
Johnny Duncan
Actor · 1923 – 2016 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Movies24
Movie7.5HistoryDramaThe rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Spartacus
1960 · 2.5K votes
Movie7.2DramaWarWhen a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
The Caine Mutiny
1954 · 384 votes
Movie6.7WarDramaIn the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · 73 votes
Movie6.5DramaCrimeThe Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.
The Wild One
1953 · 346 votes
Movie4.2Science FictionHorrorIn California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. However, the space soldier Eros and his mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both, alongside the strong Inspector Clay, who was murdered by the alien-controlled dead couple. When the populations of Hollywood and Washington D.C. see flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife, and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · 630 votes
Movie5.9ComedyRomanceA soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
The Gang's All Here
1943 · 43 votes
Movie6.7MusicRomanceTo Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.
Summer Stock
1950 · 59 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
Teen-Age is another "exposé" film of the 1940s, cheaply made but widely distributed. In the guise of a warning against wartime juvenile delinquency, the film offers the exploitational tale of a bunch of wild, unsupervised kids at large in a small community. With nothing but time on their hands, the young protagonists become involved with petty theft, inevitably leading to some pretty serious consequences.
Teen Age
1944 · 2 votes
Movie6.4ThrillerCrimeThe wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
Whirlpool
1950 · 104 votes
Movie7.1WarMerchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · 63 votes
Movie7.8RomanceComedyA chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.
It Had to Be You
1947 · 4 votes
Movie6.9ComedyWarWhen Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · 15 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceComedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
Swing Fever
1943 · 4 votes
Movie7.2ThrillerCrimeA crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
He Ran All the Way
1951 · 65 votes
Movie5.4CrimeDramaCatherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.
Take One False Step
1949 · 18 votes
Movie5.7ActionScience FictionThis 15-chapter serial pits Batman and Robin against The Wizard, who uses a device that allows him to control machinery to hold the city hostage.
Batman and Robin
1949 · 46 votes
Movie5.4RomanceDramaA young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.
From This Day Forward
1946 · 13 votes
Movie5.1DramaCrimeFugitive Chris Hale starts over in a small Midwestern town in Ohio, where he befriends Elaine Corelli, a kind-hearted heiress left disabled after a skiing accident. As love blossoms, Hale vows to change his ways, but escaping his past may mean one last job.
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · 28 votes
Movie5.7CrimeMysteryA woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his instructions. Murder soon follows.
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · 11 votes
Movie6.2CrimeMysteryBroadway gossip columnist Gilbert Archer investigates his friend's murder, finds clues linking it to a valuable Da Vinci painting, putting himself and Patricia Foster in danger from those after the artwork
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 · 9 votes
Movie5.8DramaMusicA frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?
Rock Around the Clock
1956 · 19 votes
Movie8.5WesternA radio saleswoman helps a singing cattleman trap a shady meat buyer with a bogus broadcast.
Call of the Canyon
1942 · 2 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaWhen an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Johnny O'Clock
1947 · 51 votes
Movie5.7CrimeDramaEx-Marine Jim Henry, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is journeying cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise, however, when the women realize their traveling companion may be a killer.
Highway Dragnet
1954 · 33 votes