William Murphy
Actor · 1921 – 1989 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Movies24
Movie7.7CrimeThrillerAfter the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
The Big Heat
1953 · 575 votes
Movie6.0AdventureDramaWhen a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.
Red Skies of Montana
1952 · 6 votes
Movie6.3WarDramaHaunted 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.
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950 · 180 votes
Movie6.5DramaWarWar correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 · 50 votes
Movie6.9ComedyRomanceAfter marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
I Was a Male War Bride
1949 · 150 votes
Movie7.1ComedyDramaIn occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
A Foreign Affair
1948 · 165 votes
Movie3.3HorrorTV MovieAncient Native American legend of the Bone Eater rises up and begins terrorizing the local townspeople
Bone Eater
2008 · 39 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaFollow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
Six Bridges to Cross
1955 · 22 votes
Movie5.6ActionAdventureThe Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...
Fair Wind to Java
1953 · 10 votes
Movie7.5MusicA biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · 2 votes
Movie6.6ComedyA scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
It Happens Every Spring
1949 · 25 votes
Movie4.6DramaGary and Shay are two happy-go-lucky flower children who hitchhike in the beautiful Big Sur-Monterey area of California.
Thumb Tripping
1972 · 5 votes
Movie6.7WarDramaStory of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Fighting Coast Guard
1951 · 3 votes
Movie4.8DramaA young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.
Young Widow
1946 · 10 votes
Movie7.5MusicComedyRowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 · 2 votes
Movie6.5CrimeIt's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Hoodlum Empire
1952 · 13 votes
Movie6.3DramaThe marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.
No Down Payment
1957 · 20 votes
Movie4.3DramaTom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializing have on the children....
Faces in the Fog
1944 · 3 votes
Movie5.6HorrorScience FictionOnce again Paula the ape woman is brought back to life, this time by a mad doctor and his disfigured assistant, who also kidnaps a nurse in order to have a female blood donor.
The Jungle Captive
1945 · 19 votes
Movie6.0DramaA gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
Salty O'Rourke
1945 · 10 votes
Movie7.0CrimeRecently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which have occurred in his hometown while he was away, a young man becomes easily talked into joining the Ku Klux Klan. Banned by the Virginia Board of Censors, and financed independently because no bank would loan money for it.
The Burning Cross
1947 · 2 votes
Movie9.0DramaIn this crime drama, a sorority girl is photographed hanging around with known criminals in illicit gambling dens. The resulting pictures are then used to blackmail her father, a district attorney.
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
1945 · 1 votes
Movie4.0WesternRomanceChristina, the daughter of a Greek-immigrant family who does not share their belief that a woman's place is with her husband at the fireside, is a trick-shot artist. With her Uncle Jim, a strolling troubadour, and his sidekick Andy, a mandolin player, heads west to make her fortune.
Outlaw Queen
1957 · 2 votes
Movie6.7WarEight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.
Jungle Patrol
1948 · 3 votes