List of the best Tom Drake movies: Words and Music(1948), Faithful in My Fashion(1946), I'll Be Yours(1947), Warkill(1967), The Beginning or the End(1947), The Great Rupert(1950), Courage of Lassie(1946), Scene of the Crime(1949), Cass Timberlane(1947), The Cyclops(1957), Hills of Home(1948), Meet Me in St. Louis(1944) ... ...
Musical
USA
1948
119 Minutes
Richard Rodgers
Mickey Rooney Tom Drake June Allyson Perry Como Ann Sothern Betty Garrett Janet Leigh Marshall Thompson Jeanette Nolan Richard Quine Clinton Sundberg
lyricist composer actress singer best friend touching melodramatic hollywood, calif. broadway theater london new york city may-december romance alcohol songwriting friendship depression success rise fall love
Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Romance
USA
1946
81 Minutes
Donna Reed Tom Drake Edward Everett Horton Spring Byington Sig Ruman Harry Davenport Wm. "Bill" Phillips Margaret Hamilton Hobart Cavanaugh Warner Anderson Connie Gilchrist
sailor fiancée employee charming endearing quirky new york city department store apartment secret military love triangle deception world war ii love metamorphosis discovery 1940s
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge promotion where they used to work together - and has become engaged to another man.
Musical, Comedy
1947
93 Minutes
George Prescott
Louise Ginglebusher (Deanna Durbin) falls for a lawyer (Tom Drake) in New York but strings along a meat tycoon.
War
1967
103 Minutes
George Montgomery Tom Drake Conrad Parham Eddie Infante
A journalist (Tom Drake) watches a U.S. colonel (George Montgomery) and Filipino guerrillas smoke out Japanese soldiers.
Drama, History
USA
1947
112 Minutes
Matt Cochran
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Other, Comedy
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Peter `'Pete'` Dingle
Jimmy Durante Terry Moore Tom Drake Queenie Smith Frank Orth Jimmy Conlin Chick Chandler Sara Haden Hugh Sanders Don Beddoe
wife mother father vaudevillian landlord daughter amusing offbeat heartwarming new york city apartment attic christmas struggle family hard times vaudeville financial windfall mystery love
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Drama
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Sergeant Smitty
Elizabeth Taylor Frank Morgan Tom Drake Selena Royle Harry Davenport George Cleveland Catherine McLeod Morris Ankrum Arthur Walsh Mitchell Lewis Jane Green
dog teen girl lawyer dog trainer hero soldier uplifting inspiring emotional woods animal hospital pacific northwest lake courtroom accident reunion world war ii bravery dogs rescue
Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
Van Johnson Arlene Dahl Gloria DeHaven Tom Drake Leon Ames John McIntire Donald Woods Norman Lloyd
police detective wife killer stripper captain dark suspenseful tense los angeles police station household nightclub crime ring murder case investigation marital problems deception mystery pursuit revenge
While his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies.
Drama
USA
1947
119 Minutes
Jamie Wargate
Spencer Tracy Lana Turner Zachary Scott Tom Drake Mary Astor Albert Van Dekker Margaret Lindsay John Litel Mona Barrie Josephine Hutchinson Rose Hobart
judge wife lawyer emotional somber minnesota small town adultery forbidden love romance judicial system marriage illness rise fall 1940s
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass', Bradd Criley. ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
75 Minutes
Lee Brand
James Craig Gloria Talbott Lon Chaney Tom Drake Duncan Parkin Vicente Padula Marlene Kloss Manuel López
An expedition to Mexico finds and does battle with a mutated 25-foot man with one big eye.
Adventure
1948
97 Minutes
Tammas Milton
Edmund Gwenn Donald Crisp Janet Leigh Tom Drake Rhys Williams Reginald Owen Edmond Breon Alan Napier Hugh Green Lumsden Hare Eileen Erskine
dog doctor shepherd son uplifting endearing scotland edinburgh, scotland medicine rural life pets hydrophobia father/son relationship animals underdog growing up 20th century
A dedicated Scottish doctor tries to cure Lassie's water phobia while caring for patients throughout the glen.
Musical
USA
1944
113 Minutes
John Truett
Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien Leon Ames Lucille Bremer Tom Drake Mary Astor Marjorie Main June Lockhart Harry Davenport Joan Carroll Hugh Marlowe
sister mother father boy grandfather tailor airy charming spirited endearing heartwarming st. louis household love love triangle ball world's fair metamorphosis rivalry transformation
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Musical, Romance
1944
124 Minutes
Frank Miller
Van Johnson June Allyson Gloria DeHaven Jimmy Durante Tom Drake Henry Stephenson Henry O'Neill Ben Blue Frank Sully Donald Meek Lena Horne
singer sister wealthy man sailor vaudevillian amusing spectacular charming emotional nightclub apartment backstage canteen new york city warehouse world war ii home front sibling rivalry sister relationship love triangle
A sailor (Van Johnson) from a rich family meets a nightclub-singing sister act (June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven) in wartime New York.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
1974
90 Minutes
Duke Slate
Van Williams William Beaudine Bruce Lee Charles Bateman Walter Brooke Tom Drake Lloyd Gough Geoffrey Horne Mako Linda Gaye Scott
The crime fighter and sidekick Kato are the heroes of re-edited TV series episodes "The Hunters and the Hunted," "Invasion From Outer Space" and "The Preying Mantis."
Western
1958
80 Minutes
Jess Ryerson
Jock Mahoney Kim Hunter Tim Hovey Gene Evans Tom Drake William Campbell
detective rancher son bandit sheriff miner thrilling tense intricate wild west small town farm police work inheritance murder case mining unlikely allies mystery pursuit love
Following the murder of an old prospector, a detective sets out to locate his killer and the four heirs to his will.
Adventure
USA
1953
94 Minutes
Dr. Roy Darby
Fernando Lamas Arlene Dahl Patricia Medina Francis L. Sullivan Charles Korvin Tom Drake John Sutton Willard Parker Charles Evans Lester Matthews Roy Gordon
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Western
1966
83 Minutes
Joe Conners
Dana Andrews Jane Russell Lon Chaney John Agar Lyle Bettger Tom Drake Richard Arlen Robert Lowery Tracy Olsen
marshal townspeople brother brooding crafty passionate wild west small town cowboys frontier justice moral dilemma transformation discovery pursuit 1860s
An ex-gunfighter marshal (Dana Andrews) woos a saloonkeeper (Jane Russell) and defends an outlaw in a corrupt town.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
1973
82 Minutes
Dick Ridelander
Joe Turkel Steve Oliver Sean Kenney Kitty Vallacher Bill Barney Tom Drake Tanis Gallik Amy Thomson
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Abe McQuown
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Larry McFie
Richard Burton Barbara Rush Jack Carson Angie Dickinson James Dunn Henry Jones Tom Drake Frank Conroy Carl Benton Reid Patricia Crest William Hansen
doctor young man friend sick person nurse wife emotional somber small town doctor's office hospital new england rural community friendship mortality euthanasia guilt illness affair sacrifice
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. However, his friend wants to die because he is suffering so much ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Walter Robinson
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Eva Marie Saint Charles Bronson Robert Webber James Edwards Torin Thatcher Tom Drake Douglas Henderson Morgan Mason Dusty Cadis
artist illegitimate son minister headmaster teacher wife brooding melodramatic powerful passionate monterey, calif. boarding school church beach house guilt single mothers love triangle doomed romance infidelity mother/son relationship
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
Bobby Drake
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Musical
USA
1966
98 Minutes
Fitzpatrick
Debbie Reynolds Ricardo Montalban Greer Garson Agnes Moorehead Chad Everett Katharine Ross Juanita Moore Ricky Cordell Michael Pate Tom Drake Larry D. Mann
nun priest record producer young boy heartwarming inspiring belgium convent music performance religious vows faith fame discovery transformation 1960s
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Frank Morgan Roddy McDowall Peter Lawford Dame May Whitty C. Aubrey Smith Gladys Cooper Van Johnson John Warburton Jill Esmond
pretty woman father british soldier son colonel girlfriend melodramatic moving london hotel hospital romance world war i world war ii mother/son relationship loss love growing up sacrifice 1940s
A woman (Irene Dunne) from Oklahoma marries an English aristocrat (Alan Marshal) and raises a son between World War I and World War II.