List of the best Paul Picerni movies: Mara Maru(1952), To Hell and Back(1955), House of Wax(1953), Cattle Town(1952), Operation Pacific(1951), Force of Arms(1951), The Adventures of Hajji Baba(1954), The Scalphunters(1968), Kotch(1971), I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.(1951), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), The Desert Song(1953) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Steven Ranier
Errol Flynn Ruth Roman Raymond Burr Paul Picerni Richard Webb Dan Seymour Georges Renavent Robert Cabal Henry Marco
An American salvage diver plunges into dangerous intrigue around a sunken treasure in the Philippines.
War
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Valentino
Marshall Thompson Charles Drake Jack Kelly Paul Picerni Gregg Palmer David Janssen Richard Castle Paul Langton Bruce Cowling Denver Pyle Art Aragon
soldier mother lieutenant brash rousing patriotic texas africa sicily italy france hospital battle world war ii sharecropping heroism sacrifice 1940s
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
Horror
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Scott Andrews
Vincent Price Frank Lovejoy Phyllis Kirk Carolyn Jones Paul Picerni Roy Roberts Angela Clarke Paul Cavanagh Dabbs Greer Charles Bronson Reggie Rymal
professor sculptor partner assistant art student police officer creepy disturbing frightening creative new york city museum sculpting art likeness arson insurance fraud wretched excess rivalry mystery
An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
Western
USA
1952
71 Minutes
Pepe
Dennis Morgan Philip Carey Amanda Blake Rita Moreno Paul Picerni Ray Teal Jay Novello George O'Hanlon Robert Wilke Sheb Wooley Charles Meredith
governor cattle rancher cattleman daughter love interest wealthy man brooding engaging gutsy unrestrained spirited striking texas cattle ranchers illegal activity father/daughter relationship new love power saving the town rescue
Post-civil-war Texas sells lands to wealthy Northerners but some of them are crooks bent on cheating the locals, prompting an investigation headed by the governor's envoy.
War
USA
1951
111 Minutes
Jonesy
John Wayne Patricia Neal Ward Bond Scott Forbes Philip Carey Paul Picerni William Campbell Kathryn Givney Vincent Fotre Martin Milner Cliff Clark
submarine officer captain ex-wife pilot commander enemy gripping tense emotional submarine sea pearl harbor hospital naval base world war ii navy brother relationship divorce duty sea rescue
During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife.
War
USA
1951
100 Minutes
Sheridan
William Holden Nancy Olson Frank Lovejoy Gene Evans Dick Wesson Paul Picerni Katharine Warren Ross Ford Ron Hagerthy Amelia Kova Robert Roark
During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Adventure
USA
1954
92 Minutes
Nurel-Din
John Derek Elaine Stewart Thomas Gomez Amanda Blake Rosemarie Stack Paul Picerni
In Ispahan, Persia, a barber mistakes an emerald ring as the prize to be delivered to a prince known far and wide, only to realize that a runaway Princess is the real treasure awaited, promising to escort her to her final destination.
Comedy, Western
1968
102 Minutes
Frank
Burt Lancaster Shelley Winters Ossie Davis Telly Savalas Dabney Coleman Paul Picerni Armando Silvestre Nick Cravat
trapper slave native american thief outlaw amusing offbeat thrilling mexico american west slavery friendship escape race relations violence greed quest pursuit revenge 1860s
A fur trader (Burt Lancaster) and a cultured slave (Ossie Davis) have run-ins with Indians and marauders.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
118 Minutes
Dr. Ramon Caudillo
Walter Matthau Deborah Winters Felicia Farr Charles Aidman Ellen Geer Darrell Larson Paul Picerni Lucy Saroyan Jane Connell Jessica Rains Larry Linville
elderly person grandfather daughter-in-law son pregnant woman lighthearted positive united states household bus aging retirement friendship family family dysfunction road trip discovery 1970s
Wanting to avoid settling in a nursing home, Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family. He embarks on a road trip during which he strikes up a friendship with... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Joe Cvetic
Frank Lovejoy Dorothy Hart Philip Carey Richard Webb James Millican Ron Hagerthy Paul Picerni Frank Gerstle Russ Conway Hope Kramer Kasia Orzazekski
undercover agent communist brother woman chief patriotic spirited passionate melodramatic hotel pittsburgh courtroom apartment undercover operations mccarthyism communism paranoia new identity deception sacrifice
In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage boy thinks he's a real Red.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Jeff Riordan
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Musical
USA
1953
110 Minutes
Hassan
Kathryn Grayson Gordon MacRae Steve Cochran Raymond Massey Dick Wesson Allyn Ann McLerie Ray Collins Paul Picerni Frank de Kova William Conrad Trevor Bardette
daughter father commander warlord sheik tutor melodramatic spirited morocco desert outpost hideout village ethnic tension secret identity battle foreign legion romance father/daughter relationship love
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor... See full summary »
Western
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Joe Castro
Randolph Scott David Brian Phyllis Thaxter Helena Carter Dickie Jones Ray Teal Michael Tolan Paul Picerni Emerson Treacy Bob Steele Walter Sande
newspaper owner friend love interest outlaw cattleman ex-girlfriend gritty tense kansas ranch fort worth, texas newsroom railroad newspapers friendship betrayal cattle vigilantism rivalry revenge
Civil War veteran and former newspaper man Ned Britt returns back to Fort Worth after the war is over and finds himself fighting an old friend who's grown ambitious.
Crime, Drama
1957
92 Minutes
Gino Rico
Richard Conte Dianne Foster Kathryn Grant Larry Gates James Darren Argentina Brunetti Lamont Johnson Paul Picerni Harry Bellaver
accountant brother wife mother mafia boss suspenseful thrilling melodramatic miami new york city phoenix organized crime escape murder double-cross deception family mystery rescue revenge
A businessman (Richard Conte) tries to warn his gangster brothers about a syndicate plot to kill them.
Musical
1953
95 Minutes
Jud Kellogg
Virginia Mayo Steve Cochran Gene Nelson Frank Lovejoy Patrice Wymore Virginia Gibson Larry Keating Paul Picerni Ned Young Jacqueline de Wit Douglas Spencer
A Hollywood star (Virginia Mayo) tries for a comeback in a stage show whose director (Steve Cochran) was her lover.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Louis Donetti
Paul Newman Barbara Rush Alexis Smith Brian Keith Diane Brewster Billie Burke John Williams Robert Vaughn Otto Kruger Paul Picerni Robert Douglas
lawyer mother sweetheart alcoholic boss' wife birth father melodramatic fiery striking brash philadelphia house courtroom law office korea moral dilemma adultery social climbing blackmail korean war
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Drama
USA
1958
123 Minutes
Philip Berman
Gene Kelly Natalie Wood Claire Trevor Ed Wynn Everett Sloane Carolyn Jones Martin Milner Martin Balsam Ruta Kilmonis Paul Picerni Alan Reed
actress entertainer mother playwright doctor melodramatic tender new york city college family home summer camp theater catskills acting aspirations love nonconformity family growing up forbidden love
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie... See full summary »
Western
1969
100 Minutes
Carney, Arturo
Telly Savalas George Maharis Arlene Dahl Janet Landgard Jackie Lane George Coulouris Guy Rolfe Phil Brown Marcella St. Amant Paul Picerni Robert Carricart
An Arizona land-grabber (Telly Savalas) and his brother (George Maharis) renew their feud amid Army troops and Apaches.
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Randolph Scott Dolores Dorn Marie Windsor Howard Petrie Harry Antrim Robert Keyes Ernest Borgnine Dub Taylor Tyler MacDuff Archie Twitchell Paul Picerni
bounty hunter doctor daughter barmaid sheriff outlaw tense brooding rousing mining town saloon hotel new mexico territory manhunt suspicion secret identity small-town life fugitives pursuit mystery
A bounty hunter, hired by Pinkerton, trails 3 unknown murderous train robbers to a town and finds a host of suspects.
Adventure
USA
1979
114 Minutes
Michael Caine Sally Field Telly Savalas Peter Boyle Jack Warden Shirley Knight Shirley Jones Karl Malden Slim Pickens Veronica Hamel Angela Cartwright
femme fatale henchman ship captain suspenseful shipwreck escape money discovery 1970s
An extension of the previous film, wherein a cache of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.
Comedy
USA
1957
105 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Kathryn Grant Ernie Kovacs Arthur O'Connell Mickey Rooney Dick York James Darren Roger Smith William Leslie Sheridan Comerate L.Q. Jones
private nurse captain corporal sergeant colonel hilarious madcap france hospital countryside inn secret ball deception rules and regulations world war ii romance love quest
In post-WW2 France, U.S. Army hospital private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit one another on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances and influencing their C.O.