List of the best Ken Curtis movies: The Killer Shrews(1959), The Wings of Eagles(1957), The Missouri Traveler(1958), Pony Express Rider(1976), Gunsmoke(1955), Conagher(1991), The Horse Soldiers(1959), Once Upon a Texas Train(1988), Mister Roberts(1955), The Alamo(1960), Two Rode Together(1961), Escort West(1959) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1959
69 Minutes
Producer
James Best Ingrid Goude Baruch Lumet Ken Curtis Gordon McLendon Alfredo DeSoto
mad scientist ship captain fiancé daughter researcher cook creepy outlandish offbeat island compound laboratory boat uncontrollable experiment animal attack love triangle survival trapped man vs. beast escape
On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
John Dale Price
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
Drama
USA
1958
104 Minutes
Fred Mueller
Brandon de Wilde Lee Marvin Gary Merrill Paul Ford Ken Curtis Frank Cady Mary Field Kathleen Freeman Will Wright Mary Hosford Cal Tinney
During the early 1900s, a runaway Missouri orphan reaches a town where the townsfolk are enchanted with him and where a wealthy rancher and a local newspaperman compete to give him an education.
Western
USA
1976
100 Minutes
Jed Richardson
Stewart Petersen Henry Wilcoxon Buck Taylor Maureen McCormick Ken Curtis Joan Caulfield Slim Pickens Dub Taylor Ace Reid Jack Elam Larry D. Mann
In 1861 Texas, the son of a poor farmer vows to avenge his father's murder committed by the spoiled son of a rich cattleman.
Western, Drama
1955
Minutes
James Arness Dennis Weaver Milburn Stone Amanda Blake Ken Curtis
Marshal Matt Dillon maintains law and order in Dodge City.
Western
1991
94 Minutes
Seaborn Tay
Sam Elliott Katharine Ross Barry Corbin Billy Green Bush Ken Curtis Buck Taylor Dub Taylor Daniel Quinn Anndi McAfee
cowboy apache widow daughter husband bandit tender suspenseful rousing endearing wild west indian territory wilderness ranch restaurant survival unlikely romance frontier life outlaws pioneering
A cowboy drifter (Sam Elliott) and a frontier widow (Katharine Ross) fall in love among the tumbleweeds.
Action
1959
119 Minutes
Cpl. Wilkie
John Wayne William Holden Constance Towers Judson Pratt Hoot Gibson Ken Curtis Willis Bouchey Bing Russell
major colonel surgeon southern belle mistress slave thrilling gory brash frenetic the south plantation battlefield american civil war battle secret plans military pursuit rivalry transformation
A pacifist doctor (William Holden) joins a Union colonel's (John Wayne) cavalry raid in Confederate territory.
Comedy, Western
1988
93 Minutes
Kelly Sutton
Willie Nelson Richard Widmark Shaun Cassidy Angie Dickinson Stuart Whitman Chuck Connors Kevin McCarthy Ken Curtis Gene Evans Jack Elam Royal Dano
outlaw texas ranger brother old flame old man rival thrilling uneasy texas train prison bank robbery reunion redemption retirement aging law and order quest pursuit
A former Texas Ranger's (Richard Widmark) posse chases an aging outlaw's (Willie Nelson) gang, neither aware of an upstart's (Shaun Cassidy) gang.
Comedy
USA
1955
123 Minutes
Yeoman 3rd Class Dolan
Mervyn LeRoy Henry Fonda Jack Lemmon James Cagney William Powell Ward Bond Betsy Palmer Philip Carey Nick Adams Harry Carey Jr. Ken Curtis
naval officer nurse captain doctor sailor hilarious amusing crafty cargo ship south pacific tyrants boredom practical jokes world war ii adventure rivalry 1940s
In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the "backwater" areas of the Pacific Ocean. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty.
War, Western, Drama, History
USA
1960
192 Minutes
Capt. Almeron Dickinson
John Wayne Richard Widmark Laurence Harvey Richard Boone Carlos Arruza Frankie Avalon Patrick Wayne Linda Cristal Chill Wills Ken Curtis Hank Worden
davy crockett william b. travis jim bowie texican general soldier spirited gripping patriotic gutsy alamo san antonio, tex. battle of the alamo war freedom bravery revolution siege adventure fall
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Western
USA
1961
108 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Widmark Shirley Jones Linda Cristal Andy Devine John McIntire Paul Birch Willis Bouchey Henry Brandon Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey
marshal bar owner army officer comanche warrior wife abductee emotional gritty profound thrilling small town texas saloon wilderness wild west culture shock cross-cultural romance abduction racism bounty
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.
Western
USA
1959
75 Minutes
Victor Mature Elaine Stewart Faith Domergue Reba Waters Noah Beery Jr. Leo Gordon Rex Ingram John Hubbard Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Roy Barcroft
confederate soldier daughter native american survivor sister union soldier fiery engaging thrilling touching american west rest stop nevada oregon trail settlement civil war reconstruction postwar life traveling father/daughter relationship
An ex-Confederate officer and his young daughter, traveling West, rescue two women survivors of an Indian attack.
Drama
USA
1958
121 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Jeffrey Hunter James Gleason Dianne Foster Pat O'Brien Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Edward Brophy John Carradine Willis Bouchey Basil Ruysdael
mayor political consultant politician nephew passionate spirited united states city city hall political campaign political corruption politics showdown aging competition underdog 1950s
Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.