List of the best Philip Tonge movies: Invisible Invaders(1959), Track of the Cat(1954), Hans Christian Andersen(1952), His Double Life(1933), Love From a Stranger(1947), Elephant Walk(1954), Les Girls(1957), Miracle on 34th Street(1947), Witness for the Prosecution(1957), House of Wax(1953), Small Town Girl(1953), The Silver Chalice(1954) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
67 Minutes
John Agar Jean Byron Robert Hutton John Carradine Philip Tonge Hal Torey Eden Hartford Paul Langton
scientist alien daughter army major colleague zombie creepy campy frenetic cave bunker research station hockey rink united states alien attack zombies hiding saving the world race against time survival
Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Pa Bridges
Robert Mitchum Teresa Wright Tab Hunter Diana Lynn Beulah Bondi Philip Tonge William Hopper Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
mother alcoholic son father brother neighbor tense brooding dark northern california ranch mountain family home family dysfunction killer animals frontier life hunting love triangle rivalry quest
Around the turn of the 20th century, during a harsh northern California winter, members of a ranching family are squabbling among themselves while the two oldest sons go hunting for a panther that is killing their livestock.
Kids & Family, Musical
USA
1952
120 Minutes
Otto
Danny Kaye Zizi Jeanmaire Farley Granger Roland Petit John Qualen Joseph Walsh Philip Tonge Eric Bruhn John Brown Robert Malcolm George Chandler
writer ballerina choreographer child heartwarming dreamy spectacular theater small town copenhagen, denmark hans christian andersen struggle writing unrequited love fable discovery love 1830s
The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
Comedy
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Henry
Roland Young Lillian Gish Montagu Love Lumsden Hare Lucy Beaumont Charles Richman Oliver Smith Philip Tonge Audrey Ridgewell Regina DeValet
artist valet widow doctor art dealer playful lighthearted amusing london apartment bedroom westminster abbey cottage mistaken identity art world impersonation recluses dilemma marriage discovery
Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel's. The timid artist then assumes the... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
81 Minutes
Dr. Gribble
John Hodiak Sylvia Sidney Ann Richards John Howard Isobel Elsom Frederick Worlock Ernest Cossart Philip Tonge Anita Sharp-Bolster Billy Bevan
A newly married woman begins to suspect that her husband is a killer. Even worse, she soon comes to believe that she will be his next victim.
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Planter John Ralph
Elizabeth Taylor Dana Andrews Peter Finch Abraham Sofaer Abner Biberman Noel Drayton Rosalind Ivan Barry Bernard Philip Tonge Edward Ashley Leo Britt
plantation owner wife foreman friend emotional playful melodramatic ceylon mansion plantation jungle love triangle wealth loneliness drought cholera outbreak fire wretched excess love rivalry
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.
Musical
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Associate Judge
Gene Kelly Mitzi Gaynor Kay Kendall Taina Elg Jacques Bergerac Leslie Phillips Henry Daniell Patrick Macnee Stephen Vercoe Philip Tonge Owen McGiveney
dancer pretty woman love interest amusing lighthearted london paris stage song and dance female bonding competition romance affair discovery rivalry love 1950s
The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara John Payne Edmund Gwenn Gene Lockhart Natalie Wood Porter Hall William Frawley Thelma Ritter Jack Albertson Jerome Cowan Philip Tonge
santa claus lawyer daughter event coordinator wealthy man charming endearing touching new york city department store courtroom mental institution christmas faith childhood court battles discovery love quest 1940s
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Horror
USA
1953
88 Minutes
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
93 Minutes
Jane Powell Farley Granger Ann Miller S.Z. Sakall Robert Keith Bobby Van Chill Wills Billie Burke Fay Wray Dean Miller William Campbell
A judge's daughter keeps an eye on a playboy who gets 30 days in jail for speeding.
Drama
1954
144 Minutes
Virginia Mayo Paul Newman Jack Palance Pier Angeli Alexander Scourby Joseph Wiseman E.G. Marshall Walter Hampden Jacques Aubuchon Herbert Rudley Albert Van Dekker
sculptor slave wife magician beautiful woman apostle melodramatic emotional rome jerusalem art slavery daunting task love triangle magic deception rise quest underdog 1st century
After the Last Supper, Christians fight Romans over Christ's cup, for which a Greek sculptor (Paul Newman) makes a holder.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
90 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Lori Nelson Jeff Morrow Jackie Loughery John Baragrey Agnes Moorehead Lon Chaney Milton Frome Richard Nugent Lee Van Cleef
A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.