List of the best Susan Hayward movies: The Lusty Men(1952), I Want to Live!(1958), Back Street(1961), Deadline at Dawn(1946), I Can Get It for You Wholesale(1951), Stolen Hours(1963), Tulsa(1949), Woman Obsessed(1959), I Thank a Fool(1962), White Witch Doctor(1953), Thunder in the Sun(1959), Top Secret Affair(1957) ... ...
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Louise Merritt
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Biography
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Susan Hayward Simon Oakland Virginia Vincent Theodore Bikel Wesley Lau Philip Coolidge James Philbrook Joe De Santis
petty criminal journalist thief attorney psychologist raw tense cheeky emotional san francisco los angeles san quentin federal penitentiary crime death row court battles morality murder journalism fall wretched excess
A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.
Drama
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Susan Hayward John Gavin Vera Miles Charles Drake Virginia Grey Reginald Gardiner Tammy Marihugh Robert Eyer Natalie Schafer Doreen McLean Alex Gerry
In Lincoln, the ambitious aspirant-designer Rae Smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the Marine Paul Saxon. They immediately fall in love with ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Susan Hayward Paul Lukas Bill Williams Joseph Calleia Osa Massen Lola Lane Jerome Cowan Marvin Miller Roman Bohnen Steven Geray Joe Sawyer
When a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.
Drama
USA
1951
91 Minutes
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.
Drama
UK|USA
1963
100 Minutes
Susan Hayward Michael Craig Diane Baker Edward Judd Paul Rogers Robert Bacon Paul Stassino Jerry Desmonde Ellen McIntosh Gwen Nelson
heiress doctor sister ex-lover party girl melodramatic fiery passionate tender english countryside mansion cornwall, england coast hospital terminal illness living it up english society denial acceptance settling down
Mike, a famed racing driver and an old flame of hers, is worried that Laura may be ill. Tricking her into a doctor's examination, she discovers she is; a brain operation to remove a tumor ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1949
90 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Preston Pedro Armendáriz Harry Shannon Ed Begley Jimmy Conlin Paul E. Burns Lloyd Gough Roland Jack Chief Yowlachie Pierre Watkin
rancher oil baron daughter emotional powerful oklahoma oil field ranch revenge death oil betrayal wealth greed fall rise rivalry 1940s
In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.
Adventure
USA
1959
102 Minutes
Susan Hayward Stephen Boyd Barbara Nichols Dennis Holmes Theodore Bikel Ken Scott James Philbrook Florence MacMichael
widow farmhand son store clerk doctor moving melodramatic wilderness small town ranch canada mother/son relationship remarriage family dysfunction domestic violence second chance pregnancy love transformation growing up
On a farm in the Canadian North-West, a young widow becomes the source of a jealous rivalry between her little son and her new husband.
Drama
UK
1962
100 Minutes
Christine Allison
Susan Hayward Peter Finch Diane Cilento Cyril Cusack Kieron Moore Athene Seyler Richard Wattis Brenda De Banzie Miriam Karlin Laurence Naismith
doctor husband prosecutor father wife ex-convict tense engaging emotional ireland country house courtroom euthanasia mental breakdown new life family history accidental death deception discovery quest
After prosecuting a doctor for mercy killing, a district-attorney hires the same doctor to care for his mentally ill wife.
Adventure
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Walter Slezak Elzie Emanuel Timothy Agoglia Carey Otis Greene Mashood Ajala Joseph C. Narcisse
In 1907, a nurse arrives in the Belgian Congo to work for a missionary doctor but meets a grumpy animal hunter who secretly plans to search for gold in the dangerous Bakuba tribal region.
Western
USA
1959
81 Minutes
Susan Hayward Jeff Chandler Jacques Bergerac Blanche Yurka Carl Esmond Fortunio Bonanova Bertrand Castelli Veda Ann Borg Pedro de Córdoba Felix Locher
immigrant homesteader winemaker farmer native american warrior scout gripping melodramatic suspenseful wagon train mountain wild west missouri california old west pioneering love triangle native americans immigrants journey
1850 adventure story of the Basque immigrants on their way to California, their struggle with the Indians, and the development of a complicated love triangle.
Comedy
1957
100 Minutes
Susan Hayward Kirk Douglas Paul Stewart Jim Backus John Cromwell Michael Fox Frank Gerstle Roland Winters Arthur E. Gould-Porter Charles Lane Edna Holland
A publisher (Susan Hayward) uses her magazine and charm to derail a general (Kirk Douglas) on the Washington fast track.
Drama
1947
103 Minutes
Angelica "Angie", "Angel" Evans Conway
Susan Hayward Lee Bowman Marsha Hunt Eddie Albert Carl Esmond Carleton Young Charles D. Brown Janet Murdoch Sharyn Payne Robert Shayne
singer songwriter secretary daughter agent pianist emotional melodramatic nightclub radio station hospital hotel apartment alcoholism custody kidnapping marital problems fall transformation wretched excess
A nightclub singer (Susan Hayward) turns alcoholic after quitting her career to marry a rising singer (Lee Bowman).
Drama
1961
109 Minutes
Ada Gillis
Susan Hayward Dean Martin Wilfrid Hyde-White Martin Balsam Ralph Meeker Frank Maxwell Connie Sawyer Ford Rainey Charles Watts Larry Gates Robert S. Simon
politician wife governor prostitute political consultant emotional spirited united states the south politics ambition secret marriage manipulation rise underdog discovery 1960s
A sharecropper's daughter (Susan Hayward) of dubious repute helps her husband the governor (Dean Martin) clean up corruption.
Drama
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Susan Hayward Richard Conte Luther Adler Paul Valentine Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Debra Paget Hope Emerson Esther Minciotti Diana Douglas Tito Vuolo
brother father wife fiancée ex-convict dark emotional tense new york city shady dealings family feud brotherhood father/son relationship crime revenge rivalry fall 1940s
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
Drama
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Eloise Winters
Dana Andrews Susan Hayward Kent Smith Lois Wheeler Jessie Royce Landis Robert Keith Gigi Perreau Karin Booth Todd Karns Philip Pine Martha Mears
old friend wife alcoholic daughter old flame mother bleak melodramatic brooding new york city party house connecticut first love divorce world war ii loveless marriage mother/daughter relationship friendship sacrifice
After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1967
131 Minutes
Rex Harrison Susan Hayward Cliff Robertson Capucine Edie Adams Maggie Smith Adolfo Celi Herschel Bernardi
millionaire wealthy woman princess actress actor nurse amusing intricate venice, italy household murder investigation schemes wealth practical jokes mystery 1960s
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Romance
USA
1947
88 Minutes
Tina Bordereau
publisher elderly person great-niece poet priest lover melodramatic uneasy new york city office venice, italy bedroom publishing schizophrenia blindness deception fire love letters quest transformation
An publisher insinuates himself into the mouldering mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his lost love letters.
Drama
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Susan Hayward John Payne Audrey Totter Harry Morgan Harry von Zell Cara Williams Chill Wills Heather Angel
writer wife theatrical producer singer ex-wife intense uneasy brash new york city hospital apartment nightclub beach hollywood, calif. show business egoism writing marriage singing drinking
In order to get his way, New York producer Matt Saxon manipulates and controls everyone around him but his latest protégé, novelist Eric Busch, finally stands-up to him.
Adventure
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Leah Fuller
Gary Cooper Susan Hayward Richard Widmark Hugh Marlowe Cameron Mitchell Rita Moreno Víctor Manuel Manuel Mendoza Fernando Wagner
gunslinger pretty woman husband engaging mexico showdown dangerous assignment adventure rescue quest 19th century
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband trapped in a cave in Apache territory.
Drama, History
USA
1954
101 Minutes
Messalina
Victor Mature Susan Hayward Michael Rennie Debra Paget Anne Bancroft Jay Robinson Barry Jones William Marshall Richard Egan Ernest Borgnine Charles Evans
emperor soldier gladiator roman apostle melodramatic emotional intense suspenseful powerful ancient rome arena palace street city home christianity religion faith showdown
In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.
War
USA
1944
100 Minutes
John Wayne Susan Hayward Dennis O'Keefe William Frawley Leonid Kinskey J.M. Kerrigan Grant Withers Paul Fix Ben Welden William Forrest Addison Richards
construction worker soldier coworker marine enemy doctor heartwarming patriotic japan military base island construction war jealousy instincts invasion love triangle quest rescue rivalry
During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
68 Minutes
Albert Van Dekker Susan Hayward Frances Farmer Harry Carey Gordon Jones Jean Phillips Ernest Whitman Maude Eburne Frank M. Thomas Harlan Briggs Archie Twitchell
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
Drama
USA
1944
90 Minutes
Mildred Douglas
William Bendix Susan Hayward John Loder Dorothy Comingore Roman Bohnen Tom Fadden Alan Napier Charles Cane
socialite engineer laborer beautiful woman tender uneasy dark ship new york city forbidden love class conflict working class loneliness identity self-esteem forbidden love quest 1940s
During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship's head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York.
Adventure
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Helen
Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Hildegarde Neff Leo G. Carroll Torin Thatcher Ava Norring Helene Stanley Marcel Dalio Vicente Gomez Richard Allan
writer wife countess traveler uncle emotional intense passionate profound tanzania, africa paris spain united states mountain life mortality the past marriage memory adventure
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
Western
Mexico|USA
1972
112 Minutes
William Holden Susan Hayward Ernest Borgnine Woody Strode Roger Hanin Reinhard Kolldehoff Jorge Luke Arthur Hunnicutt Warren Vanders Larry Pennell John Kelly
rancher outlaw convict gripping moving thrilling wild west ranch rural community posse vigilantism cowboys ranching escape pursuit quest 19th century
When a rancher's family is massacred by a gang of outlaws, he assembles a mean team of convicts as his posse to pursue the killers.
Drama, History
USA
1951
116 Minutes
Bathsheba
Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Raymond Massey Kieron Moore James Robertson Justice Jayne Meadows John Sutton Dennis Hoey Walter Talun Paula Morgan Francis X. Bushman
king beautiful woman prophet monster passionate powerful israel royal court adultery royalty religion forbidden love transformation 10th century b.c.
After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Drama
USA
1939
89 Minutes
Judith Schofield
Bob Burns Susan Hayward Gene Lockhart Joseph Allen Jr. Elizabeth Patterson Charles Bickford Otto Hoffman Clarence Kolb Paul Guilfoyle Fay Helm Kathleen Lockhart
Lem Schofield practices law in a formerly small-town that has grown to be an industrialized big city, He bases his ideals on the examples set by Abraham Lincoln and never waivers in them ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1956
111 Minutes
John Wayne Susan Hayward Pedro Armendáriz Agnes Moorehead Thomas Gomez John Hoyt William Conrad Ted de Corsia Leslie Bradley Lee Van Cleef Peter Mamakos
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
Biography
1943
92 Minutes
Charmian Kittredge
Michael O'Shea Susan Hayward Frank Craven Osa Massen Harry Davenport Virginia Mayo Ralph Morgan Louise Beavers Jonathan Hale Leonard Strong
author wife prospector sailor hobo publisher engaging fascinating spectacular yukon san francisco alaska new york city japan lifestyle changes marriage social activism war imperialism jack london
The writer (Michael O'Shea) joins the Alaskan gold rush, goes to sea, finds a wife (Susan Hayward) and covers the Russo-Japanese War.
Crime, Drama
1947
95 Minutes
Verna Carlson
Robert Young Susan Hayward Jane Greer Rita Johnson Tom Powers George Tyne Don Beddoe Frank Ferguson Harry Harvey Wilton Graff Janet Shaw
defendant wife girlfriend mistress police officer crafty intricate shocking dark courtroom ranch los angeles trial murder mistaken identity infidelity marrying for money temptation fall wretched excess
A stockbroker (Robert Young) tells the court how his rich wife and one of two girlfriends (Susan Hayward, Jane Greer) died.
Adventure
1955
111 Minutes
Katie O'Neill Kildare
Tyrone Power Susan Hayward Richard Egan John Justin Agnes Moorehead Rita Moreno Hope Emerson Brad Dexter Henry O'Neill Paul Thompson
settler farmer horse trader irishwoman native warrior melodramatic spirited moving intense ireland south africa ranch jungle romance journey emigration famine struggle adventure
A Boer leader (Tyrone Power) loves an Irishwoman (Susan Hayward) on a trek through Zulu country in 19th-century South Africa.
Western
USA
1946
92 Minutes
Lucy Overmire
Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward Patricia Roc Ward Bond Andy Devine Rose Hobart Halliwell Hobbes Lloyd Bridges Stanley Ridges Dorothy Peterson
shop owner fiancée banker gambler best friend love interest spirited wild powerful oregon saloon frontier general store cabin portland, ore. romantic dilemma love triangle old west frontier life crime
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
Drama
USA
1944
86 Minutes
Janice Blair
Loretta Young Alan Ladd Susan Hayward Barry Sullivan Beulah Bondi Cecil Kellaway Helen Mack Anthony Caruso Grant Mitchell Jonathan Hale George Carleton
A wealthy woman who lost her hearing to meningitis meets a doctor who is concocting a serum that will cure deafness.
Drama
USA
1941
81 Minutes
Hester Stoddard
Ingrid Bergman Warner Baxter Susan Hayward Fay Wray Richard Denning Johnny Downs June Lockhart
wealthy man widower governess son wife emotional melodramatic united states household family romance love separation schemes world war i growing up rise 1910s
A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1942
87 Minutes
Tana 'Butch' Mason
Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Susan Hayward Lynne Overman Albert Van Dekker Eugene Pallette Regis Toomey Rod Cameron Clem Bevans James Brown Chester Clute
"Mark's Priory". the family seat of the Lebanons, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, secretary and niece of Lady Lebanon. The strange behavior of two sinister butlers, Gilder and Brooks, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1960
98 Minutes
Content Delville
James Mason Julie Newmeyer Susan Hayward Robert Paige June Clayworth Joe Kirkwood Jr. Mary Patton Trax Colton Everett Glass Ben Astar
A Swedish woman wants her American host to father her baby.
Fantasy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
Estelle Masterson
Fredric March Veronica Lake Robert Benchley Susan Hayward Cecil Kellaway Elizabeth Patterson Robert Warwick Eily Malyon Nora Cecil Emory Parnell Aldrich Bowker
witch puritan fiancée politician doctor socialite melodramatic amusing charming lighthearted salem, massachusetts jail inn witchcraft love triangle magic revenge curse love transformation
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Isobel Rivers
Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish Albert Van Dekker Broderick Crawford Charles Barton James Stephenson Heather Thatcher
brother soldier sergeant mercenary suspenseful inspiring england desert robbery war escape mutiny money escape adventure rise fall rivalry 1930s
Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
Comedy
USA
1943
83 Minutes
Kate Benson
William Holden Eddie Bracken Barbara Britton Martha O'Driscoll Susan Hayward James Brown Robert Benchley Mabel Paige
For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1942
124 Minutes
Cousin Drusilla Alston
Ray Milland John Wayne Paulette Goddard Raymond Massey Robert Preston Susan Hayward Charles Bickford Hedda Hopper Louise Beavers Martha O'Driscoll Lynne Overman
ship captain shipwreck survivor lawyer villain spirited atlantic ocean north carolina florida keys ship office shipwreck shipping insurance love triangle piracy rivalry love adventure 1840s
Florida ship salvager, Loxi, falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor, and eventually leads to tragedy.
Drama
USA
1967
123 Minutes
Barbara Parkins Patty Duke Sharon Tate Paul Burke Tony Scotti Martin Milner Charles Drake Alex Davion Lee Grant Naomi Stevens Robert H. Harris
secretary singer actress attorney husband sister melodramatic fiery unrestrained new england new york city law office stage studio broadway friendship addiction marriage drug addiction suicide
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.