List of the best Shepard Menken movies: Killers From Space(1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas(1953), The Merry Widow(1952), The Benny Goodman Story(1955), The Great Caruso(1951) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1954
71 Minutes
Major Clift
Peter Graves James Seay Steve Pendleton Frank Gerstle John Frederick Barbara Bestar Shepard Menken Jack Daly Ron Kennedy Ben Welden Burt Wenland
An atomic scientist claims he was abducted by aliens after being injured in a plane crash.
Drama, History
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Nantaquas
Anthony Dexter Jody Lawrence Alan Hale Jr. Robert Clarke Stuart Randall James Seay Philip Van Zandt Shepard Menken Douglas Dumbrille Anthony Eustrel Henry Rowland
john smith beautiful woman friend brother king james i native american melodramatic tense somber touching jamestown, va. settlement court village england pocahontas marriage cross-cultural romance exploration culture clash
Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Biography
USA
1955
116 Minutes
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.
Biography
USA
1951
109 Minutes
Mario Lanza Ann Blyth Dorothy Kirsten Jarmila Novotna Richard Hageman Carl Benton Reid Eduard Franz Ludwig Donath Alan Napier Paul Javor Carl Milletaire
opera singer italian immigrant wife socialite uplifting inspiring naples, italy new york city opera house opera success performance romance immigration rise sacrifice love 1900s
This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso... See full summary »