Cast: Dan Riss
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Dan Riss. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Human Desire
1954 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Glenn Ford · Gloria Grahame · Broderick Crawford · Edgar Buchanan
Plot A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder.
7.7
5K votes
7.7
5K votes
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Elia Kazan
Cast Richard Widmark · Paul Douglas · Jack Palance · Barbara Bel Geddes
Plot A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time...
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes
Executive Suite
1954 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Robert Wise
Cast William Holden · June Allyson · Barbara Stanwyck · Fredric March
Plot When the president of a major furniture-manufacturing company suddenly dies, the members of the Board scramble to replace him quickly and quietly. Each man is driven by his own motives,...
6.7
586 votes
6.7
586 votes
Only the Valiant
1951 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Gordon Douglas
Cast Gregory Peck · Barbara Payton · Ward Bond · Gig Young
Plot Capt. Richard Lance (Gregory Peck) is unjustly held responsible, by his men & girlfriend, for an Indian massacre death of beloved Lt. Holloway. Holloway (Gig Young) is killed while escorting...
6.4
307 votes
6.4
307 votes
Operation Secret
1952 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction Lewis Seiler
Cast Cornel Wilde · Steve Cochran · Phyllis Thaxter · Karl Malden
Plot While under attack by German forces, a French army unit discovers there is a traitor in their midst, feeding the Germans information.
6.4
70 votes
6.4
70 votes
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Earl McEvoy
Cast Evelyn Keyes · Charles Korvin · William Bishop · Dorothy Malone
Plot Sheila Bennett smuggles some diamonds, from Cuba, through the port of New York City but is unaware she is also bringing in a smallpox virus. Doctor can not diagnose the...
6.1
63 votes
6.1
63 votes
Appointment with Danger
1950 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Lewis Allen
Cast Alan Ladd · Phyllis Calvert · Paul Stewart · Jan Sterling
Plot Relentless postal inspector Al Goddard is set to Gary, Indiana, when another officer is murdered. He must find the nun who witnessed the murder, then infiltrate the gang by convincing...
6.0
118 votes
6.0
118 votes
Man in the Dark
1953 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Lew Landers
Cast Edmond O'Brien · Audrey Totter · Ted de Corsia · Horace McMahon
Plot A thug is convicted and undergoes experimental brain surgery to remove the criminal element in his brain. The operation wipes out all memories of his past life, including where he...
5.7
39 votes
5.7
39 votes
Wyoming Mail
1950 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Reginald Le Borg
Cast Stephen McNally · Alexis Smith · Ed Begley · James Arness
Plot In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized gang with one of the...
5.6
87 votes
5.6
87 votes
The Price of Fear
1956 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Abner Biberman
Cast Merle Oberon · Lex Barker · Charles Drake · Gia Scala
Plot The co-owner of a racetrack discovers that his partner has sold out to a gangster. The gangster plans to take sole control of the track and plans to get rid...
5.4
35 votes
5.4
35 votes
Go for Broke!
1951 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Robert Pirosh
Cast Van Johnson · Lane Nakano · George Miki · Akira Fukunaga
Plot A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of...
5.3
108 votes
5.3
108 votes
Bonanza (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction David Dortort · William F. Claxton · Lewis Allen · Don McDougall
Cast Lorne Greene · Michael Landon · Dan Blocker · Pernell Roberts
Plot TV Series (1959-1973). 14 Seasons. 430 Episodes. Western / Nevada, in the 1860s. Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Hoss and Joe life in a large ranch - The Ponderosa.
5.2
6K votes
5.2
6K votes
Three Young Texans
1954 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction Henry Levin
Cast Mitzi Gaynor · Jeffrey Hunter · Keefe Brasselle · Harvey Stephens
Plot A western about a Texan who robs a train in an effort to prevent his father from committing the crime, a young girl who attempts to help him after learning...
4.7
66 votes
4.7
66 votes
The Miami Story
1954 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Fred F. Sears
Cast Barry Sullivan · Luther Adler · John Baer · Adele Jergens
Plot When Miamia, Florida became national headquarters for a ten billion dollar crime syndicate ruled by crime-czar Tomy Brill (Luther Adler), whose chief henchman is Ted Delacorte (John Baer), a citizen's...
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Johnny Concho
1956 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
Direction Don McGuire
Cast Frank Sinatra · Keenan Wynn · William Conrad · Phyllis Kirk
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Washington Story
1952 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
Direction Robert Pirosh
Cast Van Johnson · Patricia Neal · Louis Calhern · Sidney Blackmer
Plot Van Johnson's character is a congressman. Reporter Alice Kingsly arrives in Washington D.C. determined to uncover a tabloid-worthy scandal, and chooses Representative Joseph "No Comment Joe, the human clam" Gresham...
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The Whistler (TV Series)
1954 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Will Jason · William F. Claxton · Joel Malone · Charles F. Haas
Cast William Forman · Danni Sue Nolan · Dorothy Green · Arthur Franz
Plot Crime anthology series with twist endings. Based on the popular radio drama and several B-movies.
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Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Bill Karn
Cast Lurene Tuttle · Tristram Coffin · Paul Dubov · Nelson Leigh
Plot Retalle of the Ma Baker's Gang story during the 30s.
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The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Lesley Selander
Cast Rory Calhoun · Peggie Castle · Noah Beery Jr. · Warner Anderson
Plot When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.
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The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Harold D. Schuster
Cast Richard Kiley · Jon Shepodd · Jan Arvan · Morris Ankrum
Plot A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of fear he felt in...
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