List of the best Morris Ankrum movies: Beginning of the End(1957), The Giant Claw(1957), Three Men From Texas(1940), The Showdown(1940), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers(1956), Invaders From Mars(1953), Knights of the Range(1940), Desire Me(1947), The Light of Western Stars(1940), Giant From the Unknown(1958), The Power of the Resurrection(1958), Tomorrow Is Another Day(1951) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
76 Minutes
Gen. John Hanson
Peter Graves Peggie Castle Morris Ankrum Richard Benedict James Seay Thomas B. Henry Than Wyenn John Close
Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. She endeavors to save Chicago, despite a ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
1957
76 Minutes
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Jeff Morrow Mara Corday Morris Ankrum Louis Merrill Edgar Barrier Robert Shayne Frank Griffin Clark Howat Morgan Jones
engineer mathematician farmer scientist lieutenant general creature thrilling frenetic outlandish north pole airplane new york city washington, d.c. laboratory monsters alien attack race against time destruction scientific experiments bravery
Scientists (Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum) puzzle over a buzzardlike big bird able to pick up a train in its beak.
Western
USA
1940
75 Minutes
Bruce Morgan
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Morris Ankrum Morgan Wallace Thornton Edwards Esther Estrella Davison Clark Dick Curtis Glenn Strange
Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Baron Rendor
William Boyd Russell Hayden Britt Wood Morris Ankrum Jan Clayton Wright Kramer Donald Kirke Roy Barcroft
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
Sci-Fi
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Brig. Gen. Hanley
Hugh Marlowe Joan Taylor Donald Curtis Morris Ankrum Thomas B. Henry John Zaremba Grandon Rhodes Larry J. Blake Harry Lauter Charles Evans Clark Howat
scientist wife father general alien major chilling eerie gripping melodramatic outlandish united states alien attack alien abduction science save the planet escape adventure 1950s
Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
73 Minutes
Col. Fielding
Helena Carter Arthur Franz Jimmy Hunt Morris Ankrum Leif Erickson Hillary Brooke Max Wagner Milburn Stone Walter Sande Janine Perreau John Eldredge
young boy astronomer doctor alien father police officer suspenseful campy house woods small town office alien invasion family science escape mystery 1950s
A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
Gamecock
Russell Hayden Victor Jory Jean Parker Morris Ankrum Britt Wood J. Farrell MacDonald Ethel Wales Ray Bennett
Outlaw Frayne is a member of Gamecock's rustlers. When he saves Holly Ripple and Cappy from Heaver's gun, she gives him a job offer and a chance to go straight. Now bringing back Ripple's ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1947
91 Minutes
Hector Martin
Greer Garson Robert Mitchum Richard Hart Morris Ankrum George Zucco Cecil Humphreys David Hoffman
patient woman psychiatrist soldier husband friend touching melodramatic emotional psychiatrist's office prison camp cottage paris normandy coast romance guilt betrayal love triangle prisoners of war world war ii
Released from a POW camp at the end of WW2, a French soldier tricks the wife of a fellow French POW into believing her husband was killed by the Germans, and seduces the grieving woman but the 'dead' husband eventually returns home.
Western
USA
1940
64 Minutes
Nat Hayworth
Victor Jory Jo Ann Sayers Russell Hayden Morris Ankrum Noah Beery Jr. J. Farrell MacDonald Ruth Rogers
rancher foreman brother sheriff soldier bride emotional engaging endearing frontier small town ranch crime scene mexico american west old west marriage corruption relationships romance
Cowhand Ladd dances with cantina girl Estrella and has a part in shooting Sheriff Tyler.
Horror
1958
76 Minutes
Dr. Frederick Cleveland
Edward Kemmer Sally Fraser Bob Steele Morris Ankrum Buddy Baer Oliver Blake Jolene Brand Billy Dix
A large and brutal conquistador emerges in the California hills after 500 years in suspended animation.
Drama
1958
58 Minutes
Annas
Richard Kiley Jon Shepodd Jan Arvan Morris Ankrum Robert Cornthwaite Stephen Joyce Booth Colman Dorothy Morris
Peter shares his story with a young man who is facing torture and execution for his Christian faith, telling him of the Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension.
Drama
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Hugh Wagner
Ruth Roman Steve Cochran Lurene Tuttle Ray Teal Morris Ankrum John Kellogg Lee Patrick Hugh Sanders Stuart Randall Bobby Hyatt Harry Antrim
An ex-convict and a woman fall in love, after she shoots her police Lt. boyfriend dead in self defense, and falsely leads him to believe that he did the shooting.
Western
USA
1941
69 Minutes
Ace Gibson
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Eleanor Stewart Morris Ankrum William Haade Denny Meadows Henry Hall Britt Wood
Hoppy, Lucky and California search for a mine owned by Trudy Pendleton after it was taken from her by the swindling gambler Ace Gibson. They find the mine and Hoppy fights Gibson over it.
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Grey Eagle
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Gregg Palmer Rex Reason Morris Ankrum Ian MacDonald Richard Cutting Joe Sawyer Robert Burton Eugene Iglesias Lance Fuller
chief brother geronimo military officer cavalryman beautiful woman melodramatic passionate rousing striking arizona village desert battlefield indian reservation frontier chief taza siblings war father/son relationship
When peacemaking Apache chief Cochise dies, the Chiricahua Apaches are torn between following Cochise's peace loving son Taza and following the warlike renegade Apache warrior Geronimo.
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
78 Minutes
Dr. Albert Stern
Jeff Morrow Barbara Lawrence John Emery George O'Hanlon Morris Ankrum Kenneth Alton John Parrish Richard Harrison
Aliens from another world send a huge robotic accumulator to invade the Earth and absorb all energy it comes in contact with.
Horror
1957
70 Minutes
Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Gregg Palmer Allison Hayes Autumn Russell Joel Ashley Morris Ankrum Marjorie Eaton Gene Roth Leonard P. Geer Ray Corrigan Mel Curtis
A fortune hunter (Gregg Palmer) leads a search for diamonds guarded by undead sailors off the coast of Africa.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1963
79 Minutes
Mr. Bowhead
Ray Milland Diana Van der Vlis Harold J. Stone John Hoyt Don Rickles Morris Ankrum Lorie Summers Dick Miller Kathryn Hart Jonathan Haze John Dierkes
scientist friend colleague pastor murderer creepy dark laboratory carnival church casino science experiments alienation madness sight discovery transformation fall 1960s
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Western
USA
1941
78 Minutes
Jim Stuart
William Boyd Evelyn Brent Victor Jory Andy Clyde Russell Hayden Morris Ankrum Cara Williams Kenneth Harlan
Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser. Hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help from the Bar 20 boys.
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Alexander Prince
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
Sci-Fi
USA
1961
82 Minutes
Capt. Davis
Ron Randell Debra Paget Elaine Stewart Anthony Caruso Gregg Palmer Morris Ankrum Tudor Owen Steve Mitchell Joel Donte
After wandering in a nuclear testing area in the desert, escaped mobster Ron Candell starts mutating and seeks revenge on his former crime partners.
Western
1953
75 Minutes
Chief Crowfoot
James Craig Rita Moreno Keith Larsen Reginald Denny Charles Irwin Morris Ankrum Guy Kingsford Michael Granger
brothel owner police officer mountie chief native american amusing cheeky fiery gritty gutsy canada mountain brother relationship good deeds bad behavior bad choices mountain life native americans native people war
Two North Dakota brothers (James Craig, Keith Larsen) flee to Canada and join the Mounties during an Indian dispute.
Western
USA
1949
94 Minutes
United States Marshal
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Dorothy Malone Henry Hull John Archer James Mitchell Morris Ankrum Basil Ruysdael Frank Puglia Ian Wolfe Harry Woods
cowboy outlaw sheriff dance hall girl native american love interest brash gutsy melodramatic colorado mexico ghost town outlaws heist land ownership betrayal escape love temptation 1870s
In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight.
Western
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Ed Roden
Kirk Douglas Virginia Mayo John Agar Walter Brennan Ray Teal Hugh Sanders Morris Ankrum James Anderson Charles Meredith
us marshal love interest deputy cattle rustler cattle baron son amusing charming cheeky gritty engaging outlandish patriotic wild wild west desert united states escape rescue lynching
A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Dan Forbes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Frances Gifford Victor Jory Ethel Wales Morris Ankrum Tom Tyler
A town bedeviled with outlaws sends for Hoppy, Lucky and California after their own vigilante committee fails to solve the towns problems. Hoppy discovers that the bad guys are led by the town boss, and so are the vigilantes.
Western
USA
1954
80 Minutes
Zachary Evans
John Payne Dan Duryea Lizabeth Scott Dolores Moran Emile Meyer Harry Carey Jr. Morris Ankrum John Hudson Robert Warwick Stuart Whitman Alan Hale Jr.
In Silver Lode, Dan Ballard is arrested by 4 Marshals for murder and theft but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit even as the townsfolk start abandoning him.
Western
USA
1954
64 Minutes
Sheriff
Philip Carey Dorothy Patrick Billy Gray Roy Roberts Gordon Jones Trevor Bardette Morris Ankrum Chris Alcaide Bob Anderson Harry Harvey Guy Teague
Hagan is rustling horses lead by a white stallion from a Government restricted area. Young Danny Saunders captures the horse who then kills Hagen's mare. Hagen needs the white stallion and ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
103 Minutes
Eugene Grayson
Robert Montgomery Audrey Totter Lloyd Nolan Tom Tully Leon Ames Jayne Meadows Morris Ankrum Lila Leeds Ellen Ross William Roberts Kathleen Lockhart
private detective editor publisher wife boss philip marlowe suspenseful offbeat melodramatic los angeles publishing house office cottage car lake detective work missing persons marital problems conspiracy murder
The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Bram Creegan
Randolph Scott Patrice Wymore Philip Carey Dick Wesson Lina Romay Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Katharine Warren Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Fowley Anthony Caruso
schoolteacher undercover agent government agent sidekick ringleader thrilling california united states intelligence undercover operations weapons political corruption assassination adventure quest 1850s
An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Ed Bostwick
Humphrey Bogart Eleanor Parker Raymond Massey Richard Whorf James Brown Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Fay Baker Fred Sherman
pilot old flame inventor friend business owner inspiring gripping airplane hangar alaska washington, d.c. germany heroism guilt redemption aviation love quest rivalry love 1950s
Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.
Romance
USA
1952
75 Minutes
Ali Baba
Tony Curtis Piper Laurie Susan Cabot William Reynolds Hugh O'Brian Victor Jory Morris Ankrum Philip Van Zandt Leon Belasco Palmer Lee Barbara Knudson
Kashma Baba, the son of the famed Baghdad thief Ali Baba is a cadet in a medieval Persian military academy where he runs afoul of his rival Hussein, the evil Caliph's son.
Horror
USA
1958
75 Minutes
Police Capt. Hancock
Robert H. Harris Paul Brinegar Gary Conway Gary Clarke Malcolm Atterbury Dennis Cross Morris Ankrum Walter Reed
When a master monster make-up artist is sacked by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.
Drama
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Farmer Crews
Elizabeth Taylor Frank Morgan Tom Drake Selena Royle Harry Davenport George Cleveland Catherine McLeod Morris Ankrum Arthur Walsh Mitchell Lewis Jane Green
dog teen girl lawyer dog trainer hero soldier uplifting inspiring emotional woods animal hospital pacific northwest lake courtroom accident reunion world war ii bravery dogs rescue
Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Deputy Gansby
James Craig Donna Reed Marjorie Main Harry Morgan Paul Langton Barton MacLane John Philliber Morris Ankrum
farmer marshal robber sheriff brother deputy rousing suspenseful thrilling farm oklahoma saloon small town investigation robbery showdown old west quest pursuit 1900s
In 1901, an undercover US Marshal is sent to Oklahoma Territory to investigate a string of train robberies and arrest the culprits.
Western
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Dr. Elias P. Stanton
Rod Cameron Joanne Dru John Ireland Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Mary Hanna Darryl Hickman Stuart Randall Morris Ankrum Kenneth MacDonald Stanley Andrews John Dehner
leader bank robber girlfriend doctor lieutenant american indian warrior brash suspenseful thrilling american southwest desert camp survival transportation impersonation desert trek blackmail adventure discovery 19th century
The U.S. Cavalry is ordered to test the feasability of camels in the deserts of the Southwest.
Western
USA
1954
88 Minutes
J.I. "Pop" Jones
Barbara Stanwyck Ronald Reagan Gene Evans Lance Fuller Anthony Caruso Jack Elam Yvette Dugay Morris Ankrum Chubby Johnson Myron Healey Rodd Redwing
tough woman rancher government official native american father rival spirited melodramatic montana valley ranch indian reservation relocation land wars cattle sexism friendship underdog rivalry rescue
Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
Romance
1943
95 Minutes
Dr. Green
Hedy Lamarr William Powell James Craig Fay Bainter Henry O'Neill Spring Byington Robert Sully Morris Ankrum
astronomer wife astrologer neighbor maid military officer airy playful cheeky house observatory cabin los angeles california astrology new romance marital problems misunderstanding comet sighting love triangle
An astronomer's (William Powell) neglected wife (Hedy Lamarr) thinks an air-raid warden (James Craig) is the mystery man her astrologer predicted.
Drama
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Lloyd Barnes
Humphrey Bogart Gloria Grahame Frank Lovejoy Carl Benton Reid Art Smith Jeff Donnell Martha Stewart Robert Warwick Morris Ankrum William Ching Steven Geray
lover screenwriter dead person detective agent engaging dark gripping hollywood, calif. police station nightclub love unusual behavior murder investigation fall mystery 1940s
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
99 Minutes
Dr. Stanley Griffin
Robert Taylor Audrey Totter Herbert Marshall Dorothy Patrick H.B. Warner Warner Anderson Moroni Olsen John Ridgely Morris Ankrum Elisabeth Risdon Vince Barnett
veteran doctor lawyer nurse mental patient dark suspenseful mental institution innocence love murder amnesia pursuit rise 1940s
After a brain-damaged man confesses to murder and is committed, Dr. Ann Lorrison tries to prove his innocence.
Comedy
USA
1951
93 Minutes
Gen. Frazer
Bob Hope Hedy Lamarr Francis L. Sullivan Mike Mazurki John Archer Iris Adrian Arnold Moss Luis Van Rooten Morris Ankrum Angela Clarke Frank Faylen
international spy comedian girlfriend fbi agent witty amusing playful quirky tangiers, morocco airport africa impersonation espionage romantic dilemma dangerous assignment adventure pursuit quest love 1950s
A burlesque comic, who resembles an international spy, is recruited by the government and sent to Tangier to retrieve a sensitive microfilm before it's captured by hostile foreign agents.
Western
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Dawson
Burt Lancaster Jean Peters John McIntire Charles Bronson John Dehner Paul Guilfoyle Ian MacDonald Walter Sande Morris Ankrum Monte Blue
native american warrior squaw scout army officer gripping gutsy powerful train american west escape journey oppression native americans betrayal escape pursuit 1880s
Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.
Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Col. Starwell
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins James Craig Frances Gifford Luana Patten Spring Byington Ching Wah Lee Laura La Plante Henry O'Neill Morris Ankrum Celia Travers Ruth Brady
A boy learns to deal with the loss of his mother and the subsequent mourning of his father through the wisdom of the family's Chinese cook.
Biography
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Mr. Graham
Shepperd Strudwick Linda Darnell Virginia Gilmore Jane Darwell Mary Howard Frank Conroy Harry Morgan Walter Kingsford Morris Ankrum
Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire... See full summary »
Western
1957
92 Minutes
Henry Calder
Jeff Chandler Joanne Dru Julie London Donald Crisp Ronald Howard John Lupton Walter Sande Milburn Stone Morris Ankrum Parley Baer
army officer confederate soldier judge terrorist editor reverend thrilling suspenseful georgia jail hotel dance hall warehouse terrorism mob mentality friendly fire law and order redemption american civil war adventure
A Union officer (Jeff Chandler) becomes the overseer of a Georgia town he destroyed during Sherman's march.
Western
1942
61 Minutes
Henchman Job
James Craig Adele Pearce Dean Jagger Edward Ellis Chill Wills Donald Meek Howard da Silva Harry Morgan Morris Ankrum Kermit Maynard
native american cowboy fiancée wild suspenseful engaging wild west omaha railroad tracks railroad cowboys romance adventure quest 1940s
A drifter (James Craig) leads a railroad expedition through Indians and a bad guy's (Dean Jagger) gang.
Sci-Fi
USA
1952
87 Minutes
Secretary of Defense Sparks
Peter Graves Andrea King Herbert Berghof Orley Lindgren Bernard Veillier Walter Sande Marvin Miller Willis Bouchey Tom Keene Morris Ankrum Lewis Martin
An American scientist is able to contact and communicate with Mars with shattering political, economic, and spiritual repercussions.
Sci-Fi
1958
100 Minutes
President Ulysses S. Grant
Joseph Cotten George Sanders Debra Paget Don Dubbins Patric Knowles Carl Esmond Henry Daniell Melville Cooper Ludwig Stossel Morris Ankrum
tycoon inventor rival scientist assistant daughter thrilling gutsy wild spaceship office mountain washington, d.c. munitions space travel moon forbidden love technology exploration rivalry
Industrial rivals (Joseph Cotten, George Sanders), a crewman and a stowaway girl (Debra Paget) ride a rocket launched by cannon in 1868 Florida.
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Edmond O'Brien Don Taylor Jeffrey Lynn Ray Collins Hugo Haas Harry Davenport Griff Barnett Katharine Alexander James Todd Morris Ankrum
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
Adventure
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Debra Paget Michael Rennie Raymond Massey John Derek Yma Sumac Margaret Hayes Joan Taylor Sebastian Cabot Perry Lopez Morris Ankrum
During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Jack Benny Ellen Drew Andy Devine Eddie Anderson Phil Harris Dennis Day Virginia Dale Lillian Cornell Theresa Harris Kay Linaker Ward Bond
Jack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches.
Musical
USA
1944
100 Minutes
Lucille Ball Dick Powell Virginia O'Brien Bert Lahr Rags Ragland June Allyson Steven Geray Paul Regan Howard Freeman Betty Jaynes John Craven
shipyard worker broadway star coworker uncle producer inspiring lighthearted spirited patriotic town broadway theater new york city shipyard rally patriotism working class class conflict world war ii broadway unlikely romance
A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.