List of the best Rock Hudson movies: Seconds(1966), Pillow Talk(1959), Written on the Wind(1956), Lover Come Back(1961), The Tarnished Angels(1957), Send Me No Flowers(1964), Come September(1961), The Last Sunset(1961), Ice Station Zebra(1968), Something of Value(1957), Tobruk(1967), Battle Hymn(1957) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
106 Minutes
Tony Wilson
Rock Hudson Salome Jens John Randolph Will Geer Jeff Corey Murray Hamilton Wesley Addy
banker artist thrilling dark suspenseful united states secret new identity escape mystery metamorphosis 1960s
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price.
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Brad Allen, Rex Stetson
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter Nick Adams Julia Meade Allen Jenkins Marcel Dalio Lee Patrick Mary McCarty Alex Gerry
designer songwriter client doctor college student hilarious cheery lighthearted new york city nightclub cabin connecticut seduction jealousy romance impersonation revenge pursuit temptation rivalry
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
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.
Romance
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Edie Adams Jack Oakie Jack Kruschen Ann B. Davis Joe Flynn Howard St. John Karen Norris Jack Albertson
advertising executive chemist company president model businesswoman lighthearted playful new york city office california one-night stand ethics unlikely romance battle of the sexes mistaken identity rivalry love 1960s
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
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.
Comedy
USA
1964
100 Minutes
George
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Paul Lynde Hal March Edward Andrews Patricia Barry Clint Walker Clive Clerk Dave Willock Aline Towne
hypochondriac wife friend businessman doctor lighthearted amusing doctor's office cemetery suburbia terminal illness misunderstanding love triangle affair marriage love transformation 1960s
A hypochondriac believes he is dying and makes plans for his wife which she discovers and misunderstands.
Romance
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Robert L. Talbot
Rock Hudson Gina Lollobrigida Sandra Dee Bobby Darin Walter Slezak Brenda De Banzie Rossana Rory Ronald Howard
mogul manager teen boy teen girl chaperone lover madcap lighthearted amusing tender italy villa hotel town vacation romantic dilemma scam generation gap accident unlikely friendship
Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.
Western
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley Neville Brand Regis Toomey Rad Fulton Adam Williams Jack Elam John Shay
outlaw sheriff rancher old flame daughter solemn intricate brutal mexico texas church wild west border town rio grande frontier justice love triangle friendship incest suicide cattle drives
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
148 Minutes
Rock Hudson Ernest Borgnine Patrick McGoohan Jim Brown Tony Bill Lloyd Nolan Alf Kjellin Gerald S. O'Loughlin Ted Hartley Murray Rose Ron Masak
commander admiral spy russian intelligence officer colonel confident crafty gripping arctic submarine espionage mission international conflict search adventure quest rivalry discovery cold war
USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.
Drama
USA
1957
113 Minutes
Peter
Rock Hudson Dana Wynter Sidney Poitier Wendy Hiller Juano Hernandez William Marshall Robert Beatty Walter Fitzgerald Michael Pate Ivan Dixon Ken Renard
settler wife witch doctor tribal leader revolutionary powerful suspenseful brutal touching kenya plains jail battle race relations repression native people religion rivalry metamorphosis revenge
Although Peter and Kimani grew up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. After Kimani's father is jailed for following tribal customs, Kimani joins a band... See full summary »
War
USA
1967
110 Minutes
Rock Hudson George Peppard Nigel Green Guy Stockwell Jack Watson Leo Gordon Norman Rossington Percy Herbert Liam Redmond
soldier officer marshal prisoner major captain fascinating tense libya egypt desert war zone world war ii kidnapping negotiation mission battle pursuit rivalry 1940s
A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major Nazi fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
War
USA
1957
108 Minutes
Rock Hudson Martha Hyer Dan Duryea Don DeFore Anna Kashfi Jock Mahoney Alan Hale Jr. Carl Benton Reid Richard Loo James Edwards Philip Ahn
reverend wife volunteer friend military officer orphan powerful solemn military base south korea korean war military life redemption orphanage refugees religion transformation sacrifice 1950s
A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Rock Hudson Julie Adams John McIntire Hugh O'Brian Michael Ansara Dennis Weaver Mary Castle Forrest Lewis Lee Van Cleef Tom Fadden William Pullen
gunslinger preacher uncle dance hall girl son gambler emotional melodramatic texas small town family home gunfight redemption murder gambling father/son relationship family transformation rise 19th century
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.
Drama
USA
1959
125 Minutes
John Rambeau
Rock Hudson Jean Simmons Dorothy McGuire Claude Rains Kent Smith Anna Lee Ken Scott Francis Bethencourt Stacy Graham Augusta Merighi Jack Mather
british woman winemaker aunt cousin neighbor grandfather melodramatic intense fascinating napa valley, calif. winery household wine cellar field wine family business jealousy arranged marriage prohibition injury
In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. Object: marriage ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1965
105 Minutes
Paul Chadwick
womanizer oil baron lawyer father fiancé psychiatrist amusing playful frenetic courtroom paris new york city seduction duplicity engagement court decision relationships love temptation pursuit
A rich man asks a womanizing playboy to marry his daughter and make a grandson for him.
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Drama
USA
1956
96 Minutes
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.
Adventure
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Jeff Morrow Finlay Currie Kathleen Ryan Denis O'Dea Geoffrey Toone Hilton Edwards Harold Goldblatt Charles B. Fitzsimons Louise Studley
A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
Drama
USA
1963
115 Minutes
Rock Hudson Rod Taylor Mary Peach Leif Erickson Barry Sullivan Kevin McCarthy Henry Silva Leora Dana Robert Lansing Richard Anderson Richard LePore
commander colonel wife alcoholic best friend replacement tense melodramatic moving air force base california hospital training air force military life marital problems duty career vs. family quest discovery
During the Cold War, Air Force Colonel Jim Caldwell shapes up his Strategic Air Command B-52 wing to pass a nuclear war readiness test.
Action
USA
1953
87 Minutes
Rock Hudson Barbara Hale Anthony Quinn Richard Carlson Hugh O'Brian Russell Johnson Lee Marvin Ralph Moody Fay Roope James Best Don Gibson
native american chief childhood friend lieutenant major love interest powerful tense gripping melodramatic fort florida everglades battlefield interracial romance interracial conflict american indian wars wrongfully accused murder racism underdog
A cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.
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.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Rock Hudson Donna Reed Philip Carey Roberta Haynes Leo Gordon Lee Marvin Neville Brand Ray Thomas Bob Herron Phil Rawlins Forrest Lewis
confederate soldier rancher outlaw fiancée american indian mexican brutal gutsy spirited arizona territory stagecoach desert outdoors kidnapping rescue old west left for dead jealousy pursuit rescue
In Arizona, Frank Slayton's gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Ben Warren's fiancée, prompting Warren to pursue Slayton.
Comedy
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Carter Harrison
Rock Hudson Gina Lollobrigida Gig Young Edward Judd Howard St. John Nancy Kulp Peggy Rea
artist pr person boss executive friend amusing lighthearted playful london apartment office bedroom failing marriage protest unlikely romance reconciliation arrangement reputation discovery transformation
Carter meets Toni and impulsively marries her to find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later on the eve before their divorce they meet again and spend the night together.
Romance
USA
1957
150 Minutes
Rock Hudson Jennifer Jones Vittorio De Sica Alberto Sordi Mercedes McCambridge Elaine Stritch Oscar Homolka Kurt Kaszner
american nurse friend german soldier italian lieutenant emotional dark italy switzerland world war i romance pregnancy execution war injury tragic death love rescue escape 1910s
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Gregg Palmer Rex Reason Morris Ankrum Ian MacDonald Richard Cutting Joe Sawyer Robert Burton Eugene Iglesias Lance Fuller
chief brother geronimo military officer cavalryman beautiful woman melodramatic passionate rousing striking arizona village desert battlefield indian reservation frontier chief taza siblings war father/son relationship
When peacemaking Apache chief Cochise dies, the Chiricahua Apaches are torn between following Cochise's peace loving son Taza and following the warlike renegade Apache warrior Geronimo.
Fantasy
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Harun
Rock Hudson Piper Laurie Gene Evans Kathleen Hughes George Macready Steven Geray Edgar Barrier Dennis Weaver Anita Ekberg
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad and inspired from the Arabic fairy tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
Comedy
1964
120 Minutes
Rock Hudson Paula Prentiss Maria Perschy John McGiver Roscoe Karns Charlene Holt James Westerfield Norman Alden Forrest Lewis Regis Toomey Tyler McVey
fiancée salesman friend publicist fisherman boss madcap lighthearted amusing endearing san francisco department store outdoors lake deception competition fishing unlikely allies love triangle love
An all-talk tackle salesman (Rock Hudson) is forced by a PR woman (Paula Prentiss) to fish in a tournament.
Romance
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Agnes Moorehead Conrad Nagel Virginia Grey Gloria Talbott William Reynolds Jacqueline de Wit Charles Drake Leigh Snowden Donald Curtis
widow daughter neighbor love interest emotional melodramatic new england household older woman-younger man death deception television affair romance forbidden love 1950s
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Drama
USA
1956
201 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean Carroll Baker Jane Withers Chill Wills Mercedes McCambridge Dennis Hopper Sal Mineo Rod Taylor Earl Holliman
rancher wife wealthy man emotional passionate texas ranch competition family wealth oil business class distinctions rivalry forbidden love rise fall 1950s
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Agnes Moorehead Otto Kruger Gregg Palmer Sara Shane Paul Cavanagh Judy Nugent George Lynn Richard Cutting
playboy widow best friend mentor melodramatic mushy heartwarming tender hospital brightwood house new love accidental death repentance love transformation wretched excess sacrifice 1950s
A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process.
Western
USA
1969
119 Minutes
Col. James Langdon
John Wayne Rock Hudson Tony Aguilar Roman Gabriel Marian McCargo Lee Meriwether Merlin Olsen Melissa Newman Bruce Cabot Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Johnson
colonel confederate soldier native american mexican blacksmith engaging patriotic positive spirited mexico texas american civil war postwar america adoption tolerance second chance rivalry adventure 19th century
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
Romance
USA
1955
94 Minutes
Anne Baxter Rock Hudson Julie Adams Natalie Wood Betty Garde Carl Benton Reid William Hopper Barry Curtis Adrienne Marden
In early 1900s, an Oklahoma gambler-casino dealer teams-up with a saloon dancer and together they seek a new life in a Colorado mining town where their relationship and respectability are tested.
Adventure
UK
1953
90 Minutes
Gilliatt
Yvonne De Carlo Rock Hudson Maxwell Reed Denis O'Dea Michael Goodliffe Bryan Forbes Jacques B. Brunius Ivor Barnard Arthur Wontner Gérard Oury Larry Taylor
Gilliat,a fisherman/smuggler is in jail, and is offered a pardon, if he undertakes a mission to sail to France to rescue Douchette, an English agent, whose cover has been blown,and who has now been jailed. Gilliat accepts the challenge.
Western
USA
1952
91 Minutes
Trey Wilson
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Rock Hudson Julie Adams Lori Nelson Jay C. Flippen Stepin Fetchit Harry Morgan Chubby Johnson Howard Petrie Frances Bavier
guide thief farmer trader settler rousing suspenseful gritty oregon portland, ore. wagon train small town redemption betrayal outlaws responsibility scams rescue revenge 1840s
When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.
Western
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Neil Hammond
Robert Ryan Julie Adams Rock Hudson John McIntire Judith Braun Raymond Burr James Arness Frances Bavier Dennis Weaver Tom Powers Rodolfo Acosta
brother marshal cattle rustler rancher wife wild frenetic texas austin, texas mexico brotherhood bribery abduction loyalty lawlessness rivalry 1860s
Two brothers end up on opposite sides of the law in post-Civil War Texas.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Frank Stevenson
Robert Mitchum Ellen Burstyn Rock Hudson Fabio Testi Donald Pleasence Chelli Goldenberg Michal Bat-Adam Ori Levy Uri Gavriel Zachi Noy
An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.
Musical, Comedy
1952
89 Minutes
Dan Stebbins
Piper Laurie Charles Coburn Rock Hudson Gigi Perreau Lynn Bari William Reynolds Larry Gates Skip Homeier James Dean
heir millionaire wealthy man family first love lighthearted charming united states city money wealth inheritance family love first love discovery love rise 1920s
When a 1920s millionaire (Charles Coburn) tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady (Piper Laurie) and her boyfriend (Rock Hudson) feel the repercussions.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1980
105 Minutes
Jason Rudd
Angela Lansbury Elizabeth Taylor Edward Fox Rock Hudson Kim Novak Tony Curtis Geraldine Chaplin Wendy Morgan Charles Gray Pierce Brosnan Margaret Courtenay
movie star miss marple husband fan son aunt tense england village murder investigation jealousy nervous breakdown comeback death threat discovery mystery rivalry revenge 1950s
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Comedy
USA
1952
76 Minutes
Charles E. "Charlie" Jones
Ozzie Nelson Harriet Nelson Ricky Nelson David Nelson Rock Hudson Barbara Lawrence Sheldon Leonard Jim Backus Paul Harvey Gale Gordon Ann Doran
When Ozzie tries to get some publicity for an ad agency, David and Ricky get mixed up with gangsters.
Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Ted
Howard Duff Brian Donlevy Peggy Dow Lawrence Tierney Herman Brix Anne Vernon Charles Sherlock Rock Hudson Peggie Castle Joseph Pevney
Unscrupulous and opportunistic San Francisco news media photographer Jack Early steps-on and uses folks, to get ahead, but in the end he tangles with the wrong people.
Western
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Young Bull
James Stewart Shelley Winters Dan Duryea Stephen McNally Millard Mitchell Charles Drake John McIntire Will Geer Jay C. Flippen Rock Hudson John Alexander
sergeant cowboy sheriff prostitute outlaw tense spirited mountain saloon prairie dodge city, kan. cowboys robbery guns pursuit revenge rivalry 1890s
A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
Drama
USA
1951
97 Minutes
Arthur Kennedy Peggy Dow Julie Adams James Edwards Will Geer Minor Watson Jim Backus Joan Banks Nana Bryant Marjorie Crossland Richard Egan
military officer sergeant soldier young man fiancée african-american profound emotional battlefield north africa hospital american south philadelphia law office world war ii injury racism tolerance romance going home
After he gets blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery.