List of the best Keenan Wynn movies: The Naked Hills(1956), Black City(1961), The Scarface Mob(1962), Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964), Point Blank(1967), The Mechanic(1972), Son of Flubber(1963), Wavelength(1983), My Dear Secretary(1948), The Absent Minded Professor(1961), Snowball Express(1972), Finian's Rainbow(1968) ... ...
Western
USA
1956
73 Minutes
Sam Wilkins
David Wayne Keenan Wynn James Barton Marcia Henderson Jim Backus Denver Pyle Myrna Dell Lewis Russell Frank Fenton Fuzzy Knight
prospector business partner wife son investor engaging sad wild indiana farm stockton, calif. hillside work vs. family ambition gold rush father/son relationship bad luck greed temptation underdog
In 1849, an Indiana farmer develops a life-long gold fever and an obsession with finding the 'mother lode' in the Californian hills.
Drama
1961
113 Minutes
Ernest Borgnine Keenan Wynn Max Cartier Cristina Gaioni Carlo Pisacane Rosita Pisano Yvonne Sanson Guido Celano Ermelinda De Felice Maria Angela Giordano
A charming rogue, the self-proclaimed leader of Naples, locks horns with an American Army general and a police inspector.
Crime, Drama
1962
102 Minutes
Robert Stack Keenan Wynn Neville Brand Bruce Gordon Barbara Nichols Pat Crowley Joe Mantell Bill Williams
Crime-fighter Eliot Ness draws a tight net around Al Capone and his notorious mob. From "The Untouchables" TV series.
Comedy
UK|USA
1964
93 Minutes
Col. "Bat" Guano
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull Tracy Reed James Earl Jones Jack Creley Frank Berry Glenn Beck Shane Rimmer
military officer russian general president pilot scientist witty creative airplane white house washington, d.c. diplomacy politics suicide communism nuclear attack cold war pursuit fall 1950s
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
92 Minutes
Yost
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Keenan Wynn Carroll O'Connor Lloyd Bochner Michael Strong John Vernon Sharon Acker James Sikking Roberta Haynes Kathleen Freeman
thief traitor ex-wife sister man bleak fiery raw alcatraz island san francisco office apartment friendship betrayal money crime vengeance retribution revenge rivalry
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Harry McKenna
Charles Bronson Jan-Michael Vincent Keenan Wynn Jill Ireland Linda Ridgeway Frank de Kova Lindsay Crosby Takayuki Kubota Martin Gordon James Davidson Steve Cory
hit man apprentice father figure mobster girlfriend gritty cool confident naples, italy hotel hollywood hills mansion boat organized crime assassination student-teacher relationship double-cross secret depression transformation
An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Alonzo P. Hawk
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Sci-Fi
USA
1983
87 Minutes
Dan
Robert Carradine Cherie Currie Keenan Wynn Cal Bowman James Hess Terry Burns Eric Morris Bob McLean Eric Heath Robert Glaudini George O. Petrie
Two young lovers learn that a small group of child-like space aliens are marooned on Earth and are being held prisoner at a top secret military facility. The couple then decide to liberate ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1948
94 Minutes
Ronnie Hastings
Laraine Day Kirk Douglas Keenan Wynn Helen Walker Rudy Vallee Florence Bates Alan Mowbray Grady Sutton Irene Ryan Gale Robbins Virginia Hewitt
novelist secretary publisher neighbor wife husband cheeky playful apartment beach house las vegas nightclub writing romantic dilemma publishing unlikely romance love transformation discovery 1940s
A romance novelist appoints a would-be writer as his secretary. Although she is initially dismayed by his work ethic and playboy attitude, they begin to fall in love.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1961
97 Minutes
Alonzo P. Hawk
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Ed Wynn Leon Ames Elliott Reid Edward Andrews
professor girlfriend basketball player criminal amusing lighthearted laboratory family home inventions crime love discovery transformation 1960s
The professor's (Fred MacMurray) latest lab explosion creates "flubber," glop that makes things bounce sky-high.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1972
99 Minutes
Dean Jones Nancy Olson Harry Morgan Keenan Wynn Johnny Whitaker
proprieter bellhop banker maintenance man wife ski resort operator amusing witty hilarious madcap playful spirited colorado ski resort skiing inheritance running a business humor mishaps hotel operations
When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1968
145 Minutes
Senator Billboard Rawkins
Fred Astaire Petula Clark Tommy Steele Keenan Wynn Al Freeman Jr. Don Francks Barbara Hancock
irishman daughter leprechaun politician sharecropper mute person charming fantasy world small town farm magic political corruption treasure class conflict race against time love underdog metamorphosis 20th century
An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
Horror
USA|Japan
1978
92 Minutes
Jack
Bradford Dillman Heather Menzies Kevin McCarthy Keenan Wynn Dick Miller Barbara Steele Belinda Balaski Melody Thomas Bruce Gordon Barry Brown Paul Bartel
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Drama
1985
96 Minutes
Reverend Dahlstrom
Marguerite Hickey Tim Daly Antony Hamilton Keenan Wynn Patricia Morison Signe Hasso Shanna Reed Ron Field
A Midwestern ballerina (Marguerite Hickey) moves to New York, auditions for a chorus line and adds two men (Timothy Daly, Antony Hamilton) to her life.
War
USA
1958
132 Minutes
Reuter
John Gavin Liselotte Pulver Jock Mahoney Don DeFore Keenan Wynn Erich Maria Remarque Dieter Borsche Barbara Rütting Thayer David Charles Régnier Klaus Kinski
soldier young woman refugee military officer villager bureaucrat brooding emotional germany small town battlefield office new love world war ii family search destruction marriage quest love
On the Russian front in 1944 German Private Ernst Graeber receives a leave and visits his family in Germany but Germany isn't the same country he left behind.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Lippy
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ann Miller Bobby Van Keenan Wynn James Whitmore Bob Fosse Tommy Rall Kurt Kaszner Ron Randell Carol Haney
actor actress songwriter producer mobster fiancé airy charming theater apartment backstage show business love triangle mistaken identity gambling marriage transformation quest 1950s
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Charlie Kope
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
Drama
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Edmund Vincent "Eddie" Hoke
Gary Merrill Bette Davis Shelley Winters Michael Rennie Keenan Wynn Evelyn Varden Warren Stevens Beatrice Straight Ted Donaldson Craig Stevens Helen Westcott
lawyer actress doctor salesman wife moving engaging sad powerful iowa airport accidental death plane crash friendship commitment surprise visit discovery transformation 1950s
While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
Comedy
USA
1964
101 Minutes
Harry Silver
Jerry Lewis Ina Balin Everett Sloane Phil Harris Keenan Wynn Peter Lorre John Carradine Neil Hamilton Nancy Kulp
comedian bellhop writer press agent assistant producer hilarious frenetic heartwarming hotel office television studio comedy hollywood celebrity rags to riches performance teamwork underdog rise
An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.
Horror
USA|Netherlands|Italy
1977
92 Minutes
Novak
Richard Harris Charlotte Rampling Will Sampson Bo Derek Keenan Wynn Robert Carradine Scott Walker Peter Hooten Wayne Heffley Vincent Gentile Don "Red" Barry
whale captain hunter enemy killer animal brutal engaging shocking thrilling suspenseful frightening sea ship whale hunting whales animal behavior animal intelligence killer animals horror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1974
88 Minutes
Alonzo Hawk
Helen Hayes Ken Berry Stefanie Powers John McIntire Keenan Wynn Huntz Hall Ivor Barry Dan Tobin Vito Scotti Raymond Bailey Liam Dunn
elderly woman niece real estate developer lawyer herbie love interest charming lighthearted playful san francisco house hotel office real estate supernatural car deception romance greed underdog discovery
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Action
USA
1978
91 Minutes
Bill Schwartz
John Saxon Rosey Grier Joanna Cassidy Joan Blondell Jack Carter Keenan Wynn Aldo Ray Michael Pataki
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
Musical
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Charlie Davenport
Betty Hutton Howard Keel Louis Calhern J. Carrol Naish Edward Arnold Keenan Wynn Benay Venuta Clinton Sundberg
annie oakley frank butler buffalo bill gunslinger cowboy cowgirl amusing spirited charming wild west america europe love competition cowboys performance love discovery rivalry 19th century
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Nick Hyland
Dana Andrews Rhonda Fleming Efrem Zimbalist Jr. John Kerr Anne Francis Keenan Wynn Troy Donahue Joe Mantell Patsy Kelly Donald May Louis Quinn
navy pilot copilot soldier stewardess wife passenger engaging incredible suspenseful airplane cockpit flying flashbacks catastrophe equipment malfunction survival escape quest 1930s
Disaster movie about a Navy jet and a commercial airliner heading for a mid air collision.
Western
Italy|USA
1969
165 Minutes
Flagstone sheriff
Henry Fonda Claudia Cardinale Charles Bronson Jason Robards Frank Wolff Gabriele Ferzetti Keenan Wynn Paolo Stoppa Marco Zuanelli Lionel Stander Jack Elam
gunslinger mercenary tycoon wife thrilling brutal gutsy boomtown farm railway wild west railroad vengeance expansionism american west revenge quest underdog 1880s
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Drama
USA
1956
153 Minutes
Sgt. Caesar Gardella
Gregory Peck Jennifer Jones Fredric March Marisa Pavan Ann Harding Lee J. Cobb Keenan Wynn Gene Lockhart Gigi Perreau Portland Mason Arthur O'Connell
pr person executive wife ex-lover friend boss dark emotional new york city suburbia office family home battlefield italy ambition family business post-traumatic stress disorder secret world war ii
An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.
Musical
USA
1942
104 Minutes
Eddie Milton
Judy Garland Gene Kelly George Murphy Mártha Eggerth Ben Blue Richard Quine Keenan Wynn Stephen McNally Lucille Norman Betty Wells Anne Rooney
entertainer partner singer soldier emotional dark big city theater battlefield paris world war i draft vaudeville teamwork love redemption quest love 1910s
Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
Crime, Drama
USA
1961
106 Minutes
Tom Fowler
David Janssen Mickey Rooney Dianne Foster Jack Carson Diana Dors Dan O'Herlihy Mickey Shaughnessy Keenan Wynn
The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.
Western
USA
1966
115 Minutes
Lake Plummer
Ann-Margret Alex Cord Bing Crosby Red Buttons Michael Connors Bob Cummings Van Heflin Slim Pickens Stefanie Powers Keenan Wynn Brad Weston
cowboy prostitute pregnant wife banker doctor criminal thrilling tender engaging wild west desert stagecoach fort dangerous mission honor status unlikely allies american indian wars cooperation transformation
On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1958
95 Minutes
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.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.