List of the best King Donovan movies: Promises! Promises!(1963), The Magnetic Monster(1953), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), The Defiant Ones(1958), The Enforcer(1951), The Merry Widow(1952), The Hanging Tree(1959), Singin' in the Rain(1952), Shockproof(1949), The Man From Texas(1947), The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms(1953), Side Street(1950) ... ...
Comedy
1963
75 Minutes
Director
Jayne Mansfield Marie McDonald Tommy Noonan Mickey Hargitay Fritz Feld Eileen Barton Claude Stroud Eddie Quillan Imogene Coca
A TV comedy writer (Tommy Noonan) and his wife (Jayne Mansfield) go on a cruise with another couple, and each wife becomes pregnant.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Dr. Dan Forbes
Richard Carlson King Donovan Jean Byron Harry Ellerbe Leo Britt Leonard Mudie Byron Foulger Michael Fox John Zaremba Frank Gerstle Lee Phelps
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Jack Belicec
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Solly
Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Theodore Bikel Charles McGraw Cara Williams Lon Chaney King Donovan Claude Akins Larry Dobkin Whit Bissell Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
criminal prisoner sheriff captain landowner brash endearing spirited deep south household friendship racism chain gangs outlaws escape discovery sacrifice 1950s
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Sgt. Whitlow
Humphrey Bogart Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Roy Roberts Michael Tolan King Donovan Bob Steele Adelaide Klein Don Beddoe Tito Vuolo
district attorney crime boss henchman witness detective hit man brooding gritty dark gripping hotel prison insane asylum church apartment building city hired killers investigation murder case organized crime
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Nitki
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Western
USA
1959
106 Minutes
Wonder
Gary Cooper Maria Schell Karl Malden Ben Piazza George C. Scott Karl Swenson Virginia Gregg John Dierkes King Donovan Slim Talbot Guy Wilkerson
doctor immigrant townsperson partner criminal servant dark somber engaging mining camp tree house montana wild west starting over love interest murder the past rescue old west
Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realizing that he can exploit his secret.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Rod (uncredited)
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Patricia Knight John Baragrey Esther Minciotti Howard St. John Russell Collins Charles Bates Gilbert Barnett Frank Jaquet Ann Shoemaker King Donovan
convict parole officer ex-convict love interest elderly person dark melodramatic prison bedroom family home parole prison trust second chance murder temptation forbidden love rivalry 1940s
A Parole Officer falls in-love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
James Craig Lynn Bari Johnnie Johnston Una Merkel Wallace Ford Harry Davenport Sara Allgood Victor Cutler Reed Hadley Clancy Cooper Bert Conway
Tobias Simms (James Craig) is torn between his criminal career as the masked bandit named the "El Paso Kid", and the life of a law-abiding citizen with his long-suffering wife Zoe (Lynn ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Paul Hubschmid Paula Raymond Cecil Kellaway Kenneth Tobey Donald Woods Jack Pennick Lee Van Cleef Steve Brodie Ross Elliot Ray Hyke Mary Hill
professor researcher doctor scientist corporal colonel campy outlandish spectacular thrilling arctic canada maine massachusetts new york city coney island nuclear weapons testing dinosaurs uncontrollable experiment radiation
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Farley Granger Cathy O'Donnell James Craig Paul Kelly Edmon Ryan Paul Harvey Jean Hagen Charles McGraw Edwin Max Adele Jergens Harry Bellaver
mail carrier pregnant wife bartender attorney henchman police officer dark tense rousing new york city office family home hospital bar theft organized crime chase extortion regret pursuit
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences.