List of the best Ralph Dumke movies: Boots Malone(1952), Where Danger Lives(1950), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956), All the King's Men(1949), Francis in the Haunted House(1956), She Couldn't Say No(1954), Lili(1953), Loving You(1957), Forever Darling(1956), Mystery Street(1950), The Mob(1951) ... ...
Drama
USA
1952
103 Minutes
Beckett
William Holden Johnny Stewart Stanley Clements Basil Ruysdael Carl Benton Reid Ralph Dumke Ed Begley Hugh Sanders Harry Morgan Ann Lee Anthony Caruso
agent jockey manager gambler mother friend engaging heartwarming horse track horse auction locker room train redemption on the run gambling horse racing con game mentorship transformation 1950s
Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Klauber
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.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Police Chief Nick Grivett
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Warren Gillie
Judy Holliday Paul Douglas Fred Clark John Williams Hiram Sherman Neva Patterson Ralph Dumke Ray Collins Arthur O'Connell Richard Deacon
secretary ceo executive amusing cheeky witty spirited office new york city business class distinctions romance rise underdog transformation 1950s
A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
Drama
USA
1949
109 Minutes
Tiny Duffy
Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Mercedes McCambridge John Ireland John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Ralph Dumke Anne Seymour Raymond Greenleaf Walter Burke Will Wright
government official friend reporter niece wife dark louisiana household clubhouse politics corruption wealth extortion infidelity newspapers rise fall revenge 1930s
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Mayor Hargrove
Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin Paul Cavanagh Mary Ellen Kay David Janssen Ralph Dumke Richard Gaines Richard Deacon Dick Winslow Charles Horvath
Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime.
Comedy
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Sheriff
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Arthur Hunnicutt Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Raymond Walburn Jimmy Hunt Ralph Dumke Hope Landin Gus Schilling Eleanor Todd
heiress doctor love interest beautiful woman townsperson amusing lighthearted touching positive progress, ark. small town doctor's office general store forest gratitude the past philanthropy outsider small-town life money
A wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
Musical, Romance
1953
81 Minutes
M. Corvier (cabaret and restaurant manager)
Leslie Caron Mel Ferrer Jean-Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Amanda Blake Alex Gerry Ralph Dumke Wilton Graff George Baxter
teen girl magician puppeteer assistant amusing emotional small town circus france love triangle circus friendship puppetry young love growing up transformation 1950s
A French teen (Leslie Caron) joins a carnival and meets a lying magician (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and a loving puppeteer (Mel Ferrer).
Musical
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Jim Tallman
Elvis Presley Lizabeth Scott Wendell Corey Dolores Hart James Gleason Paul Smith Ken Becker Jana Lund Ralph Dumke The Jordanaires Yvonne Lime
press agent media expert rock star aspiring musician elvis presley woman engaging charming creative playful lighthearted heartwarming united states small town music stage music ambition unexpected success success romance
A musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.
Comedy
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Henry Opdyke
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz James Mason Louis Calhern John Emery John Hoyt Natalie Schafer Mabel Albertson Ralph Dumke Nancy Kulp Willis Bouchey
chemist wife angel cousin father boss madcap campy playful endearing family home yosemite valley movie theater woods unhappy marriage career vs. love angels reconciliation camping infatuation
Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
A Tattooist
Ricardo Montalban Sally Forrest Herman Brix Elsa Lanchester Marshall Thompson Jan Sterling Edmon Ryan Betsy Blair Wally Maher Ralph Dumke Willard Waterman
forensic expert barmaid boyfriend suspect dark intricate bar cape cod boston laboratory murder love triangle mystery mystery rescue 1950s
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Broderick Crawford Betty Buehler Richard Kiley Otto Hulett Matt Crowley Neville Brand Ernest Borgnine Walter Klavun Lynne Baggett Jean Alexander Ralph Dumke
detective killer undercover cop thug mobster dark thrilling warehouse waterfront police station street new york city double-cross secret identity mob union investigation mystery transformation 1950s
Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way. Will Johnny be next in line?
Biography
1952
91 Minutes
James Stewart Jean Hagen Wendell Corey Carl Benton Reid Paul Stewart Otto Hulett Rhys Williams Herbert Heyes James Arness Porter Hall Fay Roope
prisoner inventor warden spirited charming prison north carolina guns inventions imprisonment david marshall williams redemption bad behavior discovery underdog rise 1920s
North Carolina moonshiner Marsh Williams (James Stewart) modifies the .30-caliber M-1 while serving 30 years in prison.
Adventure
1952
90 Minutes
Yvonne De Carlo John Ireland James Craig Forrest Tucker Lyle Bettger Richard Arlen Mike Kellin Murray Matheson Henry Brandon Emile Meyer Stuart Randall
sailor pirate thief adventurer castaway native thrilling melodramatic south sea island pacific ocean ship australia treasure love adventure love transformation rivalry quest
A 19th-century fugitive (John Ireland) and his buddies seize a ship to search for gold in the South Seas.
Western
USA
1954
84 Minutes
Robert Francis Donna Reed Donna Lee Hickey Philip Carey Onslow Stevens Peggy Converse Roy Roberts Jack Kelly Stuart Randall Eugene Iglesias Frank de Kova
commanding officer doctor native american medicine man army officer captain gripping suspenseful emotional army camp wilderness tent cabin wild west military medicine native americans enemies moral dilemma old west
A young cavalry doctor, against orders, treats very sick Indians who are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.
Comedy
1960
126 Minutes
Ernie Kovacs Dick Shawn Margo Moore Jack Warden Nobu McCarthy Don Knotts Robert Strauss Noreen Nash Parley Baer Marvin Kaplan Robert Emhardt
A GI (Dick Shawn) talks his captain (Ernie Kovacs) into building an island resort out of war surplus.
Comedy
USA
1961
94 Minutes
Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Charles Ruggles Cliff Robertson Norma Crane Gale Gordon Jerome Cowan Jack Weston Ian Wolfe Mabel Albertson Mary Treen
Tony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
Musical, Romance
USA
1955
126 Minutes
Fred Astaire Leslie Caron Terry Moore Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Charlotte Austin Larry Keating Kathryn Givney Kelly Brown Sara Shane Numa Lapeyre
millionaire orphan secretary lighthearted cheery winsome france paris new york city boarding school wealth may-december romance secret philanthropy discovery love 1950s
A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.