List of the best Tom Powers movies: Chinatown at Midnight(1949), Destination Moon(1950), Station West(1948), They Won't Believe Me(1947), The Blue Dahlia(1946), Double Indemnity(1944), Right Cross(1950), The Strip(1951), Angel and the Badman(1947), The Last Posse(1953), Denver & Rio Grande(1952), Mexican Hayride(1948) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
67 Minutes
Capt. Howard Brown
In San Francisco's Chinatown, a Chinese-speaking Caucasian criminal robs an antiquities shop and murders the owners, leaving the police with one clue, the killer's voice heard on the phone by a switchboard-operator.
Sci-Fi
1950
91 Minutes
General Thayer
John Archer Warner Anderson Tom Powers Dick Wesson Erin O'Brien-Moore Ted Warde
astronaut scientist general wife industrialist confident gripping uplifting mojave desert outer space moon spaceship space travel space race research daunting task stranded adventure rivalry sacrifice
Astronauts (John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers) land their rocket on the moon but must lessen the load a lot in order to get back.
Western
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Captain George Iles
Dick Powell Jane Greer Agnes Moorehead Burl Ives Tom Powers Gordon Oliver Steve Brodie Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Raymond Burr Regis Toomey Olin Howland
secret agent captain mine owner financier lawyer partner gritty dark saloon outpost mine hotel stagecoach mill undercover operations theft gold murder business romance
When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers.
Crime, Drama
1947
95 Minutes
Trenton
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
96 Minutes
Capt. Hendrickson
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake William Bendix Howard da Silva Doris Dowling Tom Powers Hugh Beaumont Howard Freeman Don Costello Will Wright Frank Faylen
naval officer wife nightclub owner friend detective brooding gritty suspenseful hollywood, calif. ranch infidelity murder mystery secret betrayal love mystery revenge 1940s
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Mr. Dietrichson
Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Porter Hall Fortunio Bonanova Jean Heather Tom Powers Byron Barr Richard Gaines John Philliber
insurance salesman femme fatale investigator daughter melodramatic sultry tense america household los angeles train murder deception affair mystery fall 1930s
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.
Drama
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Tom Balford
June Allyson Dick Powell Ricardo Montalban Lionel Barrymore Teresa Celli Barry Kelley Tom Powers Mimi Aguglia
boxer manager sports reporter sister mother mexican-american somber emotional melodramatic boxing ring house locker room mexican-americans boxing opposites attract bigotry failing career love triangle transformation love
Two boxing promoters compete to sign-up Mexican-American prizefighter Johnny Monterez who, despite his talent, is ashamed of his heritage and boxes on borrowed time due to a permanent hand injury.
Musical
UK
1951
85 Minutes
Detective Lt. Bonnabel
Mickey Rooney Sally Forrest William Demarest James Craig Kay Brown Tommy Rettig Tom Powers Jonathan Cott Tommy Farrell
A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
Western
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Dr. Mangram
John Wayne Gail Russell Harry Carey Irene Rich Bruce Cabot Lee Dixon Stephen Grant Tom Powers Paul Hurst Olin Howland John Halloran
cowboy woman outlaw lawman family doctor passionate suspenseful wild west saloon countryside bedroom guns young love deception showdown love rivalry 1800s
Quirt Evans, an all round bad guy, is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth, a Quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose between his world and the world Penelope lives in.
Western
USA
1953
73 Minutes
Frank White
Broderick Crawford John Derek Charles Bickford Wanda Hendrix Warner Anderson Henry Hull Will Wright Tom Powers
sheriff drunk cattle rancher bandit deputy family member brooding tense suspenseful range saloon wild west cattle rustling robbery posse revenge murder old west escape underdog
When a disgruntled rancher and his sons rob at gun-point a rival rancher, the town forms a posse to go after the culprits but the ensuing events are muddled by unclear facts, false testimony, old scores, secrets, murder and stolen money.
Western
1952
90 Minutes
Sloan
Edmond O'Brien Sterling Hayden Dean Jagger Kasey Rogers Lyle Bettger J. Carrol Naish ZaSu Pitts Tom Powers Robert Barrat Paul Fix Don Haggerty
railroad engineer railroad worker robber brash confident engaging fiery gritty gutsy wild colorado railroad railroad construction rivalry cover-up rivalry revenge 1870s
To build the first railroad across the Rockies, the survey engineer (Edmond O'Brien) for the D&RG races his CC&SJ rival (Sterling Hayden).
Comedy
1948
77 Minutes
Plainclothesman Ed Mason
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Virginia Grey John Hubbard Luba Malina Pedro de Cordoba Fritz Feld Tom Powers Pat Costello Frank Fenton Chris-Pin Martin
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
108 Minutes
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Lizabeth Scott Carmen Miranda George Dolenz Dorothy Malone William Ching Paul Marion Jack Lambert Tom Powers Tony Barr
busboy nightclub employee singer lawyer mobster love interest cheeky amusing nightclub hotel cruise ship cuba castle island ghosts murder mobsters deception haunted houses mistaken identity
Fleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.
Western
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Frank Tarleton
Robert Ryan Julie Adams Rock Hudson John McIntire Judith Braun Raymond Burr James Arness Frances Bavier Dennis Weaver Tom Powers Rodolfo Acosta
brother marshal cattle rustler rancher wife wild frenetic texas austin, texas mexico brotherhood bribery abduction loyalty lawlessness rivalry 1860s
Two brothers end up on opposite sides of the law in post-Civil War Texas.
Drama, History
USA
1953
121 Minutes
Marlon Brando James Mason John Gielgud Louis Calhern Edmond O'Brien Greer Garson Deborah Kerr George Macready Michael Pate Richard Hale Alan Napier
brutus mark antony julius caesar assassin emotional fiery passionate patriotic ancient rome assassination politics war fall revenge ancient rome
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Adventure
USA
1946
98 Minutes
Alan Ladd Brian Donlevy William Bendix Barry Fitzgerald Howard da Silva Esther Fernández Albert Van Dekker Luis Van Rooten Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ray Collins
The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his fathers ships when he is unwillingly pressganged aboard.
Drama
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Gary Merrill Bette Davis Shelley Winters Michael Rennie Keenan Wynn Evelyn Varden Warren Stevens Beatrice Straight Ted Donaldson Craig Stevens Helen Westcott
lawyer actress doctor salesman wife moving engaging sad powerful iowa airport accidental death plane crash friendship commitment surprise visit discovery transformation 1950s
While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Dick Powell Paula Raymond Adolphe Menjou Marshall Thompson Ruby Dee Will Geer Richard Rober Florence Bates Victor Kilian Katharine Warren Leif Erickson
assassin detective sister slave abraham lincoln criminal suspenseful thrilling train baltimore new york city assassination presidency murder plot police work conspiracy crime pursuit underdog 1860s
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.