
Willard Parker
Actor · 1912 – 1996 · New York City, New York, USA
Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps, February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–58).
Movies24
Movie6.5MusicComedyA pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Kiss Me Kate
1953 · 103 votes
Movie6.9ComedyRomanceSelf-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan Tommy Bassett, but learns that she will first have to have a husband, Millie turns to a recently fired bus driver, Doug Andrews. Though he has no interest in marriage, Doug offers to help Millie find a husband by transforming her into a beautiful and exciting woman, one who catches the eye of two eligible bachelors, including the orphanage's president.
The Mating of Millie
1948 · 11 votes
Movie6.4ComedyCrimeFormer bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · 47 votes
Movie6.1WesternDrifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontiers woman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949 · 7 votes
Movie4.9DramaActionA man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.
The Vanquished
1953 · 14 votes
Movie5.5CrimeDramaThe wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
The Secret Fury
1950 · 17 votes
Movie6.3WesternA gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
Apache Drums
1951 · 30 votes
Movie6.3MysteryCrimeA lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.
Hunt the Man Down
1950 · 18 votes
Movie6.8ComedyRomanceIndecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · 18 votes
Movie6.3HorrorScience FictionA crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · 62 votes
Movie6.2RomanceMysteryA newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.
Love Is on the Air
1937 · 4 votes
Movie6.0WesternThe famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953 · 4 votes
Movie6.8DramaLamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Sangaree
1953 · 9 votes
Movie6.7ActionRomancePreacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyoming. Among the mourners are businessman George Gates, mayor Ned West and his daughter Patricia. The mayor rejects Gates' suggestion that he release gunfighter Waco from jail to clean up the town. When Patricia is attacked by a cowboy after leaving her boyfriend Scotty Moore, the mayor finally decides it is time accept the governor;s offer of amnesty for Waco. Jill Stone's first reaction, when learning that Waco has been released, is to leave town before Waco finds out that she, his former fiancée, has married the town preacher while Waco was in jail. Town boss Joe Gore is not overjoyed, either, but Ike and Pete Jenner eagerly await the chance to shoot Waco for the death of their brother. Written by Les Adams
Waco
1966 · 8 votes
Movie7.0RomanceActionA detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Missing Witnesses
1937 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ComedyA Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
One Way to Love
1946 · 2 votes
Movie5.3RomanceComedyThe third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · 14 votes
Movie6.4WesternA man wrongly accused of murder tracks the true culprit across the desert.
Relentless
1948 · 8 votes
Movie7.0DramaThe story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based on Longfellow's famous poem.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948 · 5 votes
Movie7.0MusicDramaA musical based on the life and music of Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Great Waltz
1972 · 2 votes
Movie6.0ComedyDr. Helen Hunt is a physician married to millionaire Peter Judson Kirk Jr., who is jealous his wife is spending too much time with her male patients. He makes a fool of himself trying to prove her guilt.
Emergency Wedding
1950 · 3 votes
Movie7.5CrimeA private detective (Willard Parker) falls for the girlfriend (Allison Hayes) of a racketeer whom he believes has targeted him for death.
The High Powered Rifle
1960 · 2 votes
Movie7.0ThrillerAdventureSimon Lute ekes out a modest living chartering his skiff to tourists and guiding them through the labyrinthine bayou.
Lure of the Swamp
1957 · 3 votes
Movie5.1RomanceDramaA man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Alcatraz Island
1937 · 12 votes
Series3
TV5.4CrimeDramaLt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and corruption in America's Second City, Chicago.
M Squad
1957 · 7 votes
TV5.8DramaComedyGoing My Way is an American comedy-drama series
Going My Way
1962 · 5 votes
TV7.2DramaComedySchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · 5 votes