List of the best John Philliber movies: It Happened Tomorrow(1944), A Lady Takes a Chance(1943), Gentle Annie(1944), Summer Storm(1944), Double Indemnity(1944) ... ...
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Pop Benson
Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy John Philliber Edward Brophy George Cleveland Paul Guilfoyle George Chandler Eddie Acuff Marion Martin
reporter old man fortuneteller colleague uncle editor witty endearing newsroom household opera house racetrack hotel news precognition death wedding gambling quest rivalry
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Romance
USA
1943
86 Minutes
Storekeeper
Jean Arthur John Wayne Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Mary Field Don Costello John Philliber Grady Sutton
new yorker rodeo rider sidekick tour guide suitor hilarious spirited heartwarming new york city bus american west rodeo saloon small town city vs. country tourism opposites attract unlikely romance journey love
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her simpy city suitors.
Western
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Barrow
James Craig Donna Reed Marjorie Main Harry Morgan Paul Langton Barton MacLane John Philliber Morris Ankrum
farmer marshal robber sheriff brother deputy rousing suspenseful thrilling farm oklahoma saloon small town investigation robbery showdown old west quest pursuit 1900s
In 1901, an undercover US Marshal is sent to Oklahoma Territory to investigate a string of train robberies and arrest the culprits.
Drama
USA
1944
105 Minutes
Polycarp
George Sanders Linda Darnell Anna Lee Edward Everett Horton Hugo Haas Lori Lahner Sig Ruman John Philliber
In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Olga is an alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Fedor away from his milquetoast fiancée, with tragic consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Joe Pete
Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Porter Hall Fortunio Bonanova Jean Heather Tom Powers Byron Barr Richard Gaines John Philliber
insurance salesman femme fatale investigator daughter melodramatic sultry tense america household los angeles train murder deception affair mystery fall 1930s
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.