List of the best John Hoyt movies: Attack of the Puppet People(1958), The Come On(1956), Sins of Jezebel(1954), The Man With the X-Ray Eyes(1963), O.S.S.(1946), Sealed Verdict(1948), The Time Travelers(1964), Operation C.I.A.(1965), The Lost Continent(1951), My Favorite Brunette(1947), The Lady Gambles(1949), When Worlds Collide(1951) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1958
79 Minutes
John Agar John Hoyt June Kenney Michael Mark Jack Kosslyn Marlene Willis Ken Miller Laurie Mitchell Scott Peters Susan Gordon June Jocelyn
mad scientist secretary boyfriend prisoner boss striking wild thrilling laboratory office dollhouse abduction science gone awry shrinking giant animals survival loneliness escape discovery 1950s
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
Drama
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Unscrupulous con woman gets involved in murder.
Drama, History
USA
1954
74 Minutes
The aging Ahab, king of Israel, comes under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the prophet Elijah, ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1963
79 Minutes
Ray Milland Diana Van der Vlis Harold J. Stone John Hoyt Don Rickles Morris Ankrum Lorie Summers Dick Miller Kathryn Hart Jonathan Haze John Dierkes
scientist friend colleague pastor murderer creepy dark laboratory carnival church casino science experiments alienation madness sight discovery transformation fall 1960s
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
107 Minutes
Alan Ladd Geraldine Fitzgerald Patric Knowles John Hoyt Gloria Saunders Richard Benedict Harold Vermilyea Don Beddoe Onslow Stevens Gavin Muir Egon Brecher
soldier spy agent commanding officer american secret agent patriotic gripping passionate france tunnel railroad tracks dangerous assignment duty nazis world war ii espionage sabotage love quest
During WW2, the O.S.S. sends teams of spies and saboteurs in Nazi-occupied France.
Adventure
USA
1948
83 Minutes
attorney nazi girlfriend major general witness suspenseful melodramatic germany hospital prison apartment abandoned building nazis war crime investigation trial holocaust anti-semitism mystery
Former U.S. special prosecutor, Major Robert Lawson, begins to suspect that Nazi war criminal on death row, General Otto Stiegman, has been wrongfully convicted of leveling a French village along with all of its inhabitants in WWII.
Sci-Fi
USA
1964
82 Minutes
Preston Foster Philip Carey Merry Anders John Hoyt Dennis Patrick Joan Woodbury Delores Wells Steve Franken Gloria Leslie Peter Strudwick Margaret Seldeen
In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.
Action
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Kieu Chinh Danielle Aubry John Hoyt Cyril Collick Vic Diaz Bill Catching Marsh Thomson John Laughinghouse Frank Estes
A young CIA agent is assigned to Saigon to stop a planned political assassination.
Sci-Fi
1951
86 Minutes
Cesar Romero Hillary Brooke Chick Chandler John Hoyt Acquanetta Sid Melton Whit Bissell Hugh Beaumont Murray Alper William Green
Air Force pilots (Cesar Romero, Chick Chandler) lead a search for a lost rocket and crash-land on an island of dinosaurs.
Comedy
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Peter Lorre Lon Chaney John Hoyt Reginald Denny Charles Dingle Ann Doran Frank Puglia Willard Robertson
convict photographer private investigator damsel in distress baron witty campy prison mansion sanatorium mistaken identity mystery crime private detective underdog mystery love 1940s
Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there.
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
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.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Richard Derr Barbara Rush Peter Hansen Larry Keating John Hoyt Rachel Ames Stephen Chase Frank Cady Hayden Rorke Sandro Giglio James Congdon
astronomer daughter pilot doctor assistant wealthy man creative engaging thrilling south africa observatory laboratory new york city spaceship world destruction space travel relocation love triangle disaster discovery
As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home.
Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Jane Greer Dennis O'Keefe Fay Baker John Hoyt James Bell Don Beddoe
ex-convict parole officer friend boss parolee police officer melodramatic shocking moving women's prison train station diner hospital los angeles california criminal justice system infidelity rehabilitation relocation friendship
Follows the progress of a female ex-convict as she tries to rebuild her life after being released from prison.
Drama
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Glenn Ford Vic Morrow Anne Francis Louis Calhern Margaret Hayes John Hoyt Richard Kiley Emile Meyer Warner Anderson Basil Ruysdael Sidney Poitier
teacher student principal wife gritty fiery new york city boys school troubled youth inner-city life teaching race relations generational divide rock 'n' roll underdog quest rivalry 1950s
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Comedy
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz James Mason Louis Calhern John Emery John Hoyt Natalie Schafer Mabel Albertson Ralph Dumke Nancy Kulp Willis Bouchey
chemist wife angel cousin father boss madcap campy playful endearing family home yosemite valley movie theater woods unhappy marriage career vs. love angels reconciliation camping infatuation
Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Richard Greene Boris Karloff Stephen McNally Paula Corday Lon Chaney John Hoyt Michael Pate Nancy Valentine Tudor Owen Henry Corden Otto Waldis
Man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.
Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Dennis O'Keefe Gail Russell Ruth Warrick Charlotte Greenwood Henry Hull John Hoyt Arthur Hunnicutt Clarence Muse Harry Lauter
horse fiancée teacher horse trainer scientist wife rousing inspiring emotional indiana racetrack farm kentucky mansion farmhouse horse racing divorce fame marriage love
Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
Adventure
USA
1956
79 Minutes
Scott Brady Rita Gam Neville Brand Lori Nelson Allison Hayes John Hoyt Barbara Jo Allen Rhys Williams Ted de Corsia Mae Clarke John Hudson
artist mohawk woman land baron settler native american chief fiancée rousing tense thrilling emotional mohawk valley wilderness village fort battlefield land wars outsider cross-cultural romance art native americans
In 1700s New York, a Boston artist working in the remote Fort Alden is torn between his love for 2 women and thrown into the middle of a Mohawk-Iroquois-American war.
Adventure
USA
1956
111 Minutes
John Wayne Susan Hayward Pedro Armendáriz Agnes Moorehead Thomas Gomez John Hoyt William Conrad Ted de Corsia Leslie Bradley Lee Van Cleef Peter Mamakos
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
119 Minutes
George Sanders Yvonne De Carlo Zsa Zsa Gabor Victor Jory Nancy Gates Coleen Gray John Hoyt Lisa Ferraday Tom Conway Celia Lovsky Werner Klemperer
murder victim social climber thief lover secretary brother dark intricate sultry new york city czechoslovakia port office apartment doctor's office theft deception murder investigation seduction infidelity
The New York police investigates the murder of a Czech immigrant whose rags-to-riches story is told by his secretary to homicide detectives.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Lew Ayres Zachary Scott Eve Arden Jerome Cowan Steven Geray John Hoyt Peggy Knudsen Marta Mitrovich Douglas Kennedy Claire Meade
A Los Angeles socialite kills a man while home alone one night and claims he was an intruder she did not know. It seems like a clear case of self defense until the story hits the papers and people connected to the dead man come forward.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Carolyn Jones Cedric Hardwicke Leo Gordon Anthony Caruso Jack Elam John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
Western
1966
103 Minutes
James Garner Sidney Poitier Bibi Andersson Dennis Weaver Bill Travers William Redfield John Hoyt John Crawford John Hubbard Kevin Coughlin Jay Ripley
scout wife husband native american horse trader thrilling emotional texas desert canyon fort murder kidnapping culture clash armed conflict rescue revenge mystery 19th century
A scout (James Garner), an ex-sergeant (Sidney Poitier) and a cavalry lieutenant take ammo and recruits through Indian country.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
86 Minutes
Bob Hope Joan Fontaine Basil Rathbone Audrey Dalton Hugh Marlowe Vincent Price Arnold Moss John Carradine John Hoyt Hope Emerson Robert Hutton
A meek tailor thinks his wooing will be helped if he assumes the identity of the famous Casanova...who's deeply in debt.
Western
USA
1951
89 Minutes
David Brian Arlene Dahl Barry Sullivan Mercedes McCambridge Paula Raymond Claude Jarman Jr. Lon Chaney Monica Lewis John Hoyt Roland Winters Barbara Billingsley
Rip MacCool has learned early in life that "money talks" (and other stuff walks), as does the audience via flashbacks, and when he arrives in San Francisco, he has no qualms about being ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Brian Donlevy Jean Wallace Robert Middleton Lee Van Cleef Earl Holliman Helen Walker Jay Adler John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
107 Minutes
Ann Blyth Edmund Purdom John Ericson Louis Calhern Edmund Gwenn S.Z. Sakall Betta St. John John Williams Evelyn Varden John Hoyt Richard Anderson
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
Action
1955
89 Minutes
Stewart Granger George Sanders Joan Greenwood Viveca Lindfors Jon Whiteley Liliane Montevecchi Melville Cooper Sean McClory Alan Napier John Hoyt Donna Corcoran
buccaneer smuggler orphan nobleman pirate rousing england port village graveyard boat treasure hunting unlikely allies inheritance bootlegging secret identity father figure adventure growing up rivalry
In the 18th century, British youngster John Mohune is shipped off to live with Jeremy Fox, a gentleman who moonlights as a bootlegger, after his mother's death.
Drama, History
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Merle Oberon Michael Rennie Cameron Mitchell Elizabeth Sellars Charlotte Austin Cathleen Nesbitt Evelyn Varden Isobel Elsom John Hoyt
napoleon bonaparte mistress military officer melodramatic passionate france paris palace forbidden love romance military life napoleonic wars forbidden love wretched excess 18th century
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Comedy
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Jean Simmons Alan Young Victor Mature Robert Newton Maurice Evans Elsa Lanchester Reginald Gardiner Gene Lockhart Alan Mowbray Noel Willman John Hoyt
slave christian lion gladiator captain thrilling solemn touching rome wilderness colosseum arena unlikely allies kindness christianity friendship paganism slavery escape rescue
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn Charles Bickford Yvonne De Carlo Ann Blyth Ella Raines Anita Colby Sam Levene Howard Duff Art Smith Roman Bohnen
prisoner warden guard wife criminal dark gritty prison doctor's office prison escape illness violence escape quest 1940s
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Drama, History
USA
1953
121 Minutes
Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr George Macready Michael Pate Richard Hale Alan Napier
brutus mark antony julius caesar assassin emotional fiery passionate patriotic ancient rome assassination politics war fall revenge ancient rome
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
War
USA
1959
124 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lawford Steve McQueen Richard Johnson Paul Henreid Brian Donlevy Dean Jones Charles Bronson Philip Ahn Robert Bray
captain rebel love interest intelligence officer gripping fiery burma china jungle world war ii uprising military life training quest revenge rivalry love 1940s
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
Western
USA
1966
86 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joan Staley Warren Stevens Edgar Buchanan Denver Pyle Royal Dano Nick Dennis William Bramley Kelly Thordsen David Macklin Morgan Woodward
sheriff saloon owner gunslinger deputy ex-lover train robber tense thrilling colorado new mexico small town countryside saloon chase kidnapping train robbery gunfight betrayal jealousy pursuit
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Drama, History
Switzerland|UK|USA
1963
243 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Rex Harrison Pamela Brown George Cole Hume Cronyn Cesare Danova Kenneth Haigh Andrew Keir Martin Landau Roddy McDowall
julius caesar mark antony cleopatra soldier military officer passionate powerful spectacular ancient egypt royal court jealousy love triangle politics assassination quest love ancient egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.