List of the best Mercedes McCambridge movies: Run Home Slow(1965), 99 Women(1969), Johnny Guitar(1954), All the King's Men(1949), Lightning Strikes Twice(1951), Inside Straight(1951), Suddenly, Last Summer(1959), A Farewell to Arms(1957), Thieves(1977), Giant(1956), Touch of Evil(1958), The Concorde: Airport '79(1979) ... ...
Western
USA
1965
75 Minutes
Nell Hagen
Mercedes McCambridge Linda Gaye Scott Allan Richards Gary Kent
After their criminal father is lynched, the Hagens find a treasure - but wander, starving in the desert.
Crime, Drama
Liechtenstein|Spain|Italy|West Germany|UK
1969
84 Minutes
Thelma Diaz
Off the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extensive investigation of the horrific events begins.
Western
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Emma Small
Joan Crawford Sterling Hayden Mercedes McCambridge Scott Brady Ward Bond Ben Cooper Ernest Borgnine John Carradine Royal Dano Frank Ferguson Paul Fix
owner rancher friend townsperson cowboy gunslinger intense thrilling saloon small town hideout arizona robbery mob violence showdown passion railroad rivalry quest underdog
After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
Drama
USA
1949
109 Minutes
Sadie Burke
Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Mercedes McCambridge John Ireland John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Ralph Dumke Anne Seymour Raymond Greenleaf Walter Burke Will Wright
government official friend reporter niece wife dark louisiana household clubhouse politics corruption wealth extortion infidelity newspapers rise fall revenge 1930s
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Liza McStringer
Ruth Roman Richard Todd Mercedes McCambridge Zachary Scott Darryl Hickman Frank Conroy Kathryn Givney Rhys Williams
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
Western
USA
1951
89 Minutes
Ada Stritch
David Brian Arlene Dahl Barry Sullivan Mercedes McCambridge Paula Raymond Claude Jarman Jr. Lon Chaney Monica Lewis John Hoyt Roland Winters Barbara Billingsley
Rip MacCool has learned early in life that "money talks" (and other stuff walks), as does the audience via flashbacks, and when he arrives in San Francisco, he has no qualms about being ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA
1959
114 Minutes
Mrs. Holly
Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift Katharine Hepburn Albert Van Dekker Mercedes McCambridge Gene Raymond Mavis Villiers Patricia Marmont Joan Young Maria Britneva Sheila Robbins
debutante aunt surgeon patient brooding dark melodramatic mental institution new orleans house mental illness betrayal family history death trauma family dysfunction discovery mystery forbidden love 1930s
A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
Romance
USA
1957
150 Minutes
Miss Van Campen
Rock Hudson Jennifer Jones Vittorio De Sica Alberto Sordi Mercedes McCambridge Elaine Stritch Oscar Homolka Kurt Kaszner
american nurse friend german soldier italian lieutenant emotional dark italy switzerland world war i romance pregnancy execution war injury tragic death love rescue escape 1910s
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Comedy
USA
1977
103 Minutes
Street Lady
Marlo Thomas Charles Grodin Professor Irwin Corey Héctor Elizondo Mercedes McCambridge John McMartin Gary Merrill Ann Wedgeworth Bob Fosse
Dramedy of a native New York married couple who splits up in an attempt to rediscover their sanity.
Drama
USA
1956
201 Minutes
Luz Benedict (Older)
Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean Carroll Baker Jane Withers Chill Wills Mercedes McCambridge Dennis Hopper Sal Mineo Rod Taylor Earl Holliman
rancher wife wealthy man emotional passionate texas ranch competition family wealth oil business class distinctions rivalry forbidden love rise fall 1950s
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1979
123 Minutes
Alain Delon Susan Blakely Robert Wagner Sylvia Kristel George Kennedy Eddie Albert Bibi Andersson Charo John Davidson Andrea Marcovicci Martha Raye
journalist pilot scientist stewardess gymnast married man rousing spectacular suspenseful airport airplane paris hotel room hot tub cockpit illegal arms sabotage aviation journalism bombing
A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.