List of the best Victor Mature movies: The Long Haul(1957), Kiss of Death(1947), Cry of the City(1948), Violent Saturday(1955), Fury at Furnace Creek(1948), Demetrius and the Gladiators(1954), Easy Living(1949), The Big Circus(1959), Escort West(1959), Pickup Alley(1957), Gambling House(1950), The Glory Brigade(1953) ... ...
Crime, Drama
UK
1957
88 Minutes
Victor Mature Diana Dors Patrick Allen Gene Anderson Peter Reynolds Liam Redmond John Welsh Meier Tzelniker Michael Wade Dervis Ward Murray Kash
truck driver ex-soldier gang member brooding melodramatic spirited sultry engaging liverpool, england smuggling underdog adventure forbidden love 1950s
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Victor Mature Brian Donlevy Richard Widmark Coleen Gray Karl Malden Taylor Holmes Anthony Ross Mildred Dunnock Millard Mitchell J. Scott Smart
murderer criminal wife police detective elderly woman dark tense brutal prison new york city apartment street gangsters parole violence criminal justice system pursuit revenge 1940s
Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Lt. Candella
Victor Mature Richard Conte Shelley Winters Fred Clark Berry Kroeger Debra Paget Betty Garde Tommy Cook
police detective murderer girlfriend lawyer thief brutal chilling dark suspenseful new york city hospital prison murder theft investigation imprisonment escape fall pursuit mystery
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Egan Stephen McNally Virginia Leith Tommy Noonan Lee Marvin Margaret Hayes J. Carrol Naish Sylvia Sidney Ernest Borgnine Dorothy Patrick
criminal father son husband wife farmer dark emotional small town mine bank household farm arizona bank heist voyeurism father/son relationship infidelity hostage situation violence
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Cash Blackwell, Tex Cameron
Victor Mature Coleen Gray Glenn Langan Reginald Gardiner Albert Van Dekker Fred Clark Charles Kemper Robert Warwick
general captain gambler brother mine owner indian chief dense spirited jail fort mine court graveyard street frame-ups mining brotherhood investigation impersonation native americans
Two sons of a general try to prove that he did not give an order that resulted in the Indian massacre of a wagon train and army fort.
Drama, History
USA
1954
101 Minutes
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.
Drama
USA
1949
77 Minutes
Pete Wilson
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Lizabeth Scott Sonny Tufts Lloyd Nolan Paul Stewart Jack Paar Jeff Donnell Art Baker Gordon Jones Don Beddoe
Pete Wilson is on top. He is the highest paid professional football player in the league. He has seen other players come and go, but he was MVP last year and the future looks rosy. His wife... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1959
109 Minutes
Victor Mature Red Buttons Rhonda Fleming Kathryn Grant Vincent Price Peter Lorre David Nelson Gilbert Roland Howard McNear
ringmaster circus owner sister loan officer public relations specialist circus performer chilling dark thrilling suspenseful circus niagara falls, n.y. tent sabotage financial crisis show business circus brother/sister relationship murder investigation mystery
A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on.
Western
USA
1959
75 Minutes
Ben Lassiter
Victor Mature Elaine Stewart Faith Domergue Reba Waters Noah Beery Jr. Leo Gordon Rex Ingram John Hubbard Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Roy Barcroft
confederate soldier daughter native american survivor sister union soldier fiery engaging thrilling touching american west rest stop nevada oregon trail settlement civil war reconstruction postwar life traveling father/daughter relationship
An ex-Confederate officer and his young daughter, traveling West, rescue two women survivors of an Indian attack.
Action
UK|USA
1957
92 Minutes
Charles Sturgis
fbi agent drug dealer courier accomplice sea captain police captain dark suspenseful new york city london scotland yard apartment lisbon, portugal rome drug smuggling investigation americans abroad informing murder travel
International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.
Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Marc Fury
Victor Mature Terry Moore William Bendix Zachary A. Charles Basil Ruysdael Donald Randolph Damian O'Flynn Cleo Moore Ann Doran Eleanor Audley Gloria Winters
In New York, a small-time hood, who took the rap for a murder committed by his crime-boss in exchange for 50 G's, faces deportation because he doesn't hold American citizenship.
War
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Lt. Sam Pryor
Victor Mature Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Richard Egan Alvy Moore Nick Dennis Roy Roberts Russell Evans Henry Kulky Gregg Martell Lamont Johnson
lieutenant soldier corporal army officer patriotic tense thrilling korea battlefield korean war cowardice betrayal prejudice racism adventure discovery 1950s
During the Korean War, an American unit of combat engineers must work with Greek troops in order to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines.
War
USA
1958
88 Minutes
Capt. Cliff Brandon
Victor Mature Li Hua Li Ward Bond Bob Mathias Johnny Desmond Stuart Whitman Elaine Devry Ann McCrea Danny Chang Denver Pyle Don "Red" Barry
pilot young woman priest soldier young boy gritty melodramatic spectacular touching china bar airstrip los angeles airplane world war ii alcoholism pregnancy depression responsibility unusual romance
American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Johnny Grey
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Harold Peary Mapy Cortés Marcy McGuire Peter Lind Hayes Walter Reed Wallace Ford Arnold Stang Charles Victor Addison Richards
private soldier friend fiancée wealthy woman lawyer lighthearted spirited amusing army base nightclub new york city office mansion lake inheritance marriage impersonation deception radio
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Tumak
Victor Mature Hal Roach Jr. Carole Landis Lon Chaney Conrad Nagel John Hubbard Robert Kent Mamo Clark Mary Gale Fisher Nigel de Brulier Edgar Edwards
caveman love interest chief elderly person child archaeologist intense thrilling wilderness cave teamwork survival civilization feud peace volcano quest love transformation prehistoric
Tale of Prehistoric survival and love between a male and a female belonging to opposing tribes that happened to be at slightly different stages of evolution.
Adventure
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Victor Mature Louise Platt Leo Carrillo
captain daughter sailor first mate british soldier traitor spectacular suspenseful amusing emotional ship high seas france port war of 1812 betrayal seafaring civilian deaths transportation revenge
When her father dies, a young woman helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.
Drama, History
Italy
1960
103 Minutes
Hannibal
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Victor Mature Rita Gam Gabriele Ferzetti Milly Vitale Rik Battaglia Franco Silva Terence Hill Andrea Aureli Bud Spencer
general senator niece roman soldier brash melodramatic rousing thrilling rome north africa alps camp hannibal conquest war journey unlikely romance leadership temptation
During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.
Drama, History
1961
83 Minutes
Victor Mature Orson Welles Liana Orfei Arnoldo Foa Luciano Marin
viking leader brother daughter wife warrior sultry thrilling fiery melodramatic russia steppe battlefield palace torture chamber war kidnapping hostages invasion feud
A Viking chieftain (Victor Mature) and a Tartar chieftain (Orson Welles) fight over women hostages in medieval Russia.
Action
1956
73 Minutes
Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
Victor Mature Karen Steele James Olson Philip Coolidge Claude Akins Rafael Campos George N. Neise Nathan Yates Jesus Hernandez
naval officer scientist marine biologist pilot wife young boy tense offbeat emotional patriotic caribbean island laboratory havana cuba world war ii sharks research experiments navy
Navy personnel and marine biologists attempt to perfect a shark repellent in time to save pilots forced to land at sea.
Western
1955
98 Minutes
Jed Cooper
Victor Mature Guy Madison Robert Preston James Whitmore Anne Bancroft Russell Collins Peter Whitney Pat Hogan
trapper scout colonel captain native american warrior wife brash rousing brutal fort oregon wilderness rivalry infidelity civil war native americans military life adventure forbidden love 1860s
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain (Guy Madison) who loses his fort to a hated colonel (Robert Preston).
Romance
1952
81 Minutes
lobbyist old man zoologist matron politician landlady witty lighthearted washington, d.c. party museum hotel political corruption activism mccarthyism deception environmental consciousness underdog quest love
An old rascal (Edmund Gwenn) unites Washington lobbyists (Victor Mature, Patricia Neal) at odds on a bill affecting the California condor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
82 Minutes
Betty Grable Victor Mature Carole Landis Laird Cregar William Gargan Alan Mowbray Allyn Joslyn Elisha Cook Jr.
promoter victim sister police detective murderer hotel desk clerk dark intricate suspenseful new york city apartment police station restaurant murder obsessive love false accusations show business new love revenge love
Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?
Drama
USA
1949
128 Minutes
Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature George Sanders Angela Lansbury Henry Wilcoxon Olive Deering Fay Holden Julia Faye Russ Tamblyn William Farnum Lane Chandler
hero traitor soldiers brutal melodramatic sultry israel middle east religion blindness god superhuman abilities battle love forbidden love rivalry pursuit 10th century b.c.
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
82 Minutes
Set in turn-of-the-century London, a woman trying to solve the mystery of a friend's murder finds that she may be the next victim.
Biography
USA
1952
115 Minutes
Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon David Brian Donna Corcoran Jesse White Maria Tallchief Howard Freeman Charles Watts Wilton Graff Frank Ferguson
dancer swimmer annette kellerman father charming gutsy inspiring spirited london australia united states synchronized swimming love triangle moving sexism prejudice sports underdog transformation growing up
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Comedy
UK|Italy|USA
1966
103 Minutes
Peter Sellers Victor Mature Britt Ekland Martin Balsam Akim Tamiroff Paolo Stoppa Tino Buazzelli Mac Ronay
director criminal fan movie star police chief sister amusing lighthearted thrilling italy village prison court movies smuggling impersonation scam guilt prison break quest
An Italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.
Musical
USA
1942
75 Minutes
Jefferson Harper
With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by transplanted Irishman Dennis O'Brien. But... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1942
103 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Victor Mature John Sutton Carole Landis James Gleason Phil Silvers Mona Maris Walter Catlett
songwriter musician singer girlfriend countess publisher charming indiana family home countryside stage new york city office show business vaudeville medicine show songwriting ambition paul dresser love
Chronicles the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1953
89 Minutes
Jean Simmons Victor Mature Monica Lewis Jane Darwell Dabbs Greer Olive Carey Mary Jo Tarola Wally Vernon
playwright husband wife actress baby melodramatic emotional new york city broadway theater marital problems romance estrangement broadway seduction temptation love 1950s
When a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1972
91 Minutes
Lynn Redgrave Victor Mature Paul Sand Margaret Blye Austin Pendleton John Astin Dom DeLuise Louise Sorel Philip Graves Lou Cutell Leopoldo Trieste
Italian-American mafioso Carmine Ganucci evicts Miss Poole and her school of etiquette from the commercial building he has just purchased, the space which he wants for one of his own ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Henry Fonda Linda Darnell Victor Mature Walter Brennan Cathy Downs Tim Holt Ward Bond Alan Mowbray John Ireland Jane Darwell
sheriff cowboy barber schoolteacher gambler love interest charming gutsy engaging o.k. corral wild west tombstone, ariz. barbershop saloon justice wyatt earp doc holiday cattle underdog revenge
The Earps battle the Clantons at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Drama, History
USA
1953
135 Minutes
Demetrius
Richard Burton Jean Simmons Victor Mature Michael Rennie Jay Robinson Dean Jagger Torin Thatcher Richard Boone Betta St. John Jeff Morrow Ernest Thesiger
jesus roman slave father disciple christian inspiring powerful rome judea galilee jerusalem crucifixion guilt religious conversion religious persecution faith transformation sacrifice quest
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Comedy
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Captain
Jean Simmons Alan Young Victor Mature Robert Newton Maurice Evans Elsa Lanchester Reginald Gardiner Gene Lockhart Alan Mowbray Noel Willman John Hoyt
slave christian lion gladiator captain thrilling solemn touching rome wilderness colosseum arena unlikely allies kindness christianity friendship paganism slavery escape rescue
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Musical
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Tommy Lundy
boxer dancer actor producer singer understudy amusing melodramatic new york city broadway theater hotel boxing ring show business deception romance showdown marriage arrogance pursuit rivalry
A boxing champ gets involved with a Broadway show and a shapely chorine...who's engaged to his new sparring partner.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
96 Minutes
William Trainor
Anna Neagle Richard Carlson Victor Mature Roland Young Helen Broderick ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden Billy Gilbert
aunt uncle niece artist broadway director suitor lighthearted charming endearing new york city family home theater love triangle family relationships philandering infidelity romance secrets love rivalry
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, ... See full summary »
Drama, History
1984
100 Minutes
Manoah
Antony Hamilton Belinda Bauer Victor Mature Max von Sydow Stephen Macht Daniel Stern Clive Revill David Byrd
The longhaired biblical strongman (Antony Hamilton) falls to the Philistine temptress (Belinda Bauer).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1968
86 Minutes
The Big Victor
The Monkees Annette Funicello Timothy Agoglia Carey Victor Mature Logan Ramsey Abraham Sofaer Vito Scotti Charles Macaulay T. C. Jones Charles Irving William Bagdad
the monkees musician celebrity artist actor wild spirited madcap creative hollywood, calif. bridge fame music lsd pop art psychedelia vietnam war adventure 1960s
The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.