List of the best Van Johnson movies: Battleground(1949), 23 Paces to Baker Street(1956), Invitation(1952), Go for Broke!(1951), Scene of the Crime(1949), Thrill of a Romance(1945), The Bottom of the Bottle(1956), The Bride Goes Wild(1948), High Barbaree(1947), Washington Story(1952), The Enemy General(1960), Action of the Tiger(1957) ... ...
7.4/10
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
Holley
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
103 Minutes
Van Johnson Vera Miles Cecil Parker Patricia Laffan Maurice Denham Estelle Winwood
playwright blind person police officer kidnapper secretary ex-wife suspenseful thrilling london bar street river phone booth blindness unlikely hero vigilantism investigation kidnapping mystery underdog
A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1952
84 Minutes
Daniel I. `'Dan'` Pierce
daughter millionaire suitor maid ex-girlfriend sad amusing emotional mansion illness love father/daughter relationship deception temptation transformation 1950s
Always believing she had a happy marriage, a young wife's trust in her husband is shaken when she discovers that her father had paid him to marry her.
6.7/10
War
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Lt. Michael Grayson
Van Johnson Gianna Maria Canale Warner Anderson Lane Nakano Henry Nakamura George Miki Henry Oyasato Don Haggerty Dan Riss
japanese-american lieutenant soldier engaging emotional patriotic mississippi italy world war ii training courage bigotry transformation sacrifice rise 1940s
The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Mike Conovan
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.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1945
104 Minutes
Major Thomas Milvaine
Van Johnson Esther Williams Lauritz Melchior Frances Gifford Henry Travers Spring Byington Carleton G. Young Helene Stanley Donald Curtis Billy House Ethel Griffies
swimming instructor businessman war hero opera singer hotel manager husband lighthearted charming sierra nevada mountains resort wilderness los angeles swimming pool love triangle marrying for money honeymoon newlyweds romance forbidden love adventure
A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1956
88 Minutes
Van Johnson Joseph Cotten Ruth Roman Jack Carson Margaret Hayes Herman Brix Brad Dexter Peggy Knudsen
escaped convict brother wife friend farmer husband tense touching intense arizona ranch party river brotherhood poverty secret identity unhappy marriage alcoholism self-defense escape
In the border town of Nogales, Arizona, a wealthy attorney and rancher is solicited by his escaped convict brother in aiding him to cross the border into Mexico where his wife and children are living in poverty.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Van Johnson June Allyson Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Hume Cronyn Una Merkel Arlene Dahl Richard Derr Lloyd Corrigan Elisabeth Risdon Clara Blandick Kathleen Howard
author illustrator juvenile delinquent publisher widower orphan amusing charming melodramatic new york city office duplicity identity romance alcoholism schemes wretched excess love rivalry 1940s
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won... See full summary »
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1947
91 Minutes
Alec Brooke
Van Johnson June Allyson Thomas Mitchell Marilyn Maxwell Henry Hull Claude Jarman Jr. Cameron Mitchell Geraldine Wall Barbara Brown Chill Wills Paul Harvey
Van Johnson is a navy pilot in WWII, who has been shot down in the Pacific on a bombing mission. He and a wounded comrade are the only survivors of the mission and are lost at sea. As they ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Joseph T. Gresham
Van Johnson Patricia Neal Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Philip Ober Patricia Collinge Moroni Olsen
congressman columnist journalist lobbyist secretary boss emotional patriotic rousing positive washington, d.c. newsroom capitol building massachusetts restaurant politics journalism corruption idealism unlikely romance
Joe Gresham is a hard-working but reticent congressman from Massachusetts. Reporter Alice Kingsley arrives in Washington, DC hired by Gilbert Nunnally, a tabloid columnist and cynic who ... See full summary »
5.6/10
War
USA
1960
74 Minutes
Allan Lemaire
Van Johnson Jean-Pierre Aumont Dany Carrel
government agent war criminal nazi general sergeant resistance fighter tense suspenseful intense engaging thrilling patriotic france ambush secret identity war crimes world war ii counterespionage resistance fighters escape
An American OSS agent and the French underground attempt to rescue a Nazi general, who is awaiting execution by the Germans, and help him escape to London.
5.1/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1957
91 Minutes
Carson
Van Johnson Martine Carol Herbert Lom Anna Gerber Sean Connery
Carson is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy, a French woman who wants him to help rescue her brother from Albania where he is being held as a political prisoner.
Musical, Romance
1944
124 Minutes
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.
Musical
1957
87 Minutes
Pied Piper, Truson
Van Johnson Kay Starr Claude Rains Jim Backus Doodles Weaver Lori Nelson
the pied piper young boy mayor daughter fiancé king amusing spirited heartwarming hamelin countryside town hall mountain small town small-town life child labor government ineptitude compassion magic deception
A medieval piper (Van Johnson) leads away a town's rats, then, failing payment, leads away its children.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Judy Garland Van Johnson S.Z. Sakall Spring Byington Clinton Sundberg Buster Keaton
salesman salesgirl pen pal shopkeeper nephew love interest charming playful chicago music store restaurant post office secret love letters music mistaken identity love transformation 1900s
In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
6.8/10
Musical
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Gene Kelly Van Johnson Cyd Charisse Elaine Stewart Barry Jones Hugh Laing Albert Sharpe Virginia Bosler Jimmy Thompson Tudor Owen Owen McGivney
good guy love interest friend villager heartwarming mushy scotland mountain village love fable magic loss enchantment love 1950s
Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1950
98 Minutes
Dick Layne
Esther Williams Van Johnson John Lund Paula Raymond Clinton Sundberg Connie Haines Mel Torme Amanda Blake Tommy Farrell Sig Arno Dick Simmons
secretary dancer playboy band leader boss charming emotional amusing chicago sun valley, idaho office dance hall set-up roommates workplace romance love triangle misunderstanding dancing competition love pursuit
Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in and devises a plan. Chris ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
UK|USA
1955
106 Minutes
Deborah Kerr Van Johnson John Mills Peter Cushing Michael Goodliffe Stephen Murray Charles Goldner Nora Swinburne
writer wife priest detective lover husband melodramatic suspenseful family home inn apartment london adultery god love triangle world war ii disillusionment bombing forbidden love sacrifice
In WW2 London, a writer falls in-love with the wife of a British civil servant but both men suspect her of infidelity with yet another man.
6.3/10
Romance
USA
1949
81 Minutes
Professor Richard Michaels
Loretta Young Van Johnson Rudy Vallee Barbara Lawrence Bob Arthur Betty Lynn Griff Barnett Kathleen Hughes
college student widow lawyer professor dean daughter amusing campy spirited college new york city mother/daughter relationship romance campus life money family love rivalry growing up 1940s
In order to afford her daughter's college tuition, a woman enrolls herself at the same school aided by a rare large bursary but they both fall in-love with the same cute English professor.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Eric Wainwright
Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their big break. One of them is Cynthia Potter (June Allyson), a talented pianist... See full summary »
6.2/10
Romance
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Jane Wyman Van Johnson Howard Keel Barry Sullivan Phyllis Kirk Anne Sargent Jeff Donnell Herbert Heyes Robert Sherwood Don McGuire Barbara Billingsley
bartender ad executive pilot stewardess love interest young woman lighthearted playful airy amusing airplane airport house bar office dating career love relationships romantic dilemma
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Romance
USA
1950
82 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Percy Waram Fay Holden Leon Ames Edgar Buchanan Selena Royle Gene Lockhart Rosemary DeCamp Philip Ahn Gordon Richards
lawyer alcoholic psychoanalyst judge prosecutor tenant lighthearted charming new york city courtroom party alcoholism psychosomatic illness court battles eviction romance love transformation 1950s
A law school graduate is hired by a top law firm, but hides from them a secret about a problem he has. He is so allergic to alcohol that one whiff of it and he passes out like a light.
5.7/10
Drama
Italy|France|Spain
1970
97 Minutes
Air Marshal George Taylor
Frédérick Stafford Van Johnson Francisco Rabal Luigi Pistilli Renzo Palmer Teresa Gimpera Evelyn Stewart Edy Biagetti Luis Dávila Christian Hay Jacques Berthier
In World war 2, a German undercover unit infiltrates British lines during the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1939. The film revolves around their successes and failures in disrupting R.A.F. operations during the Battle of Britain.
War
1944
138 Minutes
Ted Lawson
Spencer Tracy Van Johnson Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter Scott McKay Robert Mitchum Don DeFore Stephen McNally Louis Jean Heydt Leon Ames Paul Langton
colonel captain lieutenant pilot wife patriotic rousing tense japan china ship naval base air raids survival world war ii stranded heroism bombing quest rivalry
Lt. Col. James Doolittle (Spencer Tracy) leads B-25s off the USS Hornet's deck on a 1942 mission to bomb Japan.
Drama
1954
116 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Walter Pidgeon Donna Reed Eva Gabor George Dolenz Roger Moore Kurt Kaszner
husband wife sister father suitor daughter melodramatic emotional paris family home café love triangle ambition wealth family alcoholism writing love wretched excess 1950s
Sudden money ruins a struggling writer (Van Johnson) and his wife (Elizabeth Taylor) in post-World War II Paris.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1968
111 Minutes
Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison
Lucille Ball Henry Fonda Van Johnson Tom Bosley Tim Matheson Morgan Brittany Tracy Nelson Mitch Vogel Eric Shea
widow naval officer teen girl friend doctor child amusing lighthearted playful naval base california house restaurant big family parenthood siblings dating love family love
A widower with ten children falls for a widow with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.
7.0/10
Fantasy
USA
1943
120 Minutes
Ted Randall
Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne Van Johnson Ward Bond James Gleason Lionel Barrymore Barry Nelson Esther Williams Henry O'Neill Don DeFore Charles Smith
guardian angel pilot love interest commanding officer friend patriotic spirited england arizona military academy afterlife world war ii bombing jealousy mission love quest 1940s
A dead World War II bomber pilot named Pete Sandidge, becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
6.4/10
Western
Italy|Spain
1969
108 Minutes
President James Garfield
Giuliano Gemma Fernando Rey Van Johnson Maria Cuadra Ray Saunders Pepe Calvo
u.s. president tense crime scene assassination historical events treason revenge 1890s
The Pinkerton detective agency uncovers a plot to assassinate President James Garfield in 1881 Texas. The film, a "political" Spaghetti, is a very overt mirroring of the JFK Assassination in 1963.
5.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
1980
113 Minutes
Vice President Ethan Richards
William Shatner Hal Holbrook Van Johnson Ava Gardner Miguel Fernandes Cindy Girling Elizabeth Shepherd Michael J. Reynolds
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript ... See full summary »
War
1948
112 Minutes
Tech. Sgt. Immanuel T. Evans
Clark Gable Walter Pidgeon Van Johnson Brian Donlevy Charles Bickford John Hodiak Edward Arnold Marshall Thompson Richard Quine Cameron Mitchell Clinton Sundberg
military officer reporter politician pilot patriotic somber engaging military base england world war ii horrors of war aviation dangerous job discovery transformation 1940s
A U.S. general (Clark Gable) and his superior (Walter Pidgeon) take heat for sending bombers to Germany to destroy aircraft plants.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Everett Arnold
Franchot Tone Marsha Hunt Gene Kelly Van Johnson Alan Baxter Dick Simmons Steven Geray Howard Freeman Frank Ferguson William Tannen Peter Lawford
In March 1942, on the island of Java, Indonesia, a Dutch major selects a pilot for a dangerous mission from the five U.S. Army airmen under his command. While waiting for word from the pilot, the others tell his life story to the major.
Action
1990
98 Minutes
Gen. McCailland
Richard Hatch Fred Williamson Giannina Facio Van Johnson Eva Grimaldi John Phillip Law Bobby Rhodes Beatrice Ring
Commandos and their captain (Fred Williamson) must recover nuclear missiles and alert a comrade (Richard Hatch) to a conspiracy.
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
82 Minutes
Larry
Mia Farrow Jeff Daniels Danny Aiello Dianne Wiest Van Johnson Zoe Caldwell John Wood Milo O'Shea Deborah Rush Irving Metzman John Rothman
waitress husband producer actor archaeologist countess quirky amusing touching new jersey theater apartment street hollywood, calif. airplane loneliness marriage magic great depression poverty
In New Jersey in 1935, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Al Yearling
Dick Van Dyke Debbie Reynolds Jason Robards Jean Simmons Van Johnson Joe Flynn Shelley Berman Martin Gabel Lee Grant Tom Bosley Emmaline Henry
husband wife friend ex-wife marriage counselor car dealer witty engaging fiery los angeles nightclub house suburbia divorce marriage new love reconciliation love rivalry wretched excess
After 17 years, things have become too predictable and stale. They argue, they visit a marriage counselor, Richard (drunk) visits a prostitute. They split up. After meeting other people, ... See full summary »
Action
1991
89 Minutes
Comm. Howard
Fred Williamson Bo Svenson Henry Silva Chuck Connors Van Johnson Sonny Landham Tom Joyner Mary Chris Wall Kim Dakour Karol Brown Jason Myrick
A colonel sends a mercenary buddy (Fred Williamson) to rescue an ambassador kidnapped by a Colombian drug lord.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
1979
96 Minutes
Captain Scott
James Franciscus Mimsy Farmer Venantino Venantini Meg Fleming Joseph Cotten Van Johnson Edmund Purdom Francisco Charles Francesco Carnelutti Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Aldo Barberito
A reporter (James Franciscus) uncovers a plot by a rival corporation to sabotage the Concorde supersonic jet.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Michael Fitzpatrick
Edward Arnold Fay Bainter Richard Ney Jean Rogers Sara Allgood Spring Byington Van Johnson Isobel Elsom Frances Rafferty Dorothy Morris Halliwell Hobbes
wealthy woman romantic interest son daughter best friend mother spirited emotional city household office hospital military base home front snobbishness draft family class distinctions world war ii transformation
A Washington official courts a society matron who is trying to ignore the effects of World War II.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Marcus Macauley
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
Sam Bennett
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.
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