List of the best Richard Deacon movies: The Man From Clover Grove(1973), The Gnome-Mobile(1967), Lady in Cement(1968), Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(1955), The Family Band(1968), Francis in the Haunted House(1956), The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956), Billie(1965), The Birds(1963), This Island Earth(1955), Hot Blood(1956), Decision at Sundown(1957) ... ...
Comedy
1973
96 Minutes
Charlie Strange
Ron Masak Cheryl Miller Jed Allan Richard Deacon Stu Gilliam Joe Higgins Buddy Lester Paul Winchell Rose Marie Spencer Milligan Billy Hillman
A rival toy manufacturer sends a spy to steal the creations of a toymaker whose work brings joy to the town's orphans.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Ralph Yarby
Walter Brennan Matthew Garber Karen Dotrice Tom Lowell Ed Wynn Richard Deacon Sean McClory Jerome Cowan Charles Lane Norman Grabowski Gil Lamb
gnome tycoon grandchild doctor executive charming lighthearted madcap forest california magic folklore marriage insanity adventure escape rescue 1960s
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
93 Minutes
Arnie Sherwin
Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch Dan Blocker Richard Conte Martin Gabel Lainie Kazan Richard Deacon
detective tough guy party girl racketeer artist gritty intricate cool miami pool beach house boat murder missing persons mob investigation mystery underdog 1960s
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
Comedy
1955
79 Minutes
Semu
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Michael Ansara Marie Windsor Dan Seymour Kurt Katch Richard Deacon Richard Karlan Mel Welles Ed Parker
Kids & Family, Musical
USA
1968
117 Minutes
Charlie Wrenn
Walter Brennan Buddy Ebsen Lesley Ann Warren John Davidson Janet Blair Kurt Russell Steve Harmon Richard Deacon Wally Cox Debbie Smith Smitty Wordes
The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. A group of Confederate spies steals a shipment of gold in San Francisco and attempts to deliver it to a Confederate ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Jason
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
1956
99 Minutes
Williams (uncredited)
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.
Comedy
1965
86 Minutes
Principal Arnold Wilson
Patty Duke Jim Backus Jane Greer Warren Berlinger Billy De Wolfe Charles Lane Dick Sargent Susan Seaforth Ted Bessell Richard Deacon Bobby Diamond
tomboy athlete high-school student father boyfriend coach positive amusing charming high school small town gender roles sports father/daughter relationship romance politics coming of age love growing up 1960s
A mayoral candidate (Jim Backus) and his wife (Jane Greer) fret over their tomboy daughter (Patty Duke), a high-school track star.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
119 Minutes
Rod Taylor Tippi Hedren Suzanne Pleshette Jessica Tandy Veronica Cartwright Ethel Griffies Charles McGraw Joe Mantell Elizabeth Wilson Doodles Weaver Richard Deacon
socialite love interest victim bird scientist teacher chilling frightening suspenseful san francisco shop street family home vehicle school killer animals birds death regret darkness
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Jeff Morrow Faith Domergue Rex Reason Russell Johnson Lance Fuller Robert Nichols Douglas Spencer Karl Lindt Regis Parton Olan Soule Richard Deacon
scientist alien physicist assistant love interest thrilling engaging laboratory spaceship outer space airplane alien abduction war space travel kidnapping adventure 1950s
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
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.
Western
USA
1957
77 Minutes
Randolph Scott John Carroll Karen Steele Valerie French Noah Beery Jr. John Archer Andrew Duggan James Westerfield John Litel Ray Teal Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger villain girl townsperson sheriff bartender confident gritty tense church restaurant street small town vengeance kidnapping suicide confrontation corruption showdown revenge
Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Richard Eastham Grayson Hall Ed Wynn
young woman sister cat fbi agent bank robber bank teller amusing lighthearted united states household apartment cats siblings investigation kidnapping romance mystery discovery 1960s
After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.
Western
1956
94 Minutes
Robert Ryan Virginia Mayo Jeffrey Hunter Robert Middleton Walter Brennan Arthur O'Connell Ken Clark Rodolfo Acosta George Mathews Fay Roope Edward Platt
marshal hit man cowboy criminal gripping suspenseful intense emotional kansas small town american west crime engagement murder old west revenge love escape pursuit 19th century
A misguided youth (Jeffrey Hunter) sides with a Kansas boomtown marshal (Robert Ryan) against a gambler and his henchmen.
Musical
USA
1956
128 Minutes
Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Cameron Mitchell Barbara Ruick Claramae Turner Robert Rounseville Gene Lockhart Audrey Christie Susan Luckey William LeMassena John Dehner
carousel barker mill worker husband wife emotional melodramatic maine coast carousel romance unemployment pregnancy crime jealousy love fall 1950s
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
Drama, History
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Merle Oberon Michael Rennie Cameron Mitchell Elizabeth Sellars Charlotte Austin Cathleen Nesbitt Evelyn Varden Isobel Elsom John Hoyt
napoleon bonaparte mistress military officer melodramatic passionate france paris palace forbidden love romance military life napoleonic wars forbidden love wretched excess 18th century
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Horror
USA|Japan
1978
92 Minutes
Bradford Dillman Heather Menzies Kevin McCarthy Keenan Wynn Dick Miller Barbara Steele Belinda Balaski Melody Thomas Bruce Gordon Barry Brown Paul Bartel
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Western
1964
75 Minutes
Robert Culp Brian Keith Judi Meredith James McMullan Alfred Ryder Simon Oakland Ben Cooper Trevor Bardette Harry Carey Jr. Richard Cutting Addison Richards
Wild Bill Hickok (Robert Culp), Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane (Judi Meredith) help a Texas rancher (Brian Keith) against the railroad.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Paul Newman Barbara Rush Alexis Smith Brian Keith Diane Brewster Billie Burke John Williams Robert Vaughn Otto Kruger Paul Picerni Robert Douglas
lawyer mother sweetheart alcoholic boss' wife birth father melodramatic fiery striking brash philadelphia house courtroom law office korea moral dilemma adultery social climbing blackmail korean war
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
108 Minutes
Janet Leigh Jack Lemmon Betty Garrett Bob Fosse Kurt Kaszner Dick York Lucy Marlow Tommy Rall Barbara Brown Horace MacMahon Henry Slate
aspiring actress aspiring writer magazine editor newspaper reporter cheeky amusing spirited engaging new york city columbus, ohio greenwich village apartment drugstore career writing acting chasing dreams big break romance adventure
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.
Comedy
1963
90 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Jill St. John Agnes Moorehead John McGiver Ray Walston Nancy Kulp Francesca Bellini John Abbott Jerry Hausner Peggy Mondo Mary Treen
young man rich girl mother boss employee amusing playful spirited department store suburbia house affluent neighborhood wealth disapproval relationships challenge work family forbidden love transformation
A klutzy poodle sitter (Jerry Lewis) goes to work in his girlfriend's (Jill St. John) mother's (Agnes Moorehead) department store.
Drama
USA
1959
130 Minutes
Richard Egan Dorothy McGuire Sandra Dee Arthur Kennedy Troy Donahue Constance Ford Beulah Bondi Jack Richardson Martin Eric Peter Constanti Junius Matthews
wealthy man wife daughter old flame alcoholic son melodramatic passionate engaging maine hotel seaside family home pine island loveless marriage affair family secrets young love summer vacation unplanned pregnancy
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
Biography
USA
1957
138 Minutes
James Stewart Patricia Smith Murray Hamilton Bartlett Robinson Marc Connelly Arthur Space Charles Watts Robert Cornthwaite Harlan Warde Sheila Bond Dabbs Greer
pilot friend inspiring spirited positive st. louis long island, n.y. paris airplane charles lindbergh aspirations flying trans-atlantic flight adventure quest 1920s
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.