Van Johnson

Van Johnson

August 25, 1916 · 110 years old

Van Johnson (1916–2008) was an American film, television theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II.

Known For

13 titles
1
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · 1h 22m · Movie

During the Depression in 1935 New Jersey, a lonely waitress with an abusive husband who takes comfort from the movies is stunned when a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world, offering her the hope of a happi...

7.6
2
The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954 · 2h 4m · Movie

When a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.

7.7
3
Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968 · 1h 51m · Movie

A widower with ten children falls for a widow with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.

7.1
4
Battleground

Battleground

1949 · 1h 58m · Movie

True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.

7.4
5
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · 2h 18m · Movie

In 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.

7.2
6
The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954 · 1h 56m · Movie

An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief.

6.1
7
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949 · 1h 42m · Movie

In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.

7.1
8
23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956 · 1h 43m · Movie

A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.

6.9
9
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · 2h 12m · Movie

Songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale.

6.3
10
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · 1h 45m · Movie

In post-Civil War Missouri, friends, relatives and neighbors find it difficult to live harmoniously together knowing that some of them fought on opposing sides during the war.

7.0
11
The Scorpion with Two Tails

The Scorpion with Two Tails

1982 · 1h 38m · Movie

Joan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her husband's death. And Arthur is then killed wi...

4.4
12
Concorde Affaire '79

Concorde Affaire '79

1979 · 1h 36m · Movie

A reporter tries to stop the crash of an aircraft after uncovering an airline's plot to save their business by sabotaging Concorde flights and have them decommissioned.

5.5
13
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980 · 1h 54m · Movie

Based on a Charles Templeton novel, Secret Service chief Jerry O'Connor leads a game of cat and mouse when a gang of Latin-American terrorists kidnap the current U.S. President Adam Scott while he is on a state trip to Toronto, Ca...

5.3