Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

December 9, 1911 · 114 years old

William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Often cast in tough-guy roles, he later achieved recognition for…

Known For

25 titles
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All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949 · 1h 50m · Movie

The rise and fall of a grass-roots rural politician who eventually becomes mired in the sort of political corruption he vehemently railed against on his way to the governor's mansion.

7.4
2
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1950 · 1h 43m · Movie

While in Washington to lobby for favorable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends up learning more than he bargained for.

7.5
3
The Swindle

The Swindle

1955 · 1h 32m · Movie

A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.

7.5
4
Human Desire

Human Desire

1954 · 1h 31m · Movie

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.

7.1
5
A Little Romance

A Little Romance

1979 · 1h 50m · Movie

American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon. They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy.

7.4
6
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939 · 1h 52m · Movie

Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.

7.5
7
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946 · 1h 21m · Movie

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.

6.9
8
The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 · 1h 29m · Movie

In the western frontier town of Cross Creek, storekeeper George Temple is a polite and soft spoken man with a secret past. When 3 bank robbers on the lam stop in town to change horses, George's past comes back to haunt him.

7.1
9
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952 · 1h 22m · Movie

The editor of an exploitation newspaper commits a murder and assigns his protégé to investigate hoping to divert attention away from himself.

7.4
10
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1941 · 1h 10m · Movie

Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.

6.1
11
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1940 · 1h 27m · Movie

Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.

6.5
12
Harlequin

Harlequin

1980 · 1h 35m · Movie

An enigmatic faith healer - who appears to possess genuine magical powers - and a political fixer vie for influence over a senator and his family.

6.1
13
Night People

Night People

1954 · 1h 33m · Movie

During the Cold War, an American soldier is abducted in West Berlin, sparking a recovery effort led by Colonel Steve Van Dyke.

6.5
14
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952 · 1h 34m · Movie

Ex-President Andrew Jackson sends Texan Devereaux Burke back home on a mission to facilitate Sam Houston's drive for U.S. statehood.

6.2
15
Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A.

1955 · 1h 23m · Movie

Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Gerry goes to prison.

6.6
16
The Texican

The Texican

1966 · 1h 31m · Movie

A former Texas sheriff, living in Mexico, goes to Arizona to investigate the murky circumstances under which his brother, a peaceful newspaperman, was killed.

5.8
17
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976 · 1h 32m · Movie

In 1924, Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star. Hollywood has its own rules of success.

4.8
18
Goliath and the Dragon

Goliath and the Dragon

1960 · 1h 27m · Movie

A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

5.2
19
The Last Posse

The Last Posse

1953 · 1h 13m · Movie

After a disgruntled rancher and his sons rob at gun-point a rival rancher, the town forms a posse to go after the culprits but the ensuing events are muddled by unclear facts, false testimony, old scores, secrets, murder and stole...

6.5
20
Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977 · 1h 40m · Movie

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police Detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York City. There he is joined by Detective Shuftan, and together they sort out the crime.

6.5
21
The Flame

The Flame

1947 · 1h 37m · Movie

A woman falls for the victim of an intended blackmail plot.

6.5
22
Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

A saloon owner's brother falls for his sweetheart. Bitter, he joins outlaw robbers. His brother becomes marshal, unaware of his involvement. A Sioux attack looms as the outlaws plan a bank heist. Love, betrayal and danger in the W...

6.0
23
Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men

1939 · 1h 8m · Movie

A Chinese general, who disappeared in the Malaysian jungles with stolen government funds, is sought by his cabaret-singing daughter who wants to clear his name.

5.8
24
Death Brings Roses

Death Brings Roses

1975 · 1h 35m · Movie

A fugitive enforcer in New Orleans gets caught up in his boss's larger crime network, prompting a violent war between rival syndicates. He fights to survive as the bloodshed escalates.

3.3
25
Man on a Bus

Man on a Bus

1955 · 28m · Movie

Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through the Negev Desert. They find themselves stranded overnight in the bus. To pass the time, each begins to tell the story behind their...

5.0