List of the best Wally Cassell movies: Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), Breakdown(1952), Quicksand(1950), Sound Off(1952), White Heat(1949), Until They Sail(1957), Paris Follies of 1956(1955), Island in the Sky(1953), Law and Order(1953), The Thin Man Goes Home(1944), Summer Holiday(1948) ... ...
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
Pfc. Benny Regazzi
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Drama
USA
1952
76 Minutes
Pete Sampson
Ann Richards William Bishop Anne Gwynne Sheldon Leonard Wally Cassell Richard Benedict John Vosper Roy Engel Joe McTurk Norman Rainey Hal Bartlett
Framed for murder, heavyweight boxer Terry Williams is sent to prison, but is released after a few years on good behavior. He becomes a championship contender and then, on the eve of the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Chuck Davis
Mickey Rooney Jeanne Cagney Peter Lorre Barbara Bates Taylor Holmes Wally Cassell
mechanic waitress friend boss police officer ex-girlfriend bleak suspenseful tense melodramatic santa monica, calif. pier garage arcade diner road bad luck unlikely criminal debt petty crime
After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
Musical, Comedy
1952
83 Minutes
Tony Baccigalupi
Mickey Rooney Anne James Sammy White John Archer Gordon Jones Wally Cassell Arthur Space
entertainer military officer journalist nurse soldier love interest lighthearted amusing nightclub hollywood, calif. restaurant military base military life show business love triangle draft discipline love adventure transformation
After big-mouthed Hollywood nightclub entertainer Mike Donnelly (Mickey Rooney) is drafted into the army, he struggles to take military protocol seriously, but frequently clashes with his hard-nosed commanding officer, Sgt. Crockett (Gordon Jones).
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
114 Minutes
Giovanni "Cotton" Valletti
James Cagney Virginia Mayo Edmond O'Brien Margaret Wycherly Steve Cochran John Archer Wally Cassell Fred Clark Ford Rainey G. Pat Collins Paul Guilfoyle
gangster mother undercover agent fence convict dark intense prison train car hideout factory heist mother/son relationship prison break murder crime fall pursuit 1940s
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Phil Friskett
Jean Simmons Paul Newman Joan Fontaine Piper Laurie Charles Drake Sandra Dee Wally Cassell Alan Napier Ralph Votrian John Wilder Adam Kennedy
marine salesgirl military officer unwed mother sister wife emotional melodramatic mushy suspenseful new zealand dance hall hotel courtroom doomed romance war bride world war ii domestic violence sister relationship alcohol
During WW2, husband-less New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater.
Musical
USA
1955
73 Minutes
Harry
Forrest Tucker Margaret Whiting Dick Wesson Martha Hyer Barbara Whiting Lloyd Corrigan Wally Cassell Fluff Charlton James Ferris William Henry
With just one night to prove that he's worth the investment, aspiring businessman Dan Bradley (Forest Tucker) does his best to put on an amazing musical at Hollywood's famed Moulin Rouge nightclub.
Drama
USA
1953
109 Minutes
John Wayne Lloyd Nolan Walter Abel James Arness Andy Devine Allyn Joslyn Jimmy Lydon Harry Carey Jr. Hal Baylor Sean McClory Wally Cassell
pilot captain colonel airman soldier bleak tense canada lake airplane military base wilderness stranded survival world war ii search military airplane crash rescue quest
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
Western
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Dorothy Malone Alex Nicol Preston Foster Ruth Hampton Russell Johnson Barry Kelley Chubby Johnson Jack Kelly Dennis Weaver Wally Cassell
marshal love interest outlaw rancher daughter tense rousing tombstone, ariz. small town jail ranch wild west stand-off lynching murder prison break retirement rivalry revenge quest
Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...
Comedy, Drama
1944
100 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Lucile Watson Gloria DeHaven Anne Revere Harry Davenport Helen Vinson Lloyd Corrigan Donald Meek Edward Brophy Leon Ames
detective wife mother father spy artist cheeky engaging suspenseful new york city small town store apartment household investigation family espionage small-town life murder art
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
Musical
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Gloria DeHaven Walter Huston Frank Morgan Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marilyn Maxwell Agnes Moorehead Selena Royle Michael Kirby Shirley Johns Hal Hackett
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father ... See full summary »