List of the best Sam Jaffe movies: The Asphalt Jungle(1950), Lost Horizon(1937), The Scarlet Empress(1934), We Live Again(1934), The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951), Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971), The Accused(1948), Guns for San Sebastian(1968), I Can Get It for You Wholesale(1951), Gunga Din(1939), The Dunwich Horror(1970), Rope of Sand(1949) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Sam Jaffe Marilyn Monroe Louis Calhern Jean Hagen James Whitmore John McIntire Marc Lawrence Barry Kelley Anthony Caruso Teresa Celli
ex-convict waitress safecracker thief lawyer intricate tense united states city jewelry theft greed deception schemes murder fall temptation 1950s
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Adventure
USA
1937
132 Minutes
High Lama
Ronald Colman Jane Wyatt Sam Jaffe John Howard Edward Everett Horton Margo H.B. Warner Isabel Jewell Thomas Mitchell
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest transformation 1930s
When a wise diplomat's plane crashes in the snows of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.
Biography
USA
1934
104 Minutes
Grand Duke Peter
Marlene Dietrich John Lodge Sam Jaffe Phillip Sleeman Louise Dresser C. Aubrey Smith
noblewoman duke mother-in-law count husband ruler emotional spectacular tense germany russia palace marriage of convenience decadence catherine the great power struggle monarchy espionage rise forbidden love
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Drama
USA
1934
82 Minutes
Gregory Simonson
aristocrat servant noblewoman killer prisoner military officer moving suspenseful russia greenhouse moscow courtroom siberia train station lust illegitimate child prostitution class distinctions trial redemption
Nekhlyudov, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Michael Rennie Patricia Neal Hugh Marlowe Sam Jaffe Billy Gray Frances Bavier Lock Martin Frank Conroy Carleton Young Fay Roope Edith Evanson
alien robot scientist single mother son powerful inspiring engaging washington, d.c. earth cold war aliens morality discovery sacrifice 1950s
An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1971
117 Minutes
Bookman
Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Bruce Forsyth Reginald Owen Tessie O'Shea Arthur E. Gould-Porter Ben Wrigley Rick Traeger
child nazi witch con artist playful charming crafty england village imaginary world world war ii magic witchcraft childcare adventure growing up escape 1940s
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Dr. Romley
Loretta Young Bob Cummings Wendell Corey Sam Jaffe Douglas Dick Suzanne Dalbert George Spaulding Sara Allgood Mickey Knox Francis Pierlot Ann Doran
professor truck driver lawyer detective beautiful woman student dark gripping eerie suspenseful college courtroom beach cliff classroom psychology attempted rape investigation cover-up unlikely criminal
A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
Western
France|Italy|Mexico|USA
1968
111 Minutes
Father Joseph
Anthony Quinn Anjanette Comer Charles Bronson Sam Jaffe Silvia Pinal Jorge Martinez De Hoyos
outlaw priest townsperson indian gripping brooding spirited mexico village mountain redemption frontier justice culture clash unlikely hero underdog rescue 1740s
In 1743, outlaw Leon Alastray is hunted by the Spanish army but is given sanctuary by a priest in a village terrorized by marauding Yaqui Indians.
Drama
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Sam Cooper
Susan Hayward Dan Dailey George Sanders Sam Jaffe Randy Stuart Marvin Kaplan Harry von Zell Barbara Whiting Vicki Cummings Ross Elliot Richard Lane
model designer businessman partner salesman love interest melodramatic spirited new york city business fashion betrayal ambition deception regret quest wretched excess love 1950s
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
Adventure
USA
1939
117 Minutes
Gunga Din
Cary Grant Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Victor McLaglen Joan Fontaine Sam Jaffe Edward Ciannelli Montagu Love Abner Biberman Robert Coote
soldier military officer native guru henchman pretty woman confident inspiring india military base temple abduction racism military escape pursuit underdog 1880s
In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
Horror
USA
1970
90 Minutes
Old Whateley
Sandra Dee Dean Stockwell Ed Begley Lloyd Bochner Sam Jaffe Joanne Moore Jordan Donna Baccala
professor student mysterious man monster family patriarch eerie dark suspenseful massachusetts university library town cemetery house satanism supernatural hypnosis pregnancy insanity deformity
Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...
Adventure
USA
1949
104 Minutes
Dr. Francis Hunter
Burt Lancaster Paul Henreid Claude Rains Peter Lorre Corinne Calvet Sam Jaffe John Bromfield Mike Mazurki Kenny Washington Edmond Breon Josef Marais
A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.
Sci-Fi
USA
1980
104 Minutes
Dr. Hephaestus
Richard Thomas Robert Vaughn George Peppard Darlanne Fluegel Sybil Danning Sam Jaffe Morgan Woodward Steve Davis Jeff Corey Julia Duffy Marta Kristen
ruler cowboy truck driver engaging amazon outer space battle stars siege underdog
A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1959
203 Minutes
Simonides
Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd Haya Harareet Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Sam Jaffe Cathy O'Donnell
friend slave sister prince jesus emotional touching desert jerusalem judea revenge betrayal showdown freedom assassination escape revenge rise sacrifice 1st century
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
1946
95 Minutes
Mayor Gallimard
James Cagney Annabella Richard Conte Frank Latimore Walter Abel Melville Cooper Sam Jaffe Marcel Rousseau E.G. Marshall Blanche Yurka Peter von Zerneck
military officer secret agent spy soldier tense thrilling paris germany military base world war ii espionage murder pursuit mystery 1940s
A U.S. spy chief (James Cagney) spots a double agent (Richard Conte) and tracks him to Gestapo headquarters in France.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
97 Minutes
Brother Lilac Bailey
Zero Mostel Kim Novak Clint Walker Claude Akins Akim Tamiroff Larry Storch John Anderson Sam Jaffe Mako Elisha Cook Jr. Ruth Warrick
Three separate plans to rob a top-security bank in the western town of Friendly, Texas, circa 1880.