List of the best Jose Torvay movies: The Hitch-Hiker(1953), The Brave Bulls(1951), My Man and I(1952), Green Fire(1954), My Outlaw Brother(1951), The Littlest Outlaw(1955), A Life in the Balance(1955), Bandido(1956), Border Incident(1950), The Last Sunset(1961), The Fugitive(1947) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
71 Minutes
hitchhiker sociopath victim hostage escaped convict creepy suspenseful chilling california mexico car hostage situation manhunt serial murders survival pursuit escape 1950s
Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
Drama
USA
1951
114 Minutes
Mel Ferrer Anthony Quinn Miroslava Eugene Iglesias Jose Torvay Charlita Alfredo Aguilar Jose Luis Vasquez Alfonso Alvirez Francisco Balderas Felipe Mota
matador manager brother girlfriend tense moving profound bullring mexico city village stadium bullfighting fear death jealousy courage change of heart fall discovery transformation
In 1950s Mexico, a famous bullfighter loses his nerve after he's injured and witnesses the death of another matador in the ring.
Drama
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Shelley Winters Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Claire Trevor Robert Burton Jose Torvay Jack Elam Pascual García Peña George Chandler Carlos Conde
laborer drunk farmer wife patriotic disheartening california bar farm american dream citizenship greed racism underdog sacrifice 1950s
In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.
Romance
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Grace Kelly Stewart Granger Paul Douglas John Ericson Murvyn Vye Jose Torvay Robert Tafur Joe Dominguez Nacho Galindo Charlita Natividad Vacio
engineer miner plantation owner brother foreman outlaw melodramatic colombia plantation mine jungle mountain greed wealth mining colonialism love-hate relationship adventure rivalry discovery
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with coffee planter Catherine Knowland's love.
Western
USA|Mexico
1951
82 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Wanda Hendrix Robert Preston Robert Stack Carlos Múzquiz Jose Torvay Fernando Wagner Hilda Moreno Felipe de Flores Guillermo Calles Margarito Luna
A young man travels to Mexico in search of his brother, who has become involved with a dangerous gang.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1955
75 Minutes
Pedro Armendáriz Joseph Calleia Andres Velázquez Rodolfo Acosta Laila Maley Gilberto González Jose Torvay Ferrusquilla Ricardo González
young boy stepfather priest horse general gypsy charming emotional mexico arena village festival farm animal cruelty on the run bullfighting horse training friendship rescue underdog
Little Pablito is the ten year old son of a cruel horse trainer. The trainer is responsible for training a Mexican General's horse to jump for the grand race. The trainer's methods cause ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Mexico|USA
1955
74 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban Harry Horner Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin Jose Perez Rodolfo Acosta Carlos Múzquiz Jorge Treviño Jose Torvay
musician ex-girlfriend serial killer beautiful woman son police officer dark brooding tense gritty mexico city pawn shop restaurant apartment festival serial murders father/son relationship false accusations witnessing murder investigation
In Mexico City, a working-poor single-father is mistaken for a serial killer by the local cops but the man's son stumbles upon the real killer and tries to warn the police after being abducted.
Western
1956
92 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Ursula Thiess Zachary Scott Gilbert Roland Rodolfo Acosta Henry Brandon Douglas Fowley Jose Torvay Víctor Junco Alfonso Sánchez Tello Arturo Manrique
gun runner revolutionary military officer rival rousing gutsy suspenseful mexico mountain jungle hotel beach house war black market betrayal chases love triangle mexican revolution rivalry pursuit
A Mexican rebel's U.S. mercenary (Robert Mitchum) steals a shipment of guns and the wife (Ursula Thiess) of the soldier (Zachary Scott) guarding them.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Howard da Silva James Mitchell Arnold Moss Alfonso Bedoya Teresa Celli Charles McGraw Jose Torvay John Ridgely Arthur Hunnicutt
fbi agent migrant worker farmer gang member undercover agent dark suspenseful california farm illegal immigration murder farming investigation discovery escape 1950s
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Western
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley Neville Brand Regis Toomey Rad Fulton Adam Williams Jack Elam John Shay
outlaw sheriff rancher old flame daughter solemn intricate brutal mexico texas church wild west border town rio grande frontier justice love triangle friendship incest suicide cattle drives
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Henry Fonda Dolores del Río Pedro Armendáriz Ward Bond Leo Carrillo J. Carrol Naish Robert Armstrong John Qualen Fortunio Bonanova Chris-Pin Martin Miguel Inclán
priest peasant criminal police chief police officer informant dark tense somber village church pier faith persecution betrayal small-town life religion fall escape sacrifice