List of the best Joseph Calleia movies: Jungle Book(1942), The Littlest Outlaw(1955), Tough Guy(1936), My Little Chickadee(1940), The Noose Hangs High(1948), The Iron Mistress(1952), Full Confession(1939), The Palomino(1951), Touch of Evil(1958), Gilda(1946), Four Faces West(1948), Deadline at Dawn(1946) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1942
109 Minutes
Buldeo
Sabu Joseph Calleia John Qualen Frank Puglia Rosemary DeCamp Noble Johnson Patricia O'Rourke Ralph Byrd John Mather
young boy father mother panther tiger young girl emotional heartwarming suspenseful tender jungle village forbidden city unusual friendship assimilation treasure greed young love adventure love
A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.
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 »
Drama
USA
1936
76 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Joseph Calleia Mischa Auer Harvey Stephens Jean Hersholt Edward Pawley Robert Warwick
gangster fugitive boy father dog son tense touching woods truck hideout kidnapping father/son relationship on the run friendship pets crime pursuit rise adventure
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Jeff Badger (proprietor, Last Gasp Saloon, The Masked Bandit)
Mae West W.C. Fields Joseph Calleia Dick Foran Margaret Hamilton George Moran Si Jenks Gene Austin
con artist singer bandit news reporter cheeky campy amusing train saloon hotel wild west con game marriage love triangle rivalry temptation adventure 1800s
After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.
Comedy
USA
1948
77 Minutes
Nick Craig
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Joseph Calleia Cathy Downs Leon Errol Mike Mazurki Jack Overman Fritz Feld Vera Martin Joe Kirk Matt Willis
Two window washers mistakenly receive, and lose, $50,000 belonging to a shady bookie, and have only forty-eight hours to retrieve the money.
Biography
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Juan Moreno
Alan Ladd Virginia Mayo Joseph Calleia Phyllis Kirk Alf Kjellin Douglas Dick Anthony Caruso Ned Young George Voskovec Richard Carlyle Robert Emhardt
man friend brother love interest suitor emotional intense new orleans woods texas frontier riverboat romantic dilemma journey self-defense frontier justice jim bowie love adventure rivalry
The life of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie is portrayed.
Drama
USA
1939
73 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Joseph Calleia Barry Fitzgerald Elisabeth Risdon Adele Pearce Bud McTaggart John Bliefer William Haade George Humbert
catholic priest innocent man murder suspect murderer cop night watchman suspenseful tense church prison store police station death row religious vows injustice wrongfully accused murder confession moral dilemma discovery
A Catholic priest by the name of Father Loma must convince a man to step forward to save an innocent man from being sent to the electric chair.
Western
USA
1951
73 Minutes
Miguel Gonzales
Jerome Courtland Beverly Tyler Joseph Calleia Roy Roberts Gordon Jones Robert Osterloh Trevor Bardette Juan Duval
heir love interest beautiful woman horse cowboy rival charming spirited thrilling farm house field business independence new job theft horse breeding romance rivalry love
A young man helps a pretty girl search for her stolen horse.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1958
95 Minutes
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Charlton Heston Orson Welles Janet Leigh Joseph Calleia Akim Tamiroff Valentin de Vargas Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Joanna Moore Mort Mills Marlene Dietrich
drug enforcement agent police officer criminal wife chilling mexico police station motel country road border crime crooked cops smuggling murder mystery pursuit 1950s
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
1946
110 Minutes
Detective Maurice Obregon
Rita Hayworth Glenn Ford George Macready Joseph Calleia Steven Geray Joe Sawyer Gerald Mohr
gambler businessperson sexy woman sultry melodramatic gutsy buenos aires, argentina casino nightclub love triangle gambling revenge desire deception wretched excess forbidden love temptation 1940s
A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Monte Marquez
Joel McCrea Frances Dee Charles Bickford Joseph Calleia William Conrad Martin Garralaga Raymond Largay John Parrish
cowboy sheriff nurse bank robber gambler rancher intense suspenseful new mexico small town bank train saloon wild west bank heist foreclosure romance showdown chase organized crime
In New Mexico, a cowpoke forces a banker at gunpoint to give him a loan without collateral, in exchange for an IOU but the marshal and his posse chase after him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Val Bartelli
Susan Hayward Paul Lukas Bill Williams Joseph Calleia Osa Massen Lola Lane Jerome Cowan Marvin Miller Roman Bohnen Steven Geray Joe Sawyer
When a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
95 Minutes
Inpector Slimane
Charles Boyer Hedy Lamarr Sigrid Gurie Joseph Calleia Alan Hale Gene Lockhart Johnny Downs
thief inspector police chief petty criminal woman friend sultry dark intricate moving casbah algiers, algeria police station street docks manhunt jealousy friendship obsession escape
Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah.
Western
USA
1937
89 Minutes
Ben
Wallace Beery Virginia Bruce Dennis O'Keefe Joseph Calleia Lewis Stone Guy Kibbee Bruce Cabot Cliff Edwards
An outlaw re-unites with his long-lost son, steers him away from a boxing career and sends him to law school. When his son returns, a lot has changed.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
89 Minutes
Nick
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Una Merkel Joseph Calleia Mickey Rooney Victor Kilian J. Farrell MacDonald Roger Imhof Juanita Quigley Paul Hurst Vince Barnett
fisherman factory worker night watchman union boss sister wife melodramatic fiery bleak coast factory california prison small town house worker's rights marriage thievery pregnancy poverty
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Deacon
Ellen Drew Robert Paige Paul Lukas Joseph Calleia Onslow Stevens George Zucco Rod Cameron Phillip Terry Marc Lawrence Gerald Mohr Tom Dugan
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
Adventure
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Count Domingo Del Prado
Jeff Chandler Scott Brady Suzan Ball Joseph Calleia Rodolfo Acosta George Mathews James Parnell David Janssen Jay Silverheels Michael Ansara Joseph Vitale
Captain David Porter of the fledgling American Navy receives orders to masquerade as a privateer in order to corral some Caribbean pirates.
Western
USA
1955
96 Minutes
Pablo Morales
Rory Calhoun Shelley Winters Gilbert Roland Joseph Calleia Carlos Mosquiz Fanny Schiller Tony Carvajal Pascual García Peña
In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
Comedy, Drama
1956
85 Minutes
Papa Theodore
Jane Russell Cornel Wilde Luther Adler Joseph Calleia Mikhail Rasumny Nina Koshetz Helen Westcott Jamie Russell Wally Russell Nick Dennis Richard Deacon
A Gypsy king (Luther Adler) tricks his brother (Cornel Wilde) in Los Angeles into marrying a Roma bride (Jane Russell) that he bought.
Drama
1936
90 Minutes
Fish-Eye
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor Jean Hersholt Joseph Calleia Samuel S. Hinds Edith Atwater Jed Prouty Rafael Corio Sherry Hall John Eldredge
epidemiologist gambler gangster brother model father melodramatic uplifting engaging laboratory casino south america family home new york state jungle medicine gambling siblings love triangle debt
A vengeful woman (Barbara Stanwyck) marries the brother of a scientist (Robert Taylor) working on a cure for spotted fever.
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Eddie Fuseli
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1951
110 Minutes
Lt. Massiro
Stewart Granger Pier Angeli George Sanders Kurt Kaszner Joseph Calleia Larry Keating Rhys Williams Norman Lloyd Mike Mazurki Ben Astar Hans Conried
burglar art dealer painter detective thrilling tense emotional sicily ship tunis, tunisia church heist betrayal forgery fugitives art crime escape quest love
After a professional art thief steals a religious painting from an Italian museum, he tries to cheat his partner by claiming the painting was accidentally destroyed but his suspicious partner and the police are determined to find it.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
Lichee Club Owner
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Biography
1951
102 Minutes
Luigi Verducci
Anthony Dexter Eleanor Parker Richard Carlson Patricia Medina Joseph Calleia Dona Drake Lloyd Gough Otto Kruger
actor actress dancer director lover confident engaging naples, italy ship new york city hollywood, calif. film set mansion rudolph valentino fame romance acting jealousy dying young love
Unknown Rudolph Valentino (Anthony Dexter) meets an actress (Eleanor Parker) and a director (Richard Carlson) who point him toward silent-film Hollywood.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Nick Varna
Brian Donlevy Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Bonita Granville Richard Denning Joseph Calleia William Bendix Frances Gifford Donald MacBride Margaret Hayes Moroni Olsen
political boss government official adviser daughter brother gangster dark suspenseful engaging tense office mansion cabin hospital countryside apartment murder corruption blackmail loyalty
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
USA
1943
170 Minutes
El Sordo
Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman Katina Paxinou Akim Tamiroff Arturo de Cordova Joseph Calleia Vladimir Sokoloff Mikhail Rasumny Fortunio Bonanova Eric Feldary Victor Varconi
soldier guerrilla fighter love interest engaging emotional gripping spain mountain romance war historical events adventure sacrifice love 1930s
During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Sonny `'Dinkie'` Black
Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris Paul Kelly Lewis Stone Joseph Calleia Sam Baker Paul Hurst John Kelly Selmer Jackson Larry Wheat
kingpin fbi agent doctor gangster inmate sister suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic prison highway movie theater bus train station undercover operations gang war jailbreak journey manhunt
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Papa Anthony
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Donna Reed Fred Clark Barbara Bates Joseph Calleia
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
Drama
USA
1944
101 Minutes
Police Captain Pereira
Hedy Lamarr Paul Henreid Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Victor Francen Joseph Calleia Carol Thurston Vladimir Sokoloff Edward Ciannelli Steven Geray Kurt Katch
During WW2, in neutral Portugal, a Dutch resistance fighter is attempting to find passage to England while trying to avoid Nazi spies and Portuguese policemen.
Adventure
USA
1955
97 Minutes
Jane Russell Gilbert Roland Richard Egan Lori Nelson Robert Keith Joseph Calleia Jayne Mansfield
treasure hunter wife pirate secretary mercenary preacher amusing thrilling lighthearted ship caribbean beach ocean floor treasure sailing diving pirates dangerous assignment quest rivalry
Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.
Adventure, Drama
1939
75 Minutes
Vasquez
Chester Morris Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie John Carradine Allen Jenkins Joseph Calleia C. Aubrey Smith Patric Knowles Kent Taylor Elisabeth Risdon Casey Johnson
prostitute pilot detective businessman anarchist professor melodramatic creepy suspenseful los angeles jungle amazon plane crash lost anarchy civilization native people death escape wretched excess
Conflicts arise among the 12 survivors of a jungle plane crash when it is learned only five can return to civilization.
Drama
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Dr. Lunati
Alan Ladd Wanda Hendrix Francis Lederer Celia Lovsky Angela Clarke Richard Avonde Joseph Calleia Roland Winters Frank Puglia Luis Alberni Jane Nigh
captain secret agent young man traitor love interest young woman intense gutsy patriotic milan small town battlefield family home world war ii secret mission betrayal reunion war crime military quest
A group of agents in the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (forerunner of the C.I.A.) are sent to Italy during World War II to spy on the Germans. Most of them are killed because of an ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1939
66 Minutes
Stranger
Jimmy Ritz Harry Ritz Al Ritz Anita Louise Lionel Atwill Patsy Kelly Bela Lugosi Joseph Calleia Edward Norris Wally Vernon Paul Harvey
When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.