List of the best Robert Stack movies: The Last Voyage(1960), John Paul Jones(1959), War Paint(1953), Badlands of Dakota(1941), The Corrupt Ones(1967), Sabre Jet(1953), Bwana Devil(1952), The Caretakers(1963), The Bullfighter and the Lady(1950), The Scarface Mob(1962), Murder on Flight 502(1975), Good Morning, Miss Dove(1955) ... ...
Drama
USA
1960
91 Minutes
Cliff Henderson
Robert Stack Dorothy Malone George Sanders Edmond O'Brien Woody Strode Jack Kruschen Tammy Marihugh Marshall Kent
husband wife captain sailor daughter engineer gripping uneasy melodramatic pacific ocean cruise ship boiler room sinking ship disaster race against time family leadership seafaring escape rescue
After a boiler explosion aboard an aging ocean liner, a man struggles to free his injured wife from the wreckage of their cabin and ensure the safety of their four-year-old daughter as the ship begins to sink.
Biography
Spain|USA
1959
126 Minutes
John Paul Jones
Robert Stack Marisa Pavan Charles Coburn Erin O'Brien Macdonald Carey Jean-Pierre Aumont David Farrar Peter Cushing Susana Canales Georges Rivière Tom Brannum
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Western
USA
1953
89 Minutes
Robert Stack Joan Taylor Charles McGraw Keith Larsen Peter Graves Robert Wilke Walter Reed John Doucette
lieutenant native american renegade sister sergeant trooper uneasy thrilling fort village desert mine peace treaty sabotage water shortage mutiny race against time culture clash quest forbidden love
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
Western
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Jim Holliday
Robert Stack Ann Rutherford Frances Farmer Richard Dix Broderick Crawford Hugh Herbert Andy Devine Lon Chaney Fuzzy Knight Addison Richards Bradley Page
sheriff young woman wild bill hickok calamity jane brash amusing confident fiery passionate rousing suspenseful deadwood, s.d. wild west riverboat frontier justice romance robbery pursuit rivalry love
Indian raids are being perpetrated by an outlaw gang in disguise.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy|West Germany
1967
92 Minutes
Robert Stack Elke Sommer Nancy Kwan Christian Marquand Werner Peters
Spy accidentally gets an ancient treasure. Several corrupt groups try to steal it from him.
War
USA
1953
96 Minutes
Col. Gil Manton
The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives, on station with them, who have dinner ready when they return. Jane Carter (Coleen... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1952
79 Minutes
Bob Hayward
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
Drama
1963
97 Minutes
Robert Stack Joan Crawford Polly Bergen Diane McBain Janis Paige Van Williams Constance Ford Sharon Hugueny Herbert Marshall Barbara Barrie
psychiatrist nurse mental patient doctor uneasy brash fascinating melodramatic mental institution mental illness therapy catharsis rehabilitation rescue quest 1960s
A doctor (Robert Stack) and a head nurse (Joan Crawford) clash over therapy for a housewife (Polly Bergen) in a West Coast mental hospital.
Drama
1950
87 Minutes
Johnny Regan
bullfighter wife woman friend fascinating gripping rousing mexico city bullfight bullfighting sports spanish culture romance friendship adventure love rise fall 1950s
A matador (Gilbert Roland) gets killed when a sportsman (Robert Stack) takes up bullfighting in Mexico to impress a girl (Joy Page).
Crime, Drama
1962
102 Minutes
Eliot Ness
Robert Stack Keenan Wynn Neville Brand Bruce Gordon Barbara Nichols Pat Crowley Joe Mantell Bill Williams
Crime-fighter Eliot Ness draws a tight net around Al Capone and his notorious mob. From "The Untouchables" TV series.
Mystery & Thriller
1975
100 Minutes
Robert Stack Ralph Bellamy Polly Bergen Theodore Bikel Sonny Bono Dane Clark Laraine Day Fernando Lamas George Maharis Farrah Fawcett Hugh O'Brian
When murder occurs on a trans-Atlantic flight, the passengers and crew realize that the killer might strike again.
Drama
USA
1955
107 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Robert Stack Kipp Hamilton Robert Douglas Peggy Knudsen Marshall Thompson Chuck Connors Biff Elliot Jerry Paris Mary Wickes
schoolteacher doctor police officer playwright banker convict melodramatic endearing small town school hospital school love respect memory illness growing up sacrifice 1950s
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Roger Shumann
Rock Hudson Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Jack Carson Robert Middleton Alan Reed Alexander Lockwood Chris Olsen Robert Wilke Troy Donahue William Schallert
journalist stunt pilot wife mechanic son showman melodramatic thrilling passionate striking new orleans carnival air show party family home airplane obsession aviation love triangle unhappy marriage
Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
87 Minutes
Bob Terry
A 12-year-old singing sensation loses her voice when her parents refuse to give in to her harebrained schemes.
War
USA
1948
96 Minutes
Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
Edmond O'Brien Robert Stack John Rodney Henry Hull Tom D'Andrea Walter Reed James Holden Shepperd Strudwick
captain colonel pilot major sergeant brash patriotic rousing england air force base friendship aviation air force world war ii rules and regulations adventure transformation 1940s
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
Drama
1958
105 Minutes
Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Evelyn Rudie Lorne Greene Anne Seymour Edward Platt Joseph Kearns
dying person orphan adoptive father adoptive mother widower emotional tender sad brooding house united states grief love parenthood tragic death love transformation 1950s
A physicist's (Robert Stack) dying wife (Lauren Bacall) adopts a daughter (Evelyn Rudie) to keep him company after she is gone.
Comedy
USA
1942
99 Minutes
Lt. Stanislav Sobinski
Carole Lombard Jack Benny Robert Stack Felix Bressart Lionel Atwill Stanley Ridges Sig Ruman Tom Dugan Charles Halton Peter Caldwell Helmut Dantine
actor actress lieutenant spy nazi madcap hilarious suspenseful poland warsaw love triangle adolf hitler impersonation resistance world war ii adventure 1940s
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Kyle Hadley
Rock Hudson Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Grant Williams
scientist secretary alcoholic sexy woman oil baron wife dark melodramatic shocking texas mansion party new york city barbecue wealth impotence seduction miscarriage jealousy framed for murder
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
Comedy
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Chandler Young
Jackie Mason Diane Cannon Robert Stack Dina Merrill Chevy Chase Dan Aykroyd Randy Quaid Jessica Lundy Jonathan Silverman Chynna Phillips Brian McNamara
tycoon golfer daughter mercenary wealthy man attorney madcap hilarious country club amusement park golf course golf class distinctions snobbishness anti-semitism real estate assassination attempt underdog wretched excess rivalry
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
Comedy
USA
1980
88 Minutes
Captain Rex Kramer
Robert Hays Jerry Zucker Julie Hagerty Peter Graves Robert Stack Lloyd Bridges Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Lorna Patterson Stephen Stucker
pilot doctor flight attendant child ex-girlfriend playful madcap airplane hospital alcoholism accident disaster suicide guilt aviation rescue 1980s
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Jefferson "Jeff" Blake
Bing Crosby Nancy Olson Charles Coburn Robert Stack Tom Ewell Ruth Hussey Ida Moore Charles Kemper Donald Woods Richard Haydn
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
Western
USA|Mexico
1951
82 Minutes
Patrick O'Moore
Mickey Rooney Wanda Hendrix Robert Preston Robert Stack Carlos Múzquiz Jose Torvay Fernando Wagner Hilda Moreno Felipe de Flores Guillermo Calles Margarito Luna
A young man travels to Mexico in search of his brother, who has become involved with a dangerous gang.
Romance
1941
95 Minutes
Don Webb
Deanna Durbin Franchot Tone Walter Brennan Robert Stack Robert Benchley Helen Broderick
teen girl teen boy principal older man father businessman melodramatic winsome charming endearing new york state house school office town love triangle scandal parenthood may-december romance young love
A high-school principal's teenage daughter (Deanna Durbin) acts out her crush on an older man (Franchot Tone) in New York.
Romance
1999
97 Minutes
Sumner Ethridge
John Stamos Annabeth Gish Jane Sibbett Robert Stack Angie Dickinson Barry Corbin Nell Carter Kathryn Zenna Mitchell Whitfield Nancy McAlear Donald Burda
A golf game and a chance encounter change the perspective of a young executive (John Stamos) who seems to have it all.
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Otto von Rohn
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
147 Minutes
John Sullivan
John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Jan Sterling Robert Stack Phil Harris Robert Newton David Brian
pilot passenger crew member tense suspenseful airplane airport survival redemption disaster plane crash quest 1950s
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Stephen Andrews
Wallace Beery Jane Powell Elizabeth Taylor Carmen Miranda Robert Stack Selena Royle Scotty Beckett Leon Ames George Cleveland Lloyd Corrigan Clinton Sundberg
teen girl best friend sweetheart father dance instructor brother lighthearted amusing school dance santa barbara, calif. high school friendship teen romance dance suspicion love triangle discovery growing up 1940s
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
Comedy
Australia
1988
93 Minutes
Louis Faciano
Tate Donovan Danielle von Zerneck Grant Heslov Valerie Breiman Karen Lee Scott Leslie Nielsen Elizabeth Ashley Robert Stack Robert Klein
A computer expert and his friends manage to disable a department store's security system so they can rob it, but once inside they find themselves stalked by a killer.
War
France|USA
1966
173 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel George Chakiris Bruno Cremer Claude Dauphin Alain Delon Kirk Douglas Glenn Ford Gert Froebe
adolf hitler general dietrich von choltitz soldier resistance leader german soldier nazi brooding intense uneasy occupied france office apartment paris world war ii occupied france freedom history resistance military discovery
The departure of the German Army from Paris in 1944.
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Loren Dean Hope Davis Jason Lee Alfre Woodard Mary McDonnell Pruitt Taylor Vince Zooey Deschanel Martin Short David Paymer Jane Adams Dana Ivey
therapist newcomer attorney patient psychologist billionaire quirky airy amusing small town united states office mental illness dark secrets love rivalry transformation 1990s
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.