List of the best Sammy Davis Jr. movies: A Man Called Adam(1966), Salt and Pepper(1968), Three Penny Opera(1962), Poor Devil(1972), One More Time(1970), Anna Lucasta(1958), Porgy and Bess(1959), Ocean's Eleven(1960), Sergeants 3(1962), Sweet Charity(1969), The Cannonball Run(1981), Cannonball Run II(1984) ... ...
Drama
USA
1966
102 Minutes
Adam Johnson
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
Comedy
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Executive Producer
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Michael Bates Ilona Rodgers John Le Mesurier Graham Stark Ernest Clark Jeanne Roland Robert Dorning Robertson Hare Geoffrey Lumsden
nightclub owner secret agent colonel singer madcap lighthearted london soho nightclub submarine barbershop cellar conspiracy swinging london atomic bomb blackmail government secrets discovery adventure 1960s
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and ... See full summary »
Musical, Drama
1962
124 Minutes
Ballad Singer
Sammy Davis Jr. Curt Jurgens June Ritchie Hildegarde Neff Marlene Warrlich Lino Ventura Gert Froebe Walter Giller Hans Hamacher Henning Schlüter Martin Berliner
Comedy
1972
97 Minutes
Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Klugman Christopher Lee Adam West Gino Conforti Emily Yancy Madlyn Rhue Alan Manson Ken Lynch Byron Webster Buddy Lester
Lucifer (Christopher Lee) sends an underworld loser (Sammy Davis Jr.) to lure a bookkeeper (Jack Klugman) to the bad place.
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Esther Anderson Maggie Wright Leslie Sands John Wood Sydney Arnold Edward Evans Percy Herbert Bill Maynard Dudley Sutton
owner partner twin criminal accomplice cop hilarious madcap london nightclub mansion funeral england countryside murder deception investigation smuggling diamond impersonation
London nightclub buddies Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Pepper (Peter Lawford) link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Danny Johnson
Eartha Kitt Sammy Davis Jr. Frederick O'Neal Henry Scott Rex Ingram Georgia Burke James Edwards Rosetta LeNoire Isabel Cooley Alvin Childress Claire Leyba
prostitute sailor father mother suitor brother-in-law melodramatic sultry fiery shocking los angeles san diego nightclub house university family dysfunction marrying for money reunion greed african-americans
A young woman struggling with a sordid past finds that her biggest enemy had larger demons than she did.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Sportin' Life
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Josh Howard
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Comedy, Western
USA
1962
113 Minutes
Jonah Williams
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Joey Bishop Henry Silva Ruta Kilmonis Buddy Lester Phillip Crosby Dennis Crosby Hank Henry
sergeant indian woman soldier amusing playful cool indian territory saloon village camaraderie old west racism battle escape love adventure 1870s
Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.
Musical
USA
1969
154 Minutes
Big Daddy Brubeck
Shirley MacLaine John McMartin Ricardo Montalban Sammy Davis Jr. Chita Rivera Paula Kelly Stubby Kaye Barbara Bouchet
dancer actor celebrity love interest engaging passionate new york city central park elevator romance optimism depression marriage song and dance bad luck love quest 1960s
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
Comedy
USA|Hong Kong
1981
95 Minutes
Morris Fenderbaum
Burt Reynolds Roger Moore Farrah Fawcett Dom DeLuise Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Elam Adrienne Barbeau Terry Bradshaw Jackie Chan Bert Convy
daredevil driver competitor rival friend police officer charming cheeky hilarious car bar hotel jail restaurant highway competition rivalry cross-country race driving cheating
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
Comedy
USA|Hong Kong
1984
108 Minutes
Morris Fenderbaum
Burt Reynolds Dom DeLuise Shirley MacLaine Marilu Henner Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Susan Anton Catherine Bach Ricardo Montalban Jim Nabors Charles Nelson Reilly
sheik doctor servant racer contestant friend hilarious frenetic wild united states road car truck cross-country race prize kidnapping chase organized crime competition pursuit
The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.