List of the best John Harmon movies: The Monster of Piedras Blancas(1958), I Was Framed(1942), Adventures of Gallant Bess(1948), Below the Deadline(1946), The Lady Gambles(1949), Canyon River(1956), Fear in the Night(1947), They Made Me a Killer(1946), Dangerous Money(1946), King of the Underworld(1939), The Spoilers(1956), Texas Across the River(1966) ... ...
Horror
USA
1958
71 Minutes
Sturges
Les Tremayne Forrest Lewis John Harmon Frank Arvidson Jeanne Carmen Don Sullivan Pete Dunn Wayne Berwick
The monster, which looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy seaside town. The lighthouse keeper, widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been secretly ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Clubby Blake
Michael Ames Jacqueline Wells Regis Toomey Patty Hale John Harmon Aldrich Bowker Roland Drew Oscar O'Shea Wade Boteler
innocent man cellmate pregnant wife corrupt businessman politician reporter crafty intricate suspenseful emotional prison california newsroom car small town house framed for murder wrongfully accused prison break corruption
A newspaperman out to get the goods on a crooked politician winds up in jail, framed for a killing he didn't commit. He and another prisoner attempt an escape, but although the newspaperman... See full summary »
Adventure
1948
71 Minutes
Blake
Cameron Mitchell Audrey Long Fuzzy Knight James Millican John Harmon Ed Gargan Harry Cheshire Cliff Clark Evelyn Eaton
rodeo rider pretty woman horse doctor daughter father engaging emotional wild west rodeo ranch town stable horses human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship romantic dilemma injury discovery love
A rodeo stunt rider (Cameron Mitchell) meets a woman (Audrey Long) who comes between him and his trick horse, Bess.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Pinky
Warren Douglas Ramsay Ames Jan Wiley Paul Maxey Philip Van Zandt John Harmon Bruce Edwards George Meeker
A veteran, Joe Hilton (Warren Douglas), returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton (George Meeker), a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Frenchy
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Preston Stephen McNally Edith Barrett John Hoyt Elliott Sullivan John Harmon Philip Van Zandt Leif Erickson Houseley Stevenson Tony Curtis
wife husband reporter casino owner gambler sister dark tense sad las vegas casino hotel chicago hospital gambling addiction marriage financial troubles journalism desperation
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Ben
George Montgomery Marcia Henderson Peter Graves Richard Eyer Walter Sande Robert Wilke Alan Hale Jr. John Harmon Jack Lambert William Fawcett
foreman cattle rustler cattleman businessman widow love interest suspenseful engaging melodramatic cattle ranch ranch wyoming money romance deal investing danger pursuit adventure love
When a Wyoming rancher goes to Oregon to buy cattle, his foreman and a gang of town criminals plot together to steal the herd but the rancher's cattle-drive hired hands are old convicts and rustlers themselves.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
72 Minutes
Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)
Paul Kelly DeForest Kelley Ann Doran Kay Scott Robert Emmett Keane Jeff York Charles C. Victor Janet Warren Michael Harvey John Harmon Gladys Blake
bank teller brother-in-law cop wife girlfriend murderer eerie thrilling suspenseful mirrored room mansion bank robbery dreams murder hypnosis dream vs. reality confusion mystery discovery
A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Joe Lafferty
Robert Lowery Barbara Britton Frank Albertson Lola Lane James Bush Edmund MacDonald Byron Barr Elisabeth Risdon Ralph Sanford John Harmon Paul Harvey
A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
64 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Gloria Warren Willie Best Joseph Crehan Dick Elliott Elaine Lange Amira Mousafa Joseph Allen Jr. Rick Vallin Bruce Edwards
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
Adventure
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Anne Baxter Jeff Chandler Rory Calhoun Barbara Britton Raymond Walburn Ray Danton John McIntire Wallace Ford Carl Benton Reid Ruth Donnelly Willis Bouchey
In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
101 Minutes
Dean Martin Alain Delon Joey Bishop Rosemary Forsyth Tina Marquand Peter Graves Michael Ansara Linden Chiles Andrew Prine Stuart Anderson Roy Barcroft
nobleman fiancée gunrunner native american woman native american love interest amusing brash hilarious texas louisiana wagon train country road wild west engagement native americans friendship love triangle love old west
In 1845 Texas, a Louisiana belle is courted by a wanted Spanish nobleman and a Texas brawling gunrunner but her suitors' passionate duel is interrupted by the cavalry and a Comanche attack.
Adventure
USA
1941
98 Minutes
John Wayne Betty Field Harry Carey James Barton Beulah Bondi Samuel S. Hinds Marjorie Main Ward Bond Marc Lawrence John Qualen Fuzzy Knight
stranger moonshiner daughter son uncle aunt bleak melodramatic fascinating ozark mountains small town forest cabin family helping others rural life superstition suicide father/son relationship revenge
A mysterious but pleasant stranger arrives in the Missouri hills and befriends a young backwoods girl, which doesn't sit well with her moonshiner fiancé who has vowed to find and kill his own father.