List of the best Ted de Corsia movies: The Enforcer(1951), Man in the Dark(1953), Oklahoma Territory(1960), Crime Wave(1954), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Noose for a Gunman(1960), New Mexico(1951), The Quick Gun(1964), The Lady From Shanghai(1948), Slightly Scarlet(1956), Captain Pirate(1953), Enchanted Island(1958) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Joseph Rico
Humphrey Bogart Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Roy Roberts Michael Tolan King Donovan Bob Steele Adelaide Klein Don Beddoe Tito Vuolo
district attorney crime boss henchman witness detective hit man brooding gritty dark gripping hotel prison insane asylum church apartment building city hired killers investigation murder case organized crime
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
70 Minutes
Lefty
Edmond O'Brien Audrey Totter Ted de Corsia Horace MacMahon Nick Dennis
ex-convict reformed criminal ex-girlfriend gang member amnesiac suspenseful tense melodramatic intricate los angeles amusement park prison bar memory loss reform brain surgery mysterious past hidden treasure deception mystery
Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
Western
1960
67 Minutes
Chief Buffalo Horn
Bill Williams Gloria Talbott Ted de Corsia Grant Richards Walter Sande X Brands Walter Baldwin Grandon Rhodes
district attorney native american tribal leader daughter judge prosecutor emotional powerful oklahoma small town courtroom plains indian reservation trial murder frame-up race relations justice romance mystery
A district attorney (Bill Williams) helps a Cherokee chief (Ted de Corsia) framed for murder by a railroad.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
74 Minutes
`'Doc'` Penny
Sterling Hayden Gene Nelson Phyllis Kirk Ted de Corsia Charles Bronson Jay Novello Nedrick Young James Bell Dub Taylor Gayle Kellogg Mack Chandler
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Warden Ben Rickey
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Western
USA
1960
90 Minutes
Jack Cantrell
Jim Davis Barton MacLane Lyn Thomas Ted de Corsia Walter Sande Harry Carey Jr. Lane Chandler John Hart Leo Gordon William Tannen Jan Arvan
gunslinger outlaw bandit tycoon fiancée marshal suspenseful thrilling wild west small town rock valley robbery wrongfully accused old west reputation pursuit revenge love 19th century
Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach robbery, and get even with the man who killed his brother.
Western
USA
1951
76 Minutes
Acoma
Lew Ayres Marilyn Maxwell Andy Devine Ted de Corsia Lloyd Corrigan Robert Hutton Raymond Burr Jeff Corey
cavalryman chief judge colonel dance hall girl abraham lincoln fiery unrestrained patriotic melodramatic new mexico territory hut battlefield desert american indian wars race relations moral dilemma retribution peace treaty harassment
A cavalry captain has great difficulty keeping the peace between his tyrannical colonel and an Indian chief bent on revenge.
Western
1964
87 Minutes
Spangler
Audie Murphy Merry Anders James Best Ted de Corsia Walter Sande Rex Holman Charles Meredith Frank Ferguson
man gunman bank robber bank robbers outlaw engaging thrilling gripping suspenseful brutal small town danger outlaws fight for justice fighting bank robbery adventure discovery pursuit rivalry
A banished gunfighter (Audie Murphy) returns to his sweetheart (Merry Anders) and helps his sheriff friend (James Best) face outlaws.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Sidney Broome
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Ted de Corsia Erskine Sanford Gus Schilling Carl Frank Louis Merrill Evelyn Ellis Harry Shannon
seaman wife attorney investigator cop femme fatale dark engaging suspenseful new york city yacht san francisco courtroom theater fun house murder deception betrayal love mystery
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Solly Caspar
John Payne Arlene Dahl Rhonda Fleming Kent Taylor Ted de Corsia Lance Fuller Frank Gerstle Buddy Baer George E. Stone Ellen Corby Roy Gordon
An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in-love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.
Adventure
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Capt. Easterling
Louis Hayward Patricia Medina John Sutton Charles Irwin Ted de Corsia Rex Evans Malú Gatica George Givot Robert McNeeley
physician fiancée sea captain pirate first mate military official spirited brash west indies ship cell port harbor piracy false accusations devotion impersonation duplicity murder quest
In 1690, pardoned pirate Captain Blood's quiet existence is shaken when the Crown re-arrests him on fresh piracy charges but the captain suspects he's being set-up.
Adventure
USA
1958
94 Minutes
Capt. Vangs
Dana Andrews Jane Powell Don Dubbins Arthur Shields Ted de Corsia Friedrich Ledebur Augustin Fernandez Francisco Reiguera
Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold.
Crime, Drama
1959
72 Minutes
Augie Martello
Cameron Mitchell Elaine Edwards Robert Strauss James Brown Ted de Corsia Grant Richards Richard Karlan Frank Gerstle Sidney Clute Louis Jean Heydt Steve Roberts
Comedy
1949
87 Minutes
Manager Jimmy Dolan
Ray Milland Jean Peters Paul Douglas Ed Begley Ted de Corsia Ray Collins Jessie Royce Landis Alan Hale Jr. Bill Murphy William E. Green Edward Keane
baseball pitcher baseball catcher chemist fiancée professor outlandish witty lighthearted st. louis chicago baseball field science gone awry baseball secret identity experiments serendipity sports transformation underdog love
A professor (Ray Milland) becomes a World Series pitcher with his secret formula for wood-repellent screwballs.
Drama
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Del Prince
Eleanor Parker Patricia Neal Ruth Roman Frank Lovejoy Leif Erickson Ted de Corsia Edmon Ryan Larry Keating Katharine Warren Arthur Franz Duncan Richardson
Three women who secretly gave their new-born sons up for adoption in 1945, wonder if the 5-year old survivor of a plane crash, named in the local newspapers, is their long-abandoned son.
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Sheriff Parker
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Big Frank
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Gigi Perreau Rusty Hamer Mary Wickes Ted de Corsia Ron Hargrave Sherry Alberoni Frank Wilcox Richard Reeves Paul Sorensen
Two goofballs try to run a beaten-down old amusement park.
Western
1956
80 Minutes
Dan Claudius
Jock Mahoney Martha Hyer Lyle Bettger David Janssen Grant Williams Ted de Corsia Harry Harvey Dayton Lummis Richard Cutting Bob Anderson John Maxwell
ex-girlfriend townspeople friend lawman horse enemy confident melodramatic sheriff's office small town ranch texas country road saloon love triangle relationships presumed dead broken engagement murder american civil war
A sheriff (Jock Mahoney) comes home gun-shy from the Civil War and finds his sweetheart (Martha Hyer) with his land-grabbing buddy (Lyle Bettger).
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Randy Kennan (as Ted DeCorsia)
Sterling Hayden Coleen Gray Vince Edwards Jay C. Flippen Marie Windsor Joe Sawyer Ted de Corsia Elisha Cook Jr. Timothy Agoglia Carey
criminal police officer wrestler sharpshooter wife bleak suspenseful gripping racetrack california airport robbery conspiracy betrayal horse racing police corruption pursuit fall 1950s
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five man team to plan and execute a daring race-track robbery.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
USA
1954
127 Minutes
Capt. Farragut
Kirk Douglas James Mason Paul Lukas Peter Lorre Robert Wilke Carleton Young Ted de Corsia Percy Helton
captain nemo scientist servant sailor thrilling engaging spectacular nautilus ship san francisco under the sea exploration expedition adventure escape 1860s
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Comedy
1962
84 Minutes
Patrolman
Jerry Lewis Joan O'Brien Zachary Scott Mae Questel Jesse White Jack Weston Ted de Corsia Barbara Pepper Milton Frome Del Moore Michael Ross
repairman elderly woman nephew lawyer love interest amusing madcap california estate family investigation missing persons schemes mistaken identity wealth mystery pursuit 1960s
A TV repairman becomes the sole heir to a fortune and the prey of those unscrupulous enough to relieve him of it.
Western
USA
1955
83 Minutes
"Frenchy" Lescaux
Robert Mitchum Jan Sterling Karen Sharpe Henry Hull Emile Meyer John Lupton Barbara Lawrence Ted de Corsia Leo Gordon James Westerfield Florenz Ames
marshal enforcer saloon madame gunslinger deputy love interest brooding confident thrilling american west sheridan city saloon gunfight law enforcement violence confrontation reconciliation adventure rescue transformation
When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Rocca
Mickey Rooney Carolyn Jones Cedric Hardwicke Leo Gordon Anthony Caruso Jack Elam John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
Adventure
USA
1956
111 Minutes
Kumlek
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
1957
126 Minutes
Georgie Parker
Frank Sinatra Mitzi Gaynor Jeanne Crain Eddie Albert Beverly Garland Jackie Coogan Ted de Corsia
singer comedian pianist mob boss lover wife brash inspiring nightclub chicago las vegas apartment street show business stand-up comedy prohibition organized crime alcoholism joe e. lewis transformation
Singer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) turns nightclub comic in 1920s Chicago, with a socialite (Jeanne Crain) and a dancer (Mitzi Gaynor) for company.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Harrigan
William Holden Edmond O'Brien Alexis Smith Tom Tully Ed Begley Dan Dayton Adele Longmire Ray Teal Ted de Corsia Don Porter Howard Freeman
prosecutor police officer mobster journalist father girlfriend brooding crafty emotional tense midwest courtroom house police station corruption love triangle investigation trial spying organized crime
Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
Drama, History
USA
1958
124 Minutes
Capt. Rumbo
Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Claire Bloom Charles Boyer Inger Stevens Henry Hull E.G. Marshall Lorne Greene Ted de Corsia Douglas Dumbrille Robert F. Simon
pirate andrew jackson governor daughter thrilling spirited airy patriotic new orleans island piracy unlikely hero war truce underdog rescue 1810s
During the war of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
Adventure
USA
1956
79 Minutes
Indian Chief Kowanen
Scott Brady Rita Gam Neville Brand Lori Nelson Allison Hayes John Hoyt Barbara Jo Allen Rhys Williams Ted de Corsia Mae Clarke John Hudson
artist mohawk woman land baron settler native american chief fiancée rousing tense thrilling emotional mohawk valley wilderness village fort battlefield land wars outsider cross-cultural romance art native americans
In 1700s New York, a Boston artist working in the remote Fort Alden is torn between his love for 2 women and thrown into the middle of a Mohawk-Iroquois-American war.
Fantasy
USA
1955
113 Minutes
Police subaltern
Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone Monty Woolley Sebastian Cabot Jay C. Flippen Mike Mazurki Jack Elam Ted de Corsia Julie Robinson
poet caliph thief wazir daughter cheeky intricate amusing baghdad market palace marriage poetry mistaken identity romance love escape ancient times
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Brian Donlevy Jean Wallace Robert Middleton Lee Van Cleef Earl Holliman Helen Walker Jay Adler John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
Western
1968
103 Minutes
Dean Martin Robert Mitchum Inger Stevens Roddy McDowall Katherine Justice John Anderson Ruth Springford Yaphet Kotto Denver Pyle Bill Fletcher Whit Bissell
preacher gambler unrestrained thrilling suspenseful sultry spirited gutsy wild west town gambling murder investigation cheating revenge pursuit 1880s
An 1880s gambler (Dean Martin) and preacher (Robert Mitchum) investigate killings stemming from a game of poker.
Drama
USA
1960
144 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Myrna Loy Ina Balin Leon Ames Elizabeth Allen Barbara Eden George Grizzard Patrick O'Neal Felix Aylmer Raymond Greenleaf
careerist socialite sweetheart financier magnate business partner melodramatic passionate fiery gripping new york city pennsylvania mansion bedroom park social climbing adultery scandal career vs. love ethics
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.