Jesse White Jeanette Nolan Frank McGrath
neurotic father mother astronaut sweetheart aunt lighthearted positive amusing madcap nasa facility small town fair house spaceship space race misunderstanding lie father/son relationship phobias
A NASA janitor is sent into space.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
85 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Harvey Lembeck Jesse White Jody McCrea Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour Ben Lessy Donna Loren Cheryl Sweeten
surfer alien widow love interest motorcycle gang leader chief cheeky campy spirited beach shop swimming pool small town summer vacation opposites attract alien invasion heist party showdown love
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1966
82 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Deborah Walley Aron Kincaid Quinn O'Hara Jesse White Harvey Lembeck Nancy Sinatra Claudia Martin Francis X. Bushman Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff
young man young woman corpse ghost lawyer henchman amusing campy creepy california estate pool inheritance redemption party schemes supernatural phenomenon murder plot quest discovery
A corpse (Boris Karloff) and a ghost foil a lawyer's scheme to rob a beach boy (Tommy Kirk) of his inheritance.
Comedy
1962
84 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Joan O'Brien Zachary Scott Mae Questel Jesse White Jack Weston Ted de Corsia Barbara Pepper Milton Frome Del Moore Michael Ross
repairman elderly woman nephew lawyer love interest amusing madcap california estate family investigation missing persons schemes mistaken identity wealth mystery pursuit 1960s
A TV repairman becomes the sole heir to a fortune and the prey of those unscrupulous enough to relieve him of it.
Biography
USA
1952
115 Minutes
Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon David Brian Donna Corcoran Jesse White Maria Tallchief Howard Freeman Charles Watts Wilton Graff Frank Ferguson
dancer swimmer annette kellerman father charming gutsy inspiring spirited london australia united states synchronized swimming love triangle moving sexism prejudice sports underdog transformation growing up
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Comedy
1956
77 Minutes
Frankie Laine Lucy Marlow Anthony Dexter Richard Long Alan Reed Jesse White Florenz Ames Henry Slate
showgirl fiancé gangster cop club owner reporter witty playful suspenseful amusing nightclub speakeasy gambling house orphanage restaurant inheritance gangsters murder jealousy kidnapping
Spunky showgirl Rosemary Lebeau (Lucy Marlow) inherits a nightclub empire, but then must fend off the phony affections of gold-digging men.
Comedy
USA
1950
104 Minutes
James Stewart Josephine Hull Cecil Kellaway Peggy Dow Charles Drake Victoria Horne Jesse White William Lynn Wallace Ford Nana Bryant Grace Mills
alcoholic sister doctor manager daughter judge winsome cheery charming lighthearted small town bar family home mental institution mental illness family small-town life nonconformity imagination discovery
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Drama
USA
1971
109 Minutes
Bill Mumy Barry Robins Miles Chapin Darel Glaser Bob Kramer Marc Vahanian Jesse White Ken Swofford Dave Ketchum Elaine Devry Wayne Sutherlin
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
Comedy
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Gregory Peck Lauren Bacall Dolores Gray Sam Levene Tom Helmore Mickey Shaughnessy Jesse White Chuck Connors Edward Platt Alvy Moore Carol Veazie
reporter designer husband wife mobster charming amusing new york city romance crime investigative journalism love pursuit 1950s
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Danny Kaye Dana Wynter Wilfrid Hyde-White Margaret Rutherford Diana Dors Allan Cuthbertson Jesse White Gregory Walcott Terence de Marney Rex Evans Edgar Barrier
private lady wife valet colonel captain general corporal sergeant adolf hitler amusing confident engaging frenetic gripping gutsy hilarious intricate madcap patriotic
At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
83 Minutes
Connie Francis Susan Oliver Jim Hutton Joby Baker Barbara Nichols Jay C. Flippen Jesse White Charles Lane Joan Marshall Mimi Dillard
After being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl next door Libby Caruso decides to give up on having a singing career and focus on what she believes is her ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
Italy|West Germany
1972
94 Minutes
John Astin Steve Carlson Pat Carroll Hans Conried Lee Meriwether Allyn Joslyn Jesse White
Seven beautiful women in a high security prison set the stage for a big bust out.
Drama
USA
1951
115 Minutes
Fredric March Mildred Dunnock Kevin McCarthy Cameron Mitchell Howard Smith Royal Beal Don Keefer Jesse White Claire Carleton David Alpert Elisabeth Fraser
salesman son wife brother endearing sad america household loss financial crisis american dream depression family regret fall transformation 1950s
An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1965
100 Minutes
James Stewart Fabian Glynis Johns Carol Sydes Bill Mumy John Williams Jack Kruschen Alice Pearce Jesse White Ed Wynn
genius professor brigitte bardot son daughter charming lighthearted playful california paris father/son relationship gambling coming of age growing up adventure 1960s
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.
Drama
1955
135 Minutes
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Charles Bickford Myron McCormick Lon Chaney Jesse White Harry Morgan Lee Marvin
medical student nurse doctor mistress friend engaging emotional intense college small town doctor's office household ambition medicine business love infidelity betrayal discovery temptation
An intern (Robert Mitchum) marries a nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who can pay the bills on his way up as a doctor.
Drama
USA
1956
97 Minutes
Robert Ryan Anita Ekberg Rod Steiger Phyllis Kirk Keith Andes Gene Barry Fred Clark Beulah Bondi Cameron Prud'Homme Jesse White Adele Mara
veteran pilot son prostitute stewardess murderer dense moving las vegas airport airplane south america jungle airplane crash cowardice alcoholism gangsters self-sacrifice survival sacrifice
When a commercial plane force-lands in a South-American jungle, the passengers and pilots must patch-up the engines and escape the cannibal-infested area.
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Drama
USA
1958
123 Minutes
Gene Kelly Natalie Wood Claire Trevor Ed Wynn Everett Sloane Carolyn Jones Martin Milner Martin Balsam Ruta Kilmonis Paul Picerni Alan Reed
actress entertainer mother playwright doctor melodramatic tender new york city college family home summer camp theater catskills acting aspirations love nonconformity family growing up forbidden love
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie... See full summary »