List of the best Peter Brocco movies: Homebodies(1974), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975), Radar Men From the Moon(1952), House by the River(1950), Mutiny(1952), The Whip Hand(1951), Black Patch(1957), Francis Goes to the Races(1951), Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again(1982), The Black Hand(1950), Search for Danger(1949), Drums in the Deep South(1951) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1974
96 Minutes
Mr. Blakely
Peter Brocco Frances Fuller William Hansen Ruth McDevitt Paula Trueman Ian Wolfe Linda Marsh Douglas Fowley Kenneth Tobey Wesley Lau
When a quiet group of pensioners learn that their homes are to be torn down to make way for a block of flats, they decide to take action. What starts as an attempt to discourage the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1975
133 Minutes
Col. Matterson
Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Brad Dourif William Redfield Michael Berryman Peter Brocco Dean R. Brooks Alonzo Brown Scatman Crothers Danny DeVito Christopher Lloyd
anti-hero nurse native american mentally challenged patient bleak gutsy powerful mental institution oregon boat abuse rebellion conformity mental illness rivalry transformation 1960s
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
Sci-Fi
USA
1952
167 Minutes
Krog
George Wallace Aline Towne Roy Barcroft William Blakewell Clayton Moore Peter Brocco
Strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon! He assigns Commando Cody, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1950
88 Minutes
Harry
Louis Hayward Jane Wyatt Lee Bowman Dorothy Patrick Ann Shoemaker Jody Gilbert Peter Brocco Howland Chamberlin Margaret Seddon Sarah Padden Kathleen Freeman
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
Adventure
1952
77 Minutes
Sykes
Mark Stevens Angela Lansbury Patric Knowles Rhys Williams Gene Evans Robert Osterloh Peter Brocco Todd Karns
pirate captain love interest sailor thrilling amusing ship ocean france pirates mutiny greed war deception wretched excess temptation adventure 1810s
Americans (Mark Stevens, Patric Knowles) try to smuggle gold from France to use against the British in the War of 1812.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Nate Garr
Carla Balenda Elliott Reid Raymond Burr Edgar Barrier Otto Waldis Michael Steele Lurene Tuttle Peter Brocco
journalist old man store owner scientist doctor townsperson campy melodramatic patriotic suspenseful moscow soviet union wisconsin lake small town lodge communism espionage cold war biological warfare
Matt Corbin, a vacationing magazine writer, takes a fishing trip to Minnesota, and stumbles across a lake in which all the fish have mysteriously died. The locals are tight-lipped about it,... See full summary »
Western
USA
1957
83 Minutes
Harper
George Montgomery Diane Brewster Tom Pittman Leo Gordon House Peters Jr. Jorge Treviño Lynn Cartwright Peter Brocco Ted Jacques
marshal old friend wife suspect saloon owner gunslinger brooding melodramatic suspenseful tense crafty engaging new mexico western films greed bank robbery suspicion accusations gunfight discovery
In a New Mexico town, two former pals from the Civil War meet again but one is the town marshal and the other is a wanted bank robber.
Comedy
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Dr. Marberry
Donald O'Connor Piper Laurie Cecil Kellaway Jesse White Barry Kelley Hayden Rorke Vaughn Taylor Larry Keating Peter Brocco Edwin Max Don Beddoe
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
Comedy
USA
1982
87 Minutes
Hubert Howes
Mark Blankfield Bess Armstrong Krista Errickson Tim Thomerson Michael McGuire Nell Hunt Cassandra Peterson Jessica Nelson Peter Brocco Michael Klingher Noelle North
Dr Daniel Jekyll researching into drugs that would help mankind avoid surgery discovers a white powder that unleashes the animal in every man, and in his case turning him from a shy and ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1950
93 Minutes
Roberto Columbo
Gene Kelly J. Carrol Naish Teresa Celli Marc Lawrence Frank Puglia Barry Kelley Mario Siletti Carl Milletaire Peter Brocco Eleanora Mendelssohn Grazia Narcio
The son (Gene Kelly) of a slain Italian lawyer helps a policeman (J. Carrol Naish) fight organized crime in circa-1900 New York.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1949
63 Minutes
John Calvert Albert Van Dekker Myrna Dell Ben Welden Douglas Fowley Michael Mark Anna Cornell James Griffith Mauritz Hugo Peter Brocco Peter Michael
Murders of a rival private eye and a suspected thief draw the attention of The Falcon.
Drama, History
USA
1951
87 Minutes
James Craig Barbara Payton Guy Madison Barton MacLane Craig Stevens Tom Fadden Robert Osterloh Taylor Holmes Robert Easton Lewis Martin Peter Brocco
southern belle military officer soldier husband best friend major melodramatic thrilling suspenseful georgia plantation mountain railway american civil war friendship betrayal doomed romance espionage military occupation rivalry
Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Dick Powell Paula Raymond Adolphe Menjou Marshall Thompson Ruby Dee Will Geer Richard Rober Florence Bates Victor Kilian Katharine Warren Leif Erickson
assassin detective sister slave abraham lincoln criminal suspenseful thrilling train baltimore new york city assassination presidency murder plot police work conspiracy crime pursuit underdog 1860s
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1949
82 Minutes
James Mason Joan Bennett Geraldine Brooks Henry O'Neill Shepperd Strudwick David Bair Roy Roberts Frances E. Williams Paul E. Burns Danny Jackson Claire Carleton
wife daughter boyfriend gangster murder suspect police officer dark intricate intense family home boat crime scene police station southern california accidental death murder blackmail cover-up unlikely allies crime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Mystery & Thriller
1967
100 Minutes
Simone Signoret James Caan Katharine Ross Don Stroud Kent Smith Estelle Winwood Marjorie Bennett Ian Wolfe Anthony Eustrel Eloise Hardt George Furth
young man husband wife young woman new yorker saleswoman creative intricate dark new york city apartment parlor wealth obsession double-cross death seduction sex temptation transformation
A mysterious woman (Simone Signoret) in black moves in with married Manhattan thrill-seekers (James Caan, Katharine Ross) and helps one trick the other.
Action, Drama, History
USA
1960
184 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons Tony Curtis Charles Laughton Peter Ustinov John Gavin Nina Foch Herbert Lom John Dall Charles McGraw
gladiator slave rebel sexy woman inspiring engaging rome rebellion freedom showdown murder hand-to-hand combat suicide escape rise revenge 1st century b.c.
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
Adventure
USA
1951
98 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Märta Torén Lee J. Cobb Everett Sloane Gerald Mohr Zero Mostel Nick Dennis Onslow Stevens Ludwig Donath David Bond Vincent Renno
military officer intelligence officer revolutionary girlfriend gunrunner frenchman gripping intense damascus restaurant hotel syria gun running rebellion espionage political intrigue love triangle quest rivalry love
A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation.
Comedy, Drama
1956
85 Minutes
Jane Russell Cornel Wilde Luther Adler Joseph Calleia Mikhail Rasumny Nina Koshetz Helen Westcott Jamie Russell Wally Russell Nick Dennis Richard Deacon
A Gypsy king (Luther Adler) tricks his brother (Cornel Wilde) in Los Angeles into marrying a Roma bride (Jane Russell) that he bought.