Cast: David Nelson

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring David Nelson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Peyton Place

1957 · Movie · 162 min. · United States

Direction Mark Robson

Cast Lana Turner · Lee Philips · Lloyd Nolan · Arthur Kennedy

Plot A story set in a small New England village whose peaceful facade hides love and passion, scandal and hypocrisy. Allison, a beautiful high school student and aspiring writer, struggles to...

6.8

765 votes

6.8

765 votes

Cry Baby

1990 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction John Waters

Cast Johnny Depp · Traci Lords · Willem Dafoe · Amy Locane

Plot Cult director John Waters goes mainstream -- sort of -- in this send-up of 1950s teen melodramas. Heart-throb Johnny Depp stars in the title role as a glamorous delinquent who...

6.1

8K votes

6.1

8K votes

The Big Circus

1959 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Joseph M. Newman

Cast Victor Mature · Red Buttons · Rhonda Fleming · Kathryn Grant

Plot When circus owner Hank Whirling tries to get his bankrupt show back on the road, he is thwarted by bad luck and accidents. As the mishaps increase, it becomes obvious...

5.5

122 votes

5.5

122 votes

4.3

64 votes

Here Come the Nelsons

1952 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Frederick de Cordova

Cast Ozzie Nelson · Harriet Hilliard · David Nelson · Ricky Nelson

Plot Ozzie works as an ad writer who must devise a brilliant campaign for a foundation garment company. Trouble is, his mind is on a misunderstanding leading him to think Harriet...

Not rated

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Engineering the Impossible (TV)

2002 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States

Direction Karin Hoving

Cast Jacque Fresco · Richard Gebhardt · David Nelson

Plot Documentary that examines the feasibility of constructing several extraordinary projects, such as a bridge from Europe to Africa, a tunnel across the Strait of Gibraltar, a 170-story skyscraper and floating...

Not rated

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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

1959 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Henry Levin

Cast Clifton Webb · Dorothy McGuire · Charles Coburn · Jill St. John

Plot In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia,...

Not rated

Not rated

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (TV)

1976 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction John Llewellyn Moxey

Cast Robert Conrad · Sian Barbara Allen · Buddy Ebsen · Herb Edelman

Plot A disaster movie opening with an enormous multi-vehicle crash on a Californian highway. After the opening stunt-filled action, a flashback of the crash victims' lives prior to and leading up...

Not rated

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The Big Show

1961 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction James B. Clark

Cast Esther Williams · Cliff Robertson · Nehemiah Persoff · Robert Vaughn

Plot The favorite son of a domineering circus family goes to prison for his father's negligence and upon release discovers his brother's plan to murder him.

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1959 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Jack Webb

Cast Jack Webb · William Conrad · David Nelson · Whitney Blake

Plot A managing editor of a LA newspaper must put together headlines for the next day in a way that'll attract the potential readers, deal with hectic going-ons at the workplace...

Not rated

Not rated

The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series)

1952 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Ozzie Nelson · David Nelson

Cast Ozzie Nelson · Harriet Hilliard · David Nelson · Ricky Nelson

Plot TV Series (1952-1966). 14 seasons. 435 episodes. A sitcom starring the real life Nelson family.

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Not rated