List of the best John Farrow movies: The Big Clock(1948), Hondo(1953), Night Has a Thousand Eyes(1948), Where Danger Lives(1950), Wake Island(1942), Two Years Before the Mast(1946), The Hitler Gang(1944), My Bill(1938), Back From Eternity(1956), John Paul Jones(1959), The Sea Chase(1955), Calcutta(1947) ... ...
7.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Director
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1953
84 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Geraldine Page Ward Bond Michael Pate James Arness Rodolfo Acosta Leo Gordon Tom Irish Lee Aaker Paul Fix Rayford Barnes
scout homesteader wife son intense suspenseful new mexico ranch desert bar friendship war death deception marriage rescue 19th century
Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
80 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell John Lund Virginia Bruce William Demarest Richard Webb Jerome Cowan Onslow Stevenson Jon Alexander Roman Bohnen Luis Van Rooten
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Faith Domergue Claude Rains Maureen O'Sullivan Charles Kemper Ralph Dumke Billy House Harry Shannon Philip Van Zandt Jack Kelly Lillian West
doctor mental patient husband cop dark melodramatic thrilling united states hospital household mexico suicide attempt infidelity jealousy murder deception insanity forbidden love escape 1950s
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
6.8/10
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Director
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1946
98 Minutes
Director
Alan Ladd Brian Donlevy William Bendix Barry Fitzgerald Howard da Silva Esther Fernández Albert Van Dekker Luis Van Rooten Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ray Collins
The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his fathers ships when he is unwillingly pressganged aboard.
6.7/10
Drama, History
USA
1944
101 Minutes
Director
This movie shows us the rise of Adolf Hitler from a small radical political adventurer to the dictator of Germany in the way of a gangster film. Exept for some minor inaccuracies the ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Director
widow daughter son aunt wealthy woman mother bleak melodramatic inspiring house yard poverty family great depression scandal loneliness mother/son relationship fall love transformation
The town of Colbrook, Massachusetts was founded by the family of the same name, and as such they are its leading family. Widowed Mrs. Reginald Colbrook - Mary - has had to manage the family... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1956
97 Minutes
Director
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.
6.5/10
Biography
Spain|USA
1959
126 Minutes
Director
Robert Stack Marisa Pavan Charles Coburn Erin O'Brien Macdonald Carey Jean-Pierre Aumont David Farrar Peter Cushing Susana Canales Georges Rivière Tom Brannum
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1947
83 Minutes
Director
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
6.3/10
War
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Director
naval officer husband captain crew member commander wife brash tense gripping submarine naval base nightclub ocean uss tiger shark post-traumatic stress disorder world war ii korean war navy marriage dangerous assignment
Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Director
Ray Milland Hedy Lamarr Macdonald Carey Mona Freeman Harry Carey Jr. Frank Faylen Hope Emerson Taylor Holmes Peggy Knudsen James Burke Percy Helton
marksman rebel miner ex-soldier brooding profound intense intricate gory thrilling mine canyon wilderness western films gambling romance adventure discovery rescue underdog
Johnny Carter, performing sharpshooter, is asked to help a beleaguered group of copper miners.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Barry Fitzgerald George Coulouris Albert Van Dekker Anthony Quinn Frank Faylen Gavin Muir James Burke Edward Ciannelli Roman Bohnen
deserter poker player prospector saloon girl irishman landowner engaging melodramatic spirited gutsy california wagon train mining town saloon small town graveyard california gold rush self-sacrifice marriage of convenience mining
Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Director
Kay Francis William Gargan Victor Jory Max Rosenbloom Sheila Bromley Eve Arden Eddie Foy Jr. Charles Anthony Hughes
heroine pilot brother friend wife rousing gutsy california airplane cleveland aviation contest family sabotage divorce love triangle rivalry quest 1930s
A pilot enters an aviation race in order to win enough money to pay for her brother's medical treatment, and encounters difficulty with a rival pilot.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1939
73 Minutes
Director
Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Joseph Calleia Barry Fitzgerald Elisabeth Risdon Adele Pearce Bud McTaggart John Bliefer William Haade George Humbert
catholic priest innocent man murder suspect murderer cop night watchman suspenseful tense church prison store police station death row religious vows injustice wrongfully accused murder confession moral dilemma discovery
A Catholic priest by the name of Father Loma must convince a man to step forward to save an innocent man from being sent to the electric chair.
5.9/10
Action
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Beverly Roberts Ricardo Cortez Gordon Oliver Sheila Bromley Vladimir Sokoloff Richard Loo
Karloff is the Chinese warlord Fang, who holds a group of oilmen and missionaries hostage in a remote Chinese outpost.
5.5/10
Drama
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Director
After crashing their small plane in the wilderness, a sheriff deputy and his prisoner take shelter at an isolated farm.
Adventure, Drama
1939
75 Minutes
Director
Chester Morris Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie John Carradine Allen Jenkins Joseph Calleia C. Aubrey Smith Patric Knowles Kent Taylor Elisabeth Risdon Casey Johnson
prostitute pilot detective businessman anarchist professor melodramatic creepy suspenseful los angeles jungle amazon plane crash lost anarchy civilization native people death escape wretched excess
Conflicts arise among the 12 survivors of a jungle plane crash when it is learned only five can return to civilization.
War
1943
79 Minutes
Director
Loretta Young Alan Ladd William Bendix Philip Ahn Iris Wong Victor Sen Yung Marianne Quon Jessie Tai Sing Richard Loo Irene Tso Ching Wah Lee
A war profiteer (Alan Ladd) and his buddy (William Bendix) protect a U.S. teacher (Loretta Young), her Chinese schoolgirls and a baby from the Japanese.
Mystery & Thriller
1957
94 Minutes
Director
Diana Dors Rod Steiger Tom Tryon Marie Windsor Beulah Bondi Arthur Franz Luis Van Rooten Joe De Santis
wife winemaker partner mother lover brother dark melodramatic napa valley, calif. jail winery estate cellar household murder frame-up wine infidelity false accusations deception
The wife (Diana Dors) of a California vintner (Rod Steiger) botches his murder with her lover (Tom Tryon), a rodeo rider.
Mystery & Thriller
1939
67 Minutes
Director
George Sanders Wendy Barrie Jonathan Hale Jerome Cowan Neil Hamilton Barry Fitzgerald Robert Elliott Russell Hopton Ed Gargan Robert Strange Gilbert Emery
detective police officer daughter gangster crime boss the saint suspenseful cool san francisco nightclub police station vindication corruption crime ring gangsters money romance quest pursuit mystery
British sleuth Simon Templar (George Sanders) helps a wayward San Franciscan (Wendy Barrie) clear her framed father's name.
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