List of the best Walter Slezak movies: The Legend of the Juggler(1974), The Inspector General(1949), Cornered(1945), Black Beauty(1971), Swinger's Paradise(1964), Riff-Raff(1947), Lifeboat(1944), Born to Kill(1947), The Fallen Sparrow(1943), The Yellow Cab Man(1950), Emil and the Detectives(1964), White Witch Doctor(1953) ... ...
Kids & Family, Drama
1974
80 Minutes
The Innkeeper
Walter Slezak Barry Dennen Christopher Ellis
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Danny Kaye Walter Slezak Barbara Bates Elsa Lanchester Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Walter Catlett Rhys Williams
government official gypsy police officer mayor idiot con artist charming cheeky amusing hilarious fictional country europe small town corruption mistaken identity politics extortion underdog rise escape
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
102 Minutes
Dick Powell Walter Slezak Micheline Cheirel Nina Vale Morris Carnovsky Edgar Barrier Steven Geray Jack LaRue Luther Adler Gregory Gaye Jean Del Val
pilot wife nazi murderer widow dark tense gritty intricate argentina south america europe buenos aires, argentina revenge world war ii death sacrifice revenge pursuit adventure
Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina.
Kids & Family, Drama
UK|Spain|West Germany
1971
106 Minutes
Hackenschmidt
Mark Lester Walter Slezak Peter Lee Lawrence Ursula Glas Patrick Mower John Nettleton Maria Rohm Eddie Golden Clive Geraghty Johnny Hoey Margaret Lacey
young boy black beauty aristocrat soldier circus performer daughter touching melodramatic ireland spain ranch circus coal mine barn animal cruelty horses devotion journey war pursuit
When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
UK
1964
113 Minutes
Lloyd Davis
Cliff Richard Walter Slezak Susan Hampshire Hank B. Marvin Bruce Welch Brian Bennett John Rostill Melvyn Hayes Una Stubbs Derek Bond Joseph Cuby
waiter band frontman amusing ferry desert stranded romance love 1960s
A group of (literally) drifting popsters find themselves involved in a grim sand-and-sandals desert movie. They reckon a few song-and-dance numbers would liven things up.
Adventure
1947
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Walter Slezak Anne Jeffreys Percy Kilbride Jerome Cowan George Givot Jason Robards Sr. Marc Krah Bonnie Blair Drew Miller
private investigator oil merchant singer tourist murder victim taxi driver intense brooding tense dark engaging uneasy panama oil business panama canal undiscovered lands private detective murder double-cross quest
A trouble-shooter (Pat O'Brien) woos a singer and foils a crook (Walter Slezak) while searching Panama for an oil map.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Willy
Tallulah Bankhead William Bendix Walter Slezak Mary Anderson John Hodiak Henry Hull Heather Angel Hume Cronyn Canada Lee William Yetter Jr.
survivor nazi civilian military officer emotional tense atlantic ocean boat world war ii survival deception confinement rescue quest 1940s
Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Matthew Albert Arnett
Lawrence Tierney Claire Trevor Walter Slezak Phillip Terry Audrey Long Elisha Cook Jr. Isabel Jewell Esther Howard Kathryn Card Tony Barrett Grandon Rhodes
murderer woman half sister fiancé proprieter investigator brutal dark raw reno, nev. boardinghouse train san francisco household bedroom investigation desire murder jealousy greed
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
94 Minutes
Dr. Christian Skaas
John Garfield Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Patricia Morison Martha O'Driscoll Bruce Edwards John Miljan John Banner Hugh Beaumont
prisoner beautiful woman police officer nazi doctor engaging tense thrilling new york city spain arizona espionage murder nazism escape discovery mystery 1940s
In 1940, a former prisoner is determined to find the killer of the New York Police Lt. who helped him escape from a Nazi torture camp in Spain.
Comedy
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
inventor cab driver girlfriend criminal amusing playful taxi city los angeles inventions crime taxicab business romance underdog discovery pursuit 1950s
A clumsy, accident-prone taxicab driver, who invented the elastic-glass, risks losing his valuable invention to a group of con-men led by a crooked lawyer but the pretty lady-owner of the Yellow Cab Co. comes to his aid.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1964
99 Minutes
Baron
Bryan Russell Roger Mobley Walter Slezak Heinz Schubert Peter Ehrlich Cindy Cassel Elsa Wagner Wolfgang Völz
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Adventure
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Huysman
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Walter Slezak Elzie Emanuel Timothy Agoglia Carey Otis Greene Mashood Ajala Joseph C. Narcisse
In 1907, a nurse arrives in the Belgian Congo to work for a missionary doctor but meets a grumpy animal hunter who secretly plans to search for gold in the dangerous Bakuba tribal region.
Romance
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Flaco
The monster, which looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy seaside town. The lighthouse keeper, widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been secretly ... See full summary »
Adventure
1945
100 Minutes
Don Juan Alvarado
Paul Henreid Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Binnie Barnes John Emery Barton MacLane J.M. Kerrigan Fritz Leiber Nancy Gates Jack LaRue Mike Mazurki
pirate countess girlfriend soldier ship captain brash outlandish spirited pirate ship north carolina south carolina prison romance pirates love triangle prison break adventure escape revenge 16th century
Dutch pirates of Tortuga save the Mexican viceroy's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) from marriage to the governor (Walter Slezak).
Drama
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Major Erich von Keller
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara George Sanders Walter Slezak Kent Smith Una O'Connor Philip Merivale Thurston Hall George Coulouris Nancy Gates Ivan F. Simpson
schoolmaster mother beautiful woman resistance fighter nazi inspiring touching solemn prison europe school nazi occupation collaboration courage false accusations transformation temptation sacrifice 1940s
A mild-mannered school-teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during W.W.II finds himself being torn between collaboration and resistance.
Comedy
USA
1944
94 Minutes
La Roche
Bob Hope Virginia Mayo Walter Brennan Walter Slezak Victor McLaglen Marc Lawrence Hugo Haas Maude Eburne Adia Kuznetzoff Brandon Hurst Tom Kennedy
actor princess pirate tattoo artist governor guard hilarious playful ship cabin palace dinghy rooming house dungeon treasure abduction impersonation cowardice corruption chases
A cowardly actor and a runaway princess are voyaging on a ship that is captured by a notorious pirate who recently buried his treasure on a secretly mapped island.
Comedy
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Sgt. Axmann
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Patricia Medina Walter Slezak Douglas Dumbrille Leon Belasco Marc Lawrence Tor Johnson Wee Willie Davis Fred Nurney
Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.
Adventure
USA
1947
117 Minutes
Melik
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Maureen O'Hara Anthony Quinn Walter Slezak George Tobias Jane Greer Mike Mazurki Sheldon Leonard Alan Napier John Miljan Glenn Strange
sinbad concubine lord assassin friend sailor spectacular outlandish emotional ship island palace auction house middle east basra, iraq treasure harems seafaring mythology royalty
In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.
Drama
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Col. Ivan Dimitrioff
Yvonne De Carlo Rod Cameron David Bruce Walter Slezak Albert Van Dekker Marjorie Rambeau J. Edward Bromberg
seductress ballerina prince journalist singer outlaw melodramatic tender outlandish berlin ballroom arizona san francisco concert hall espionage franco-prussian war on the run patronage american west love triangle
A Viennese ballerina is forced to flee to Arizona during the Franco-Prussian War, where she proceeds to vamp numerous men in order to get what she wants.
Fantasy
1962
129 Minutes
Stossel
Laurence Harvey Karl Boehm Claire Bloom Walter Slezak Barbara Eden Oscar Homolka Arnold Stang Martita Hunt Betty Garde Bryan Russell
writer brother duke child old woman cobbler creative winsome intricate positive germany small town the brothers grimm fairy tales writing imagination dreams determination discovery quest
The German brothers' (Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm) story bridges fairy tales: "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves," "The Singing Bone."
Comedy, Drama
1951
110 Minutes
Prof. Barker
Cary Grant Jeanne Crain Finlay Currie Walter Slezak Hume Cronyn Sidney Blackmer Basil Ruysdael Katherine Locke
physician student friend professor father dean offbeat quirky striking university hospital small town illegitimate child medicine morality friendship jealousy discovery love sacrifice
A doctor's unconventional theories of medicine and relationship with a young student place his reputation in jeopardy.
Romance
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Maurice Clavell
Rock Hudson Gina Lollobrigida Sandra Dee Bobby Darin Walter Slezak Brenda De Banzie Rossana Rory Ronald Howard
mogul manager teen boy teen girl chaperone lover madcap lighthearted amusing tender italy villa hotel town vacation romantic dilemma scam generation gap accident unlikely friendship
Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.
Musical, Romance
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Papa Vittorio Martelli
Dean Martin Anna Maria Alberghetti Eva Bartok Dewey Martin Walter Slezak Paul Henreid Jules Munshin Marcel Dalio Evelyn Varden Lisa Montell Lisa Gaye
millionaire assistant sister pilot father boyfriend airy mellow rome hotel household dance floor airplane studio romance marriage father/daughter relationship social customs sister relationship matchmaking
In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying a hotel in Rome. To marry this gal, he has to get her three older sisters married off.
Action
USA
1967
103 Minutes
Antonio Gonzalez
Stephen Boyd Yvette Mimieux Giovanna Ralli Vito Scotti J.G. Devlin Arnold Moss Walter Slezak Clifton James Jay Novello Henry Beckman Noah Keen
Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Joe Gribble
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1953
117 Minutes
Augustin Tantinnin
Ethel Merman Donald O'Connor George Sanders Vera-Ellen Billy De Wolfe Helmut Dantine Walter Slezak Steven Geray
socialite ambassador minister general duchess witty lighthearted fictional country washington, d.c. politics foreign relations romance social standing love rise 1950s
A Washington hostess (Ethel Merman) falls for a foreign minister (George Sanders) after being named ambassador to a grand duchy.