Cast: Albert Dekker

Direction Robert Siodmak

Cast Burt Lancaster · Ava Gardner · Edmond O'Brien · Albert Dekker

Synopsis The Killers (1946) follows a pair of hired assassins who descend upon a quiet town and execute a gas station worker known as "the Swede," who was anticipating their arrival. Insurance detective Jim Reardon, defying his superior's dismissal of the...

Direction Elia Kazan

Cast James Dean · Raymond Massey · Julie Harris · Richard Davalos

Synopsis East of Eden (1955) unfolds in the picturesque Salinas Valley, spanning the tumultuous period around World War I. The narrative revolves around Cal Trask, who grapples with the daunting task of vying for his father Adam's affection against his brother...

Direction Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast Elizabeth Taylor · Montgomery Clift · Katharine Hepburn · Albert Dekker

Synopsis Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) unfolds in the sultry atmosphere of 1937 New Orleans, where Dr. John Cukrowicz, a physician at the state-run Lion's View Mental Institution, is pioneering a controversial new treatment for severe mental illness: lobotomy. The institution, plagued...

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Gary Cooper · Ray Milland · Robert Preston · Brian Donlevy

Synopsis Beau Geste (1939) commences with a dramatic scene of a mounted column advancing towards Fort Zinderneuf in the desert of French Morocco. Colonel de Beaujolais's signal goes unanswered, and shots are fired at his feet. He notices that the troopers...

Direction Henry King

Cast Jean Peters · David Wayne · Hugh Marlowe · Albert Dekker

Direction Robert Aldrich

Cast Ralph Meeker · Albert Dekker · Paul Stewart · Juano Hernández

Synopsis Kiss Me Deadly (1955) follows the gritty journey of private investigator Mike Hammer as he becomes entangled in a complex web of intrigue and danger. The story begins when Hammer picks up a mysterious woman on the side of the...

Direction Anthony Mann

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Wendell Corey · Walter Huston · Judith Anderson

Synopsis The Furies (1950) is set in the 1870s in the New Mexico territory, where T.C. Jeffords, a formidable cattle baron, has established his sprawling ranch, the Furies. Jeffords has amassed his wealth through strategic borrowing from banks, compensating his employees...

Direction Elia Kazan

Cast Gregory Peck · Dorothy McGuire · John Garfield · Celeste Holm

Synopsis Gentleman's Agreement (1947) follows the journey of a journalist, portrayed by Gregory Peck, who is tasked with exploring the issue of anti-Semitism. Dissatisfied with the impersonal nature of data and statistics, he opts for a more immersive approach by pretending...

Direction Lewis Allen

Cast Edward G. Robinson · Nina Foch · Hugh Marlowe · Jayne Mansfield

Synopsis Illegal (1955) follows the story of a district attorney whose relentless pursuit of justice leads him to inadvertently convict an innocent individual, resulting in a wrongful execution. Devastated by his mistake, he steps down from his position, turns to alcohol,...

Direction James Whale

Cast Louis Hayward · Joan Bennett · Warren William · Joseph Schildkraut

Synopsis The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) follows the tale of D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, who are privy to the secret of a hidden twin brother. Fouquet, a powerful figure, leverages his influence to maintain silence about this secret....

Direction Delbert Mann

Cast Kim Novak · Fredric March · Martin Balsam · Albert Dekker

Synopsis Middle of the Night (1959) follows the story of Jerry Kingsley, a prosperous yet solitary clothing manufacturer who has recently lost his spouse. He finds himself drawn to Betty Preisser, a young woman who works for him. The romantic entanglement...

Direction W. Lee Wilder

Cast Albert Dekker · Catherine Craig · Charles Drake · Alan Carney

Synopsis The Pretender (1947) follows the story of Kenneth Holden, a cunning banker portrayed by Albert Dekker, who embezzles funds from an estate and plots to secure his position by marrying the heiress, Claire Worthington, played by Catherine Craig. Holden orchestrates...

Direction Richard Fleischer

Cast Don Murray · Richard Egan · Lee Remick · Patricia Owens

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Hedy Lamarr · George Brent · Paul Lukas · Albert Dekker

Synopsis Experiment Perilous (1944) unfolds in the year 1903, where Dr. Bailey encounters an enigmatic woman on a train, only to later learn of her untimely and mysterious demise. Through a mutual acquaintance, he is introduced to the Bederaux family, each...

Direction Frank Borzage

Cast Joan Crawford · Clark Gable · Ian Hunter · Peter Lorre

Synopsis Strange Cargo (1940) follows the tale of Verne, a man desperate to break free from a penal colony situated along the northern coast of South America. He initially attempts to enlist the help of Julie, a saloon girl, in his...

Direction Frank Tuttle

Cast Belita · Barry Sullivan · Bonita Granville · Albert Dekker

Synopsis Suspense (1946) follows Frank Leonard (Albert Dekker), the owner of an ice-skating revue, who elevates a forceful peanut vendor, Joe Morgan (Barry Sullivan), to a managerial role after he offers valuable suggestions to enhance the performance of the show's star,...

Direction Tay Garnett

Cast Marlene Dietrich · John Wayne · Albert Dekker · Broderick Crawford

Synopsis Seven Sinners (1940) follows the story of Bijou, a lively saloon singer known for stirring up trouble, who is exiled from a South Pacific island and sent to another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. Bijou quickly gains fame among U.S. sailors...

Direction Robert Parrish

Cast Robert Mitchum · Julie London · Gary Merrill · Pedro Armendáriz

Synopsis The Wonderful Country (1959) follows Martin Brady, who, after fleeing to Mexico from the U.S. years ago for avenging his father's murder, ventures into Texas to facilitate an arms deal for his Mexican employer, the powerful Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady's...

Direction John Farrow

Cast Alan Ladd · Brian Donlevy · William Bendix · Barry Fitzgerald

Synopsis Two Years Before the Mast (1946) follows the journey of a privileged young man, the son of a prosperous shipping tycoon, who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the harsh realities of life at sea. When he is forcibly enlisted onto...

Direction Harmon Jones

Cast Monty Woolley · Thelma Ritter · David Wayne · Jean Peters

Synopsis As Young as You Feel (1951) follows the story of a 65-year-old man named John Hodges who is forced to retire from his job at Acme Printing. In a twist of events, he decides to pose as the president of...