List of the best John Ireland movies: Railroaded(1947), Open Secret(1948), The 49th Man(1953), The Return of Jesse James(1950), The Bushwhackers(1951), The Fast and the Furious(1954), No Place to Land(1958), Gunslinger(1956), The House of Seven Corpses(1973), Graveyard Story(1990), Fort Utah(1967), Northeast of Seoul(1972) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Duke Martin
John Ireland Sheila Ryan Hugh Beaumont Jane Randolph Ed Kelly Charles D. Brown Clancy Cooper Peggy Converse Hermine Sterler Keefe Brasselle Roy Gordon
A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.
Drama
USA
1948
70 Minutes
Paul Lester
Newlyweds come to visit groom's friend, only to discover him missing; and their investigation uncovers evidence of a ring of anti-semites terrorizing the neighborhood.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
73 Minutes
John Ireland Richard Denning Suzanne Dalbert Robert Foulk Michael Connors Richard Avonde
fbi agent chief jazz musician friend wife frenchman tense chilling los alamos, n.m. louisiana coney island submarine washington, d.c. marseilles, france atomic bomb investigation espionage government agents impersonation smuggling
During the Cold War, the Defense Department's War Games team smuggles 48 nuclear bomb parts into the USA to test the nation's readiness for a subversive attack but an unexplained 49th bomb part mysteriously shows up.
Western
USA
1950
75 Minutes
Johnny Callum
John Ireland Ann Dvorak Henry Hull Hugh O'Brian Reed Hadley Victor Kilian Byron Foulger Tommy Noonan Clifton Young Margia Dean Sid Melton
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
Western
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Jefferson Waring
John Ireland Wayne Morris Lawrence Tierney Dorothy Malone Lon Chaney Myrna Dell Frank Marlowe Jack Elam
veteran rancher pacifist publisher settler thug suspenseful intricate powerful small town missouri jail office ranch civil war reconstruction pacifism murder journalism intimidation moral dilemma
An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Frank Webster
John Ireland Dorothy Malone Bruce Carlisle
A trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him.
Drama
USA
1958
78 Minutes
Jonas Bailey
A cropduster pilot finds himself caught between two women--one who loves him and the other, who doesn't handle rejection well, who's out to destroy him.
Western
USA
1956
77 Minutes
John Ireland Beverly Garland Allison Hayes Martin Kingsley Jonathan Haze Chris Alcaide Dick Miller Bruno VeSota Margaret Campbell William Schallert Aaron Saxon
gunslinger hit man marshal madam widow henchman wild engaging thrilling wild west saloon brothel texas duty land grab attraction grudge new job unlikely hero rivalry
After her husband is gunned down, Rose Hood takes his place temporarily as Marshal of a small Western town.
Horror
1973
90 Minutes
Eric Hartman
director actress actor zombie caretaker eerie gory mansion cemetery film set haunted house ghost stories legend filmmaking ambition zombies killing spree mystery 1970s
An actress (Faith Domergue) reads the Tibetan Book of the Dead on the creepy set of a director's (John Ireland) horror movie.
Mystery & Thriller
1990
93 Minutes
Dr. McGregor
John Ireland Adrian Paul Keith Vinsonhaler
An old doctor (John Ireland) finds a kidnapped girl's gravesite; a detective and a newswoman find out more.
Western
1967
83 Minutes
John Ireland Virginia Mayo Scott Brady John Russell Robert Strauss Richard Arlen
An ex-gunfighter (John Ireland) and an Indian agent stop a U.S. Cavalry deserter and his band of marauders.
Adventure
1972
98 Minutes
Flanaghan
While attempting to smuggle an ancient, jewel-encrusted sword out of Korea, conspirators become involved in a murder.
Drama
1951
65 Minutes
Pete Ferreday
A sportswriter (John Ireland) tells how a college athlete (Marshall Thompson) met his downfall shaving points for a gambler.
Mystery & Thriller
1956
79 Minutes
Griff Parker
John Ireland Derek Bond Joy Webster
swimmer missing person police officer gripping engaging english channel sea swimming mystery missing persons investigation mystery 1950s
When a channel swimmer mysteriously drowns, a fellow swimmer investigates and almost becomes the second victim.
Drama, History
USA
1951
86 Minutes
captain lieutenant wife scout soldier sergeant suspenseful thrilling fiery gutsy american west montana race against time dangerous assignment affair battle sioux historical events sacrifice quest
A small band of cavalry attempt to warn Custer of an impending massacre. Friction develops when commander of the patrol suspects his subordinate of having an affair with his wife.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1965
82 Minutes
Steve Marak
Joan Crawford John Ireland Leif Erickson Sarah Lane Andi Garrett Sharyl Locke Patricia Breslin John Archer John Crawford Joyce Meadows Douglas Evans
teen girl neighbor murderer parent sibling creepy suspenseful intense united states small town house woods murder practical jokes baby-sitting mystery escape pursuit 1960s
Teenagers Libby and Kit innocently spend an evening making random prank calls. These calls lead to murderous consequences.
Action
USA
1986
85 Minutes
George Adams
Forrest Tucker John Ireland John Shepherd Jill Whitlow Wallace Langham Cheryl M. Lynn
Charlie, a Korean War veteran, is driving a truck which is transporting plutonium from Nevada to Arizona. But there are a bunch of terrorists who want to steal the stuff...
Western
1967
79 Minutes
James Cooper
Antonio Sabato John Ireland Fernando Sancho Nadia Marconi Mirko Ellis Gloria Milland
A bank robber (John Ireland) teams up with a drifter (Antonio Sabato) to hunt down a killer they each know well.
Adventure
1952
90 Minutes
Yvonne De Carlo John Ireland James Craig Forrest Tucker Lyle Bettger Richard Arlen Mike Kellin Murray Matheson Henry Brandon Emile Meyer Stuart Randall
sailor pirate thief adventurer castaway native thrilling melodramatic south sea island pacific ocean ship australia treasure love adventure love transformation rivalry quest
A 19th-century fugitive (John Ireland) and his buddies seize a ship to search for gold in the South Seas.
Western
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Clint McDonald
Rod Cameron Joanne Dru John Ireland Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Mary Hanna Darryl Hickman Stuart Randall Morris Ankrum Kenneth MacDonald Stanley Andrews John Dehner
leader bank robber girlfriend doctor lieutenant american indian warrior brash suspenseful thrilling american southwest desert camp survival transportation impersonation desert trek blackmail adventure discovery 19th century
The U.S. Cavalry is ordered to test the feasability of camels in the deserts of the Southwest.
Adventure
Israel|France|West Germany
1972
105 Minutes
Jacob Kagan
Laurence Harvey Josephine Chaplin John Ireland Lila Kedrova Jack Hawkins Clive Revill
Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and ... See full summary »
Horror
Canada
1982
92 Minutes
Hank Walden
John Cassavetes Kerrie Keane John Ireland Helen Hughes Erin Flannery Duncan McIntosh
A small town's doctor takes matters into his own hands after a series of gruesome and bizarre rape crimes perplex the clueless authorities.
Drama
Mexico
1980
90 Minutes
Dave Cole
Stuart Whitman Gene Barry John Ireland Hugo Stiglitz Joseph Cotten Carlos East
Reverend Jim Jones, the priest of an independent church in the South American country Guyana, orders his followers to commit suicide. But not all of them follow him blindly and begin to think on their own.
Crime, Drama
Italy|Spain
1977
93 Minutes
Benny
Lee Van Cleef Tita Barker John Ireland Alberto Dell'Acqua
A hitman is allowed out of prison on the condition he continues killing for an organization, but he also becomes the target of a treacherous woman.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Canada
1979
95 Minutes
Sen. Smedley
Jack Palance Carol Lynley John Ireland Barry Morse Nicholas Campbell Eddie Benton
Some time in the future, man has set up colonies on the Moon, when Earth becomes uninhabitable. A madman decides to destroy the Moon colonies with his robots and automated ships, and only three people and their robot can stop him.
Western
1968
86 Minutes
Dan Shelby
Howard Keel Yvonne De Carlo John Ireland Marilyn Maxwell Scott Brady Brian Donlevy Barton MacLane James Craig Roy Rogers Regis Parton Montie Montana
confederate soldier spy marshal businessman gritty gutsy bleak frenetic american midwest town espionage black market weapons discovery rise escape transformation 19th century
The Union army sends a Confederate prisoner (Howard Keel) to Arizona as a lawman, but he doubles as a spy.
Drama
USA
1949
109 Minutes
Jack Burden
Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Mercedes McCambridge John Ireland John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Ralph Dumke Anne Seymour Raymond Greenleaf Walter Burke Will Wright
government official friend reporter niece wife dark louisiana household clubhouse politics corruption wealth extortion infidelity newspapers rise fall revenge 1930s
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
War
USA
1946
117 Minutes
Pfc. Windy Craven
Dana Andrews Richard Conte Sterling Holloway John Ireland George Tyne Lloyd Bridges Herbert Rudley Norman Lloyd Steve Brodie Huntz Hall James Cardwell
soldier nazi sergeant gutsy tense italy beach countryside bridge dangerous assignment world war ii quest discovery 1940s
During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
99 Minutes
Louis "Lucky Louie" Canetto
Robert Taylor Cyd Charisse Lee J. Cobb John Ireland Kent Smith Claire Kelly Corey Allen Lewis Charles David Opatoshu Kem Dibbs Patrick McVey
lawyer crime boss showgirl henchman wife assistant dark offbeat striking campy chicago courtroom party mafia redemption blackmail new love law surgery transformation
Lawyer Tommy Farrell is a defender of crooks. Vicki Gaye encourages him to go straight, but mob king Rico Angelo insists otherwise.
Drama
USA
1955
95 Minutes
Judson Prentiss
Joan Crawford Barry Sullivan Betsy Palmer John Ireland Lucy Marlow
business owner wife sister-in-law ex-lover cousin husband uneasy chilling dark georgia mansion unhappy marriage alcoholism engagement manipulation family self-destruction forbidden love rivalry fall
A young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin, and soon finds herself sucked into the woman's complex web of deceit.
Western
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Lednov
Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman Jr. John Ireland Jeff Donnell Myrna Dell Martha Hyer George Cooper Jeff Corey Sara Haden James Bell
cattle rancher younger brother sheriff ex-convict friend dance hall girl engaging melodramatic spirited thrilling california trail ranch mountain american west ranchers siblings escaped criminals ambush murder
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
Crime, Drama
Spain|USA
1963
106 Minutes
Prison Warden
Laurence Harvey Sarah Miles Robert Walker John Ireland Ross Martin Lee Patterson Jack MacGowran Murray Melvin
A bank robber is sentenced to prison for committing a murder during the robbery. His brother comes up with a plan to break him out of prison--but on the condition that his brother's girlfriend "date" him first.
Action
Italy|France|West Germany
1968
105 Minutes
Capt. O'Connor
Frédérick Stafford Daniela Bianchi Curt Jurgens John Ireland Adolfo Celi Helmut Schneider Michael Constantine Faida Nicols Howard Ross Anthony Dawson Jacques Monod
soldier war hero nazi prisoner of war thief bleak emotional intense engaging suspenseful netherlands amsterdam world war ii war crime war aftermath theft adventure rivalry escape pursuit
Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »
Western
1951
84 Minutes
Gen. William Quantrill
A Confederate captain (Alan Ladd) and a couple (Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy) face Quantrill's Raiders out West.
Western
USA
1957
122 Minutes
Johnny Ringo
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Jo Van Fleet John Ireland Lee Van Cleef Frank Faylen Kenneth Tobey DeForest Kelley Earl Holliman Dennis Hopper
lawman gunslinger sheriff thief criminal love interest intense brooding thrilling tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral gambling house family home wild west showdown justice unusual friendship o.k. corral rivalry quest
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Fantail
Dennis O'Keefe Claire Trevor Marsha Hunt Raymond Burr John Ireland Curt Conway Chili Williams Regis Toomey Whit Bissell Cliff Clark
Joe Sullivan has taken the rap for Rick who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.
Drama, History
USA
1963
150 Minutes
Sgt. Harry
Charlton Heston Ava Gardner David Niven Flora Robson John Ireland Harry Andrews Leo Genn Robert Helpmann Icchizo Itami Kurt Kaszner Philippe Leroy
military officer empress diplomat baroness soldier emotional melodramatic gripping compound beijing battle of peking boxer rebellion hostages war love escape rescue love 1900s
During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
84 Minutes
Karty
Barry Sullivan Belita Joan Lorring Akim Tamiroff John Ireland Sheldon Leonard
racketeer gangster showgirl shopkeeper gambling addict cashier dark intense thrilling brooklyn, n.y. slum soda shop apartment paranoia turf war intimidation betrayal murder rivalry fall
Shubunka (Barry Sulivan) is a cynical gangster who controls the Neptune Beach waterfront. He runs a numbers racket with the local soda shop owner. The police are in his pocket and the local hoods are on his payroll.
Western
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Hub Fasken
Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne Dru Sally Forrest John Ireland Carleton Carpenter Hugh O'Brian
foreman rancher brother rival mother wife tense thrilling colorado ranch jail household adoption jealousy sibling rivalry framed illegitimate child infidelity rivalry revenge
The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
Mystery & Thriller
1977
90 Minutes
Oliver Reed Deborah Raffin Stuart Whitman James Mitchum John Ireland Paul Koslo
A Southwestern millionaire (Stuart Whitman) hires a hit man (Oliver Reed) to fix a $5 million problem that won't go away.
Western
USA
1948
133 Minutes
Cherry Valance
John Wayne Montgomery Clift Walter Brennan Joanne Dru Coleen Gray John Ireland Noah Beery Jr. Harry Carey Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Mickey Kuhn
rancher cowboy sidekick cook rousing spirited texas ranch abilene, kan. oklahoma daunting task travel cattle troubled youth rivalry quest adventure 1860s
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Capt. Jed Calbern
Red Skelton Brian Donlevy Arlene Dahl George Coulouris Lloyd Gough John Ireland Charles Dingle Joyce Compton
bellhop spy southern belle confederate soldier love interest amusing madcap united states battlefield hotel american civil war battle espionage romance impersonation adventure quest love 1860s
A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
Drama
USA
1961
114 Minutes
Phil Macy
Elvis Presley Hope Lange Tuesday Weld Millie Perkins Rafer Johnson John Ireland Gary Lockwood William Mims Raymond Greenleaf Christina Crawford Robin Raymond
young man counselor love interest pretty woman townsperson brother emotional spirited charming the south small town house romance small-town life misunderstanding family dysfunction aspirations writing discovery love
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Zenas Beecham
Charles Bronson Trish Van Devere Laurence Luckinbill Jeff Corey Marilyn Hassett John Ireland Daniel Benzali Charles Dierkop
A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.
Adventure
1970
98 Minutes
Capt. Jennings
Guy Madison Venantino Venantini Anthony Steel Pascale Petit Enrique Ávila John Ireland Raf Baldassarre Claudio Biava
An American captain is captured by a German patroller, but both must rely on each other when they become lost.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Ballomar
Sophia Loren Alec Guinness Stephen Boyd James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Mel Ferrer Omar Sharif Eric Porter
soldier emperor heir daughter senator barbarian thrilling tense brooding rome battlefield frontier palace roman empire corruption decadence power play rebellion showdown fall
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1977
100 Minutes
Cliff
Helmut Berger Ingrid Thulin Teresa Ann Savoy Bekim Fehmiu John Steiner Stefano Satta Flores Dan van Husen John Ireland Alexandra Bogojevich Rosemarie Lindt Sara Sperati
prostitute politician nazi brothel owner gripping intense office berlin street city brothel room competition detective work conspiracy motivation passion deception discovery 1940s
Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official, who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Billy Clanton
Henry Fonda Linda Darnell Victor Mature Walter Brennan Cathy Downs Tim Holt Ward Bond Alan Mowbray John Ireland Jane Darwell
sheriff cowboy barber schoolteacher gambler love interest charming gutsy engaging o.k. corral wild west tombstone, ariz. barbershop saloon justice wyatt earp doc holiday cattle underdog revenge
The Earps battle the Clantons at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Comedy
1989
104 Minutes
Jefferson
David Carradine Jim Metzler Morgan Brittany Maxwell Caulfield M. Emmet Walsh Deborah Foreman Bruce Campbell Dana Ashbrook John Ireland Elizabeth Gracen
An engineer (Jim Metzler) comes to a Western town with his wife (Morgan Brittany) to fix a vampire's (David Carradine) artificial-plasma plant.
Western
USA
1968
125 Minutes
Yul Brynner Robert Mitchum Charles Bronson Grazia Buccella Robert Viharo Frank Wolff Herbert Lom Alexander Knox Diana Lorys Robert Carricart Fernando Rey
texan gunrunner pilot pancho villa nemesis friend rebel airy amusing thrilling melodramatic patriotic mexico mexican revolution banditry bandits battle womanizing betrayal rebellion
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa lead a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisonned in Mexico.