List of the best Robert F. Simon movies: The Deadly Dust(1978), Bigger Than Life(1956), The Benny Goodman Story(1955), Foxfire(1955), The Wizard of Baghdad(1960), The Catered Affair(1956), Edge of the City(1957), The First Traveling Saleslady(1956), The Black Dakotas(1954), Compulsion(1959), The Rack(1956), The Girl in the Empty Grave(1977) ... ...
Action
1978
94 Minutes
Nicholas Hammond Robert F. Simon Michael Pataki Chip Fields JoAnna Cameron Robert Alda Randolph Powell Sidney Clute Herb Braha Emil Farkas Dick Kyker
Spider-Man swings to the rescue when a nuclear bomb created by three college students falls into criminal hands.
Drama
USA
1956
95 Minutes
Dr. Norton
James Mason Barbara Rush Walter Matthau Robert F. Simon Chris Olsen Roland Winters Rusty Lane Rachel Stephens Kipp Hamilton
schoolteacher wife friend son doctor dark gripping intense small town family home hospital school america drug addiction experiments small-town life unusual behavior american dream fall transformation
A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.
Biography
USA
1955
116 Minutes
Papa Dave Goodman
Steve Allen Donna Reed Berta Gersten Herb Anderson Robert F. Simon Sammy Davis Sr. Dick Winslow Barry Truex David Kasday Hy Averback Wilton Graff
musician mother father critic sister heartwarming inspiring endearing chicago carnegie hall benny goodman jazz fame romantic dilemma musical performance cultural differences rise love 1930s
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Drama
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Ernest Tyson
Jane Russell Jeff Chandler Dan Duryea Mara Corday Robert F. Simon Frieda Inescort Barton MacLane Charlotte Wynters Eddy Waller Celia Lovsky Arthur Space
apache native american socialite husband wife doctor melodramatic emotional mushy arizona mining camp ghost town interracial romance marriage newlyweds romantic dilemma relationships racism love underdog
In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl Amanda Lawrence marries half-Apache mining engineer Jonathan Dartland who dreams of finding gold in an old abandoned Apache mine.
Fantasy
1960
92 Minutes
Shamadin
Dick Shawn Diane Baker Barry Coe John Van Dreelen Robert F. Simon Vaughn Taylor Michael David Stanley Adams
A lazy genie's (Dick Shawn) boss will turn him into a mortal if he fails to unite a prince (Barry Coe) and princess (Diane Baker).
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
93 Minutes
Mr. Joe Halloran
Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine Debbie Reynolds Barry Fitzgerald Rod Taylor Robert F. Simon Madge Kennedy Dorothy Stickney Carol Veazie Joan Camden Ray Stricklyn
mother daughter fiancé father uncle endearing spirited melodramatic new york city family home wedding family feud mother/daughter relationship working class discovery sacrifice 1950s
When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes, starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.
Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Mr. George Nordmann
John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden Kathleen Maguire Ruby Dee Robert F. Simon Ruth White William A. Lee Val Avery John Kellogg David Clarke
dockworker boss friend wife manager gritty rousing manhattan docks racism labor union self-respect corruption secret awol underdog rivalry transformation 1950s
Two New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann, an Army deserter and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by Charles Malik, a notably repellent punk.
Comedy
USA
1956
92 Minutes
Cal
Ginger Rogers Barry Nelson Carol Channing David Brian James Arness Clint Eastwood Robert F. Simon Frank Wilcox Dan White Harry Cheshire John Eldredge
saleswoman singer inventor businessman cattleman rough rider lighthearted cheeky new york city store theater trolly hotel texas suffrage saleswomen battle of sexes ranchers romantic dilemma proposal
In the late 1800s, 2 east coast sales ladies decide to stop selling corsets and head West to sell barbed wire to Texas cowboys but they face opposition from big ranchers who fear that steel wire would hurt cattle.
Western
USA
1954
65 Minutes
U.S. Marshal Whit Collins
Gary Merrill Wanda Hendrix John Bromfield Noah Beery Jr. Fay Roope Howard Wendell Robert F. Simon James Griffith Richard Webb Peter Whitney John War Eagle
During the American Civil War, Confederate spies aim to steal Union gold intended for the peace treaty with the Sioux and thus pit the Indians against the Union Forces.
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Police Lt. Johnson
Orson Welles Dean Stockwell Bradford Dillman Diane Varsi E.G. Marshall Martin Milner Richard Anderson Robert F. Simon
college student lawyer judge police officer witness juror fiery tense courtroom murder trial capital punishment class distinctions mystery quest 1950s
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Drama
USA
1956
100 Minutes
Law Officer
Paul Newman Anne Francis Walter Pidgeon Wendell Corey Edmond O'Brien Lee Marvin Cloris Leachman Robert Burton Robert F. Simon Trevor Bardette Adam Williams
military officer father widow prisoner of war lawyer psychiatrist emotional powerful san francisco air force base courtroom death of a child torture treason korean war post-traumatic stress disorder escape transformation 1950s
A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1977
100 Minutes
Jedediah Partridge
Andy Griffith Jonathan Banks James Cromwell Mitzi Hoag Claude Earl Jones George Gaynes Byron Morrow Mary Robin Redd Robert F. Simon Sharon Spelman Leonard Stone
The story takes place in France from 1935 to 1945 where a gang use a Citroën car to hold up stores and banks.
Drama
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Dr. Kenneth Evans
Rock Hudson Cornell Borchers George Sanders Ray Collins David Janssen Shelley Fabares Helen Wallace John Wengraf Robert F. Simon Raymond Greenleaf Frank Wilcox
doctor friend estranged wife pianist daughter emotional uplifting new york city vienna california hospital presumed dead jealousy family history car accident reconciliation recovery love transformation escape
In 1945 Vienna, an American doctor marries an Austrian girl, who later disappears in the Soviet Control Zone during a visit there, forcing everyone to presume her dead.
Comedy
USA
1963
110 Minutes
Bertram Chalmers
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Thelma Ritter Eva Gabor George Tobias Marvin Kaplan Robert Clary Jan Moriarty Joan Staley Robert F. Simon Valerie Varda
reporter designer airy charming cheeky playful hilarious paris interview revenge romance makeover love 1960s
The fashion industry and Paris provide the setting for a comedy surrounding the mistaken impression that Joanne Woodward is a high-priced call girl. Paul Newman is the journalist interviewing her for insights on her profession.
Drama, History
USA
1955
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy Rod Steiger Elizabeth Montgomery Fred Clark James Daly Jack Lord Peter Graves Darren McGavin Robert F. Simon
colonel general congressman major lawyer tense inspiring gripping rousing courtroom law office washington, d.c. military base billy mitchell court-martial trial aviation rebellion military incompetence rivalry
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
103 Minutes
Bob Hope Lucille Ball Ruth Hussey Don DeFore Louis Nye Philip Ober Marianne Stewart Peter Leeds Holly Irving William Lanteau Robert F. Simon
suburbanite friend husband wife witty passionate amusing suburbia household abandoned building hotel boat affair marriage friendship vacation love-hate relationship middle age forbidden love temptation
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
102 Minutes
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.