List of the best Philip Dunne movies: Blue Denim(1959), Prince of Players(1955), Hilda Crane(1956), Wild in the Country(1961), Blindfold(1966), In Love and War(1958), Lisa(1962), Three Brave Men(1956) ... ...
Drama
USA
1959
89 Minutes
Director
Carol Lynley Brandon de Wilde Macdonald Carey Marsha Hunt Warren Berlinger Nina Shipman Vaughn Taylor Buck Class
mother teen boy teen girl abortionist father emotional tense uneasy doctor's office high school family home michigan teen pregnancy abortion generation gap alienation young love race against time growing up love
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant. Desperate to tell his parents of the predicament... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1955
102 Minutes
Director
Richard Burton Maggie McNamara John Derek Raymond Massey Charles Bickford Elizabeth Sellars Eva Le Gallienne Bill Walker
actor john wilkes booth alcoholic actress abolitionist wife sad emotional touching maryland san francisco new york city theater graveyard edwin booth theater production tragic death assassination historical events abraham lincoln
A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1956
87 Minutes
Director
Jean Simmons Guy Madison Jean-Pierre Aumont Judith Evelyn Evelyn Varden Peggy Knudsen Gregg Palmer Richard Garrick Jim Hayward
divorcée ex-boyfriend mother-in-law professor mother guard melodramatic bleak tense family home campus church construction site small town marriage depression infidelity failed romance suicide attempt grief
Twice divorced Hilda Crane, feeling she's run out of chances, returns to her mother's house in her small hometown and tries to decide what to do next while still hoping to hold onto her independence. That proves to be a challenge.
Drama
USA
1961
114 Minutes
Director
Elvis Presley Hope Lange Tuesday Weld Millie Perkins Rafer Johnson John Ireland Gary Lockwood William Mims Raymond Greenleaf Christina Crawford Robin Raymond
young man counselor love interest pretty woman townsperson brother emotional spirited charming the south small town house romance small-town life misunderstanding family dysfunction aspirations writing discovery love
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
102 Minutes
Director
Rock Hudson Claudia Cardinale Jack Warden Guy Stockwell Brad Dexter Anne Seymour Alejandro Rey Hari Rhodes Vito Scotti Angela Clarke John Megna
psychiatrist scientist military officer sister kidnapper thrilling hideout highway office countryside kidnapping mental breakdown chase cold war terrorism rescue pursuit 1960s
A New York psychiatrist is solicited by government agents in connection with a former patient of his who also happens to be a scientist wanted by certain foreign powers.
Romance
USA
1958
111 Minutes
Director
Robert Wagner Dana Wynter Jeffrey Hunter Hope Lange Bradford Dillman Sheree North France Nuyen Mort Sahl
marine girlfriend fiancée soldier emotional patriotic tense san francisco battlefield world war ii pregnancy family dysfunction class distinctions romantic dilemma sacrifice transformation love 1940s
In 1944, the family lives of three San Francisco Marines are affected by their personal experiences on the front lines in the Pacific and vice-versa.
Drama
1962
112 Minutes
Director
Stephen Boyd Dolores Hart Leo McKern Hugh Griffith Donald Pleasence Harry Andrews
inspector holocaust survivor captain tense suspenseful netherlands tangiers, morocco palestine fugitives emigration anti-semitism holocaust traveling adventure escape 1940s
A Dutch police inspector (Stephen Boyd) frees an Auschwitz survivor (Dolores Hart) from a white slaver, then helps her get to Palestine.
Drama
1956
88 Minutes
Director
Ray Milland Ernest Borgnine Frank Lovejoy Nina Foch Dean Jagger Virginia Christine Edward Andrews Frank Faylen Diane Jergens Warren Berlinger Andrew Duggan
government official lawyer judge naval officer wife suspect emotional solemn melodramatic courtroom house naval base suburbia cold war paranoia communism trial navy redemption underdog
A lawyer (Ray Milland) represents a Navy worker (Ernest Borgnine) who has been unjustly fired as a security risk.