Smoki Whitfield
Actor · 1918 – 1967 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Movies24
Movie7.3ComedyRomanceUncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Born Yesterday
1950 · 189 votes
Movie6.6WesternDuring the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Since he cannot now expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead. Can he save a wagon train of refugees from Wade's Guerillas?
The Man from the Alamo
1953 · 43 votes
Movie5.5ActionAdventureU.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon is tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and marrying her, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan.
Jet Pilot
1957 · 50 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceThe "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their shady former lives and settle down to respectability. With Clint's younger brother and an orphaned girl in tow, the couple moves to a Colorado mining town where their love is tested by Judith Watrous, daughter of the town banker, who has her sights on Clint.
One Desire
1955 · 15 votes
Movie6.8CrimeThrillerThrough a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Too Late for Tears
1949 · 99 votes
Movie7.8DramaRomanceThis 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.
Another Part of the Forest
1948 · 12 votes
Movie5.6DramaMysteryIn flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.
The Second Woman
1950 · 36 votes
Movie5.7CrimeDramaAfter committing what he thinks is murder, teenage Jimmy Wallace panics and holds a couple hostage.
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · 21 votes
Movie2.9RomanceActionWhen a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. An insurgent witch doctor and fierce wild animals make escape from the jungle difficult for the trio.
Jungle Goddess
1948 · 17 votes
Movie6.0HistoryWesternRise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.
Seven Angry Men
1955 · 6 votes
Movie7.3CrimeDramaDonald Lewis is a low-paid clerk in a high-profile shipbuilding firm. When the company is robbed in broad daylight, Lewis gathers up $100,000 on his own and skeedaddles, figuring that the lost funds will be attributed to the holdup. Before his girlfriend Ginny can persuade him to go straight, the hapless Lewis finds himself hotly pursued by cops and crooks alike.
Out of the Storm
1948 · 3 votes
Movie5.0AdventureDramaA nature photographer and his guide meet a corrupt emir with a dirty secret. Only jungle-dwelling Bomba knows the truth.
Bomba and the Hidden City
1950 · 9 votes
Movie6.7AdventureThe jungle boy tries to stop a herd of rogue elephants.
Lord of the Jungle
1955 · 6 votes
Movie5.6ComedyWesternTwo smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Callaway Went Thataway
1951 · 16 votes
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceJoan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him back to her tiny apartment that she shares with her roommate Audrey, Joan brings Tom over to a fancy apartment that she cleans on a daily basis not knowing that it's his place. Tom plays along with the charade despite not knowing who Joan really is, while she tries to tidy up Tom's place not knowing who he really is.
That Funny Feeling
1965 · 23 votes
Movie6.0ComedyProfessor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.
Peggy
1950 · 4 votes
Movie7.0AdventureAgainst stock footage of lions, elephants and wildebeasts, Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair of nefarious diamond smugglers.
African Treasure
1952 · 9 votes
Movie5.1AdventureIn this second film in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, Bomba tracks a dangerous panther.
Bomba on Panther Island
1949 · 11 votes
Movie6.5DramaJohn Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side.
Journey Into Light
1951 · 4 votes
Movie4.7CrimeDramaCajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.
The Louisiana Hussy
1959 · 9 votes
Movie6.2AdventureA group of movie makers arrive in Africa to make a film about jungle wildlife.
Safari Drums
1953 · 5 votes
Movie6.1ThrillerCrimeUndertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge. Before this can take place, Brady is framed for murder, and forced to hide out in the home of Peggy Dow. With the help of Dow and a policeman friend, Brady searches for the real murderer. Watch carefully in Undertow and you'll spot new Universal contractee "Roc" Hudson as a plainclothes detective.
Undertow
1949 · 24 votes
Movie5.8AdventureGeorge Harland and his daughter Pat are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. When Pat becomes lost, Bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
1949 · 13 votes
Movie5.7AdventureMovie actress Linda Winters has gone into the jungle to find her lost husband Fred. Bomba the Jungle Boy helps in the rescue effort. A major obstacle facing them is a killer leopard which specializes in tearing people limb from limb.
Killer Leopard
1954 · 6 votes