List of the best Philip Van Zandt movies: Gog(1954), Below the Deadline(1946), City of Missing Girls(1941), Indian Territory(1950), Decoy(1946), A Thousand and One Nights(1945), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas(1953), The Lady Gambles(1949), Son of Ali Baba(1952), Where Danger Lives(1950), Call of the Jungle(1944), The Pride and the Passion(1957) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1954
85 Minutes
Dr. Pierre Elzevir
Richard Egan Constance Dowling Herbert Marshall John Wengraf Philip Van Zandt Valerie Vernon Steve Roberts Byron Kane
A security agent investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, home of two experimental robots.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Oney Kessel
Warren Douglas Ramsay Ames Jan Wiley Paul Maxey Philip Van Zandt John Harmon Bruce Edwards George Meeker
A veteran, Joe Hilton (Warren Douglas), returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton (George Meeker), a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
73 Minutes
King Peterson
H.B. Warner Astrid Allwyn John Archer Sarah Padden Philip Van Zandt George Rosener Kathryn Crawford Herb Vigran Patricia Knox Walter Long Gale Storm
Climaxing a long series of mysterious disappearances of young girls, dancer Thalia Arnold is found murdered. Police-detective Captain McVeigh believes that King Peterson, a nightclub ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Curt Raidler
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Gail Davis Kirby Grant James Griffith Philip Van Zandt
scout general henchman lieutenant gene autry soldier engaging thrilling tense american west house stagecoach frontier raids reconstruction dangerous assignment undercover operations american civil war military discovery
After leaving the Confederate cavalry, Gene becomes an undercover man in the Union army.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
76 Minutes
Tommy
Jean Gillie Edward Norris Robert Armstrong Herbert Rudley Sheldon Leonard Marjorie Woodworth Philip Van Zandt Carole Donne John Shay Bert Roach Rosemary Bertrand
A mortally wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber, to try and find out where he buried a fortune in cash.
Fantasy
USA
1945
93 Minutes
Grand Wazir AbuHassan
Cornel Wilde Evelyn Keyes Phil Silvers Adele Jergens Dusty Anderson Dennis Hoey Philip Van Zandt Gus Schilling Nestor Paiva Rex Ingram Richard Hale
aladdin genie princess sultan sidekick amusing playful baghdad palace romance magic class distinctions jealousy sabotage adventure pursuit love transformation unknown era
Tongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.
Drama, History
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Davis
Anthony Dexter Jody Lawrence Alan Hale Jr. Robert Clarke Stuart Randall James Seay Philip Van Zandt Shepard Menken Douglas Dumbrille Anthony Eustrel Henry Rowland
john smith beautiful woman friend brother king james i native american melodramatic tense somber touching jamestown, va. settlement court village england pocahontas marriage cross-cultural romance exploration culture clash
Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Chuck
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Preston Stephen McNally Edith Barrett John Hoyt Elliott Sullivan John Harmon Philip Van Zandt Leif Erickson Houseley Stevenson Tony Curtis
wife husband reporter casino owner gambler sister dark tense sad las vegas casino hotel chicago hospital gambling addiction marriage financial troubles journalism desperation
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Romance
USA
1952
75 Minutes
Kareeb
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Milo DeLong
Robert Mitchum Faith Domergue Claude Rains Maureen O'Sullivan Charles Kemper Ralph Dumke Billy House Harry Shannon Philip Van Zandt Jack Kelly Lillian West
doctor mental patient husband cop dark melodramatic thrilling united states hospital household mexico suicide attempt infidelity jealousy murder deception insanity forbidden love escape 1950s
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
Adventure
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Dozan
Ann Corio James Bush John Davidson Claudia Dell Eddy Chandler Muni Seroff I. Stanford Jolley J. Alex Havier Philip Van Zandt Harry Burns
beautiful woman police officer native criminal innkeeper henchman emotional suspenseful tense spirited tropical island bar village temple jungle frame-up jewelry theft murder investigation amateur detectives
Tana, beautiful white girl resident of Ta'Pu, is determined to clear Harley, who is suspected of stealing the sacred jewels and of the murder of Dozan, thus preventing the natives from mass... See full summary »
Action
1957
132 Minutes
Vidal
Cary Grant Frank Sinatra Sophia Loren Theodore Bikel John Wengraf Jay Novello José Nieto Carlos Larrañaga Philip Van Zandt Julián Ugarte Felix de Pomes
british soldier peasant rebel mistress spaniard frenchman inspiring passionate intense melodramatic thrilling spain countryside river camp mountain napoleonic wars weapons journey love triangle
A British naval officer (Cary Grant) and a Spanish guerrilla (Frank Sinatra) salvage a huge cannon to use against Napoleon.
Musical
USA
1948
94 Minutes
Harry Swift
Jack Carson Ann Sothern Robert Alda S.Z. Sakall Bobby Ellis Richard Rober Joseph Crehan Ray Walker John Gallaudet Philip Van Zandt Billy Curtis
The 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings trouble.
Comedy
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Eve Arden Gale Gordon Robert Rockwell Don Porter Jane Morgan Richard Crenna Nick Adams Gloria MacMillan Joseph Kearns William Newell Philip Van Zandt
Follows the story of an English teacher that flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Ron Randell June Vincent Alan Mowbray William Frawley Collette Lyons Douglas Dumbrille James Todd Steven Geray Robert Barrat Arthur Space Philip Van Zandt
Lone Wolf (Ron Randell) a newspaper man, is accused of gem theft.
Western
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Ray Milland Hedy Lamarr Macdonald Carey Mona Freeman Harry Carey Jr. Frank Faylen Hope Emerson Taylor Holmes Peggy Knudsen James Burke Percy Helton
marksman rebel miner ex-soldier brooding profound intense intricate gory thrilling mine canyon wilderness western films gambling romance adventure discovery rescue underdog
Johnny Carter, performing sharpshooter, is asked to help a beleaguered group of copper miners.
Comedy
1954
103 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Joanne Dru Zsa Zsa Gabor Wallace Ford Sig Ruman Gene Sheldon Nick Cravat Elsa Lanchester Douglas Fowley Sue Casey
Two ex-GIs (Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis) join a woman's (Joanne Dru) circus as assistants to a trapeze artist and lion tamer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jane Russell William Bendix Thomas Gomez Gloria Grahame Brad Dexter Edward Ashley Philip Ahn Vladimir Sokoloff Don Zelaya Emory Parnell
singer soldier gambler gangster girlfriend police chief suspenseful witty melodramatic macau casino docks police station boat travel gambling romance corruption undercover operations deception
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the handsome singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
80 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell John Lund Virginia Bruce William Demarest Richard Webb Jerome Cowan Onslow Stevenson Jon Alexander Roman Bohnen Luis Van Rooten
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Horror
USA
1945
71 Minutes
Boris Karloff Lon Chaney J. Carrol Naish John Carradine Anne Gwynne Peter Coe Lionel Atwill George Zucco Elena Verdugo Glenn Strange Sig Ruman
mad scientist hunchback frankenstein's monster werewolf count dracula dark creepy suspenseful europe castle laboratory vengeance scientific experiments evil monsters revenge quest 19th century
The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Brian Donlevy Jean Wallace Robert Middleton Lee Van Cleef Earl Holliman Helen Walker Jay Adler John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
Western
1957
87 Minutes
Jack Palance Anthony Perkins Neville Brand Elaine Aiken Claude Akins Robert Middleton Elisha Cook Jr. Lee Van Cleef Harry Shannon James Bell Adam Williams
A gunfighter (Jack Palance) turns rancher at the mercy of a son (Anthony Perkins) who hates him and a gambler (Neville Brand) who wants to kill him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Jose Ferrer Mala Powers William Prince Morris Carnovsky Ralph Clanton Lloyd Corrigan Virginia Farmer Edgar Barrier Elena Verdugo Albert Cavens Arthur Blake
poet love interest soldier cyrano de bergerac tender witty endearing paris theater hotel love triangle romance poetry love quest 17th century
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.
Action
USA
1951
97 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jody Lawrence Gilbert Roland Kieron Moore George Tobias John Dehner Nick Dennis Mike Mazurki Gerald Mohr Ian MacDonald Mari Blanchard
mercenary daughter thief outlaw sheik beautiful woman cheeky playful lighthearted stockade desert camp kidnapping behind enemy lines french foreign legion espionage love armed conflict transformation adventure
During the Riff War in Morocco, the French Foreign Legion's outpost of Tarfa is threatened by Khalif Hussein's tribes but Sergeant Mike Kincaid devises a plan of survival until the arrival of French reinforcements.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Barry Fitzgerald George Coulouris Albert Van Dekker Anthony Quinn Frank Faylen Gavin Muir James Burke Edward Ciannelli Roman Bohnen
deserter poker player prospector saloon girl irishman landowner engaging melodramatic spirited gutsy california wagon train mining town saloon small town graveyard california gold rush self-sacrifice marriage of convenience mining
Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.